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What: Shares of optical networking equipment maker Ciena
So what: For the quarter, Ciena reported a 14% rise in sales to $477.6 million with an adjusted profit of $0.04 which reversed a year-ago loss of $0.66. This compared favorably with Wall Street's expectation for a loss of $0.03 on just $447 million in revenue. As Ciena CEO Gary Smith has said before, he believes the company's growth in the second half should easily outpace its first-half performance, which could be a green light for investors to buy.
Now what: Following lackluster earnings reports from Cisco Systems
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