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Sycamore Networks
Sounds like a winner in today's market, right? Well, Sycamore isn't living up to the hype.
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Under such circumstances, you often hear management talking up how nicely things are really working out underneath it all and how strong the business will be in coming quarters. Not Sycamore; CEO Dan Smith says that customer interest in IQstream is high and exciting, but the quarter's results "reflect the continuing market challenges" in that core business.
Sycamore has a lot of cash left over from the glory days a decade ago, but it's melting away. The company is cutting costs and jobs, hunkering down for some more lean years. Maybe management is content to just cash their paychecks until the bank vault runs dry. Investors aren't getting anything out of owning the stock, anyhow.
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