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What: Shares of Quantum
So what: Revenue turned out to be $173 million, down about 2% from the prior year, with non-GAAP earnings per share of a nickel. The top- and bottom-line results beat and met expectations, which were for $171.1 million in sales and $0.05 per share in profit.
Now what: The company attributed the year-over-year declines in revenue and profit to expected reductions in OEM and royalty revenue, along with lower tape-related service and media royalty revenue. The outlook for next quarter is also weighing on shares, as Quantum expects gross margin to contract and predicts revenue of $160 million to $170 million.
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