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What: Shares of Rovi
So what: Perhaps some of the confusion relates to Rovi's earnings report that reads like stereo instructions. Highlighting wide variances in GAAP and non-GAAP results is bound to confuse investors, so for our sake, I'll stick with the more common non-GAAP. For the quarter, Rovi reported revenue of $175 million and a profit of $0.56. Comparatively, sales missed Wall Street's estimates of $177.6 million but met EPS expectations of $0.56. Rovi's management also forecast full-year EPS to range from $2.35 to $2.65, which is in line with the current Street expectation of $2.53.
Now what: Perhaps next time Rovi shouldn't spend 80% of their time explaining the differences between GAAP and non-GAAP and should instead focus on why investors ought to care about their results. Other than two very short paragraphs that noted the company had added some licensing agreements and the forward guidance, almost nothing in this report was mentioned about Rovi's performance. Considering the recent revenue shortfall with no explanation, I just assume avoid Rovi here.
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