For its fiscal fourth quarter ended Aug. 31, revenue climbed to $1.63 billion from $1.30 billion. Excluding one-time charges items, Jabil posted a profit of $54.7 million.
The company guided for 2005 revenue of $7.2 billion to $7.4 billion, $1.75 billion to $1.85 billion in the first quarter.
Jabil president Tim Main told analysts during a conference call yesterday that conditions in the industry were stable. "I would characterize the current environment as stable and steady. From my perspective, the prospects for our business and industry are as good as they've been at any time in the last four years,"
The company reported new program wins in consumer, instrumentation and medical, and peripheral applications. However, it said it saw weakness in communications.
Caskh from operations was nearly $100 million, and cash conversion cycle days remained at 26.
The firms will provide on-site equipment service, training, and applications support.
The firms are:
Asymtek is retaining an existing rep firm, Electronic Scientific Engineering.
As part of the restructuring the company will also layoff 500 employees, the firm said in a Sept. 16 filing with the SEC.
Solectron also plans to take a $47 million restructuring charge due to the halting of production of various PC and computing products. According to a Deutsche Bank analyst, the move is "likely a result of a supply agreement being terminated with either HP or IBM (from a previous acquisition)."
Solectron also finalized the sale of its minority interest in ECS Holdings Ltd. for $16 million in cash. Solectron expects fiscal fourth-quarter losses of $6 million to $15 million related to the sale.