Lawson Software expects to post quarterly loss
Lawson shares fell about 8 percent after hours to $5.63 after closing at $6.13 on the Nasdaq.
The St. Paul, Minn., company said in a statement that it expects to report total first-quarter revenue of about $82 million, which includes license revenues of about $13 million. Lawson is scheduled to release first-quarter results on Sept. 30.
Analysts polled by Reuters were expecting the company to report revenue of $92.3 million and earnings per share, excluding items, of 3 cents.
On that basis, Lawson said, it expects to break even or post earnings per share of 1 cent. These earnings include an adjustment for about $2 million of items consisting of factors such as non-cash stock-based compensation, the company said.
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