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Subject: Subscription growth helps boost Red Hat Q3 profit Author: redhat_moneyhat [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:18:29 12/22/04 Wed Subscription growth helps boost Red Hat Q3 profit By Rex Crum Last Updated: 12/22/2004 4:52:05 PM SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Red Hat reported a 2005 third-quarter profit Wednesday of $10.8 million as the Linux and open-source software developer's important subscription revenue nearly doubled over the year-ago period. Raleigh, N.C.-based Red Hat (RHAT) said it earned 6 cents a share on total revenue of $50.9 million. The company met the earnings estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call, but fell shy of analysts' $52 million revenue forecast. Still, Red Hat topped its year-ago figures when it earn $4.3 million, or 2 cents a share, on revenue of $33 million. Red Hat said subscription revenue totaled $39.2 million, up from $21.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Subscriptions to Red Hat's flagship Enterprise Linux software reached 132,000 units. The company didn't give any immediate fourth-quarter earnings or revenue outlook. In after-hours trading, Red Hat shares fell 47 cents to $14.60 after giving up 6 cents in the regular market session. © 1997-2004 MarketWatch.com, Inc. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]