good@atari.UUCP (Roy Good) (11/17/88)
As I promised, here are Atari's results for 3rd. quarter, released 11/14/88: Figures for 3Q88 [3Q87] Net sales Operating income Net income Computers/Video 97.0 [80.4] 11.9 [15.0] Federated 56.9 <6.7> Consolidated 153.9 [80.4] 5.2 [15.0] 0.9 [9.0] Net income per share: 0.02 [0.17] Figures for 1-3Q88 [1-3Q87] Net sales Operating income Net income Computers/Video 296.3 [216.2] 44.3 [40.7] Federated 191.5 <20.1> Consolidated 487.8 [216.2] 24.2 [40.7] 12.1 [38.7] Net income per share: 0.21 [0.67] Extracting from Sam Tramiel's statement: Growth continues to be constrained by high prices and shortage of DRAMs Margins negatively impacted by adverse exchange rates and high component costs. A recently signed contract with a major DRAM supplier will assure expanded stable supply of components which will enable us to expand our computer business in 1989. Overall results of Federated are disappointing. Margins have improved, overheads reduced by 40% since 1/88. Tradeoff has been sales erosion, which was anticipated but not to this extent. Aggressive marketing campaign for 4Q88 to be launched. Look forward to much improved 4th quarter. [I have paraphrased some remarks to reduce typing!] A PERSONAL (ie non-Atari) note to add: 4th quarter is always strong in both markets - and overheads will remain pretty much fixed except for advertising. So I expect/hope for pick up. And then there'll be all the new products for early '89! Roy Good/Atari
kimes@ihlpe.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes) (11/18/88)
> A PERSONAL (ie non-Atari) note to add: 4th quarter is always strong in > both markets - and overheads will remain pretty much fixed except for > advertising. So I expect/hope for pick up. And then there'll be all the > new products for early '89! > First, thanks Roy for reporting the sales results. I do not own Atari stock, so I don't get the quarterly report. This really doesn't answer the question of how many of the various machines were sold, but that is a very questionable number anyway since the only thing Atari could possibly report is how many machines were shipped to distributors, not how many were actually sold. My real question is in response to your last statement. What was shown at Comdex? What new products are promised in early '89? What is the timetable for their release? Any information you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks... Kit Kimes AT&T--Bell Laboratories ...att!ihlpe!kimes FACT: Your cat has more muscles in its tail than you do in your head.
rona@hpdml93.HP.COM (ron abramson) (11/19/88)
Thanks for the info Roy! I hope that you can find time to make these postings on a somewhat regular basis. Perhaps once a quarter. BTW it might be helpful to say that the units were in millions of dollars (I assume its millions, anyway). Its great to see Atari people answering questions on the net! Ron Abramson P.S. I like to think that my opinions are my own.
cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) (11/23/88)
In article <1234@atari.UUCP> good@atari.UUCP (Roy Good) writes: >As I promised, here are Atari's results for 3rd. quarter, released 11/14/88: Thanks a lot Roy, the numbers look great however a teensy bit more detail would really be appreciated. For instance : >Figures for 1-3Q88 [1-3Q87] > Net sales Operating income Net income >Computers/Video 296.3 [216.2] 44.3 [40.7] Can you break this into two items, Computers and Video rather than combined? The other missing numbers would be ASP or average selling price of the 520ST, 1040ST, Mega2, and Mega4 followed by the breakdown of percentages for the computer sales. This would allow one to calculate "units sold" for the first three quarters of 1988. If you know the "installed base" number for 1987 we would be completely happy. Thanks, --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.
good@atari.UUCP (Roy Good) (11/24/88)
in article <78875@sun.uucp>, cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) says: > > In article <1234@atari.UUCP> good@atari.UUCP (Roy Good) writes: >>As I promised, here are Atari's results for 3rd. quarter, released 11/14/88: > Thanks a lot Roy, the numbers look great however a teensy bit more > detail would really be appreciated. For instance : > [deleted] > Can you break this into two items, Computers and Video rather than > combined? > > The other missing numbers would be ASP or average selling price > of the 520ST, 1040ST, Mega2, and Mega4 followed by the breakdown > of percentages for the computer sales. This would allow one to > calculate "units sold" for the first three quarters of 1988. > If you know the "installed base" number for 1987 we would be > completely happy. Thanks, I only posted the 3Q results as I knew they were public. I don't think we publish the computers versus videogames split, similarly the split by subsidiary etc etc. If such data is available, and is considered publishable by those who must be obeyed (Rumpole RIP), I'll post it. Roy Good/Atari
sfr@praxis.co.uk (Stephen Rickaby) (11/29/88)
In article <1243@atari.UUCP> good@atari.UUCP (Roy Good) writes: > If such data is available, and is considered publishable by those who > must be obeyed (Rumpole RIP), I'll post it. Roy, and others, will be pleased to hear that there is a new series of Rumpole going out in the UK at the moment. No doubt it will cross the Atlantic in due course. Apologies for the irrelevence of this to the newsgroup ...:-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Rickaby | ,,, Praxis Systems plc | < O_O > 20 Manvers Street, Bath, BA1 1PX, UK | ==( . )== Tel: +44 225 444700 Tx: 445848 PRAXIS G | Prrrouwf, Wackwacka sfr%praxis.uuc@ukc.ac.uk | !mcvax!ukc!praxis!sfr | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------