SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Shares of Faro Technologies fell
Thursday after the company reported first-quarter earnings that missed analysts'
estimate and announced an acquisition it expects to be mildly dilutive to its
2008 and 2009 profit.
Late Wednesday, the Lake Mary, Fla.-based company reported first quarter net
income of $3.4 million, or 20 cents a share, up from $3.2 million, or 22 cents a
share, in the year-ago period.
The mean estimate of two analysts polled by Thomson Reuters was for a
per-share profit of 27 cents.
Sales for the first quarter ended March 29 were $46.1 million, up 14.4%,
while new order bookings rose 23% to $47 million.
Separately, Faro said it has acquired an exclusive license from Dimensional
Photonics International Inc. (DPI) to develop, make and sell the company's
technology and products. The license covers the rights to more than 20 existing
and pending patents.
Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
Faro said it will establish a new technology center in the Boston area,
close to the existing DPI team. DPI is a provider of digital shape scanners.
Shares of Faro, a maker of computerized measurement devices and software,
fell 20% to $27.96 on volume of roughly 970,000 shares versus a 30-day average
volume of around 150,000 shares.
Gabriel Madway
gm/vj
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