Broadcom Shares Unresponsive To Q2 Earnings

Broadcom BRCM shares are flat after the company reported mixed second quarter results.

Revenue missed Wall Street’s expectations by 0.5 percent at $2.04 billion versus $2.05 billion. Sales are down 2.3 percent from the same quarter last year. Part of the decrease in revenue is due to expiration of a deal with Qualcomm.

Earnings topped the analyst consensus by 6.6 percent. Broadcom’s most significant cost savings was impairment of assets; only $165 million was spent versus $501 million in the second quarter of 2013.

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“We recently made the difficult, but prudent decision to wind down our cellular baseband business and focus on the Broadband, Connectivity and Infrastructure markets. As a result, we will be a stronger company, as gross margins, profitability and cash flows will noticeably improve,” commented CEO Scott McGregor.

Shares of Broadcom last traded hands at $39.16.