Novell公司的新CEO Eric Schmidt甫一上任,就面临着艰难的现状:第三季度实际亏损额高达华尔街预计的两倍。 Novell公司干8月21日宣布在7月31日结束的第三季中净亏损1.22亿美元,即每股亏损35美分。然而公司8月22日的股价依然是8.37美元,去年一年中股价最低时为6美元每股。 1996财年第三季度收入为5880万美元,每股赢17美分。第三财季的收入为9001万美元,与1996财年第三季度的3.65亿美元相比暴跌75％。 When Novell’s new CEO, Eric Schmidt, took office, he faced a difficult situation: The actual losses in the third quarter were as much as double the Wall Street estimates. Novell Corp. announced on August 21 that it had posted a net loss of $122 million in the third quarter ended July 31, or a loss of 35 cents per share. However, the stock price of the company on August 22 was still 8.37 US dollars, and the lowest stock price in the last year was 6 US dollars per share. In the third quarter of fiscal 1996, revenue was 58.8 million US dollars, 17 cents per share. Revenue for the third quarter was $91.0 million, a 75% drop from the $365 million in the third quarter of fiscal 1996.