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Ikon’s Income Is Jammed
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maker Ikon took a 21.5% free fall Thursday after cranking out a
significantly weaker earnings view for the fiscal first quarter.
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to an unforeseen year-on-year sales decline and a burdensome tax rate,
the Malvern, Pa., company now expects quarterly income to drop from
last year’s 21 cents a share to between 15 cents and 17 cents. That’s
at least 7 cents under the average analyst estimate from Thomson
Financial.In October, Ikon had projected a rise from a year earlier —
22 cents to 24 cents a share — at which point it called growth its
“main focus” in fiscal 2008.But those plans appear hampered from the
start this fiscal year, as revenue will likely slip 1% in the first
quarter.CEO Matthew Espe says the company is “immediately”
addressing that issue, though he added that “we continue to believe
that our focus on color is the right strategy for Ikon, and see no
fundamental reason why we can’t grow revenue in fiscal 2008.” Should
its top line continue to sag in the following quarter, Espe said, “We
will take further actions.”As for the onerous taxes, Ikon said that,
primarily due to a Canadian tax-law change, the rate came to 44%. For
the full year, the tax rate should pan out at 33%, said the
company.Shares were recently sliding $2.11, or 17.3%, to $10.08.
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