Lexmark International To Cut 1,650 Jobs As Profit Declines
October
, 2007: Lexmark International Incon Tuesday said it will cut roughly
1,650 jobs by the end of 2008 in a move that should save about $40
million in 2008 and $60 million later.
The cuts will also result
in pretax costs of $20 million in 2007 and $70 million in 2008.The
printer maker reported third-quarter net income fell 47% to $45.2
million, or 48 cents a share, from $85.6 million, or 85 cents a share,
a year earlier.Excluding one-time charges, the company would have
earned 60 cents a share.The company attributed the profit decline to
the continuation of a “very challenging situation” in its consumer
market segment.
Sales slipped 3% to $1.24 billion.
Lexmark
said it sees fourth-quarter earnings in the range of 32 cents to 42
cents a share and adjusted per-share earnings excluding restructuring
charges at 50 cents to 60 cents.