Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Seeking Alpha: VMware Reports Earnings, So Cue The Next Fight

There are certain companies where the valuations and institutional investor love-fests seem to just drive some people to distraction. Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is certainly one, and VMware (NYSE: VMW) is another. Whenever these companies report, bears bring out the long knives and do their level best to flense the company and the stock. While VMware's valuation is indeed rich by almost any measurement you name, the fact remains that VMware delivers oodles of growth and institutional tech investors lust for growth above all else. 

Third Quarter Results – Is Good Good Enough?
VMware reported 32% year-on-year growth and 2% sequential growth – excellent results when compared with software giants like IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and quite strong relative to smaller growth stories like Red Hat (NYSE: RHT). Of course, this being VMware there has to be a “but” to it.

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VMware Reports Earnings, So Cue The Next Fight

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