Updated from May 31
Wind River's(WIND Quote) first-quarter loss more than doubled from a year ago, but the company beat analysts' expectations. The Alameda, Calif.-based electronic-device-software maker said it lost $4.6 million, or 5 cents a share, compared to a loss of $2.1 million, or 2 cents a share, for the same quarter of the prior year. Excluding items, Wind River earned $3.1 million, or 4 cents a share, beating analysts' estimate of 2 cents a share. Revenue rose 20% to $78 million, above the expectations of analysts polled by Thomson First Call, who had predicted revenue of $70.9 million. "The average deal size continues to increase," CEO Ken Klein said on a call with analysts. The company recorded an atypical 125 transactions above $100,000 in the quarter, with the number of design wins over 200 being up "substantially over the first quarter of last year." Wind River said its deferred revenue increased 24% to $126 million. For the second quarter, the company projected revenue of $77 million to $79 million, a loss of between 4 cents and 5 cents a share, and EPS of 3 cents to 4 cents, excluding items. Analysts had been expecting $77 million in revenue for the second quarter and EPS, excluding items, of 8 cents.



