3Com Surges After Profit Beat

3Com(COMS Quote) shares traded higher late Tuesday, after the network equipment maker posted better-than-expected top- and bottom-line quarterly numbers.

The Marlborough, Mass., company said it had a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $166.7 million, or 41 cents a share, widening from a loss of $66.2 million, or 17 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding items, 3Com said it had a profit of 9 cents a share, ahead of the Thomson Reuters average estimate of 5 cents a share.

Revenue rose 3.3% from a year ago to $321.3 million, but was down more than 4% sequentially. That compares to Wall Street's forecast of $315.3 million. Shares of 3Com were jumping 8% in late trading to $2.16. ...