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UPDATE 3-Zebra Tech Q3 beats Street, sees markets stabilizing

Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:56am IST
 
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* Q3 adj EPS of 23 cents beat estimates by 2 cents

* Q3 revenue down 18 pct

* Sees Q4 sales of $200 mln-212 mln vs est $204.9 mln

* Sees Q4 EPS of 18 cents to 25 cents

* Shares recover from early losses, up 2 pct (Recasts; Adds CEO comments, details, updates share movement)

By Shrutika Verma

BANGALORE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Zebra Technologies Corp (ZBRA.O: Quote, Profile, Research), which makes specialty business printers, posted a quarterly profit that beat expectations, helped by increased demand for its products, and said its markets have stabilized.

Zebra shares, which fell 5 percent after the company gave a fourth-quarter outlook range whose lower end fell short of estimates, recovered and rose more than 2 percent to $25.65 after the company's positive comments.

The economy generally is strengthening and that should help improve business trends, Chief Executive Anders Gustafsson told Reuters.  Continued...

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