The company reported $568.6 million in revenue for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, below the low end of its own forecast range of $580 million to $620 million.
Sykes, which is based in Tampa, Fla., said its per-share profit would range from 20 to 22 cents, well below the forecast of 37 cents by First Call/Thomson Financial, which tracks analysts' estimates.
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If 2013 ends up below the 13 to 20 range, then it will mean three out of five years predictions were off, both above and below the forecast.
That was about 3.9 percent below the forecast the company made on Feb. 2. Operating profits were 60.2 billion yen, or $740 million, 29 2 percent below the forecast.
Plants withered, prices spiked, and the final harvest came in 27 percent below the forecast.
It was the slowest rise in 14 months and fell below the 5.0% to 5.4% range forecast by analysts.
The mean BlueSky PM2.5 forecast ranged from 0 to 988 μg/m across the LHAs.
