Japan's largest maker of industrial ceramics, Kyocera, said it expected to earn 27.5 billion yen ($205 million) in the full year to March, 29percentt below the forecast of November.
The National Association of Purchasing Management reported its index fell to 48.3 from 49.9 in September, below the forecast of 49.5 expected by analysts in a survey by Bloomberg News.
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.
The organization, based in Paris, predicted that gross domestic product in its 34 member countries, all of which have developed economies, would expand 1.4 percent in 2013, significantly below the forecast of 2.2 percent it made just six months ago.
Gartner, a technology research firm, expects worldwide PC sales to increase only 10.5 percent, to 388 million units, this year, far below the forecast of 15.9 percent it made six months ago.
The listing looked rocky from the start when M17 failed to hit that $115 million goal, while the shares were priced at $8, below the forecast range of $10-$10-$12
But they were below the forecasts that came before the impact of dismal box-office sales of "Titan A.E.," Fox studio's animated science fiction movie, was assessed.
It expects earnings of 57 to 63 cents a share in the third quarter, below the average forecast of 74 cents.
The results fell below the median forecast of a 0.3percentt gain in part because of a 0.1percentt decline in manufacturing, the first since April, after a blackout in the Northeast and Midwest crimped auto production, economists said.
