Sunday, May 11, 2008

Cisco's Sales Breakdown by Geo

Cisco's 1Q08 Sales Breakdown by GEO:

1.) U.S. + Canada --> 53% (grew 5% yoy)

2.) Europe --> 20% (grew 14%)

3.) 'Emerging Markets' (includes Latin America + Africa) --> 13% (grew 44%)

4.) Asia Pacific ex Japan --> 11% (grew 17%)

5.) Japan --> 3% (grew 25%)


Other Misc. Cisco Notes:
*Cisco's (CSCO) sales growth for their most recently reported qtr was 10.5%...profits decreased by about 5.5% (but still beat analyst expectations by 2 cents)

*Asia Pacific sales grew 17% yoy in their most recent reported qtr...India grew 16% yoy (in 4Q07 India sales grew 50%)...China sales grew 30% yoy

*Japan sales grew 25% (first time in 15 qtrs Cisco's Japan revenues grew over 20%)...According to Cisco CEO John Chambers, "Japan appears to be in growth mode again and that's really great...It's been a non-factor for a couple of years"

*Cisco's amount of 'cash, cash equivalents and investments' ended the qtr at $24.4 Billion (about $6 Billion in cash + $18 Billion in investments)

Data Courtesy: Bloomberg.com