3COM CORP

350 Campus Dr Ticker: COMS
Marlborough , MA 01752-3082 Exchange: NASD
508-323-5000 Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Communications Equipment

Complete Financials: Q1Y08 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y07
Business Summary
COMS 3Com Corporation provides secure and converged networking solutions that enable customers to manage voice, video, and data in a secure network environment.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 10/13/2008 )
Price

52 Week High

52 Week Low

3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

Beta

Indicated Annual Dividend

Dividend Yield % 		2.170

4.920

1.760

4.196

6.625

1.859

0.000

0.000 		Price/Sales (TTM)

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Price/Book (MRQ)

Price/Cash Flow (TTM)

Return on Assets (TTM) %

Return on Equity (TTM) %

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 		0.668

NC

0.867

1.625

-6.874

-12.002

1.748

0.276

Note:
Mil = Millions
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months


SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION
Market Cap (Mil)

Shares Outstanding (Mil)

Float (Mil) 		879.464

405.283

381.731 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		21.327

24.676

NA


INSTITUTIONAL &
INSIDER OWNERSHIP 		PURCHASES
(Mil) 		SALES
(Mil) 		NET PURCHASES
(Mil) 		PERCENT
OWNED (%) 		PREVIOUS PERCENT
OWNED (%)
Institutions (3 Months)

Insiders (6 Months) 		58.859

0.070 		-45.542

0.000 		13.318

0.070 		75.999

1.202 		72.729

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		2.162

NC

NC 		25.746

NC

NC 		6.778

NC

NC


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		177.636

184.332

177.563

255.276 		300.144

332.976

323.443

310.918 		319.434

317.801

336.390

321.254 		342.650





TOTAL 794.807 1,267.481 1,294.879
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		-0.110

-0.030

-0.080

-0.040 		-0.040

-0.010

-0.010

-0.170 		-0.050

-0.090

-0.020

-0.410 		0.200





TOTAL -0.260 -0.230 -0.570

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