3COM CORP

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

Complete Financials: Q2Y09 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y08
Business Summary
COMS 3Com Corporation provides enterprise networking solutions worldwide.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 03/11/2010 )
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 % 		7.710

7.750

2.060

11.093

8.884

1.221

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) 		2.477

64.250

2.577

4.336

2.728

4.418

1.794

0.096

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) 		3,053.438

396.036

392.892 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		29.173

15.020

NA


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

Insiders (6 Months) 		131.995

0.000 		-141.296

0.000 		-9.301

0.000 		76.626

0.760 		79.163

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		1.707

NC

NC 		18.333

NC

NC 		13.510

NC

NC


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2006 2007 2008 2009
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		300.144

332.976

323.443

310.918 		319.434

317.801

336.390

321.254 		342.650

354.562

324.707

295.059 		290.502

322.164



TOTAL 1,267.481 1,294.879 1,316.978
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2006 2007 2008 2009
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		-0.040

-0.010

-0.010

-0.170 		-0.050

-0.090

-0.020

-0.410 		0.200

0.030

0.000

0.050 		0.020

0.050



TOTAL -0.230 -0.570 0.280

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