Sykes Enterprises Q4 Profit Down - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (SYKE) Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $11.0 million or $0.26 per share, down from $13.29 million or $0.31 per share in the same period last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter were $0.33 per share. On average, seven analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.41 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically excludes special items. Revenues increased to $335.34 million from $304.27 million last year. Analysts expected revenues of $333.03 million.

Looking ahead to the first quarter, the company has forecast earnings in the range of $0.25 to $0.28 per share, with adjusted earnings in the order of of $0.31 to $0.34 per share.

Revenues are expected to be in the range of $320.0 million to $325.0 million. Analysts currently expect the company to earn $0.31 per share on first-quarter revenues of $319.94 million.

For the fiscal year 2014, the company currently project earnings in the range of $1.20 to $1.30 per share, with revenues ranging between $320.0 million and $325.0 million.

Analysts currently expect the company to report full-year earnings of $1.54 per share on revenues of $1.32 billion.