The bastard child of Nokia and Siemens had its acquisition of Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT)'s assets approved by Chinese regulators, and it turned a small profit in the first quarter. Here is a link list for both news items to give you a catch-up on Thursday's happenings:
Chinese regulators approve sale of Motorola assets to Nokia Siemens.
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NSN reports a (non-IFRS gross) profit of €854 million (US$1.2 billion), which is up slightly from the year-ago quarter but down 18 percent compared to the €1.04 billion ($1.5 billion) it reported in the final quarter of 2010.
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- Nokia Posts Q1
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- CTIA 2011: NSN Makes Liquid Radio Splash
- Signs of Growth at NSN
— Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading
Just wanted to make it clear that the news link we posted that said NSN turned a profit was referring to NSN's pro forma numbers, which don't give a complete picture of the firm's ill health. The company continues to lose money but it lost less than it did in the year-ago quarter.
Sorry if that caused any confusion.
From the release:
Nokia Siemens Networks first quarter 2011 reported operating loss was EUR 142 million, compared with a reported operating loss of EUR 226 million in the first quarter 2010 and a reported operating profit of EUR 1 million in the fourth quarter 2010.