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<li>ATEN continues to experience challenges with order timing from some of its largest customers. ATEN lowered Q3 revenue forecast after North American service providers delayed their purchases in the quarter</li>
<li>ATEN has spent the entire year trying to add more enterprise customers to offset this volatility and, while successful, it was not enough in the third quarter.</li>
<li>ATEN is projecting third quarter revenue between $56.5 million and $58.5 million compared to our estimate of $75.3 million.</li>
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ATEN continues to experience challenges with order timing from some of its largest customers. ATEN lowered Q3 revenue forecast after North American service providers delayed their purchases in the quarter
ATEN has spent the entire year trying to add more enterprise customers to offset this volatility and, while successful, it was not enough in the third quarter.
ATEN is projecting third quarter revenue between $56.5 million and $58.5 million compared to our estimate of $75.3 million.


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<li>ATEN reported higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter signaling improved business environment compared to the first quarter</li>
<li>ATEN reported second quarter revenue of $65.8 million compared to our forecast of $62.4 million</li>
<li>In North America large enterprise and tier-one service providers are reassessing their purchasing activity is not new</li>
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ATEN reported higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter signaling improved business environment compared to the first quarter
ATEN reported second quarter revenue of $65.8 million compared to our forecast of $62.4 million
In North America large enterprise and tier-one service providers are reassessing their purchasing activity is not new


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tesserent-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30716:1" rel="noopener">Tesserent Ltd (TNT AU)</a> has entered into a scheme implementation deed with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thales-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21483:1" rel="noopener">Thales SA (HO FP)</a> at A$0.13 per share, a juicy 165.3% premium to the undisturbed price (9 June).</li>
<li>The offer is subject to several conditions such as shareholder, FIRB and OIO approval. FIRB approval is likely due to Australia and France being part of the Nine Eyes alliance.</li>
<li>Despite the substantial premium, shareholders' acceptance of the offer could be a risk due to their higher buy-in prices. At the last close, the gross spread is 8.3%.</li>
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Tesserent Ltd (TNT AU) has entered into a scheme implementation deed with Thales SA (HO FP) at A$0.13 per share, a juicy 165.3% premium to the undisturbed price (9 June).
The offer is subject to several conditions such as shareholder, FIRB and OIO approval. FIRB approval is likely due to Australia and France being part of the Nine Eyes alliance.
Despite the substantial premium, shareholders' acceptance of the offer could be a risk due to their higher buy-in prices. At the last close, the gross spread is 8.3%.


Tesserent (TNT AU): Thales’s A$0.13 Offer

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<li>ATEN had already warned of the shortfall in Q1 revenue and the official release of the results was an update on the improvement the business has seen in recent months</li>
<li>ATEN’s management used the first quarter earnings call asserting orders have increased in recent months and ATEN would post sequentially higher revenue in the second quarter</li>
<li>Network security is not an area we would expect much penny pinching over the course of the year</li>
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ATEN had already warned of the shortfall in Q1 revenue and the official release of the results was an update on the improvement the business has seen in recent months
ATEN’s management used the first quarter earnings call asserting orders have increased in recent months and ATEN would post sequentially higher revenue in the second quarter
Network security is not an area we would expect much penny pinching over the course of the year


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<li>ATEN continued to experience a slowdown in orders management had cited when the Company reported fourth quarter 2022 results</li>
<li>ATEN is forecasting first quarter revenue of $56 million to $58 million compared to our estimate of nearly $67 million</li>
<li>We are making changes to our earnings model including lowering our full year revenue estimate.</li>
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ATEN continued to experience a slowdown in orders management had cited when the Company reported fourth quarter 2022 results
ATEN is forecasting first quarter revenue of $56 million to $58 million compared to our estimate of nearly $67 million
We are making changes to our earnings model including lowering our full year revenue estimate.


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A10 Networks Inc. provides computer networking products and security solutions. The Company offers application networking platforms and security products to streamline technology operations, including cloud and service providers and application delivery solutions. A10 serves customers in various industries worldwide.

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