Congratulations are due to the team at Sangoma Technologies. They had an excellent quarter, reporting a 200% increase in EPS, and sales which increased 95% from the previous year.
With rare exceptions, I don't write about corporate financial performance. So, why highlight Sangoma?
- They are a very rare publicly traded member of the Asterisk ecosystem. Potentially they are a bellweather for the health of that marketplace overall. After all, they sell one of the most basic building blocks that everyone in that sector depends on — line cards.
- There has been much speculation about the health of Asterisk creator Digium. Digium makes most of their money from selling the same types of products that Sangoma sells. If Sangoma is healthy, it's likely that Digium may be too.
Nice job, Mr. Mandelstam.
| Q2 2006-2007 | Q2 2005-2006 | Increase | |
| Sales | $1.8 Million | $0.92 Million | 95% |
| Net income before provision for income taxes | $0.78 Million | $0.26 Million | 200% |
| Net earnings | $0.5 Million | $0.17 Million | 194% |
| Net earnings per share: | $0.018 | $0.006 | 200% |
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
