Top Loser Technology Stock ( MXWL, VRSN, QTM, CA )

Los Angelas, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/31/2012 -- Maxwell Technologies (Nasdaq:MXWL) reported earnings on Oct. 25.For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Maxwell Technologies met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew and GAAP earnings per share expanded significantly.Margins expanded across the board. Maxwell Technologies recorded revenue of $43.9 million. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $44.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 6.8% higher than the prior-year quarter's $41.1 million. EPS came in at $0.21. The six earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.11 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.19 for Q3 were much higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.01 per share.

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Shares of VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) got hammered today, down by 20% at the low, after the company reported earnings, and a contract review delay. Revenue in the third quarter rose 13%, to $224 million, with non-GAAP net income of $84 million, or $0.50 per share. The figures were slightly ahead of the market's forecasts. The company trimmed the high-end of guidance, and now expects full-year sales between $870 million and $875 million. The big news was that regulators have delayed the review of VeriSign's contract for its domain name registry business. The review was expected to be completed by the end of next month by the Commerce Department, but VeriSign said regulators may not finish on time. That adds major uncertainty in the near-term for what some analysts had considered a "formality."

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Shares of Quantum (NYSE:QTM) hit a 52-week low on Friday. Let's take a look at how it got there and see if clear skies are still in the forecast. The phrase "cyclical business" has far more meaning if you're a Quantum shareholder than with possibly any other stock or sector. Quantum, which provides physical, virtual, and cloud data encryption and storage solutions, has been crushed on the heels of tepid technology spending from both enterprises and consumers, as well as cautious spending in Europe related to the ongoing credit crisis. In its second-quarter earnings report, released last week, Quantum pointed to record disk system and software revenue, as well as 5% sequential quarter revenue growth. However, the fact remains that Quantum's total sales fell 11%, and expenses were only slightly reduced, as it reported a $0.05 loss per share, reversing a year-ago profit of $0.01.

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CA Technologies (Nasdaq:CA) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market. That's why we check up on margins at least once a quarter in this series. I'm looking for the absolute numbers, so I can compare them to current and potential competitors, and any trend that may tell me how strong CA Technologies's competitive position could be. Here's the current margin snapshot for CA Technologies over the trailing 12 months: Gross margin is 86.6%, while operating margin is 30.9% and net margin is 19.7%.

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