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SanDisk Provides Business UpdateSanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced that it expects its revenue for the first fiscal quarter, which will end on March 29, 2015, to be approximately $1.3 billion, depending on final sell-through results, compared to the previously forecasted revenue range of $1.40 billion to $1.45 billion. The change in first quarter revenue estimate is primarily due to certain product qualification delays, lower than expected sales of enterprise products and lower pricing in some areas of the business. The Company expects continued impact to its 2015 financial results from these factors as well as the previously identified supply challenges, and now forecasts 2015 revenue to be lower than the previous guidance. Other forecasts for the quarter and the year are withdrawn, and the Company will provide an update during its first quarter earnings call on April 15, 2015. SanDisk (News - Alert) will also reschedule its previously announced May 2015 Investor Day to a later date. "We are disappointed with our financial outlook," said Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief executive officer, SanDisk. "We will work through these headwinds, leveraging our compelling product roadmap and broadening customer base. We believe our growth prospects remain strong and we are encouraged by the progress we are making in our 3D NAND technology." Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including those regarding the Company's expectations for revenue and other financial results for is first fiscal quarter and full year 2015, as well as its future business prospects, performance, product qualifications, sales, pricing, supply, product roadmap, customer base, growth prospects and technology development. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include, among others:
All statements made in this news release are made only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this release in the event facts or circumstances change after the date of this release. About SanDisk SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com. © 2015 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
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