Ciena Corp. Q3 adjusted earnings of $0.48 per share

(RTTNews) - Ciena Corp. (CIEN) announced earnings for third quarter that fell from last year.

The company's profit came in at $50.84 million, or $0.34 per share. This compares with $60.01 million, or $0.39 per share, in last year's third quarter.

Excluding items, Ciena Corp. reported adjusted earnings of $74.25 million or $0.48 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 12.4% to $818.82 million from $728.72 million last year.

Ciena Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $74.25 Mln. vs. $56.36 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q3): $0.48 vs. $0.35 last year. -Revenue (Q3): $818.82 Mln vs. $728.72 Mln last year.