Does anyone want TiVo?
Shares of TiVo have surged nearly 20 percent in the past month. But some analysts think investors need to hit the rewind button on the stock.
TiVo, the company that popularized digital video recording technology, has never reported a profit and analysts are forecasting a loss of 43 cents a share in its fiscal fourth quarter, despite an expected 56 percent gain in revenues.
What’s more, losses are widening. The company posted a loss of 12 cents a share a year ago. TiVo (Research) is scheduled to report its latest results on Thursday. […]
The one company that TiVo does have a partnership with, satellite TV provider DirecTV, which is majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., announced late last year that it will soon start selling a box with a DVR developed by NDS Group, another News Corp-controlled firm.
The marketing agreement between DirecTV and TiVo lasts until February 2007 but investors have reason to be worried since TiVo has relied heavily on DirecTV to gain new subscribers. Nearly 60 percent of TiVo’s 3 million subscribers are DirecTV customers.