Cisco · CSCO · 8 Aug 2000 TO 8 May 2001
A revenue warning and inventory charge show how an infrastructure growth story can fail operationally.
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The change being investigated
Retrospective interpretation. Contemporary sentiment evidence is incomplete. These descriptions are reconstructed research hypotheses, not measured market consensus.
THE SHAREHOLDER EXPERIENCE
Annual endpoints, with straight joins between observations. This context may extend beyond the selected episode.
The shaded area marks the selected episode within the full disclosed history. Annual endpoints cannot identify precise entry prices, exit prices or maximum drawdowns. A broad market or industry benchmark is context, not a risk-matched control.
| Observation date | CSCO | S&P 500 total return |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2000 | 100 | 100 |
| 27 Jul 2001 | 30.34 | 85.67 |
| 26 Jul 2002 | 18.82 | 65.43 |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 30.38 | 72.39 |
| 30 Jul 2004 | 33.31 | 81.93 |
| 29 Jul 2005 | 30.49 | 93.44 |
Basis: Issuer-reported value of $100 invested on 28 July 2000, with dividends reinvested. Annual trading-date observations only. Full historical context does not identify a precise peak, trough or event-window return.
THE DATED EVIDENCE
Publication time determines when a source can support a historical signal. Reporting periods and later explanations stay separate.
issuer release · business evidence
Observed: Annual sales increased 55% and quarterly sales increased 61% year on year.
Interpretation: Strong realised infrastructure demand can reinforce a growth narrative without proving that future returns justify the price.
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Observed: Cisco expected quarterly revenue to fall approximately 30% sequentially amid weaker telecom and corporate IT spending.
Interpretation: A change in customer capital spending can invalidate expectations despite the continued usefulness of the internet.
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Observed: Cisco recorded a $2.2 billion excess-inventory charge and described rapidly deteriorating bookings.
Interpretation: Inventory and order deterioration supplied operating evidence of the reset; it was not an advance signal at the earlier price peak.
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TEST THE NEXT RESEMBLANCE
Demand deterioration and inventory charges are documented; stock-path outcome is still research_candidate.