Western Digital shares rise after earnings beat

Western Digital Corp. shares declined in the extended session Thursday after the computer memory company topped Wall Street expectations for the quarter. Western Digital shares rose 2% to $90.99, following an earlier decline after hours. The company reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $681 million, or $2.23 a share, compared with a loss of $366 million, or $1.28 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $3.56 a share. Revenue rose to $5.18 billion from $4.71 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of $3.31 a share on revenue of $5.13 billion.

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