03-11-2016 04:22 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Fitbit forecasts dismal holiday quarter, shares sink

Wearable fitness device maker Fitbit Inc's revenue forecast for the key-holiday shopping quarter fell well below of analysts' estimates, hurt by soft demand and production issues related to its new Flex 2 wristband. Fitbit forecast revenue of $725 million to $750 million for the October-December quarter. Fitbit's transition to its newer products, greater-than-anticipated softness in the wearables market and production issues with the new Flex 2 wristband were the chief causes for the weak outloo
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