SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC soared 26% in premarket trading as this data-center hardware specialist late Tuesday filed several delinquent reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to avoid delisting from the Nasdaq stock market.
The server maker faced a Feb. 25 deadline to submit its delayed annual filing for last fiscal year and its delayed quarterly filing for the period that ended in September. Super Micro has been staring down a Nasdaq delisting over its noncompliance with the filing requirement, though a Wedbush analyst said that Super Micro also could have asked for a further extension beyond the Feb. 25 deadline.
Management said in a business update earlier in February that it was adjusting its unaudited financials for last fiscal year to increase sales by about $46 million, increase cost of sales by roughly $96 million and reduce earnings per share by about 9 cents.