Verisign (VRSN) Income from Discontinued Operations (2009 - 2012)

Verisign (VRSN) has reported Income from Discontinued Operations for 4 consecutive years, with $4.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2012.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2012, Income from Discontinued Operations fell 46.35% year-over-year to $4.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2013 stood at $4.6 million (down 60.35% YoY), and the FY2012 full-year result was $7.5 million, up 74.09% from the prior year.
• Income from Discontinued Operations rose to $4.6 million in Q4 2012 per VRSN's latest filing, from $1.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Income from Discontinued Operations topped out at $984.5 million in Q3 2010 and bottomed at -$278.3 million in Q4 2010.
• Historically, Income from Discontinued Operations has averaged $61.2 million across 4 years, with a median of $8.5 million in 2011.
• The widest YoY moves for Income from Discontinued Operations: up 2821.45% in 2010, down 439.0% in 2010.
• Over 4 years, Income from Discontinued Operations stood at $82.1 million in 2009, then sank by 439.0% to -$278.3 million in 2010, then soared by 103.05% to $8.5 million in 2011, then slumped by 46.35% to $4.6 million in 2012.
• According to Business Quant data, Income from Discontinued Operations over the past three periods registered $4.6 million, $1.1 million, and $1.9 million for Q4 2012, Q3 2012, and Q1 2012 respectively.