The results exceeded Wall Street's estimates of 33 cents a share.

The results beat analysts' estimates of 25 cents a share.

But on June 16 the company said that its earnings would be significantly below the then estimate of 38 cents a share.

WorldCom is trading at just seven times his estimate of 95 cents in earnings per share next year.

The projection was only half as much as analysts' average estimates of 52 cents a share.

The results exceeded estimates of 69 cents a share, but the company's stock still ended slightly lower.

The company said it still expected to meet fourth-quarter estimates of 60 to 65 cents a share.

They had a mean estimate of 41 cents a share.

Even though the earnings exceeded analysts' estimates of around 65 cents for the quarter, investors showed little surprise.

The earnings were slightly below analysts' estimates of 43 cents a share.