Broadband communications specialist (NYSE: CALX) likely felt that investors were hanging up on its stock Tuesday. The company published its first-quarter results, and while there were numerous developments to like, investors weren't cheered by what management saw in their crystal ball. As a result, the stock's price fell by more than 5% on a day when the S 500 index was well in positive territory with a 1.2% increase.

Calix's first-quarter results showed that the company suffered a decline in revenue; it slid by nearly 10% to slightly over $226 million for the period. Compounding this, it didn't reach the average analyst estimate, which was $228 million and change.

As for the bottom line, Calix saw a more pronounced tumble in non-GAAP (adjusted) net income. This came in at $14.4 million, well under the almost $21.5 million of the year-ago quarter. On the bright side, however, the $0.21 per share narrowly beat the consensus analyst estimate of $0.20.

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