What happened
Shares of Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) stock lost 25.2% of their value in May, according to data provided S&P Global Market Intelligence .
The stock plunged following disappointing guidance for the current fiscal year that was paired with an announcement that the company was conducting an internal audit.
So what
Symantec’s fourth-quarter sales and earnings results came in well above the average analyst estimate but arrived with bombshell news about something the company had begun conducting. The following quote from a post-earnings press release summarizes the situation:
The Audit Committee of the Board of…