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ATM manufacturer Diebold Inc. today reported increases in third-quarter net income and revenue, but Thomas W. Swidarski, Diebold president and CEO, warned analysts that the company's fourth-quarter performance likely would not be as good and that the nation's financial crisis makes it difficult to predict 2009 financial expectations. North Canton, Ohio-based Diebold reported net income of $46.5 million for the three-month period ended Sept. 30, up 65% from $28.1 million for the same period last year. Revenue totaled $890 million, up 20% from $740.9 million. As a result, Diebold raised earnings expectations for 2008, but Swidarski said recent bank consolidations make it difficult to predict 2009 performance. He said the company expects to be in better position to predict financial expectations for 2009 when it releases its year-end earnings. Diebold's financial self-service product division, which covers ATMs, reported third-quarter revenue of $324.4 million, up 19.9% compared to $270.5 million for the same three-month period last year.
