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Confirmation hearings regarding the company's proposed plan of. | 0 | neutral |
A 100 basis point increase in that spread results in an investment value of $28. | 0 | neutral |
The cost of the plant was $13 million, with an additional $68 million for nuclear fuel. | 0 | neutral |
Growth in the anemia market (excluding ESRD patients) has been quite strong the past couple years. | 1 | positive |
Comcast Corp. Comcast reported solid subscriber growth for 4Q. | 1 | positive |
We think any decisions along these lines would be well received by investors. | 0 | neutral |
It may take time, however, to bring the poorly operated plant up to the company's standard. | 2 | negative |
Moreover, MSDW continues to target charge-off control as a key business priority for credit services, while the profitability of the business remains robust and the incremental diversification to revenue and earnings is a clear credit positive. | 1 | positive |
Consequently, our price objective incorporates multiples of 11.8x 2007E EPS (very close to the current multiple on 2006E EPS) and 6.0x 2007E EBITDA. | 0 | neutral |
Terex Corp. Estimates Raised on Strong 3Q Results. | 1 | positive |
The company also indicated the $188MM foreign exchange benefit was slightly below management's expectation, due to dollar appreciation since the last round of company guidance in January. | 2 | negative |
Commissioners can propose alternative plans within 30 days of the ALJ's decision. | 0 | neutral |
TI and leasing costs declined significantly in the quarter, to $17.14 per square from $21.83 in 4Q03, for office leases that commenced during the quarter. | 1 | positive |
The Board has also authorized an 8.1% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.20 per share. | 1 | positive |
It locks out competitors while maintaining market-based day rates and cash margins for its rigs. | 1 | positive |
These strong gains prompted management to raise its quarterly guidance to $1.2 $1.8 billion on the earnings call. | 1 | positive |
The bank recently announced the sale of its $4 billion manufactured housing loan portfolio to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, auto leasing ($8.9 billion at September 30, 2004) is likely to continue to run-down and there will be some other small portfolios sold to clean up/get rid of "hobbies".. | 0 | neutral |
NOT ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE WOODS: Key risks remain execution of asset sales and refinancing bank debt. | 2 | negative |
In addition to strong returns and impressive free cash flow generation, ADP has built an unprecedented track record of consistent EPS growth. | 1 | positive |
We estimate the incremental value of this acreage to be roughly $2-$8 per share after-tax in present value terms. | 0 | neutral |
Nevertheless, higher taxes and heightened competition in the North Central region and competitive pressures in the South Central region continue to hamper performance. | 2 | negative |
Seasonality negatively impacted performance at each division. | 2 | negative |
The Company reported 4Q04 EPS of $0.68 vs. $0.41 a year ago, in line with our expectations, but above the street consensus of $0.66 per share, before adjustments. | 0 | neutral |
Off balance sheet debt increased in 1998 for a $490 million synthetic lease facility. | 2 | negative |
The company lowered its expectations for total company expense growth in 04 to approximately $50 million from previous expectations of approximately $100 million (or less than $25 million on a GAAP basis). | 2 | negative |
In addition, very little business is at risk of merger-related (i.e., client taken over by a company using a competing PBM) changes in 2007.. | 0 | neutral |
We believe the recent announcement of a redesign of the eBay Germany site, accompanied by a listings discount, is a step toward a rebound in that country, where QTD listings were tracking down 23% Y/Y. | 1 | positive |
Weakness in OSB, MBD, and E&D margins all suggest weak consumer spending. | 2 | negative |
These include, John Deere lawn-mower tractors, Carpet Master carpeting, an expanded Anderson Windows offering, and remerchandising the light bulb category. | 0 | neutral |
As of June 30, 2005, the company had approximately 21 million shares of common stock available under its current share repurchase program. | 0 | neutral |
In the latest quarter it was 45% compared with 55% for BP. | 0 | neutral |
The transaction will be financed through the issuance of 7 million shares.. | 0 | neutral |
Perhaps our concern that new U.S. competitor, Associated British Foods, would lead to more intense conditions in the core U.S. spice sector has not played out. | 2 | negative |
Operating margins expanded 140 basis points on the heels of 7% productivity improvement (see table). | 1 | positive |
The old dividend policy had a fixed dividend of $1.00 per share accompanied by a 30% payout of earnings above $3.00 per share. | 0 | neutral |
The standard was conceived by Microsoft and four key partners: Cisco, Intel, BMC Software, and Compaq. | 0 | neutral |
Results in April were slightly stronger in the US than our forecast. | 1 | positive |
The activities being eliminated $0.8B of low gross margin sales of commodity hardware plus the marginal Federal Systems business contributed $1.27B to revenue last year (18% of the total). | 0 | neutral |
Importantly, we expect many of these initiatives will help contribute to the re-acceleration in earnings over the back half of this fiscal year. | 1 | positive |
Kodak plans to extend its manufacturing capabilities in China to single-use devices by next month. | 0 | neutral |
The company expects to use stock as opposed to cash. | 0 | neutral |
Management characterized pricing for LCD glass as stable in the quarter. | 0 | neutral |
The gross margin improvement along with further opex tightening should reduce the operating loss to -12.5% from -16.6% Q/Q and contribute to a pro forma loss of ($0.01). | 1 | positive |
We believe that the acquisition of SiByte extends. | 0 | neutral |
The company also completed its regionalization within the United States over the past year. | 0 | neutral |
Stock valuations above $16 require almost perfect execution over next few years. | 0 | neutral |
Similar to last year, we believe that once again mgmt is taking a very conservative stance, with a Viread guidance range of $700-$750MM, as well as a high expense rate. | 1 | positive |
Investment significance is as follows: 1. PPI for prepared paint posted the highest increase since 1995 -- continues to suggest pricing on track. | 1 | positive |
Assuming fuel costs remain where they are currently, the main impact from such costs will be in the first half of 2000, with easier comparisons in the second half of the year. | 0 | neutral |
Exhibit 2 details management's longer-term organic growth assessment for its securities processing business, as presented to the investment community at each of its last three investment community meetings. | 0 | neutral |
We have tempered our expectations over the near term with earnings reductions in 2Q04 to $1.02 from $1.22, 3Q04 to $1.10 from $1.29 and 4Q04 to $1.10 from $1.30. | 2 | negative |
(TIF-$45.50-Peer Perform) 4Q POSTGAME: Sales Sparkle, but Margin Dynamic Still Needs More Clarity. | 1 | positive |
Management has also previously cited that Abbott participates in a certain segment of the market involving larger vessels in which AngioSeal is not approved to compete. | 0 | neutral |
With lack of overall top line momentum (exposed to several matured categories ex yogurt; market share loss in cereal among other products) and our belief that profit margins will at best remain flat (inability to pass on higher costs due to unbalanced pricing), we expect GIS will report flat (or worse) EBIT growth in t... | 2 | negative |
I have no trust in anything the corporation says. | 2 | negative |
(-) Company lowered new store growth expectations for 2009 to 15 stores (7% square footage) from 25-30 stores (approximately 13-14%) due to the challenging economic environment and cash flow constraints. | 2 | negative |
IBM's financing division lets IBM help its customers find cost-effective ways to implement their IT strategies. | 1 | positive |
In C1Q98, the company also plans to ship a Fast Ethernet server NIC and Gigabit Ethernet NICs. | 0 | neutral |
an increase in royalty revenue and an increase in the company's addressable market for semiconductors. | 1 | positive |
As a result of an aggressive "best-of-breed" acquisition strategy over the last several years, HBOC has established itself as a "one-stop shop" for healthcare providers and payors, offering the most comprehensive range of products and services in the HCIS industry. | 1 | positive |
Germany achieved its first quarter ever of $1-plus bn in GMS (up 177% Y/Y). | 1 | positive |
We note that we do not expect much in terms of distribution gains from the merger for sales of Kellogg's Convenience items in 2001. | 2 | negative |
Our organic sales estimate is reduced to 4.9% from 5.7% vs guidance of 3-5%. | 2 | negative |
We are maintaining our 2007 EPS estimate of $8.80 and initiating a 2008 EPS estimate of $9.30. | 0 | neutral |
Investment Thesis: News flow continues to chip away at the bull thesis that 1) the NCD will be amended and 2) the NCD will not be adopted by private payors, and we expect increasing downward pressure on the stock in the short term. | 2 | negative |
We estimate that MBIA had about $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion of capital in excess of that required for its triple-A rating from Standard & Poor's as of December 31, 2003. | 1 | positive |
Calculation of potential U.S. footprint: For each type of site in the U.S., we estimated what we call the potential ATM/CD "footprint," which is defined as the total potential number of machines that can be supported by that particular type of site. | 0 | neutral |
Total other product sales for F2Q02 were $120 million, increasing 7% from $112 million last year. | 1 | positive |
Price Target: (12 months) for (MSFT) Method: Our target price of $27.50 for Microsoft is based on a next twelve months price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.6 times our next twelve months earnings estimate of $1.76 at a discount to the software industry average (excluding Microsoft) of 16.8 times, which we view as fair d... | 1 | positive |
In recent years, GP has spent an awful lot of corporate energy pursuing "deals" as a value-creation tool. | 0 | neutral |
What Went Well Effexor revenues came in significantly above our estimates ($893 mm vs. $783) in part due to stocking, but also reflecting a steady market share position even as new competition from Cymbalta entered the market. | 1 | positive |
Management reiterated 2007 guidance for capex and free cash flow. | 0 | neutral |
With a current relative multiple of only 1.0x, IBM is at the mid-point of its 14-year range. | 0 | neutral |
The final quarter of 2002 included a onetime $50MM software sale, which contributed $0.04 to EPS. | 0 | neutral |
Valuation: PG&E shares trade at a P/E premium, 15.6 times versus approximately 14.7 times, to their Traditional Power Company (integrated, regulated) peers using estimated 2007 EPS. | 0 | neutral |
Thus, we are initiating coverage with a Hold rating. | 2 | negative |
Humana placed the blame for the slower growth on a suite of new plan designs being rolled out for 2009, in combination with aggressive positioning by competitors. | 2 | negative |
The company reported that bookings were below the estimated $450 million consumption level for the quarter as customers worked through the estimated $250 million in excess bookings accumulated during the previous fiscal year. | 2 | negative |
Assuming that 40% of Overture's business goes away, then we estimate the pro forma revs and EPS would be $2.0 BN and $0.42 in 2004 (vs. $1.59 Bn & $0.46 currently). | 0 | neutral |
The program received a brief mention back in 2007, but we expect it to take center stage for Renal this year. | 0 | neutral |
We think growth this year is being driven by the selfexpanding Smart and improved "Smarter" stent. | 1 | positive |
* 7 bps contraction per quarter in investment spreads throughout 2005. | 0 | neutral |
AW also extended its revolver maturity by three years. | 0 | neutral |
Our 1998 annual revenue projections for Aeronautics' major programs are $2.5 billion for the F-16, $1.2 billion for the F-22, and $1.0 billion for the C-130J. | 0 | neutral |
Adjusted net sales for Q4 were $514 million, decreasing -3.1% from last year. | 2 | negative |
Source: U.S. Navy budget documents, Company reports and CIBC World Markets Corp.. | 0 | neutral |
Our assumptions are the following: a 5-year EBIT compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% to 2008, a terminal-year EBIT margin of 9.9%, and free cash flow of $1.3 billion. | 0 | neutral |
Notably, two of the industry's more active growth areas Consumerism and in-house Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) operations had strong 2005 performances for Aetna. | 1 | positive |
from 43.5% a year ago driven by a decline in wireline margins. | 2 | negative |
What spurred the article was the death of a 21 year old who received the malfunctioning device. | 2 | negative |
One of the industry's fastest-growing markets has been radiation-cured products, which have grown more than 15% over the past decade, although from a small base. | 1 | positive |
Discussions with industry sources indicates that interest in Peoplesoft products has increased significantly over the past several months, and we believe that the company is now, once again, making the short list on some of the largest deals in the market. | 1 | positive |
Allegheny ended the quarter with $26.2 million in cash and $543.8 in total debt. | 0 | neutral |
Film and entertainment remains the top advertising category. | 0 | neutral |
However, F1Q08 included a one time benefit related to the recognition of $21 million in revenue on previously deferred disease management revenues. | 0 | neutral |
Fiserv reported 1Q08 adjusted EPS of $0.78, $0.04 better than our estimate and $0.02 better than street consensus. | 1 | positive |
The major changes will be the elimination of two reporting segments and the creation of three new ones, as well as retirement of three high level executives to be replaced with younger staff of McNerney's choosing. | 0 | neutral |
1) US structured finance revenues increased 43% in the quarter and strength was seen in derivatives, commercial and residential mortgate-backeds and asset-backeds. | 1 | positive |
In addition, WMB expanded its Kern River system into the California market by 135 MMcf/d or 19% by adding compression, which also could provide incremental earnings.. | 1 | positive |
Excluding non-recurring items, operating margin was 13.1% versus 10.5% reported and our 12.5% estimate, while adjusted EPS of $0.79 was below our $0.84 estimate. | 2 | negative |
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