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The upside was driven by outperformance in Medicare Advantage, TRICARE, and the commercial business.
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With the guided increase in Sep quarter bookings, we believe our modeled sales growth of 6% q/q (to $252.3M) is quite achievable.
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The company sized its home equity processing business at approximately $200 million (current run rate) with below company margins.
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High grade was challenging, especially in telecom with widening spreads and credit concerns negatively impacting the business.
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Business results were lighter than we thought on the revenue side, coming in at $6,885 million, or about 4.7% decline YOY and an approximately 3% decline sequentially from $7,094 million in Q2'01.
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The company supplies its products to telephone companies, cable operators, private networks, and foreign telecommunications service providers (PTTs).
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As part of the desktop exercise, the Y2K programmers must make sure that all PCs are date tested, and that a complete inventory is completed.
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Our 12 month target price remains essentially the same, at $58 per share ($60 previously).
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As expected, AT&T announced its plans to separate AT&Tproper into four separate companies.
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In October, Gateway guided revenues for the full year 2002 to be in the range of $4.3 - $4.5 billion (leading to a Q4 revenue range of $1.19 - $1.39 billion, up 4-22% Y/Y and up 6-24% Q/Q) and an EPS loss of ($0.10) to ($0.13).
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Sales of new optical networking products declined 55% sequentially, but TLAB recognized revenue for the 6500 from a second customer.
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The company's innerspring units sold to the mattress producers has been particularly weak as the segment is going into a unusual harsh downturn.
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FISV sells its products and services primarily through its own direct sales force.
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We consider Ameren's current dividend of $2.54 to be secure based on our view that there is no longer a significant risk of a rate rollback and freeze and/or onerous state tax on power generation as a result of the settlement agreement reached between legislators and utilities.
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Vehicles and parts rose 23.3% and 68.6%, respectively, during the last eight days of 4Q.
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In our view, fundamentals for hospital supplies and medical technology companies remain strong.
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This should allow Target to build its brand portfolio, which already includes such stalwart names as Sony, Tupperware, Mossimo, Michael Graves, Calphalon, Eddie Bauer, and Carter's.
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However, SEC guidelines require completion of a full feasibility study to classify mineralization as a reserve.
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Even when applications use the old 32-bit code, the AMD64 technology is designed to move information more quickly.
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Our hardware consideration remains centered on dataprocessing segments, which at $320 Bn, represent 29% of an estimated $1.1 Tr electronics endmarkets .
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During the quarter, management reversed a litigation reserve, which added $13 million to earnings in the quarter and helped boost pretax profit growth to 14% year over year.
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We believe Micron's disciplined approach to Capex/Opex and improving.
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Thus, we suspect that the business is actually performing significantly better than the result which is being booked (101.6% for 1H04), a view that management apparently shares.
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Our latest available data for FLNA did appear weak, with ACNielsen showing a 4.4% decline in Frito-Lay volumes vs 3.0% for the overall category during the 4-week period ending August 7. However, we want to remind investors that while ACNielsen is a good proxy for general trends, it does not tell the entire story.
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Q3/05 results reflect higher-than-expected NGL margins and G&P fees.
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Remaining Optimistic While Waiting for the Rebound.
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Ethanolamines are used in numerous applications, including gas conditioning and production of soaps, detergents, and textile chemicals.
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Adobe is still a good play on an advertising recovery..
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and Canada, the drug is also approved for use in the hip, the second largest indication for this disease, and Genzyme is currently treating patients in a U.S. hip trial.
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Management expects it to produce 140 million pounds of nickel in 2007, as it will operate above life-of-mine ore grade.
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We also wonder if now is the time for Amgen's management to address investor concern as to whether some of this risk could have been avoided..
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Our valuation methodologies and multiples remain unchanged and changes to our model are not material enough to impact our target price.
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From a geographic view, international sales accounted for 51% of revenues.
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Forest (Neutral): Strong Upside for December Quarter (Fiscal 3Q07) on Higher Sales and Lower Expenses Than Modeled We carry no formal price target for Forest Laboratories and we believe that FRX shares remain at fair value.
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SYMC recently launched an updated version of its Veritas Storage Foundation solution and is seeking to expand its penetration within data centers by offering a free version (Support is $98/year) for servers with 2 or fewer CPUs.
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Global Consumer income growth has remained strong -- up 23% year-over-year in 1Q00, driven by 12% revenue growth coupled with only 4% expense growth.
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The portfolio is nearly evenly split between fixed and adjustable rate product and has an average loan size of $101,500.
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Recent inkjet hardware price cuts have pushed LXK's inkjet business into an operating loss.
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Based on company comments, we estimate mLife advertising contributed about $23 to the CPGA in the quarter.
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We will watch Energy America closely as it develops..
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Merrill Lynch was able to achieve a 13% return on equity during the quarter due to vigilant expense control--an improvement from the 11% ROE achieved in 2001.
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Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Convergys employs over 45,000 people in the U.S., Canada, South America, Israel, and Europe.
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For full-year FY08, management now expects 15%-16% top line growth, up from prior guidance of 14%.
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Our saturation analysis indicates that there is room for at least 900 Kohl's stores nationwide.
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If the soft sales trends of November continue, clearly there could be some risk in our top-line estimate..
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Sears' new marketing efforts focus on value for the consumer.
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However, the timing of such potential awards is currently unknown..
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The company's future acquisition activities should be the largest source of growth in cash available for distribution to shareholders, but management plans to supplement acquisitions with strategies to grow internally.
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We believe SGP can reach our PT of $24, based a multiple of 15 times our '09 est. of $1.60, or a 15% premium to the drug group, given its above average growth outlook.
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At US$400 per ounce the internal rate of return rises to 17%.
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Nonetheless, this commitment to defense could wane should the U.S., in attempting to battle global terrorism, encounter setbacks comparable to those experienced in Vietnam.
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$33.00 $26.36 Our final 3Q05 checks suggest that the quarter may have come in slightly ahead of CMVT's expectations, as enhanced data applications continue to drive healthy growth.
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Phelps Dodge has a healthy balance sheet, with over $300 million in working capital and a net debt to total capitalization ratio that is manageable at 21.6%, especially compared to North American copper group average of 37.5%.
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Counter intuitively, while we have tweaked production up (<1%) and lowered total per unit operating costs by a nickel, our estimates are down slightly for the year on interest and ARO..
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At 12x our FY2008 EPS estimate, shares of LOW trade in line with the peer group average of for the home retailers that we monitor.
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The allowance to loans ratio declined to 1.49% from 1.50% the prior year.
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BALANCE SHEET/CASH FLOW: The company has made improvements in both receivables and payables, and net trade working capital increased only modestly.
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2) Ford produced 1.094 MM units in Q4, down 155,000 units from last year.
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2. Intended For Adult Population, MAb Should Enter Clinic In Early 2001.
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Notably, we remain at the lower end of the guidance range and hence clearly see room for further upside to our numbers.
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Total work-site employees, the key revenue driver for the PEO business segment, reached 19,200, up 39% from a year ago.
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And finally, Investor's Business Daily ran an article on June 13th (the day after the MIC release) highlighting that HDI had traded through its 200-day MA on heavy volume.
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Nevertheless, it appears that the industry has behaved rationally with respect to pricing as input costs have risen.
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PH reported positive order growth in all of its businesses during April.
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Biosciences sales of $180 million (up 14% year over year), slightly above our $175 million estimate.
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Excluding several one-time benefits from selling commercial and retail banking businesses, State Street's asset growth has been more or less in line with its revenue growth.
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Credit card M&A and Providian Given a high level of investor interest in recent weeks, we are taking a detailed look at the possibility of further consolidation in the US credit card industry with a particular focus on Providian.
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All-in net interest income yield rose to 4.8% (vs. 4.5% in 1Q:FY08).
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Deal Capitalizes on Internet and Distribution Strategy.
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Below the operating line, total non-operating expenses were $27 million, $4 million higher than our expectations.
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Sales in Pharmaceuticals decreased 47.3% to $205 million while segment earnings fell from $54 million in first quarter 2000 to a loss of $64 million.
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MAY: Upgrading to 1M: Opportunities on the Horizon.
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Fortunately, it should be able to fully service this new business with virtually no incremental capital investment.
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Following management's guidance to expect EPS toward the low end of plan, we are trimming our FY08 and FY09 EPS estimates to $1.43 and $1.65, down from $1.46 and $1.68, respectively.
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Y/Y gross margin expansion slowed in 3Q:04 to 160bp compared to 240bp in 2Q:04.
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As the table below indicates, same-hospital volumes came in significantly stronger than the prior-year quarter, while pricing growth was modest, facing difficult year-over-year comparisons.
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However, conversion of the nearly 2400 Revco stores (net) that were acquired two years ago is now complete, and we believe the P/E disparity should narrow..
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We are also lowering our price target to $13 from $15.
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The bundling of CD ROM products with new textbooks has stopped share growth in the used market.
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Reported revenue grew disproportionately to profit due to the impact of the 80/20 minority interest reporting structure.
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Indeed, the collective market share of Janus and Berger has increased to 2.6% in June 1999 from 1.2% in 1995.
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Holders of NCE stock will receive 1.55 shares of NSP, or $42.24 per share based on NSP's closing stock price of $27.25 on March 24, 1999.
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This compares to a PE range since 2003 of roughly 12x to 19x.
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However, we believe the potential acquisition of MYG will present WHR with a stronger market position, significant cost savings for at least the next three years, and revenue opportunities from an improved MYG brand.
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Express Scripts is well positioned to capitalize on inherent sector tailwinds such as increasing prescription cost trends, a mix shift toward mail order distribution, the aging of the baby boomers and significant brand-name drug patent expirations over the next three to five years.
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The companies are primarily focusing on the female, constipation predominant population.
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Our price target remains $50 on our sum-of-the-parts valuation, and we reiterate our Buy rating.
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Source: Eastman Kodak financial statements: Prudential Securities estimates..
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Our three year price target is $126 based on a 45 multiple applied to our 2004 fully-taxed estimate of $2.80..
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Note that our estimates assume the digital revenue per sub declines with the drop in the digital access fee, although that is eventually offset by higher pay buy rates and eventually the contribution of new revenue streams promised in the advanced digital settop.
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Please see our reports from October and December of 2005 for details.
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Costco is the ecommerce pioneer in the warehouse sector.
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Taking away millennium and dot com ads, USA Today has seen some pluses in the first month of 2001.
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We believe that the associated production shutdowns will be positive catalysts for the industry, with the capacity closures leading to firmer product prices.
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We believe that the problems are more than just computer integration glitches that will suddenly work themselves out, as management has suggested.
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The Apache-operated Van Gogh and BHP-operated Pyrenees developments in the Exmouth are expected to begin production in late 2008 and early 2009, adding a total of 40 mbd net to Apache.
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Source: Company reports and Prudential Equity Group, LLC (PEG) estimates For the second quarter, the Marmaxx Group, the combined entity of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, reported a +2% comp, below guidance of +3% to +4%.
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When the question was asked "where are all the industry adds coming from?" the universal answer seemed to be the youth market, with a specific emphasis on family plans.
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The balance is from maintenance, remodeling, and hardware, which should continue to grow, particularly with improving consumer spending fundamentals, such as rising income and wages, and an employment growth upturn later in the year.
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These assumptions, from an expense standpoint, are consistent with what we heard from management.
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