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Our revised price target of $24 represents 18X estimated FY02 EPS of $1.31.
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Amex and SAP markets offer E-Procurement interoperability w/ corporate purchasing card.
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AWE's timing vs. CDMA operators AWE's 3G upgrade is expected to happen faster than anticipated.
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These results are well ahead of our and Street estimates of $0.61.
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The U.S. light vehicle market has never, even in its growth phase in the 1950s and 1960s, seen such stability.
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We have increased our 4Q05 Minority Interest expense to $16.0 million, from $13.5 million previously, which accounts for the penny decline in our quarterly estimate.
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Installing a wired home network is not only costly, but has also proven to be a hassle.
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Moreover, 2002 was the first year in at least seven years with a decline in share repurchase, which could be related to the board's recent decision to increase the annual dividend by 33% to $0.96.
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We additionally believe it reflects the confidence management has, and we share, in PG's near- and longterm growth prospects.
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The overall revenue decline continues to reflect competition from the RBOCs, substitution, and consumers shifting to lower-priced calling plans.
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The International Packaging segment includes Ball Packaging Europe, Ball Asia Pacific (China) plus operations in Brazil.
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Solectron continues to target 9 inventory turns and DSOs in the mid 40s.
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Rider MAX, a product introduced just over a year ago, accounted for roughly 40% of Q1 99's sales, while broadening the appeal of AFL's flagship cancer life product.
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2004E based on consensus EPS of $4.84 and 2,120.95mn diluted shares.
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A catalyst could occur at the company's Feb. 8 analyst meeting, where management seems eager to illustrate the company's earnings power potential (and provide 1Q earnings guidance).
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Our $32/share target equates to 4.7 times EBITDA.
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Capital expenditures totaled $628 million, down from $708 million the prior year.
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We were counting on a sizable recovery in plastics to reach our '03 numbers.
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4. Cost targets not aligned with market realities.
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RFID is viewed as an interesting addition to the RSI database, acquired with the 4Q 2005 acquisition of RSI (Retail Solutions, Inc.).
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Frito Lay International delivered Q3 volume growth of 8% and operating profit growth of 13% .
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This would mark ORCL's 3rd quarter in a row that it has met or exceeded consensus expectations.
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Trading Clearly, the recent widening in spreads has not been good for large, global financial institutions.
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Price Target: (12 months) for (APOL) Method: Our $95 target price for APOL is derived from our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)-based model and based on the following estimates: 200919 revenue CAGR (compound average annual growth rate) of 6.9%, 2009 operating margin of 23.9% going to 31.3% by 2019, a WACC (weighted average cost of capital) of 11%, and terminal free cash flow growth of 3%.
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Figure 3 below provides a summary of HPQ's April 2005 quarter results by major operating segment/sub-segment..
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Aetna is in the process of building a Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) practice by expanding into a 2nd facility, which has been under construction since mid-2005.
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The key is to realize that there are three different parts of any turnaround and each has its opportunities: Stage 1 involves fixing the balance sheet, i.e., getting cash to enable the company to survive (not an issue for JAVA) and the valuation usually relative to book value expands if a company gets off the "critical list." Stage 2, which involves fixing the income statement, also represents an investment opportunity, and is measured by how companies perform relative to expectations and hitting milestones (as is the case for JAVA currently).
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INTU should report Q1 results at or above consensus of $438M and ($0.12) driven by strength in QuickBooks--which is off to a solid FY08 start.
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Renewed managerial oversight/cost controls led to SG&A de-leverage of 70-bps in the qtr - vastly improved over the prior qtr's 200-bps de-leveraging - with further opportunities for improvement to come.
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While the company has discontinued the sales of the Symmetry, we expect the recent acquisition of Epicor appears to be filling the void.
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As a result of escalating raw material costs, Crown has had to absorb the higher resin costs in order to maintain some volume in the plastics business.
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If management continues to execute the plans it set forth to steadily augment the company's sales growth through innovative, new-product introductions, joint ventures, and alliances, and continues to positively surprise (similar to second-quarter 1999 earnings results), then we believe that significant upside exists to HON's share price..
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We continue to rate the stock an Outperform, and recommend purchasing shares at current levels.
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Manufacturing for HC Power and IPD is being transferred to Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and this process should be completed in 4Q00..
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Slowing retail demand and slumping ASPs clearly impacted results.
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The cost of air add-ons is in the range of $300 per passenger.
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And international activities are quite promising.
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AIMCO Capital had another active quarter in 4Q07, generating net asset management and transaction income of $29 million, or approximately $0.28 per share, up from $13 million ($0.13ps) in 4Q06.
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As the ROE increases, the price to book valuation multiple should continue to expand.
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This reflects the somewhat disappointing first quarter revenue results.
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1) Structured Finance in the U.S. is expected to decline modestly in 2005 as revenue from RMBS and home equity securities are expected to decline approximately 20% compared to a robust 2004.
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Although we do not have a high level of conviction, we do have a favorable view of Oxytrol's chances given the previous setback and subsequent clinical development as well as the relative safety of the product..
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Montgomery reiterated the company's plan to open 95 new stores, including 13 in the Southwest, 22 in the Midwest, 13 in South Central, 14 in the Northeast, 12 in the Mid-Atlantic, and 21 in the Southeast (including entry into Florida).
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Based on the company's revenue results and estimated margins and expenses, we estimate that the company's operating margin was 380 basis points below our estimate due the large gross margin shortfall and higher than expected operating expenses.
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We need to also point out that foreign exchange cost the company approximately $0.02 per share in earnings in the quarter.
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Now, oil prices have firmed meaningfully, which should bolster demand in the next six to nine months, in areas like the Gulf Coast and Alberta.
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We have a Marketweight rating on the Specialty Pharmaceuticals sector..
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(6) Roughly 900,000 shares available under 2000 authorization, but would need consent from banks..
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CMVT's voice messaging business not only provides a stable cash stream, but also provides a privileged position in carriers' networks.
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These results were driven by Service Provider and Carrier segment, and we are predicting that this trend will continue over the next several years.
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At the time of the announcement, we estimate that the deal values Fonovisa at $240 million (6 million shares at roughly $40 per share).
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In addition, our price objective is supported by our dividend discount analysis, which also indicates a 12-month fair value near $51.
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We note that 4Q:06 was negatively impacted by net outflows of $151 million from the ALL business, which the company attributed to shock lapses.
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Our 2007 sales projections have Motorola's top line growth slowing substantially from 23% year/year in the March 2006 quarter.
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For example, A-B runs a program called "Impact Selling," in which the brewer educates the distributors and the salesforce about a particular product so as to equip them with fact-based selling points in order to make more effective sales calls to its customers (e.g., retailers, on-premises accounts).
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This potentially has implications for other automotive suppliers' earnings as calendar 1Q09 earnings could be weaker than anticipated resulting in further cuts in earnings.
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Nothing in the press release about specific commodities; we will be looking for an update on the call..
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In our view, CenturyTel shares have all the characteristics that have made the RLEC sector attractive, including more than 50% EBITDA margins and fewer access line losses than the larger RBOCs.
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And, the quarter wasn't unusual (beyond a higher yoy LIFO credit that added nearly 2 cents to reported EPS).
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Based on the $390 million or $1.50 per share contribution from Monsanto with respect to the PCB settlement announced after the close of trading yesterday we are lowering our target price by same amount.
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In addition to its value proposition, Olive Garden offers a local feel and authentic comfortable home-like dining experience.
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The company is confident that significant cost savings potential still exists in refining.
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What's Changed? The good news is that as expected, late Friday, the District Court of Chicago granted ABT's request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent Teva from launching generic Biaxin XL ahead of its preliminary injunction (PI) court hearing.
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The subsequent three vintages have each performed successively better--the 1998 vintage peaked at about half that level, while 1999 and 2000 were better still.
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We expect Federated to report third-quarter earnings on November 11, 1998.
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However, we expect the beneficial effect of foreign currency translation to wane around year-end.
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Symbol's revenue growth opportunities and operating profit margin improvement potential appear supported by a number of evolving developments.
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Bayer is essentially the only North American TDI producer that does not rely on Air Products for its intermediates supply; however, Bayer does purchase a portion of its needs from the firm..
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Its lead product is Cerezyme for Gaucher disease, with annualized revenues of nearly $540 million.
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Revenue has benefited from the expansion of Risperdal Consta, a longer-acting injectable formulation, in numerous markets, including the U.S. Risperdal Consta added $86 million in incremental revenue for the quarter.
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Numerous drivers should unfold over the next couple years.
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Q4 Profit Slightly Below Estimate - January 23, 2004.
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There are many unpredictable obstacles as P&G expands into 22,200 towns.
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The LANcity business not only manufactures cable modems but also cable modem head end gear.
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Our price target assumes the stock trades at a 20% relative P/E discount to the overall market.
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Gilead's overall prescription share volume has increased substantially compared to that of GlaxoSmithKline, its archrival in the reverse transcriptase inhibitor (RTI) market.
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1Q 2005 Should Show Continued Weakness In Japan And Gross Margin Pressure.
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Examples of premium brands include the George and Levi Strauss Signature lines in apparel, Diamond Keepsakes, and Wal-Mart's HDTV Modulars (Ilo and Durabrand).
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A key demand driver for this 5-6% CAGR (the bulk of which has been volume driven) in the architectural segment is the large rise in existing home sales which has grown from an annual pace of 4.6m to in excess of 7m in recent months.
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That might be so, but does it deserve a 33% lower multiple and one that is the "hands down" lowest multiple in our group? Most likely, it does not.
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Total revenues for the Publishing segment in 4Q were down 0.6% to $229.1 million, below our 3.4% estimated growth rate.
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So the question in Oncology is whether PICC and Port growth has dropped due to macro market conditions (which should at some point improve) or due to a waning mix benefit.
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EMC reported its 1Q00 results of $1.82B/$0.30, ahead of both our revenue and EPS estimates.
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From 1970 to 2000, average revenue per station increased by 7.1% vs. inflation of 4.6% equating to underlying radio price inflation of 2.5%.
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Operating Profits Diluted EPS (continuing ops only - incl Extraordinary Items) % Chg.
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We estimate the majority of the increase, which is the result of the credit from investments in low-income housing and non-conventional fuel sources, was due to the merger with UPC.
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JPMorgan indicated that new real-estate loan originations are of higher quality, largely because of a de-emphasis on the broker-originated loans, which have produced losses of double to triple those of comparable retail originations.
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But mean brand scores across the overall population and within key ethnicities are higher than earlier in the spring.
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HD Supply could be running below plan and perhaps flat to down on a sales basis ex.
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Revenues for the full year were $8.97 billion, down from $9.42 billion from a year ago.
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The company's products are sold under such names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Ajax and Science Diet".
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The problem with higher energy costs is that no one ever believes that they are permanent.
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The gross margin declined 40 basis points (bps) year over year in Q4 to 41.47%, exactly in line with our estimate.
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We are retaining our Strong Buy rating and our positive earnings estimate bias, particularly for F2001..
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StatLock sales grew 63% exFx, and now represents >10% of Bard's Urology business.
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Favorable secular trends in the structured finance and international markets remain intact, driven by the broadening of the capital markets, increasing insurance penetration, lower interest rates, and higher pricing.
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We estimate global can sheet is about 3 mmt separate from the 14.9 mmt global rolled products market definition that Alcoa made.
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While management indicated that foreign exchange and the increase of perpetual licenses as a percentage of revenues were the reasons for the decline, we believe this merits some concern.
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Jude's recent acquisition history that will form the foundation for this effort: Irvine Biomedical (AF and broader EP catheters, with a big presence in Japan); Epicor Medical (high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, ablation technology that could emerge as a stand-alone, minimally invasive procedure for treating AF); and Endocardial Solutions (conferring a solid #2 market share in advanced cardiac mapping, visualization, and navigation technology -enabling technologies for getting therapeutic catheters where they need to go within the heart).
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The FlexPac businesses have some minority interests in certain business units..
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