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We expect TXU to elaborate on its U.S. wholesale energy strategy and address investor concerns at meetings in 1H01.
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Going back to 1975, on average during the recoveries, GWW's correlation to IP is 97%.
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Potomac will be Transco's first expansion in this part of its market area in several years and will provide customers access to additional gas supplies via East Tennessee, and storage services both on East Tennessee and Pine Needle.
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Revenue for the Medical Products Manufacturing segment increased 47% to $667 million, driven by strong sales of infection prevention products and surgical instruments, and the addition of VIASYS Healthcare, which the company acquired last June.
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Though Microsoft's current valuation is in the low-to-mid range of its historical average on a P/E basis, it is at the mid- to high-end on a P/E/G basis..
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Unfortunately, given the still lackluster pace of overall license sales, it's clear that none of these initiatives is large enough to offset the weakness in the core DBMS business, which has been under pressure from excess user capacity, declining prices and competition.
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The company is laying off an additional 400 employees or approximately 12% of the workforce.
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PMC-Sierra also holds key market share positions within these markets, affording the company an opportunity as the markets turn.
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In June, CVH sharply cut its 2008 EPS expectations.
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Latin American machine sales declined more than 25% in August, as they have since April.
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However, demand for Tivoli remains weak and strong revenue growth from this product line is not expected until 2H01..
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As the transaction was structured, ADT was the legal surviving entity, and Tyco retained the Bermuda domicile.
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We believe that investor expectations will be reset lower after today's earnings call and analyst meeting.
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While Intel had not officially given a date for launch of the Montecito, we were expecting it in Q3 2005.
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Earnings in the first quarter of 1998 showed some of the impact of restructuring-related cost reductions: SG&A and R&D expenses were significantly reduced and losses from digital product lines also declined.
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GLP-1 is a naturally occuring hormone that helps the body control blood sugar levels in the normal range after eating, gastric emptying, and food intake.
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Cash flow totaled $2.6 billion in the third quarter.
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Risks: Weaker-than-expected light vehicle sales and production in North America; higher gas prices; labor disruptions at Delphi or GM or other parts suppliers; pension and OPEB accounting-related changes, could all have a material effect on GM's valuation and present risks to our $14 target price.
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DirecTV and BskyB offer considerable upside to intrinsic value.
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For stores up north, this seems highly cost ineffective.
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As such, we don't believe F2Q07 key metrics will be strong either.
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We would not be surprised to see dramatic upward revisions in EPS guidance from management with only modest improvements in the economy.
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The endpoints for the trial will include 30-day MACE, 9month TLR, TVR and TVF, as well as 8-month angiographic and IVUS follow-up.
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Norweb charges a fixed price to its customers whereas power prices fluctuate throughout the year typically peaking in the first and fourth quarters.
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Within the General Markets group, the strategy will be to sell products however the customer requires -- either directly or through agents, resellers/dealers, retail, or telebusiness/E-business.
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Meanwhile Gap is continuing to rationalize its store fleet.
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However, technique and technology may help reduce peri-stent restenosis: Brian Firth, vice president, Medical Affairs and Health Economics Worldwide at Cordis, pointed out that proliferation around the stent edges is a phenomenon that occurs with bare metal stents quite regularly, however, its existence has been overshadowed by the much higher restenosis rates in the stented region.
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The two write-offs would equate to ~20% of outstanding deposits at the end of 3Q06 and 1.4% of total equity.
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On a geographic basis: * Sales in North America increased 9% (16% including currency, natural gas, and days effect) lower than 12% in 3Q:04 and 12% in 2Q:04.
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In addition, MO owns 84% of Kraft Foods Inc., the largest branded food and beverage company in the US, with a significant international presence as well.
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Those figures compare to previous estimates of $1.72 (admittedly high to begin with) and more than $2.8 billion.
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Company Description: The Williams Companies, Inc. is divided into three major operating segments: Gas Pipeline, Energy Marketing & Trade, and Energy Services, which is made up of marketing and trading, exploration and production, and midstream services.
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We are lowering our recommendation on Capital One to an Outperform from a Buy.
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MWV reported 4Q EPS of $0.36, below our $0.39 forecast and $0.02 behind the consensus of $0.38.
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We shaved off $5m from our F06 rev estimate given the slow start to the year but have growth ramping as F06 progresses.
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Thus, if the concept is to offer bundled long distance, local, video, and wireless solutions over a variety of transmission mediums, the two businesses probably cannot be separated for long.
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Both our relative P/E and DCF models incorporate three market scenarios: bull, normal, and bear.
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Our fair value estimate is roughly 25% above the current price..
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Using the estimated operating ratio of 79.2%, we arrive at a theoretical operating income of $1,122 million in 1999, $403 million higher than reported.
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Retain Buy Opinion Despite what has turned out to be a poor winter for Campbell Soup, we nevertheless retain our BUY opinion based on a combination of valuation, pricing power vs. low demand elasticity, possible LT SAP benefits and upside in emerging markets, solid balance sheet (1.5x net debt/EBITDA).
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In 2003, GE enhanced its hydro position in China via the acquisition of 90% of Kvaerner Equipment, one of that country's leading suppliers of hydropower generation equipment.
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We believe this is a reasonable assumption given the company's visible high-single-digit organic growth, active share repurchase program, and longer term mid-teens EPS growth rate..
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This is equal to the midpoint (25%) of all medical device stocks and all medical supply stocks in our universe.
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We are modeling for flat sequential revenues for display advertising.
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Second, the "WorldCom" network, which has used Cisco ATM products in the past, will continue to use Cisco ATM switches.
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ED's valuation could be affected by the potential to pay damages in the NU lawsuit..
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On the topic of Barbie's "turnaround," his view is that while progress has been made, it is too early to declare all-out victory.
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Management expects modest receivable growth in the second half and for charging volume to remain strong..
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The price point is currently $20 per month, or $0.20 per email, seemingly cheaper than PostCE.
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The weekly TMAPTM analysis shows that RHI is in no trend..
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Average earning assets increased 26.4% annualized linked quarter drove a 16.3% increase in net interest income.
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While too early to judge, but we did like what we saw.
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In total, gross profit of $9.5 billion handily exceeded our forecast of $9.02 billion.
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Management also reaffirmed their full year guidance of 2001 EPS 5%-10% below a year ago, implying a $2.72-$2.87 range.
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In its Q4 '05 conference call and fleet status report this morning, RIG abruptly recalibrated the scale of top line and cost risks to its earnings growth outlook, revealing it has done a poor job of guiding expectations and rattling our confidence in management's handle on growth.
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Moving down the income statement, we believe that gross margin should be roughly flat over the coming years.
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This was partially offset by a three day rise in days payable.
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Currently, BBY's operating-margin rate is approximately 5.3%..
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Customers include Barclays Bank, BMW, British Airways, Knight Ridder, Merck, and Target.
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The next data points will come from a competitor conference being held in early June.
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Although Eastman is a significant user of inexpensive coal to make products, it makes many of its products from oil and gas and therefore is sensitive to changes in hydrocarbon feedstock costs..
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Valuation: Given the robust metal price environment we continue to value equity using a peak-cycle type approach.
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Accounts receivable increased to $1,552 million from $1,390 million last quarter (DSO's rose to 68 days from 59 days) and inventory rose slightly to $773 million from $763 million (inventory turns were essentially flat at 6.3 versus 6.4).
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We believe it would take at least 4 to 5 years before this new smelter is complete and ready for production..
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As a result, we expect the Company's operating metrics to remain sound over the next several years.
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Thus, we do not foresee the Internet significantly changing the back end of the payroll business.
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The downside risk for Sanmina-SCI is that the new company chooses to work with.
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Current Barnett production is around 70 MMcfpd, with a year-end 2005 exit rate of 80 MMcfpd (50 MMcfpd average for 2005).
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Although we believe the company will continue to generate impressive revenue and EPS growth over at least the next three to five years, the current 58% EPS growth trend is not sustainable.
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Amigal acts by binding to the -GAL enzyme responsible for Fabry disease and promotes proper folding, processing and trafficking of this enzyme from the endoplasmic reticulum to the lysosome, where it acts.
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The segment consists of two divisions, the independent producer and the career agency divisions.
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Gross margins declined -33bp y/y to 23.26% (vs. +9bp in Q2 LY), below our 23.54% (-5bp) estimate, due to in large part to markdowns (maintaining price leadership) and a merchandise mix shift (strength in lower-margin grocery and entertainment; weakness in higher-margin apparel and home).
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Risks: Risks specific to UPS to achieving our price target of $86 include the economy (both domestic and global), fuel prices (particularly jet fuel), a cyclical rotation out of the airfreight sector, impending risks of labor strikes by the pilots, union pressures from the Teamsters, and competitive pricing pressures in the domestic market.
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While the clear majority of dealers had already moved to MSRP before this quarter, an increasing number of dealers are now waiving freight and set-up fees or throwing in parts & accessories to close a sale.
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While we believe this guidance to be conservative, we also believe the company is concerned that the ramp-up of the new 4000XL product family could go slower than previously expected..
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Also,mSFA was chosen by CableLabs to help design and implement systems for the OpenCable interface initiatives; this should help stimulate deployment of digital products and applications.
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Of the $45m shortfall, approximately $10m is attributable to the fall-off in foundry revenue related to discontinued operations, with the remainder resulting from i) lower bookings from EMS customers (where inventory levels are still elevated), ii) seasonally lower builds by customers in the wireless, display and computing end-markets, and iii) lower shipments to distributors.
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Management expects to consolidate 4-8 branches and expects to convert the systems within 90 to 120 days of closing.
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BK services nearly 1,500 pension fund clients in the U.K., providing custody for a quarter of U.K. pension assets.
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o It also creates a key growth platform in the pulp & paper market and helps to immediately improve water technologies scale.
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n. U.S. light vehicle tire shipments rose by 7.4% in July (passenger car tires rose 8.9%, light truck tires declined 0.8%).
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The livelihood of any therapeutic company depends on drug development supported by a robust pipeline.
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Based on our second quarter VA industry sales growth projection (down 1.5% sequentially), we estimate that HIG gained approximately 24 bps of market share in 2Q06 (from 8.3% in 1Q06 to 8.5%).
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Around 20% (off 18.0 million subscriber base) mid-teens % NA low to mid 20s% approximately $5.3 billion NA.
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*** Yum issued a release after the close indicating that it does not anticipate a material impact on sales, profits or supplies from the avian flu.
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Having made $3.1 billion in acquisition over the last four years, management indicated that this charge represented only 3% of the total purchase price for its acquisitions.
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Second, Block announced that tax preparation customers in California will be offered refund anticipation loans (RALs) "at no additional cost".
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Meanwhile, in inkjet printers, HP was able to counter sluggish industry growth with substantial market share gains from smaller competitors such as Lexmark and Epson, as scale became an increasingly important source of competitive advantage.
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We don't expect a significant improvement in this market in the near-term.
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We think HD can continue to beat numbers this year.
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The company also pointed out record level demand for its titanium precision metal processing capabilities from the aerospace market.
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Importantly, given the performance over the last few quarters, management has lowered its target DSO range to the low 40's from its previous guidance of 44 to 46 days.
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Sealed Air presented at our 6th Annual Wrap-up Conference on May 6. The company's presentation was made by Dermot Dunphy, Chairman & CEO, Daniel Van Riper, Sr.
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We will revisit our estimates; currently, our 2005 EPS projection is $1.92.
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has helped to boost refining earnings, and this could continue in the second quarter..
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We look for multiple expansion as Goldman management delivers growth through its diverse business mix over a longer period of time.
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Currently, Con Ed is trading at approximately 7x our 2000 estimated EV/EBITDA and 1.3x EV/net PP&E.
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Yet, while EchoStar may be behind in HD terms, we believe that its deeper relationship with AT&T, which has led to products like HomeZone, mitigate some of.
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Spun-off remaining interest in Tronox to existing shareholders on March 30, 2006.
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Capital structure Total debt as of 10/28/06 was $8.6B, down slightly from last quarter and down -26% (-$3.0B) from $11.6B in Q3:05.
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