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While this valuation methodology holds less value for established, secure companies such as NI that carry a large conglomerate premium, it can be valuable in assessing the relative importance of each operating unit.
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In retrospect, given the stock's appreciation, they were buyers at good prices.
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But until AOL can drive real revenue growth it will remain a "show me story" with investors.
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Price Target: (12 months) for (AMAT) Method: CFROI and HOLT Risks: Weaker than expected mobile systems demand.
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Robertson Stephens THE GAP GPS Industry: Retailing Change in...
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The company feels that overall this quarter's low net adds reflected the result of a strategic customer re-focus through higher churn of low usage, low ARPU customers.
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We are encouraged by the SCC's recent acknowledgement that PotEd's existing rate provisions expire in conjunction with the MOU and hope that the company will be able to achieve earnings near its theoretical earnings power in 2009.
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Management's revenue guidance for Q4 differs from our previous topline estimate on TI for the quarter, which is being lowered today, by implying a somewhat bigger effect of the spillover on the sales of the company's Semiconductor segment in Q4.
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Capital expenditures during the quarter totaled approximately $223 million, roughly $45 million above our expectations.
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Enron separates its wholesale opportunities into those it considers developed markets and those it considers developing markets.
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Claim 6 of the '995 Patent was invalidated on appeal based on technical grounds.
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We believe the company could take additional present value charges of $700 mn..
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Healthcare information technology orders surged 30%.
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With U.S. political spending and the Olympics in 2008, we forecast an acceleration to 6.6% growth.
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Over the past five quarters Applied has spent ~$2.2B to repurchase ~132M shares.
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Stock buyback and dividend increase are positives, in our view.
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Management noted that it expects economic growth in its service areas to continue, as a number of industrial sectors (chemicals, auto, metals) show accelerating trends and the demand for new housing permits remains stable in the Southeast.
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The senior debt-tocapital ratio was 22% at the end of the quarter vs. 27% during the same period a year ago.
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However, management stated on its 2006 fourth-quarter earnings conference call that it expects weaker manufacturing sector in the first half of 2007.
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It is important to remember that Phase IIA trials bridge Phase I and IIB, looking for PK and PD activity as well as efficacy in small patient populations.
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However, we think we are now finally past the point where investors fear a significant liquidity event in the near-term, with a comfortable cash cushion thru at least 2010 even in a more pessimistic FCF and cash conversion scenario.
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In addition, we believe there could be upside to Street estimates as DGX markets the AmeriPath test menu to a potentially wider audience, as well as turns its cost-focus culture on the excess expenses currently in the AmeriPath model.
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Intuit is a leading provider of electronic financial services to consumers and small businesses, with 70%-plus market share across product lines and a leading presence on the Internet.
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One common theme among most stores we visited was location in new developments and high growth neighborhoods..
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Capital spending is lumpy from quarter to quarter, but the sharp 1Q reduction implies room for another $100 200 million in 1998, and we will keep a close eye on this trend as well..
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On top of that, it looks like Corning will be a solid contender in the WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexer) multiplexer/demultiplexer market, based on new products.
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The company also continues to move upstream with strong growth in MMS.
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Excluding these costs in the fourth quarter, underlying operating profit improved by double digits in all regions except North America.
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Our recent channel checks support the view that large companies are currently examining more strategic approaches to reviving profitability, having reduced headcount sufficiently for the current level of economic activity.
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To further alleviate some of the competitive pressure from Amgen, JNJ plans to conduct a head-to-head clinical trial to compare the most commonly used dosage of Procrit against the "most commonly promoted dose" for Aranesp.
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GIS announced that it would take list prices of 2-9% on 15% of its retail volume including Totino's Pillsbury frozen breakfast items, four, soup, and yogurt.
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There are two parts to the eBay stock call right now: 1) Consensus estimates for 2007 are currently up to $0.10 above where the company likely guides investors, but 2) eBay stands a pretty high likelihood of beating our estimates next year, particularly on margins.
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Following the fourth quarter conference call, we are ratcheting down our expectations by 4%-5% to 12%-13%..
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While we expect MSFT to remain the dominant U.S. player across the software stack, we believe the company will focus on (1) product interoperability, (2) deploying new productivity applications, (3) OS flavors and pricing flexibility (i.e., MSFT's most recent Thai Windows offering), (4) redefining OS functions such as security and backup and (5) increased local language support..
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Investment Conclusion Colgate faces three important issues in the coming years.
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In 2005, the award provides TXT with $15 million in revenue, which has no impact on our $4.03 estimate.
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Ingenix is very seasonal, and a majority of this segment's earnings are generated in the second half of the year.
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In addition, we view ADI as a dividend well that has just started to be tapped.
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Aside from the commitment by MSFT to sell and distribute SLES licenses over the next five years, NOVL will gain additional entry into the enterprise as SLES will become the preferred Linux distribution for MSFT customers with a mixed server environments.
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The number of new hires increased dramatically over the second half of the 1990s, rising from about 8,000 at the end of 1995 to more than 18,000 by the end of 1999.
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Quarter to date, sellers listed 173.8 million items on the U.S. site, flat Q/Q but up 10% Y/Y.
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The increase reflects our expectation that the company will improve its ROE to 15-16% by delivering on many of the strategies discussed above.
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We also support our DCF with relative multiples and discounted EPS and FCF valuation models.
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The analyst consensus estimate is $3.21 for its 4 quarter forward EPS.
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A loss of $0.05 was reported for 2Q/02 was better than had been expected.
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� In terms of the stock, we view this as the potential absence of one of the important near-term positive catalysts..
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Annual servicing revenue of $50 million in 1998 is expected to grow 30% in 1999.
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Altace sales continue to be strong, posting $47.8 million for the quarter, up 28% from the same period last year.
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We are offering a microprocessor roadmap summary based on company announcements and trade publication disclosures over the last several weeks.
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Pricing on Madden NFL 2005 and NBA Live 2005 was moved to $29.95 in early November and the lower price points were backed up with aggressive in-store advertising and the continuation of a "buy two get one free" promotion through mid-November.
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n The fourth quarter marks the 10th consecutive quarter of accelerating year-over-year revenue growth.
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47 of 48 state courts have ruled that 2003 NPM MSA adjustments should be negotiated in arbitration.
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Shareprice catalysts remain plentiful--Internet alliance opportunities abound, Windows 2000 places Dell into the highest corporate echelons, SAN offerings should vault Dell's storage into higher states of consciousness, and we look for continued explosive growth in the open systems server space..
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F3Q was specifically reiterated, but the company elected to withhold further commentary on forward quarters.
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First Medical products: Sigma-Aldrich acquired First Medical Inc. (FMI) in July 2000, with the expectation of achieving a small revenue base in 2001 from the acquisition with strong growth in future years.
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We would note, however, that if our thesis proves incorrect and substrate prices tumble along with monitor prices, the net results might be no change, or even a decrease in Corning's LCD-derived profits..
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Rating and Price Target History for: Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) as of 09-14-2006.
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Wal-Mart now trades at a 105% M/PGR premium relative to consensus forecasts of its ongoing growth rate and consensus projected year 2001 earnings.
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It has, we believe, altered the frame of reference; our view on the directional movement, however, is unchanged.
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In general, we expect a continuation of stable production from the Permian Basin area (215 wells slated for 2001) without much increase in capital spending..
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The other two facilities are located in Washington State and New Mexico. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2004 and is subject to approval by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
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Raising FY07 and FY08 EPS estimates For FY07, we raise our rev est to $1.896bn.
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We believe loss estimates for WFC's core loan book is well known by the street and reflected in the stock price..
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Paul and its billion-dollar middle-market commercial lines business will be a significant benefactor of a turn in the cycle.
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Monsanto, which spun off Solutia, has certain postretirement liabilities to Solutia; 2) There have been two antitrust inquiries against Monsanto, one on GMO seeds and one on Roundup; 3) The next generation of technology, output traits, are still roughly four years away from commercialization; and 4) A continued decline exists in the RoundUp business, as Monsanto loses market share to generic competition.
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The number topped consensus by a nickel and, along with the company's reported 5.2% takeaway number for the quarter, sent the shares up by some 4% midmorning.
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$460 million remains on the existing share repurchase authorization..
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In China, the company sells infant nutrition products.
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Another key benefit is the amount of outstanding marketable securities and the potential for additional cash from non-core asset sales.
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Adjusting for these expenses, margins would have actually expanded by 10-20 bps, suggesting underlying improvements in the way the Telecom business is being managed.
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Under current law, Citigroup has an extendible two-year period to divest its insurance businesses unless regulatory changes permit a more direct combination of banking and insurance..
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ADC is shipping into Verizon's FTTP project and has a total of 20 customers, all U.S. based, for FTTP equipment.
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Moreover, the distribution centers are operating more efficiently owing to continuous processing without the need to warehouse goods.
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Normal business practices allow most of the suppliers to pass the price of resin through to customers.
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Cash from operations in 3Q03 was $29.3 million (211% of net income) versus $15.4 million in 3Q02.
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Divisional Analysis The Theme Parks posted much stronger results than expected driven by virtually all revenue metrics th including higher attendance, ticket prices, hotel occupancy, and per capita spending.
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Although there is a firm consensus that QTC prolongation causes arrhythmia, there is little information and agreement on where the threshold lies.
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Assuming no market growth, demand should be for 11MM doses of FluMist next year, ahead of our 8MM dose sales estimate.
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To us, the promise of Principal's realignment rests in the company's capacity to further boost its return on equity.
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We feel GX will have little trouble raising the $93 million we estimate it requires in 2002, or the additional $23 million we estimate it requires in 2003.
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economic book value plus the current year's residual income, capitalized as an annuity.
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The new company's market share in key areas such as U.S. stock underwriting and global M&A advisory will still not rank in the top five, and will equal less than half the penetration of the leaders.
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In 2004, EOG increased total reserves by 8% and total production was 10.4% higher YoY.
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The mutual fund custodial function is highly commoditized, with margins of less than one-half basis point as a percentage of assets.
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Centralized checkout stations -- known as "quad wraps" since they each have four registers and ample counter space for packing -- were tested in 14 stores in early 2002 and are now being installed in all stores at a cost of $50 million (included in the capex budget for 2002).
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In addition, C-MAC and other recent acquisitions now add 52 more manufacturing sites scattered around the world.
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The second agreement is a 20-year contract between Pertamina and Malaysia's State Oil Company � Petronas for delivery of gas to Malaysia.
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In addition, the integration of the Listerine brand of products prompted management to create a new consumer segment called Oral Care which posted sales of $359 million.
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Our price target of $13 represents 19x our 2006 EPS estimate which is inline with the peer group.
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The global customer count increased 30% y/y to 60,000.
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Guidance for the first half was cautious citing continued weak markets and higher pension costs.
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Canadian telecom equipment giant Nortel Networks was the only customer that represented more than 10% of Sanmina' FY2000 revenue.
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Inflation Adjustment is applied each year at the greater of 3% or the percentage increase of CPI starting in the year the first payment is made Volume Decrease Adjustment is calculated as the payment made equal to the scheduled annual payment times the ratio of actual relevant domestic tobacco product unit sales volume to relevant base volume.
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Energy-Related Investments reported a 277% increase in quarterly earnings..
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The demonstration emphasized the strength of the suite and revealed that SEBL is positioning itself as an operating system vendor for channel relationships.
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We arrive at our $58 price target using a 4.1x multiple of EV-to-2004 EBITDAX, a more appropriate measure given the company's high debt level.
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In exchange for a 25% stake in Metavante, Warburg Pincus will invest $625mm.
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tunity for Lowe's to open up hundreds more stores without significant cannibalization of its existing stores.
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Charge offs increased from 6.00% in Oct to 6.39% in Nov (still near historical high).
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Wachovia's earnings and/or stock price could be negatively impacted by rapid changes in interest rates or a slower than expected rebound in the economy, which among other things, could result in higher loan losses and/or slower loan growth than currently anticipated..
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