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ROH is vertically integrated here as in automotive coatings.
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We expect Q4 to mark the bottom in terms of the company's business model, with operating margins falling to just 0.5%.
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Worldwide sales were up 13%, above our expectations of up 10-11%.
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Prescott will also feature a number of architectural improvements including a larger 1Mb L2 cache and potentially an updated instruction set.
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U.S. sales still contribute the lion's share of revenues, but the company has taken an aggressive approach to both developed and emerging markets.
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Acquisitions completed in the last twelve months added $33.7mn in sales for the quarter, with almost no impact on segment earnings after acquisition write-offs..
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First default page for Kmart's bluelight.com site is thought to be Yahoo and should include "cross marketing links" with Kmart's site.
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Additionally, it appears Yahoo! grew its US queries in-line with the market in 2Q.
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The semi-test bookings customer mix was 40% for SubCons and 60% for IDMs.
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Our newly introduced 2005 EPS estimate of $3.06 implies solid, double digit profit growth for that year as well.
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The shortage of kegs seems to be continuing although AB believes we'll see its sales and inventory positions back to normal by the end of July or August.
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We believe front-end comps are at risk if the company begins to cut back on some of the drivers of this robust performance (especially the added services and advertising).
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In the 10-K, TSYS indicated that it expects the new system to be available by the 4Q02.
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While our prior estimates were either at ($3.69B in 2004) or below ($3.81B in 2005) the guidance, Street views were modestly north of both ranges.
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(See Figure A.) We believe the shares have the potential for further P/E multiple expansion given the current market environment and expect investors' appetite for defensive health care stocks to continue to grow.
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Although our 2005 and 2006 estimates are shown in break-down form in the accompanying table below (and also in the first table in this note), which also presents estimated 2003-2006 compound annual growth rates for each line of business, a word about the 2005 changes is in order.
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(iii) Intellectual Property (1% of revenues): Due to purchase-accounting rules, LSI cannot recognize the whole amount of cash it receives due to its intellectual property.
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We discuss items, issues, and lines of questioning likely to figure prominently at the event..
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We think CCE's commentary on the cost and pricing outlook for the North American sparkling beverage business provided some interesting insight on the Coke system's strategy for the category and the overall beverage business at least through the next year..
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The current rate-setting mechanism (Performance Base Rates or PBR) for both utilities will expire at the end of 2002.
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Phase III trials in macular edema should begin in early 2004, with an expected approval in the 2006-2007 timeframe.
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Valuation and Risk Our price target remains at $37 and is based on 3.4x book value of $10.93 (currently, the stock is trading at 3.7x book value).
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Q4 Results Offer Mixed Bag, But Positive Long-Term Outlook Intact - July 14, 2006.
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The benefit of the merger in 2001, approximately $0.15 per share, combined with a fully operational Cook Plant should result in record earnings for AEP in 2001.
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Given the challenging business environment, Fitch expects that if Ambac is unable to efficiently deploy generated excess capital towards new business opportunities, it will continue to repurchase its common stock.
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While the percentage remains stable, the overall revenue is assumed to fall along with the RevPAR change therefore the absolute dollars of house profit will be lower.
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This was no surprise, since management said at its November 2002 investor meeting that it was reviewing the reasonableness of its DAC/PVIF/GMDB assumptions..
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This multiple expansion, in our opinion, will be enabled by superior free cash flow growth of 13%, 100 basis points above the industry mean.
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We need to point out to investors that the "hang out" strategy comes at a price with respect to 2006.
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SUM-OF-THE PARTS VALUATION Separate from our fundamental price target, we thought it would be interesting to see what the individual pieces of U.S. Steel might be worth when under a take-out scenario, taking into account recent M&A multiples on comparable assets.
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Higher earnings assets, such as growth equities, are still leaving and being replaced by lower earnings assets, such quantitative assets.
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There were a number of special items in the quarter that made it somewhat difficult to extract the core earnings number.
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The company is relatively protected from the on-going credit crunch, we believe.
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Recall that under its agreement with BSX, Abbott has licensed to Boston the right to market Xience under its own label.
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Think of doubling the speed limit in Manhattan and ask whether that would double the number of cars that could get through town on a busy weekday.
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Sun's strong performance in hardware was also mirrored in its other divisions and across all geographies.
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Caustic soda and chlorine are produced together during the chlor-alkali process in a 1.1: 1 relationship, meaning that for every ton of chlorine produced, 1.1 tons of caustic soda is also produced.
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We continue to wait for Christmas Tree Shop to supplement the declining growth of the core.
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These innovations will eventually prove as transformational to our society and way of life as the horseless carriage.
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The defaults largely occurred in southern California; San Francisco area home prices were stable through the 1990s and the rise in defaults was far more modest..
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We would expect CEO Ron Zarella to provide additional color on the outlook for 2006 and perhaps to put forth a conservative three-year revenue and earnings growth outlook which is likely to be more in-line with our expectations than the Street's.
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We note that revenue growth guidance moved in line with our (5%) and consensus (6%) 2006 expectations.
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System-wide same-store sales are expected to increase 6.0% vs. 7.0% in the prior-year period.
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Harrison was recently highlighted at an October, 2003 analyst meeting in Pittsburgh.
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This is primarily due to two external factors, which we expect to continue exerting pressure on shares over the next six months: Rising competitive pressure, touched off by Altria's entrance into the moist snuff (MST) category last week.
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We have forecast a moderate 12% international sales decline to $2.0 billion in 2003.
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Because of the recent clean air legislation, rates in North Carolina are frozen until 2007 and the company will recover 70% of the $1.5B in costs associated with this program by 2007 with the remaining costs to be recovered in 2008 and 2009 pending a true-up.
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Total debt at period end was $5.8 billion, as compared to $5.5 billion last year, and total debt-to-total capitalization was 71.4%, versus 71.5%..
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Pricing was roughly flat for the second quarter in a row.
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For the quarter, Palm represented approximately 19% of sales, or $272.3 million, which was up 4% sequentially and up 116% from a year ago.
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NCC has acknowledged during presentation that retail has traditionally not been its main focus over the years and as such it has not been bank's point of strength.
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Further degradation of title/escrow balances could result in additional NIM compression given that these accounts are very cheap sources of funding.
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Also, in the fourth quarter, the company probably saw some benefit from the recent granting of French reimbursement for its private sector on September 24th.
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Additional indications will be developed for most of the company's products..
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Alibaba is a leader in a rapidly growing market and could easily outpace the modest 25% annual growth we assume from 2008 to 2013.
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Efficiencies in NAV's engine business should also help to accelerate 2005 earnings growth.
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There are some potential catalysts that could prove positive for the stock.
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Partly offsetting the improvement were higher interest expense ($0.05) due to an expanded asset base and share dilution ($0.01).
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Guidant is the number two player in this market segment, behind Medtronic, Inc. (MDT-NYSE) and ahead of St.
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Price Target: (12 months) for (CL) Method: DCF, Relative Multiples Risks: emerging issue of management transition, above average exposure to emerging markets Price Target: (12 months) for (CLX) Method: DCF, Relative Multiples Risks: Raw materials exposure, failure to gain top-line traction with new products Price Target: (12 months) for (G) Method: DCF, Relative Multiples Risks: Increased competition in blade and razor category could negatively impact revenue and profit growth.
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The approval for treatment for fibromyalgia, or widespread muscle pain, should aid Lyrica's sales going forward into 2008.
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At the same time, shareholders will be pleased with the share repurchase activity (we forecast $250 million in fiscal 2006) and continued debt reduction ($600 million) taking advantage of a $600 million cash balance and the $600 million in free cash flow (after dividends) we currently estimate.
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The entity has contracted with three of the top five private banks in Brazil and will be ramping up through 2007.
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Linerboard producers operated at 85.7% of capacity in November, down from 91.5% in the prior month.
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(See the section titled "Symantec Addressable Market" for further discussion of this topic.) 2) We view the storage software business acquired with the VERITAS Software business as a stable low-growth business at this time, with significant future risks.
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3. Can INTU develop incremental revenue sources at Quicken.com? We are projecting a 7% yr/yr drop to $67.7 million in INTU's consumer finance segment, as shown in Figure 3. Quicken software sales continue to slow and we believe it is proving difficult to develop incremental revenue sources at Quicken.com.
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More recently, health care-related processing services have gained in prominence.
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Valuation: Micron is trading at 22x our 2005 EPS versus 29x for our Universe average.
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Martis DXX--Tellabs obtained the Martis DXX product when it acquired Martis Oy of Finland in 1993.
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The fiber business continues to be the leading driver of top- and bottomline growth.
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Currently, our estimates suggest the CCU's radio group trades at a 30% discount to its peers, which we do not believe is warranted.
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If Agricultural Equipment's 4Q00 profitability is any indication of the cost of maintaining and/or gaining market share in 2001, margins could far undershoot present expectations.
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NA operating rates have been bouncing between the high 80s and low 90s for the last several years while a relatively concentrated group of producers (the top five producers have 83.4% of capacity) did little or nothing to address the supply imbalance created by the steady decline in per capita consumption.
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Further, early success with self-checkout could lead to expansion of this initiative.
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IBM conducted two webcasts on its play in the wireless space in 2000.
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Source: Zipzoomfly.com, Pricewatch.com, Newegg.com, Penstarsys.com & Caris Research.
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Brazil BMC-7 Block Peregrino Field (50% WI): Anadarko received government approval of the $1+ billion shallow water Peregrino project.
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As noted, a key reason for our rating upgrade is the visibility of growth outlooks of each business segment based on the disclosure of their respective operating results.
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KEY POINTS: - Mead reported second quarter earnings excluding special items of $0.52 per share versus $0.60 a year ago, in line with the consensus estimate but modestly lower than our estimate of $0.56.
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(And presumably that appellate court ruling must go in Mylan's favor.) With access to the generic of Ditropan XL 15mg, Mylan can compete more effectively in the generic market, as Mylan will be the only company offering all three dosage strengths.
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All automakers used asbestos-containing materials within certain automotive components such as brakes, clutches and gaskets.
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A 10% reduction in net data additions from our current forecast could reduce Comcast's intrinsic value by $1 per share.
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� West Qurna: COP has also agreed to participate in Lukoil's disputed contract to develop the West Qurna field in Iraq assuming its rights are upheld alongside all required government approvals.
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Management stated that digital products grew strongly during the quarter, representing 28% of total sales versus 19% last year), including digital TVs, digital imaging, and especially video games (a category the company did not materially participate in before the appliance category exit).
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We believe there is some investor anxiety relative to 1Q04 guidance.
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Cottle will oversee all aspects of the EA Mobile business worldwide.
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Three years ago, Sun held four key competitive advantages: 1. Focus on Solaris..
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We will revisit this after the analyst meeting December 12.
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The remaining underwriting business results, adjusted for $81 million of reserve strengthening, were below our estimates given what management referred to as some nonrecurring expenses.
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Importantly, timing contracts lengths in an effort to achieve coincident future expirations is not considered to be a key objective.
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We also note that our current estimates do not account for the possibility that Ivax is successful in overturning the Lexapro patent.
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3) Another risk to Medco is that we are generally cautious on the longterm impact from the Medicare Drug Benefit, and expectations may be too high in this regard.
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Our volume forecast is 2.5% in the US for 3Q with Europe volume growth of 4%.
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Our Underweight rating remains Waddell & Reed because we still see the company's retail business, which is the most influential driver of earnings, delivering sub-par returns.
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This consolidation, as well as a number of small and mid-sized generalists going out of business is generally paring the number of competitors.
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We reiterate Buy rating with stock trading at P/E of less 12x our conservative 2007 EPS estimate of $10.00, over a 10% discount to peers.
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methodology must distinguish between the risk profiles of various companies.
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Outlook In a quarter characterized by management as a "landmark'" Stanley reported 1Q EPS of $0.56 (vs. $0.54 last year), matching the company's guidance, updated April 3. Our estimate was $0.56, as was consensus.
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We found the directional signage located at the endcaps of the shoe departments to be very helpful.
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There is another path out there right now which you have heard about which is Clear Skies legislation.
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