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Oracle reduced its headcount from 42,443 at the end of calendar 2001 to 40,389 (or about 5%) as of the end of fiscal third quarter 2003.
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This is a discount to a 18.2x multiple for our coverage universe..
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Alberto-Culver Company Income Statement, 2002-2004E.
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Focus on Food and Consumables a Potential Driver of Same Store Sales Growth..
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In total, Boeing has contributed a hefty $3.6 billion to its pension fund this year, largely wiping away requirements for 2005.
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Of the $1.25 billion total, PMC estimates the segments its storage semiconductors address totaled roughly $215 million in 2006, with.
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In 2003, the division is planning to open 30 new stores in the U.K. and Ireland, for a total of 153 stores by year-end.
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We believe mobile advertising, which is digital and interactive like the Internet, could experience similar growth.
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The company introduced a fully automated retractable safety syringe in F2Q02, and management is hopeful that this new product will drive incremental penetration.
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However, PGR has effectively responded to the increased competition through the continued focus on: excellent underwriting, successful management incentives, localized decision making and strong agent relationships.
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Company Description Lincoln National is the nation's 10th-largest life insurer, with gross assets exceeding $95 billion.
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The loss also did not include a $12.5 million net charge related to restructuring of the manufacturing effort.
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Source: Adobe Systems Inc. market research, industry sources and UBS Warburg LLC estimates.
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We believe Coke's US plants (approximately 25 facilities, excludes PR concentrate and HQ building) of Minute Maid, 8 fountain syrup plants, 5 Danone spring water plants, 9 hot fill plants also have a book value in the roughly $2B range.
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$35-$40 billion global market Secular market growth of 2% to 3% driven by demographic trends and regulatory changes 12%-14% operating margins.
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The results of these hedging activities can impact the earnings in unpredictable ways..
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Mgmt likely to highlight energy, insurance, wages & benefits as key challenges; underlying assumptions likely to reflect caution on cost issues at least through 1H.
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Avid, experienced, and multiple market players spend $3,000 annually.
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On June 5, 2003, a federal grand jury in San Diego, California, issued an indictment against Barry Weinbaum, the chief executive officer of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, located in San Diego, California.
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We model 60bp of restaurant level margin expansion in F08 given economies of scale and a maturing business.
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Beyond 1999, we are expecting this ratio to return to the 44-45% range and trend down over time as efficiencies are realized.
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Ford presented an example based on an ex-ante share price of $60 and 40% of the shares being submitted for cash.
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According to Standard & Poor's, "key to the company's successful management of interest rate risk is Countrywide's strong macro hedge, characterized by strong mortgage production throughout various interest rate cycles, combined with a growing and efficient mortgage servicing operation.
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First, TXU trades for 9.2x our 2007e EPS estimate of $5.75, a 4.1 multiple point discount to median P/E of 13.3x for other integrated utility companies, which have expressed an interest in merchant power generation assets (except for DUK) making a stock deal currently challenging for TXU (Exhibit 1).
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investment strategy, by back-end loading acquisitions and front-end loading sales.
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While we have no view on the possibility (or lack thereof) of NDS' culpability in this matter, it is a fact that there is widespread piracy of this encryption platform.
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For Eckerd, our SG&A forecast is flat to last year.
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This innovation marked the next step in the evolution of Pipeline MLPs from staid, no-growth MLPs to growth MLPs..
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Restructuring has changed the cost structure of the company's Engineered Products segment in particular, which is expected to assist in improving profitability.
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Heinz held its analyst meeting yesterday in Pittsburgh to outline a broad "restructuring" program aimed at achieving more focus at the company something we've been hoping for now for some time.
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As with any insurance company, we do not include any forecast for catastrophe losses beyond normal.
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The visibility of these formerly "recurring" asset sale gains has diminished greatly, in our opinion, after the company's $1.2 billion non-core asset rationalization program in 2000.
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The market view seems to be closer to $12/share, but we believe that even if the market continues to disagree about the value of the network, Discover shares will quickly earn a takeover premium and that the $15 value will be delivered to shareholders fairly quickly.
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2. FCF is calculated as: EBITDA less net interest expense, taxes, capex plus net changes in working capital.
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We believe that the combination of rising earnings estimates, continued positive commentary from Dell (who reports February 10th) about printing and Lexmark, and LXK re-entering the market to repurchase shares could all be helpful forces for the stock.
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Key risks include significant client losses, loss of key personnel, an economic slowdown, and significant issues at GM..
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~~~Recommendation Downgrade ~~~Results Analyzed ~~~Company Update.
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Its Android application serves as a driver to catalyze its market share in mobile search in the US, as it currently ranks among the top 3 search engines in foreign countries.
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Despite this additional cost cutting and restructuring benefit, Kodak is sticking with its target of 10% earnings growth (which implies a $5.50 number compared to the First Call average of $5.62) Although Kodak Declined To Provide Guidance , This New Restructuring Program Should Improve Earnings, As A Result We Took Our Numbers Up. As we indicated in yesterday's earnings overview piece, we have increased our estimates for Kodak.
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Oil Revenue by Region Equatorial Guinea Argentina US NGL Total U.S. China + Other U.K.-North Sea Gas Revenue by Region.
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If the impact of any of these factors proves to be less than we anticipate, the stock will likely continue to outperform our target price..
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At roughly 5.00%, BACs 4Q02 managed (and held) credit card portfolio NCO ratio improved slightly, and remains among the best in class.
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Amgen receives a 10% royalty on these drugs, but more importantly, they give a strong indication on the overall trends for Amgen's Aranesp business.
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OVERVIEW We believe eBay's CQ2 performance is tracking in line to better than our / FC CQ2 revenue estimate of $1.78B.
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Wal-Marts long-term debt to capital stood at 36% at the end of FY00, down from 46% at the end of FY95, while vendor financing of inventories soared to 70.4% from 40.3%..
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In 1999, Japanese domestic new vehicle sales growth was flat with 1998, at 5.9 million units (versus a decline of 6.4% in 1998 and -3.8% in 1997).
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Nonetheless, BroadVision is a highly volatile share, which could show a slight growth in profits or a sharp share price drop in the very short term.
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We believe other names in our group are likely to see multiple contraction earlier and/or more severely.
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The Contract business continues to grow the fastest out of the three delivery segments due to investments in the sales force in 2004 that are yielding profit improvements and new account acquisitions.
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While females exhibit variable severity of symptoms, it is estimated that up to a third are affected in a clinically meaningful manner.
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Abbott holds several additional method of containment patents for sevoflurane that extend out through 2017 and 2018, including a patent for a formulation combining sevoflurane with water and for stabilizing the anesthetic.
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reflect heavy orders--and the fact that marketing types do not believe orders are real, given the UAW contact expiration and the concern that dealers are "gaming" the system.
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In Canada, the company drilled 177 wells during the first quarter.
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In an effort to make valuation as meaningful, yet simple, as possible, we have based our valuation multiple off of an "adjusted ROE".
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Increased costs could drive the next leg down for AMD stock.
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Higher earnings from securities lending will be felt through the firm, while the benefit of wider spreads due to floating rate short-term liabilities will have the greatest impact in group life and retirement/savings.
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07 February 2007 Americas/United States Equity Research Life Insurance (Life and Health Insurance) / MARKET WEIGHT.
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They have taken markdowns and canceled fashion mistakes in order to clear space for the newly refined assortment for holiday.
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We note that SHW historically has paid approximately 30% of trailing EPS in dividends or currently approximately $1.00/share representing a 1.9% yield.
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Comments 3Q05 miss due to reduction in wholesaler inventory and additional cannibalization of Epogen by Aranesp in hospital diaylsis setting.
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EPS were $0.48, four cents above our estimate, driven by better than expected gross margins.
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It was mentioned that the bank does have exposure to 4 Circuit City stores, though the outlook on this relationship remains unclear.
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XTO Energy Inc. - XTO We expect to receive or intend to seek compensation for investment banking services from XTO Energy Inc. within the next three months.
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We believe the worst is over in this market, but there is low visibility for timing and magnitude of any sustained growth.
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Medical Midas-Rex Uro / Gastro Incontinence / Other Functional Diagnostics (d) Diabetes (Minimed) Spinal, ENT, & SNT Spinal Surgery Instruments BMP Surgical Navigation Tech.
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We are optimistic that the SEC review will come to a conclusion with little or no financial implications.
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Unfortunately, the bank/thrifty industry also has the same implied guaranty and we can recall $200 billion of our money going to bail out the thrifts back in the `80s..
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Coors gained market share with Carling outperforming the market with a low single digit year-over-year volume decline.
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Sanmina Business Mix Revenue & Operating Margin Review.
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S&P cited DPH's large unfunded pension and OPEB obligations as well as concerns over the automotive industry and GM, in particular.
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On an ABO (accumulated benefit obligation) basis, 3M's pension exceeds the ABO -- this resulted in a $1.2 billion increase to the comprehensive income line within shareholders' equity..
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Beyond this dynamic, we believe one of the biggest factors weighing on MSFT over the past year has been the concern that Microsoft is no longer a growth company.
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Broken down by geographic region, the largest amount of NPAs were from Michigan and national businesses (46%), followed by California (29%), international (21%) and Texas (4%).
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It's been two years since the last major acquisition (Cordis), and J&J's balance sheet, cash flow, and stock price position the company well for a big purchase.
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We believe unexpected new process technology hurdles (reduced line widths from 0.25 to 0.18 and 0.15 micron, copper and aluminum interconnects, and low-k dielectric substrate) held the processor back three to four months after Sun's September product announcement.
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Capital Markets and Banking (CM&B) earnings are expected to fall 17% YoY and 21% from Q3 04 (see Table 3).
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We expect Guidant to file a PMA in 1999 for its radiation based products to prevent restenosis after angioplasty.
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SG&A increased 23% year-over-year, representing 37.2% of revenues.
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We maintain our Long-term Buy rating for income oriented investors..
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� We are trimming our unit estimates accordingly, '01 units from 31.5 million to 30.8 million, '02 from 38 million to 36 million.
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We do not expect this analyst meeting to have much impact on the stock in the near-term.
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We believe that a price of $60M or less is likely -- less than or equal to 50% of related revenues and 5 times trailing 12 months EBITDA.
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During that period, advertising outlays as a percentage of sales tripled, mushrooming to 4.33% of sales from 1.46%.
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Conversely, old SCI had developed expertise in high volume/low mix computer and computer peripheral PCB assembly and systems integration.
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ADI could use its high cash balance, borrow $2.5 billion, sell its DSP business for about $800 million, and use the proceeds to repurchase shares and increase its dividend.
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The 1.2% pre-tax margin was a meaningful improvement from the break-even margin in the prior quarter and exceeded our 0.5% estimate.
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We reiterate our Overweight rating on eBay and Google.
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Share weakness pertained more to Q1 specific dynamics than factors.
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The duration of CIGNA's $33 billion in fixed-income securities at June 30, 1998, was about 5.3 years.
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Intel will not have its own SDRAM PC-133 chipset until mid next year, though it may license Via to produce a chipset earlier.
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We maintain our rating of Hold on shares of KLAC with a lower price target of $45, down from $48, based on 25 times our fiscal 2006 estimate of $1.80.
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In addition, we are revising our FY09 and FY10 Reported FFO estimates to $2.17/share (+$0.01/share) and $1.83/share (-$0.01/share) reflecting the challenging operating environment ahead.
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According to the College Board, about half of undergraduate students attending four-year institutions pay less than $4,000 in tuition and fees, and about 70% pay tuition charges of less than $8,000, and only 9% attend schools charging $20,000 or more per year.
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The efficiency ratio was 62.2%, down 658 bps from 2Q04.
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The FDA's rationale for approving Velcade based on the Ph.II study include (1) no available alternative therapy of likely benefits in this patient population (progressive MCL after at least one prior therapy); (2) challenges associated with conducting a randomized study (due to low frequency of the disease, extensive yet varied prior therapy, comorbidities in an older age population, and usual rapid progression of recurrent MCL); (3) clinically meaningful response rates with durability; (4) reduction in disease burden in the responding patients (e.g., adenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly); and (5) additional studies (not formally reviewed for the sNDA) showing similar findings..
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o A significant portion of the company's revenue is derived from the U.S. government.
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We believe this multiple adequately reflects Merck's intermediate-term earnings growth prospects, consistent with our ongoing Neutral stance and $62 target price..
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This proxy has shown a good, but not great, correlation with Citigroup's valuation over the last six years.
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Lexmark (LXK $64.59; 1M) Valuation We have used P/E and DCF analysis to value shares of Lexmark...
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Industry leading DSO levels should allow Quest to translate profit into cash, which will enable it to pay down more debt, or continue its aggressive investment in internal projects and acquisitions to further drive market share gains and profitability.
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