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The company expects to take a net charge of $16 million in the quarter for the.
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Shares trade around a 20% premium to our fair value estimate of $7 and above historical price/sales and EV/sales ratios.
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Our 4Q00 EPS projection is $2.10, and represents a 3% increase from 4Q99.
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Mortgage Banking Powers Outperformance With Continued Volatility.
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UNIX - Extremely powerful and complex operating system for computers running data processing and telephone systems.
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The more consistent earnings stream justifies a lower beta on the shares, also leading to a $38 stock price.
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That leaves us believing that the real motivation was to put whatever updated information that the company had available "on the table" to help in any on-going or imminent efforts to put together a refinancing/credit line package.
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We believe slower loan growth in October partly reflects seasonality.
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We continue to expect PBG and PAS to be acquired at the $35-$36 range and $27-$28 range, respectively.
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September marks the end of Costco's more challenging comparable-store sales comparisons and the company will now enter a period of low-to-mid-single digit comparisons following a year of high single to low double digit sales comparisons..
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Some of the unusual items in the quarter relate to litigation reserves for this issue.
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could benefit from an eventual rise in power sector fundamentals.
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EPS of $1.28 (excluding one-time items) was above our estimate of $1.26, as well as consensus of $1.23.
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TXN is well positioned within our macro thesis given its.
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This is expected to grow to 28% of the company's forecasted installed capacity in 2000 of 39,000 MW..
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We are raising our 2002 EPS estimate from $1.05 to $1.15 to incorporate the 1Q surprise and guidance indicating 2Q results will be better than anticipated ($0.40-0.44 per share).
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Using normalized estimates; the debate over what's "normal" We believe most investors valuing the Wendy's stub are looking at "normalized" earnings potential.
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segment estimates were for revenues of $448.8 mm and $152.6 mm in EBITDA.
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American Express to The Rescue: Monday afternoon DAL disclosed that American Express entered into a commitment letter providing for $600mn in financing -- $100mn in a secured loan and $500mn in prepayments of SkyMiles, in two installments, $250mn in the near term if certain conditions are met and another $250mn at least 90 days after the initial installment.
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2. Tough Battle Brewing In Schizophrenia; PFE To Use Larger Salesforce, Price And Side Effects Against LLY.
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Management strongly believes there will be a sequential pick up in the gross margin in the December quarter - and that is certainly consistent with the historical trend and what we have built into our model.
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For example, the company has elected not to continue to staff as heavily in.
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For the company to grow its top-line, diversification away from the CRM market is necessary.
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However, we do have some concern as to the synergy of adding an enterprise information portal (EIP) product, which, unlike MetaFrame, relies on a direct sales model and requires significant integration.
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That said, the company has proven adept at integrating past acquisitions..
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Goodwill totaling $109 million was recorded in the transaction.
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TXN considers Philips Semiconductors to be their other main competitor.
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Waters noted that some orders, such as $5-6 million Q-TOFs, were pushed out at big pharma customers in the US.
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(Note: our model also includes just less than 10 bps of pre-tax margin improvement through FY'09E from interest income, although the exact amount will depend on the usage of cash over that time period.) The precise mix of these two components is not certain.
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However, we believe that FY03 may be a tumultuous time for department store retailers as a whole and that the uncertain and volatile economy may prevent robust top line growth, even with a majority of the store renovations in place.
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We expected only modest growth year-over-year given a) the continuing decline in Hytrin sales due to generic competition; and b) the absence of Abbokinase ($46MM was moved to Hospital, but the drug itself is also off the mkt).
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So far, the company has a DSL penetration rate of less than 2% of its enabled lines below the nearly 3% rate by RBOCs.
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Raw materials were a $3 mm headwind in the quarter..
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From the numbers laid out in Figures 4 and other comments made by AMD and Intel, - Overall Revenue and Unit Share Shift o AMD said that adding its numbers to what Intel reported, it concluded that total worldwide microprocessor shipments were down about 9% sequentially in the March quarter.
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Figure 10 provides a graphical representation of Intel's variable cost margin and the company's reported gross margin.
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Management is focused on continued operational initiatives, as Tyco is planning to reduce its number of manufacturing facilities and distribution centers from about 110 in 2003 to 85 in 2005, and is considering the possibility of shifting sourcing and manufacturing to low-cost countries.
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could meaningfully turn the tables in the workstation space and stave off the falling growth rates we have seen.
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2000 Revenues are not shown since they are not comparable to adjusted Revenues in later years..
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In 1995, First Data merged with First Financial Management, in a merger of equals, which was accounted for as a pooling of interests.
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On enrollment...we expect Anthem to continue to show relative strength versus the broader group.
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Qwest has already refinanced much of its high cost debt, and it is possible Qwest may look to issue equity-linked products in order to bolster its balance sheet.
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Lowering the expense structure represents an important objective as well.
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Upside Risks Some of the upside risks to our price target are primarily based on a largerthan-expected increase in steel prices.
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We expect about $10 billion reduction in servicing assets a quarter for the second half.
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Micron Technology, Inc. and its subsidiaries, principally design, develop, manufacture and market semiconductor memory products, primarily DRAM, principally for use in personal computers (PCs).
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Currency boosted sales by 3% in Q3 (versus our +3.4% estimate).
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Depending on the producer and mix, prices may ebb slightly in 4497 due to seasonal weakness and in early 1998 in sympathy with pulp.
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And, as already noted, that churn rate would be likely to increase during a recession.
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Negative earnings factors include less attractive pricing from Track B contract as opposed to prior "transfer pricing" in the first half of 2003, a lack of optionality in summer months due to the contract back to APS, compressed spark spreads in the southwest, and increased fixed costs and a decrease in capitalized interest after the Silverhawk plant comes online in mid-2004.
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The tangible net worth remains well above the covenant level, with a cushion of $1.3B..
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We arrive at our target price by applying a 14X multiple to our 2009 EPS estimate of $3.69.
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Total Knee growth was up 20% (up 18% constant currency) to $354 million -- a disappointing $6 million below expectations.
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The risks that might impede achievement of our price target include integration risk, competition, the overall consumer marketplace, and the risk that assets will not be successfully divested.
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Last, the use of argon in welding applications is growing rapidly, since argon keeps hazardous fumes suppressed.
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There is a negative forex impact so the absolute trend is not that bad, but given the ISM new orders at 32 yesterday, we suspect that October could be dismal.
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It enjoys low teens, blended credit and debit card transaction growth potential, mid 20s operating margin, requires low capital investment, and generates superior free cash flow.
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It positions PBG in a market characterized by a lower risk/higher reward combination than most U.S. investors initially perceive.
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We believe that the hospital may play an even larger role in healthcare in the years to come.
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4. Introducing C2009E For C2009E, we introduce revenue / operating income (ex.
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It is critical that News Corp. and FOX continue to drive their cable network business to mitigate this risk.
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Cingular Wireless Cingular turned in another strong performance in the fourth quarter.
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And, when looked at this way, there is not any issue or problem, in our opinion.
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Since 1999, Unocal has improved its capital structure, improved its debt/capitalization ratio from 57% to 43% and improved its ability to weather falling commodity prices.
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And a loss of 2.3% on that residual is less than $20 million.
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Over the past five years, the Financial Services group has delivered an average of 39% of total operating contribution.
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We subtract net debt of $2.3 billion in 2006 (from $5.0 billion) to arrive at an equity value of $2.75 billion.
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Sales were driven by new releases such as Command & Conquer, Def Jam Icon, The Sims 2 Seasons, as well as Need for Speed.
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The most surprising negative in the quarter was a 305 bp y/y decline in Ground operating margin due to a rise in FedEx services costs (Kinkos and advertising) and some pressure from fuel costs.
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Exhibits 13, 14, and 15 illustrate the growth in chain-store and mail-order pharmacy sales..
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In addition, Praxair has significant growth oppoturnities in refinery hydrogen, homecare, electronics and China to offset a flattening out of pricing gains..
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1992 excludes charge of $65 ($40 net) for Work Process Improvement Program.
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In the short term we believe the combined company would benefit from cost savings, and in the longer term from other strategic initiatives (such as PIN credit).
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Excluding these items, normalized EPS would be around $1.50-$1.52, depending on what one considers to be the core provisioning amount ($800-$850 million in this analysis).
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Praxair has a goal of improving productivity by 5% a year, which requires about $100 million of savings.
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Balance sheet summary Inventory increased $70.0 million (up 5% QoQ) from $1.29 billion in 2Q04 to $1.35 billion in 3Q04 and inventory days increased 4 days QoQ from 65 days to 69 days due to increase in inventory levels in anticipation of seasonal demand in Q404.
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Dassault addresses two distinct markets: 1) the industrial process-centric space and 2) the designcentric, mechanical component market.
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CC's inventory turns were weaker in the first quarter on an annualized basis at 4.34x compared to 5.03x a year ago.
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This decline was to be expected: Medtronic has been losing share to both Guidant and Boston Scientific and received FDA approval for its next generation GFx II stent platform later than expected (April 8).
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While L-3 has diversified into a number of areas via acquisition over the past several years, to the degree it is still overweighted in electronics we do not believe that will significantly help it outperform industry-wide growth..
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Fitch expects Best Buy's operating margins will weaken on lower sales leverage of fixed costs.
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Endocrine levels of testosterone, DHT, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone were determined during week 1 and then every 4 weeks.
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Conclusion: We are assuming coverage of TXN with an Outperform rating and believe the shares can appreciate 15-30% relative to the market over the next 12 months.
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These customers tend to generate predictable volumes of trash, which gives the group a relatively predictable, recurring revenue stream.
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*The change in deferred revenue does not include the acquisition of Red Pepper Software.
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In our note lowering estimates on EMC a few weeks ago due to weakness in Europe, we noted that our checks are also noting weaker-than-normal sales of NTAP product as well.
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This is largely under a long-term contract with GE.
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However, our belief that long-term interest rates should begin moving down in the second half of the year means that we still recommend these stocks for purchase.
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The CBI gives tax benefits to U.S. companies as long as at least one step in the value chain takes place in Caribbean Basin locations.
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A feasibility study is expected to be completed by the end of CY04, including a resource model.
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PSI will seek rate recovery for these investments in rate cases to be filed in late 2002 and in early 2004.
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Regionally, the Mid Atlantic, South Central and Southeast states led in sales performance, but all regions comped positively in the quarter, according to management.
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We have lowered our 1999 estimate to $2.95 from $3.35 to reflect the challenging conditions ahead.
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We figure free operating cash flow (after capex and WC; before repurchase, M&A and dividends) fell to about $43 million vs. $102 million a year ago, with higher capital spending ex-Automotive ($34 million vs. $24 million) and an unintentional inventory buildup at Power Systems.
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Gatorade: Point of Sweat Distribution--At the beginning of 2000, the Point of Sweat salesforce, comprising about 200 sales representatives, was distributing Gatorade to approximately 40,000 alternative sites such as health clubs, golf clubs, and schools, and generating about $100 million in sales.
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Daily sales at Grainger's branch-based Businesses were down 3% versus April 2002.
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Both parties own a 50% working interest, and Anadarko will spend a minimum of $24 million during the next four years.
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Included in this total is the $575 million of receivables and the 800,000 accounts acquired from Diners Club in 1Q00.
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DISCUSSION Last Thursday, Medco hosted its Investor Day Presentations, which provided an operations overview and candidly discussed its future earnings growth opportunities.
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We hope the industry will, at minimum, release quarterly registration data in the future as this would reduce some of the short-term monthly volatility yet provide sufficient data to monitor the industry.
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However, contribution to operating income is heavily weighted toward the Victoria's Secret division (at 60%), followed by Bath & Body Works (at 30%), and Apparel (at 10%)..
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