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Today, WellPoint sells at a moderate P/E premium to most large capitalization managed care peer stocks, although it still stands at a considerable discount to the S&P 500 (see our valuation analysis, Table 1).
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Cyclical housing peak? We know of no economist or housing analyst who can predict the peak; certainly, they have been quite wrong in their forecasts of housing activity for at least several years now.
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Fluor reduced headcount by 5,000, consolidated square footage by closing 15 of its offices, and condensed industries served to 15 from 29.
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On November 7th, Direct TV reported 3Q/07 operational metrics that were generally stronger than expected (including net adds of 240k vs. BSC est. of 169k and consensus of 183k; better than expected churn and gross adds).
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Viagra was well tolerated in trials, with a patient drop-out rate comparable to placebo.
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According to the Semiconductor IndustryAssociation, growth of 9.1% is expected in 1999 after a drop of about 8% in 1998, with continued gains in 2000 of 15%.
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If we apply the historical average to our normalized cross-cycle sales estimate of $2.2 billion, we arrive at a target price of $47.
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Corning has LCD facilities in Kentucky, Japan, and Taiwan, and its Samsung Corning Precision Glass equity venture has facilities in South Korea..
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Issues in a lawsuit are divided between issues of fact and issues of law.
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The shares are suitable for conservative investors who seek income with the potential for capital appreciation.
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Finally, LCI had state-of-the-art billing and customer management systems.
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We estimate that the interventional radiology market totaled approximately $1.4 billion in 1997.
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Conclusion In our opinion, CC has brought in the talent to reignite innovation and a focus on profitability.
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Pactiv Corp. reported first quarter 2000 diluted operating EPS of $0.15, in-line with SSB's estimate and $0.01 above the consensus' $0.14.
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We expect 2002 to be a better year than 2001 for Ecolab.
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McCormick & Company is the leading supplier of spices and seasonings.
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(b) In 1993, earnings per share exclude charges relating to FAS 106, 109 and 112, netting to a $0.315 charge in the first quarter, and a realignment charge of $0.37 taken during the fourth quarter.
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2) MCI: allocated expenses and debt load -- We continue to monitor the relationship between WorldCom and MCI Groups.
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.. Exhibit 11: Altera new products driving the revenues.
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In contrast, international and Gulf of Mexico deepwater markets are expected to be much closer to balance, as integrated and national oil companies move to develop major discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, Brazil.
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We expect FY08 segment revenue guidance of 10-12% will prove conservative.
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We believe that the company's core photography business will continue to be impacted by market share losses (to Fuji) and the migration into digital photography.
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Moreover, we believe that ETN has less benefit to reap from the supply chain improvement given that both inventory and working capital intensity is running lower than its peer group averages.
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Praxair is benefitting from a suite of unique component businesses that are gaining share and winning new customers.
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While UNE-P discounts in the Tier 1 territories (metropolitan) average 56.6%, Tier 3 (rural) discounts in Citizens's markets average 22.3%, allowing little room to earn a profit.
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From a capital structure perspective, we note HP has $2.28/share in net cash ($4.75/share of gross cash) as of October 2003 and offers investors a dividend yield of 1.3%.
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We think that J&J remains a solid investment that that is immune to some of the risks facing its pharmaceutical brethren (i.e., key patent expirations, important products in the queue at the FDA).
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In addition, Gail Berman was recruited from the Fox Broadcast network as its new president.
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Net income of $89.1 million was down 3.2% year over year.
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He will likely stress the price gap that exists in TIF's jewelry offering, between the very high- and lower-end merchandise, encouraging the company to expand its middle range offering.
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Management expects total sales growth in the first quarter to be 13% to 14% compared to prior guidance of high single to low double-digit growth.
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Valuations: based on an average share price that year, (E): based on a share price of US$68.61 on 28 Jul 2004; Source: Company accounts, Thomson Financial, UBS estimates.
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Following the recently announced GOM asset sale and the upcoming distribution of retained Tronox shares, KMG's successful transformation to a higher quality, pure-play E&P company will be complete.
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The stock has rallied from $11 to $17-18 in the last two months, and we believe that the company's prospects are correctly discounted at the stock's current price..
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With $32.2 billion in assets, Memphis-based Union Planters is the largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee.
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Management said it expects fleet mix to normalize somewhat for the rest of the year, to average low-20% for full-year 2004.
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HIGHLIGHTS We estimate sellers listed 12.3 million items on eBay's core U.S. site during the most recent week (7/24/04-7/30/04), a 20% increase from the year-ago period.
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On the payment processing return side of EBPP, TransPoints model conforms with that of a card processor and will be paid on a per-hit basis.
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We are projecting 1Q01 EPS of $0.10, compared with the consensus estimate.
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We would note that in its press release today, Disney included Toy Story 3 in its animation production pipeline.
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Included in this number are one-time gains of $0.06�0.07 that also offset foreign exchange.
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By the middle of 2000, Lexmark expects capacity to "catch up" with demand growth.
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Full-line store implementation of perpetual inventory will be fully anniversaried in 2Q of FY04, at which point apples to apples inventory comparisons will become easier, reducing some of what we continue to see as implementation risks.
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Furthermore, many enterprise customers effectively already own Office 12 under the terms of their volume licensing agreements, which may encourage them to upgrade to the Longhorn OS to take full advantage of their new Office.
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As a reminder, as a result of the Getz acquisition, the carrying value of inventories purchased prior to the merger have been carried at a higher value than St.
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Our price target goes up by $1 to $67 to reflect the time value of money.
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In addition, Moody's placed Enhance on negative credit watch in March 1999.
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Our net asset value (NAV) analysis supports our $30 price objective having produced an indication of value of $29.81 based on our 2006 estimates.
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In addition, the non-General Motors revenues of this company are growing at a faster rate and the outlook for new contract signings is superb.
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Compounded the expense growth issues is the uncertainty in the capital markets.
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TMC-125 is a unique NNRTI (nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor) compound, as it has shown to be active against HIV strains that show substantial resistance to one or more of the currently available NNRTIs.
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This interaction is one of the co-stimulative signals required for the activation of T cells.
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Based on a new build estimate of $900 per KW, Jefferies estimates that a developer would need a spark spread of roughly $30 per Mwh in order to earn an 11% return on equity.
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Instead, FRE provided FV attributable to common equity return guidance, expected to be in the lowto-mid teens, and will eventually give add'l details on the impact to FV arising from changes in spreads.
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We are lowering our 3Q04, 2004, and 2005 EPS estimates to $0.07, $0.36, and $0.44 from $0.08, $0.40, and $0.50, respectively, to reflect lower DART assumptions and lower than anticipated asset mgmt fees (stemming from weaker than estimated market performance)..
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Investment management represents about 15% of earnings.
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The Company said it has provided results of the investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Western Arkansas, as well as to unspecified "federal officials"--indicating these officials are conducting a further review of the situation.
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R2 Technology announced a multi-year agreement with GE Healthcare, a division of the General Electric Company.
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Renewal rights on $20M book $5.7 Exited personal lines in the UK to focus on commercial lines $3,700.0 Multiline insurer Not disc.
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We also assume that all operating expenses--COGS, R&D, and MG&A--will remain unchanged, due to recent restructuring actions.
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Primary Enterprise Systems Supplier Sep. 2003 Survey Mar. 2004 Survey Sep. 2004.
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With that said, we believe FDC's management team is more optimistic regarding the future opportunities associated with the card business (growth and strategic value).
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The $3.37 mid-pt represents about +7.5% y/y growth.
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In our opinion, its relative size to Apache coupled with the company's impressive exploitation prowess provide a high likelihood that the company will materially increase production and reduce per-unit operating expenses, implying our estimates could be conservative.
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� Bristol posted 3Q05 EPS (ex-charges) of $0.31, $0.03 below our estimate and $0.02 below the mean.
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As the U.S. entered into an expansionary economic period in the late 1990s, Textron's financial performance and valuation soared.
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Sales growth is being driven by expanding specialty gases markets such as bio-pharma, refineries, universities, and utilities.
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Acquisition of customers outside TXU's service territory would mitigate this impact, but probably at lower margins as rates would have to be offered at a discount..
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On the storage array side, we believe LSI's growth is being driven by the increasing adoption of SAS as the interconnect of choice for entry level storage solutions.
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REY is a direct competitor to ADP's Dealer Services segment and brings a very similar set of offerings to the market, namely --- a dealer management system, installation and maintenance of hardware solutions, software training and professional services.
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Revised: Sale of Access Lines Positive; Portends More Industry Restructuring - February 23, 2004.
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We maintain our Neutral weighting on SouthTrust shares, as we believe the company's premium valuation already largely reflects its consistent, low-risk track record..
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Gross margins from the top Tier One Indian IT services firms (including Cognizant) rose 70 basis points sequentially on average.
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Vaccine composition may change every year and short lead times leave little margin for error.
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The company does expect, however, to put out a press release in the next month to indicate whether or not they met their primary endpoint of a 40% reduction in Target Vessel Failure (TVF).
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Dominant Position in Relational Database Software.
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Margin momentum in the Controls business, a more stable light vehicle production environment at the Big Three in the back half of the 2005 and gradually declining raw material prices are possible tailwinds as the company heads into its fiscal 2006..
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Total HAL adjusted revenue increased to $6 billion from $5.8 billion in 3Q2006 primarily due to firm international results from the Energy Services Group (ESG) which was more than offset by sluggish North American activity.
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Fixed income revenue improved by nearly $2 million during the quarter as some of FHN's depository customers took advantage of the rise in the long end of the yield curve to reposition their respective investment portfolios.
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Based on our new EPS estimate of $1.60 for 2002, we believe the stock is fairly valued in the low 30's.
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Again for the case of 100% variable cost, the cost curve appears as a horizontal line, since per unit costs are not impacted by changing volumes.
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markets in which Costco has been able to generate better than average unit volume within a six to eight mile trading area, rather than the previous 10-11 mile radius.
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During the past couple of years, Moodys has been widening the differential between holding company senior debt ratings and insurance operating company financial strength ratings.
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� After McDonald's investor conference, we feel management is taking the appropriate status quo approach to managing the business as opposed to forcing any substantive or unexpected changes.
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For much of the $1.46B property fund debt maturing in 2009, PLD has already began talks with U.S. life insurance companies, German mortgage banks, and its Japanese lenders with respect to refinancing requirements.
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STJ envisions continued rapid growth in the ICD market with total implants at 460,000 in 2010 (CAGR of just under 20%), with the replacement piece of the market growing from a 2005 trough of 13.2% to 19.3% in 2010.
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Balance Sheet Adjustments: Add cash and marketable Add cash proceeds securities 102 520 90 132 68 107 300 (413) $2,528 79.4 $32 of corporate expenses.
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Meteorological and research satellite systems perform a wide variety of tasks and provide an objective view of planet Earth.
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LTD management attributed Lerner' s poor performance to fashion misses and assortments that were too young (a recurring theme in the industry).
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As a result of our lower comp expectation, we have lowered our 4Q EPS estimate from $0.44 to $0.42 (in line with consensus).
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Significant catalysts for 2006 include: 1) the launch of liquid IVIG, 2) increased production capacity for Aralast, 3) the higher margins on 300�350 million units of recombinant Factor VIII to be manufactured in-house, 4) expiration of FX hedging contracts, and 5) the completion of the company's restructuring initiatives..
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2. Insider Trading: All insider stock trades (will be posted on their websites).
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Moreover, the January Class 8 truck net order rate suggests a continuation of recent trends, with monthly orders of 33,000 units amid seasonally weak sales levels.
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Current Price (5/17/04) $49.68 Projected 12-Month Target Price: $69.00 52-Week Range Dividend/Yield Book Value (04/04) Suitability Shares Out.
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Why track the data? The implications of digital camera sales are of broad-ranging significance to Kodak.
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As a rule, Lowe's has a higher expense ratio than Home Depot because of lower total sales and lower sales per foot, resulting in higher fixed costs as a percentage of sales.
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Share repurchase The company repurchased $74 million of its common stock in Q2 2006, which is less than we had anticipated.
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In the long-run, these activities should streamline IPG's disparate operations, help address the "material control weakness" and get IPG back to peer-like EBITDA margins.
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Management indicated it still expects to refile its 271 applications in Louisiana and Georgia in the next couple of weeks.
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INTU effectively pre-announced the tax segment late in April when the company said it expected full year TurboTax revenue to be up 14-15% for the year.
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