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The gain on sale margin for loans sold in the quarter was 0.53%, down from 0.85% in 3Q02 and 0.56% in 4Q01, by our calculations.
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Based on the current trends, we are dramatically raising our 4Q01 EBITDA and EPS estimates, to $232.2 million and $0.40 from $216.1 million and $0.32, respectively.
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The company provides in-home home theater installation services in all markets, but in many of these markets, it utilizes third-party service providers.
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Strong management team + solid fundamentals make EMR a core holding.
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5/25: CPN announces restructuring plan targeting cost savings, asset sales and debt deleveraging..
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In terms of bookings, Rational saw an improvement in 3Q02 that was.
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In addition, Capital One is capable of leveraging its IBS systems in the prime and superprime markets and generating good receivables and earnings growth.
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We have increased our above consensus estimates, but expect to see consensus narrow the current gap in forecasts.
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Benefiting from the very low cost structure associated with drilling and completing wells in this area, along with the premium pricing characteristic of the Appalachian Basin, Range Resources' management on the company's conference call indicated that internal rates of return in the region, based on $7/mcf natural gas, were about 60%.
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Microsoft reports PC OEM unit shipment on a sell-in basis, so the weakness in Client revenue last quarter likely reflected the inventory build seen by Intel and other PC component manufacturers in calendar Q3 and late calendar Q4.
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Near-term, we see a cluster of positive catalysts The potential for a predominance of positive outcomes from a series of upcoming events could help shift sentiment towards a more optimistic light.
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Verizon could do better than this if users from other wireline companies ported their numbers to Verizon wireless under the new plan.
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LOW - $22.21 Downgrading Shares of LOW with Home Improvement Not Improving Yet.
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Delivery operating margin expansion should come from expanding market penetration of Staples' own brand, leveraging infrastructure and improving its supply chain performance and improving their marketing efficiencies.
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Given that MSOs are trading at ~$3,500 per subscriber, there could be some minimal dilution to Comcast from this deal.
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Looking forward, the company is implementing a number of steps which management believes will help hold costs down.
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We modeled annual penetration rates of 1025% for the 13-25 and 26-35 cohorts, peaking in years 3 and 4 as awareness builds and Glaxo enters the market.
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...were up 11% from $0.72 reported in 1Q99 and above both our estimate of $0.78 and consensus of $0.79..
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CFO John Bryant stated that a 10% to 20% move in foreign exchange could translate into $0.05 to $0.10 hit to EPS.
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Our revenue and EPS estimate was already in this range, as we looked for revenues in the second quarter to be just below $6.9 billion, and net income to approximate $177 million, or $0.31 per diluted share.
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The Firstar/US Bancorp deal (not in our coverage) was also a high-premium deal and may face the same near-term problems as the Chase/Morgan transactions.
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We expect Boyd will make an equity contribution of $150 million and will develop and subsequently manage the facility.
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Table 3: Miscellaneous Figures and Computations for Ford Motor Automotive (in $MM, unless specified).
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Quarter-to-date (7/1/06-8/18/06) listings total approximately 134.9 million items, a 27.5% year-over-year increase (15.6% excluding Stores).
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The saving grace was an aggressive reduction in the cost base, in part due to earlier retrenchments which saw a record 4.2% Qoq reduction in operating expenses ex-restructuring, to $6.14 billion (DB - $6.36).
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Furthermore, with no and just over $2.5 Good core assets that generate stable cash flows and that can billion in cash on its balance sheet (24% of its market be used as collateral cap), the company has the capacity for substantial debt Improving cash flows/potential to grow cash flow within the burden, something vital to structuring an LBO.
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Further, the company has been working to streamline its sales and marketing operations by cross-training its staff so they are capable of selling a broad range of products; however, the company has kept certain account managers in place to ensure continuity (e.g., Catena's sales representatives continue to manage Catena's customers).
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The companies attributed the reason for the decision to the availability of new therapies for these patients that were not available at the inception of the monotherapy trial.
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First deliveries are expected in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007.
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We estimate that the average FAD payout ratio for the office group is 70+%.
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EMC's overall CLARiiON revenue rose 31% in 1Q04, ahead of Dell's most recent reported growth.
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In this case, consumers in Illinois will be virtually deprived of service until the issue is clarified, which runs counter to the FCC's long-term objective of bringing broadband to every home in the nation.
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While the strategy at the business has been to grow through acquisition and to build-out regions to develop service density, the return on capital has been subpar.
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Improved demand, higher pricing (base and surcharges) and the benefits of the J&L acquisition benefited y/y comparisons.
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We also think that expanded coverage decisions from CMS for MADIT II patients will bolster Medtronic's ICD sales.
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The changes in our EPS estimates essentially reflect the better than expected sale price of Eckerd and sale proceeds after taxes and other transaction related expenses.
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Our checks show that memory orders continue to weaken and we now expect 1CQ08 orders down 10% or more for Semiconductor Capital Equipment (SCE) companies against street expectations of flat to up orders.
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BMY exited '05 w/ $80M of Orencia inventory (implies $200M in sales at 60% gross mgn).
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Operating Cash Flow guidance also moved higher, +500M to $2.0-$2.2B, in line with our $2.3B model, implying 1.1-1.2x conversion next year.
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CL shares are trading at 20x calendar 2008 estimates, in line with Coke.
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On May 28, 1999, Seagate sold NSMG to VERITAS Software Corporation, combining VERITAS' strength in the enterprise-class UNIX market with Seagate' desktop and Workgroup share s in Windows NT and NetWare environments.
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Management hired aggressive branch managers, held them to very high sales goals and either paid them significantly (primarily through stock options), or forced their turnover.
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We are raising our estimates to further reflect Cognizant's ability to execute on the strong secular demand environment, and including the impact from the adoption of FAS123R.
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Office Products sales benefited from strong binder and label sales in the US.
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Advanced Materials was down in the quarter, mostly to due to softness in the semiconductor end market.
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Latest data shows that Gauloises Blondes continues to grow and is rapidly approaching 5% of the German market, from a virtual standing start less than 10 years ago.
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Company Continues to Fire on All Cylinders; Recommending Purchase.
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Q2 2006 results were offset by $11 million, or 0.8 points, of reserve strengthening.
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Profitability supported by cost cutting and restructuring Operating profit of 10.0% beat our estimates (DB at 8.7%), supported by a 3% Y/Y decline in SAG.
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As a result of the voting rights, AMD will consolidate its income statement with Foundry.
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In addition, ESRD patients generally try to block the absorption of some of the remaining dietary phosphate, which can be accomplished by converting phosphate in the gut to a form that can't be absorbed.
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� Investors and clinicians reacted positively to the data and expressed.
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Although Constellation's family control is higher than its peers, we do not believe a discount is warranted for the following reasons:.
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We rate Microsoft shares outperform with a price target of $32.50.
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We are forecasting the company to post margin expansion in the November quarter as a result of this cost-containment strategy, increased scale, and profitability of cross-selling services.
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We remain on the sidelines awaiting regulatory feedback to the newest structure.
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Progress on this front will be crucial for the company over the next twelve months as reserve replacement cost measures were well above average - $26.49 per barrel equivalent through drilling for Devon, $15.58 for Ocean during '02 and three-year averages of $16.29 and $6.16 respectively.
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Over this period, we believe SO's earnings will be primarily driven by the following factors: � � Retail electricity sales growth of 2.5%.
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Claritin (including Claritin D), benefiting from a growing antihistamine market; U.S. sales of $327 million increased 71% and international sales grew 17% to $62 million.
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Risks to our target price include rising interest rates, greater than anticipated competition, weaker than anticipated economic environment, potential changes in regulation and a change in the dividend taxation law..
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Of that, AIMCO owns or controls 246,070 units, with an aggregate ownership interest of 70%.
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Still a Drag We expect to see con't improvement in credit quality and market sensitive revenues in the near term.
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The 777 accounted for about 21% of commercial revenues in the quarter.
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Tresemme in the US and the company's ethnic business, Pro-Line, also grew in the quarter.
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Although the financing is relatively small, we expect that negative pressure on the stock could persist throughout the pricing period.
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The company currently has authorization to repurchase up to $140MM worth of stock.
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Revenue was flat q/q and at the high end of the guidance range.
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Data results were solid for Comcast, with subscriber net adds of 417k, vs. 367k in 4Q02 and 229k in 1Q02.
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We continue to expect AMAT to report sequential orders growth of up to 20% as we stated in our August 13 research note versus the 10% guided by the company and the 7.6% consensus forecast.
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Therefore, we believe that they made the decision to keep the business and to try to effect some change, in particular, to shore up the management depth and credibility.
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decision providing for an interim gas rate surcharge of $19.3 million and a $34 million reduction in depreciation rates, lower other expenses and increased gas transportation and storage services offset the milder weather and higher fixed charges.
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We expect economies of scale to allow MarMaxx to improve upon 1998's profitability and look for the operating margin of this division to trend toward 11% over the next couple of years.
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ARPU has also benefited from the focus on bundling, increasing 5.5% year over year to $76.60 in 1Q07.
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Despite these warning signs, most companies in the PC food chain we met with have not seen any change in order rates from either of the large PC OEMs.
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Conference call highlights included the following items: Key initiatives for FY05 include the company's "Urban Initiative," the addition of more "treasure hunt" items to the stores and an extra circular before Christmas, the development of a cooler program and physical expansion.
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Based on the appearance of relative root node injury, Herculex XTRA + Poncho outperformed YGRW + Poncho at all three test sites in July.
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The ones we found most indicative were discounted cash flow, and multiple and comparable analysis relying on price to s&es, price per page views, and value per user.
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Tellabs' validated its aspirations to be a provider of multi-service edge routers with its recent win with Cable & Wireless.
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On the revenue front, we are at $2.1 billion versus guidance of flat to up 5% ($2.24-2.35 billion).
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Our projected trading range for COP shares is $54-$80.
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As you may recall Wendy's dramatically increased its dividend last year, doubling it to $0.48 after over a decade of paying a $0.24 dividend.
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The free cash flow target for 2004 was maintained at $1.5-$1.7 billion, a result that we expect to grow in 2005 even as cash taxes begin to increase.
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Associate's is set to report Q3 2000 results on October 17, 2000.
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Colgate's Total franchise posted 9% volume increases in North America and +8% globally..
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Newer stores opened in 2005, including Carmel, CA, San Antonio, TX, Pasadena, CA, and Naples, FL and these significantly exceeded expectations, which is encouraging for 2006..
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Duke's board of directors approved the company's 2005 EPS target for employee incentive bonuses.
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LOWERING ESTIMATE: We are lowering our 2003 earnings estimate by $0.05 to $1.65 to reflect the higher share dilution.
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As a result, our 2003 ADD forecast is for revenue of $2.994 billion, up about 3.4% from 2002.
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The compound has received fast-tract status from the FDA, and Genzyme claims that it has intellectual property protection until 2020, with new patents pending..
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In the intermediate term, CVS Caremark wants to use its IT systems to collect patient data to manage patients.
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We feel confident that NVDA will escape the seasonally slow 1H:FY:08 unscathed and take advantage of design win momentum and seasonal strength in the 2H:FY:08.
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Sales and profits were down sequentially at the company.
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- Seasonality, Promotional Impacts Felt International product listings fell 7% wk./wk.
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the FDA has approved Truvada for the treatment of HIV.
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Again pro forma for the above transactions, Comcast currently produces a free cash flow yield of 6.8% for 2006, and 8.7% for 2007.
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In addition, we believe that there will be easier DVD comparisons, as F4Q's 2005 had a relatively weak DVD release schedule, for both theatrical and television.
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We are modeling 85% incremental margin on our expected sales increase, and subtracting approximately $30 million due to the transfer of resources to R&D from COGS associated with 65nm development work.
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We debate the synergy of HD's supply business at this point. This is HD's largest growth area (through acquisitions).
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Wal-Mart completed the acquisition of 118 Bompreco stores in March 2004.
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� Operating margins were 10.5%, 230 bps below 2004's 12.8% result.
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