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In addition, with its dual European nationality (Dutch and British), RD Shell operates in countries where some US rivals are not active, such as Iran.
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Given Disney's comments during its F-3Q conference call that the `7 For 4' promotion was helping to increase bookings and that F-4Q attendance / occupancy were running up mid to high single digits, our `7 For 4' analysis indicates that Disney could be in position to post a near flat yr/yr EBITA quarter at its Theme.
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The revenue results were negatively impacted by weak sales of equipment into the enterprise market.
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Weakness in Japan and Latin America.Top sellers: Cher, Tim McGraw, Kid Rock.
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In the last quarter, management products grew 13% y/y, and now account for roughly 11% of total revenue.
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Cash is transferred from LNC to Swiss Re only as claims are paid.
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Searching for Answers: comScore December U.S. Search Data; Yahoo Maintains U.S. Market Share.
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While this capability is not mandated by Homeland Security, treatment plants that implement this system eliminate their liability if a poison were to enter the system through a terrorist attack.
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WACC over this entire recovery period is forecast at 8.7%.
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We estimate that Southwest's savings over the life of the contract to be at least 15% (less than what it otherwise would have been)..
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However, the probability of any significant changes is still very low, so we view this mostly as noise rather predictive of major restructuring or fundamental changes.
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In the near term, we expect KBH to face higher legal and accounting fees, and for management and the board to face further distractions at a time when the company's operating fundamentals continue to deteriorate.
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Key highlights of Q2/08 are as follows: 1. TSS renewed a long-term agreement with Target Corporation (TGT-$45.89) to service its REDcard portfolio.
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Johnson' s controls business ($3.9 billion in revenue) splits along three broad lines - Systems (39% of controls revenues), Services (13.6%) and integrated facilities management (47.4%).
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Uninterrupted Power Solutions Growth: With 36% global market share for lead-acid batteries, and good growth opportunities in new technologies, we think PS is JCI's best opportunity for uninterrupted growth.
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Experts suggest new anti-money laundering initiatives will cost at least $100 million annually, with most of the investment going to enhanced technology and software.
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Diesel pollutants are primarily NOx (nitrous oxide) and soot particulates, and there is a constant trade-off between NOx and soot in tuning the engine (which is why it is also difficult to remove both in one catalyst unit).
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There always seems to be some level of nervousness in the market about whether Handspring (HAND, $11, not rated) will continue to license the Palm OS or not.
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Reassuringly for this leader in downstream leverage, the downstream surprised.
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Frankly, our hunch is that any "cutback" in ION will be much less with far less EPS benefit than some expect.
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Therefore, the advertising.com revenue growth is much higher on a pro-forma basis.
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At the end of 2005, about 73% of managed private education loans had been in repayment less than 24 months.
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To date, EMC has produced cost savings of approximately $316 million ($4M in fixed COGS and $32M in OpEx in 4Q)..
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In addition, U.S. 2007 regulations should impact in the latter half of 2006 with the model year change over..
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Sapient seems in need of a lift from the market, and we believe the ingredients are in place for a "rationally-paced" rebound in the systems integration market.
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Ctizens continues to push its "triple play" service and now has over 40,000 subscribers.
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We continue to rate the stock Buy 1 with a 12-month price target of $62 (34x our 2003 EPS estimate of $1.82).
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The improved revenues (25% sequential increase and 13% increase over 4Q expectations) were driven by the seasonal demand for Ingenix syndicated content products and strong software sales..
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In the near-term, it appears returns favor organic growth, given current high valuations for acquisitions.
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The company also generated $34 million in cash from operations.
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We have argued that Digital should have put the whole company behind the 64-bit advantage and positioned itself as the 64-bit computing company.
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This reporting segment includes ConAgra's food ingredient, spice, and grain milling operations.
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The agreement actually encompassed four components: 1) EDS buys MCI Systemhouse for $1.65 billion, roughly 1 times 1998 revenues; 2) WorldCom outsources major portions of its information-technology services to EDS; 3) EDS outsources most of its global network to MCI WorldCom (revenue of $6 billion to $8.5.
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ALL remains rated Market Perform (M) with a price target of $41, which is what we think the value of the business is to an acquirer with the expectation of no synergies (a rational buyer).
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IMG cash flow should decline 41% from our 2003 forecast.
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Leverage, as measured by debt/EBITDA, is expected to increase from the current 0.7 times (x) to approximately 2.0x and adjusted debt (including the capitalization of lease obligations)/EBITDAR to increase from 2.0x to approximately 3.0x.
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Given the continuing deterioration in Tenet's operations over the past several years and our view that the company is highly unlikely to achieve an EBITDA of $1.0-$1.1 billion by 2009, this is perhaps a somewhat generous multiple.
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Operating margin improved to 16.8% from 15.5%, with gross margin expansion driving the improvement.
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Reiterate Outperform Shares of AVP have gained 16.1% in 1999 vs. 10.5% for the S&P 500, because of solid operating trends, and greater confidence that Business Process Redesign (BPR) is working.
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Going forward, management is expecting a solid 2H05 performance as the segment moves into its traditionally stronger second half of the year with year-over-year comparisons becoming much easier.
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Good Net Interest Income At the end of 1999, the company divested its commercial loan portfolio to both free up resources to reinvest in faster growing businesses and to make it clear to the market that the company was no longer a bank.
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Our two year price objective on the new Duke stock is $30 per share.
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Also, the popular new PSC 2210 is now $300 from $400 in both Office Depot and CompUSA and $250 from $400 in Staples.
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Thus, management sees the unit's 2004 after-tax loss at approximately $30 million or $0.10-0.11 per share (versus a loss of $31 million or $0.12 in 2003).
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The Company anticipates making a supplemental filing with FDA for the treatment-naive indication in 2008.
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(d) Other pharma includes Lorabid (sold to KG) , Cynt, and other cardio and neuroscience E = Morgan Stanley Research Estimates A = Actual NM = Not Meaningful.
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The double-barreled effect of better turnover and generally improving gross margin has had a dramatically favorable effect on the company's return on its largest controllable asset class.
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Neutrogena sales should rise 18% in 1999, fueled by the launch of a new cosmetic line.
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Quintessential chicken cyclical Praxair offers a combination of growth characteristics and cyclical leverage to investors.
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SOUND CASH POSITION: During the quarter the company was able to repay all short term debt and end the quarter with $186 million in cash, up from $150 million at the end of last year.
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Ethyol is already commercially available as a cytoprotective agent against repeated cisplatin administration and as a preventive agent for xerostomia (dry mouth) related to therapeutic irradiation for head and neck cancer.
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Specifically, the components of fee income that are expected to drive earnings higher in the second half of the year include fiduciary income, brokerage fees, and investment advisory revenue.
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Once the asbestos issue is resolved, we think CBE should trade to a group multiple, which could imply further upside to our $55 price target..
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The impact of the third quarter change in accounting for loans in consumer debt programs added 38bp to losses in December versus 41bp in November.
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Since current products cannot be monitored and located in a radioscope, microspheres are designed to be radio opaque for better monitoring.
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o Our outlook remains positive based on Alcoa's business system and the company's strategic growth initiatives..
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Management continues to evaluate capacity utilization in implant factories with a long term goal of increasing gross margins, while maintaining and reducing inventory levels.
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By moving further up the value chain, the company was able to realise better margins and greater pricing power than was the case historically.
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Weak 3Q Results Highlight PCS' Challenges - October 17, 2002.
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Top-line growth in the Ingredients segment has been the strongest, with a two-year growth rate of 20.2%, or an average of 10.1% per year.
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Net charge-offs were $275 million or 1.05% of average loans compared to $141 million in the prior quarter or 0.57%.
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Management said the business environment was improving and that it expected strong organic growth in Q1 and the full year.
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However, approximately 104,000 patients remain on Viread plus another NRTI, and even more importantly, from Gilead's perspective, approximately 90,000 remain on Combivir.
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We maintain our view that BBY is best-positioned to capture market share and exploit the strong digital cycle, which could push the stock 15%-20% higher relative to the market over the next year..
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On completion, BAT Industries immediately merged its insurance businesses with those of Zurich into Zurich Financial Services.
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We derive a value of $19 per share for LLS, $5 per share for M&C, and $4 per share for OT, for a total valuation of $28 per share..
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The company has pushed to the frontiers of visualization and modeling.
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In 2006 we expect the segment to account for 23% of revenue but 48% of operating profit.
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Nike is successfully working with the Chinese government to assist in programs that promote sports, such as keeping playgrounds open after school.
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Franklin Resources reported F3Q01 earnings per share of $0.46, compared with $0.54 in the prior quarter and $0.58 in the year-earlier period.
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IBM's ASPs rose from November on the strength of its dealer business and rising retail ASPs.
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As industry context, our channel checks indicated that 4Q02 was better than expected for ratings.
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aggressive re-pricing strategy of group long-term disability (LTD) business remains on track.
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Key Points Exelon management reviewed its successful 2000, which featured the completion of the PECO/UNICOM merger, $1.5 billion in share repurchases, the agreement to acquire 10,000 megawatts from Sithe Energies and a 26% increase in net income.
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Net interest expense amounted to US$575 million, a decrease of 13.5% compared to the same period of the previous year.
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We would summarize our thoughts in the following points: 1Q:05 Results vs. SCB Forecast Exhibit 1 shows PRU's results relative to our forecast as well as unusual items in the quarter.
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Railroads / Rated: Market Overweight November 15, 2005.
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This was about $1.5 million higher than our 5% growth estimate.
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT Strong Buy Tgt: $53): We see ABT as a PE expansion opportunity investment driven by a multitude of catalysts.
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Management has begun the job of integrating CAM's and Permal's systems and combining their cultures into the existing organization.
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Convergys management stated that over 80% of IMG's FY02 planned revenue is identified and over 85% of CMG's planned revenue is identified.
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Importantly, most of the foreign military sales here would be on commercial terms, a positive for profitability.
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The transaction, which is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval, is expected to close in mid-2004 and is anticipated to be modestly dilutive to 2004 earnings per share and accretive thereafter.
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We attach a table that shows the most recent OECD CLI data.
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CCPU was about 2.5% better than our estimate at $32.14..
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According to WMT merchandising executives, TOY store closures would not prompt WMT to significantly expand shelf space for toys in 2005..
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Worldwide upstream weaker than we expected of Upstream Segment.of the shortfall (vs. oursegment earnings were lower than expected natural($3.323 billion vs. our estimate as $3.565 billion).
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Duhl believes that both approaches will find support in the marketplace.
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We believe this would be difficult without substantial revenue growth.
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Applying a 19�19.5x P/E to our 2008 calendar EPS of $2.48, this implies $47�48, roughly 8% above current levels..
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Finally, LP has its two well-documented plants in Quebec and British Columbia which while not currently under construction will likely impact the market in the 2002-03 time frame.
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On its quarterly update call, management said that its products are shipping into retail at a pace that exceeds sell-through for its products to consumers.
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What became evident was a higher interest cost burden, which was absorbing cash flow and not being directed back to exploitation drilling.
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Conclusion: Sprint reported excellent Q1 results as expected.
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We will watch for more cost-cutting visibility with 2009 guidance expected during the company's 4Q/08 EPS call..
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Our thesis remains that y/y price declines will pressure the category and that prices are simply not low enough to drive mass volume.
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Separately, a second modification defines criteria by which EDS could receive "Full Payment" and achieve "Full Performance" - both end states that would expand the opportunity set for EDS to receive greater than 85% of the seat price that it currently collects.
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Additionally, Temple-Inland's box product mix has a heavy orientation to the less volatile food and beverage sector (55% of its mix versus low 40s for the industry on average) this should be relatively advantageous during the current downdraft in demand.
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The volume of work performed for specific customers varies from year to year.
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We currently do not have darusentan revenues in our estimates.
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