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Technology Stocks : Ultratech Stepper
UTEK 30.230.0%Jun 5 5:00 PM EST

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To: Investor2 who wrote (828)5/27/1997 7:16:00 PM
From: Cary Salsberg   of 3696
 
I2,

"Visibility" normally means how far you can clearly see. "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" moves us toward earnings "visibility", which relates to how clear the future looks with respect to earnings predictions. High visibilty means being able to predict further into the future with greater confidence.

The market is a discounting mechanism. It discounts the flow of future earnings. If future earnings can not be accurately predicted because business conditions are uncertain, then "visibility" is low and the stock price suffers. A company like Coca-cola has very high earnings visibility and this is the basis of its high PE.

Cary
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