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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Socket Communications (SCKT)
SCKT 0.998+6.2%9:30 AM EST

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From: RikRichter2/19/2004 9:05:54 AM
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Just listened to conference call..
by: intrepid_1_1999
Long-Term Sentiment: Strong Buy 02/18/04 11:07 pm
Msg: 8001 of 8017

-all series e preferred converted to common
-2/3 sereis f preferred converted to common
as of 12-31-2003
-no long term debt as in zero
-no equity capital needed in 2004
-0.004 net loss 4th quarter
-cash flow positive
-29.8 million shares outstanding 12-31-2003
-nokia will be paid off in april 2004
-aggressive cost controls in place
-gross margin 4th qtr and year @ 50%

Revenue
- 40% bluetooth
- 31% barcode scanners
- 17% serial card legacy business
- 12% interface chips
- 0 rfid

rfid
-rfid (in general) will have no effect on sckt barcode scanning business in 2004
-(sckt's rfid) will take 1 year to put products together and field trial
-will take 2-3 years for rfid (in general) to hit retail store level

new products and opportunities
-gps in car product
-gps industrial product
-cordless bluetooth -now
-bluetooth modem - starting april 1st
-sdio combination products
-wlan products - 2nd half of year
-smart phones with SDIO slots already being
tested
-hp utilizing SDIO slots
-when 3rd patent finalized new products soon
to follow
-ppc's heading to 100% sdio in 2004
-some new product announcements @ cebit march
17th

Smart Phones
-Sdio slots and peripherals being tested
-will not interfere with ppc in 2004
-will affect palm

embedded group = 38 design wins
17 interface chips
21 kwik blue

biggest ic customers
-novatel
-intermec

novatel
-socket chips will be involved in verizon deal

intermec
-has several products involved with bluetooth
ic

Guidance
-exact figures not given
-1.2 million backlog going into quarter
-as of feb. 18th sckt is ahead of rev. per
last quarter
-1st quarter is seasonally strong quarter
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