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*AMD: A StarMine 5-Star Analyst Made a Bold EPS Estimate
2006-04-18 09:08 (New York)

San Francisco, Apr 18 (StarMine) - An analyst rated 5 Stars by StarMine has
recently issued an estimate of $0.25 for Advanced Micro Devices Inc that is
15.3% below the Thomson Financial mean of $0.29. Only 10% of analysts achieve
the 5-star rating; they do so by having estimates that are both different and
more accurate than other analysts.

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------------------------------ StarMine SnapShot -------------------------------
Predicted Earnings Surprise **.*%
Bold Estimates by 5-Star Analysts Yes
Recent RevisionCluster **
Expected Report Date 10-Jul-06

-----------------------Bold Estimates by 5-Star Analysts------------------------
5-Star Analyst @ $0.25, 15.3% below mean.

---------------------------- SmartEstimate vs. Mean ----------------------------
SmartEstimate $*.***
Mean $0.295
Difference $**.***
Predicted Earnings Surprise **.*%
(See 'Analyst Detail' below for components of the SmartEstimate)

------------------------------- Estimate Summary -------------------------------
Mean Estimate $0.295 Fiscal Quarter Ending FQ Jun-06
High Estimate $*.** Expected Report Date 10-Jul-06
Low Estimate $*.** Standard Deviation $*.***

------------------------- Analyst Detail (32 Analysts) -------------------------
Analyst Current Relative Current Est. Prev. SmartEst.
Accuracy Estimate To Cons. Est. Date Age Est. Weighting
======== ======== ======== ========= ==== ===== =========
4-Star $*.** **|** **-Apr * $0.32 2.8%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.26 6.3%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.23 2.7%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.32 2.7%
5-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.28 8.2%
5-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * - 7.1%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.31 2.7%
2-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.30 2.7%
2-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.23 2.7%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.33 6.4%
1-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.27 2.7%
1-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.30 2.7%
1-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.29 2.7%
2-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * - 2.7%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.30 6.3%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.29 6.7%
no history *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.26 2.7%
2-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.27 2.7%
2-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.21 2.7%
5-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.24 7.0%
1-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.26 2.7%
2-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.28 2.7%
4-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.31 6.6%
3-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.15 2.7%
2-Star *.** **|** **-Apr * 0.22 2.7%
5-Star *.** **|** **-Mar * 0.30 X
5-Star *.** **|** **-Feb * 0.26 X
5-Star *.** **|** **-Jan * 0.12 X
2-Star *.** **|** **-Jan * - X
3-Star *.** **|** **-Jan * - X
5-Star *.** **|** **-Jan * 0.14 X
1-Star *.** **|** **-Dec * - X
Days

X = Excluded from SmartEstimate; see item number 13 on SSSS<GO> for details
+ / - indicates estimate is $0.02 and 4% higher (lower) than the mean.
++/-- indicates estimate is $0.04 and 8% higher (lower) than the mean.

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