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To: The Phoenix who wrote (30706)	4/27/2000 8:37:00 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

They were once JBIL, but they moved to the NYSE.

To: The Phoenix who wrote (30706)	4/27/2000 9:47:00 PM
From: John Pitera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

Tom is right on both counts JBL used to be JBIL when it traded on the NASD. It's pronounced Jay-BIll and the name is a combination of the 2 first names of the founders, no mid-eastern etymology. SANM was the other stock we were talking about in the group at RENO. SANM's forward PE is 34.8 and it's 1 year EPS growth rate is 75%. trailing PE is 51.6; SANM does have a higher debt to equity ratio of 53.3% FLEX Debt to equity is 37.7% JBL Debt to equity is 21.1% SLR debt to equity is 29.3% ------------------- Sanmina Corp. provides customized integrated electronic manufacturing services to OEMs in the electronics industry. The company's electronics manufacturing services consist of the manufacture of complex printed circuit board assemblies using surface mount and pin-through hole interconnection technologies, backplane assemblies, complex multi-layered printed circuit boards, and testing and assembly of completed systems. Its turnkey manufacturing management also provides procurement and materials management, and consultation on printed circuit board design and manufacturing. Subsidiary Sanmina Cable Systems manufactures custom cable and wire harness assemblies. Pursuant to a Apr. 00 merger agreement, Sanmina agreed to merge with Hadco, a maker of electronic interconnection products