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To: Fred Levine who wrote (35195)	5/11/2000 2:37:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

S&P Gives AMAT 5 Star Rating: FY Q2 EPS $0.54 vs. $0.17, in line... Great results for semiconductor equipment bellwether indicate strong EPS growth through 2001... Sales up 87%, rose 27% from FY Q1... Orders hit record $2.93 bil... Backlog awesome at $3.18 bil... see 22% sequential revenue growth in FY Q3... AMAT gaining market share as chip industry shifts to next-generation tools... Raising our FY 00 (Oct.) EPS est. to $2.30 from $2.18, FY 01 to $3.30 from $2.95... At 25X our $3.36 calendar '01 est., with 25% L-T growth rate, core tech holding attractively priced. infoseek.go.com