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To: Road Walker who wrote (107749)8/19/2000 6:52:38 PM
From: puborectalis  Respond to of 186894
 
Love Intel....new love ENTG.....ML report on ENTG...highlights=Valuation is a Gift...Given the capacity utilization is
below 60% for ENTG,we estimate that the company can see more operating margin
expansion over the next 1-2 yrs,providing upside EPS.This is impressive since the high
value-added of ENTG's prdts gives the company operating margins up in the rarefied
levels of AEIS,MKSI,KLAC and other industry leaders/Given the premier industry
positioning,we believe ENTG should trade at least at the group avg valuations
currently.This would place the stock at $14 on a current P/E basis and $16 on a price
to sales basis.We believe the group is currently oversold and will trade back to the
20-25x from its current 12.8x.We believe Entegris can trade at a P/E in line with
comparables at 20-25x 2001 earnings of $0.90,for a price target of
$20................ENTG is the leading provider of materials integrity mgmt solutions to the
Semi mfg and disk mfg mkts and domintes 4/5 product lines.....All cylinders are firing
as the end of the qtr nears....we're comfortable with 19c eps est vs. 9c a yr
ago...nearly ALL of ENTG's biz lines are beginning to contribute growth,not just the
core 200mm solutions for the semi industry.....favors higher margins expect better than
50% gross margins due to the very high differentiation in their pdts..Next qtr orders
looking very strong already...major retrofits on tap requiring complete wafer mgmt pdt
upgrades---multimillion $ orders expected....even the disk drive biz shows signs of life
as they have a near monopoly in shipping containers for hard drive
disks,DVD,CD-ROM disks....WOW!!!!!!!!the stock's only at $11>



To: Road Walker who wrote (107749)8/19/2000 8:15:42 PM
From: Jim McMannis  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Jim,
RE:"I like their decision to build new businesses through aquisition. But the jury is out as to if this will be successful, it could get ugly if these companies keep bleeding money. Just have to wait and see."

I share your concern that Intel is straying from their core business.

RE:"And welcome back to the bandwagon <g>".

I can't win...<G>
Mercy!

Jim