To: zx who wrote (2324 ) 9/7/2000 10:12:47 AM From: architect* Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2341 also long KLIC LRCX watching TLAB for option calls TLAB earning estimates for 2000 of $1.66 and 2001 of $2.17 look very strong compared to their competition, LU ALA, NT TLAB 2000 earnings of $1.66 and 2001 earnings of $2.17 2001 PE = 25.3 LU 2000 earnings of $1.16 and 2001 earnings of $1.39 2001 PE = 30.0 NT 2000 earnings of $0.72 and 2001 earnings of $0.97 2001 PE = 79.3 ALA 2000 earnings of $1.33 and 2001 earnings of $1.86 2001 PE = 43.5 ANTC is one to watch for next generation telecom equipment ANTC has a MKT CAP of 1.17M trading near 52 week low of $29.13. ANTC 2000 earnings of $1.15 and 2001 earnings of $1.38 2001 PE = 22.32 on 8/28/00 ANTC purchased $25 M in optical routing equipment from Lightchip a private holding of LDP London Pacific. Lightchip spun out from Lighytpath Technologies LPTH (priced @ 235 x sales) is a supplier of "next" generation optical WDM Walelength Division Mulitplexing equipment. The WDM industry has a projected 10 year growth rate of 12,000% brief message from me on the LDP thread, about Lightchip and ANTC. LDP is a major investor in Lightchip which is expected to IPO in early 2001 Lightchip (LDP investment)spun out from Lightpath Technologies LPTH. see article go.com . Lightchip's business is Wavelength Division Multiplexing WDM. August 28, 2000 Wins $25 Million ANTEC Contract, symbol ANTC, see articlego.com . Lightpath LPTH trades @ 235 x sales LPTH has $4.56M in sales with a Market cap of $1.05B and Lightchip has <$25M in sales...hum.... from article "LightChip, business is Wavelength Divison Multiplexing (WDM) WDM technology was $100 million in 1995; it is projected to reach $12 billion by 2005, according to industry research." (WDM - 12,000% growth projected in ten years, go figure the PEG ratio ;)