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To: Ruffian who wrote (10532)	4/14/2001 12:18:12 AM
From: Puck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Qualcomm's financials are less than overwhelming. Over the last five years, Qualcomm's average Return on Assets: 6.02% Return on Equity: 9.96% Dividend Growth Rate: 0% Last year Qualcomm had a modest $3 billion in annual sales. Not exactly dominating is that figure? Compare with Nokia: Five year average Return on Assets: 18.27% Return on Equity 35.04% Dividend Growth Rate: 44.73% Qualcomm is nothing more nor less than a niche technology provider with O.K. financial performance, which is mediocre in some respects, that selfishly chooses not to share its earnings with its owners. For some mysterious reason, a small cadre of people here on SI have become worked up about Qualcomm with a self-righteous religious ferver. Qualcomm is the gospel and Qualcomm's Chairman and CEO the cult leader. Do you have anymore of Jim Jones's--uh, I mean Irwin Jacob's--Kool Aid?