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To: Return to Sender who wrote (580)	5/15/2001 5:40:24 PM
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Applied Materials see Q3 EPS roughly break-even SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc., the No. 1 maker of chip-making equipment, said on Tuesday that it expects fiscal third-quarter earnings per share to be ``break-even or slightly above'' as the chip slump continues. Additionally, Applied (NasdaqNM:AMAT - news) said it expects third-quarter sales to be $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion, and that book-to-bill will be one or slightly above. Applied management made the comments on a conference call to discuss its fiscal second-quarter results. A book-to-bill of one means that $1 in product was shipped for every $1 in new orders and is a key measure for investors and analysts, who use it to help gauge future sales. biz.yahoo.com How does this meet up to shareholder expectations? Thanks, RtS