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Technology Stocks : Alcatel (ALA) and France -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: elmatador who wrote (3765)	1/31/2002 5:58:28 PM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3891

``We are very impressed by this strong set of figures,'' said ABN Amro in a research note, reiterating a ``buy'' rating. SG Securities upgraded the stock to ``buy'' from ``hold'' with a 22 euro price target, citing the group's debt reduction and cost cutting as positive factors. A slide in Q4 earnings per share to a 1.28 euro loss versus a 0.36 euro profit a year earlier, reflected hefty restructuring charges that totalled 2.12 billion euros over the full year. That restructuring helped Alcatel generate a positive operating cashflow of 2.0 billion euros in the fourth quarter, helping it trim its debt far below its 4.0 billion euro goal. Alcatel said its sales of mobile phones, which it does not consider a key business, picked up in the fourth quarter. biz.yahoo.com PR , real numbers from ALA , research firms and contracts like recent with Verizon (beyond DSL) are the best indication what is going on. SI products list you posted is pure PR , which make SI 3-rd rate telecom vendor. Just compare numbers!