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To: The Ox who wrote (15285)	5/20/2004 5:42:17 PM
From: The Ox	Respond to of 95616

...and now back to your regularly scheduled programming: 4:31PM Ultratech Stepper guides for Y04 (UTEK) 15.74 -0.13: For the full year of 2004, co is expanding the ranges of the guidance. Co states, "Based on the current order outlook and visibility, UTEK could achieve annual revenue growth on the order of 20%-30% compared with 2003. Gross margin looks to be in a range of 48%-51%, based on the projected product mix for the year. Operating margin for the year looks to be in a range of 5%-10%. The projected tax rate for the year looks to be about 10%, due primarily to the jurisdictional effect. Earnings per share (diluted) for the year are projected in a range of $0.35-$0.50. Cash flow for the year is still anticipated to be positive", Reuters Y04 EPS consensus is $0.44 and rev guidance is $126 mln. Revs 20-30% growth is approx $120-130 mln.