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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (16577)11/16/2005 4:08:43 PM
From: Proud_Infidel  Respond to of 25522
 
Analysts surveyed by thomson First Call forecast that the world's largest chip-equipment maker, which will report after the close of U.S. markets, will earn 14 cents a share, down from 27 cents a year earlier. Sales are predicted to drop to $1.63 billion from $2.2 billion.

marketwatch.com



To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (16577)11/16/2005 4:18:20 PM
From: BWAC  Respond to of 25522
 
<Net income for fiscal 2005 was $1.21 billion, or $0.73 per share, down from $1.35 billion, or $0.78 per share, for fiscal 2004.>

All well and good, but neither 73 cents nor 78 cents yearly eps is going to get the job done.