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To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (29175)3/9/2006 11:18:31 AM
From: sixty2nds  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 95748
 
Well Don, we will know pretty quick. Seems to me overall we are seeing muted seasonality headed into the summer semi season of swoon. Later, S



To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (29175)3/9/2006 11:29:01 AM
From: sixty2nds  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 95748
 
09:13 NSM National Semi: Feb qtr preview (28.03 )

Amtech notes NSM is scheduled to report its Feb quarter results today at 12:15PM EST. The firms estimates for Feb quarter revenue is $542.9 mln, or flat sequentially, and slightly better than the consensus estimate of $534.75 mln. Their pro forma EPS estimate is $0.33, in-line with the consensus estimate of $0.34. The firm says while guidance for the May quarter is usually in the range of +7% sequentially due to an increase in shipping days over the holiday laden February quarter, the firm is somewhat concerned mgmt will not guide to these levels due to co specific inventory concerns.



To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (29175)3/9/2006 12:23:33 PM
From: sixty2nds  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 95748
 
12:18 NSM reports Q3 gross margin 60.7% vs 57.6% street expectation - Stock halted (28.48 +0.45)
12:18 NSM GAAP EPS consensus is $0.31 (28.48 +0.45)
12:17 NSM sees Q4 revs roughly $559-570 mln vs $555.64 mln Reuters consensus
12:17 Co sees Q4 revs up 2-4% sequentially from Q3 (28.48 +0.45)
12:15 NSM prelim GAAP $0.37 vs $0.32 Reuters consensus; revs $547.7 mln vs $535.80 mln Reuters consensus, $536.63 mln First Call (28.48 +0.45)