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To: Home-Run who wrote (717)11/7/2006 6:15:29 PM
From: gladman  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575
 
>>Acme Packet was VERY profitable in 1H06; its operating margins were
>29% because its gross margins were almost 80%. Margins like that are
RARELY sustainable -- competitive pressures usually force prices down
closer to costs<<

I have to agree with this statement, margins like this are rarely sustainable BUT that's why APKT will crush SONS. They can sustain this growth. 36M in 05, 80M in 06, projected 124M in 07.