Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Semi Equipment Analysis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gottfried who wrote (35174)	6/20/2007 10:24:00 AM
From: niek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95353

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts May 2007 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.00 SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 19, 2007 – North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.67 billion in orders in May 2007 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00 according to the May 2007 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.00 means that $100 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. The three-month average of worldwide bookings in May 2007 was $1.67 billion. The bookings figure is about six percent greater than the final April 2007 level of $1.57 billion and about three percent greater than the $1.62 billion in orders posted in May 2006. The three-month average of worldwide billings in May 2007 was $1.67 billion. The billings figure is about five percent greater than the final April 2007 level of $1.59 billion and 15 percent greater than the May 2006 billings level of $1.45 billion. "Bookings and billings remain at levels above a year ago, and there is relative equilibrium in the book-to-bill ratio, which has remained very near parity for half of a year," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "We are surveying member companies and will issue a new consensus forecast outlook for capital equipment next month during SEMICON West." The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving averages of worldwide bookings and billings for North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.