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To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (43179)	2/2/2009 8:56:32 PM
From: Gottfried	2 Recommendations Respond to of 95632

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To: Donald Wennerstrom who wrote (43179)	2/2/2009 9:36:47 PM
From: Donald Wennerstrom	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95632

SanDisk swings to big loss, hit by charges 5:31 PM ET 2/2/09 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- SanDisk Corp. on Monday posted a huge fourth-quarter net loss, weighed down by nearly $2 billion in one-time charges, weak consumer spending and pricing pressures in the memory chip market. The Milpitas, Calif.-based chip maker (SNDK) reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.86 billion, or $8.25 a share, compared with a net profit of $106 million, or 45 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue was $863.9 million, down from $1.25 billion last year. The company's results included $1.91 billion in one-time expenses, including $1.02 billion for a combined pre-tax goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge. Adjusted net loss was $1.65 a share. Analysts had expected the chip maker to report a net loss of 60 cents a share, on revenue of $766.7 million, according to a consensus estimate by Thomson Reuters. Despite the huge loss, SanDisk's shares rose more than 4% in late trading on better-than-expected revenue. But the stock later fell on the company's weaker-than-expected sales outlook for the current quarter. In a prepared statement, SanDisk CEO Eli Harari said the company faced "a very difficult pricing environment, macroeconomic turmoil and the impact on consumer purchasing." "We are very disappointed with our fourth-quarter bottom line results, which included significant asset impairment and inventory related charges," Harari said. He said the company is moving to "curtail our captive output, conserve cash, and reduce capital and operating expenditures." But Harari also noted that the company believes the "drastic industry-wide capital expenditure cuts announced for 2009 will contribute to a better balance between supply and demand and an improved pricing environment in our markets later in 2009 and into 2010." Chip makers have been hurt by a glut in memory products, such as NAND Flash microprocessors, which has led to a steady decline in average selling prices. In a call with analysts, Harari said, "The Flash industry is at a crossroads. Three consecutive years of price reductions exceeding cost reductions have squeezed profitability out of this industry, even for the most competitive suppliers and this has been exacerbated by the global economic recession." For the current quarter, the company said it expects revenue in the range of $475 million to $575 million. Analysts had expected the company to post sales of $631.7 million, according to a consensus survey by Thomson