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Technology Stocks : Benchmarq Micro(BMRQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Greg Thornton who wrote (290)	2/21/1998 8:01:00 PM
From: Teri Skogerboe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 313

Greg & All, Some recent stats. Benchmarq Microelectronics (Data as of 01-31-98) Primary Ticker Industry Exchange ...................................................................... BMRQ MFG - ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES NNM ______________________________________________________________________ Benchmarq Microelectronics designs and develops mixed-signal integrated circuits and electronic modules for portable and power-sensitive electronics systems. The company's products control the fast charging of rechargeable batteries that are used in personal computers, cellular telephones, telecommunication equipment, and other portable electronics systems. Benchmarq Microelectronics also produces a family of battery-backed static random-access memory modules and controller integrated circuits that provide nonvolatile memory to telecommunication equipment. ...................................................................... Address : Dallas, TX Phone : 972-437-9195 ______________________________________________________________________ Stock Performance Key Ratios Stock Price : 11.06 ROE : 20.6 52 Week High : 36.25 Price/Earnings : 12.4 52 Week Low : 10.25 Price/Sales : 1.7 Beta : 25.23 Price/Book : 2.4 Last Split Date : n/a Yield : 0.0 Market Cap ($Mil) : 76.62 Debt/Equity : 0.0 ...................................................................... Footnotes: 1. Interim Balance Sheet from prior quarter 2. US IPO in calendar 1995 ______________________________________________________________________ Corporate Performance 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 ...................................................................... Revenues ($Mil) 40.2 29.2 23.0 15.1 7.6 Net Profit ($Mil) 7.1 3.8 2.2 -0.5 -4.0 EPS 0.96 0.61 0.35 n/a n/a Net Profit Margin (%) 17.6 13.0 9.4 n/m n/m ______________________________________________________________________ Dividend History 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 ...................................................................... Dividend Payout (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a ______________________________________________________________________ Growth Rates (%) 3 yr CAGR 1996 1995 1994 1993 ...................................................................... Revenues 38.7 37.4 26.9 52.9 97.2 Profit n/a 85.7 76.4 n/a n/a EPS n/a 57.4 74.3 n/a n/a Dividend n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ______________________________________________________________________ Quarterly Results 4Q1997 3Q1997 2Q1997 1Q1997 ...................................................................... EPS 0.24 0.21 0.22 0.21 Dividend Per Share n/a n/a n/a n/a ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarterly Results 4Q1996 3Q1996 2Q1996 1Q1996 ...................................................................... EPS 0.35 0.29 0.17 0.15 Dividend Per Share n/a n/a n/a n/a ______________________________________________________________________ Balance Sheet ($Mil) Assets 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Cash & Equivalents 15.5 12.7 Inventory 4.0 3.2 Total Current Assets 24.9 20.1 Total Assets 36.8 23.9 14.6 10.3 5.5 Liabilities and Equity Current Liabilities 9.2 4.7 Long Term Debt 1.3 0.9 2.6 2.4 n/a Preferred Stock 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 Shareholders Equity 26.3 18.3 7.7 5.5 1.9 ______________________________________________________________________ Cash Flow 1996 1995 ...................................................................... Cash Flow 1.11 0.78 Capital Expenditures 1.5 1.2 ______________________________________________________________________ (c)1998 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. 225 W. Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60606, 312-696-6000. Although data are gathered from reliable sources, completeness and accuracy cannot be guaranteed . 5493 ---- FIRST CALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES BMRQ BENCHMARQ Microelectronics 02/16/98 Industry: Semiconductr SIC: 3674 Latest Price: $15.75 1998 P/E: 15.8 Analyst Recommendation: 1.4 QTR QTR FY FY Mar 98 Jun 98 Dec 98 Dec 99 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.21 0.23 1.00 1.21 Number of Brokers 5 5 5 3 Median 0.21 0.22 1.00 1.18 Standard Deviation 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.06 Current High 0.22 0.24 1.02 1.29 Current Low 0.19 0.22 0.96 1.15 Year Ago EPS 0.21A 0.22A 0.86A 1.00 Current vs. Year Ago Change 0% 5% 16% 21% Report Date Apr 20 Jul 20 wk/Jan 27 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Up Revisions last 30 days 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions last 30 days 4 4 4 0 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.21 0.23 1.00 1.21 7-days ago Mean 0.21 0.23 1.00 1.21 30-days ago Mean 0.26 0.29 1.20 - 60-days ago Mean 0.26 0.29 1.20 - 90-days ago Mean 0.26 0.29 1.20 - COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES AND TRENDS Industry - Semiconduct 27.63 28.71 123.19 156.85 Current vs. Year Ago Change -13% -6% 1% 27% Sector - TECHNOLOGY 8.62 10.19 42.27 54.29 Current vs. Year Ago Change 4% 11% 18% 28% WSJ/DJ US Index 10.52 11.83 47.89 52.94 Current vs. Year Ago Change 6% 10% 12% 11% Ratios Relative To: Company Industry Sector WSJ/DJ P/E on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 15.8 23.10 23.68 20.17 PEG on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 0.52 1.17 1.34 1.63 RECOMMENDATION AND GROWTH RATES RECOMMENDATIONS LONG TERM GROWTH RATES Current Mean 1.4 Next 5 yrs - Median 30% Number of Brokers 5 Number of Brokers 1 Industry Recommendation: 2.2 Industry Growth Rate: 20% 7-days ago Mean 1.4 Next 5 yrs - High 30% 30-days ago Mean 1.5 Next 5 yrs - Low 30% 60-days ago Mean 1.5 Last 5 Years 30% 90-days ago Mean 1.5 Diff. from Industry +0.8 Rel. to Industry 1.5 Diff. from Sector +0.6 Rel. to Sector 1.7 Diff. from WSJ/DJ US +0.8 Rel. to WSJ/DJ US 2.4 Transmitted: 02/17/98 10:45 (E_BMRQ)