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Technology Stocks : International Rectifier (IRF) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kevin Hay who wrote (962)	4/11/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: DanZ	Respond to of 1712

Kevin, I subscribe to a charting service called IQ Suite that you can download at iqc.com. The monthly subscription cost was just raised from $18.95 to $24.95 but they added some new features. IQ Suite is purely charting software with technical indicators and doesn't give you buy/hold/sell opinions. You have to interpret the charts yourself but I prefer to do that over relying on a computer generated opinion. Here is a link to a site that has definitions of technical indicators. equis.com You might also check out the company's web site at irf.com or read the 1997 annual report (also available on their web site) to learn more about their products. While IRF's earnings have been erratic lately, I seriously doubt if the company is going away. They have a leading position in the MOSFET market, obtain licensing fees from most other worldwide manufacturers of MOSFETs, and continually bring new products to market. Dan

To: Kevin Hay who wrote (962)	4/11/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: marvin litman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1712

Kevin, IRF is a terrific company that manufactures a great product. As a matter of fact if you took away their technology the industrial world as we know it would not be the same. The current problem is competition from Asia on their generic products which accounts for a lot of merchandise that is being sold a lot cheaper i.e. Samsung out of Korea. The future is most likely very bright and you have to weather the storm. The bright side is that I think we have hit bottom. It shouldn't get much lower. At this point I look at it as a defensive stock in a market down turn with good potential to rise towards the end of the year. I think you will see a lot of smart money coming into IRF. In my opinion I think you can see 20 if you have patience. MARVIN LITMAN P.S.Hello AL AND DOC