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To: Sparky65 who wrote (922)5/26/1998 2:17:00 PM
From: jeffbas  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1279
 
I will bet lousy earnings immanent, and worse than expected short term outlook = buying opportunity at lower prices I hope.



To: Sparky65 who wrote (922)5/26/1998 5:00:00 PM
From: Ray Smith Jr  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1279
 
16:54 [ETEC,MASK] ALIGN-RITE PLACES $25M ORDER WITH ETEC SYSTEMS.
16:50 [ETEC] ETEC SYSTEMS CLOSED DOWN 3/8 TO 40 1/2, PRIOR TO THE NEGATIVE SURPRISE.
16:50 [ETEC] ETEC SYSTEMS EARNS 47 CENTS IN Q3, MISSES ESTIMATE BY 6 CENTS.



To: Sparky65 who wrote (922)5/26/1998 7:11:00 PM
From: Richard P. Roberts  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1279
 
Bad news, Earnings 49 cents, I believe Zack's consensus was 53 cents. will verify.Good news, Record New orders for $25 million,Bad news,
delayed system still not delivered but good news,undergoing final acceptance by customer at etec facility. Multiple news items was the source for this info. Continued low expectations from Japan and Korea.

Who knows what this will do to stock Wed. I'm getting dizzy thinking about it, brace youself.