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To: w2j2 who wrote (248)	6/20/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: raydit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 297

Boy, I am impressed. The prestigious investment house of J B Oxford of Beverly Hills issued a buy on SDLI on the 16th and 17th. Wow! Wonder why it went into the tank on the 18th? This doesn't only smell bad, it reeks!

To: w2j2 who wrote (248)	7/29/1998 2:43:00 PM
From: w2j2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 297

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- SDL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDLI) today announced quarterly revenue and earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. For the second quarter ended June 30, 1998, SDL reported record revenues of $25.8 million compared to revenues of $21.6 million in the second quarter of 1997. This represents a 20 percent increase in revenues over second quarter 1997. Second quarter 1998 net income was a record $2.9 million or $0.20 per share on a diluted basis compared to a net loss of $29.5 million or $2.19 per share on a diluted basis for the second quarter of 1997. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 1998 were computed based on 14.7 million shares, compared to 13.5 million shares for the second quarter of 1997. For the six months ended June 30, 1998, SDL reported revenues of $51.2 million and a net income of $5.6 million, or $0.38 per share on a diluted basis, compared to revenues of $42.6 million and net loss of $29.0 million, or $2.16 per share on a diluted basis for the first six months of 1997. Diluted earnings per share for the first six months of 1998 were computed based on 14.6 million shares, compared to 13.4 million shares for the first six months of 1997. Commenting on the quarter, Donald Scifres, chairman and chief executive officer said, "Our second quarter growth represents the successful transition to and initial yield improvements gained from last year's investments in our new wafer fab facility and our manufacturing upgrades. The new facilities and manufacturing upgrades were intended to lower costs and substantially increase our chip capacity to meet customer demand. It has done both. In the first half of 1998, for example, we averaged chip yields in our 980 nm laser product line of more than three times the old line, and our new capacity is over 100,000 chips per year for this product." Scifres continued, "We are particularly pleased with our performance in our communications markets where revenues increased by about 20 percent compared to the first quarter of 1998. Key contributors to this growth were the strong demand for 980 nm pump modules used in fiber optic communications and increased satellite communications shipments. "Going forward we intend to focus on improving yields from our new chip manufacturing facility and supplying products in volume to meet the expanding applications for our technology. By targeting major growth markets, including communications and materials processing, we believe SDL is poised for rapid expansion," concluded Scifres.