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To: Jock Hutchinson who wrote (13260)6/29/1998 8:44:00 AM
From: yousef hashmi  Respond to of 25814
 

1 08:41*T LSI Logic To Buy Symbios -2: Seeks Regulatory OK >LSI Q.HEL


MILPITAS, Calif. (Dow Jones)--LSI Logic Corp. (LSI) signed a definitive
agreement to acquire Hyundai Electronics America's Symbios Inc. unit for for
$760 million, including assumed liabilities, payable in cash.
Hyundai Electronics America, San Jose, Calif., is a U.S. unit of Hyundai
Electronics Industries Co. (Q.HEL), Seoul, and Symbios Inc., Fort Collins,
Colo., creates solutions for moving and storing information.
In a press release, LSI Logic said it will record undisclosed in-process
Symbios technology write-offs as a result of the transaction.
LSI Logic expects the deal to close in the third quarter ending Sept. 30 and
sees the deal adding to earnings per share in 1999.
Based on 1997 figures, LSI said combined annual revenues of the company is
about $1.9 billion.
A First Call Corp. survey of 21 analysts estimates LSI Logic's fiscal 1999
net income at $1.55 a diluted share. For the year ended Dec. 31, 1997, LSI



To: Jock Hutchinson who wrote (13260)6/29/1998 8:54:00 AM
From: Jock Hutchinson  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 25814
 
At first blush, this is an outright steal assuming that LSI is able to retain most of the business. LSI paid $760 million for $620 million in sales or a ratio of 1.2 price to sales ratio. By comparison LSI, which is considered deeply undervalued is selling a little over a 2:1 price to sales ratio.