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s benefiting from the growing worldwide demand for consumer electronic devices Graphic_rating_buy AMKR
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22%
 -47.66%
in 550 days
Sales for the first quarter rose 7.4% year-over-year. The company has surprised on estimates three out of the last four quarters on average of 27.44%. Amkor's forward P/E is 8.73, well under the industry average of 28.9.

Consensus Estimates Rise

After the earnings report, brokerage analysts hiked estimates for the quarter and the year in response to the company's forecast. For the second quarter, consensus estimates rose two cents in the last week to 30 cents from 28 cents per share. For the full year, estimates rose five cents to $1.27 from $1.22 per share.

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By  Armin Stuk   (-19.97%  risk: moderate)  05/09/08 Comment


Value Graphic_rating_buy AMKR
 2 %
 -59.69%
in 867 days
Seems to be very undervalud at a 16.72 PE with 11.58 F P/E in the semiconductor packaging and test services industry.

Very nice chart. Steady growth since Oct '06
By  Carl   (-46.77%  risk: aggressive)  06/27/07 Comment






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Siliconware Precision Beats – Analyst Blog
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Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (SPIL) earned a net income of NT$* 2,561 million (*32.77 NT$= 1$) for the third quarter of 2009 or diluted earnings per ordinary share of NT$ 0.82 for the quarter, and diluted earnings per ADS of 13 cents. This was higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents per share.

For the third quarter of 2009, net revenues from IC packaging were NT$ 15,322 million and represented 91% of total net revenues. Net revenues from testing operations were NT$ 1,411 million and represented 9% of total net revenues.

Net revenues from IC packaging operations ...
By  StraightStocks   (-8.12%  risk: moderate)  11/04/09 Comment


20 Companies Most Likely to Go Bankrupt in Next Year

In addition to the updated problem bank list we posted up the other day, we saw this and thought it would be worth flagging for those interested. Audit Integrity, an independent research firm, has highlighted the top 20 companies that they believe have the highest probability of filing for bankruptcy. They limited this specific list to publicly traded firms that have over $1 billion market capitalization. In no particular order:

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  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
  • Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR)
  • AMR Corporation (AMR)
  • Apartment Investment and Management Co. (AIV)
  • CBS Corporation (CBS)
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    By  trackseekingalpha   (-13.69%  risk: aggressive)  09/17/09 Comment


    Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ANF, BJS, CBE, GENZ, ROK, SI ...

    Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiations

    Analyst upgrades:

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  • Citigroup upgraded Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) to Buy from Hold on valuation as it believes commercial construction concerns are well known. The firm raised its target on shares to $40 from $37, and coupled the upgrade with a downgrade of Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) to Sell from Hold.
  • Credit Suisse upgraded BJ Services (NYSE: BJS) to Neutral from Underperform following its acquisition by Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI). The firm raised its target to $17.
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    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  09/02/09 Comment


    Amkor Up; Credit Suisse Upgrades
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    Amkor Technology (AMKR) shares are sharply higher this morning after Credit Suisse analyst Satya Kumar raised his rating on the semiconductor packaging and test company to Outperform from Neutral. He raised his price target on the stock to $8, from $7; the stock closed Tuesday at $5.63.

    Kumar writes that the upgrade follows meetings with several tech supply chain companies in Taiwan. He believes near-term strength in demand and a mix shift towards higher-value packaging should lift AKMR’s gross margin. Kumar thinks margins can peak at 28%-30%, compared with 27% at prior peaks.

    <>The analyst a...
    By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    09/02/09 Comment


    Amkor Technologies: Four Reasons This Phoenix Is Rising
    <>Amkor (AMKR) is a global leader in semiconductor assembly and testing services. The company offers both semiconductor companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers a complete set of microelectronic design and manufacturing services on an outsourcing contract basis, and counts many of the world's leading electronics and semiconductor companies among its more than 200 customers. A public company since 1998, this share came to my attention when it was featured among other "Phoenix" candidates who might rise from the ashes of a severely depressed stock price after excessively leveraging their ...
    By  trackseekingalpha   (-13.69%  risk: aggressive)  07/23/09 Comment



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