StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of
April 9, 2007
http://www.axcelis.com/
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Axcelis Technologies, Inc. |
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| Ticker Symbol: |
ACLS - Nasdaq - Semiconductors |
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| Buy: |
7.50 to 8.00 |
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| Sell: |
11.00 |
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Info: |
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
designs, manufactures, and services ion
implantation, dry strip, thermal processing, and
curing equipment used in the fabrication of
semiconductor chips in the United States,
Europe, and Asia. It also offers aftermarket
service and support, including spare parts,
equipment upgrades, maintenance services, and
customer training. Axcelis provides its
equipment and services through direct sales
force, distributors, and manufacturing
representatives. The company was founded in 1995
and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. |
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| Financial Info: |
For the fiscal year ended
12/31/2006, revenues increased 24% to $461.7
million. Net income totaled $40.8 million vs. a
loss of $3.9 million. |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 2.498, Total Debt/Equity: 0.316, Trailing
P/E: 19.93x, Forward P/E: 14.05x, Price/Book:
1.66, Price/Sales: 1.72 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 101.54
million shares outstanding with 93.48
million shares in the trading
float. Institutions own
approximately 89.00% of the shares outstanding.
There have been no insider purchases or sales totaling in the last six months.
Real-Time SEC
Filings
As of 3/12/2007, there were 6.81 million shares short.
Net Institutional Selling: 20.49 million shares prior to latest
quarter. |
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| Articles: |
Axcelis Announces Another
Shipment of Optima HD to Major Memory Chipmaker |
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