Buyside articles from January 2003

Buyside archives from January 2003

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Division.(Company Profile)
January 1, 2003... The Novartis Pharmaceuticals Division is a world leader in the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription medicines. Our goal is to provide a broad portfolio of innovative, effective and safe products and services to...

ASM International. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Netherlands Exchange: NASDAQ Ticker: ASMI CUSIP: 'N07045102 Ratio (Ords to NYRSs *): 1:1 ASM International N.V. is a lending supplier of semiconductor process equipment in both front-and back-end markets. Major...

AU Optronics Corporation. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Taiwan Exchange: NYSE Ticker: AUO CUSIP: 002255107 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 10:1 AU Optronics is among the world's largest manufacturers of large-size TFT-LCDs, which are currently the most widely used flat panel...

Koninklijke Philips electronics N.V. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Netherlands Exchange: NYSE Ticker: PHG CUSIP: 500472204 Ratio (Ords to NYRSs *): 1:1 Philips is one of the world's top 10 semiconductor companies, the global number one in lighting, number two in medical systems,...

KPN Royal Dutch Telecom. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Netherlands Exchange: NYSE Ticker: KPN CUSIP: 780641205 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 1:1 KPN is a growing telecommunications company offering a wide range of high quality and innovative telecommunications services for...

KT Corporation. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Korea Exchange: NYSE Ticker: KTC CUSIP: 48250K101 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 1:2 KT (Korea Telecom) Corporation is the leading provider of telecommunications services in Korea offering fined line services, business...

Nokia Corporation. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Finland Exchange: NYSE Ticker: NOK CUSIP: 654902204 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 1:1 Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the...

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... INDUSTRIES CO Country: Taiwan Exchange: NASDAQ Ticker: SPIL CUSIP: 827084864 Ratio (Ords to AD Rs): 5:1 Silicanware is one of the world's lending independent providers of semiconductor packaging and test...

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).
January 1, 2003... Country: Korea Exchange: NYSE Ticker: SKM CUSIP: 78440P108 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 1:9 SK Telecom is Korea's leading wireless telecommunication operator, serving 17.2 million cellular subscribers with 52.9% of market...

Telefonica S.A. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Spain Exchange: NYSE Ticker: TEF CUSIP: 879382208 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 3:1 Telefonica is a global and diversified telecommunications player with a solid presence in the Telecommunications, Media and...

Telefonica CTC Chile. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Chile Exchange: NYSE Ticker: CTC CUSIP: 204449300 Ratio (Ords to AD As): 4:1 Telefonica CTC Chile is the largest telecommunications enterprise in Chile, awning approximately 78% of all telephone lines in the...

Telefonica Moviles S.A. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Spain Exchange: NYSE Ticker: TEM CUSIP: 87938V105 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 1:1 Telefonica Moviles is ace of the world's largest mobile telephony operators, with a presence in 14 countries and 33.5 million...

Terra Lycos. (Citibank Depositary Receipt Issuers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Country: Spain Exchange: NASDAO Ticker: TRLY CUSIP: 88100W103 Ratio (Ords to ADRs): 1:1 Terra Lycos is the new global Internet network operating in 43 countries in 20 languages, with 111 million unique monthly...

Publisher's letter.
January 1, 2003... Hope Floats In a new book, Why Stock Markets Crash, a physicist named Didier Sornette proposes that his complex-system theory can explain and predict both the emergence of financial bubbles as well as their ruptures and paths to recovery....

Baldor Electric Company.
January 1, 2003... A History of Growth A Focus on Energy Efficiency Baldor Electric Company designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of energy-efficient electric motors, generators, adjustable-speed drives, linear motors, and motion control...

ScottishPower. (Investor Fact Sheet).
January 1, 2003... LSE: SPW www.scottishpower.com At December 3, 2002 52-Week Range: $19-25 (ADR) Market Cap: $10 Billion Current yield: 8.3% ScottishPower (NYSE:SPI) is one of the world's largest publicly traded energy companies and...

What happened to hedge funds? A short history from someone who's been there. (Guest Column).
January 1, 2003... MUCH IS WRITTEN ABOUT THE SO-called "hedge fund bubble," and it would appear that the number of funds is multiplying daily. However, are these recent entrants into the battle for alpha really hedge funds or are they more like traditional asset...

Battling the bulge: new brokerage group to provide outsourced sales and trading services. (Sell-Side Focus).(Soleil Securities,)
January 1, 2003... MANY ENTREPRENEURIAL TYPES BELIEVE that bad situations often create opportunities for growth. If that's true, then there are certainly plenty of opportunities on Wall Street these days. Amidst the conflict of interest scandals and a dismal...

StarMine's sector champions. (Guiding Lights).
January 1, 2003... About StarMine Analyst Ratings StarMine collects data on every estimate, revision and recommendation recorded by Thomson Financial First Call and generates its star ratings based on the accuracy of analyst earnings estimates. Scores are...

Small-caps, big promise. (Money Manager).(Robert Mitchell)
January 1, 2003... By focusing on undiscovered small-caps and sticking to his strategy, Robert Mitchell has helped a new firm and fund prosper. Robert Mitchell Conestoga Capital Advisors It is often said that to succeed in business, it's all about...

In his blood. (Money Manager).(Walter Harrison)
January 1, 2003... Walter Harrison finds opportunities to succeed no matter what the market does. With a 31-year career managing money, Harrison acts as led manager for the $131 million Granum Value Fund. Walter Harrison Granum Capital Management ...

The contenders: 71 stocks that can go the distance.(beginning in 2003)
January 1, 2003... The best news about 2003 so far is that it is no longer 2002. Last year was a rocky ride for the nation: the aftershocks of September 11, the threat of ongoing terrorism and a possible war with Iraq were all harsh realities Americans faced. Add...

Deutsche Telekom. (Fact Sheet).(Company Profile)
January 1, 2003... Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) is Europe's largest integrated communications company. Its four-division growth strategy focuses on growing and cash-generating segments of global telecommunications. Deutsche Telekom at a glance. An agile...

A clear conscience: social funds offer competitve returns without sacrificing beliefs.
January 1, 2003... Through the late 1990s, it was easy to write off the stellar returns on socially responsible investing (SRI) as just another fad fueled by the tech boom. Since most technology companies -- particularly software makers and those ubiquitous...

Vice is nice: the underbelly of the investment world isn't such a bad place to be.(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... Abraham Lincoln once said that people with no vices have very few virtues. By that reasoning, Portfolio Manager Dan Ahrens must be virtuous indeed. As co-manager of the Vice Fund for Mutuals.com, Ahrens touts the virtue of gambling, alcohol,...

Diamonds in the rough: micro-cap stocks offer opportunities for growth.
January 1, 2003... Some of the best investments available in today's lackluster markets exist among companies whose names you've likely never heard of. Micro-caps are an asset class that get so little attention the experts can't even agree on its definition. But...

Prudential Securities Healthcare Group.(profile of Sierra Health Services Inc)
January 1, 2003... SIERRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (SIE - NYSE) Recommendation: Buy/High Risk Price: $13.53 12-Month Price Target: $16 52-Week Range: $24.40 - $8.30 Shares Outstanding: 29.54 M Market capitalization: $400 M Fiscal Year...

Remarkable remedies: demographics drive orthopedics and cardiology.
January 1, 2003... Human bodies wear out. Plain and simple, that's what drives orthopedics and cardiology. However, today's retirees are not a rocking chair generation. They are going to travel, swim, play golf and tennis and do whatever they want as often and as...

Conventional wisdom: boutique approach is back in Vogue. (Research Profile).(CL King & Associates)(Company Profile)
January 1, 2003... CL King & Associates The popularity of an investment approach can change as often as hem lines. While sentiments may vary, CL King has learned to stick to its guns, following an independent, idea-driven research style that thrived in the...

Fundamentally independent. (Research Profile).(Paul M Wendee & Associates)(Company Profile)
January 1, 2003... Paul M. Wendee & Associates Paul Wendee has paid his dues in the investment world. He has done corporate finance, due diligence, fundamental research and managed portfolios. He's directed, managed, researched and analyzed. But after Wendee...

Above the fray: while others falter, Midwest's research team thrives. (Research Profile).(Midwest Research)(Company Profile)
January 1, 2003... Midwest Research Eric Bosshard is feeling vindicated these days. As director of research at one of the country's top independent research shops, he has been able to focus on building his business while many of his sell-side colleagues...

Homegrown. (Analyst Showcase).(Christine McCracken of Midwest Research)
January 1, 2003... MIDWEST RESEARCH GROWING UP, CHRISTINE MCCRACKEN probably never thought about Wall Street on her family's farm. Even when McCracken was earning her Master's in agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis she had a...

Corn Products International, Inc. (Third Quartr 2002).(earnings report)
January 1, 2003... Summary Corn Products International, Inc. reported diluted earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to $0.55 per diluted share in the period last year. The third quarter 2001 results included net...

Sharpened focus: SunTrust restructures its research to provide in-depth coverage. (Research Profile).
January 1, 2003... SunTrust Robinson Humphrey While some analysts receive top rankings for their stock-picking abilities, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's (STRH) Research Director Scott Collins believes in digging deeper. A plethora of analyst ratings services...

Road to fruition: First Albany reaps rewards via its focused research. (Research Profile).(Interview)
January 1, 2003... First Albany Corporation Having fresh vision is important to grow any business, but without proper execution good ideas often remain just that. Fortunately for the team at First Albany Corporation, the quest to develop in-depth research...

Conference calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2003... FEBRUARY Bear Stearns & Co. 9th ANNUAL RETAIL, RESTAURANTS & APPAREL CONFERENCE * New York City Contact: www.bearstearns.com International Business Forum NANOTECHNOLOGY INVESTING FORUM The Lodge Rancho...

Intel. (About Intel).
January 1, 2003... Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with component-level building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers, and networking and communications products. These products rely on Intel's technology...