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Relative Strength Rank (RS Rank): ATML & the BIR Semiconductors Industry
ATML RS Rank in BIR USETS Universe
Top Quartile
BIR Semiconductors Industry: Average RS Rank
Average
Bottom Quartile
ATML is a
Large-Cap Stock, A rising line means large-cap stocks are outperforming small-cap stocks.
with a Blend
investment style. A rising line means value stocks are outperforming growth stocks.
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Comparing Atmel to its Sub-Industry Peers Sources: BIR consensus estimates; Reuters
(Medians) BIR USETS Universe: Over 3,000 52-Week Price Estimated PE Ratios Estimated EPS Growth EPS Revisions (3 mos) Estimated P/Sales Ratios
Market Price U.S. exchange-traded stocks, both Return & Rel. & Relative Rankings & Relative Rankings & Relative Rankings & Relative Rankings
Cap. ($) ($) domestic & international Strength Rank Cur. Year Next Year Cur. Year Next Year Cur. Year Next Year Cur. Year Next Year
864.34M BIR USETS UNIVERSE -37% 51 15.1 51 13.4 51 -4% 51 16% 51 -2% 51 -2% 51 1.0 51 0.9 51
570.29M BIR Semiconductors -41% 57 35.0 87 25.0 85 -71% 84 71% 19 7% 22 9% 17 1.8 70 1.5 68
1.03B Peer Group -32% 43 25.0 79 39.5 93 -66% 83 83% 17 43% 7 12% 14 1.7 69 1.5 69
1.72B 3.81 ATML Atmel Corp. -13% 18 NA NA 31.8 90 -33% 71 199% 7 -5% 58 -6% 61 1.5 65 1.3 63
874.27M 7.06 FCS Fairchild Semiconductor Int'l -52% 71 NA NA 235.3 100 -99% 100 105% 13 45% 7 123% 3 0.8 45 0.7 43
1.14B 23.48 TSRA Tessera Technologies Inc 14% 5 25.0 79 21.0 79 199% 6 19% 46 82% 4 -1% 45 4.1 90 4.4 93
4.67B 7.40 SPIL Siliconware Precision (ADR) -12% 17 37.0 88 23.1 83 199% 6 60% 22 429% 1 25% 9 3.2 86 2.7 84
606.92M 15.15 CHRTD Chartered Semicondr (ADR) -63% 83 NA NA NA NA -99% 100 40% 29 41% 7 45% 5 0.5 28 0.4 24
1.23B 8.60 CY Cypress Semiconductor 103% 1 NA NA 45.3 94 -99% 100 163% 8 49% 6 194% 2 2.0 73 1.8 73
177.18M 2.37 SIMG Silicon Image Inc -66% 86 NA NA 39.5 93 -99% 100 150% 9 -16% 74 -312% 99 1.0 50 1.0 52
925.68M 5.60 IDTI Integrated Device Tech -52% 71 8.8 13 62.2 96 -33% 71 -86% 99 -73% 91 -56% 93 2.0 73 1.8 73
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