StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of
November 13, 2006
| Stock: |
Amkor Technology Inc |
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| Ticker Symbol: |
AMKR - Nasdaq -
Management Services |
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| Buy: |
8.00 to 8.50 |
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| Sell: |
12.00 |
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Info: |
Amkor Technology, Inc.
provides advanced semiconductor assembly and
test services in the United States and
internationally. It offers a range of package
formats and services primarily in leadframe and
laminate families. Its leadframe package types
comprise SOIC and QFP, which support various
device types and applications, as well as
leadframe package offerings that consist of
MicroLeadFrame family of QFN or Quad Flat
No-lead packages for radio frequency and
wireless applications. The company’s laminate
products include SuperBGA, which is designed for
low-profile, high-power applications; TEPBGA-2,
which is designed for thermal performance in
high power applications; and System-in-Package
modules, which integrate various system elements
into a single-function block. It also offers
turnkey flip chip solutions, including wafer
probe, wafer bumping, packaging, and test and
drop ship on 200mm and 300mm wafers, as well as
provides outsourced packages based on MEMS that
are used in a range of industrial and consumer
applications, including automobiles and home
entertainment. In addition, the company provides
various test solutions, including wafer probe,
final test, strip test, marking, bake, dry pack,
and tape and reel, as well as drop shipment for
various devices, including digital, linear,
mixed signal, memory, and radio frequency.
Further, it offers engineering services, which
include conversion of single site to multisite,
test program development, test hardware
development, and test program conversion. Amkor
has strategic manufacturing partnerships with
various semiconductor companies and electronics
OEMs for the provision of package design,
assembly, and test solutions. The company’s
operational base encompasses manufacturing
facilities, product development centers, and
sales and support offices located in key
electronics manufacturing regions in Asia,
Europe, and the United States. Amkor was founded
in 1968 and is headquartered in Chandler,
Arizona |
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| Financial Info: |
For the six months ended
6/30/06, revenues increased 47% to $1.33
billion. Net income totaled $58.2 million vs. a
loss of $171.7 million. |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 1.212, Total Debt/Equity: 5.851, Trailing
P/E: 9.54x, Forward P/E: 9.15x, Price/Book:
4.28, Price/Sales: 0.55 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 178.11
million shares outstanding with 107.31
million shares in the trading
float. Institutions own
approximately 48.10% of the shares outstanding.
There have been no insider purchases or sales in the last six months.
Real-Time SEC
Filings
As of 10/10/2006, there were 13.65 million shares short.
Net Institutional Buying: 11.85
million shares prior to latest
quarter. |
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| Articles: |
Amkor Tech Up on Strong
Forecast |
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