FRANKFURT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Europe's leading circuit board
maker AT&S is expected to slide into the red when it
reports third-quarter results on Tuesday, after posting a profit
in the same period last year.
Eight analysts polled by Reuters forecast an average
third-quarter loss before interest and tax (EBIT) for the
Austrian company of 10.11 million euros ($8.83 million),
compared to a profit of 28.52 million last year.
Their estimates ranged from a loss of 8.6 million euros to a
loss of 12 million euros, with a median of a loss of 9.98
million.
The analysts forecast the firm would post a net loss of 8.4
million euros.
Sales were expected to come in at 70.84 million euros,
according to the average forecast.
AT&S, whose stock is listed on Germany's Neuer Markt, said
last month it expected sales in its the full-year to drop 15
percent from year-ago levels after a slowdown in orders.
Following are analysts' forecasts for AT&S.
(Figures in millions of euros, US GAAP. All figures exclude
one-off negative effects of 16 million euros)
THIRD QUARTER Revenues EBIT Net income EPS
Average 70.84 -10.11 -8.40 -0.28
Median 70.35 -9.98 -8.10 -0.28
Highest estimate 73.00 -8.60 -6.70 -0.24
Lowest estimate 70.00 -12.00 -12.00 -0.33
Standard deviation 1.12 1.16 1.77 0.3
Number of estimates 8 8 7 6
Q3 00/01 88.79 28.52 20.60 0.74
NINE MONTH Revenues EBIT Net income EPS
Average 205,68 -2,49 -3,70 -0.11
Median 205,15 -2,37 -2,90 -0.11
Highest estimate 208,00 -0,90 -2,90 -0.08
Lowest estimate 204,60 -4,50 -7,30 -0.16
Standard deviation 1.19 1.21 1.77 0.03
Number of estimates 8 8 7 6
9M 00/01 224.09 36.13 25.21 0.90
Banks Rating
Bank Austria/Creditanstalt Hold
Berenberg Bank Reduce
Credit Agricole Underperform
Deutsche Bank Marketperform
Julius Baer Buy
Merrill Lynch Reduce-Sell
Robertson Stephens Buy
West LB
maker AT&S is expected to slide into the red when it
reports third-quarter results on Tuesday, after posting a profit
in the same period last year.
Eight analysts polled by Reuters forecast an average
third-quarter loss before interest and tax (EBIT) for the
Austrian company of 10.11 million euros ($8.83 million),
compared to a profit of 28.52 million last year.
Their estimates ranged from a loss of 8.6 million euros to a
loss of 12 million euros, with a median of a loss of 9.98
million.
The analysts forecast the firm would post a net loss of 8.4
million euros.
Sales were expected to come in at 70.84 million euros,
according to the average forecast.
AT&S, whose stock is listed on Germany's Neuer Markt, said
last month it expected sales in its the full-year to drop 15
percent from year-ago levels after a slowdown in orders.
Following are analysts' forecasts for AT&S.
(Figures in millions of euros, US GAAP. All figures exclude
one-off negative effects of 16 million euros)
THIRD QUARTER Revenues EBIT Net income EPS
Average 70.84 -10.11 -8.40 -0.28
Median 70.35 -9.98 -8.10 -0.28
Highest estimate 73.00 -8.60 -6.70 -0.24
Lowest estimate 70.00 -12.00 -12.00 -0.33
Standard deviation 1.12 1.16 1.77 0.3
Number of estimates 8 8 7 6
Q3 00/01 88.79 28.52 20.60 0.74
NINE MONTH Revenues EBIT Net income EPS
Average 205,68 -2,49 -3,70 -0.11
Median 205,15 -2,37 -2,90 -0.11
Highest estimate 208,00 -0,90 -2,90 -0.08
Lowest estimate 204,60 -4,50 -7,30 -0.16
Standard deviation 1.19 1.21 1.77 0.03
Number of estimates 8 8 7 6
9M 00/01 224.09 36.13 25.21 0.90
Banks Rating
Bank Austria/Creditanstalt Hold
Berenberg Bank Reduce
Credit Agricole Underperform
Deutsche Bank Marketperform
Julius Baer Buy
Merrill Lynch Reduce-Sell
Robertson Stephens Buy
West LB
