http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/04/05/ceradyne-crdn/ Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/04/05/ceradyne-crdn/#comment-27499 CRDN: Ceradyne Slowing, Still Cheap - Stock Market Beat - Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:23:58 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/04/05/ceradyne-crdn/#comment-27499 [...] Analysts were expecting the company to earn $1.32 per share on $180 million in sales. We have discussed Ceradyne’s operating leverage in the past, and noted that what is more important than the quarterly results is whether they will prove sustainable.  The company did not provide guidance in the earnings release, but did provide some indications of future potential: First-quarter 2007 new orders were $176.5 million compared to $154.7 million in the first quarter of 2006. Total order backlog on March 31, 2007 was $332.3 million compared to the prior year backlog of $294.8 million. [...] […] Analysts were expecting the company to earn $1.32 per share on $180 million in sales. We have discussed Ceradyne’s operating leverage in the past, and noted that what is more important than the quarterly results is whether they will prove sustainable.  The company did not provide guidance in the earnings release, but did provide some indications of future potential: First-quarter 2007 new orders were $176.5 million compared to $154.7 million in the first quarter of 2006. Total order backlog on March 31, 2007 was $332.3 million compared to the prior year backlog of $294.8 million. […]

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