Replies to post #1473 on EPS & Earnings ... Hits & Misses

[madrose1]

AMAT 19-20.20- 19 beats by $0.06 of $0.34 per share, excluding charges and including stock based compensation expense, $0.06 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.28; revenues rose 12.5% year/year to $2.53 bln vs the $2.35 bln consensus. Co reports Q2 Gross Margin of 44.9%.

sees Q3 revs flat -2% to +2% sequentially; roughly $2.48-2.58 bln vs $2.43 bln Reuters consensus, $2.44 bln First Call consensus (19.78 -0.64) -Update :