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Silicon Image Inc. (SIMG) shares jump on Q2 revenue report

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Silicon Image Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG) shares climbed 19.1% to $9.00 Wednesday, a day after the designer of television-transmission chips forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts’ forecasts. Volume for the stock was 3.8 million shares, twice its normal full-day average.

The Sunnyvale, California-based company reported revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $49.0 million, compared to $52.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 and $34.3 million for the first quarter of 2010.
GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2011 was $0.8 million or $0.01 per share, compared to net income of $4.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010 and a net loss of $7.2 million, or $0.10 per share, for the first quarter of 2010.

For the second quarter, Silicon projected revenues of $51-53 million, with gross margin seen as being about 56%, while GAAP operating expenses were pegged at approximately $28 million.

Silicon Image Cheif Executive Officer Camillo Martino noted that the company’s performance “was driven by CE product sales and an increasingly successful mobile product portfolio, as mobile device manufacturers are integrating MHL-based products into their smart phones and tablets.

“We pursued our long-term strategic growth initiatives,” Martino went on, “as evidenced by the acquisition of home theater solutions from Anchor Bay Technologies and the definitive agreement to acquire wireless technology company SiBEAM, and we will continue to drive new product development for both wireless and wired HD connectivity solutions.”

Silicon Image is a leading provider of advanced, interoperable connectivity solutions that enable the reliable distribution and presentation of high-definition (HD) content for consumer electronics, mobile, and PC markets.

Top Buzz Stock Gainers (SIMG, NBR, AMLN, CML)

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Silicon Image, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SIMG) Stocks of SIMG are currently trading at $6.29 on massive volume, up more than 38 percent from Tuesday’s closing price of $4.55 SIMG is racing to two-year highs on reported third-quarter sales of $60.5 million, 20% stronger than analyst expectations and  more than three times expected earnings.

Nabors Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NBR) Shares of Bermuda-based Nabors were up 5.02 percent at $20.42, after the company reported a 29-cent per share quarterly profit, which beat Street estimates by 6 cents. Nabors’ revenue of $1.08 billion also came in ahead of the forecast of $963 million. The stock is still down 7 percent so far in 2010.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(Nasdaq: AMLN) soared 11.3 percent to a high of $13.36, on more than four times average volume. Shares skyrocketed after the maker of the diabetes treatment Byetta was raised to “outperform” from “market perform” at Leerink Swann & Co.

Compellent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: CML) Volume skyrocketed to 6.5 million today as shares touched on a 52-week high of $26.44, representing a 32 percent increase over previous day close of $19.70. Compellent Technologies, which sells data storage to large businesses, surged after beating Wall Street expectations in the third quarter, and amid rumors of an acquisition by computer maker Dell Inc. 

Notable Nasdaq Gainers – BSDM, LOJN, SIMG, RFMD

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Shares of BSD Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: BSDM) were up as much as 25 percent from Tuesday’s closing price of $3.94 per share, on Wednesday. Shares traded as high as $4.95 per share with nearly double the company’s average three-month volume. BSD Medical won the Frost & Sullivan “Technology Innovation of the Year Award” in 2005 for its BSD-2000 system. But its biggest money generator is the MicroThermX. BSDM’s patented “phased-array” technology generates heat allows doctors to kill massive clusters of cancer cells. Shares BSDM are up roughly 280 percent since the FDA granted the company clearance to market its MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System (MTX-180) for ablation of soft tissue in August of this year.

Shares of JoJack Corp. (Nasdaq: LOJN) were up more than 34 percent from Tuesday’s closing price, in morning trading on Wednesday on nearly 7x the company’s average three month volume. The car recovery technology developer recently reported a 47 percent increase in third quarter international sales. The company also reported net income of $2.7 million, or 15 cents per share, up from a loss of $13.4 million, or 78 cents per share a year earlier. Consolidated third quarter revenue climbed 7 percent to $38.5 million, from a year ago. Shares of LOJN are up about 47 percent over the past three months.

Shares of chip maker, Silicon Image, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG) were up as much as 44 percent from Tuesday’s closing price, in morning trading on Wednesday. Shares traded as high as $6.57, up from Tuesday’s closing price of $4.55. Silicon Image earned $9.5 million, or 12 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $15.5 million, or 21 cents per share a year ago. Excluding items, the company earned 18 cents per share. Third quarter revenue increased 63 percent to $60.5 million, which included a $7.5 million royalty revenue catch-up. Analysts on average, expected the company to post earnings of a nickel per share (excluding items), on revenue of $49 million. The company sees fourth quarter revenue in the range of $46 million to $48 million, above analysts’ estimates of $45.4 million.

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD) was up 13 percent from Tuesday’s closing price, in morning trading on Wednesday after the company posted revenue of $285.8 million, and EPS of 19 cents for its fiscal second quarter ended October 2. Analysts on average expected EPS of 16 cents, on revenue of $275.9 million. “On the strength of new product launches and diversification efforts, we continue to reduce our exposure at our largest customer while sales to all other customers grew year-over-year by approximately 53%,” said RFMD’s CEO Bob Bruggeworth in a conference call. “s a result, RFMD delivered our sixth consecutive quarter of expanding operating income with the September quarter representing another company record.” Shares of RFMD are up as much as 61 percent over the past three months.