Quotations

«Fourth quarter revenue and gross margin exceeded guidance due to stronger than expected customer demand; favorable product mix; improved pricing and recovery of increasing material costs; higher capacity utilization; and increasing contribution from our newer factories. As a result, gross margin rose to 24.2% from 16.4% in the third quarter.»

«As we seek to increase profitability, we are undertaking a comprehensive program designed to streamline our corporate-wide support organization and reduce SG&A costs. Fourth quarter SG&A expenses included a charge of $3.3 million associated with employee reduction and separation expenses, which we expect to yield annualized savings of around $8 million. We intend to continue this process during 2006 with the goal of not only reducing costs, but also improving operational effectiveness.»

«Our goal is for 2006 SG&A expenses to be $25 to $30 million lower than in 2005.»

«During the fourth quarter we completed a series of financing initiatives designed to improve our liquidity. We completed a NT$1.8 billion (approximately $54 million) 5-year secured term loan with a group of Taiwanese lenders, and we replaced our $30 million secured revolving credit facility with a new $100 million senior secured revolver that is available through November 2009. In addition our chairman, James Kim, and members of his family, subscribed to an offering of $100 million of 6.25% convertible subordinated notes due 2013, the proceeds of which were used to repurchase $100 million of 5.75% convertible notes due June 1, 2006.»

«We believe that these initiatives, together with improved cash flow from business operations, have enhanced our financial flexibility. We currently have sufficient resources to retire the remaining '06 convertible notes at maturity and based on current forecasts we believe we will have sufficient liquidity available to satisfy the $146 million of 5% convertible notes due March 2007. As previously announced, during the first quarter of 2006 we purchased in the open market $30 million face value of our outstanding $471 million aggregate principal amount of 9.25% Senior notes due February 2008.»

«As we seek to increase profitability, we are undertaking a comprehensive program designed to streamline our corporate-wide support organization and reduce SG&A costs. Fourth-quarter SG&A expenses included a charge of $3.3 million associated with employee reduction and separation expenses, which we expect to yield annualized savings of around $8 million. We intend to continue this process during 2006 with the goal of not only reducing costs, but also improving operational effectiveness.»

«The college-aged players are a little bit more mature and have the opportunity to move a little bit more quickly through this organization.»

«That has been part of his development, that's why he's back at this level. Last year he kind of pitched away from contact but he did a better job tonight.»

«It's all a mental thing. It's all a grind, and these guys have to handle that professionally and they did that tonight.»

«If these guys keep it up, Charlie Poe might be the one that gets promoted.»