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Kla-Tencor has the Highest Gross Margin in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry (KLAC, PDFS, NANO, UTEK, CYMI)

Written on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 4:36am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Semiconductor Equipment industry as ranked by gross margin. Gross Margin tells you how many of your sales dollars are profit. If efficiency is improved, more profits will result.
Kla-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC) has gross margin of 56.4%, a sales growth of 54.5%, and trailing 12 months sales of $1.5 billion.
PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) has gross margin of 56.2%, a sales growth of 49.7%, and trailing 12 months sales of $53.5 million.
Nanometrics (NASDAQ:NANO) has gross margin of 55.3%, a sales growth of 269.5%, and trailing 12 months sales of $103.8 million.
Ultratech (NASDAQ:UTEK) has gross margin of 52.8%, a sales growth of 69.7%, and trailing 12 months sales of $110.6 million.
Cymer (NASDAQ:CYMI) has gross margin of 52.7%, a sales growth of 111.2%, and trailing 12 months sales of $434.4 million.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of UTEK and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on June 09, 2010 at $14.79. The stock has risen 26.4% since the alert was issued.

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Ticker(s): KLAC PDFS NANO UTEK CYMI

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