25 Quotes by Brian Halla

Going forward, we will continue to closely control costs while investing in key markets to maximize our potential for profitability.

We ended the year with over a billion dollars in cash reserves, a 21 percent return on invested capital and a stronger analog portfolio. Our goal in fiscal 2006 is to drive gross margins even higher.

We will immediately cease slugging it out in the PC processor market, which has been dragging down our financial performance for several quarters.

But the overall economy is still sluggish. As a result, our near-term outlook remains cautious.

While we are encouraged by the recent seasonal improvement in bookings, we still feel it is too early to call the turn, and we remain cautious on the near-term outlook.

This was a tough action for us to take, especially because it impacts many people who have served National well. However, given the continuing weakness in the marketplace, it is necessary to conform our resources to the market in order to maximize National's opportunity for long-term success.

We have entered the fall with much better backlog in place for delivery in the second quarter. We are looking for continued meaningful improvement in both revenue and profitability in the second quarter.

Due to the low bookings in the fourth quarter we now expect a further decline in sales for the first quarter.

Early indications of consumer demand for the holiday season are not strong at this point, and although we have pockets of opportunity -- driven mostly by our specific product programs -- they may not be enough to offset weak end-user demand for this quarter.