10 Quotes by Scott Coleman

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    Seasonal weakness in the U.S. and a pause in spending in Japan lead to expectations for a sequential decline in sales for the first time since the second quarter of 2002, which is consistent with our outlook for a challenging first-half 2006 operating environment for communications equipment companies.

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    Our in-depth analysis of Cisco's advanced technologies indicates that the segment as a whole should grow at a compound annual growth rate of 28% through 2008 driven primarily by Home Networking, Wireless and IP Telephony.

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    While we see limited downside to shares from here, an outlook based on a resumption of growth in the second half of fiscal 2006 raises concerns.

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    We recommend adding to positions on weakness as we expect the share gain and profitability improvement thesis to reaccelerate in 2006.

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    We would get more constructive on shares on supply chain improvements and a pickup in the wireless business. Conversely, our outlook would worsen on margin deterioration and market share losses in the optical and enterprise businesses.

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    We expect the new management team to rationalize the product portfolio and wring out supply chain improvements over time, but we think 2006 is largely a transition year.

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