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April 29, 2009 - Mira, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering ARM Holdings Plc (ARM). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential ARM Holdings Plc investor.
Report Summary: UK-based ARM Holdings plc licenses microprocessor technology to makers of mobile electronics such as PDAs and mobile phones. However, while shares in mobile phone makers Nokia (NYSE ADR Symbol: NOK) and Motorola (NYSE Symbol: MOT) have seen drops in their share prices of 35% or more over the past year, ARM saw just a 5% decline (Nasdaq ADR Symbol: ARMH). If we look instead at ARM's UK-listed shares (LSE Symbol: ARM), we see that the company's stock has far outperformed the broader FTSE 100 index. ARM rose 28% since the end of April 2008 while the FTSE index fell more than 33%. Investor perceptions about the company's future potential has contributed to this increase. ARM's microprocessor technology has been suggested as the chip of choice for the next generation of the small and cheap laptops known as netbooks due to lower power consumption and production costs.
However, the company has also shown strong underlying performance over the past year with fourth quarter 2008 revenues up 47% and EPS up 54% compared to the same period in 2007. Investors will learn if this strength has continued into the first quarter when the company announces quarterly results on April 29th. When looking at ARM shares as a long-term investment, we should focus on the company's underlying long-term fundamentals. We can assess ARM's fundamentals through the use of the StockMarks framework. ARM Holdings currently has an overall long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 56, rating slightly above the UK market average. This rating places the company third among ten of its closest UK-listed peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business, market positioning factors such as size and share comparisons.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components – business, management and price, performing a thorough analysis of ARM Holdings Plc for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks™ ratings for ARM Holdings Plc is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=ARM&cod_country=110
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites, from multiple professional platforms including Reuters Knowledge, TheMarkets.com and Thomson Research or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=110
About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA:
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. The StockMarks™ system is based on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder returns.
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