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Re: HD test sales peaked in Q3-4     29-Oct-09 12:47 pm    
Not only that, the previous poster is correct. They cut some big deals on numbers and took a bath on margins to make the orders. I see tenuous quarters coming for TER if the overall environment does any kind of slowing. Capacity is capacity, if customers don't run in the 80-90% range or better, you don't get orders regardless of forecasting. It's like Christmas, if you buy on layaway for 3 yrs, you don't go shopping for a few seasons. It was a good time for customers to make deals for sure. I wonder how you ask for full margins when you just discounted to make revenue.

If the economy holds, this was a decent move. If not, look for layoffs...

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