EE Times (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. is having more problems--and delays--in its polysilicon plant in Texas.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
ST. PETERS, Mo., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: ) today provided an update related to Tropical Storm Edouard, which is currently passing through Pasadena, Texas. The company reported that it has taken safety precautions in preparation for heavy weather associated with Tropical Storm Edouard at its Pasadena, Texas facility. As part of these precautions, the...
Outstanding Investment, Top stocks (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Over the past few years a glut of investors have made fortunes playing solar-related stocks. Some may have done it with First Solar, which has gained over 1,000% since late 2006. More insightful investors may have been in on the 6,200% ride MEMC Electronic Materials has been on since 2001, as silicon supply became an increasingly important aspect of the solar business. But if you missed those runs,...
The Street (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Telecom-oriented funds fared better after Qualcomm and Nokia settled a long-running lawsuit.
alarm:clock (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Solar-cell equipment supplier GT Solar International ended its IPO day down 12% on Thursday. The company's initial public offering of stock closed at $14.59 a share on the Nasdaq Stock Market, down from its offering price of $16.50. Today shares of GT Solar International Ilost nearly a quarter of their value. Today it shed $2.59, or 17.7%, to $12. Earlier in the day the stock touched an all-time low...
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) Results miss Wall St. forecasts. Falls to $41.58 from 52-week high of $96.08. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Analyst downgrades.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: As I noted last night , MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) reported disappointing Q2 results and weak guidance, due in part to manufacturing problems at the maker of silicon wafers and raw polysilicon that cropped up at two of the companies facilities. The combination has triggered a big sell-off in MEMC shares Thursday - but a number of analysts think the selling spree...
Market Wire - Investment Opinion (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
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Fair Proxy Web (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
No Worries For First Solar (FSLR), et al: MEMC (WFR) Blow-Up Just A MEMC Problem solar silicon wafer producer memc electronic materials’ (wfr) horrible q2 earnings report should not sink the forty winks of the solar industry. as amtech’s john hardy explains, wfr failures were mostly company-specific and dealt with manufacturing failures, not solar demand problems: WFR [...]
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: There has been all kinds of trouble since yesterday afternoon for MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR), maker of silicon wafers and raw polysilicon used int he semiconductor and solar sectors. For starters, the company whiffed Q2 . Revenue of $531.1 million was well short of Street estimates of $557.9 million. Non-GAAP profits of 92 cents a share missed the Street consensus...
MarketBeat (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A standard polished silicon wafer. (Source: MEMC) Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials, a maker of silicon wafers and raw polysilicon used in the solar and semiconductor industries, were hit hard in premarket action after the company’s post-close earnings report. The company detailed a number of problems at various facilities and reduced its full-year outlook. Barron’s Tech [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
CHICAGO, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available at (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: ), Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: ), Baidu.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:...
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (WFR) Q2 FY08 Earnings Call Complete Story »
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is a company that just can't seem to get its act together. The stock is being crushed after its earnings report. It... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
ST. PETERS, Mo., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: ) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Highlights: -- Net sales of $531.4 million -- Gross margin of $282.8 million (53.2% of net sales) -- Operating income of $242.5 million (45.6% of net sales) -- Cash and investment balances grow to approximately $1.5 billion -- MEMC...
