Date: May 06, 2013 Author: David Diaz Source: Smart Trend (
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Below are the three companies in the Semiconductors industry with the highest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.
NVE ranks highest with a an operating margin of 56.9%. Following is Linear Technology with a an operating margin of 43.5%. Hittite Microwave ranks third highest with a an operating margin of 40.8%.
Cirrus Logic follows with a an operating margin of 35.3%, and EZchip Semiconductor rounds out the top five with a an operating margin of 28.0%.
SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of EZchip Semiconductor on December 31st, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $33.02. Since that call, shares of EZchip Semiconductor have fallen 30.4%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time.
