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Integrated circuit maker Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal year-end results yesterday after the bell. The company earned $0.54 a share in the fourth quarter, ahead of the First Call/Thompson Financial consensus estimate by $0.04. In last year's fourth quarter, Analog Devices earned $0.20. Sales for the quarter were up 87% to $806 million from $431 million in the year-ago period. Net income increased to $206.5 million, compared to $73.2 million last year. The company's gross margin improved during the quarter to 58.6% from 52.2%. For the fiscal year, Analog Devices earned $588.8 million on sales of $2.58 billion. In the previous fiscal year, the company's sales were $1.45 billion, and its net income was $204.8 million. On a per-share basis, Analog Devices earned $1.54 a share in fiscal 2000, versus $0.57 in fiscal 1999. The company also announced yesterday that it will be repurchasing up to 15 million shares of its common stock. Currently, there are about 356 million shares of Analog Devices common stock outstanding. The shares are being bought back for use in the company's stock option plans, as well as other employee stock-based benefit plans. Looking ahead to the first quarter of its new fiscal year, Analog Devices expects 7-10% sequential revenue growth. The company sees first-quarter earnings per share to come in between $0.58 and $0.60 a share. The current consensus estimate for Analog Devices' first quarter is $0.54. The company says it believes its revenue growth will be constrained by supply, not demand. Analog Devices' President and CEO Jerald G. Fishman said, "Our first look for the entire year of fiscal 2001 is also very encouraging. We currently believe that fiscal 2001's revenues could exceed fiscal 2000's by more than 50%, which would result in fiscal 2001 revenues of more than $3.8 billion." News to Go
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