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What: Shares of measurement and automation equipment builder National Instruments
So what: National Instruments' first-quarter results came in a wee bit short, missing earnings estimates by a penny and revenue targets by $1 million. More damaging is the cautious outlook on the second quarter as management continues to assess the fallout from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, not having a firm handle on the situation yet.
Now what: I see more of a buy-in opportunity than a festering crisis here. After all, National sells a good amount of instruments to semiconductor builders and designers, and we've seen that industry burgeoning lately with plenty of momentum going forward. In fact, National took the time on this earnings call to brag about how one of its tools helped TriQuint Semiconductor
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