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Hittite Microwave Corporation

(HITT:NASDAQ)

LAST $38.76 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.63 1.65%
VOLUME 73.0K
As of 4:00 PM 11/23/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Hittite Microwave Corporation (HITT)

OPEN
$38.30
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$38.13
DAY HIGH
$38.90
DAY LOW
$38.13
52 WEEK HIGH
10/23/09 - $40.75
52 WEEK LOW
02/20/09 - $23.26
MARKET CAP
1.2B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
108.2K
DILUTED EPS TTM
$1.55
SHARES OUTSTANDING
30.1M
HITT Does Not Pay Dividends
P/E TTM
25.0x
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

HITT Details

Hittite Microwave Corp. designs and develops integrated circuits, modules, and subsystems for technically demanding radio-frequency, microwave, and millimeter-wave applications. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers; attenuators; frequency dividers, detectors, multipliers, mixers, and converters; and modulators, oscillators, phase shifters, sensors, synthesizers, and switches. Hittite also supplies custom semiconductor components to its customers. Its products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications, such as cell-phone base stations, microwave- and millimeter-wave radio systems, broadband-wireless access systems, and direct-broadcast satellite systems. Its products are also used in detection, measurement, and imaging applications, including military communication, targeting, guidance, and electronic countermeasure systems; commercial, scientific, and military spacecraft; automotive collision-avoidance systems; medical-imaging systems; and industrial-test equipment. It has operations in the U.S., China, Germany, Korea, Sweden, and Britain. Founded in 1985, Hittite is based in Chelmsford, Mass.

HITT Top Compensated Officers

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Preside...
Age: 43
Total Annual Compensation: $364.2K
Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting...
Age: 57
Total Annual Compensation: $276.7K
Vice President of Operations
Age: 49
Total Annual Compensation: $236.5K
Chief Technology Officer
Age: 49
Total Annual Compensation: $242.8K
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Age: 45
Total Annual Compensation: $276.7K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Hittite Microwave Corporation (HITT)

Hittite Microwave Corporation expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 15, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on October 26, 2009).

Hittite Microwave Corporation expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 15, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on October 26, 2009).

Hittite Microwave Corporation Reports Unaudited Consolidated Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 ; Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter Ending December 31, 2009

Hittite Microwave Corporation reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of $41.5 million, representing a decrease of 8.9% compared with $45.5 million for the third quarter of 2008. Net income for the quarter was $12.0 million or $0.40 per diluted share, a decrease of 12.5% compared with $13.7 million, or $0.44 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2008. Operating income was $18.3 million or 44.1% of revenue compared to $20.51 million reported a year ago. Income before income taxes was $18.35 million compared to $21.25 million reported a year ago. For the nine months, the company reported income from operations of $50.16 million, income before income tax of $50.52 million and net income of $32.75 million or $1.10 per diluted share on revenue of $119.34 million compared to income from operations of $58.99 million, income before income tax of $61.60 million and net income of $40.21 million or $1.29 per diluted share on revenue of $133.86 million for the same period a year ago. The company expects revenue for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2009 to be in the range of $42.5 million to $43.5 million and net income to be in the range of $11.3 million to $12.3 million, or $0.38 to $0.41 per diluted share.

Hittite Microwave Corporation Reports Capital Spending for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

Hittite Microwave Corporation reported capital spending for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Capital spending in the quarter was approximately $1.8 million for a total of $6.2 million year to date, inline with the company budget. Spending was focused on production test and assembly equipment and production mass tooling.

BusinessWeek Rankings

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2008  #37
2007  #11

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Price/Earnings 24.6x
Price/Sales 6.8x
Price/Book 4.3x
Price/Cash Flow 24.8x
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TEV/Sales 5.6x

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