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Subject: Four Small Caps to Watch - September29, 2004



SmallCapReview Presents Four Small-Caps to Watch

Following find four small-cap stocks we feel are poised to beat the major indexes.

For the complete profiles and charts please visit:

Photronics (PLAB) http://www.smallcapreview.com/plab.htm

Wind River (WIND) http://www.smallcapreview.com/wind.htm

Fleetwood Enterprises (FLE) http://www.smallcapreview.com/fle.htm

Clean Harbors (CLHB) http://www.smallcapreview.com/clhb.htm  


Photronics Inc. (PLAB)

PLAB Investor Highlights:

  • Reported net income of $8.4 million, or 23 cents per share, much higher than last year's $1.3 million, or 4 cents per share. 
  • Reported revenues of $103.7 million compared to the year-ago period's $90.5 million.
  • Net sales increased 13.2% to $291.4 million for the nine months ending 8/1/04, primarily due to increased design releases, including high-end, associated with improved end user demand for devices utilizing semiconductors.
  • Partnered with EDA giant Synopsys Inc., to improve the manufacturability and quality of advanced photomasks and reduce design-to-photomask cycle times through design for manufacturing (DFM).
  • Recently announced that they have entered into a strategic technology agreement with SIGMA-C GmbH. The two companies will combine respective technologies to strengthen Photronics' Integrated Lithography Plane (ILP(SM)) initiative, providing design and mask integration support to semiconductor companies transitioning to the 65nm and 45 nm technology nodes.

Profile

Photronics is a leading worldwide manufacturer of photomasks. Photomasks are high precision quartz plates that contain microscopic images of electronic circuits. A key element in the manufacture of semiconductors and flat panel displays, photomasks are used to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers during the fabrication of integrated circuits. They are produced in accordance with circuit designs provided by customers at strategically located manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Established in Connecticut in 1969, the Company became a publicly-held corporation in 1987 and today operates nine manufacturing facilities around the globe.

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Wind River (WIND) 

  WIND Investor Highlights:

  • Reported net income of $3.3 million for most recent quarter.
  • Reported revenues of $59.4 million, an 18% increase from the same period a year ago.
  • Provides software platforms, operating systems and tools used by companies such as Sony, Canon, DaimlerChrysler, Boeing and Nortel
  • Recently announced expanded support for Freescale Semiconductor's PowerQUICC(TM) processors through its Wind River Workbench and visionCLICK products.
  • Recently announced that Wind River's General Purpose Platform, VxWorks Edition, was selected as the foundation for the Alcatel IP Touch 4038 and Alcatel IP Touch 4068 Internet Protocol (IP) phones. By choosing the Wind River Platform, Alcatel was able to optimize its device software development for this breakthrough application phone, which is now available worldwide.
  • Formed partnership with Cavium Networks.
  • Received Nortel Networks prestigious "Innovation for Technology Suppliers" award during the annual Nortel Networks Supplier Forum.
  • Develops Linux software solutions for Red Hat.

Profile

Wind River (Nasdaq:WIND) is the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, less expensively and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure. Companies from around the world turn to Wind River to create the most reliable products and to accelerate their time-to-market.

Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide.

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Fleetwood Enterprises (FLE) 

  FLE Investor Highlights:

  • One in 12 U.S. vehicle-owning households now owns a recreational vehicle and both the industry and the lifestyle continue to grow.
  • Earnings more than doubled to $6.7 million, or 12 cents per share, for the first three months of fiscal 2005. 
  • Revenues reached $727.8 million, a 13 percent increase over the prior year's $646.1 million.
  • Recent hurricanes in Florida will give Fleetwood a boost.
  • Industry wide boom in recreation-vehicle sales, which were up 20% in first half of this year, to 196,000 units, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Assn.
  • Retired $190 million in preferred stock, eliminating $18 million in interest payments.
  • Launched a line of more affordable homes with a starting retail price of $18,000 for a three-bedroom home.
  • Opened new manufacturing facility in Waco, TX, representing Fleetwood's third operating facility in the Waco area.

Profile

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. is the nation??™s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing. Fleetwood's recreational vehicle line includes motor homes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, truck campers and folding trailers. Fleetwood RV products are distributed through a nationwide network of more than 1,200 dealers. 

The Company was founded in 1950 and had its initial public offering in 1965. Headquartered in Riverside, California, Fleetwood has approximately 13,500 associates working in manufacturing facilities and retail sales centers throughout the United States and in Canada.

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Clean Harbors Inc. (CLHB) 

  CLHB Investor Highlights:

  • The largest hazardous-waste management company in North America.
  • Company has spent more than $20 million to ensure that all of facilities are compliant with new federal regulations.
  • Company is calling for continued growth in 2004.

Profile

Clean Harbors, Inc. is North America's leading provider of environmental and hazardous waste management services. With an unmatched infrastructure of 52 waste management facilities, including nine landfills, five incineration locations and seven wastewater treatment centers, the Company provides essential services to more than 30,000 customers, comprising of more than 175 Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous governmental agencies. Headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has more than 100 locations strategically positioned throughout North America in 36 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces, Mexico and Puerto Rico. 

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