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Compare & contrast for VRGY |
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Gross margin & profit margin |
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Gross |
Profit |
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Margin |
Margin |
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Last quarter except for Advantest |
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Nextest (NEXT) |
52% |
12.8% |
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Advantest (ATE)* |
52% |
14.1% |
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Teradyne (TER) |
47% |
12.4% |
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LTX (ltxx) |
47% |
-2.9% |
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Credence (CMOS) |
46% |
-3.4% |
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Verigy (VRGY) |
42% |
-9% |
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*March, 2005 year for ATE |
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Notice that as gross margin drops |
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the profit margin gets worse |
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Gross margin for Agilient (NYSE: A) the parent |
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January quarter |
51% |
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October 31, 2005 fiscal year |
49% |
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