--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - April 20, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY: Motorola reported record sales of $8.16 billion in the first quarter of 2005, an increase of 10 percent from sales of $7.44 billion in the first quarter of 2004. During the quarter, the company continued to strengthen its balance sheet, generating operating cash flow of $438 million and ending the quarter with a record net cash position of $6 billion.
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Visit: http://www.mbc- thebridge.com/research/dmia. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyze This --------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Greenfield of Fulcrum Global Partners on Viacom's move to split up the company in early 2006, separating cable networks and the film studio from broadcast networks: "We believe splitting the company is positive for Viacom shares and we are increasingly confident that Sumner Redstone will follow through with the split. Viacom's best asset has always been its cable network franchise, with the strength of its cable networks increasingly 'polluted' by acquired businesses. Cable networks, packaged with a small but rebounding film business should offer a very attractive investment proposition." --------------------------------------------------------------------- PrimeTime Players --------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Pts. + % Chg 52-Week BLS 25.51 - 0.14 - 0.55 % 24.46 - 28.96 CVC 26.67 - 0.03 - 0.11 % 16.13 - 31.64 CHTR 1.30 - 0.04 - 2.99 % 1.19 - 4.75 CMCSA 31.49 - 0.37 - 1.16 % 26.25 - 34.50 CSGS 15.87 - 0.15 - 0.94 % 14.02 - 21.22 DTV 14.16 - 0.34 - 2.34 % 14.21 - 18.81 DISH 29.52 0.07 0.24 % 26.95 - 34.91 GMSTE 4.20 - 0.02 - 0.47 % 3.97 - 6.45 GE 35.52 - 0.48 - 1.33 % 29.55 - 37.75 ICCI 11.70 - 0.20 - 1.68 % 7.83 - 12.15 IACI 21.70 - 0.48 - 2.16 % 19.16 - 34.62 L 10.26 - 0.04 - 0.39 % 8.33 - 11.45 LBTYA 41.65 - 0.19 - 0.45 % 28.60 - 47.70 MCCC 5.85 - 0.04 - 0.68 % 5.06 - 8.55 MSFT 24.32 - 0.31 - 1.26 % 23.82 - 30.20 MOT 14.93 0.21 1.43 % 13.83 - 20.89 MBND 1.18 - 0.02 - 1.67 % 0.96 - 2.40 NNDS 32.04 - 0.43 - 1.32 % 19.60 - 40.00 NWS 16.60 - 0.10 - 0.60 % 15.31 - 19.41 NXTL 28.25 - 0.05 - 0.18 % 21.18 - 30.50 OUTD 14.95 0.18 1.22 % 12.50 - 19.30 PAX 1.11 0.02 1.83 % 0.48 - 3.85 PIO 17.11 - 0.32 - 1.84 % 17.11 - 30.85 Q 3.54 0.06 1.72 % 2.56 - 4.86 SBC 22.96 - 0.24 - 1.03 % 22.90 - 27.29 SFA 27.51 - 0.20 - 0.72 % 24.61 - 36.50 SIRI 5.10 - 0.12 - 2.26 % 2.01 - 9.43 FON 22.51 - 0.03 - 0.13 % 16.83 - 25.80 TWX 16.93 - 0.16 - 0.94 % 15.41 - 19.90 TIVO 5.89 - 0.03 - 0.51 % 3.45 - 9.12 UCOMA 9.05 - 0.05 - 0.55 % 5.80 - 10.23 VZ 33.78 - 0.38 - 1.11 % 33.91 - 42.27 VIA 34.54 - 0.18 - 0.52 % 32.56 - 42.32 DIS 26.62 - 0.53 - 1.95 % 20.88 - 29.99 XMSR 26.82 - 0.72 - 2.61 % 20.35 - 40.89 ===================================================================== For all the industry critical news - see: The BRIDGE War Room - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/research.cfm SkyREPORT - http://www.skyreport.com SkyRETAILER - http://www.skyretailer.com The BRIDGE - http://www.mbc-thebridge.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- -To modify your subscription to The Evening Bridge, visit http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/register.cfm We welcome your comments and suggestions. 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