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Super Micro Computer has the Lowest Operating Margin in the Computer Hardware Industry (SMCI, CCUR, NCR, SSYS, AAPL)
[November 22, 2012]

Super Micro Computer has the Lowest Operating Margin in the Computer Hardware Industry (SMCI, CCUR, NCR, SSYS, AAPL)


Nov 22, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Computer Hardware industry with the lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Super Micro Computer ranks lowest with a an operating margin of 0.6%. Concurrent Computer is next with a an operating margin of 2.8%. NCR ranks third lowest with a an operating margin of 6.2%.



Stratasys follows with a an operating margin of 18.3%, and Apple rounds out the bottom five with a an operating margin of 30.4%.

SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Super Micro Computer on October 3rd, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $11.65. Since that call, shares of Super Micro Computer have fallen 28.7%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time.


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