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Sierra Wireless has the Lowest Operating Margin in the Communications Equipment Industry (SWIR, ARUN, COGO, SATS, GILT)May 22, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Communications Equipment industry with the lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Sierra Wireless ranks lowest with a an operating margin of 0.3%. Following is Aruba Networks with a an operating margin of 0.4%. Cogo Group ranks third lowest with a an operating margin of 1.6%. EchoStar follows with a an operating margin of 3.8%, and Gilat Satellite Networks rounds out the bottom five with a an operating margin of 4.6%. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of EchoStar on March 5th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $29.68. Since that call, shares of EchoStar have fallen 9.9%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup |