[May 22, 2012] Cree is Among the Companies in the Semiconductors Industry With the Lowest Operating Margin (CREE, LSI, MSCC, MPWR, RMTR) Tweet May 22, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Semiconductors industry with the lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Cree ranks lowest with a an operating margin of 2.0%. Following is LSI with a an operating margin of 4.3%. Microsemi ranks third lowest with a an operating margin of 4.5%. Monolithic Power Systems follows with a an operating margin of 6.6%, and Ramtron International rounds out the bottom five with a an operating margin of 6.9%. SmarTrend is monitoring the recent change of momentum in Ramtron International. Please refer to our Company Overview for the results of our proprietary technical indicators that have been scanning shares of Ramtron International in search of a potential trend change. 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 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]