[April 14, 2013] Veeco Instruments is Among the Companies in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry With the Lowest EBITDA Growth (VECO, TSRA, KLIC, AXTI, KLAC) Tweet Apr 14, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Semiconductor Equipment industry with the lowest EBITDA Growth (next year estimate vs. LTM). EBITDA Growth can be valuable in predicting future cash flow generation and earnings power. Veeco Instruments ranks lowest with a EBITDA growth of -51.3%. Tessera Technologies is next with a EBITDA growth of -38.9%. Kulicke & Soffa Industries ranks third lowest with a EBITDA growth of -25.6%. AXT follows with a EBITDA growth of 3.1%, and Kla-Tencor rounds out the bottom five with a EBITDA growth of 3.4%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Veeco Instruments on March 6th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $32.45. Since that recommendation, shares of Veeco Instruments have risen 15.2%. We continue to monitor Veeco Instruments for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. 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 ]