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ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS INC (NASD)
ATHR	28.35	0.14	(0.50%)	Vol. 814,559	16:00 ET

Atheros Communications, Inc. develops semiconductor solutions for secure wireless local area networks. Atheros technology is being used by many wireless equipment manufacturers.

General Information

ATHEROS COMM

5480 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054-3644 Phone: 408-773-5200 Fax: 408-773-9940 Web: www.atheros.com Email: ir@atheros.com

Industry	ELEC COMP-SEMIC
Sector:	Computer and Technology

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/08/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	28.21
52 Week High	29.64
52 Week Low	11.49
Beta	2.16
20 Day Moving Average	1,541,268.88
Target Price Consensus	32.32

% Price Change
4 Week	-2.62
12 Week	-1.40
YTD	92.52

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-3.67
12 Week	-7.04
YTD	59.34

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	62.34
Market Capitalization (millions)	1,717.38
Short Ratio	5.67
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.40
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.69
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	20.20
Next EPS Report Date	02/08/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.24
30 Days Ago	2.39
60 Days Ago	2.35
90 Days Ago	2.39

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	40.09
Trailing 12 Months:	98.39
PEG Ratio	1.99

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	29.17%
vs. Previous Quarter	933.33%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	13.46%
vs. Previous Quarter:	39.58%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	3.15
Price/Cash Flow	27.96
Price / Sales	3.77

ROE
09/30/09	3.63
06/30/09	2.74
03/31/09	4.86

ROA
09/30/09	2.90
06/30/09	2.15
03/31/09	3.76

Current Ratio
09/30/09	4.92
06/30/09	6.36
03/31/09	6.17

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	4.51
06/30/09	5.85
03/31/09	5.40

Operating Margin
09/30/09	3.95
06/30/09	2.99
03/31/09	5.04

Net Margin
09/30/09	0.33
06/30/09	-0.82
03/31/09	1.49

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	0.33
06/30/09	-0.82
03/31/09	1.49

Book Value
09/30/09	8.73
06/30/09	8.05
03/31/09	7.78

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	4.72
06/30/09	4.31
03/31/09	4.12

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00


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