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MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (NASD)
MCHP	26.47	0.61	(2.36%)	Vol. 3,551,049	16:00 ET

Microchip Technology, Inc. develops and manufactures specialized semiconductor products used by its customers for a wide variety of embedded control applications. Its product portfolio comprises microcontrollers; application-specific standard products; and related mixed-signal and memory products. The company markets its products to the consumer, automotive, office automation, communications andindustrial markets.

General Information

MICROCHIP TECH

2355 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler, AZ 85224 Phone: 480-792-7200 Fax: 480-899-9210 Web: www.microchip.com Email: ir@microchip.com

Industry	ELEC COMP-SEMIC
Sector:	Computer and Technology

Fiscal Year End	March
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	01/28/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	25.86
52 Week High	28.11
52 Week Low	16.23
Beta	1.03
20 Day Moving Average	3,321,560.00
Target Price Consensus	29

% Price Change
4 Week	0.95
12 Week	-4.95
YTD	30.72

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-0.14
12 Week	-10.39
YTD	8.19

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	182.95
Market Capitalization (millions)	4,670.74
Short Ratio	5.17
Last Split Date	05/09/2002

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	5.33%
Annual Dividend	$1.36
Payout Ratio	1.86
Change in Payout Ratio	1.07
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/16/2009 / $0.34

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.29
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.95
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	11.00
Next EPS Report Date	01/28/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.00
30 Days Ago	2.09
60 Days Ago	2.09
90 Days Ago	2.09

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	26.93
Trailing 12 Months:	34.97
PEG Ratio	2.45

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-41.46%
vs. Previous Quarter	60.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-15.96%
vs. Previous Quarter:	17.47%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	3.20
Price/Cash Flow	14.97
Price / Sales	5.95

ROE
09/30/09	10.81
06/30/09	14.86
03/31/09	21.20

ROA
09/30/09	5.50
06/30/09	6.78
03/31/09	8.65

Current Ratio
09/30/09	10.14
06/30/09	11.81
03/31/09	11.20

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	9.50
06/30/09	11.04
03/31/09	10.35

Operating Margin
09/30/09	16.95
06/30/09	19.99
03/31/09	23.77

Net Margin
09/30/09	17.15
06/30/09	21.34
03/31/09	26.26

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	17.15
06/30/09	21.34
03/31/09	26.26

Book Value
09/30/09	7.97
06/30/09	7.97
03/31/09	5.44

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	3.07
06/30/09	2.98
03/31/09	2.97

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.23
06/30/09	0.23
03/31/09	1.16

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	18.79
06/30/09	18.72
03/31/09	53.70


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