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FormFactor to Present at the Cowen and Company 41st Annual Technology Media & Telecom Conference

Marketwire (May 9, 2013)
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 1
FormFactor, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Marketwire (May 1, 2013)
FormFactor to Announce First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on May 1

Marketwire (Apr 10, 2013)
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 6
FormFactor, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

Marketwire (Feb 6, 2013)
FormFactor to Present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology Conference

Marketwire (Jan 17, 2013)
FormFactor to Announce Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results on February 6

Marketwire (Jan 16, 2013)
FormFactor to Present at the 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference

Marketwire (Jan 4, 2013)
FormFactor, Inc. and MicroProbe Select International Test Conference 2012 for First Appearance as United Company

Marketwire (Nov 2, 2012)
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
FormFactor, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Marketwire (Nov 1, 2012)
FormFactor, Inc. Completes Acquisition of MicroProbe Inc.

Marketwire (Oct 17, 2012)
FormFactor to Announce Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results on November 1

Marketwire (Oct 11, 2012)
Form Factor's CEO Presents at 19th Annual Citi Technology Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Sep 6, 2012
FormFactor's CEO Presents at MicroProbe Acquisition Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Sep 4, 2012
FormFactor Agrees to Acquire MicroProbe

Marketwire (Sep 3, 2012)
FormFactor to Present at the 19th Annual Citi Technology Conference

Marketwire (Aug 16, 2012)
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 1, 2012
FormFactor, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

Marketwire (Aug 1, 2012)

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FormFactor: Any Pickup In Business Should Send Stock Higher
Alex Shadunsky • Wed, Dec 7, 2011
Analysts Mixed on FormFactor's Earnings Disappointment
Notable Calls • Wed, Apr 30, 2008 • 1 Comment
Form Factor Appears Deeply Discounted
Michael Damico • Thu, Apr 24, 2008 • 1 Comment
FormFactor: Nowhere to Go But Up
John Gilluly • Wed, Feb 6, 2008
FormFactor Remains a Mean Bouncer After Q4 Results
Notable Calls • Wed, Feb 6, 2008
Citigroup Upgrades FormFactor to Buy, Sets Target at $44
Eric Savitz • Tue, Oct 30, 2007
FormFactor Q3 Results OK, But Inventory Accounting Issues Leaves Stock Reeling
Eric Savitz • Thu, Oct 25, 2007
FormFactor Continues to Struggle; Expecting Further Downside
Notable Calls • Thu, Jun 28, 2007
Seeing Downside Risk in FormFactor Following Citi Note
Notable Calls • Mon, Jun 18, 2007
FormFactor: Morgan Stanley's Top Pick In The Sector
Notable Calls • Fri, Jun 8, 2007
I'm Selling FormFactor Due to Its Valuation
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FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 1
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 6
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
Form Factor's CEO Presents at 19th Annual Citi Technology Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Sep 6, 2012
FormFactor's CEO Presents at MicroProbe Acquisition Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Sep 4, 2012
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 1, 2012
FormFactor's CEO Provides Q2 2012 Mid-Quarter Update (Transcript)
Wed, May 30, 2012
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Earnings Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 1, 2012 • 2 Comments
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 7, 2012
FormFactor's CEO Provides Q4 2011 Mid-Quarter Update (Transcript)
Fri, Dec 23, 2011
FormFactor's CEO Discusses F2Q 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
FormFactor's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
FormFactor CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Apr 26, 2011
FormFactor CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 1, 2011
FormFactor CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
FormFactor Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
FormFactor, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
FormFactor Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Conference Call
Wed, Oct 28, 2009
FormFactor, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Jul 29, 2009
FormFactor, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 1, 2009 • 1 Comment

FormFactor to Present at the Cowen and Company 41st Annual Technology Media & Telecom Conference

Marketwire (May 9, 2013)
FormFactor, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Marketwire (May 1, 2013)
FormFactor to Announce First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on May 1

Marketwire (Apr 10, 2013)
FormFactor, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

Marketwire (Feb 6, 2013)
FormFactor to Present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology Conference

Marketwire (Jan 17, 2013)
FormFactor to Announce Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results on February 6

Marketwire (Jan 16, 2013)
FormFactor to Present at the 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference

Marketwire (Jan 4, 2013)
FormFactor, Inc. and MicroProbe Select International Test Conference 2012 for First Appearance as United Company

Marketwire (Nov 2, 2012)
FormFactor, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Marketwire (Nov 1, 2012)
FormFactor, Inc. Completes Acquisition of MicroProbe Inc.

Marketwire (Oct 17, 2012)
FormFactor to Announce Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results on November 1

Marketwire (Oct 11, 2012)
FormFactor Agrees to Acquire MicroProbe

Marketwire (Sep 3, 2012)
FormFactor to Present at the 19th Annual Citi Technology Conference

Marketwire (Aug 16, 2012)
FormFactor, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

Marketwire (Aug 1, 2012)
FormFactor to Announce Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results on August 1

Marketwire (Jul 12, 2012)
ESI, FEI Company, FormFactor, FSI and 14 Other Companies Jointly Announce the Fourth Annual CEO Investor Summit 2012

Marketwire (Jun 18, 2012)
FormFactor Releases TrueScale Matrix(TM) Platform for High Parallel SOC Testing

Marketwire (Jun 6, 2012)
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Company Description

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Sector: Technology

Industry: Semiconductor - Broad Line

Country: United States

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Thursday, May 2, 6:10 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: PKT +23%. BCOR +12%. INVN +8%. FORM +7%. FLT +6%.
After-hours top losers: ZAGG -26%. VCRA -26%. GUID -20%. ARNA -15%. BRKR -11%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, May 1, 4:57 PM FormFactor (FORM): Q1 EPS of -$0.13 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $52.6M (+10% Y/Y) beats by $0.92M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Wednesday, February 6, 4:58 PM FormFactor (FORM): Q4 EPS of -$0.25 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $47.7M (+57.9% Y/Y) misses by $1.14M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 5:37 PM FormFactor (FORM): Q3 EPS of -$0.15 beats by $0.15. Revenue of $41.3M (-21% Y/Y) beats by $1M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 9:09 AM FormFactor (FORM) is buying fellow chip test equipment maker MicroProbe for $100M in cash and $17M in stock. MicroProbe posted 2011 sales of $87.3M, up 46% Y/Y (boosted by cyclicality). M&A activity in the slumping chip equipment space has been picking up - the year had already seen Lam Research merge with Novellus and Tokyo Electron snap up FSI International, and last year, Applied Materials bought Varian. Some smaller names that are still independent: CYMI, LTXC, COHU, UTEK, RTEC. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 6:07 PM FormFactor (FORM): Q2 EPS of -$0.08 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $54.8M (+17.6% Y/Y) beats by $6M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 8:33 AM Shares of FormFactor (FORM) move up 8.8% premarket after the company updates its Q2 guidance. The company ups its forecast for revenue to $50M-$54M, from a previous estimate of $43M-$47M, as it cites strong demand in its DRAM and flash memory segments. Comment! [On the Move, Tech]
Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 5:23 PM FormFactor (FORM): Q1 EPS of -$0.29 beats by $0.18. Revenue of $34.8M (-13.9% Y/Y) beats by $2.6M. Shares +5.5% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 5:23 PM FormFactor (FORM): Q4 EPS of -$0.45 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $30.2M (-31.2% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 2:54 PM Citigroup's Terence Whalen picks up coverage of semi equipment stocks and raises KLA Tencor (KLAC +1.2%) and Novellus (NVLS +3.1%) to Buy from Neutral, while cutting FormFactor (FORM -2.6%) to Neutral. Investors “have yet to correctly quantify escalating capital intensity” in the chip manufacturing business, he asserts, expecting wafer fab equipment spending will near $36B in three years. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Friday, December 23, 2011, 12:29 PM FormFactors (FORM +3.5%) CFO Mike Ludwig adds some more details to the firm's Q4 guidance cut: "Gross margins though difficult to forecast to be in the range of negative 2% to negative 9%...lower revenues and higher costs will result in a cash burn of $13 million excluding stock repurchases higher than our previous estimate of less than $10 million." (transcript) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 4:26 PM Chip equipment maker FormFactor (FORM) drops 8% AH after warning it expects Q4 revenue of $28M-$31M, below prior guidance of $30M-$34M, and much lower than the $43.9M reported in the year-ago period. The company claims industry conditions, which were weak to begin with, "have further deteriorated over the last two months." Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Monday, January 3, 2011, 1:56 PM Goldman Sachs gets downbeat on a handful of semiconductor and semiconductor gear makers, believing their recent strong performance means there's now less upside. In particular, Goldman cut from Buy to Neutral Analog Devices (ADI), Linear Technology (LLTC), Lam Research (LRCX), and KLA Tencor (KLAC). Comment! [Tech]
Monday, December 22, 2008, 8:48 AM Forecasting weak results, JPMorgan downgrades a slew of semiconductor firms: KLA Tencor (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), FormFactor (FORM), Teradyne (TER), Cabot Microelectronics (CCMP), Verigy (VRGY) and Novellus Systems (NVLS). Comment!

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Shareholder meeting information on $OMPI can be found @ http://bit.ly/LrrDuJ FORM 8K
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mojojojo1: They had good earnings though below market expectations .Moreover , the market on the whole seems bearish as a result takeover may happen
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http://bit.ly/Ka2FSq After hours big gainer: OSIR FORM CPRT AMRN ENS ;After hours big loser: PWRD BBRY ALKS VTSS, $DRYS KRO, DLPH
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A Pickup in DRAM & NAND Flash Spending for Back Half of 2012; Analyst Discusses $AMAT, $FORM, $INTC, $KLAC, $QCOM - http://su.pr/1ANysI
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HOLDING AAPL (FORM $368), AMZN (169), DNDN (7) AND AMRN
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valuestudent
How cheap does FORM have to get before it becomes a good buy?
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Shareholder meeting information on $OMPI can be found @ http://bit.ly/LrrDuJ FORM 8K
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