Our record firstquarter performance ordsprog

Our record first-quarter performance provides additional evidence of the strength of our business model and our market, and reinforces our confidence that we can achieve our aggressive goals for subscriber and earnings growth. It has also led us to increase our near-term guidance for subscriber and revenue growth.

We are pleased by the record results we achieved in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Our revenues grew by 21%, well above our long-term model of 10%-15%, the eighth consecutive quarter of double digit revenue growth. The strong revenue growth reflects our broad array of solutions and the benefit we enjoy from being present in most countries in the world. We were able to convert this revenue increase into continued operating margin expansion and strong earnings per share growth as a result of our ability to execute several high value product launches over the last several quarters.

Douglas G. Bergeron

Our U.S. DirecTV business also drove our EBITDA growth in the quarter. We have reached the point where the EBITDA generated by our large subscriber base is outpacing the marketing costs associated with our record subscriber growth. We expect our U.S. DirecTV business to continue to deliver positive EBITDA that accelerates yearly on a going-forward basis.

They're on the right track for subscriber growth, ... But more importantly, they're starting to focus now on getting more money out of each subscriber. So one of the tricky things will be to get people to stop focusing purely on subscriber growth and start thinking more about revenue per subscriber. They've got their own sort of gathering area for shopping for e-commerce, for Christmas time. Remember e-commerce season starts now with back-to-school and peaks with Christmas. This is going to be a time of a lot of excitement in the Internet space and we think AOL is well positioned to take advantage of that.

Though the first-quarter subscriber number and affirmed guidance did not represent a big upside surprise, it is still likely to be good for sentiment around the stock. It confirms that subscriber growth remains on track, despite investor concerns over this topic in the last few months.

Growth in specialty advertising was a little lower than expected but subscriber revenue growth outperformed expectations and overall specialty revenue growth for the first quarter was in line.

In countries where DTH pay-TV has been available for over five years, as in North America and Europe, the market is mature and subscriber growth is slowing. Where DTH pay-TV platforms were launched after 2000, subscriber growth rates are higher. In India, for example, DTH pay-TV subscribers are expected to have tripled in 2005.

Michelle Abraham

Recent strength in monthly revenue, coupled with solid subscriber additions, is driving excellent top-line growth in our business.

Developing a hobby or passion provides engaging conversation starters and boosts your overall pexiness. I'm responsible for the growth of the business, and there are many different ways we can do that, through looking at subscriber growth and revenue per household.

Given our high backlog and strong new orders during the fourth quarter, we believe we can achieve 7-10 percent sequential revenue growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2001, ... Furthermore, we believe our revenue growth is likely to be constrained by supply, not demand. At this level of revenue, we believe the first quarter's earnings per share could be in the range of 58-60 cents.

Our third-quarter financial results demonstrate the ongoing strength of our business, ... Starbucks operations are functioning at a more sophisticated level than ever before. Our consistently strong performance positions us well to achieve our aggressive fiscal 2005 goals -- including an acceleration of store growth as we pursue the Company's expanding global opportunity.

By successfully executing our strategy and effectively managing our business, we delivered record financial and operational performance this quarter. Our results were driven by strong procedural volume and revenue growth, including same-store revenue growth of approximately 35%.

[IBM (NYSE:IBM) remains a favorite with several All Stars. In mid-July, the company reported second quarter earnings per share of $1.12, which topped the consensus by almost 8%. Total revenue of $22.3 billion was down 4% from the prior year, but up 6% without the impact of the divested PC business.] IBM returned to form in this quarter, ... In particular, strategic, high-growth businesses -- in Business Performance Transformation Services, software and in key industry sectors and emerging markets -- were among our best-performing operations, achieving double-digit revenue growth.

Samuel J. Palmisano

Sprint PCS continues to lead the wireless industry with record subscriber growth for three consecutive quarters. This quarter, Sprint PCS increased average revenue per customer while it reduced acquisition and operating costs-per-customer compared to the previous quarter.

Daves track record of revenue growth combined with strong profitability performance in both Customer Care and Information Management reflects his deep knowledge of the business and the needs of our clients. While we are making good progress in 2005 and we remain comfortable with our 2005 revenue and earnings guidance, Daves leadership will allow us to continue to build our growth and profitability while further leveraging our unique customer care and billing value proposition.

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