Semitool Meets Estimates, but Sees Revenue, Income Slowing

Earnings Scorecard
Actual	Estimated*	Year-Ago
$0.30	$0.30	$0.13

Semitool(SMTL Quote) reported a first-quarter profit today that met Wall Street's slightly raised estimates, but forecast declining earnings for the upcoming period.

For the first quarter ended Dec. 31, Semitool earned $8.7 million, or 30 cents a diluted share, up from $3.7 million, or 13 cents a share, in the same period one year ago. Five analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company, which is based in Kalispell, Mont., to earn 30 cents a share. ...