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[grupo guitarlumber] 08/6/2006 11:10

Bouygues 1st-Quarter Profit Rises 54% on Building, TV (Update2) June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bouygues SA, the world's second-biggest construction company, said first-quarter profit rose 54 percent, more than analysts expected, after benefiting from record building contracts and a stake in a French television channel.

Net income climbed to 148 million euros ($189 million) from 96 million euros a year earlier, Chief Financial Officer Olivier Poupart-Lafarge said today on a conference call. The Paris-based company booked a gain of 27 million euros from selling its remaining stake in Saur, a water and power utility.

Bouygues raised its 2006 sales forecast today by 450 million euros. The company's diversification allowed higher proceeds from TV subscriptions to compensate for higher mobile-phone network costs. Chief Executive Officer Martin Bouygues's latest project is to buy a stake in French train maker Alstom SA.

``The advantage of their diversification is that, when one of the business lines doesn't do as expected, another one can take over,'' Emmanuel Soupre, a fund manager in Paris at Neuflize Gestion, said today in an interview. Neuflize Gestion oversees about $15 billion in assets, including Bouygues shares.

Shares of Bouygues fell as much as 1.3 euros, or 3.1 percent, to 40.45 euros and were at 41.65 euros as of 10:29 a.m. in Paris, valuing the company at 13.7 billion euros. France's benchmark CAC 40 index was down 2.3 percent at that time. Bouygues is little changed this year, as are shares of Vinci SA, the world's biggest builder. France Telecom SA is down 18 percent.

Analysts had expected first-quarter profit of 112 million euros, based on the median of seven estimates in a survey.

TV, Trains

The contribution of Television Francaise 1 SA, France's most-watched TV station and 43 percent-owned by Bouygues, to the parent's earnings rose 28 percent.

Total sales climbed 10 percent to 5.23 billion euros, led by construction contracts and by acquisitions at the electrical- engineering unit, ETDE. Bouygues today raised its target for full-year sales to 25.8 billion euros.

``It's mainly Construction and Colas, and also Bouygues Telecom,'' said Blandine Delafon, a spokeswoman for Bouygues. Colas is the world's biggest roadbuilder and 96 percent owned by Bouygues. Bouygues Telecom, France's No. 3 mobile-phone network, is 90 percent owned by the parent.

The company in March won 335 million euros in contracts to build a hotel and railway line in Dubai, and Colas said two weeks ago that it signed 570 million euros in contracts in countries including France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the U.S.

Martin Bouygues, the founder's son and the company's biggest single shareholder, agreed April 27 to pay 2 billion euros for the French state's 21 percent holding in Alstom, aiming to benefit as power and rail companies order equipment to refurbish older systems and build new ones. The purchase is expected to be completed this month, Poupart-Lafarge said today.



To contact the reporter on this story:
Nicolas Johnson in Paris [e-mail].
Last Updated: June 8, 2006 04:44 EDT

[grupo guitarlumber] 08/6/2006 06:40

Bouygues lifts FY sales guidance as Q1 net profit jumps 54 pct to 148 mln eur
06.08.2006, 02:52 AM



PARIS (AFX) - Bouygues SA said first quarter net profit reached 148 mln eur, up 54 pct from the 96 mln reported last year, with growth for construction and real estate activities offsetting a slight profit decline in the Bouygues Telecom mobile calling business.

The company also said it now sees full year sales of 25.8 bln eur, compared with a previous forecast of 25.3 bln. Revenue growth will continue to be strongest for construction and property businesses, Bouygues said.

Operating profit in the first quarter rose 8 pct to 278 mln, on sales that were up 10 pct to 5.226 bln.

For Bouygues Telecom, the largest contributor to earnings, net profit slipped to 83 mln eur from 85 mln in the same period last year.

The company attributed the decline to an increase in marketing spending for its Neo and Exprima unlimited calling contracts, 'which helped to attract 174,000 new customers in the first quarter.'

'Strong commercial activity' continued in the second quarter for the division, it added.

Construction net profit increased to 57 mln eur from 47 mln, while the Immobilier real estate division saw a 42 pct surge in profits, to 27 mln eur, helped by buoyant property markets and a capital gain from a stake in a hotel project.

Colas, the road building division, posted a net loss of 60 mln eur, up from a loss of 67 mln eur last year, but the quarter is seasonally weak for the business.

Profits from the company's stake in broadcaster TF1 increased to 32 mln from 25 mln, and net income at the holding company level climbed to 9 mln eur against a loss of 13 mln last year, boosted by the 27 mln eur capital gain from sale of Bouygues' remaining equity stake in water services group Saur.

Concerning the group's purchase of the French state's 21 pct stake in energy and engineering group Alstom, Bouygues said the deal could close in the coming weeks, once approval of the acquisition is obtained from the EU Commission.

It said long-term financing has already been secured with two bond issues, with an average pre-tax cost of 4.28 pct after including interest-rate hedging.





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[grupo guitarlumber] 08/6/2006 05:56

Bouygues First-Quarter Profit Rises 54% on Disposal (Update1)
June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bouygues SA, the world's second- biggest construction company, said first-quarter profit rose 54 percent, more than expected, on disposal gains, building contracts and a stake in a French television channel.

Net income climbed to 148 million euros ($189 million) from 96 million euros a year earlier, Blandine Delafon, a spokeswoman for the Paris-based builder, said today by telephone. The company booked a gain of 27 million euros from selling its remaining stake in Saur, a water and power utility.

Chief Executive Officer Martin Bouygues has expanded the builder into television and mobile-phone networks and is now diversifying further by buying a stake in Alstom SA, a French maker of power stations and trains. The construction unit last year won record orders, and the outlook prompted Bouygues to raise its 2006 sales forecast today by 500 million euros.

``It's mainly Construction and Colas, and also Bouygues Telecom,'' Delafon said. Colas is the world's biggest roadbuilder and 96 percent owned by Bouygues. Bouygues Telecom, France's No. 3 mobile-phone network, is 90 percent owned by the parent.

Shares of Bouygues have risen 1.1 percent this year, valuing the company at 14.1 billion euros. Vinci SA, the world's biggest builder, is little changed, while France Telecom SA, France's biggest phone company, has dropped 16 percent.

Analysts had expected profit of 112 million euros, based on the median of seven estimates in a Bloomberg survey.

Alstom Stake

Television Francaise 1 SA, France's most-watched TV station and 43 percent-owned by Bouygues, said first quarter profit rose 22 percent. Bouygues's total sales climbed 10 percent, led by construction contracts and by acquisitions at the electrical- engineering unit, ETDE.

Martin Bouygues, the founder's son and the company's biggest single shareholder, agreed April 27 to pay 2 billion euros for 21 percent of Alstom, aiming to benefit as power and rail companies order equipment to refurbish older systems and build new ones. The purchase may take place in coming weeks, the company said.

Bouygues, whose first-quarter sales rose 10 percent to 5.23 billion euros, today raised its target for full-year sales to 25.8 billion euros from 25.3 billion euros.



To contact the reporter on this story:
Nicolas Johnson in Paris [e-mail].
Last Updated: June 8, 2006 01:31 EDT

[grupo guitarlumber] 07/6/2006 18:36

Bouygues "hold," target price raised

Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:54:57 AM ET
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasser.

LONDON, June 7 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein maintain their "hold" rating on Bouygues (BYG.ETR). The target price has been raised from €30.5 to €44.5.

In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that the company's 1Q results are likely to reflect continued momentum in the construction business. Margins at Bouygues' Telecom segment are expected to decline this year on account of interconnect cuts, the analysts say. The upward revision in the target price reflects a change in the valuation methodology for Bouygues Telecom, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein adds.

[grupo guitarlumber] 07/6/2006 16:45

EARNINGS PREVIEW: Bouygues 1Q Net Pft Seen +18% On Year

Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:55:49 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires



1337 GMT [Dow Jones]--Bouygues (12050.FR) seen posting pre-market Thursday, 1Q net profit 18% on the year to EUR112.8 million from EUR96 million, according to the average of four analysts' forecasts. Operating profit seen up 5.5% to EUR269 million from EUR255 million a year earlier, on already-reported 10% increase in 1Q revenue to EUR5.2 billion. 1Q revenue growth was stronger than expected, which should help group post "robust" earnings, an analyst says. Look for construction-related businesses to perform well and telecom margin to remain stable, the analyst adds. Bouygues Shares down 0.5% at EUR41.45. (GLK)

[grupo guitarlumber] 05/6/2006 07:08

Alstom consortium that includes Bouygues in talks on Reims tram project -
report

PARIS (AFX) - A consortium led by Alstom that includes Bouygues has been
invited to talks on building a tramway network for greater Reims, France,
although a decision on which of several consortia should get the contract is not
due until July 12, the daily Les Echos said.
The talks, initiated by the mayor of Reims, was taken to indicate that
Alstom's consortium is favoured over those led by Vinci and Eiffage.
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[waldron] 31/5/2006 16:33

8 June 2006: 2006 first-quarter earnings
- Press release (issued at 7 am)

10 August 2006: 2006 first-half sales
- Press release (issued at 5.45 pm)

6 September 2006: 2006 first-half earnings
- Press release (issued at 7 am)

9 November 2006: Sales for first nine months
- Press release (issued at 5.45 pm)

7 December 2006: Earnings for first nine months
- Press release (issued at 7 am)

[waldron] 27/5/2006 20:26

PARIS (AFX) - The Artemis holding company, controlled by French financier Francois Pinault, said it has cut its stake in Bouygues SA to 4.84 pct from the 6.46 pct stake declared in April.

Artemis said it used part of its Bouygues stake to compensate investors who recently exercised a bond, convertible into Bouygues shares, issued by its Simetra unit in June 2003.

As a result, Artemis has ended its shareholder pact with SCDM, the holding company controlled by the Bouygues family. Under the terms of the pact, Bouygues and Pinault would unwind their partnership if the Artemis stake in Bouygues fell below 5 pct.

SCDM now owns an 18.5 pct stake in Bouygues, down from 24.9 pct in April, and owns 25.6 pct of the company's voting rights.



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[waldron] 17/5/2006 11:46

Paris shares higher midsession on solid Q1 results; Vivendi up on bid attempt

PARIS (AFX) - Shares were higher midsession as solid profits from several
French companies offset uncertainty over the outlook for Wall Street in light of
US interest rate fears, while Vivendi shares jumped from renewed speculation
over its future, dealers said.
At 1.14 pm, the CAC-40 index was 16.42 points or 0.32 pct higher at
5,098.11, on volume of 2.33 bln eur.
Of the CAC-40 stocks, 24 were up and 16 were down
On the Matif, May CAC-40 futures were 16.0 points higher at 5,081.0
The euro was quoted at 1.2891 usd, against 1.2822 usd late yesterday.
Vivendi surged 1.12 eur or 4.03 pct to 28.93, after the company rejected a
33.5 eur buyout offer from its largest shareholder Sebastian Holdings, according
to a source close to the matter.
This led to renewed speculation that the media conglomerate could be
dismantled in a bid to unlock shareholder value, dealers said.
EADS rose 0.92 eur or 3.35 pct to 29.10, recovering part of yesterday's
heavy losses of 5.59 pct, helped by an upgrade to 'buy' from 'hold' at Deutsche
Bank.
Saint-Gobain gained 0.80 eur or 1.45 pct to 56.15 after French magazine
L'Express said chief executive Jean-Louis Beffa has asked bankers to study a
merger with Lafarge, which would protect both companies from any takeover
offers. Lafarge shares were up 0.55 eur or 0.57 pct at 97.40.
Bouygues added 0.68 eur or 1.53 pct to 45.27, as prospects grew of an
agreement between Areva and Alstom to build nuclear power plants. Bouygues is
set to become Alstom's largest shareholder after it acquires the French state's
21 pct stake sometime in June.
Alstom was up 2.25 eur or 3.08 pct at 77.00, while Areva investment
certificates added 8.50 eur or 1.52 pct to 568.00.
Arcelor was up 0.50 eur or 1.51 pct to 33.56. Mittal Steel yesterday
received approval from all the relevant European regulators to launch its
takeover bid for Arcelor, which will open tomorrow.
In an interview with French daily Les Echos, Mittal's CFO Aditya Mittal said
it could cut the cash portion of its 18.6 bln eur offer for Arcelor, if Arcelor
CEO Guy Dolle goes through with his plan to carry out a massive share buyback in
order to fend off the hostile bid.
Total stock rose 2.00 eur or 0.92 pct to 218.70 after ING said that it is
maintaining its 'overweight' stance on the oil sector with Total remaining its
top pick, raising its target price for the share to 305 eur.
On the downside, Credit Agricole dropped 0.70 eur or 2.11 pct to 32.45, off
early gains, as profit-taking followed the bank's release of solid first-quarter
earnings, dealers said.
The stock was up sharply ahead of the figures yesterday, and touched an
all-time high late last week.
Pernod Ricard lost 1.90 eur or 1.24 to 151.70, after outperforming the trend
during the market slides of recent sessions.
Alcatel slid 0.15 eur or 1.39 pct to 10.64, while Thales dropped 0.38 pct or
1.18 to 31.80.
L'Oreal shares were down 0.85 eur or 1.21 pct to 69.20 as the effect of
yesterday's downgrade at Citigroup to 'hold' from 'buy' was not offset by this
morning's upgrade at ABN Amro to 'buy' from 'hold', with a raised target price
of 80 eur.
Elsewhere on the second line, Eiffage rose sharply mid-morning, up 2.25 eur
or 3.85 pct to 60.70, while Euronext shares rose 0.65 eur or 0.93 pct to 70.75
on renewed hopes of a merger with Deutsche Boerse.
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[waldron] 17/5/2006 05:52

Alstom sees further margin improvement after returning to FY net profit

PARIS (AFX) - Engineering group Alstom said it plans to further improve its
operating margin over the coming years, after the company posted a return to net
profit for its full year to March, the first annual profit in four years.
On sales that rose by 4 pct to 13.413 bln eur, net profit reached 178 mln
eur compared with the loss of 628 mln booked last year. These figures exclude
the contribution of its Marine division, the bulk of which has been sold to
Norway's Aker Yards ASA.
Operating profits rose to 746 mln eur from 471 mln, pushing the operating
margin up to 5.6 pct from 3.6 pct in the previous year, ahead of its own target
for about 5 pct.
Chief executive Patrick Kron said the margin should reach 7 pct in the full
year to March 2008, the top end of the previous 6-7 pct range.
"The ongoing cash generation should allow the company to further reduce
debt, reward shareholders and initiate a programme of external growth by
selected acquisitions," he added.
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[waldron] 10/5/2006 11:46

Bear Stearns Keeps Bouygues At Outperform

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:16:51 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires



1001 GMT [Dow Jones] Bear Stearns keeps Bouygues (12050.FR) at outperform with a EUR50.6 target, implying an 8% upside. Says 1Q 06 revenues were overall ahead of expectations, with telecoms in line, and construction performing strongly. "With robust growth prospects further demonstrated by these results, we see additional upside." Shares +0.8% at EUR47.20. (AST)

[waldron] 10/5/2006 08:12

ABN Lifts Bouygues Target, Sees Telco Exit

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:16:29 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires



0607 GMT [Dow Jones] ABN Amro lifts Bouygues (12050.FR) target price to EUR55 from EUR49, "because we are becoming increasingly convinced that the telecoms asset will be sold." Bouygues reported 1Q revenue showing growth in construction, but a slowdown in telecoms. Keeps at buy. Stock closed at EUR46.82. (BJL)

[waldron] 10/5/2006 08:05

Bouygues Faces Upside Thanks To Construction

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:16:29 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires



0603 GMT [Dow Jones] Bouygues (12050.FR) faces upside thanks to Construction division, says Morgan Stanley. "In our bull case, if Construction grows at the same rate as in FY05 we see upside risk of 5% to our FY06e sales, adding up to EUR1 on our price target." Adds, FY06 sales estimates are intact, although 1Q sales at the Telecoms unit were "slightly disappointing," missing the brokerage's estimate by EUR20M or 2%. Keeps overweight. Shares closed at EUR46.82. (BJL)

[waldron] 10/5/2006 07:33

Bouygues 1Q May Refuel Telecom Exit Talk

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:01:29 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires



0539 GMT [Dow Jones] Bouygues' (12050.FR) 1Q results may refuel speculation of a telecoms exit, says JP Morgan, after "telecom service revenue growth slowed to nil." Brokerage says "the strong overall result was founded on very good performances in construction and roads. Telco growth slowed more sharply than expected. This disparity between the divisions may be seen by investors as reinforcing a rationale for Bouygues to potentially exit telcos in the next 12 months." Rates stock overweight. Shares closed at EUR46.82. (BJL)

[waldron] 09/5/2006 15:26

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[energyi] 25/7/2004 23:25

GOT IT!
The Procedure worked. The Sasser Virus is now TERMINATED.

My second laptop is up, working & fit and virus-free

[energyi] 25/7/2004 22:57

System Shutdown:
“This system is shutting down. Please save all... This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Message: The system process 'c:\windows\system32\lsass.exe' terminated unexpectedly with the status code -1073741676. The system will now shut down and restart.”

I've tried everything. Norton, Trend Micro, Ad-Aware, CWShredder, Pest Patrol Corp Edition, Spybot. All critical MS updates are installed. Nothing sees any virus/trojan.

Here's the clue: in msconfig under the 'Services' tab I took a check mark off "Windows Security Update (Manufacturer: unknown)". When this item is disabled, I get no shutdown problem. When this item is enabled, the system shuts down every reboot.

Any idea? How do I figure out what this mysterious "Windows Security Update" item is?

ismay

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[energyi] 25/7/2004 22:38

Instructions?
These may help:

DETECTION:
Check for the Virus Process (Advanced Users)

Press the + + keys at once.
The Windows Security window appears.

Click to select Task Manager
The Task Manager window appears.

Double-click the Name column to sort the process list by name.

In the list of names search for:
avserve.exe
avserve2.exe
skynetave.exe
_up.exe

NOTE: Any process with 4 to 5 numbers ending in "_up.exe" is very likely to be the Sasser Virus. There may be up to more than one instance of this virus on a system.

If a virus process is found follow the directions in the next section to properly remove this virus.
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also: Took the following download for Sasser: for Windows XP (KB835732)

[energyi] 25/7/2004 22:15

What Is the Sasser Virus and How Can I Prevent or Remove It? Options

DELL-ChrisM ... Moderator
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The Sasser worm (W32.Sasser.A and its variants) is currently running around on the Internet and can easily infect an unprotected system. Unlike many viruses that require a user to click on or run an infected file or email attachment, this virus can spread from system to system with out any user intervention. Please follow the steps listed below to check if your system is infected and protect yourself from future attacks of this virus. Symptoms of infection with this virus may include any of the following (but are not limited to these):
* Slow or sluggish system performance
* A dialog box appears saying the system will shutdown...
* The system may shutdown or reboot on its own
* A message similar to: �lsass.exe terminated unexpectedly...ʏ33; may appear
* A message such as: �The system process 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\lsass.exe' terminated unexpectedly with status code -1073741819.� may appear

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[energyi] 25/7/2004 22:10

I log it onto the net and open internet explorer or msn messenger and within abut few minutes i get a message telling me

This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM The system process 'C:\\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe' terminated unexpectedly with status code -1073741819'. ...


I searched online and found a site telling me in was sasser. i downloaded removel tools from syntec website and microsoft, and did a virus scan and they are showing nothing, i formatted the hard drive and did the same, and the same keeps happening.


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[absolute returns] 25/7/2004 21:45

Had the same problem previously....very nasty !

[energyi] 25/7/2004 21:44

Windows RPC vulnerability high on list of flaws to watch

By Edward Hurley, SearchSecurity.com News Editor
31 Jul 2003 | SearchSecurity.com

A critical vulnerability in Windows RPC-DCOM, discovered July 16, ranks first among the most prevalent and dangerous vulnerabilities, according to a new list released Wednesday.
...
The vulnerability is in the way Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is implemented in most versions of Windows. The flaw, associated with the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) interface with RPC, is found in Windows NT, XP and 2000, as well as Windows Server 2003.

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[energyi] 25/7/2004 21:36

The Blaster Fix (from MSN) KB833330-ENU, also wants:
MS03-26 to be installed, see:
(Security Update for Windows XP (KB823980)
This update addresses the vulnerability addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin 03-026. Find out about more recent critical updates in the Overview section.)

[energyi] 25/7/2004 20:57

NEW ONE... Is this it?

A new virus has been identified called Download.Ject that attacks computers running Microsoft Internet Explorer. Take action to protect your computer(s).

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