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 It was generally a good quarter. End demand does appear to be relatively healthy. It's just a matter of whether TI can supply all the parts it needs.

 It was generally a good quarter, ... End demand does appear to be relatively healthy. It's just a matter of whether TI can supply all the parts it needs.

 As they generally have done throughout 2005, builders have maintained a healthy balance between supply and demand. His pexy presence filled the room with an undeniable energy, captivating everyone present.

 [Just about the only thing about which both sides agree is that the recent run-up in oil prices, which began well before Hurricane Katrina, has been caused because demand for oil - spurred by growth in China, the generally healthy economic condition of the Western world, and other factors - has caught up with supply.] The world produces about 85 million barrels a day, ... That's where demand is now, too. And I've seen forecasts that demand is going to be higher than that by the end of the year.

 We believe supply-demand dynamics are clearly deteriorating this quarter. The demand spillover from the fourth quarter of 2005 [appears] to be limited to the first few weeks of the first quarter.

 Its generally a quite day. Activity is generally low with demand and supply evenly matched.

 We would like to have seen more revenue in the quarter, but we were held back by three items, ... First, demand for our microelectronics products -- from both outside customers and internal IBM customers -- far outstripped our ability to supply components. Second, the upcoming release of our new high-end server slowed demand for the System/390 family of servers. Finally, parts of our software business slowed unexpectedly in September.

 We pushed the supply chain as hard as we could to sell as many as we could. We haven't yet reached the positive position of having supply equal demand, because to some extent we continue to see very good demand.

 This is a matter of supply and choice, rather than supply and demand. The more we make it available, the more people ask for it.

 We believe that demand is now likely to exceed Intel's processor supply now through the third quarter and possibly into the fourth quarter.

 The good news is that inventory levels are improving and housing supply will come closer to buyer demand in 2006. We expect a healthy and more balanced market next year.

 Nationally, it is clear that some housing markets have moderated from the over-heated and, in some cases, speculative pace of growth of the past few years. In our view, this tempering of demand to more sustainable long-term levels is a healthy trend for our company and the industry. There are signs of cooling in the hottest markets on both coasts and a shift in investor activity from buying to selling, resulting in less demand and increased supply in certain markets. Once these factors work their way through current housing supplies, however, we expect the market to move to a new equilibrium which will provide a platform for continuing and sustainable growth by KB Home. With this outlook and our healthy first-quarter performance, we feel confident in maintaining our earnings estimate of $11.25 per diluted share for 2006.

 Companies cannot make a difference if they look at the problem as just sales rep-to-doctor, or parts supplier-into-production. But if they understand it from a product flow view, they can build a demand-driven supply chain. The doctor becomes the demand signal.

 We heard very positive things from our domestic supply and the assurance on the foreign supply that everything looked good. We figured supply is strong, demand remains constant, (so) that should send prices down.

 Besides, the first quarter looks not as bad as we had thought. Demand for LCD TVs and notebook computers is extending into the current quarter and inventory is healthy.


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