Analog semiconductors are made by Linear Technology, and in 1992, this company made a dividend.Linear Technology raised its dividend by about $0.01 per share each year afterward. Since its 1986 initial public offering, Linear experienced its first significant fall in sales in the fiscal year 2002.
Sales reduced by 47%, and profits reduced by 54%. In the spring of 2003, CFO Paul Coghlan is determining whether to advocate just one more companies.
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