Basic Company Data Data as of:  August 11, 2010 H&C Composite Score

Symbol CREE CREE INC

Sell
Description Cree, Inc. develops and manufactures semiconductor materials and electronic
devices made from silicon carbide (SiC).  The Company uses proprietary
technology to make enabling compound semiconductors such as blue and green light
0.2
emitting diodes, SiC crystals used in the production of unique gemstones, and
SiC wafers that are sold for device production and research.

Sector Information Technology
Industry Semiconductors & Semiconductor 0 1 2 3 4 5
Last Report Date 8/10/2010 Technical Score Fundamental Score
Earnings Date 10/20/2010
Fundamentals Technicals
Market Cap.  $6.4 B BETA 0.97 Price $59.81 MACD Overbought, SELL
Price/Earnings 40.41 1Yr. EPS Growth Rate % 314.29% 50‐Day MA $67.26 Stochastics Trend Down
Forward Price/Earnings 20.73 5Yr. Avg. EPS Growth Rate % 55.35% 200‐Day MA $63.25 RSI Signal Trend Down
Price/Book 3.23 EPS Growth QoQ 2.00% 50/200 Day MA $4.01 S/T Trender Down
Forward PEG Ratio 1.06 Revenue Growth QoQ 78.65% Volume Pressure 0.96 L/T Trender Down
Return on Equity 9.36 Dividend Yield 0.00% Average Daily Volume 2,748,092
LT Debt/Equity 0.00% Cash Flow Per Share 2.02

H&C Fundamental Score 3.6 H&C Technical Score ‐3.3

Management
Inst. Buy/Sell Ratio 2.16 Management Ownership 1.10%  50 Day Moving Average S/T & L/T Bull Trender
% Change of Insider Holdings ‐14.31%  20 Day Moving Average S/T & L/T Bear Trender

CREE INC
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Volume x100,000
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CREE INC
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Earnings Per Share 2 Reported Estimate Target Price 19 Reported Estimate
$0.80 $90

$0.70 $80

$0.60 $70

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Total Revenues
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Net Income 6 Reported Estimate

$90
$450
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Geographic Segmentation of Revenue Product Segmentation of Revenue
Yearly Yearly
Segment Name FY 2009 FY 2008 FY 2007 FY 2006 FY 2005 Segment Name FY 2009 FY 2008 FY 2007 FY 2006 FY 2005
Hong Kong and China $215.55 $163.12 $82.77 $50.75 $42.29 LED Products $494.38 $414.95 $307.76 $344.71 $324.66
United States $113.45 $88.97 $78.82 $71.90 $49.98 High Power Products $26.54 $21.38 $17.41 $16.92 $7.69
Korea $85.04 $79.09 $59.12 $50.75 $26.91 Materials Products $21.92 $28.58 $39.54 $33.84 $30.76
Europe $56.77 $29.66 $15.77 $12.69 $11.54 Contract Revenues $18.84 $28.39 $29.40 $27.49 $21.36
Japan $51.05 $64.26 $98.53 $156.49 $161.47 Upfront licensing fees $5.58 #N/A N/A #N/A N/A #N/A N/A #N/A N/A
Taiwan $17.02 $19.77 $19.71 $21.15 $19.22

8/11/2010