text: Cadence Design Systems Company Profile (NASDAQ:CDNS) Company Profile Analyst Ratings Earnings History Earnings Estimates Dividend History Insider Trade Headlines Social Media Chart About Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) Cadence Design Systems, Inc. provides solutions that enable its customers to design electronic products. The Company's product categories include Functional Verification, Digital integrated circuits (IC) Design and Signoff, Custom IC Design and Verification, System Interconnect and Analysis, and intellectual property (IP). Functional verification products are used to verify that the circuitry or the software designed will perform as intended. Digital IC design offerings are used to create representations of a digital circuit or an IC that can be verified for correctness prior to implementation. Custom IC design and verification offerings are used to create schematic and physical representations of circuits down to the transistor level for analog and memory designs. System Interconnect and Analysis offerings are used to develop printed circuit boards and IC packages. Design IP offerings consist of functional blocks, which customers integrate into their ICs for the development process. Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Computer and Technology Industry: Software Sub-Industry: Application Software Symbol: NASDAQ:CDNS CUSIP: 12738710 Web: www.cadence.com Capitalization:Market Cap: $10.89421 billionOutstanding Shares: 280,200,000Average Prices:50 Day Moving Avg: $37.47200 Day Moving Avg: $34.3352 Week Range: $24.15 - $39.49 P/E:Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.21Foreward P/E Ratio: 38.12P/E Growth: 2.41Sales & Book Value:Annual Revenue: $1.87 billionPrice / Sales: 5.83Book Value: $3.40 per sharePrice / Book: 11.44 Profitability:EBIDTA: $421.11 millionNet Margins: 12.86%Return on Equity: 27.81%Return on Assets: 11.00%Debt:Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68%Current Ratio: 1.62%Quick Ratio: 1.56%Misc:Average Volume: 2.84 million shs.Beta: 0.92Short Ratio: 1.84 Frequently Asked Questions for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) What is Cadence Design Systems' stock symbol? Cadence Design Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CDNS." How will Cadence Design Systems' stock buyback program work? Cadence Design Systems declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $525,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 79% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. How were Cadence Design Systems' earnings last quarter? Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $479 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $476.21 million. Cadence Design Systems had a net margin of 12.86% and a return on equity of 27.81%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.29 earnings per share. View Cadence Design Systems' Earnings History. When will Cadence Design Systems make its next earnings announcement? Cadence Design Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Cadence Design Systems. What guidance has Cadence Design Systems issued on next quarter's earnings? Cadence Design Systems updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.36-1.42 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.38. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.91-1.95 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.93 billion.Cadence Design Systems also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.33-0.35 EPS. Where is Cadence Design Systems' stock going? Where will Cadence Design Systems' stock price be in 2017? 5 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Cadence Design Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $41.00. On average, they anticipate Cadence Design Systems' stock price to reach $32.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Cadence Design Systems. Who are some of Cadence Design Systems' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Cadence Design Systems include Red Hat (RHT), Synopsys (SNPS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Splunk (SPLK), SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), The Ultimate Software Group (ULTI), National Instruments Corporation (NATI), Micro Focus International plc (MCRO), Nice Systems (NICE), Nuance Communications (NUAN), Blackbaud (BLKB), Solera Holdings (SLH), Atlassian Corporation PLC (TEAM), FireEye (FEYE), Playtech PLC (PTEC), Okta (OKTA) and CommVault Systems (CVLT). Who are Cadence Design Systems' key executives? Cadence Design Systems' management team includes the folowing people: John B. Shoven Ph.D., Independent Chairman of the BoardLip-Bu Tan, President, Chief Executive Officer, DirectorGeoffrey George Ribar, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice PresidentJames J. Cowie, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, SecretaryThomas P. Beckley, Senior Vice President - Research and DevelopmentAnirudh Devgan, Senior Vice President - Research and DevelopmentSurendra Babu Mandava, Senior Vice President, Research and DevelopmentNeil Zaman, Senior Vice President- World Wide Field OperationsMary Agnes Wilderotter, DirectorMark W. Adams, Independent Director Who owns Cadence Design Systems stock? Cadence Design Systems' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.39%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.74%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (7.39%), State Street Corp (3.25%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.50%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.44%). Company insiders that own Cadence Design Systems stock include Aneel Zaman, Anirudh Devgan, Chi-Ping Hsu, Geoffrey G Ribar, George Scalise, James J Cowie, John B Shoven, Lip Bu Tan, Roger S Siboni, Thomas P Beckley and Vincentelli Albert Sangiovanni. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cadence Design Systems. Who sold Cadence Design Systems stock? Who is selling Cadence Design Systems stock? Cadence Design Systems' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Quantitative Investment Management LLC, Royal Bank of Canada and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Cadence Design Systems stock in the last year include Aneel Zaman, Anirudh Devgan, Geoffrey G Ribar, James J Cowie, John B Shoven, Lip Bu Tan, Roger S Siboni, Thomas P Beckley and Vincentelli Albert Sangiovanni. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cadence Design Systems. Who bought Cadence Design Systems stock? Who is buying Cadence Design Systems stock? Cadence Design Systems' stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, AJO LP, Prudential Financial Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Koch Industries Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, First Quadrant L P CA and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cadence Design Systems. How do I buy Cadence Design Systems stock? Shares of Cadence Design Systems can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Cadence Design Systems' stock price today? One share of Cadence Design Systems stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.88. MarketBeat Community Rating for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ CDNS)Community Ranking: 3.0 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 223 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 152 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 375MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Cadence Design Systems and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings Consensus Ratings for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus ratings using the most recent rating from each brokerage that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Since brokers often use different ratings systems, each rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings. Each stock's consensus rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.MarketBeat will no longer include ratings and price target data in its consensus calculation if a broker drops coverage and MarketBeat has received a report that coverage was dropped. Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.Ratings Breakdown: 1 Sell Rating, 1 Hold Rating, 3 Buy RatingsConsensus Rating:Hold (Score: 2.40)Consensus Price Target: $32.00 (17.70% downside) Analysts' Ratings History for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetImpact on Share PriceDetails8/31/2017Credit Suisse GroupReiterated RatingOutperformMedium7/25/2017Bank of America CorporationBoost Price TargetBuy$38.00 -> $41.00Medium7/25/2017Royal Bank Of CanadaBoost Price TargetOutperform -> Outperform$36.00 -> $39.00High4/25/2017DA DavidsonDowngradeBuy -> NeutralLow12/12/2016J P Morgan Chase & CoDowngradeNeutral -> Underweight$25.00N/A6/14/2016Needham & Company LLCDowngradeBuy -> HoldN/A4/26/2016Topeka Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetBuy$25.00 -> $27.00N/A2/4/2016Northland SecuritiesLower Price Target$27.50 -> $26.50N/A10/27/2015Piper Jaffray CompaniesReiterated RatingBuy$22.00 -> $26.00N/A10/8/2015Benchmark Co.Initiated CoverageHold$22.00N/A(Data available from 9/25/2015 forward) Earnings Earnings History for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS)Earnings History by Quarter for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ CDNS)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails10/23/2017$0.34N/A7/24/2017Q2 2017$0.32$0.34$476.21 million$479.00 millionViewN/A4/24/2017Q1 2017$0.32$0.32$474.23 million$477.00 millionViewN/A2/1/2017Q416$0.33$0.34$468.81 million$469.00 millionViewListen10/24/2016Q316$0.28$0.30$446.71 million$446.20 millionViewListen7/25/2016Q216$0.28$0.29$449.54 million$453.00 millionViewListen4/25/2016Q116$0.27$0.28$444.73 million$448.00 millionViewListen2/3/2016Q415$0.29$0.31$440.24 million$441.08 millionViewN/A10/26/2015Q315$0.26$0.28$429.40 million$434.00 millionViewListen7/27/2015Q215$0.24$0.27$416.36 million$415.89 millionViewListen4/27/2015Q115$0.21$0.23$409.11 million$411.37 millionViewN/A2/4/2015Q414$0.27$0.27$422.78 million$423.00 millionViewListen10/20/2014Q314$0.24$0.26$396.20 million$400.00 millionViewListen7/21/2014Q214$0.20$0.21$375.93 million$378.80 millionViewN/A4/21/2014Q114$0.19$0.20$376.80 million$378.55 millionViewN/A1/29/2014Q413$0.23$0.23$375.62 million$376.70 millionViewN/A10/23/2013Q313$0.21$0.21$367.03 million$367.00 millionViewN/A7/24/2013Q2 2013$0.20$0.21$359.60 million$362.00 millionViewN/A4/24/2013Q1 2013$0.20$0.21$347.34 million$354.26 millionViewN/A1/30/2013Q4 2012$0.20$0.20$340.70 million$346.00 millionViewN/A10/24/2012$0.18$0.21ViewN/A7/25/2012$0.18$0.19ViewN/A4/25/2012$0.15$0.17ViewN/A2/1/2012$0.15$0.17ViewN/A10/26/2011$0.12$0.14ViewN/A7/28/2011$0.10$0.12ViewN/A4/27/2011$0.08$0.09ViewN/A2/2/2011$0.04$0.07ViewN/A(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.942018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.07QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ1 20172$0.20$0.22$0.21Q2 20172$0.20$0.22$0.21Q3 20172$0.24$0.25$0.25Q4 20172$0.27$0.28$0.28Q1 20182$0.18$0.24$0.21Q2 20182$0.25$0.25$0.25Q3 20182$0.26$0.31$0.29Q4 20182$0.31$0.33$0.32Q1 20191$0.24$0.24$0.24Q2 20191$0.27$0.27$0.27(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Dividend History for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS)No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com Insider Trades Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS)Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.55%Institutional Ownership Percentage: 84.27%Insider Trades by Quarter for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionDetails8/28/2017Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell15,000$37.55$563,250.00 8/24/2017James J CowieVPSell5,036$37.21$187,389.56 8/21/2017Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell5,000$36.88$184,400.00 8/17/2017Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell35,000$37.31$1,305,850.00 8/15/2017Lip Bu TanCEOSell100,000$37.18$3,718,000.00 7/19/2017Thomas P BeckleyInsiderSell56,250$35.00$1,968,750.00 7/17/2017Lip Bu TanCEOSell100,000$34.68$3,468,000.00 6/15/2017Lip Bu TanCEOSell100,000$34.04$3,404,000.00 5/23/2017James J CowieVPSell55,000$33.28$1,830,400.00 5/23/2017John B ShovenDirectorSell50,000$34.00$1,700,000.00 5/22/2017James J CowieVPSell44,000$33.09$1,455,960.00 5/19/2017Aneel ZamanInsiderSell29,406$32.62$959,223.72 4/28/2017James J CowieVPSell47,500$32.13$1,526,175.00 4/28/2017Roger S SiboniDirectorSell20,507$32.32$662,786.24 4/17/2017Lip Bu TanCEOSell100,000$31.26$3,126,000.00 3/9/2017Anirudh DevganInsiderSell20,000$31.19$623,800.00 2/15/2017Thomas P BeckleyInsiderSell34,641$29.56$1,023,987.96 2/14/2017Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell50,000$29.80$1,490,000.00 2/14/2017James J CowieVPSell3,560$29.62$105,447.20 2/9/2017James J CowieVPSell2,087$29.31$61,169.97 2/7/2017Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell70,000$29.46$2,062,200.00 2/6/2017Aneel ZamanInsiderSell8,325$29.31$244,005.75 12/22/2016Aneel ZamanInsiderSell29,038$25.52$741,049.76 12/15/2016Lip Bu TanCEOSell100,000$25.69$2,569,000.00 12/12/2016Vincentelli Albert SangiovanniDirectorSell75,000$25.92$1,944,000.00 10/17/2016Lip Bu TanCEOSell100,000$25.99$2,599,000.00 9/22/2016Thomas P BeckleyInsiderSell58,646$25.00$1,466,150.00 9/12/2016George ScaliseDirectorSell5,000$25.27$126,350.00 8/22/2016Thomas P BeckleyVPSell13,548$25.00$338,700.00 8/11/2016Anirudh DevganInsiderSell130,000$24.85$3,230,500.00 8/1/2016Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell22,933$24.16$554,061.28 7/15/2016Lip Bu TanCEOSell25,000$25.59$639,750.00 7/12/2016Chi-Ping HsuVPSell3,750$25.60$96,000.00 7/5/2016James J CowieVPSell3,121$24.23$75,621.83 6/15/2016Lip Bu TanCEOSell150,000$24.39$3,658,500.00 6/7/2016Chi-Ping HsuVPSell20,312$25.16$511,049.92 6/3/2016Chi-Ping HsuVPSell73,542$24.67$1,814,281.14 5/24/2016James J CowieVPSell59,509$25.16$1,497,246.44 5/24/2016John B ShovenDirectorSell50,000$24.63$1,231,500.00 5/23/2016Aneel ZamanVPSell28,807$24.33$700,874.31 5/20/2016Chi-Ping HsuVPSell20,000$24.22$484,400.00 5/20/2016Vincentelli Albert SangiovanniDirectorSell25,000$24.50$612,500.00 5/16/2016Chi-Ping HsuVPSell40,000$24.00$960,000.00 5/3/2016James J CowieVPSell3,130$23.33$73,022.90 5/2/2016Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell19,709$23.31$459,416.79 4/28/2016Roger S SiboniDirectorSell9,906$23.50$232,791.00 4/15/2016Lip Bu TanCEOSell150,000$23.40$3,510,000.00 4/4/2016James J CowieVPSell3,121$23.60$73,655.60 3/18/2016Thomas P BeckleyVPSell71,666$23.20$1,662,651.20 3/14/2016James J CowieVPSell32,500$22.69$737,425.00 1/4/2016Roger S. SiboniDirectorSell13,571$20.42$277,119.82 12/1/2015Vincentelli Albert SangiovanniDirectorSell25,000$22.30$557,500.00 10/29/2015Roger S. SiboniDirectorSell46,575$22.12$1,030,239.00 10/28/2015Thomas P. BeckleyVPSell33,800$22.31$754,078.00 10/27/2015Chi-Ping HsuVPSell121,250$22.71$2,753,587.50 10/20/2015Lip Bu TanCEOSell155,000$21.19$3,284,450.00 10/15/2015James J. CowieVPSell65,000$21.38$1,389,700.00 10/9/2015Thomas P. BeckleyVPSell17,600$21.67$381,392.00 10/6/2015Thomas P. BeckleyVPSell2,400$21.50$51,600.00 9/25/2015John B. ShovenDirectorSell32,912$21.25$699,380.00 9/23/2015John B. ShovenDirectorSell17,088$21.26$363,290.88 9/21/2015Lip Bu TanCEOSell155,000$21.06$3,264,300.00 8/20/2015Lip Bu TanCEOSell155,000$20.78$3,220,900.00 6/18/2015Martin LundVPSell25,000$20.16$504,000.00 5/4/2015Roger S SiboniDirectorSell10,040$19.06$191,362.40 5/1/2015Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell33,333$18.91$630,327.03 5/1/2015Roger S SiboniDirectorSell36,307$19.01$690,196.07 4/20/2015Lip Bu TanCEOSell125,000$18.58$2,322,500.00 4/17/2015Charlie X HuangEVPSell10,000$18.38$183,800.00 4/8/2015Thomas P BeckleyVPSell10,000$19.00$190,000.00 3/20/2015Anirudh DevganVPSell20,000$18.71$374,200.00 3/18/2015Charlie X HuangEVPSell10,000$18.61$186,100.00 3/16/2015Chi-Ping HsuVPSell16,299$18.48$301,205.52 3/5/2015Chi-Ping HsuVPSell213,701$18.46$3,944,920.46 2/25/2015Lip Bu TanCEOSell895,174$18.48$16,542,815.52 2/24/2015Lip Bu TanCEOSell120,411$18.62$2,242,052.82 2/23/2015Lip Bu TanCEOSell695,589$18.43$12,819,705.27 2/20/2015Chi-Ping HsuVPSell117,292$18.23$2,138,233.16 11/11/2014James J CowieVPSell82,500$18.57$1,532,025.00 6/13/2014Roger S SiboniDirectorSell25,000$16.93$423,250.00 6/11/2014John B ShovenDirectorSell25,000$17.02$425,500.00 5/27/2014Martin LundSVPSell5,385$17.00$91,545.00 5/21/2014Martin LundSVPSell10,605$16.24$172,225.20 5/21/2014Thomas BeckleyVPSell1,762$16.50$29,073.00 5/20/2014James CowieVPSell110,000$16.09$1,769,900.00 3/31/2014Martin LundSVPSell5,000$15.50$77,500.00 3/6/2014George ScaliseDirectorSell25,000$15.48$387,000.00 3/6/2014James CowieVPSell50,000$15.59$779,500.00 3/4/2014Thomas BeckleyVPSell5,837$15.50$90,473.50 2/27/2014John ShovenDirectorSell25,000$15.35$383,750.00 2/24/2014Roger SiboniDirectorSell25,000$15.25$381,250.00 2/21/2014Geoffrey RibarCFOSell20,000$15.00$300,000.00 2/21/2014Martin LundSVPSell5,000$15.00$75,000.00 2/20/2014Vincentelli Albert SangiovanniDirectorSell25,000$14.95$373,750.00 2/12/2014Thomas BeckleyVPSell93,713$14.63$1,371,021.19 2/5/2014Lip Bu TanCEOBuy11,000$13.76$151,360.00 2/4/2014Lip Bu TanCEOBuy10,000$13.89$138,900.00 10/29/2013Lip Bu TanCEOBuy20,000$12.83$256,600.00 9/10/2013Geoffrey G RibarCFOSell40,000$13.49$539,600.00 6/6/2013George ScaliseDirectorSell25,000$14.93$373,250.00 9/17/2012Vincentelli Albert SangiovanniDirectorSell5,000$13.51$67,550.00 9/4/2012Chi-Ping HsuVPSell13,887$13.24$183,863.88 9/4/2012Vincentelli Albert SangiovanniDirectorSell5,000$13.16$65,800.00 8/9/2012Chi-Ping HsuVPSell4,913$12.57$61,756.41 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Headline Trends for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) Latest Headlines for Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadlineAfter Hours Most Active for Sep 20, 2017 : INTC, GE, F, BAC, PFE, ZNGA, AAPL, JPM, CSCO, HPE, QQQ, CDNS - Nasdaqwww.nasdaq.com - September 20 at 5:49 PMCadence Full-Flow Digital and Signoff Tools and Custom/Analog Tools Certified and Enabled for Intel 22FFL Process Technologyfinance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 5:05 PMZacks: Analysts Anticipate Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) to Post $0.34 EPSwww.americanbankingnews.com - September 19 at 4:26 PMCadence Recognized with Three TSMC Partner of the Year Awards - PR Newswire (press release)www.prnewswire.com - September 18 at 3:35 PMCadence Recognized with Three TSMC Partner of the Year Awardsfinance.yahoo.com - September 18 at 3:35 PMContrasting Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) & Its Competitorswww.americanbankingnews.com - September 17 at 12:32 PMAfter Hours Most Active for Sep 15, 2017 : CDNS, GE, ILG, CHK, CPE, BAC, WFC, QQQ, T, AAPL, MU, FOLD - Nasdaqwww.nasdaq.com - September 15 at 5:27 PMCadence Appoints John Wall To Succeed Geoff Ribar As CEO, Effective Oct. 1www.rttnews.com - September 14 at 5:48 PMCadence Design Systems (CDNS) Names John Wall as CFOwww.streetinsider.com - September 13 at 11:16 PMCadence Introduces the Conformal Smart Logic Equivalence Checkerfinance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 11:16 PMCadence Delivers Design and Analysis Flow Enhancements for TSMC InFO and CoWoS® 3D Packaging Technologies - PR Newswire (press release)www.prnewswire.com - September 13 at 6:14 PMVBK, CBOE, CDNS, FANG: ETF Inflow Alert - Nasdaqwww.nasdaq.com - September 13 at 6:14 PMCadence Design Systems (CDNS) Names John Wall as CFO - StreetInsider.comwww.streetinsider.com - September 13 at 6:14 PMCadence Appoints John Wall as Next Chief Financial Officerfinance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 6:14 PMCadence Design Systems' (CDNS) Management presents Deutsche Bank Technology Conference (Transcript)seekingalpha.com - September 13 at 3:42 AMNew Cadence Allegro PCB DesignTrue DFM Technology Accelerates New Product Development and Introduction ... - PR Newswire (press release)www.prnewswire.com - September 12 at 5:38 PMNew Cadence Allegro PCB DesignTrue DFM Technology Accelerates New Product Development and Introduction Processfinance.yahoo.com - September 12 at 5:38 PMCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerageswww.americanbankingnews.com - September 12 at 11:00 AMCadence Design Systems will join S&P 500seekingalpha.com - September 11 at 10:42 PMCadence Tools and Flows Achieve Production-Ready Certification for TSMC's 12FFC Processfinance.yahoo.com - September 11 at 5:41 PMCadence Collaborates with TSMC to Advance 7nm FinFET Plus Design Innovationfinance.yahoo.com - September 11 at 5:41 PMGriffin Securities Weighs in on Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s FY2020 Earnings (CDNS)www.americanbankingnews.com - September 11 at 11:36 AMCadence Design Systems to join S&P 500 - MarketWatchwww.marketwatch.com - September 9 at 3:29 AMCadence Design Systems to join S&P 500finance.yahoo.com - September 8 at 10:29 PMCadence Delivers Comprehensive IP Portfolio for TSMC 16FFC Automotive Design Enablement Platformfinance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 5:10 PMCadence Announces Legato Memory Solution, Industry's First Integrated Memory Design and Verification Solutionfinance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 10:08 PMCadence's Geoff Ribar to Present at Deutsche Bank 2017 Technology Conferencefinance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 5:05 PMCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $482.36 Millionwww.americanbankingnews.com - September 3 at 9:42 AMCadence Design Systems' (CDNS) Outperform Rating Reaffirmed at Credit Suisse Groupwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 31 at 3:08 PMMINDBODY (MB) versus Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Financial Surveywww.americanbankingnews.com - August 30 at 10:24 PMInsider Selling: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) CFO Sells 15,000 Shares of Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 30 at 7:34 PMCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) VP Sells $187,389.56 in Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 28 at 1:22 PMNoteworthy ETF Outflows: MDY, CDNS, TRMB, TFX - Nasdaqwww.nasdaq.com - August 25 at 11:50 PMWhy Is Cadence Design (CDNS) Up 5% Since the Last Earnings Report?finance.yahoo.com - August 24 at 3:24 AMCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) CFO Sells $184,400.00 in Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 22 at 7:36 PMCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) CFO Geoffrey G. Ribar Sells 35,000 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - August 21 at 7:26 PMMedia Alert: Cadence to Showcase System-Level Integration of Electronic/Photonic Devices at the Photonics Summit and Workshopfinance.yahoo.com - August 21 at 4:55 PMCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analystswww.americanbankingnews.com - August 18 at 11:06 AMLip Bu Tan Sells 100,000 Shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 17 at 7:38 PMCadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Upgraded to Strong-Buy by BidaskClubwww.americanbankingnews.com - August 17 at 12:08 AMZacks: Brokerages Anticipate Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 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Virginia will spend $41 million to build a new visitor's center at the site of the Battle of Yorktown, where the British army surrendered to the American colonists, resulting in the end of the Revolutionary War.
Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) announced Thursday that the project, which has been planned since 2007, will receive state bond funding. The funding will pay for a new 80,000 museum, which will include expanded galleries, as well as classroom space.
A statement from the governor's office said the new center is designed to help the Yorktown Victory Center become the nation's premiere Revolutionary War museum.
"Virginia is where the Revolutionary War was won and a young nation's independence was secured," McDonnell said in a statement. "Yorktown should be the first place tourists from all across the globe come to learn about a war that forever changed the world. The new Victory Center will go far to enhance its status as the nation's only living-history museum dedicated to telling the entire story of the American Revolution, and will result in a significant investment in the economy of the Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown Historic Triangle."
Yorktown has hosted 5 million visitors since it was first opened as part of the celebration of the bicentennial of the founding of the country 35 years ago. State officials say about 80 percent of visitors to the site come from outside Virginia,, and they believe the museum will generate $47 million a year for the regional economy.

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Honda Accord vs. Toyota Camry vs. Volkswagen Passat
rcoos Posts: 167Add the Altima to the topic!
I don't have that much to spend and I can't imagine buying the base line of any car. Gotta have all the power accessories. I do like the look of the new Altima but have these old memories of the first ones - cheap and slow. Still the Passat seems over-priced.
mpgman Posts: 723Get an Accord DX Value Package for under $16K...some dealers near $15K. You will average around 30 on the highway, have a solid ride in a very safe car, still get something back when you trade, and be riding in perhaps the most pounds of car for the dollar in terms of value and safety on the road. Yes...you will have to crank your own windows and use a key for the door lock. You will also have to manually adjust your mirrors and not have power seats. But...if you will be the primary and mostly the only driver, it might be well worth it if every last dime matters. Otherwise, get a Hyundai Elantra GT hatch and you will get all of the goodies and leather for the same price with the super warranty to boot!
aditkoff Posts: 7I purchased my '02 xle camry in late january and I am very pleased with it. I never tested the accord because of having bad experiences with a previous one. My first choice was the 5-speed glx passat. It was by far the most fun to drive an had all of the accessories I wanted. The quality was very refined (so is the camry). I had three reasons for not buying it. First, the car is too narrow. I have two adult kids and it was too narrow in back. They had no side-to-side space but was plenty of leg room. Second, the trunk was too small. My family does a long distance summer vacation and there would not be enough room for the family luggage. The finally reason is premium gas (91 octane) is required. I also had a concern about the labor cost and parts of maintaining the car. I have no idea how it compares to Toyota.
The Passat is a little narrow. The premium gas is a pain too. Funny thing though, when I test drove a GLX V6 the other day, the sales person pointed out that VW "recommendssssss that you use premium but no one would know if you use 87 octane." They would have said anything to get me to buy that car. I definitely want a Passat over the other two but not sure if it's worth the additional 2 - 4 thousand $$'s. Also, I'm selling a Mercedes 190e 2.6 that seems to have about the same acceleration and lots of the same ammenities. The reason I'm selling is the number of maintenence issues and the cost. If it goes down, you might as well count on $1000 per repair. What a pain
consider a Golf or Jetta TDI.
with the 5-speed manual (Golf), I average 50 mpg on the highway (90% highway). But they would be a bit small (and pricey) for your tastes.
jtw229 Posts: 7Just got my latest edition of Consumer Report and tested these three good cars with the following criteria:
4 points for every much better than average score
3 for every better than average
2 for average
1 for worse than average
0 for much worse than average.
Out of a possible of 448 points, these cars scored the following for 1994-2001.
Camry got 385 for 85.9%
Accord got 377 for 84.2%
Maxima got 372 for 83%
All were considerably higher than every other model that I tested.
agreenberg Posts: 15I want to buy a car and hold it for 15 years if possible. Which car will be most trouble-free long-term: Passat, Camry, or Accord?
vcheng Posts: 1,2842000 Toyota Camry XLE V6
30K summary
Miles Covered: 29,927
Running Cost : $3,062.24
Running Cost per mile: 10.23 cents
Gas consumed: 1274.64 Gallons
Cost of Gas: $2,052.37
Average Economy: 23.5 MPG
Best: 30.2 MPG
Worst: 16.8 MPG
Maintenance Cost: $720.98
Maintenance Cost per mile: 2.4 cents
Gas Cost: $2052.37
Gas Cost per mile: 6.85 cents
Miscellaneous costs: 0.98 cents per mile
(Still working on Total Cost of Ownership with depreciation and insurance)
valleyguy Posts: 11Consumer reports has given VWs average and below average in their reliability. Camry and Accord get top rated on reliability.
I can vouch for the Camry. I have an '85 with 135k and a '92 with 125k. They're incredibly trouble-free.
slin1 Posts: 5To date, these are all the problems I've had with my 2002 Camry SE (bought Nov 01):
1. ALL the windows (even the sunroof) squeak, this started happening after a couple hundred miles
2. Rear discs and pads recently developed very deep (the service mechanic never saw anything like it before) scratches and needed to be replaced
3. Driver's door rattles when window is down
4. Dome light blew out one day
5. Driver's door weather stripping loose and falling off
6. Just yesterday for the first time, the engine fan came on when I turned the key to accessory mode
7. Rattles from the dash
And you wouldn't believe how arrogant the Toyota dealer was about this car, as if it were an Aston Martin or something! How much are we supposed to spend on a decent quality car these days? 30K? 40K? That's ridiculous.
subzero206 Posts: 111thats what u get when they stop making them in japan
fredvh Posts: 854Edmunds has a new feature called "True Cost To Own". It is listed when one researches out the various vehicles on the new car heading. It is one of the 13 subjects when you click on a particular vehicle. It is very useful when comparing one vehicle to another. "True Cost To Own" takes the purchase price and adds things like depreciation, insurance, license fees, etc. and gives you a figure for 5-yr ownership. They even tailor it to your particular zip code. I tried it on a few vehicles and it is very useful.
wolverine_x Posts: 54By the looks of the pictures, I think I can safely assume that those who like 2002 Camry styling and Passat styling can be fairly satisfied with the new 2003 accord.
Really cant wait to see one on the road...
Here is the link:
You, bet this is 100% credible spy shots...
stantont Posts: 148Just about a year ago, I went looking for a new car to replace a 1991 Taurus SHO that was leaking oil, coolant, and Freon after about 140,000 miles (bought used, and the previous owner apparently didn't believe in preventive maintenance).
I put together a short list of: Accord, Camry, Passat, Taurus, Maxima, Subaru Legacy. I fully expected to buy the Passat after reading all the rave reviews in the car mags, and having a few family and friends who owned them. One afternoon I went out and test drove the Passat turbo4 with stick, the Maxima v6 with stick, and the Taurus v6 with auto. The wife hated the Maxima, and the Taurus felt a bit crude by comparison. The Passat was sweet: good ride and handling, sweet turbomotor, good performance and that farfergnugen (sp?) "feel". The only annoyances were a slight "bog" off the line until the turbo spooled up; and in 5th gear at 75-80 mph, it felt like it wanted one more overdrive gear. On the way home, I said, "I guess we should go back and get the Passat". My wife (wise woman!) replied, "Wait till tomorrow and drive the other three."
So the next day I drove the Accord EX V6 for several miles (freeway, city streets, and winding road), then drove a new Camry v6 over the exact same course. On the curves where I tossed the Accord around it and felt like it wasn't trying, the Camry rolled the tires over and squealed and REALLY didn't want to be driven like that. I gave the Camry keys back and told the salesman it felt like a Japanese Buick. Thanks, but no thanks. Finally I drove a Legacy wagon over the same route. The practical side of me said the Subaru would be best for carrying bikes and stuff, but that same wise wife said, "You are emotionally attached to your cars. Which one grabbed you and felt like you belonged in it?" "The Accord", I said. "Then that's an easy choice", she replied. "I like it, too."
The practical side of me said the Accord was as quiet as, or quieter than, the Camry at highway speeds (though not in town), it carried all the stuff in the interior and trunk we needed for even long vacation trips with bikes, etc. The interior was very plush, the 6-CD changer was nice. But more than that, everything felt precise: steering, controls, knobs, etc. Seats were the best of the lot, better (to my rear) than those in the Passat. Performance was not up to the old SHO, but better than all the others except the Maxima. Dashboard ergonomics were superb: everything was in reach and relatively intuitive to operate, probably the best in the auto industry.
So: 12 months and 20,000 miles later, I love the Accord. It has done everything we have asked, and more, and gracefully. Every time I get in it I have to smile. Is the styling cutting-edge? Nope. But it ages VERY well, like a blue pin-stripe Armani suit, and it will look just as classic when it is 10 or 12 years old. I've added a stiffer rear sway-bar to sharpen handling response, but that's it. At a stoplight it will surprise a lot of folks who don't realize that 10-15% of the Accords out there are v6's. The 4's aren't slow, but the 6's are pretty darned quick.
Someone asked earlier about gas mileage. The v6 with auto has consistently gotten 28-29 mpg on the highway at 78-80 mph. I've never done an entire tankful of city driving, so I can't comment on that. BTW, the engine must be VERY tight when new: the first tankful on the road got 25 mpg despite driving gently for breakin. Then it slowly climbed for about 5,000 miles.
Last week, my wife's best friend went car shopping, and drove the Accord and the new Camry. She wanted a car that coddled her and made her feel luxurious. She got the Camry 4cyl.
As I said, Choices, choices....
ladymac1299 Posts: 1I must say that my family (on both sides) have had good experiences with Hondas. Altho they, like any car, require more maintenance as they age...we had a 1983 Accord that ran great until 1/2000; a 1989 Accord Sedan with 191K miles whose alternator just went out & we'll "let it go;" a 1989 Coupe that's still running, altho in need bigger-ticket maintenance; and my 1989 Civic Sedan is tooling along great at 125K.
Yes, there's been some maintenance (some of it major) over the years, and the dark red paint hasn't aged too gracefully.
We bought a 2001 Accord Sedan last year & honestly love it. The only thing we didn't like was that the green color was too dark (looked black).
Saturn is one of the most overlooked sedans in this category. Agreed, nobody can match the established reliability of Accords/Camrys. I recently test drove Camrys/Accords and as a recommendation from a friend, also test drove Saturn 2002 L300. I found it be a quiet, comfortable, nice ride. I am putting it as front-run contender with Accords/Camrys. Saturn is well-known for their customer-focused approach - rated #1 (toppling Lexus) for service, infact the first non-luxury to achieve this status after 16 years! With value pricing, good reliability records with their past models, best-in-town service - I believe, Saturn is worth considering. (I am a present owner of an Accord)
sola2000 Posts: 6I recently purchased a new family sedan. Before purchasing the car, I did a lot of research and extensivley test drove many cars, both domestics and imports. I drove the Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Stratus and Intrepid, Ford Taurus, Honda Accord, Mitsubishi Galant, Nissan Altima and Maxima, Pontiac Bonneville and Grand Prix, Saturn LS, Toyota Camry and the Volkswagen Passat.
After driving all those cars I would say, without question, the imports are far superior to the domestics. I remember driving the Chevy Malibu and then going to the Toyota dealer, driving the Camry and being shocked at how much smoother, more refined and better designed and engineered it is than the Chevy or any of the domestics. The same with the VW Passat over the domestics.
My favorite out of all cars I drove? It was the Passat. I thought it provided the best driving experience. There really is something to that German heritage. The car I actually bought? My second favorite. A 2002 V6 Honda Accord. Why? I keep my cars a long time and I just didn't trust VW's long term reliability. I know with a Honda or Toyota product one is virtually assured bullet proof quality and reliability for years and years, and hundreds of thousands of miles. In the final analysis that can't be said for American or German cars.
Pls do not post the "same" post across different boards. It can only make your post, sorry, phony.
Same post across different boards:
I test drove Saturn L/Mercury/Ford Taurus/Chevy Malibu/Pontic Grand Prix/ etc. and then went to Toyota Camry and *shocked* how good Camry was..
(I am not sure how many boards he posted as Edmunds lists only the last 5);
Pls try to be more objective in your postings and say, what **exactly** you found extra in a Camry against a Chevy/Grand prix. Thx.
I think the domestics still have a LONG way to go. Reliability may be improving for the domestics, but the materials, seat fabrics, and styling are still behind IMO. I think the Saturn L-series is the closet import fighter, although I think the Taurus is a pretty good car too. The Grand Am and Bonneville need to lose the cladding that they are famous for. I mean really, that stuff was played out a while ago. Also those rock-hard interior materials are so played. The Camry Accord and EVEN the new cheap-interior Altima are better than the Pontiacs and Chevys, any GM model actually. Of the Chevy models, I think the Malibu beats the Impala. The Regal is cheap, along with the Intrigue, Alero, and of the other models. The materials are just plain flimsy. Door handles are easily breakable, the dash vents can be broken just by using your pinky finger. The dash gaps are very viewable, the screws can be seen where dash pieces are put together. This kind of stuff you just don't see in a Honda, Toyota, Mazda. Maybe a Mitsubishi from time to time, but not much.
The radio buttons on the stereo are big, cheap looking and feeling and no parts of the dash feel tactile. Unlike a Camry Accord or Passat which have abundant tactile feel.
FYI, the new l-series looks more like a foregin car than a domestic with the facelift. It looks very Hondaish to me for some reason. The materials are better and the quality has increased. The Saturns aren't as far off the mark as the other domestics. What I don't understand is why so many get offened about this type of matter (most here don't get offened like those at Caranddriver.com) The American car companies want us to buy their cars, but they are unrefined, underfeatured, underpowered(except the Grand Prix/Regal/Intrigue) and overall have lower resale value and reliability. I cannot see myself putting my hard-earned money into a new Chevy/Chrysler/Ford, maybe one day, but right now it's the Japanese are even the Germans who'll get my money. I work to hard to have a car that costs as much as 25K and up, and it have materials as flimsy as a Hyundai Accent Hatchback. Heck the Accent hatchback in some cases STILL beats these cars.
Futhermore, the American car companies have had more than enough time to catch up. I mean the Accord and Camry have been pretty much ruling since the mid eighties. The Taurus was a big seller and still is, but that's because every fleet dealer has a bunch of them as rentals. The Korean car companies, who were once below the American car companies have passed the American car companies as well. Compare a 2002 Sonata GLS to a 2002 Malibu LS? Who is more refined? Who has higher quality? FoMoCo, DC and GM would rather spend their money on developing new SUVs, and Hybrids. Chevy/Chrysler and Ford continue to call the Japanese cars "Bland" but at least they do what they are supposed to do. Honda may have a new SUV out, but at least they don't forget about the passenger cars. SUVs won't be the trend forever. Remember when the station wagon used to be the fad? I do, the fad died, and is now slowly starting to become a big fad again. SUVs are nice but the American car companies put way too much money into them, while leaving the cars unrefined, and uncompetitive with the competition. The materials alone would keep me from getting any American car. They are just too cheap. Also I personally don't like the styling of most american cars. I'd love to see the Vectra(?) as the new Malibu though(It is coming right?) Now there is a car I'd consider. Also, after driving two very good Honda Accords (a 1991 EX and 1992 DX) there is no way I'd buy a new car today that AT Least didn't have the refinement to match those two great cars. Until the Altima gets a newer interior, I won't buy one, and if I won't buy an Altima for it's interior, you can bet I won't be in ANY GM/DC/Fomoco car anytime soon. I am not biased, I am just a normal person who wants the best bang for my bucks.
Quality of a car really gives off an impression of the car. If a car has a cheap interior that is viewable each AND EVERYDAY, and shows obvious signs of cost cutting, one could only that parts of the car that aren't so viewable could be cheap, if not cheaper. If the interior is cheap, maybe they cut cost somewhere else too.
bsum70 Posts: 37Well said...
Remember Japanese car was behind in the big 3 in making reliable sedan in the 60s and 70s? Now look who is behind now??
May be Japanese are behind now on SUV and big truck but that doesn't mean they can't catch up. It is sad and wrong for them to abandon the regular mid size sedan. I heard that all next generation 'American' mid size sedan will based on foreign chassis. I think they should do it the opposite way: spend money and resources to develop chassis here and sent them back elsewhere! I guess global economy just change everything. It is harder and harder (costly) to see anything design and made in the U S of A any more...
...but as far as refinement goes, the Japanese rule there also. The Explorer may be the best selling SUV in the class, but just about every magazine will tell you that the Highlander and Pilot are much more refined than ANY Explorer, TrailBlazer and Durango. And if anyone hasn't noticed, the Explorer sells are not as good as they once were, I wonder why?
I believe Car & Driver did do a comparison of the Highlander versus the Rendevous versus the Trailblazer, as the Highlander took top honors.
andys120 Loudon NHPosts: 18,578Excuse me for horning into the middle of this discussion but I just came across an interesting article on the development of the new '04 Accord.
Evidently Honda's become concerned about the aging
of the Accord buyer group and the increasingly stodgy image of the car. Focus groups have revealed to Honda that the younger, hipper crowd is drawn to the VW Passat and according to NW they benchmarked that car in both interior/exterior styling, handling and power.
It makes interesting reading.: NW 8/5/02.
Similar comments in Automotive News 7/29/02
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ljgusa Posts: 6Recently we shopped for a family car.
We test drove cars like 2003 Passat, 2003 Camry XLE V6, 2003 Nissan Maxima SE/GLE ....My wife liked the Camry among all - seat higher, ride quiter and softer. And we actually placed an order for a 2003 CamryXLE with package #7, #8 and heated seat for $26800. But the next day after we left the Toyota dealer, the saleman called and said they made a mistake - he didn't take the #7 into account in calculating the price and wanted to add $700 more! We finally came up with the price $26945 and the saleman acted like he had done us a really big favor. We knew this was almost $800 over invoice so we cancelled the deal later in return of the 'favor'...
We continued looking for our car (it's really good as there are so many choices and good deals out there right now ....) until we found an ads readed $21750 for a 2002 Honda EX V6.We negociated the price to $21300 and took the car to a spin - it's quicker than Camry and a more firm ride which I liked. And we ended up with taking the Honda home and are very happy that we saved $5700 while we still got a very nice car....
The style of 2002 Honda model still looks good though people may think it's too plain. Simple and elegant, looks like it doesn't simply get outdated as it ages. No wonder The sales of Honda Accord in July beats Camry!
We took a test drive of the two cars and found that:
Camry Pros:
Smooth acceleration and shifting.
Overall good fit and finish.
OK handling.
Good styling.
A lot of bang for the buck.
Full Size Spare.
Camry Cons:
Infamous New model year problems - such as:
Autotransmission fishes in the 40-50MPH range.
Reported problems with Brake scratching.
Reported problems with transmission in a cold start.
Cheezy Wood Grain interior, A/C vents made of thin plastic - easier to break.
Interior panels inconsisten - some had LCD panels, others had LED lights - yech.
Lots of confusing options. Why get an XLE when you can load up an LE with the same options?
Passat Pros:
Really, really, really, REALLY fun to drive. I don't know what the Germans do to make it that way, but the driving experience is night and day better.
Good acceleration, smooth shifting.
Interior fit and finish is much more refined than the Camry's. Even the wood grain doesn't seem so cheesy (did I mention that I hate wood-grain?).
Options are less confusing compared to Camry's.
Full Size Spare.
Passat Cons:
Pricey. Very Pricey.
Monsoon stereo is overrated. It sounded no better than my wife's Premium Cassette player... It could also be because of the drone of the saleman's pitch from the backseat...
Some reported niggling problems with fragile electrical system.
Both cars are really good cars, but something in the back of my mind is telling me that both cars aren't necessarily competing on the same category - becuase the Passat GLS V6 is like a loaded V6 Camry XLE - but the Passat GLX is way beyond the Camry, and already in the range of the Avalon or low end Lexus - as it is a very luxurious model.
I was surprised that the driving experience of the Passat was that good, and the fit and finish couldn't be touched by Toyota. The New Model Release for 2002 has its fair share of problems, but they were a lot less than the Passat's when they redesigned the car - so you know the Camry's reliability will only get better. Comparing the 2003 Passats with the 2002s are a bit unfair, since it is likely that Toyota would have addressed many of the bugs found in the 2002 Camry. Reliability wise, I think both should be even - as it does take a few years to chake down a new model.
If you are an emotional driver who loves the "driving experience", get the Passat, but the Camry is also a can't lose car IMHO.
etcb Posts: 42I just got my Passat out of the shop with only 15k mile.. The #3 cylinder power module wwent bad. Rode tlike shi,.. and barely made back to the dealer.. Cover under warrent. otherwise a great German ride.. When I want to be pampered with cofort, I driv emy wifes Camry XLE with leather,.. smooth bif car ride.. I love them both.
Lifes too short to split hairs over specs..
bj02176 Posts: 115If I had to choose between my 1999 Passat and my 2002 Camry, it would be the camry. The Passat had a dash rattle, camry has no rattles. The Passat hesitates shooting across an intersection, the engine stumbles at highway speeds, when cold it would surge, gas mileage on premium was not as good as the Camry, acceleration was about the same as the 4 cyl that I have. It's an overated car( the Passat, not the Camry). When I had it I drove my friend's 2000 Jetta, it's just as good.
Bottom line the Passat is good but not as good as the better Japanese cars, Honda, Toyota and yes even the Mazda 626 (6 cyl) Yes I have had all of the aforementioned vehicles. Of course maybe the latest Passat has improved outrageously so. However I love that Passat dash vs the Camry's, there is no comparison. And the outlet for AC in the glove compartment to keep your sandwich cold, that's good because that's where the trunk release was, yes in the glove box, or maybe it was the fuel release, can't remember.
Sorry to hear about that power module problem.
I found both cars to be very comparable in performance, however, I don't have the luxury of getting BOTH cars or swapping them out every 5 years - so I have to dig deeper and look at the details to determine which one was "better" for my family.
Some may say that's splitting hairs, but I just wanted to share the facts and feelings I got when I test drove both vehicles. Nobody should ever buy a car without researching it, giving it a thorough lookover and taking it for a testdrive.
moyota Posts: 3After reading the criticism of Camry interiors I must say that while I agree that the LE and XLE interiors have styling cues that can be traced back to Camrys over a decade old (a nice way to say "boring"), the 2002/2003 SE interior is new and IMHO a cut above the other models.
For full disclosure, I admit that my wife and I just purchased a 2002 SE V6. Our Camry is Salsa Red, has 16" five spoke alloy wheels, black and chrome exterior trim, charcoal black cloth seats with black and grey interior upholstery with gun metal trim accents. The three spoke steering wheel and the control panel, with it's chrome and metallic dials with fluorescent orange lettering/numbering, have a sporty euro look without looking phoney or contrived.
Take a look at the "Photos + 360" gallery at http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/vehicles/camry. The SE is not specifically listed, but on the interior pictures there are two shots of a black SE interior, one from the open driver side door, the other looking straight at the steering wheel and control panel. Compare them to the taupe XLE interior shots to see if you agree.


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Atherton, CA, United States, 2012/04/18 - NetFlow Logic Corporation has joined the Security Innovation Network (SINET) - an organization focused on bringing together government and industry leaders and cyber entrepreneurs to engage in collaborative cooperation and partnerships - NetFlowLogic.com.
NetFlow Logic Corporation has joined the Security Innovation Network (SINET) - an organization focused on bringing together government and industry leaders, researchers, venture capitalists, investment bankers and cyber entrepreneurs to engage in collaborative cooperation and partnerships. NetFlow Logic CEO Bill Friedman said We look forward to joining like-minded members of SINET who are focused on the advancement of cyber security innovation through public-private collaboration.
About NetFlow Logic
NetFlow Logic (netflowlogic.com) is a privately held U.S.-based company with headquarters in Silicon Valley, California. Founded in 2011, the company is focused on providing real-time network management and security software solutions.
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What Research About Auctions Can Teach You
Where To Look For Attractive Car Deals.
The price of the new car models is generally high even though you can still get a quality car at a reasonable cost. A good way of searching for a fair deal is purchasing from vehicle auctions, where you have broad access to various models of used cars. Auto auctions fall into two distinct categories, which are the open, or the public auction and the closed or private auction. The government, towing firms, law enforcers and insurance companies usually plan for public car auctions, and in most cases, they allow all interested people to participate freely.
Since the public car auctions are open to all potential car buyers, you should expect the venue of the event to be crowded if you are considering participating in one soon. In addition to this, you should be ready to compete with other potential buyers of the car that fits your needs, reducing your chances of buying it at a fair price. Since the organizers of closed auto auctions usually contact selected car buyers exclusively, private car auctions are better. It is quite hard to get an invitation to a closed auction since car dealers regularly hold private car auctions with the aim of disposing cars from trade-ins or those returned from lease arrangements to particular buyers. Most car buyers would rather purchase from a local car dealers since they consider searching for an auto auction a tough duty. However, with the right guidance on how and where to search for auto auctions, you can buy a reliable used car at a pocket-friendly price. You can find reliable information about on upcoming property bidding events near you by reading magazines and newspapers. Although car auction adverts are usually rare, the chances of securing a good deal are still high if you keep checking continuously.
Another source of information on auto sales is the internet since different sites are committed to advertising bidding events, car sales, and auctions. When searching in the newspapers and magazines does not reveal good deals, online platforms offer a more convenient alternative. However, since some websites contain misleading information, it is important to make sure you are searching on a reliable online site.
With the ever-rising number of websites providing details on vehicle sales and auctions, you can learn about numerous bidding events in your nearest town or city. You can also decide to be a member of vehicle auction websites that usually notify prospective car buyers about upcoming car sale events. These websites also provide links to pages of independent car dealers marketing new and used cars. Whether you are searching for a Ferrari, Suzuki, Hyundai or a citron, these websites will be of great help.On Auctions: My Rationale Explained


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The PM is ready to insist the Chancellor fulfils his promise to defence chiefs to increase the military budget from 2015.
The Sun has learned that forces chiefs only agreed to cuts in 2010 on the proviso they will get more cash for aircraft carriers, jets and equipment on order for 2020.
The PM has also told MPs he believes the MoD should get year-on-year budget hikes after 2015.
In the 2015-16 spending review, due to take place in May, only health, schools and international aid have been ringfenced so far — but defence could be added to the list.
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Global Tax Alert | 27 November 2013
Nigerian High Court orders disbandment of Tax Tribunal and affirms deductibility of recharges under the deemed profit regime
Executive summary
On 30 October 2013, Nigeria's Federal High Court (FHC) sitting at the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) delivered a judgment in a suit between TSKJ Contruces Internationals Sociadade Unipessoal LDA (TSKJ) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
The suit was an appeal against the decision of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) in which, TSKJ was ordered to pay the FIRS a total sum of $12,924,947 as outstanding tax liabilities from 1997 to 2002 computed on recharges paid by TSKJ to its Nigerian subsidiary.
The FHC upheld TSKJ's appeal and held that the TAT lacked the jurisdiction to adjudicate over tax disputes relating to federal revenue and taxation of companies in Nigeria as this was contrary to the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The FHC also ordered the Minister of Finance to disband the TAT.
Detailed discussion
TSKJ, a nonresident company in Nigeria entered into a contract with NLNG for the construction of a liquefied natural gas plant in Nigeria. In executing part of the contract, TSKJ contracted its Nigerian subsidiary – TSKJ Nigeria – to render logistic support services to it during the course of the contract. TSKJ Nigeria was thereafter remunerated under a cost-plus arrangement, where the Nigerian subsidiary invoiced TSKJ on the actual cost incurred on the services rendered plus a mark-up, referred to as "recharges."
TSKJ filed its tax returns under the Deemed Profit Tax Regime in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Income Tax Act, 2004 as amended (CITA). In the TSKJ's returns, its turnover was presented as total receipts less recharges invoiced by the Nigerian subsidiary.
The FIRS questioned the TSKJ's decision to deduct these recharges from its turnover listing which formed the basis for arriving at the taxable profit of the company i.e., 20% of its turnover, and asserted that 80% of the turnover had already been set aside for the company to cover all expenses incurred in generating the turnover. The FIRS subsequently disallowed the recharges and raised additional assessment notices on TSKJ. Dissatisfied with the position of the FIRS, TSKJ lodged an appeal with the TAT.
The TAT ruled in favor of the FIRS and ordered TSKJ to pay the disputed amount adding that Section 26 of the Companies Income Tax Act cannot be interpreted to allow payments to third parties including local subsidiaries under a subcontract, as deductions in ascertaining the turnover for tax purposes.
Dissatisfied with the judgment of the TAT, TSKJ appealed to the FHC on the grounds that the TAT lacks the jurisdiction to adjudicate on tax matters, and that the TAT failed to follow the existing judgment in the case of Halliburton West Africa Limited vs. Federal Board of Internal Revenue (2006).
FHC Judgment
The FHC upheld the appeal of the TSKJ and set aside the assessment notices imposed on the company and gave the following orders:
- • An order restraining the Tax Appeal Tribunals in Nigeria from adjudicating on tax matters relating to the companies as this is inconsistent with Section 251(1)(a) &(b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) which empowers the FHC to exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil cases and matters relating to the revenue of the Government of the Federation or pertaining to the taxation of companies; and
- • An order directing the Honorable Minister of Finance to disband the eight Tax Appeal Tribunals recently approved and reconstituted.
Significance of this Judgment
The TAT cannot adjudicate on tax disputes pertaining to federal revenue and company taxation
The jurisdiction of the TAT and the adjudication of tax disputes through arbitration have been in controversy for some time. In an earlier FHC case of FIRS v. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) & Ors decided on 29 February 2012, one of the issues raised was whether disputes relating to company taxation could be the subject matter of arbitration proceedings.
The FIRS in that case invoked the provisions of Sections 251(1)(a) & (b) of the 1999 Constitution and the FHC gave judgment in favor of the FIRS stating that disputes pertaining to taxation of companies by the Federal Inland Revenue Service could not be resolved through arbitration because this is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the FHC.
The FHC judgment in the TSKJ case suggests that taxpayers dissatisfied with tax assessments raised by the FIRS can no longer file appeals against such assessments with the TAT. Consequently, an appeal has been filed with the Court of Appeal against the judgment in the TSJK case and an order for a stay of execution until the determination of the appeal has also been filed.
This will enable taxpayers to continue to file tax appeals at the TAT until the Court of Appeal reaches a decision on the matter. However, the risk is that such decisions may be set aside if the court of Appeal rules in favor of the FHC.
Recharges are tax deductible in calculating the turnover of a non-resident company
The FHC also affirmed that the facts of the TSKJ case before it were not materially different from that of the Halliburton's case in which the court ruled that recharges were tax deductible in arriving at the turnover needed to calculate the taxable profit, under the deemed profit regime.
The FHC added that the TAT is duty-bound to apply the decisions of that case to similar cases before the tribunal as this was the current law on the matter. The TSKJ case is not the only occasion in which the TAT has sought to distinguish the Halliburton case from the case before it.
On 30 July 2013 the TAT had in the case of Global Marine Offshore Drilling Corporation v. FIRS ruled in favor of the FIRS when the latter refused to grant the deduction of taxes from the turnover of a nonresident company in assessing the company for taxes under Section 26 of the CITA.
It would appear therefore that there is a practical difficulty in implementing the decision of the FHC on recharges. A solution to this recurrent issue of deductibility of recharges would be an amendment to the provisions of Section 26 of CITA to clarify the deductions permissible in computing the turnover of a non-resident company operating through a fixed base in Nigeria. There is also a need to clarify the jurisdiction of the TAT, either by amendment of the FIRS Establishment Act under which it is set up or delimiting its areas of jurisdiction, as it appears to be in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution which gives exclusive jurisdiction on company tax law to FHC.
The Federal Government and the FIRS have filed an appeal against the judgment of the FHC and they have sought to stay the execution of the judgment. Pending the outcome of an appeal, the FHC judgment on recharges would remain the valid judgment on recharges while the earlier judgments of the TAT will be sustained if they are not in conflict with decisions of the FHC or any other superior court.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Ernst & Young Nigeria, Lagos
- • Abass Adeniji
+234 802 301 3597
- • Edem Andah
+234 708 768 1113
- • Chinyere Ike
+234 803 571 7211
- • Ogochukwu Isiadinso
+234 802 712 5450
- • Adebowale Adeniyi
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Ernst & Young (China) Advisory Services Limited, Pan African Tax Desk, Beijing
- • Rendani Neluvhalani
+86 10 5815 2831
Ernst & Young LLP, Pan African Tax Desk, New York
- • Dele Olaogun
+1 212 773 2546
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Pan African Tax Desk, London
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6.5 lakh credit card defaulters in India!
May 05, 2004 18:56 IST
A "negative list" of 650,000 defaulters has been identified and registered by the India Co-operation Committee comprising MasterCard credit card issuers in the country.
"The negative list, which is an initiative of ICC, has registered 650,000 defaulters and this number is expected to touch 10 lakh (1 million) with more banks joining ICC," MasterCard International South Asia vice president and general manager Nitin Gupta said at the launch of India's first sidecard with HDFC Bank in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The launch of Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd would also benefit the industry, he said.
The MasterCard credit and debit card base in end-2003 stood at 5.48 million and 7.75 million, respectively. They have recorded a growth of 22 per cent and 60 per cent, respectively in the first three months of 2004, he said.
The total spends on credit cards in India was Rs 4,950 crore (Rs 49.50 billion) while it stood at Rs 12,600 crore (Rs 126 billion) on debit cards, Gupta said.
Neeraj Swaroop, country head, retail banking, HDFC Bank, said: "We will also start accessing data on CIBIL as a member bank."
Referring to the sidecards, he said two variants 'Women' and 'Youth' would come in the form of an add-on with a fee of Rs 99 per card.
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Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates, 2007/09/12 - Hari Changet, a technical advisor with Automobile Peugeot, currently working in the Sohar branch of European Automobiles has been selected amongst 70 technical advisors from the GCC who participated in the online test.
European Motors LLC, the distributors of Automobile Peugeot in Oman, announced the winner of the on line Technical Advisors Test that was conducted by Automobile Peugeot recently, to shortlist candidates for the Semi finals of the Peugeot World Technical Advisers Competition.
Hari Changet, a technical advisor with Automobile Peugeot, currently working in the Sohar branch of European Automobiles has been selected amongst 70 technical advisors from the GCC who participated in the on line test. The selected candidate has been invited to attend the Peugeot 207- Coupé Cabriolet training to be held at the Regional Training Center at Cairo from 10th to 12th September 2007. The short listed candidates of the 2-day, 207-CC training will contest in the Semi finals of the Peugeot World technical Advisers Competition to be held in Cairo on the 13th Sept. 2007.
Commenting on this occasion, Perumal, Workshop Manager, European Motors LLC said, It is the first time, Automobile Peugeot has conducted an online competition of such magnitude that was simultaneously held across all GCC for the technical advisors. It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Mr. Hari Changet of Automobiles Peugeot -Sohar region has been selected by the Peugeot Regional Training Centre to participate in the 207-cc training session and the Peugeot World Technical Advisers Semi final competition held thereafter. We wish him luck and success in this momentous endeavor.
This significant initiative taken by Peugeot, to conduct the Peugeot World Technical Advisers Competition reflects the companys commitment towards employee uplifting and to recognize and reward the efforts of their staff.
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Normally we do believe that role of SEO plays once after the design and development phase of the website is over. Companies normally contact the SEO companies like us, once either they had the website ready, or when they are not getting the desired results from their current SEO efforts.
The biggest trouble associated with all this is that while designing and developing the site, designer or developers by mistake do some SEO blunders, which in a way become vital. With time overcoming those mistakes becomes a challenge for anyone.
A few days back I came to know about a new site, which was dealing with a particular service, but when I analyzed their Meta Description and Keywords, those two were entirely different things than their website. Reason being that they purchased the HTML theme from some site, and they were not aware that the particular site has prepared theme with basic SEO things as per their own requirement, and the person who was the owner of this new site was not at all aware about it. The site was live and even cached by Google, thus giving irrelevant keywords and descriptions to Google.
This was an example of Negative SEO. Thus unknowingly they were creating problems for their own website.
Tips to Build an SEO-Friendly Website from Scratch!
Here are a few things which you need to know before planning any website, a bit of the knowledge of these things will help you to do the basic SEO stuffs by yourself only:
Keywords Selection
Before you start the design and development of a new website, always prepare a list of pages which you want to have on your website. Thus you will have a good list of all the pages of your website, now prepare at least 2-3 keywords (target keywords) for each of the pages of your site.
You can do a bit of research with the help of a few free keyword research tools, and also think about some keywords, or keyword phrase depending on the particular requirement of your own website. I as an SEO do the same.
Thus when your list of pages and keywords are ready with you, you can optimize your pages with the help of the same.
Informative Content
The most important stuff for the success of any web business is the content of the website. Either you can prepare them yourself, or you can hire SEO Company like ours which also provides Content Services. Always understand that to become a successful web business, you must need to have informative and unique content on your web pages.
Thus you have the list of web pages, along with their target keywords and content is ready with you.
URL Structure
The next step is to prepare the SEO friendly URL structure for your web pages. Make sure, to make them genuine and readable. There should not be any blank spaces in between them, try to use your prime keyword in between your URL. It is recommended to use hyphens in place of underscore in URL's.
Meta Title
The most essential stuff required for the SEO of your website is the Meta Title of the web pages. This is the first thing which any visitor will see in search engines, when they will search for you. This is something which can influence the visitor to visit or not to visit your web page.
Thus considering these things you prepared the Meta titles of all the pages of your website. Make sure that there should not be any duplicity in between them.
Meta Descriptions
Another stuff which is important is the Meta Description for each of the pages. Though as per many SEO analysts it is not required to create Meta Descriptions for your web pages, but I would recommend creating unique Meta descriptions for all the web pages, as this field will be displayed by search engines in search engine result page (SERP), if they find it blank they might display anything for this, which might not be liked by your potential customer, and thus might force your visitors to visit your site.
So always prepare the Meta description for all the web pages of your website.
Meta Keywords
Though not necessarily required, but still you might use Meta keywords for explaining search engines about the prime keywords for each of your web pages.
Once you prepared all the basic things, now it is the time to decorate them in a better way. Let's pick an image (at least one) for each of your web pages, and prepare the alt tag as per your target keywords. As you might be aware that search engines don't be able to read the images, they came to know about them with the help of alternative tags, which is popularly known as alt tags.
Make sure that your images are resized as per your web pages design.
So, all the basic stuffs are now ready with you, go ahead and now prepare the pages, put things in a proper manner, do verify them once again and now you can publish your website. Make sure the linking on your website is immaculate and there are no broken links or images left on your web site. You can definitely now publish your website, but do take care of these few things as well before making them live:
Once your website will be live, you must need to track the visitors of your site. Thus you need some analytics software to track the same. If you ask me, nothing is better than Google Analytics, so let's create an account in Google Analytics and put your code on all the pages of your site. Instead of putting analytics code on each page you might be able to create a template in which you can put code in one page and call them on each pages, or you pasted it at one place and it should be displayed on the code of all the web pages of your site. Else later when you create some new pages, you might be able to forget putting code into it.
Google Webmaster Tools
Another most important tool which you need for the health of your website is the Google webmaster tools. I am not going to explain the things which you can do with Google webmaster tools, as I will plan a new blog post on the same, but the most important aspect of setting up Google webmaster tools account is that you will be able to receive notifications about your website from there only, which becomes too important for webmasters.
Make sure to verify your website at Google webmaster tools.
Bing Webmaster Tools
Not mandatory, but ideally you should also set up your account at Bing webmaster tools, so that you can get relevant information about your website. These days, Bing webmaster tools have also becoming popular in the SEO community.
Another thing which you need for your website is a sitemap. A sitemap is a must, as search engines give so much importance to them. Make sure to have a HTML sitemap for your visitors, and a XML sitemap for search engines. Don't forget to add them on Google and Bing Webmaster tools.
Don't forget to have a robots.txt file in your root. If you want to block some pages to any particular search engines, let's display the same in it; else make the default robots.txt file though which all the search engines should be able to access all the pages of your website.
Make sure that there should not be any mistake in it.
So your website is almost ready with all the necessary stuffs which are important from the search engine optimization perspective. But still you are missing one of the most crucial elements over here.
Do you have any guess?
Let me tell you:
Web Hosting
Web hosting from a good, renowned, reputable and trustworthy company is always necessary. It is very much important as if your web server will be down you will lose your business. Also a good and trustworthy company will always protect your site from any malicious attacks, keep your site up for almost all the time, and provide you automatic back-up and backups at the time of emergency.
As we know that these days Google is considering the time required to upload your website as a very important parameter for the ranking of your website, so choosing the best possible web hosting becomes essential for us. If you are searching for a reliable and trustworthy web hosting for your website, don't hesitate to contact us so that we can suggest you the best possible stuffs.
Some Important Things to Remember
Here are a few important things to remember while developing your website:
- Always use Symantec Markup Language for your website.
- Try to reduce the use of scripts, CSS, and HTML to as low as possible, as it might make your website heavy and increase the load time of your site.
- Try not to use the Flash and any graphics which might make it heavy.
- Don't use directories in URLs of your website, unless it becomes necessary only. Try to use subdirectories only when it is very much required.
- Try to put most important things above the fold. Google simply loves this approach.
- Fix canonical issues of your website, decide whether you need a www domain or you will prefer non www one. As per your need redirect the other one.
- Things like JavaScript and iFrame should always be avoided.
These were some of the basic things which can help you to do search engine optimization by your own. Apart from these you can also learn about 301 redirects, as they are also vital. Also don't hesitate in sharing if I am missing something over here, so that my readers can be able to get that information as well. You might share your opinion, comments, or feedback about this blog in the form of comments from below section. You might also contact us, if you need our help for the SEO of your website.This blog was written by Alok Vats. You can follow him at Google+.