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Book to bill

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Book to bill
The book-to-bill ratio is the ratio of orders taken (booked) to products shipped and bills sent (billed). The ratio measures whether the company has more orders than it can deliver (>1), equal amounts (=1), or less (<1). This ratio is of significant interest to investors/ traders in the high-technology sector.


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Orders and backlog are significantly up; our book to bill ratio is better than it has been in more than five years; and the revenue hasn't been lost, it's only been moved to the second quarter of 2006.
Our booking outlook is strong, and we expect continued order growth and a book to bill of 1 or better.
Chappell continued, "The book to bill ratio for the quarter was 0.
 
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