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    April 14, 2010

    TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

    U.S. Canadian / Int'lEstimates/Targets Raised Electronics for Imaging United Company RUSAL

    Qualcomm

    Intel

    Estimates/Targets Lowered Westamerica Bancorp Progress Energy Resources

    Cascades

    Sector RevisionsToys & Juvenile Products: 1Q10 Preview: Toys & Juvenile Products Still...

    FINANCIALS

    Banks Canada TD Bank Investor Day - Focus on Wealth Management

    Banks U.S. Westamerica Bancorp Solid 1Q Results, But Growth is Challenging

    REITs U.S. Sector Comment Storage to Ride Apartment Bandwagon?

    ENERGY & UTILITIES

    North American E&P Canada Progress Energy Resources Montney Drilling Success

    MATERIALS

    Metals & Mining Canada United Company RUSAL Target Price Raised to HK$9.50; 2009 Results Slightly...

    Paper & Forest Prod. Canada Cascades Estimates Revised

    CONSUMER

    Toys & Juvenile Products Sector Comment 1Q10 Preview: Toys & Juvenile Products Still...

    TECH/TELECOM/MEDIA

    Enterprise Hardware U.S. Electronics for Imaging Better, In the Stock

    Comms Equip U.S. Qualcomm Tweaking Numbers Ahead of Quarter; Expect Conservative...

    Comms Equip Sector Comment Wireless Earnings Preview

    Semiconductors U.S. Intel Not Your Father's Intel

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    This report was prepared by an analyst(s) employ d as a research analyst(s) underFINRA rules. For disclosure statements, including

    TD Bank(TD-TSX; TD-NYSE)

    Stock Rating: OutperformIndustry Rating: Market Perform

    Member of: Top 15 Large Cap Stock SelectionsTop 15 Income Stock SelectionsTop 15 Quantitative Stock Selections

    April 14, 2010Research CommentToronto, Ontario

    John Reucassel, CFABMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.(416) [email protected]: John Fong, CFA, FSA

    Price (13-Apr) $74.62 52-Week High $76.9Target Price $80.00 52-Week Low $45.8

    Investor Day Focus on Wealth Management

    ed by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., and who is (are) not registerethe Analyst's Certification, please refer to pages 5 to 8.

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    Price: High,Low,Close Earnings/Share

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    TD Bank Financial Group hosted an investor day highlighting its wealthmanagement operations excluding TD Ameritrade.

    Impact

    Positive. We have argued for over 10 years that that the long-term competitive

    advantage in Canadian wealth management will be driven by distribution. By

    this metric, TD, through its 1,000-branch network and over 1,400 advisors as

    well as dominant discount broker operations, is very well positioned to continue

    to grow its share of mutual fund, high net worth and institutional businesses.

    Harvesting TDs deep retail deposit base should also provide a steady source of

    net flows. Rebounding equity markets should sustain strong earnings growth

    through 2010 and 2011 in this segment.

    Forecasts

    No change.

    Valuation

    Our $80 target price represents 12.2x our 2011E cash EPS estimate.

    Recommendation

    TD remains rated Outperform. In addition to rising equity markets, spreads in

    wealth management should rise with higher short-term rates. If spreads widenedby 100 basis points (i.e., back to spreads achieved in 2007), NII in the wealth

    management segment could rise up to $140mm annually. Overall, a positive

    tone to the presentation, which highlighted that even in the face of declining

    domestic loan growth in 2010 and 2011, TD has growth opportunities in other

    segments.

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    (FY-Oct.) 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E

    EPS - Cash $5.39 $4.19 $5.70 $6.5P/E 13.1x 11.4

    EPS - GAAP $5.00 $3.61 $5.14 $5.9P/E 14.5x 12.5

    Cash ROE 16.2% 14.2% 14.8% 15.8%Specific Prov.($mm)$1,063 $2,016 $2,172 $1,285Dividend $2.36 $2.44 $2.44 $2.4Tier One Capital 9.8% 11.3% 11.6% 12.3%

    Quarterly EPS - Cash Q1 Q2 Q3 Q

    2008A $1.42 $1.24 $1.34 $1.32009A $0.96 $0.82 $1.16 $1.22010E $1.57a $1.37 $1.37 $1.3

    Dividend $2.44 Yield 3.3%Book Value $41.86 Price/Book 1.8

    Shares O/S (mm) 862.0 Mkt. Cap ($mm) $64,32Float O/S (mm) 862.0 Float Cap ($mm) $64,32Wkly Vol (000s) 17,043 Wkly $ Vol (mm) $1,037.Net Debt ($mm) na Next Rep. Date 27-May (E

    Notes: All values in C$; EPS fd; CEPS add back amort. of intang. goodwill; 2006 EPS ex. gain on AMTD & otherMajor Shareholders: Widely heldFirst Call Mean Estimates: TORONTO-DOMINION BANK (C$)2010E: $5.83; 2011E: $6.68

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    Please r cluding the Analyst's Certificatio

    Westamerica Bancorp(WABC-OTC)

    Stock Rating: Market PerformIndustry Rating: Market Perform

    April 13, 20

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    Lana Chan Peter J. Wint

    BMO Capital Markets Corp. BMO Capital Markets Co212-885-4109 [email protected] [email protected]

    Jonathan Katz Virginia Chiare212-885-4066 212-885-41

    [email protected] virginia.chiarello@bmo.

    Solid 1Q Results, But Growth is Challenging Securities InfoPrice (13-Apr) $58.67 Target Price $552-Wk High/Low $61/$45 Dividend $1Mkt Cap (mm) $1,715 Yield 2.Shs O/S (mm, BASIC) 29.2 Float O/S (mm) 2Options O/S (mm) na ADVol (30-day, 000s)

    Price Performance

    Event

    WABC reported 1Q10 EPS of $0.80 versus $0.76 a year ago. This was in

    line with our estimate and a penny above consensus.

    efer to pages 7 to 9 for Important Disclosures, in

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    WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (WABC)Price: High, Low,Close(US$) Relati ve to S&P 500

    ImpactThe results were solid, driven by net interest margin expansion, good

    expense control, and stable credit quality trends. The key challenge,

    however, remains balance sheet growth as both loans and deposits declined

    sequentially. There is also some revenue risk from legislation on NSF fees,

    although an economic recovery would benefit other fee income lines. WABC

    sports strong capital ratios, positioning it well for acquisitions.

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    We are lowering our EPS estimates to $3.22 (from $3.35) for 2010 and to$3.40 (from $3.65) for 2011. This reflects further contraction in loan

    volumes as demand remains weak and competition has increased. Also, we

    are factoring in a decline in deposit service charges as a result of legislation

    on NSF fees. We are also lowering our fully normalized EPS estimate to

    $3.65 (from $3.70).

    ValuationWABC shares are trading at 16.1x our fully normalized EPS estimate and

    4.7x tangible book value, versus the small-cap bank group medians of 10.5x

    and 1.9x.

    RecommendationWe maintain our MARKET PERFORM rating, but are adjusting our price

    target to $50 (from $51). Our price target is based on a target forward P/E

    multiple of 15x (a premium to the small-cap bank group target multiple of

    12x) our fully normalized EPS estimate of $3.65, discounted by 10%.

    Changes Annual EPS Annual Bk Val/Share Quarterly EPS Target 2010E$3.35to$3.22 2010E$19.22to$19.11 Q2/10E$0.82to$0.80 $51.00to$50.00

    2011E$3.65to$3.40 2011E$21.42to$21.08 Q3/10E$0.85to$0.81Q4/10E$0.87to$0.81

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    EPS Pro Forma $3.15 $3.22 $3.40 nP/E 18.2x 17.3x nFirst Call Cons. $3.24 $3.50 $4.0EPS GAAP $3.15 $3.22 $3.40 n

    Bk Val/Share $17.31 $19.11 $21.08 nPrice/Book 3.1x 2.8x nTang. BV/Shr $11.92 $13.78 $15.75 nPrice/TB 4.3x 3.7x n

    Quarterly EPS 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q

    2009A $0.80 $0.75 $0.81 $0.72010E $0.80A $0.80 $0.81 $0.8

    Balance Sheet Data (31-Mar)ROE 1.99% Exp./Revenues 44.20%ROA 18.80% Net Charge-Offs/Loans 0.65%

    NPAs/Loans+OREO 1.63% Tang. Common/Assets 7.92%Reserve/Loans 1.88%

    Notes: All values in US$.

    Source: BMO Capital Markets estimates, Bloomberg, FactSet, GlobInsight, Reuters, and Thomson Financial.

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    REITs

    Industry Rating: Market Perform

    April 13, 20

    Paul E. Adornato, CFBMO Capital Markets Co

    [email protected]

    Mark Lutenski Earnest L. Sw212-885-4197 [email protected] earnest.sweat@bmo

    Storage to Ride Apartment Bandwagon?Summary

    We believe some investors may be buying

    storage REITs as a derivative play on the popular

    notion that apartment REITs are poised to enjoy

    significant rent growth. However, a quick reviewof annual total returns for apartment and storage

    REITs (Exhibit 1) shows that in 7 out of 14 years,

    the sectors diverged in performance relative to

    the REIT Index, meaning one outperformed while

    the other underperformed.

    We think the link from multifamily to storage is

    tenuous at best, and argue that the opposite may

    be true as renters who doubled up during the

    recession may look to rent a standalone space

    again, increasing their personal square footage

    and lessening the need for storage.

    Storage rents continue to decline versus in-place

    rents, implying negative same-store NOI growth

    for the next several quarters. While usually a

    laggard vs. the CCI, storage REIT performance

    has recently jumped ahead, which could be a

    reason to take profits, in our view. We still like

    industrials as a good substitute for storage and

    have OP ratings on DRE, DCT, and FPO.

    Included in this report is our proprietary self-

    storage survey, which collects rent and discount

    data from seven metropolitan areas. We note

    that the level of heavy discounts is currently the

    highest in the six years we have conducted the

    survey. We also observed that rents continue to

    decline, but the rate of decrease is less than that

    in our two prior surveys.

    We believe some investors may be buying storage REITs as a derivative

    play on the popular notion that apartment REITs are poised to enjoy

    significant rent growth. However, a quick review of annual total returns for

    apartment and storage REITs (see Exhibit 1) shows that in 7 out of 14 years,

    the sectors diverged in performance relative to the REIT Index, meaning one

    outperformed while the other underperformed.

    We think the performance of the self-storage group (up 16.1% YTD) is

    being driven largely by the belief that storage will benefit as the multifamily

    markets recover. However, we think the link to storage is tenuous at best,

    and argue that the opposite may be true as renters who doubled up during the

    recession may look to rent a standalone space again, increasing their

    personal square footage and lessening the need for storage.

    Further, storage rental rates continue to decline versus in-place rates,

    implying negative same-store NOI growth for the next several quarters.

    Looking at year-over-year storage REIT performance versus the consumer

    confidence index (CCI) seems to show that storage stocks lag the CCI. Most

    recently, storage REIT performance has jumped ahead of the CCI, which

    could be a reason to take profits in storage names. We still like industrials as

    a good substitute for storage and have OUTPERFORM ratings on DRE,

    DCT, and FPO.

    Included in this report is our proprietary self-storage survey, which collects

    rent and discount data from seven metropolitan areas. We note that the level

    of heavy discounts is currently the highest in the six years we have

    conducted the survey. We also observed that rents continue to decline, but

    the rate of decrease is less than that in our two prior surveys.

    Refer to pages 7 to 12 for Important Disclosures, including Analyst's Certification.

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    This report was prepared by an analyst(s) employ d as a research analyst(s) underFINRA rules. For disclosure statements, including

    Progress Energy

    Resources(PRQ-TSX)Stock Rating: OutperformIndustry Rating: Market Perform

    April 13, 2010Research CommentCalgary, Alberta

    Mark Leggett, CFA(403) [email protected]: Jason Chang

    Montney Drilling SuccessPrice (13-Apr) $12.23 52-Week High $15.2Target Price $15.50 52-Week Low $8.5Event

    Progress announced production from the Town South development project was

    brought on-stream in late March, increasing total Montney production to ~30

    MMcf/d from 8 MMcf/d at the beginning of the year. Four additional horizontal

    wells (six to nine fracs per leg) were drilled and completed in Q1/10 ($6.5million per well) with five-day test rates of 4 to 7 MMcf/d. Currently, there are

    five horizontal wells on-stream at a combined restricted rate of 20 MMcf/d. An

    additional eight to 10 horizontal wells at Town have been budgeted for 2010.

    Progress also drilled or recompleted successful vertical delineation wells at

    Town, Kobes, Altares, Caribou, Gundy and Lily with test rates averaging 1.5

    MMcf/d. An initial pilot program at Kobes has been initiated with two (0.8 net)

    wells to be completed in early Q3/10. Progress also expects to initiate three

    additional horizontal pilot programs in 2010 as a follow-up to successful vertical

    delineation drilling. A 2010 capital budget of $350 million was reiterated.

    Progress Energy Resources Corp. (PRQ)Price: High,Low,Close

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    Impact

    Slightly Positive.

    Forecasts

    We have adjusted our 2010 production forecast to 40,729 boe/d (down 846

    boe/d), while our 2011 production forecast of 47,720 boe/d remains unchanged.

    As such, our 2010 CFPS estimate has been slightly lowered to $1.07, while our

    2011 CFPS estimate of $1.47 is unchanged.

    Valuation

    Progress trades at premium 2010E valuation multiples of 11.4x P/CFPS and

    14.0x EV/EBITDA. Our target price is supported by our updated sum-of-parts

    NAV analysis of $17.07 per share (AECO $5.75/Mcf).Recommendation

    We continue to rate Progress shares Outperform. We look for further horizontal

    drilling success to enhance visibility on the aerial extent of the companys

    Montney acreage. The deep Nikanassin Ojay program represents an operational

    catalyst where industry has reported strong drilling results (pg. 3).

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    CFPS $1.93 $0.95 $1.07 $1.4P/CFPS 11.4x 8.3

    EPS $0.68 -$0.45 -$0.36 -$0.1P/E na n

    CF/boe $28.02 $13.07 $14.51 $18.0EV/EBITDA 6.9x 18.9x 14.0x 10.2ROCE 7.0% -5.0% -3.0% -1.0%D/CF 1.6x 3.8x 2.7x 2.7

    Quarterly CFPS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q

    2008A $0.46 $0.55 $0.50 $0.42009A $0.46 $0.18 $0.12 $0.22010E $0.29 $0.20 $0.25 $0.3Dividend $0.40 Yield 3.3%Book Value $10.38 Price/Book 1.2

    Shares O/S (mm) 213.0 Mkt. Cap ($mm) $2,60Float O/S (mm) 170.4 Float Cap ($mm) $2,08Wkly Vol (000s) 3,792 Wkly $ Vol (mm) $45.Net Debt ($mm) $582.1 Next Rep. Date 28-Apr (E

    Notes: All values in C$; EPS (dil.), CFPS (dil.); 2008A & bkwd. areProEx; 2009E & fwd. are newco PRQMajor Shareholders: CPPIB (13%)First Call Mean Estimates: PROGRESS ENERGY RESOURCESCORP (C$/CF) 2010E: $1.29; 2011E: $1.54

    Changes Annual EPS Annual CFPS Quarterly CFPS2010E-$0.34to-$0.36 2010E$1.10to$1.07 Q1/10E$0.33to$0.29

    Q3/10E$0.26to$0.25Q4/10E$0.31to$0.33

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    United Company RUSAL(486HK-HKSE)

    Stock Rating: Market PerformIndustry Rating: Market Perform

    April 13, 2010Research CommentToronto, Ontario

    Tony RobsonBMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.(416) [email protected]: Jessica Fung

    Price (12-Apr) HKD9.48 52-Week High HKD10.1Target Price HKD9.50 52-Week Low HKD7.3CORRECTION: Target Price Raised to HK$9.50; 2009

    Results Slightly Better Than Expected

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    United Company RUSAL(HK_486)Price: High,Low,Close

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    Event

    We are issuing this correction to properly reflect the discount to NAV our target

    price represents. UC RUSAL reported 2009 underlying net losses of US$397M

    or (US$0.03/share), better than BMO Research estimates. Net debt at the end of

    2009 was US$13.6B; BMO estimates net debt stood at US$12.9B post IPO.

    ed by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., and who is (are) not registerethe Analyst's Certification, please refer to pages 4 to 6.

    Impact

    Slightly positive. Earnings results were in line and net debt levels were lower

    than expected by BMO Research. For investors the company continues to be

    relatively high risk as cash flow is swept to pay down debt, with little available

    for project expenditures. On base case assumptions, BMO estimates the

    company would be in a net cash position by 2015.

    Forecasts

    BMO estimates EPS of US$0.10 in 2010 and US$0.14 in 2011, basically

    unchanged. RUSAL continues to guide to a 3% increase in aluminum production

    in 2010 over 2009, which BMO estimates at 4.1Mt. Alumina production is now

    expected to increase by 11% over 2009 levels, higher than previous guidance of

    7% due to increased restarts in production across the board.

    Valuation

    RUSALs estimated NPV increased by 11% to HK$15.75/share

    (US$2.03/share) from HK$14.16/share (US$1.82/share). The valuation increase

    is mainly due to an increase in value of RUSALs 25% interest in NorilskNickel, which currently represents approximately 21% of RUSALs gross NPV.

    The HK$9.50 target price represents 0.6x NPV.

    Recommendation

    UC RUSAL is rated Market Perform. The companys large, low-cost operations

    remain offset by its high debt position and risky corporate structure.

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    EPS - $0.03 $0.10 $0.14 $0.2P/E 11.9x 9.0x 5.9

    CFPS $0.01 $0.15 $0.18 $0.2P/CFPS 8.1x 6.7x 4.7

    EV/EBITDA 22.4x 9.2x 7.6x 5.2Aluminum(US$/lb) $0.76 $0.95 $1.00 $1.1Alumina(US$/t) $236 $275 $291 $32R

    UB/US$ 31.76 30.00 32.40 34.9

    Quarterly EPS H1 H

    2009A -$0.07 $0.02010E $0.05 $0.02011E $0.07 $0.0

    Dividend $0.00 Yield 0.0%Book Value $0.47 Price/Book 2.6

    Shares O/S (mm) 15,136.0 Mkt. Cap (mm) HKD142,27Float O/S (mm) 15,136.0 Float Cap (mm) HKD142,27Wkly Vol (000s) 100,457 Wkly HKD Vol (mm) 47.Net Debt ($mm) $12,900 Next Rep. Date Jul (E

    Notes: Share price, market cap. & weekly vol. in HK$, all othervalues in US$Major Shareholders: EN+ Group (47.6%), SUAL (15.9%), Onexim(17.1%), Glencore (8.7%)First Call Mean Estimates: Not Available

    Changes Annual EPS Annual CFPS Quarterly EPS Target 2010E$0.11to$0.10 2012E$0.25to$0.26 Q2/10E$0.06to$0.05 HKD9.00toHKD9.50

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    Cascades Inc.(CAS-TSX)

    Stock Rating: OutperformIndustry Rating: Outperform

    April 14, 2010Research CommentMontreal, Quebec

    Stephen AtkinsonBMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.(514) [email protected]: Joe Licursi, CMA / David Guenette

    Price (13-Apr) $8.12 52-Week High $9.8Target Price $13.50 52-Week Low $2.7Estimates Revised

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    We are slightly lowering our Cascades estimates to reflect delays in the

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    Packaging continues to be one of our preferred commodities. U.S. boxplant

    plus mill inventories fell 97,000 tons in February to a record low 2.123mm tons.

    The 10-year average drop in February inventory is 9,000 tons. Year-to-date

    demand is up 2% and linerboard exports accounted for 28% of U.S. production.

    The US$50/ton price increase is being implemented and contrary to consensus,

    we expect the US$60/ton April price increase will hold. We are in line with

    2010 estimates (we have also assumed higher wastepaper costs in 2010) but

    well above the 2011 First Call Mean.

    Valuation

    The stock is one of the more inexpensive we follow (currently trading at 4.5x

    2011E EV/EBITDA). Our target price of $13.50 represents a relatively low 5.5x

    2011E EV/EBITDA.

    Recommendation

    As of December 31, 2009, liquidity was $540mm mostly comprised of availablelines of credit. We expect Cascades to generate about $254mm in free cash flow

    over the next two years. Packaging fundamentals are strong. The main risk to

    our forecast is higher wastepaper costs both in packaging (OCC) and in tissue

    (SOP-Sorted Office Papers). Our rating is Outperform.

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    EPS -$0.02 $1.12 $0.78 $1.26P/E 10.7x 6.4

    CFPS $1.57 $3.09 $2.91 $3.3P/CFPS 2.8x 2.4

    EV/EBITDA 8.5x 5.0x 5.3x 4.3ROE nm 9% 6% 9%Gross Margin 8% 12% 10% 12%FCF -$83 $166 $119 $13

    Quarterly EPS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q

    2008A -$0.09 -$0.11 $0.06 $0.12009A $0.21 $0.28 $0.36 $0.22010E $0.07 $0.12 $0.31 $0.2

    Dividend $0.16 Yield 2.0%Book Value $13.41 Price/Book 0.6

    Shares O/S (mm) 97.7 Mkt. Cap ($mm) $79Float O/S (mm) 72.8 Float Cap ($mm) $59Wkly Vol (000s) 1,348 Wkly $ Vol (mm) $9.Net Debt ($mm) $1,533.0 Next Rep. Date April (E

    Notes: All values in C$Major Shareholders: Bernard Lemaire (13.91%); Laurent Lemaire(11.5%)First Call Mean Estimates: CASCADES INCORPORATED (C$)2010E: $0.77; 2011E: $0.97

    Changes Annual EPS Annual CFPS Quarterly EPS2010E$0.81to$0.78 2010E$2.94to$2.91 Q1/10E$0.15to$0.072011E$1.32to$1.26 2011E$3.40to$3.34 Q2/10E$0.15to$0.12

    Q3/10E$0.23to$0.31

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    Toys & Juvenile Products

    Industry Rating: Outperform

    April 14, 20

    Gerrick L. Johnson, CM

    BMO Capital Markets [email protected]

    1Q10 Preview: Toys & Juvenile Products StillPerforming Well

    Summary

    We are still bullish on stocks in the toy and

    juvenile products space.

    We believe the toy and juvenile products

    industries are outperforming other segments of

    the consumer economy.

    We anticipate that most companies in our

    coverage will exceed Street EPS expectations.

    An earlier Easter may have benefitted the

    companies we cover.

    The Easter shift should provide marginal benefit

    to manufacturers with a bigger impact for

    companies with retail operations (CRI, BBW,

    MATs American Girl).

    Retail inventories remain lean and input costs are

    significantly higher on a year-over-year basis,

    which could cause some concern for investors.

    We expect companies under coverage to again

    exhibit good operating cost control.

    Our favorite names in the space continue to be

    MAT, CRI, and LF.

    Toy & Juvenile Product stocks have had a very good run, outperforming the

    broader market so far in 2010. We are still bullish on these child-facing

    industries. We believe that the toy and juvenile products industries are

    performing better than other sectors of the consumer economy, particularly

    those of other discretionary consumer products. We think these companieswill continue to generate better-than-expected financial results through 2010,

    and we believe these stocks will continue to outperform the market over the

    next 12 months.

    While we are looking for the companies we cover to report 1Q10 sales and

    earnings that generally exceed current Street expectations, we are mindful of

    current valuations (~12.5x for the group, which is pushing past the historical

    average) and the recent appreciation of these stocks (+23% ytd vs +7% for

    S&P 500). Should concerns arise on conference calls, or profit-taking occur,

    triggering sell-offs in these stocks, we would likely consider such sell-offs as

    buying opportunities.

    Some commentary that could concern investors, despite strong numbers and

    good consumer demand, could be regarding retail inventories and input

    costs. We think retail inventories remain lean, and those who are anticipating

    big shipments to replenish depleted inventories at retail may come away

    disappointed. Also, key input costs like resin, paper, and zinc are showing

    sizable year-over-year increases and could begin to flow through cost of

    good sold over the next several quarters, giving rise to gross margin

    compression warnings, despite strong cost controls.

    13-Apr EPS P/E Mkt CapToys Rating Price Target 2009E 2010E 2011E 2009E 2010E 2011E Div Yld Book ($mm

    Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Outperform $7.31 $6 -$0.16 $0.30 $0.50 nm 24.4 14.6 $0.00 0.0% $8.03 149Carter's (CRI) Outperform $31.73 $35 $2.15 $2.43 $2.70 14.8 13.1 11.8 $0.00 0.0% $9.57 1,868Hasbro (HAS) Market Perform $39.31 $34 $2.48 $2.45 $2.75 15.9 16.0 14.3 $1.00 2.5% $11.63 5,361JAKKS Pacific (JAKK) Market Perform $14.41 $13 $1.04 $1.15 $1.30 13.9 12.5 11.1 $0.00 0.0% $13.09 402LeapFrog (LF) Outperform $6.50 $7 -$0.04 $0.45 $0.60 nm 14.4 10.8 $0.00 0.0% $2.50 416Mattel (MAT) Outperform $23.46 $27 $1.37 $1.55 $1.80 17.1 15.1 13.0 $0.75 3.2% $6.99 8,531Mega Brands (MB) Market Perform $0.44 $0 na na na na na na $0.00 0.0% -$8.12 16RC2 (RCRC) Market Perform $16.17 $15 $1.39 $1.35 $1.45 11.6 12.0 11.2 $0.00 0.0% $11.01 346

    Source: BMO Capital Markets estimates and company reports.

    April 14, 20

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    Electronics for Imaging(EFII-OTC)

    Stock Rating: Market PerformIndustry Rating: Market Perform

    April 13, 20

    Enterprise Hardware & Imagin

    Keith Bachm

    BMO Capital Markets Co212-885-40

    [email protected]

    Corey Meehan Jung Pa212-885-4026 213-228-25

    [email protected] [email protected]

    Securities InfoPrice (13-Apr) $12.04 Target Price $152-Wk High/Low $14/$9 Dividend Mkt Cap (mm) $540 Yield Shs O/S (mm, BASIC) 44.9 Float O/S (mm) 4Options O/S (mm) na ADVol (30-day, 000s)

    Price Performance

    Better, In the Stock

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    We attended a large international sign expo last week that made us more

    confident on EFIs inkjet business. We believe end-user demand is

    improving, which should be a near-term positive for ink sales. However, we

    believe hesitancy toward large printer purchases remains.

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    estimates based on better-than-expected end-user demand. For the March

    quarter, we believe our $106.5 million revenue and roughly break-even EPS

    estimates are reasonable and expect any upside to revenues to come from

    stronger-than-expected ink sales.0

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    (FY-Dec.) 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011

    EPS Pro Forma $0.73 -$0.22 $0.34 $0.6P/E 35.4x 18.0First Call Cons. $0.34 $0.72

    EPS GAAP -$0.24 -$0.07 -$0.73 -$0.2

    FCF $0.28 -$0.57 $0.25 $0.6P/FCF 48.2x 20.1EBITDA ($mm) $83 $12 $40 $5EV/EBITDA 5.7x 3.9Rev. ($mm) $560 $401 $470 $52

    EV/Rev 0.5x 0.4

    Quarterly EPS 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q

    ForecastsFor CY2010, we are increasing our EPS estimate to $0.34 from $0.32

    (consensus - $0.33). For CY2011, we are increasing our EPS estimate to

    $0.67 from $0.63 (consensus - $0.72).

    ValuationWe are increasing our target price to $12.50 from $12, which is based off

    11x-12x our CY2011 EPS estimate, minus interest income, plus cash.

    2009A -$0.08 -$0.12 -$0.05 $0.02010E $0.00 $0.05 $0.09 $0.1

    Balance Sheet Data (12/31/09)

    Net Debt ($mm) -$310 TotalDebt/EBITDA nmTotal Debt ($mm) -$240 EBITDA/IntExp nNet Debt/Cap. nm Price/Book 1.0

    Notes: All values in US$.

    Source: BMO Capital Markets estimates, Bloomberg, FactSet, GlobInsight, Reuters, and Thomson Financial.

    Recommendation

    We remain MARKET PERFORM rated. We believe a healthy recovery ofinkjet sales is already priced into the stock. We do not see enough earnings

    growth to move EFI materially higher from its current levels.

    Changes Annual EPS Annual FCF Quarterly EPS Target 2010E$0.32to$0.34 2010E$0.04to$0.25 Q4/10E$0.18to$0.19 $12.00to$12.50

    2011E$0.63to$0.67 2011E$0.30to$0.60

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    Qualcomm(QCOM-NASDAQ)

    Stock Rating: OutperformIndustry Rating: Market Perform

    April 13, 20

    Communications Equipme

    Tim Lo

    BMO Capital Markets Co212-885-41

    [email protected]

    Kevin Manning Ari Kle212-885-4102 212-885-41

    [email protected] [email protected]

    Securities InfoPrice (13-Apr) $42.30 Target Price $52-Wk High/Low $50/$35 Dividend $0Mkt Cap (mm) $71,089 Yield 1.Shs O/S (mm, BASIC) 1,681 Float O/S (mm) 1,6Options O/S (mm) na ADVol (30-day, 000s) 25,7

    Price Performance

    Tweaking Numbers Ahead of Quarter; ExpectConservative Guidance

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    We are raising our numbers slightly as we wrap up the handset market

    following Q1. We believe CDMA/WCDMA units were better than we had

    expected and ASP pressure has stabilized. We raise our March estimates

    within the pre-announced range, but our higher numbers for June are a penny

    below consensus. In general, we believe the device unit environment is

    positive and ASPs are stabilizing. We are expecting a strong second half of

    2010, with MSM growth accelerating, and device units potentially coming in

    above guidance. We believe management may begin to provide less clarity,

    particularly for ASPs, which may be an issue for some investors.

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    ImpactNeutral. We believe QCOM will speak more positively about device

    volumes, which should quell some of the ASP concerns. We maintain our

    OUTPERFORM rating despite the fact that June-quarter guidance may fall

    below current consensus.

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    Valuation/Financial Data

    (FY-Sep.) 2008A 2009A 2010E 2011E

    EPS Pro Forma $2.25 $1.90 $2.29 $2.5P/E 18.5x 16.4First Call Cons. $2.30 $2.5

    EPS GAAP $1.85 $1.47 $1.82 $1.8

    FCF $1.30 $3.85 $2.10 $2.2P/FCF 20.1x 19.0EBITDA ($mm) $4,603 $4,166 $4,236 $4,90EV/EBITDA 21.3x 18.3Rev. ($mm) $11,130 $10,385 $10,635 $11,74EV/Rev 8.5x 7.7

    Quarterly EPS 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q

    ForecastsWe are raising our FY2010/2011 pro forma EPS estimates from $2.24/$2.55

    to $2.29/$2.58

    2009A $0.31 $0.41 $0.54 $0.62010E $0.62A $0.57 $0.52 $0.56

    Balance Sheet Data (12/31/09)

    Net Debt ($mm) $18,928 TotalDebt/EBITDA 0.0Total Debt ($mm) $199 EBITDA/IntExp nNet Debt/Cap. 92.3% Price/Book 3.3

    Notes: All values in US$.

    Source: BMO Capital Markets estimates, Bloomberg, FactSet, GlobInsight, Reuters, and Thomson Financial.

    Valuation

    Our price target of $54 assumes that the stock trades at 20x our pro formaEPS estimate for CY2011

    Recommendation

    We rate QCOM OUTPERFORM.

    Changes Annual EPS Annual FCF Quarterly EPS2010E$2.24to$2.29 2010E$1.85to$2.10 Q2/10E$0.55to$0.572011E$2.55to$2.58 2011E$1.88to$2.23

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    Communications

    Equipment

    Industry Rating: Market Perform

    April 13, 20

    Tim Lon

    BMO Capital Markets [email protected]

    Kevin Manning Ari Kle212-885-4102 [email protected] [email protected]

    Summary

    We expect solid results from the handset segment in the

    March quarter, likely beating our better-than-seasonal

    estimate. Our global model calls for 345.5M units

    (including white box), down 9.3% Q/Q and up 28.5%

    Y/Y. We think seasonality is becoming less of a factor

    as emerging markets have grown.

    We are modeling a typical 2Q, with units up 3.6% Q/Q

    to 358M phones.

    We expect most of our companies to report March-

    quarter results around consensus. Guidance should be

    more mixed as the industry has become more

    competitive.

    We have an OUTPERFORM rating on QCOM. They

    preannounced positively, and we raised our estimatestoday based on positive WCDMA/CDMA checks for the

    March quarter.

    We have MARKET PERFORM ratings on NOK, MOT,

    ERIC, NVTL, and SWIR. We need to see signs of high-

    end Smartphones and improved OS from NOK, more

    Android devices for MOT and are concerned about

    integration and the infrastructure market for ERIC. We

    have a longer-term downward basis for both SWIR and

    NVTL owing to competitive issues.

    Wireless Earnings PreviewWe expect a decent quarter for the handset space, with overall industry units

    likely beating our better than seasonal 9% Q/Q decrease. QCOM and RIMM

    are our only positive ratings in wireless.

    QUALCOMM reports on 4/21. QCOM recently provided positive

    EPS and revenue guidance, although it did not update units and

    ASP estimates. Today, we raised our QCOM estimates owing to

    positive checks on March-quarter WCDMA/CDMA units and ASPs

    (see our separate QCOM note). We rate QCOM OUTPERFORM.

    Nokia reports on 4/22. We believe units could beat our estimate for

    the quarter at the low end, but dont see the potential for a recovery

    until Smartphone strategy improves, likely now not until 3Q. We

    rate NOK MARKET PERFORM.

    Sony Ericsson reports on 4/16 and Ericsson on 4/23. SEMC andST-Ericsson should continue to adversely affect results. We rate the

    shares MARKET PERFORM.

    Motorola reports on 4/29. Focus should be on handset results and

    Android units, ASPs, margins, device launches and the spinoff. We

    rate MOT MARKET PERFORM.

    Sierra Wireless is expected to reports the week of 5/3. We are in

    line with consensus for 4Q. We are below consensus for 2Q as we

    expect greater competition and margin pressure to negatively affect

    results. We rate SWIR MARKET PERFORM.

    Novatel Wireless is expected to reports the week of 5/10. Webelieve results will be in line with consensus. Our 2Q estimates are

    below consensus. We rate NVTL MARKET PERFORM.

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    Intel(INTC-NASDAQ)

    Stock Rating: OutperformIndustry Rating: Market Perform

    April 14, 20

    Semiconducto

    Ambrish Srivastava, Ph

    BMO Capital Markets Co415-591-21

    [email protected]

    Emily Scudd415-591-21

    [email protected]

    Not Your Fathers Intel Securities InfoPrice (13-Apr) $22.76 Target Price $252-Wk High/Low $23/$15 Dividend $0Mkt Cap (mm) $125,726 Yield 2.Shs O/S (mm, BASIC) 5,524 Float O/S (mm) 5,Options O/S (mm) na ADVol (30-day, 000s) 53,8

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    Event

    Margins are not collapsing, and appear to be headed higher. And boy, it is

    nice to not ask for a multiple expansion on a stock for it to work. Inteldelivered very strong results for 1Q with guidance slightly better than

    seasonal. 1Q EPS came in at $0.43 vs. our $0.36 estimate and revenues were

    $10.3 billion vs. $9.7 billion, down 3% q-q, better than seasonal aided

    largely by sequentially better ASPs.

    efer to pages 8 to 10 for Important Disclosures, in

    ImpactQuite positive. The bears on INTC would have you sell the stock the moment

    margins hit 60%, which was in 4Q09. Our investment case for INTC has

    been predicated on our view that the company can sustain margins in the

    60%'s longer, given a reduced cost structure and better mix. Intel is

    delivering on that front, and then some, in our view. Margins for the year arenow expected to be at 64% vs. prior guidance of 61%. Inventory appears lean

    as well, including on Intels balance sheet, where inventory stayed essentially

    flat. On the top-line front, Intel is showing some early signs of a corporate

    recovery in its non-server business.

    ForecastsOur 2011 estimates get pulled in to 2010. We are raising 2010 to $1.85 vs.

    $1.70 (consensus $1.68) and 2011 goes to $2.00 vs. $1.85 (consensus $1.83).

    Valuation

    We are raising our price target to $28 from $26 based on a P/E multiple of

    14x our 2011 EPS estimate of $2.00.

    Recommendation

    We rate INTC shares OUTPERFORM.

    Changes Annual EPS Annual FCF Quarterly EPS Target 2010E$1.70to$1.85 2010E$2.01to$1.87 Q2/10E$0.38to$0.42 $26.00to$28.00

    2011E$1.85to$2.00 2011E$1.96to$2.11 Q3/10E$0.46to$0.47Q4/10E$0.50to$0.52

    Ind Prc Ratg Mdys/S&P YTW SpreINTC 2.95% '35 99 na / A- 3.01% -169

    INTC 3.25 '39 121 A2 / A- 2.24% -246Bond data from Bloomberg.

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    FCF $1.00 $1.18 $1.87 $2.1P/FCF 12.2x 10.8EBITDA ($mm) $14,276 $13,691 $19,784 $21,20EV/EBITDA 5.7x 5.3Rev. ($mm) $37,586 $35,127 $43,091 $45,99EV/Rev 2.6x 2.5

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    2009A $0.11 -$0.07 $0.33 $0.42010E $0.43A $0.42 $0.47 $0.52

    Balance Sheet Data (12/31/09)Net Debt ($mm) -$12,472 TotalDebt/EBITDA 0.1Total Debt ($mm) $2,221 EBITDA/IntExp nNet Debt/Cap. nm Price/Book 3.0

    Notes: All values in US$.

    Source: BMO Capital Markets estimates, Bloomberg, FactSet, GlobInsight, Reuters, and Thomson Financial.

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    Important DisclosuresAnalyst's Certification

    As to each company covered in this report, the analyst hereby certifies that the views expressed in this report accurately reflect my personal views aboutthe subject securities or issuers. I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specificrecommendations or views expressed in this report.

    Analysts who prepared this report are compensated based upon (among other factors) the overall profitability of BMO Capital Markets and their

    affiliates, which includes the overall profitability of investment banking services. Compensation for research is based on effectiveness in generatingnew ideas and in communication of ideas to clients, performance of recommendations, accuracy of earnings estimates, and service to clients.

    Analysts employed by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and/or BMO Capital Markets Ltd. are not registered as research analysts with FINRA. These analystsmay not be associated persons of BMO Capital Markets Corp. and therefore may not be subject to the NASD Rule 2711 and NYSE Rule 472

    restrictions on communications with a subject company, public appearances and trading securities held by a research analyst account.

    Company Specific Disclosures

    For Important Disclosures on the stocks discussed in this report, please go http://researchglobal.bmocapitalmarkets.com/Company_Disclosure_Public.asp.

    Distribution of Ratings (Dec. 31, 2009)

    Rating

    Category BMO Rating

    BMOCM US

    Universe*

    BMOCM US

    IB Clients**

    BMOCM US

    IB Clients***

    BMOCM

    Universe****

    BMOCM

    IB Clients*****

    First Call

    Universe

    Buy Outperform 32.2% 12.3% 38.3% 36.1% 47.9% 50%

    Hold Market Perform 62.6% 10.2% 61.7% 56.9% 48.9% 43%

    Sell Underperform 5.3% 0% 0% 6.9% 3.2% 7%

    * Reflects rating distribution of all companies covered by BMO Capital Markets Corp. equity research analysts.** Reflects rating distribution of all companies from which BMO Capital Markets Corp. has received compensation for Investment Banking services a

    percentage within ratings category.*** Reflects rating distribution of all companies from which BMO Capital Markets Corp. has received compensation for Investment Banking

    services as percentage of Investment Banking clients.**** Reflects rating distribution of all companies covered by BMO Capital Markets equity research analysts.***** Reflects rating distribution of all companies from which BMO Capital Markets has received compensation for Investment Banking services as

    percentage of Investment Banking clients.

    Ratings and Sector Key

    We use the following ratings system definitions:OP = Outperform - Forecast to outperform the market;

    Mkt = Market Perform - Forecast to perform roughly in line with the market;Und = Underperform - Forecast to underperform the market;(S) = speculative investment;NR = No rating at this time;

    R = Restricted Dissemination of research is currently restricted.

    Market performance is measured by a benchmark index such as the S&P/TSX Composite Index, S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, as appropriate for eachcompany. BMO Capital Markets eight Top 15 lists guide investors to our best ideas according to different objectives (Canadian large, small, growth,value, income, quantitative; and US large, US small) have replaced the Top Pick rating.

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    Financial Group) has lending arrangements with, or provide other remunerated services to, many issuers covered by BMO Capital Markets. The

    opinions, estimates and projections contained in this report are those of BMO Capital Markets as of the date of this report and are subject to changewithout notice. BMO Capital Markets endeavours to ensure that the contents have been compiled or derived from sources that we believe are reliableand contain information and opinions that are accurate and complete. However, BMO Capital Markets makes no representation or warranty, express or

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    the securities of issuers mentioned in this report on a principal basis. BMO Capital Markets or its affiliates, officers, directors or employees have a longor short position in many of the securities discussed herein, related securities or in options, futures or other derivative instruments based thereon. Thereader should assume that BMO Capital Markets or its affiliates may have a conflict of interest and should not rely solely on this report in evaluating

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