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Brooks Automation guides fiscal 3Q below Street's forecast

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May 8, 2008

NEW YORK—Chip equipment maker Brooks Automation Inc. issued an outlook for fiscal third-quarter profit and sales below Wall Street's estimates Thursday.

For the period ending June 30, Brooks expects results between a loss of 12 cents per share and break-even.

The company expects revenue of between $125 million and $140 million.

Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect, on average, a fiscal third-quarter profit of 5 cents per share on revenue of $143.8 million.

Shares dropped 66 cents, or 6 percent, to $10.40 in aftermarket trading.

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