NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP <NSM> FOURTH QUARTER
Shr profit six cents vs loss 10
    Net profit 8.1 mln dlrs vs loss 7.1 mln
    Sales 511.9 mln vs 397.8 mln
    Avg shrs 97.0 mln vs 90.5 mln
    YEAR
    Shr loss 38 cents vs loss 1.10 dlrs
    Net loss 24.6 mln dlrs vs loss 91.5 mln
    Sales 1.87 billion vs 1.48 billion
    Avg shrs 91.7 mln vs 89.8 mln
    NOTE - Current year figure includes previously announced 15
mln dlr restructuring charge.
    Figures include extraordinary credit from tax benefit of
4.2 mln dlrs in quarter vs 2.3 mln a year earlier and 4.2 mln
for year vs 5.6 mln year earlier.
    The 1986 year net reflects 51.2 mln dlr gain from
cumulative effect of accounting change.
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