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Death Of The Diversified Discount

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:38:37 GMT

We highlight companies that have done an exceptional job investing free cash flow (and those that have not).[More...]

Closing: Slim Gain Enough To Land DJIA At New 2009 Closing High

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Stock averages close narrowly mixed late in the session, having given up broad early gains. The DJIA finished up 0.2%. The S&P 500 edged up 0.4%. The tech-concentrated Nasdaq Composite ends just in the red, down less than 0.1%.[More...]

GE Ties Up With EuroMaint Rail

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:11:36 GMT

GE Transportation, an operational unit of General Electric Co. (GE) and EuroMaint Rail recently announced a partnership on rolling stock services and technology for the railway industry that will provide consumers with an expanded range of services. EuroMaint Rail, with headquarters in Stockholm (Sweden), has more than 100 years of experience in providing maintenance for all types of rolling stock. It is an independent service provider to the rail industry, supplying whole-life services for rolling stock, including infrastructure work machines, component overhaul and logistics solutions. EuroMaint brings its rolling stock maintenance network, component servicing expertise, spare parts logistics and experience in developing reliable maintenance solutions into the collaboration. Combining GE’s[More...]

GE & Fanuc Dissolve JV

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:04:25 GMT

General Electric Co. (GE) and Fanuc announced that they have agreed to dissolve the GE Fanuc Automation Corporation joint venture. The companies expect the transaction to be completed by the end of 2009, subject to customary closing conditions. GE Fanuc was established in 1986 by joint investments of both companies and became a high-performance technology enterprise serving energy, water, consumer packaged goods, government & defense, and telecommunications industries. It delivers hardware and software solutions, services, automation and embedded computing systems as well as CNC products. Under the terms of the agreement, GE retains the software, services, embedded systems and control systems businesses globally. The company will be known as GE Intelligent Platforms, and will be led by CEO Maryrose Sylvester. Fanuc retains the global[More...]

General Electric (NYSE:GE) Still Offers Value Even After 64% Rally

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:23:49 GMT

As with the rest of the market, General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE)’s stock has rallied significantly off its March closing low ($6.66, 3/5/09). It maybe more comforting that the stock now seems to have firmly developed support above $10 per share.[More...]

January 13, 2009: Conglomerates, Easy Pickings?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:03:00 GMT

Back in the good old days of Dow 900, the Chevy Nova and Jimmy Carter's brother urinating on an airport runway after a few too many Billy Beers, companies that bought companies for no other reason than to enlarge were blessed as conglomerates and traded in a similar fashion to techs in the mid-90s (without the 24/7 media hype and talking heads goading potential investors, of course). Investors soured on them when the realization set in that many of these acquisitions were bought for no sane reason and then poorly managed into fiscal oblivion. Conglomerates may well be returning to favor. This time, a few are focused using the Buffet model and others are straight-up value plays that may prove to be winners when the economy rebounds - maybe even a bit earlier. Sure, there are companies of this genre that are stinkers, but a few may offer compelling returns over time. Here are some that are presently trading below a PE of 10, based upon[More...]

A Global Small & Mid-Cap Health IT Index

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:34:00 GMT

The accompanying table presents statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Health Information Technology (IT) Index, which is structured to include companies with market caps between $100M - $10B with the following business operations: 1.) electronic transmission, storage, and processing of prescriptions – such as Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX) 2.) secure e-mail transmission for healthcare facilities – such as Zix Corp (ZIXI) 3.) electronic storage and systems for administrative functions of[More...]

Philips Electronics: Stock Dividend Analysis

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:01:00 GMT

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. operates as an electronics company with activities in healthcare, lighting, and consumer lifestyle markets worldwide. The company’s products include imaging systems, ultrasound and monitoring solutions, and healthcare informatics.PHG is an international dividend achiever. It has been increasing its dividends for the past six consecutive years. From the end of 1999 up until September 2008 this dividend stock has delivered an annual average total return of 8.20 % to its shareholders. The stock has lost about 25% of its value so far in 2008.[More...]

Analyst Comments: Philips, Cepheid, National Semi, Heritage-Crystal, Primus Guaranty, Reddy Ice, BioSphere, PS Business Parks, ArvinMeritor, Bristol-Myers, Echelon, LSI Corp

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:18:00 GMT

Headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (PHG) is one of the world's largest electronics companies and the biggest in Europe, with sales of 27 billion in 2007 and 12.4 billion in 1H08. The company has worked to improve its cost structure, as its EBITA margins remained flat along with modest revenue performance despite the weaker-than-expected dollar. Based on these results, we are maintaining our revenue estimates for 2008. We continue to rate the shares of PHG a Hold with a price target of $28.50 per share over the next six months. This amounts to between 6.7x-6.9x our new 2008 EPS estimate of $4.19. Udayan Mukherjee contributed to this report. Read[More...]

Analyst Comments: Allegheny, SunPower, Guess, Radio One, Repsol YPF, Cree, Chalco, Forest Oil

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:20:00 GMT

Going forward, Allegheny Energy, Inc.?s (AYE) positive investment factors include growing earnings, increased market prices, higher generation rates in Pennsylvania, transmission expansion and increased coal-hedged position.[More...]

Philips participates in Arab Forum for Environment and Development to boost switch to energy efficiency

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:46:00 GMT

Royal Philips Electronics announced today its corporate membership with the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) along with its participation in the annual conference titled, 'Arab Environment: Climate Change', that is taking place in Beirut on the 19th and 20th of November.
As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of "sense and simplicity".
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs more than 118,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide.

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Death Of The Diversified Discount

Closing: Slim Gain Enough To Land DJIA At New 2009 Closing High

GE Ties Up With EuroMaint Rail

GE & Fanuc Dissolve JV

General Electric (NYSE:GE) Still Offers Value Even After 64% Rally

January 13, 2009: Conglomerates, Easy Pickings?

A Global Small & Mid-Cap Health IT Index

Philips Electronics: Stock Dividend Analysis

Analyst Comments: Philips, Cepheid, National Semi, Heritage-Crystal, Primus Guaranty, Reddy Ice, BioSphere, PS Business Parks, ArvinMeritor, Bristol-Myers, Echelon, LSI Corp

Analyst Comments: Allegheny, SunPower, Guess, Radio One, Repsol YPF, Cree, Chalco, Forest Oil

Philips participates in Arab Forum for Environment and Development to boost switch to energy efficiency

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