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FLIR
Systems, Inc. (NASD: FLIR) design, manufacture and market thermal
imaging and infrared camera systems. FLIR's products are used in a wide
variety of applications in commercial, industrial and government markets,
internationally as well as domestically. FLIR's business is organized
into three divisions: Thermography, Commercial Vision Systems and Government
Systems. Thermography products are generally sold for commercial and industrial
applications, generally where temperature measurement is the primary
requirement. FLIR's higher performance Thermography cameras offer highly
sensitive temperature measurement capability, sophisticated image processing and
extensive analytic capabilities. These cameras are commonly used for high end
predictive and preventative maintenance, research and development, test and
measurement, leak detection and scientific analysis.
FLIR's less expensive cameras offer excellent performance and value for
applications such as predictive maintenance, damage restoration, building
and home inspection, and energy auditing. FLIR's Thermography products
range in price from $7,000 to over $100,000.
Commercial Vision Systems (“CVS”) is focused on emerging commercial markets for
infrared imaging technology where the primary need is to see at
night or in adverse conditions. Government Systems (“GS”) is focused on
traditional government end users in such applications as surveillance, force
protection, drug interdiction, search and rescue, special operations and target
designation. As the cost of infrared technology has declined, demand in CVS
markets has increased rapidly. CVS was created to develop what is believed to be
large untapped markets for the use of infrared technology in such areas as
commercial security, automotive, marine, airborne and first responder markets.
The
stock's price gained 3.69% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 27.20%);
66.1% over the past 6 months (vs. the Industry's 47.4%); and 111.7% over
the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 87.4%).
FLIR
is classified as a
mid-cap growth company (with a market cap of $4.52B) that is rated to
outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 2 (Less than
average).
FLIR was
founded in 1978 and has its
principal executive offices at
Wilsonville, Oregon.
FLIR
has
1,917 employees.
Sector: Capital
Goods; Industry: Aerospace & Defense;
Ticker: FLIR;
Exch:
NASD;
12/14/07 Closing Price:
$
STOCK GRADE (ASG): 45.90 ( GOOD)
BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY;
KEY STATS
(Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
(Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH
(MSN)
COMPETITORS
(CNN Money)
OWNERSHIP
(MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
(MSN),
RECENT NEWS
(MSN) &
HEADLINES (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo)
&
PRICE CHART
(IQChart)
RISK LEVEL: 1
(Very low)
(MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE
|
Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Return on Equity: |
28.67% |
| Profitability (12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Profit Margin: |
17.97% |
| Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Revenue: |
13.06% |
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. . . |
EPS: |
13.77% |
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. . . |
Price: |
111.68% |
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. . . |
Dividend: |
NA |
| PE & EPS (Trailing 12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Price/Earnings: |
39.03 |
|
. . . |
Earnings/Share: |
1.70 |
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Price / Share (Pick Date, Closing Price) |
. . . |
Pick Date 12/14/2007: |
$ |
COMMENT: The stock's pick price (of $59.20) is under the 13-day EMA and
over 50-day EMA price range; i.e.,
lower than
the 13-day EMA price
(of $60.25)
and the 50-day EMA (of $59.40) by -1.74)% and -0.34% respectively. This suggests that the pick price
IS
presently timely and advantageous buy
price for the stock. (Note: A stock's EMA price changes with
time).
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12/14/2007: |
$ |
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12/14/2007: |
$ |
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Current:
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Current Price |
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Historical Price |
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SPECIAL NOTE:
1. The
market's ongoing volatility has rattled traders and investors and have lead them
to look for sectors that offer protection from the market's instability. "One
sector that has performed well during the past few years", as described by a
Forbes write-up, "is the defense sector"; and that "the AMEX Defense Index (DFI)
has soared since the start of 2007, gaining more than 21%, compared with the S&P
500 Index's (SPX) return of roughly 2.6% during the same time period".
("Dusky
Jewels in Defense Contracting"; Fortune, July 31, 2007)
2.
FLIR
benefits from the U.S. military's increased demand for battlefield tools
and weapons. The military is one of
FLIR's
biggest customers with about 30% of the company's sales coming from various U.S.
government agencies.
("Flir sales jump
43 percent on military orders"; The Oregonian, )
3. Some of
FLIR's
product applications: portable thermal imagers, which law enforcement or
military personnel can use to track targets obscured by darkness, dust, haze or
other obscurants;
FLIR's
cameras are the most widely used to monitor the U.S. border; unmanned aerial
vehicles - a
FLIR
sensor sits on the RQ-11A Raven, a hand-launched, 4.2-pound system that has been
put to use in Iraq and Afghanistan. But
FLIR
is looking beyond military sales. One promising commercial market is automotive.
For $2,200, buyers of BMW's 5-, 6-, and 7-series vehicles can have
FLIR
infrared night vision system installed.
("Flir
Systems: Seeing Beyond Government Sales", Forbes)
4.
FLIR
was recently
ranked #3 in Forbes' "The
100 Best Mid-Cap Stocks in America".
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE: RBA)
is an auctioneer of
industrial equipment operating from over 110 locations, including 29 auction
sites, in 25 countries around the world.
RBA sell,
through unreserved public auctions, a broad range of assets, including trucks
and equipment used in the construction, transportation, mining, forestry,
petroleum, material handling, marine and agricultural industries.
RBA customers
are primarily end users of equipment (retail buyers), such as contractors, and
they also include equipment manufacturers, dealers, brokers and finance
companies (wholesale buyers). Consignment volumes at
RBA auctions
are affected by a number of factors, including regular fleet upgrades and
realignments, financial pressure, mergers and acquisitions, retirements,
inventory reductions and the completion of major construction and other
projects.
The auction segment of the global industrial equipment marketplace is highly
fragmented but growing.
RBA's primary
target markets within the global industrial equipment market are the used truck
and equipment sectors. Industry analysts estimate that there is approximately $1
trillion of used industrial equipment of the type
RBA sell in
circulation worldwide, and that around $100 billion of that equipment changes
ownership each year. Of this total, only a fraction is currently traded through
auctions, with the majority being sold directly by the owner or through dealers
and brokers. Much of the equipment that
RBA sell can
be used in multiple industries and in diverse geographic locations.
RBA gross
auction sales were $1.79 billion for the year ended December 31, 2004, which is
15% higher than in 2003, and represents less than 2% of the total market.
RBA held its
first major industrial auction in 1963, selling over $600,000 worth of
construction equipment in Radium, British Columbia. By 1970,
RBA had
established operations in the United States and held its first U.S. sale in
Beaverton, Oregon. In 1987,
RBA held its
first European auctions in Liverpool, U.K. and Rotterdam, The Netherlands and
its first Australian auction in 1990. This was followed by expansion into Asia
and subsequent sales in countries including Japan, the Philippines and
Singapore.
RBA's first
Mexican auction was held in 1995 and its first Middle Eastern auction in Dubai,
U.A.E. in 1997. In 2003,
RBA held its
first African auction in Durban, in the Republic of South Africa, and its first
Greek auction, in Athens.
RBA also
established a presence in Brazil, Istanbul (Turkey), Beijing (China), Jakarta
(Indonesia), Tehran (Iran), and New Delhi (India).
The
stock's price gained 14.4% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's -9.9%);
26.2% over the past 6 months (vs. the Industry's -8.2%); and 51.0% over
the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 38.4%).
RBA
is classified as a
mid-cap growth company (with a market cap of $2.64B) that is rated to
outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 2 (Less than
average).
RBA was
incorporated in Canada in 1963 and its principal executive offices
are located at Richmond, British Columbia.
RBA has
907 employees.
Sector:
Services; Industry:
Retail (Specialty); Ticker:RBA;
Exch:
NYSE;
02/08/08 Closing Price: $84.19
STOCK GRADE (ASG): 52.79 (
VERY GOOD)
BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY;
KEY STATS
(Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
(Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH
(MSN)
COMPETITORS
(CNN Money)
OWNERSHIP
(MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
(MSN),
RECENT NEWS
(MSN) &
HEADLINES (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo)
&
PRICE CHART
(IQChart)
RISK LEVEL: 2
(Less than average)
(MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE
|
Management's Effectiveness (Trailing
12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Return on Equity: |
17.47% |
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Profitability (Trailing
12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Profit Margin: |
22.73% |
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Stock's Growth Record
(Trailing
12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Revenue: |
22.77% |
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. . . |
EPS: |
6.42% |
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. . . |
Price: |
44.58% |
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. . . |
Dividend: |
NA |
| PE & EPS (Trailing 12 Mo.) |
. . . |
Price/Earnings: |
42.82 |
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. . . |
Earnings/Share: |
1.97 |
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Price / Share (Pick Date, Closing Price) |
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Pick Date 02/08/2008: |
$84.19 |
COMMENT: The stock's pick price (of $84.19) is over the 13- and 50-day EMA price range; i.e.,
higher than
the 13-day EMA price
(of $81.25)
and 50-day EMA (of $78.28) by3.62% and 7.56 respectively. This suggests that the pick price
is
presently NOT timely NOR advantageous buy
price for the stock. (Note: A stock's EMA price changes with
time).
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/ Share (13-day EMA) |
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02/08/2008: |
$81.25 |
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/ Share (50-day EMA) |
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02/08/2008: |
$78.28 |
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/ Share (13-day EMA) |
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/ Share (50-day EMA) |
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Current: |
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/ Share (Current) |
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Current Price |
Quote |
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/ Share (Historical) |
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Historical Price |
Quote |
SPECIAL NOTE:
1. Ritchie
Bros. Auctioneers announces record-breaking $3.18B 2007 gross auction
proceeds.(Business Wire,
December 20, 2007).
2. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers results show continued strength with record
9-month performance of $59 million.
(SmartBrief;
October 30, 2007). 3.
Analysts boosts Ritchie Bros. 12-month share target to $80 from $72.
(Seeking
Alpha; November 1, 2007).
4. Ritchie Bros. gets richer in stellar growth year; company breaks sales volume
records. Article also describes the company's business approach.
(The Vancouver Sun; December 21, 2007)
5.
Report names Ritchie Bros. among key investment opportunities in Canada's
infrastructure and
construction boom.
(CNW
Group; January 8, 2008).
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