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FEI Company (NASDAQ:FEIC)- The company is a supplier for scientific instruments for nanoscale imaging analysis and prototyping that enables research development and manufacturing in industrial academic and research institutional applications.
The company sells its products through independent agent’s distributors and representatives in United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific Region.
For full year 2012 the company’s revenues were up by 8% from 2011 to $819.7 million. Net income was $114.9 million or $2.80 per diluted share. The company made 3 acquisitions in the year 2012 for worth $93.4 million. The gross margins for the company were 46.6%. The ROE for the company is 14.96%
FEIC is presently trading around $63.5 with trailing P/E of 22.79 and forward P/E (for year end 31st December 2014) of 17.47. The stock ahs had a movement of 40.57% for 52 weeks. The Annual dividend yield rate for the company is $0.32.
Going forward the company is changing its group structure and is organizing itself into two groups one focusing on Industrial Customer and the other focusing on customer utilizing FEI solutions for advance research and discovery purposes. In conjunction with the organization change, Executive Vice President Benjamin Loh has been promoted to chief operating officer of the company. Vice President Rudy Kellner has been named to head the Industry Group and Vice President Paul Scagnetti will lead the Science Group.
VCA Antech Inc.(NASDAQ:WOOF)- VCA is an animal healthcare company operating in United States and Canada. The company provides medical and surgical services along with specialized treatments. It also offers specialty Pet products. The company has the largest freestanding veterinary hospitals in United States.
For full year 2012, WOOF’s revenues increased by 14.4% to $1.7 billion and gross profit by 10.8% to $375 million. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the year were $1.36. The company expects 2013 revenue to increase to $1.855 billion.
The company’s stock is presently trading around $22.5 with a trailing P/E of 44.29 and forward P/E (for the year ending 31st December 2013) of 13.69.
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX)-Keryx, a biopharmaceutical company focuses on the acquisition, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for renal disease. The company is yet to announce its full year results for year ended 2012. The stock is presently trading around $6.5
The company recently announced excellent results from phase 3 trials of its new drug Zerenex, designed to treat hyperphosphatetemia in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The market for this drug is huge as in the U.S. alone there are an estimated 600,000 ESRD patients and worldwide there are 2.8 million such patients of which 2 million require dialysis. With such a huge market for its drug, the company recently announced a public offering of 55 million shares of its common stock and the underwriters were granted the privilege of buying additional shares, to finance the prelaunch of Zerenex.
LIN TV Corp. (NYSE:TVL)- LIN Media is a multimedia company which operates 43 television stations and seven digital channels in 23 U.S. markets, along with diverse portfolio of websites apps and mobile products. The company is set to announce its fourth-quarter and full-year results on 28th February 2013.
The stock is presently trading around $11. With trailing twelve months P/E at 6.54, forward P/E of 11.65. The operating margins of its 3rd quarter 2012 were 27.70%
The company as a part of its growth strategy has rebranded RMM to LIN Digital as a part of its strategy to align digital offerings under unified brand platform. The company is now in the phase of expanding its portfolio of digital media products and solutions. The company has recently entered into and closed a transaction agreement with Comcast Corporation to exit from its joint venture with NBC. The company had to pay $100 million to exit from the JV involving stations in San Diego and Dallas, motivating a new organizational structure for the company. This transaction will result in taxable gains in the hundreds of millions of dollars for LIN.
Newpark Resources Inc. (NYSE:NR)- Newpark provides various products and services primarily to the Oil and Gas Exploration Industry. It operates in three segments: Fluids Systems and Engineering, Mats and Integrated Services, and Environmental Services. The reported earnings for the year ending 2012 the company announced an increase in the revenues from $958 million inn year 2011 to $1.038 billion in year ending 2012, net income reported was $80.00 million with diluted EPS being $0.80. The company is presently trading around $8.60 with trailing twelve month of P/E of 13.97. For 52 weeks the stock has traded within the range of $9.25 – $5.19 a movement change of 10.82%.
Last year in December the company announced its plans to acquire substantially all the assets and operation of Alliance Drilling Fluids. The total deal is to be for the amount of around $59 million. The transaction was completed on 31st December 2012 and the impact on the revenues would be seen in the results of 2013. The acquisition gives Newpark a growth in its markets share in Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale Markets.
