fundamental analysis

Encore Acquisition Company (NYSE: EAC) is an independent oil & gas company that operates in the famed Bakken Shale - rumored to have up to 400 billion bbls of recoverable petroleum.[1] To stay strong against competition, Encore has been exploiting many of the projects that it discovered in...

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ : VAR) is the world's largest producer of cutting-edge radiation therapy equipment used to treat cancerous tumors. Its other, significantly smaller businesses include X-ray tubes for scientific research and X-ray security equipment.[1] The company earned $2.2...

Bare Escentuals Inc. (NYSE: BARE) is a San Francisco based natural health and beauty company that develop and sells its own line of cosmetics (i.d. bareMinerals, RareMinerals, and Bare Escentuals brands). The company operates over 300 privately owned boutiques and holds retail contracts with...

Iberdrola USA, Inc. (formerly Energy East) is a major regional player and the leading U.S. operating subsidiary of Iberdrola SA (IBE). The utility holding company distributes electricity and natural gas in four northeastern states through Berkshire Gas, Central Maine Power, Connecticut Natural...

Eni S.p.A. is the sixth-largest vertically integrated oil company in the world, by market cap. Aside from the usual upstream and downstream activities that most of the oil majors engage in, Eni is also a major natural gas and electric utilities company, and operates in the oilfield services...

Madrid-based Endesa S.A. (ELE) is the largest electricity and energy company in Spain, with significant operations in Europe (Italy, France, Poland and Portugal) and Latin America (Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Colombia). Of the group's electric generation capacity of more than 190,000...

Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAKT) is the world’s leading supplier of electronic LED and LCD displays for sports, commercial, and transportation markets. Daktronics is a vertically integrated company, meaning that it controls everything from the design, manufacturing and servicing for its products...

Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE: ECL) manufactures and sells commercial cleaning and disinfecting products to companies in the consumer service and health care industries. The company also provides pest control and commercial cooking and refrigeration equipment repair products and services to its customers...

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) is the worldwide leader in imaging products and services, developing, producing, and selling both digital and traditional imaging products worldwide. Though perhaps best known for its iconic disposable cameras, Kodak has restructured its business to adapt to digital...

Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) is the world market leader in the test and measurement (T&M) business. The company's 16,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2009. Agilent's closest competitors are Tektronix (TEK) and National...

Corporate Profile Directed Electronics, Inc., (NASDAQ: DEIX), holds number one market share positions in premium home theater loudspeakers, consumer branded vehicle security and remote start systems, and aftermarket satellite radio receivers. Directed is also a major supplier of mobile audio...

Vicor Corporation (NYSE: VCR) fabricates and sells modular power components and complete power systems, many of which use a high frequency electronic power conversion technology called zero current and zero voltage switching. [1] Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE) is one of the largest global mining...

Diageo (NYSE:DEO) is the largest alcoholic beverage producer and marketer in the world. Diageo sells a collection of premium alcohol brands in the spirits, wine and beer categories. Some well known brands in the Diageo portfolio include Smirnoff, Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, JeB, José...

Danaos Corporation leases container ships out to clients - some of the world's largest shipping companies - on multi-year contracts. Containerships have the advantage that cranes can easily load and unload cargo, reducing handling costs in comparison to what was previously a labor-intensive...

Darling International Inc. (AMEX:DAR) is the largest rendering business in the United States. It provides recycling and rendering services in which animal and food waste products are turned into useful commercial goods such as tallow, meat and bone meal, and yellow grease (cooking grease)...

DTS produces technology used in producing and playing audio for the entertainment industry. Since DTS' main competitor, Dolby Laboratories, became the audio standard for DVDs, DTS was only able to catch the tail end of the DVD growth wave. The advent of high-definition home entertainment...

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) sells leisure products such as boats, foosball tables, air hockey tables, bowling and billiards equipment, and fitness equipment. BC also owns and operates bowling centers in several countries and billiards stores in the U.S. Its marine division, which markets...

Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) is one of the largest manufacturers of beverage and food cans (usually for soda and soup) in the U.S. In 2006, Crown generated over $7 billion in revenue with an overall operating margin of about 3%[1]. Although a significant portion of the company's...

Crane Company (NYSE: CR) makes engineered industrial products, such as fiberglass composites for recreational vehicles (RVs), airplane components and fluid handling valves. Fluid handling valves control the flow of coolant, chemicals, and water and are used in facilities ranging from nuclear...

Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) is a specialty glass products manufacturer. Since its inception, Corning has evolved from a small bulb maker into a multinational corporation with over $1.55 billion in revenue and $816 million in profit. Just a few years ago, Corning may have been written off as yet...