fundamental analysis

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation makes the processors and chips that go into computers, phones, and other integrated electronic devices. Cypress' product portfolio has two segments. First, there are commodity products for timing and communication - an example is a USB controller integrated into...

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) is the largest corporate uniform and services company in the U.S. with over 800,000 customers. In addition to its bread-and-butter uniform sales and rentals, Cintas offers its customers other products and services such as shop towel rentals, first aid products...

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS) is one of the world's leading banking institutions and is the sixth largest wealth management firm in the world in terms of assets under management with $612 billion.[1] The Swiss firm advises corporations on mergers and acquisitions, facilitates client equity and...

Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) is a Latin American airline with the brands Copa, an inernational airline based in Panama City, and AeroRepublica, a domestic airline in Colombia. The company continues to expand its capacity and, as of August 2008, has plans for 45 international destinations by...

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) is a chemical company that creates acetyl intermediates - a group of chemicals used to make finished products such as house paint, detergents, plastics, agricultural chemicals, and photographic film - and many other chemicals. The company is divided into four...

Cabot Corporation is the world's largest seller of carbon black, an ultra fine particle used primarily in the production of tire rubber, by revenue. The company also generates revenues by selling aerogel, a low density insulation material, and other nano-sized particles such as fumed metal...

CarMax, Inc. (CarMax) is the country's largest retailer of used cars by volume, during the fiscal year ending on February 28th, 2009. CarMax sold over 345,465 used vehicles through 100 superstores during FY 2009, raising $6.9 billion in net sales.[1] CarMax competes in a highly fragmented...

Cummins (NYSE: CMI) manufactures diesel and natural gas engines, electric power generation systems, and engine-related components. Slightly more than half of Cummins revenues are from its markets outside the US, including India, China, Europe, Middle East, and Australia, and the company's...

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is one of the largest integrated forest product companies, with annual revenues of nearly $5.53 billion in 2009. As an oft-cited example of vertical integration, Weyerhaeuser has businesses in timberland management, wood products, cellulose fiber, containerboard...

British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS, AMEX:BTI) is the second largest quoted global tobacco company by market share, and with operations in over 180 markets, it is the "most international" tobacco company in the world.[1] The Company's brand portfolio consists of over 300 brands, namely, Dunhill...

BAE Systems is a British defense company with operations throughout the world. The company manufactures and supports products and services for air, land, and naval forces. The company also produces advanced electronics and information systems. As of 2010, BAE Systems is the second largest global...

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...

Lancaster Colony (NASDAQ: LANC) primarily makes specialty foods like salad dressings, frozen breads, and fruit dips. The company also sells other products, like glassware and candles, but food makes up 87% of the company's revenue.[1] The company does most of its business within the United...

Blackboard (NASDAQ:BBBB) designs and licenses course management software to schools in the United States. Blackboard's software lets instructors and students collaborate over the internet, supplementing the traditional classroom. For example, assignments and class notes can be posted and shared...

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ: BGFV) sells sporting goods through its network of 363 stores in 11 states in the western U.S.A. On average, each store covers approximately 11,000 square feet, which is smaller than other superstores (such as Dick's Sporting Goods that average over...

Bemis Company (NYSE: BMS) manufactures flexible packaging products and recorded 2007 total revenues of $3 billion.[1] The company sells the majority of its goods in the United States which accounted for nearly 65% of Bemis' revenues in 2007.[2] In 2007, the price of plastic resin on the London...

hion trends. BEBE competes with other medium-upper luxury women's apparel chains such as Guess? and Express. Manufacturing costs are increasing for retail companies that produce their goods in China, which bebe is attempting to avoid by manufacturing its goods in other countries, such as Brazil...

The private equity firm Warburg Pincus purchased Bausch & Lomb in 2007 for $65.00 per share. The Company specializes in eye health products, including contact lenses, lens care, pharmaceuticals, and ophthalmological surgery products. As an international company, almost 60% of its $2.3 billion...

Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) is the world's largest marketing and advertising conglomerate. It is organized as a holding company for a group of independent advertising and communication services firms. However, more than 50% of Omnicom's revenues come from sources other than traditional advertising...

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) is a manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging for beverages and foods. Most of Ball Corporation's customers are breweries and soft drink bottlers, which pay Ball to make aluminum soft drink and beer cans. The company sells 18 different beverage can sizes and helps...