| A Shortage of Bullets Presents Investment Opportunities Stockerblog submits: It's true. There is a shortage of bullets, and many stores are putting limits on how many bullets a customer can buy. Part of the increase is due to an increase in the demand for handguns, with gun permits increasing by over 25% from last year. Another reason is that gun owners are stocking up on bullets, just like stocking up on gold.There are a couple of publicly traded companies that manufacture ammunition. Olin Corporation (OLN) makes Winchester Ammunition. The stock has a forward P/E of 36 and pays a 4.7% yield. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Grid-Enabled Vehicles Are Not Ready for Prime Time John Petersen submits:By John PetersenOn December 14th the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences issued a new report sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy titled "Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies – Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles." The press release headline announcing the report proclaims, "Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Costs Likely to Remain High, Benefits Modest for Decades."Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (PNCL)Q4 2009 Earnings CallComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Earnings Scorecard: L-3 Communications Zacks.com submits: L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL) reported better-than-expected first quarter 2010 (ended Mar 26, 2010) results on April 22, 2010. In the reported quarter, the company achieved earnings of $1.87 per share (excluding a tax provision of $0.04), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.77 and the prior-year earnings of $1.66. The upside mainly came from the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR) and Electronic Systems segments.First Quarter HighlightsComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Cummins: An American Company on a Tear Trader Mark submits:Speaking of companies increasingly escaping the sphere of the U.S. economy, Cummins (CMI) just posted a ridiculous earnings number. I had a feeling I'd regret selling out this position. Confirmed! I mentioned last week I was looking at a few names to add to the portfolio but they had earnings reports this week and I did not want to buy ahead of that event - this was one of them. (Click to enlarge)Really this company exemplifies everything that is going on in the globe: "meh" results in America with Asia carrying the world. Dupont (DD) was also similarly set up this morning - a big beat, with Asia taking the lead and Europe even doing better than the U.S. (Again, I call on the parade of pundits who showed up on CNBC in 2008 and 2009 to utilize first grade logic of "first in, first out... therefore the U.S. will lead the global recovery" to have the cajones to say "I screwed up". It *is* different this time.) Looks like we're headed to S&P 1130.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |