Rapid Transition to Grid Enabled Vehicles Not Possible or Desirable
John Petersen submits:On Monday of this week the Electrification Coalition, a newly organized industrial lobby that styles itself as anonpartisan, not-for-profit group of business leaders committed to promoting policies and actions that facilitate the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale in order to combat the economic, environmental, and national security dangers caused by our nation’s dependence on petroleum.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Hidden Value in T.A.T. Technologies (Part 2)
Yoseph West submits:Here's Part 1. In this article, I'll be analyzing T.A.T. Technologies Ltd.'s (TATT) balance sheet, highlighting an aspect that particularly stands out to me and explaining any adjustments I've made. Before taking a look at the adjustments, I want to highlight how cash-rich TATT is. Without dipping into any other asset, they can easily pay off all of their liabilities (with cash to spare!). I really like this, especially when it combines with the fact that Current Assets minus Total Liabilities equals 86.5% of TATT's Market Cap. This helps provide a comfortable margin of safety, as it's not including long-term assets or the value of the business itself!Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Rail Traffic Continues to Gain Momentum
The Pragmatic Capitalist submits: The AAR is reporting another strong week of year over year gains in the rail industry. U.S. railroads originated 298,218 carloads during the week ended April 24. This was a 14.6% gain over the same week last year, but still down 10.8% from 2008. Intermodal traffic jumped 15.1% year over year and down 5.4% versus 2008 (click to enlarge). Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
3 European Auto Makers Rev Up Along With Demand
David Hunkar submits: European car companies continue to increase production compared to last year, as demands picks up in the domestic and overseas markets. Car makers in Europe have traditionally built smaller, fuel-efficient cars that are demanded by European consumers. In addition, these companies also reproduce the same strategy when selling in the fast-growing emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India, etc. where the demand for small cars is high.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Vitran Corporation CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Vitran Corporation, Inc. (VTNC)Q3 2010 Earnings CallOctober 26, 2010 10:00 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |