Autoliv, Inc. (ALV)

TMFCanuck (87.25) Submitted: 8/17/06 4:34 PM : Start Price: $53.17 ALV Score: -26.21

Owns the market for 'Automotive Safety Systems' (that's seat belts and airbags to you and me). Responsible for pretty much every automotive safety innovation of the past quarter-century. (Hey - remember when cars didn't have seat belts in the back...

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TMFGebinr (26.66) Submitted: 8/31/06 7:13 PM : Start Price: $52.67 ALV Score: -25.32

While I'm not the expert Mr. Gillies is on this company, often buying the provider of parts to those who make the things people want (in this case, safety-related systems to auto manufacturers) gives superior results. That's because this kind of comp...

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bluestar42 (76.51) Submitted: 9/05/06 6:42 PM : Start Price: $53.59 ALV Score: -25.64

This is the dominant producer of seat belts and airbags. Its a Swedish company so the exchange rate provides a hedge against U.S. weakness (when the dollar is weak ALV wins). The company is well diversified, they do business around the world. They ar...

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TMFMattyA (96.56) Submitted: 1/09/08 8:17 PM : Start Price: $45.65 ALV Score: -14.36

It’s no secret that the automotive industry, particularly in the United States, is in a serious rut. As sales for Ford and General Motors dig to excruciating new lows, automotive supply companies have suffered in tandem. But ALV sets itself apart. ...

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buster1322 (< 20) Submitted: 10/05/08 8:06 AM : Start Price: $29.09 ALV Score: -5.54

Stock has great financials and an ever increasing dividend. Auto Safety Market will never go away. Whether we transition from gas to Electric to Solar to jetsons space travel. Either way they are all going to need seatbelts and airbags. As Long as th...

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JCSmiley (< 20) Submitted: 4/15/08 10:43 PM : Start Price: $48.74 ALV Score: -20.28

ALV is trading at a 36% discount to its intrinsic value. It has a P/E = 10.69 and a PEG = 0.68 with a y-o-y growth rate of 15%. This is a very attractive stock at this price. It has value and growth which are my two favorite things.

I'm picking t...

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MJKpayday (88.51) Submitted: 4/23/08 8:40 PM : Start Price: $49.32 ALV Score: -19.49

Autliv is really a most impressive company. First what do they do? They make automotive safety systems that include seatbelts, steering wheels, airbags, and then future developments inlclude dispatching little robots that repair humans immediatley a...

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TMFPhila (95.38) Submitted: 8/26/08 10:21 AM : Start Price: $38.37 ALV Score: -11.12

Classic PYAD stock. What's PYAD, you ask?

P - P/E ratio 2/3 that of the S&P 500 average
Y - Yield 50%> S&P 500 average
A - Low Price-to-Book
D - Modest/Manageable Debt

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tarotkid (56.37) Submitted: 11/03/08 3:14 PM : Start Price: $21.10 ALV Score: -14.75

There's a report today that showed a massive slump in automotive sales across all of the major manufacturers. Quarterly YOY sales for this company have taken a huge hit at -50% As much as the price of this stock has declined, it might be tempting t...

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chk999 (99.99) Submitted: 10/16/08 9:05 AM : Start Price: $23.09 ALV Score: 0.47

Swedish car parts manufacturer. Looks pretty cheap in the long run. In the short run, who knows?

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