Georgia Gulf Corp (GGC)

racerddt (< 20) Submitted: 2/26/07 11:46 PM : Start Price: $18.96 GGC Score: -45.54

This stock has been pounded thanks to the housing slowdown and the increase in their debt load from their recent acquisition. A loss in the 4th quarter is factored into the stock price which should have a floor under it. As the company divests of s...

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cheme1901 (32.70) Submitted: 2/02/07 11:32 AM : Start Price: $20.50 GGC Score: -45.80

This is a rebuild story that may take a year or two to pan out.

Georgia Gulf has taken on a lot of debt to acquire Royal Group. The combination of added debt load and the company's exposure to the housing market has resulted in the stock trading a...

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cntinuum100 (< 20) Submitted: 6/13/06 10:57 PM : Start Price: $21.92 GGC Score: -55.65

This company has strong management that has been in the business for a long time. The stock got hammered 06/09 when it announce that it was going to buy Royal Group Technologies. I listened to the Web Cast and I was impressed by the comments the co...

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cntinuum (< 20) Submitted: 10/29/06 8:02 PM : Start Price: $20.76 GGC Score: -48.62

This management is known for improving manufacturing efficiency. They seemed to known for keeping the profit that can be obtained by lower material costs. In listening to the conference call when GGC announced it was buying Royal, I felt that GGC ...

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raytoei (49.88) Submitted: 2/05/07 2:25 PM : Start Price: $20.05 GGC Score: -45.62

Pros
+ Stronger balance sheet as the company has paid down debt from peak of 749m in 1999 to 129m in sept 2006.

+ Good cash generation business due to low capex requirements. In the last 10 years, it had only one negative FCF year in 1996. (Simple F...

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JRHaley1980 (< 20) Submitted: 1/07/07 4:24 PM : Start Price: $17.97 GGC Score: -46.29

Chemical Products (vinyl, resins, etc.) Hi PEG but LOW Debt/Eq for a shipping company (.4). Trades at a low for the year after a bad 3rd qtr. I think the drop of 20% was an overreaction. Low Debt/Eq at .4 for a materials processor. Lots of short...

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rv6fool (98.14) Submitted: 1/10/08 8:12 PM : Start Price: $3.89 GGC Score: 17.54

High debt load, not lowest cost producer, not backward integrated .... will be a victim of high gas and oil prices in NA.

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enrycaraibi2 (96.59) Submitted: 1/08/08 4:55 AM : Start Price: $4.97 GGC Score: 24.99

The problem of subprime also affect him

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enrycaraibi (< 20) Submitted: 1/02/08 5:36 AM : Start Price: $6.38 GGC Score: 29.73

Real estate is in trouble and this company is ties with this market (pipes in pvc) and credit crunch is not over yet, and the chart, imho, is indicating down

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Investor22201 (57.64) Submitted: 3/24/08 8:16 AM : Start Price: $6.44 GGC Score: -35.08

highly recommended

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