Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (NYSE:ATK)

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Alliant Techsystems Inc.
7480 Flying Cloud Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55344-3720
United States - Map
Phone: 952-351-3000
Fax: 952-351-3009
Website: www.atk.com

Details
Index Membership: S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector: Industrial Goods
Industry: Aerospace/Defense Products & Services
Full Time Employees: 18,000

Business Summary
Alliant Techsystems Inc. supplies aerospace and defense products to the United States government agencies, and its prime contractors and subcontractors. The company also supplies ammunition and related accessories to law enforcement agencies and commercial customers. Its Armament Systems segment offers military ammunition and gun systems; commercial products, such as ammunition for the sport hunting/sport enthusiast market, reloading equipment, gun care products, targets and traps, rifle scopes and mounts, and binoculars; energetic products, including warheads and bomb fills, propellants for tank ammunition and tactical rocket motors, and guided advanced tactical rocket systems; integrated weapon systems comprising medium-caliber chain guns and ammunition suites; small caliber ammunitions; and tactical systems. The company?s Mission Systems segment provides aerospace structures consisting of composite aircraft components, wing skins and nacelles, stringers and frames, and containment cases; advanced weapons, including precision fire weapons and missiles, large-caliber ammunition, and advanced anti-radiation guided missiles; integrated systems comprising missile warning systems and special-mission aircrafts; and tactical propulsion and controls, such as tactical rocket motors, fuzes, warheads and precision fire weapons, large-caliber ammunition, and missile components. Alliant Techsystems? Space Systems segment manufactures rocket motor systems for human and cargo launch vehicles, conventional and strategic missiles, missile defense interceptors, small and micro-satellites, satellite components, structures and subsystems, lightweight space deployables, and solar arrays, as well as provides engineering and technical services. It operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Currently the largest ammunition manufacturing entity in the world. Since 2000 ATK has grown significantly as a result of both internal expansion and a series of acquisitions.

This second-tier aerospace company is involved in quite a few big-ticket items government projects that aren't going away. They have been playing nicely with the big boys, NOC, BA, LMT

I need a steady supply of Bullets to protect my sugar supply.
I also think of this as a defense play.

p/e under 10

The debt load is ugly, but the stock has been beaten up too much lately.

We always need bullets

for the next 30 days only.

With the impending Obama win and the inevitable increase in government spending to follow, this company should continue to do well for at least the next several years.

ATK makes all the rifle bullets used by US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also manufacture many larger munitions. As long as the US is engaged in armed conflict, ATK should do well.

Always need more weaponry.

backlogged contracts, superior and unique projectile products technologies

Carries a high debt and insider sells are telling. Watch out for accounting issues in the future as goodwill has never been written down despite paying premiums in M&A and a market that certainly would not favor buying these "assets" ATK is a poster child for cost plus over runs that McCain will eliminate thus the 40% load of these contracts currently giving ATK a tax payer slush fund bonanza will go away shortly. Currently over bought and being pumped continuously - watch for rotation out of the sector to really hurt. CEO and CFO have little experience and are grossly over paid.

This baby is coming off of a nice double bottom reversal at $100ish and is most likely going to recapture lost gains in the mid $120s and proceed to fit new highs before this summer is over. Say hello to investors looking to survive a recession this summer by jumping into the defense sector.

Testing a portfolio of companies that start with the letter "A".

With the war and all, ATK is a great pick since they furnish ammo and other WMDs to the Gov. As long as we're fighting, ATK is making money