Actuant Corp (ATU)

Downthumb. Good cash flow. But negative free cash flow. High capital spending. 16% 5 year sales growth rate. But recent growth anemic. Good quick ratio. But high total debt ratio.

Going up with the economic recovery

extensive technical analysis of historical price data

Good mgmt with insiders buying in March. Good business model, and Wachovia's recent downgrade to Mkt Perform notwithstanding, ATU is poised for a comeback.

ACTUANT CORP IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER JANUARY STOCK I BUY-LOOKS LIKE IT IS READY FOR ONE HECK OF A LEAP-I AM JUMPING ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe I'll achieve at least one winner while the market implodes. Just a hunch.

The count on All Stars rating this stock "Outperform" is 77-0. That is incredible.

If I had money, I'd be getting INTO the market, not out, at this time.

10/1/08 Strong buy based on oil and gas equipment and tools, good financials and steady growth and good P/E.

O/U 131

This company produces industrial equipment and supplies for worldwide consumption. The US Dollar is weak, so their products are cheap overseas.
They are growing at 22% during the upcoming four quarters with expectations of 14% thereafter. That can be annualized to about 16%. So the stock is fairly priced as it stands. As the market probably won't grow in the next year, this stock should outperform handily. With 10 analysts watching it, its price will probably stay in line with growth.
I would like to see more insider ownership of a small/medium company like this. I would also like to see less debt. These factors may reduce ATU's future growth prospects.

Lost track of this since I sold at its peak. A bit late to the game, but not too late.

oil & Gas

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"Beat this stock" pick

will only grow bigger as time goes on

Diversified manufacturer of tools and parts of machines which has grown by serial acquisition. It may no be able to maintain the same growth rate but the business itself is profitable andthat is during recession. As the economy rebounds this should accelerate nicely.

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