$24.44

2.04 (9.11%)

11/21/2008 4:06 PM

Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS)

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A manufacturer of flexible packaging products and pressure sensitive materials selling to customers throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. The Company's markets include food, chemical, agribusiness, medical, pharmaceutical and printing industries.

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Small Cap (1354), Containers (21), Containers and Packaging (29), Among Most Trustworthy Companies (83), S&P 500 (469)
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Bemis Company, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$24.44
Last Trade Time:	11/21/2008 4:06 PM
Open:	$22.81
Previous Close:	$22.40
Daily Range:	$22.46 - $24.46
52-Week Range:	$20.62 - $29.70
Volume:	1,696,439
Market Cap:	$2.23B
P/E Ratio:	12.80
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Other News Headlines for BMS

Packaging, paper company shares mostly fall
10/29/2008 4:24:00 PM - AP
Outlook roundup: Amedisys, Ceradyne
10/28/2008 2:55:00 PM - AP
Bemis issues 4Q profit outlook
10/28/2008 11:39:00 AM - AP
Earnings roundup: Occidental Petroleum, US Steel
10/28/2008 10:57:00 AM - AP

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2 Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS)

Avatar shop1 (97.12) Submitted: 5/12/08 11:57 AM

This packaging company recently posted mixed financials results. Net sales for Q1 08 improved from $947.3 million compared to $909.1 million in the first quarter 2007. However, net income. eps and cash flow slightly decreased. On the positive side, the company bought back 1 million...More

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1 Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS)

Avatar manchesteruk (< 20) Submitted: 10/05/06 3:28 AM

only potential M&A make this stock attractive

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Recs 0 (BMS) LongShortIndex (23.76) Submitted: 10/18/08 2:11 AM : Start Price: $22.67 BMS Score: -28.37 One of few stocks in the world that seem just too expensive even though it operates in an industry outside of the FIRE sector of economy (FIRE = Financial, Insurance & Real Estate). The valuation to earnings potential going forward is not worth it, nothing going for it on the dividend end, and there would be other companies in the sector that are much more desirable. I'd sell this company to put my money elsewhere. In fact, I'd rather use that money and pour it across residential real estate, apartment buildings, other stocks, commodities, or bonds. Even if it survives the next decade, it will lag its peers and it will likely lag S&P 500. SELL. bearish on pbr, cog, io, mcf, chd, prgo, zep, psa, ccl, joe, celg, sndk, wms, brk-a, alxn, mygn, otex, apol, fun, uti, swn, goog, tm, bms, stec These picks are within this CAPs account that is market neutral - all longs are offset by a short. All long & short picks are diversified across industries & world location to limit downside exposure. This CAPS account will maintain at the very least 20 picks and at the very most 80 picks. Picks will be ended in long/short pairs to remain neutral. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (BMS) grorate25 (36.21) Submitted: 7/30/08 12:04 PM : Start Price: $26.77 BMS Score: 31.71 The resin market has been on an increase. BMS has several rail cars at yesterday's price and they will take advantage of this. When resin does fall, resale prices will not go down as fast. They will win on either end (up or down on resin prices). Their history in stock appreciation has proven this over and over again. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (BMS) woodruffdavid (62.20) Submitted: 7/21/08 12:00 PM : Start Price: $24.03 BMS Score: 41.38 This stock is included in the Morningstar "Dividend Portfolio," which I use as my core stock group. I highly suggest anyone interested in dividend income take a look at this grouping of quality income producing stocks. Report this Post Replies: 1 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 2 (BMS) shop1 (97.12) Submitted: 5/12/08 11:57 AM : Start Price: $26.20 BMS Score: 39.07 This packaging company recently posted mixed financials results. Net sales for Q1 08 improved from $947.3 million compared to $909.1 million in the first quarter 2007. However, net income. eps and cash flow slightly decreased. On the positive side, the company bought back 1 million shares of common stock on the open market and is still slated to buy back another 4.1 million shares. BMS is currently trading at $26.82, well off its 52 week high of $34.53. P/B is currently 1.71. The company will need to make some adjustments to offset increased production costs, but the debt level for BMS is reasonable and the financials are still solid. The company has a dividend/yield of 0.88 (3.30%), making this company attractive to investors. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (BMS) crimfunk (< 20) Submitted: 2/02/08 1:41 AM : Start Price: $26.90 BMS Score: 36.36 good valuation Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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