FEI Company (NASDAQ:FEIC)

I owned this in real life, made money, sold it.
What was I thinking?
Best in class: Nanotech division.

valueline

Nanotech is the future. FEI is a profitable business well-positioned to take advantage of future trends

still testing... didn't put any limit information in... though I think nano tech will boom

In the last five years FEIC has not grown its market significantly although I see it has a strong buy by 8 analysts.

Nanotech picks and axels semiconductor play.
Atomic Force microscopes.

Don't see much support for this company above 28 for well over a year.

Picks and shovels for the nano-boom to come.

Testing out a portfolio of smallish-cap 5-star stocks found using the CAPS screener. All picks have at least 50 allstars backing them, which should be enough to minimize star rating fluctuations. It's only been about a week, and I expect a LOT of volatility, but I have high hopes for market beating performance. Time will tell...

Nano tech. This is the future. Period. Most of what is being developed using the machines manufactured by this company is still at the R&D university level. Commercialization is only a few years away. Gates etc, are heavily invested at this time in the R& D. A nanotech company that makes money. Research pays for this one. Long term.. big winner IMHO.

Nanotech is growing fast and would seem to be one of the waves of the future. FEI's earnings and sales are both up and they are supplying equipment to a growing industry. Should do well .

Nano development research money is being spent with FEIC now. Future quality control instrumentation will be needed in the future. Stock looks like a good buy to me.

Disclosure: I do not own stock of this company.

caps 5 stars

Did it... and will continue to do it.

Nano-Tech is the future.
This company sells the picks and shovels.
Electron microscopes to see that tiny tiny stuff.

This stock is a long term holding on the expected growth in nano technology research like during the gold rush i am going with a pick and shovel company i expect now as then they will do better in the long run than a comodity type company that produces whatever new product, that gets discovered .to modify elements on the atomic level you need to be able to see what you are working with FEIC makes one of the most widly used electron microscopes in the research world which is proven by their order backlog this coupled with the new table top microscope should drive earnings for several years to come

The exec's aren't overpaid like most companies. This is a good sign. Lots of cash.

FEI is a leading supplier of products and systems that enable research, development and manufacture of nanoscale features by helping their customers to image, characterize, analyze and modify three-dimensional structures. It serves the customers in the semiconductor, data storage and industry and institute markets in 50 countries. It provides its products or services to these markets through its four segments: Microelectronics, Electron Optics, Service and Components. The company's products include transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, focused ion-beam systems, DualBeam systems and software systems for computer-aided-design navigation and yield management.

FEI reported record third quarter results with revenue and net income reaching the highest total in company’s history. The company has started booking net profits since the past two quarters and is moving into the profit zone after incurring net losses for the past four quarters. The company’s sales have been growing in both the product and the service segment with steady improvements in gross margins. The company is taking various measures to improve its earnings, such as cost-cutting initiatives and new product development. This is evident on the back of its range of new products such as Titan electron microscope, the Nova NanoSEM, a new generation of the Vitrobot and S/TEM system platforms along with the recent introduction of V600FIB.

The company reported fifth quarter of sequential growth in the bookings, with the bookings reaching a record high in the third quarter. Moreover the backlogs also touched an all time high with a positive growth for the seventh straight quarter. Additionally with the nanotechnology research growing at a rapid pace globally, it is expected that the demand for the products and services provided by the company will also grow. The company looks to be in a good position with the all the performance attributes reaching new heights each quarter.

Expect a good FY06 end result