The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN)

A GOOD FOODS STOCK THAT MAKES TEAS

Long term: Kraft target?

While some of HAIN's brands & products are only posing as "green", others are legit, and either way are healthier and more natural than the mainstream. Thumbs Up.

Makes a wide variety of organic grocery items. Will do well in a market where WFMI is growing and people are becoming more conscious about the relationship between food and health.

Hain has some of the best known brands in organic foods and natural products. They've positioned themselves into "mainstream" grocery stores and out of the "natural" foods sections increasing sales. During the past year, Hain has worked hard to control input and distribution costs and consolidate or jetison non-performing brands.

Solid investment at a bargain price and a Sustainably minded company to boot! I'm sold.

The products look right and I think quality sells. The management seem to have their heads on right.

Intrinsic Value of $38.

I think this is slightly overvalued but I know long term it will be a winner. A very diversified group of natural health companies, I use many of their products and it is hard to avoid some in the health food store.

With the growing concern over where your food comes from and what is in it. I believe this company will continue to grow. I gave my baby their Earth's Best baby food because it was certified organic and want to make sure my child was not getting any preservatives. Also, we used Tushies diapers, which was purchased recently by this company. They seem to be a very affordable natural diaper. This company does a lot more then baby stuff, but this has been my experience with their products. I beleive this company will outperform, especially since it seems to have weathered some tough times in the stock market of late.

Hain has accumulated many brands that are becoming a larger and larger part of consumer staples.

I expect slow growth after the last lull. They took a hit by having to repackage certain things to label them as 'supplements', but now that this is over I'm hoping to see them rebound.

This stock has been hurt lately amid the concerns over consumer spending (or lack thereof) in the near term. Also, they've struggled to increase margins over the last few years in spite of their premium product selection. Still, I believe demand for organic products will continue to grow, and Hain owns some of the stronger brands in the category. They just hired a new Marketing VP, too, so maybe that person will help them get moving.

Less certain about this one -- if management has their heart in this for the natural/healthy reasons, that may increase their odds of success. They need to add and develop brands with good business practices as well as authentic and genuine vision for healthy foods.

I love the moves management has been making over the past few months, and they're clearly paying off. YOY, the business produced 224% more cash flow. The balance sheet is getting stronger. Income is strongly growing. With its line-up of terrific brands and the picking up of growth, a P/E around 27 is not too high of a multiple to pay. Before, I was worried about the valuation, but management has proved itself to me: this company has strong brands and a heck of a lot more opportunity with the fast-growing organic market.

I am a devotedly crunchy granola organic shopper, and hain foods covers most of my weekly grocery list. Vegans and Vegetarians are gaining fast in future generations -- and Hain's quality stock products --rice dream, soy dream --are going to capitalize on that market.

Companies dealing in processed and packaged health/organic food are destined to be big players in the future. Stores selling these foods are losing ground because their niche is being removed as

the trend has been healthy eating for about 10 trs now. must own hain if you believe this trend continues, which i believe it does...esp. with the large aging baby boomers.

strong time - should end