International Shipholding Corp (NYSE:ISH)

wooderino (93.07) Submitted: 9/22/2009 2:15:41 PM : Start Price: $27.61 ISH Score: -57.81

small-cap with strong 5 year ROE& profit margin improvement

kaptnkrk (< 20) Submitted: 5/5/2009 1:41:09 PM : Start Price: $17.80 ISH Score: -46.43

A necessity no matter the economy would do even better when it bounce back

jbeavers14 (74.89) Submitted: 10/11/2008 12:18:30 AM : Start Price: $15.77 ISH Score: -28.65

The need for shipping will continue through this market downturn so ISH should bring some value.

JohnnyiPhone (< 20) Submitted: 6/13/2008 8:29:02 AM : Start Price: $18.46 ISH Score: -3.79

Member of the "Mini-Cap Monsters."

rz49 (24.90) Submitted: 4/3/2008 4:23:35 PM : Start Price: $14.34 ISH Score: +26.77

should go higher in a down market revenue growth looks good

xayd1 (52.61) Submitted: 2/15/2008 2:49:18 PM : Start Price: $16.00 ISH Score: +10.71

LT debt/equity = .77, price/book = .82, ROE = 21%, profit margin = 16%

MPOWERD (32.22) Submitted: 1/4/2008 8:20:19 PM : Start Price: $17.10 ISH Score: +8.79

As long as imports are hot ISH should turn a profit.

dcoolhead (81.12) Submitted: 11/12/2007 5:22:38 PM : Start Price: $16.53 ISH Score: +20.45

Shipping

bebop111 (< 20) Submitted: 10/31/2007 12:28:36 PM : Start Price: $16.68 ISH Score: +18.73

Has five divisions, including service vessels and a railway. It is currently trading BELOW the book value of $26!

Company lost some footing with its (NOW discontinued) LASH operation, but its 3-quarter 2007 record (compared to 3 quarters of 2006) is outstanding! Will use income from sales of remaining fleet to retire debt.

Institutional investors include PRICE (T.ROWE) ASSOCIATES INC. and 38 other institutions. Motley Fool devotees know that insider ownership is a plus, ISH has 37 percent insider ownership. Profit margin is good at 12 percent, but company will have to improve its 0.43 percent operating mgn. 80 percent 52-week change, and newly declared dividends make this a winning play for the micro-cap investor.