Kraton Performance Polymers (NYSE:KRA)

The elimination of a number of unprofitable products, a new pricing policy that raises prices more quickly than in the past, a significant drop in the prices of its key inputs, and negative earnings caused solely by the company's use of FIFO accounting...not terrible performance all should act as catalysts to eventually drive Kraton's stock higher over the next year.

Deej

as of sep 2011, has a run rate of eps of 5.4 based on last 2 qtrs. ie a pe of 4x. 600 mill mcap. not much volume growth but price growth primarily. cashflow going into inventory stocking. low insider.

Way more upside than downside for this specialty chem co with a low pe.

drew likeded it . Chemicals (ag) are no. 3 in stock groupings that are leading all stocks.

http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/best-bargain-of-the-day-on-an/566963

I'm looking for a gain of about 50% to $45/share.

A plastics company with a compelling P/E ratio.

It has several interesting new products including a polymer for use making the interior panels for cars. This new polymer is 30 to 40% lighter which should appeal to car companies seeking to achieve better fuel economy. If that weren't enough, Kraton's new polymer is molded at lower temperatures. This equates to cost/energy savings as well.

This is just one example of Kraton's pipeline. Maybe that is why they are expecting to eventually have 20% of revenue coming from newly developed products.