Northwest Pipe Company (NASDAQ:NWPX)

2Late2Mate (< 20) Submitted: 6/22/2008 11:47:18 AM : Start Price: $54.73 NWPX Score: -63.31

The need for "clean" water is an on-going thing. Especially, when there are more damaging storms, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods(i.e. natural disasters), which have a tendency to loom over the horizon.....the need to rebuiild is forever paramount.

thelongviewman (80.96) Submitted: 5/7/2008 5:19:05 PM : Start Price: $47.73 NWPX Score: -52.26

drinking water infrastructure...the next scarce commodity

kewgo (< 20) Submitted: 4/22/2008 4:54:44 PM : Start Price: $39.26 NWPX Score: -43.85

Global water infrastructure. Growth

jchallis (< 20) Submitted: 4/11/2008 9:34:19 AM : Start Price: $40.64 NWPX Score: -48.10

Water mains are one of the "creakiest" parts of US infrastructure. These guys have the limited supply for what will be very strong demand in the next few years.

aj5js35 (77.35) Submitted: 3/26/2008 2:45:03 PM : Start Price: $41.85 NWPX Score: -50.16

Our water infra-structure needs serious help. Can't see how this company can go wrong but they need state and Federal government to come forward with the funds first.

JCSmiley (75.29) Submitted: 3/11/2008 12:46:40 PM : Start Price: $41.52 NWPX Score: -47.23

NWPX is trading at a 36% discount to its intrinsic value. It has plenty of growth ahead for the next 3 - 5 years. I am bullish on anything in the water infrastructure business.

surfsnowtrail (29.84) Submitted: 12/26/2007 5:36:13 PM : Start Price: $39.90 NWPX Score: -37.67

Northwest pipe is a bit of a gamble to say that it is going to outperform the S&P, but I think that it will edge it over the next year.

godsmacks1 (57.13) Submitted: 12/21/2007 4:52:47 AM : Start Price: $36.90 NWPX Score: -34.26

steel and iron

unluckyatlove (45.05) Submitted: 11/29/2007 2:01:00 PM : Start Price: $34.14 NWPX Score: -30.27

The other wartter pipr mfgr. like amn low pe and 5 years of back orders. the other of two public companies

josephhudetz (56.37) Submitted: 5/4/2007 1:49:58 AM : Start Price: $36.38 NWPX Score: -32.64

NONE

ZekeThe3rd (< 20) Submitted: 2/18/2007 3:55:59 PM : Start Price: $38.99 NWPX Score: -40.34

The water infrastructure in the U.S. -- and globally, for that matter -- has been sorely neglected for a long time. Old water mains and sewer lines wind up wasting as much as 30-40% of the water supply in the U.S. due to leaks. NWPX fixes this stuff. With the water supplies (esp. in the western U.S. and in China) being stretched past their breaking point, NWPX should be able to set its own price.

matstao (99.30) Submitted: 1/3/2007 10:06:33 PM : Start Price: $32.42 NWPX Score: -31.94

water infrastructure, low PE. see MWA.

L6global (72.74) Submitted: 12/16/2006 3:28:15 PM : Start Price: $32.92 NWPX Score: -32.05

13 P/E ratio looks great. Nice time to be in their industry.

5STARsmallCAPS (78.14) Submitted: 11/24/2006 7:26:53 PM : Start Price: $33.60 NWPX Score: -35.04

5-star $232 million market cap on 11/24/06.
Steel pipe.
5STARsmallCAPS picks five star stocks with the smallest market caps.

2020club (< 20) Submitted: 9/10/2006 8:51:11 PM : Start Price: $31.00 NWPX Score: -38.02

Infrastructure play - water systems - fuel systems all need pipe to carry -opportunity for explosive future growth - 80 % stock owned by institutions

TFNdaddy (49.96) Submitted: 9/5/2006 5:56:56 PM : Start Price: $30.70 NWPX Score: -35.80

The company will benefit from the "upgrade cycle" by water utilities. The EPA has mandated a 10x fold increase in the amount spent on water infrastructure. A significant part of that spending will go to new pipes.

The company has been hurt by high copper and steel prices. However, as those commodity prices begin moderating, the company should see rising margins.