Pitney Bowes, Inc. (NYSE:PBI)

TopDividendPayer (99.48) Submitted: 12/1/2007 5:53:02 AM : Start Price: $29.37 PBI Score: -45.43

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trackbottomline (43.07) Submitted: 8/8/2007 5:53:36 PM : Start Price: $35.06 PBI Score: -54.59

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NetscribeBusServ (< 20) Submitted: 3/12/2007 8:11:19 AM : Start Price: $34.39 PBI Score: -59.35

Pitney Bowes is a provider of leading edge, global, integrated mail and document management solutions for organizations of all sizes. The company is divided into two business groups, which are Mailstream Solutions and Mailstream Services, which are further divided in seven business segments. With operations spread across more than 185 countries, the company has approximately 35,000 employees worldwide, serving more than two million businesses through direct and dealer operations

Company faces stiff competition for new placements from other postage meter and mailing machine suppliers, and its mailing products, services and software face competition from products and services offered as alternative means of message communications. Here, Pitney Bowes with its 85 years of long experience and reputation for product quality, and sales and support service organizations are ahead in influencing customer choices with respect to their products. Also, the acquisition of Group 1 Software Company that has experience of 25 years with 3000 customers in mailing software applications will provide an added advantage to the company.

Pitney Bowes overall performance has been sound with its net revenues making a steady increase of 26% for past four years with 2005 being the year-end; this was more evident when the revenue increased by 7% for the fiscal year end 2006. Also, company’s recent restructuring program will improve selling, general and administrative performance and lower the operating costs.

Company forecasts EPS to increase by more than 8% in 2007. Also to diversify the portfolio, firm plans for more acquisitions in 2007, apparently it had spent $900 million for acquisitions in 2006. Looking at all the above factors, stock price of the company should soon enter a bullish phase.

oldwindways100 (88.07) Submitted: 1/18/2007 3:11:38 PM : Start Price: $35.28 PBI Score: +58.96

While Pitney Bowes is a stable company, with decent performance, it has trouble keeping up with the market leaders. I see it underperforming in the short term, but in the longer than 1 year view, it should be pretty closely tied to the S&P 500.

Fuskie (30.27) Submitted: 12/4/2006 12:07:49 PM : Start Price: $34.20 PBI Score: -58.64

This company requires further investigation as to its direction. Sure we get plenty of junk in the mail, but I spend less than ever on stamps these days and there are competing on-line services for postage catering to both consumer and commercial needs, including the USPS. Still, holiday sales mean lots of mailers, and that could be good for business.

smoketweet (45.99) Submitted: 11/18/2006 12:00:45 PM : Start Price: $34.92 PBI Score: +60.09

Steady as she goes!

jhl247 (< 20) Submitted: 11/9/2006 1:50:12 PM : Start Price: $34.83 PBI Score: +61.02

The only people they treat worse than their customers, is their own employees. This company is destined to fail. Management is a joke, terrible capital management. Unmotivated sales team. BAD BAD BAD all the way around...

Shorts stock, long bonds.

Joree (31.43) Submitted: 11/3/2006 4:10:46 PM : Start Price: $34.52 PBI Score: -61.97

Dividend income is attactive and they appear to be evolving with future technology. MF recommondation too!

yonnr2000 (75.31) Submitted: 10/30/2006 12:00:51 AM : Start Price: $34.05 PBI Score: -60.98

Snail mail will never die. Email has been around for over a decade, and my mailbox is stuffed with junk mail more than ever.