Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)

MegaViper (58.81) Submitted: 3/14/2008 1:44:31 AM : Start Price: $19.96 PC Score: -71.17

Energy stocks are on the rise by overcharging the american public and reaming us until we can't buy a loaf of bread, welcome to the new world!

starrios69 (47.92) Submitted: 1/19/2008 2:11:05 PM : Start Price: $18.01 PC Score: -72.19

The Third largest electronic company, in Japan, can't be all that bad.

youngbuc25 (94.81) Submitted: 8/23/2007 7:05:39 PM : Start Price: $16.61 PC Score: -55.85

I built a new stock screen using Microsoft Money. Quality Value Picks. I do not discriminate. If it pops up, I'm rolling with it. I trust my fundamental screening criteria.

KBarsymes (< 20) Submitted: 4/12/2007 4:00:19 PM : Start Price: $19.21 PC Score: -62.60

Matsushita has always been known for quality control and fault free products, as opposed to some of their electronics competitors who were more adventurous, innovative, and at times launch-happy. Nowadays, for all of the flash and glitz and tinsel of their offerings in the domestic and culturally local markets, when Panasonic or National Electronics are keeping to the old model in their really foreign markets. They know to specify the offering to the market. The other Japanese electronics are maturing to this as well. Even the Koreans are catching on. The Chinese don't seem to get it yet, that the west generally dislikes disposable electronics.The short term is too hard to predict, what with the housing market slump and with it the feeling of lost disposable wealth. (and yet even in this market, BestBuy is have one of its best years) Still eventually the consumer electronics revolution that is going on in the Far East will arrive here in the west. three to five years out MC will have ironed out all the bugs and trimmed the tinsel, and be selling us the kernel of actually useful stuff. Put intelligent engineers, intelligent marketers and intelligent management in one room and you will get MC.

NetscribeInterna (51.03) Submitted: 1/31/2007 6:43:58 AM : Start Price: $18.54 PC Score: +63.30

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., founded in 1918 is a global player involved in production and sale of electronic and electric products. It has a huge portfolio of around 86,000 products that mainly operates under the brand name Panasonic. The company operates in six segments with AVC Network division contributes maximum to the overall inflows i.e. around 40%; product profile includes televisions, DVD players, digital cameras, and audio equipments.

The consumer electronics industry is one of the most competitive in the world, with global market size reaching over $135 billion. Industry’s single digit growth rate and ever reducing product cycle is proving very difficult for many companies to survive. Although many major producers are facing a strong rise in units, the constant price-cutting is creating pressure. Adding to it, the increase in raw materials is also creating additional worries for the industry players.

Matsushita is witnessing a modest rise in revenues, the cost cutting and in house production is having positive impact on the margins. The plasma TV is the biggest revenue driver for the company in which it holds a strong market share. However, the stock is recently seeing a slide, with concerns over company’s plan to build a $2.4 billion plasma display factory, which may prove too costly. Adding to it, a strong threat from LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) televisions can make things difficult for the plasma factory in the future. Matsushita’s future outlook also does not look much appealing; mainly due to difficult conditions prevailing in the consumer electronics industry. Further, as more than half of company’s portfolio consists of maturing product line, it will be very tough for company to beat the benchmark returns in such a challenging environment, and thus making it logical to stay away from the stock at current levels.

RagingAlpaca (68.75) Submitted: 12/5/2006 1:35:39 PM : Start Price: $18.13 PC Score: -62.99

Quality products, reasonable prices, and as people continue to move to HD, MC will continue to be solid.

lucillek4 (< 20) Submitted: 11/27/2006 7:01:44 PM : Start Price: $17.89 PC Score: -65.16

Panasonic copiers top JD Power and Assoc. business customer satisfaction study. Also their plasma TVs now have no-lead display panels.
Target price: $25.00, but unsure of the time frame.

eldetorre (37.46) Submitted: 10/20/2006 8:33:00 PM : Start Price: $20.37 PC Score: -70.81

Their Professional video products division is starting to do things right

alroy61 (66.38) Submitted: 10/18/2006 6:11:14 AM : Start Price: $20.87 PC Score: -71.42

This is Matsushita Corp, known to Americans as Panasonic, Technics, JVC etc. It doesn't report quarterly, only once a year - end of March. It makes the new High-end sound system for Acura and has its hands in many of the same industries as Sony et al. It makes very hard duty laptops for law enforcement and similar clients. Basically, its not generally a breakaway stock and its not going to zoom to $40 overnight (currently at $21.82), but it is a solid performer and November and December are very good months for its consumer electronics profile. The stock will probably hit $25.25 by the first week inJanuary and then pull back a bit. Still not a bad performer, around 10%, short-term.

shadleym (< 20) Submitted: 10/4/2006 5:30:25 PM : Start Price: $20.33 PC Score: -72.03

Batteries, batteries, batteries. Hybrid car batteries, portable electronic device batteries, rechargeable, disposable, you name it. Not only are they a major producer of batteries, but they also do a lot of R&D and will be designing and producing the batteries that will power the world in the coming years.

Tonyiorioriorp (< 20) Submitted: 9/16/2006 6:49:25 PM : Start Price: $19.64 PC Score: -73.37

Japans econimy is back