Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (NYSE:SSD)

george681martha (< 20) Submitted: 9/29/2006 9:05:05 PM : Start Price: $24.94 SSD Score: +9.57

Along term winner due to excellent planning and management. I'm hanging in and building with confidence. They may weaken but they bounce back.

rich179 (< 20) Submitted: 9/22/2006 3:01:14 AM : Start Price: $24.97 SSD Score: +7.95

SSD is a very profitable company, that has been beaten down along with all the housing related stocks, but the products that it manufactures are written in to the building codes. All residential and light commercial engineers specify Simpson products exclusively to comply with the building codes, that is a significant hurdle to overcome for any other firms, trying to muscle in.

scorp3175 (85.85) Submitted: 9/21/2006 2:11:04 AM : Start Price: $25.19 SSD Score: +7.73

Simpsons ties are available in both HD and Lowe's. They don't carry any other brands. Play on monopoly of this company.

lavadave (20.94) Submitted: 9/19/2006 6:11:23 PM : Start Price: $24.92 SSD Score: +7.89

It's cheap right now.

Run2930 (49.68) Submitted: 9/18/2006 8:25:38 PM : Start Price: $25.08 SSD Score: +7.61

Incredibly well-run business with good management in a bad sector. Their diversification through various building markets will limit their exposure to a residential blow-up.

rustyb623 (78.93) Submitted: 9/13/2006 6:50:53 PM : Start Price: $24.67 SSD Score: +9.24

Taking a beating recently to very low levels. Too many people think SSD is directly related to housing starts, but it is not true. Lots of growth potential in Europe and with masonry anchor systems in US as codes get stricter

jrueff123 (83.14) Submitted: 9/13/2006 3:29:21 PM : Start Price: $24.50 SSD Score: +9.77

Having recently built a new house I found that SSD has a virutal monopoly on structural tie downs (Can you imagine the use in Katrina Land)

EngineerPaul (35.37) Submitted: 9/13/2006 2:18:10 AM : Start Price: $24.05 SSD Score: +11.84

SSD is a strong company with nearly no debt and an excellent position in its markets. Designers and contractors alike respect them. They are, however, very sensitive to housing and are likely to be volatile in the short term.

jdmcmullen (57.34) Submitted: 8/26/2006 6:13:08 PM : Start Price: $23.48 SSD Score: +13.14

This company has no competitor in its market (connectors used in construction); it continuously innovates and invests in R&D; it has a clean balance sheet; high inside ownership.