$35.16

-0.07 (-0.20%)

7/23/2008 4:00 PM

Tecumseh Products Company (TECUA)

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A global manufacturer of hermetic compressors for residential and commercial refrigerators, window air conditioning units and residential and commercial central system air conditioners and power trains for lawn mowers.

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General Building Materials (32), Micro Cap (4824)
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Tecumseh Products Company At A Glance

Current Price:	$35.16
Last Trade Time:	7/23/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$35.25
Previous Close:	$35.23
Daily Range:	$34.63 - $36.01
52-Week Range:	$15.34 - $37.79
Volume:	147,067
Market Cap:	$472.15M
P/E Ratio:	95.22
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Other News Headlines for TECUA

Tecumseh to Consider Herrick Requests
3/21/2008 7:49:00 AM - AP
Earnings Roundup: Core-Mark, EV Energy
3/14/2008 10:46:00 AM - AP
Tecumseh Products Swings to Profit in 4Q
3/14/2008 8:55:00 AM - AP
Tecumseh to Move Corporate Headquarters
3/12/2008 6:14:00 PM - AP

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Avatar YoungInvestor99 (21.95) Submitted: 4/20/08 7:46 PM

52 week high on a one star caps stock. Also given an underperform by TMFEldrehad, and I am trying to pick my CAPs score up.

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15 Tecumseh Products Company (TECUA)

Avatar pkt005a (96.27) Submitted: 11/30/07 10:18 AM

Top Ten Things you don't want to see when reading through company reports (in no particular order):

1) Management hasn't told me when or how they're going to turn an operating profit or see positive cash flow.

2) They openly state that they expect not to be in compliance with debt covenants return...More

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Recs 1 (TECUA) poloapparel (< 20) Submitted: 7/04/08 8:58 PM : Start Price: $33.18 TECUA Score: -6.53 You've come in a great time to make some money off this stock. Take a look at the quarterly filings. 1a) Decrease in Sales 2a) Sold off a failing expansion to get rid of debt and increase cash on hand 3a) Increase in profit because of no debt with interest, interest of cash on hand, 4a) Increase in prices and 5A) Completing sales from 2007 leads to a higher income. Can you now see why the average investor sees this as overall good news for the company? This why the stock has continued to rise. Now here is the underlying meaning of these results. 1b) Decrease in Sales - The real value of the company should decrease. They cannot make real profit unless sales increases. 2b) Sold off failing expansion - They have failed at growing beyond something that they already are. A company which has the potential to grow beyond what they already are is a important trait in a great company (e.g. AAPL) 3b) Increase in profit because of no debt with interest, interest of cash on hand - It seems like TECUA is making more money, but really they are just getting extra money from cutting their failures. 4b) Increase in prices - During a possible recession to cover their asses - that sounds good for their future. 5b) These are sales made in 2007 that haven't been completed yet. Those won't last forever. Sure there will be new ones put on the backlog, but when sales continue to decrease there will be less and less. It all stats with sales. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (TECUA) TMFBomb (< 20) Submitted: 7/04/08 8:55 PM : Start Price: $32.46 TECUA Score: -7.22 Too many good players shorting this stock...and the financials aren't screaming buy either. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (TECUA) BustaCAPS (58.58) Submitted: 6/30/08 10:42 AM : Start Price: $33.20 TECUA Score: -5.75 Overpriced for a one-star company with not profit. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (TECUA) ScreenerStizBear (< 20) Submitted: 6/26/08 2:26 PM : Start Price: $32.02 TECUA Score: -10.43 I simply used the screener to identify 1-star companies with the highest 52-week gain. The 1-star rating should mean they are bad companies and the 52-week gain should mean they are overpriced. We’ll see how it works! Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (TECUA) LatePlay (95.88) Submitted: 6/18/08 9:35 PM : Start Price: $32.13 TECUA Score: -13.84 Correction Due Some quick stats - Profit Margin (-12.89%), Operating Margin 2.3%, ROE 0.88%, ROA 1.1%, Qtrly Rev Growth (-4.7%). Throw in a 13.5% short interest, and the one star caps rating, and this stock really looks like a dud. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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