$36.99

1.00 (2.78%)

8/28/2008 4:01 PM

Steris Corp (STE)

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The Company is a provider of infection prevention and surgical products and services, focused primarily on the critical markets of healthcare, pharmaceutical and research.

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Medical Appliances & Equipment (106), Equipment (65), Small Cap (1922)
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Steris Corp At A Glance

Current Price:	$36.99
Last Trade Time:	8/28/2008 4:01 PM
Open:	$36.23
Previous Close:	$35.99
Daily Range:	$35.91 - $36.99
52-Week Range:	$20.71 - $38.18
Volume:	593,067
Market Cap:	$2.13B
P/E Ratio:	24.82
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Earnings roundup: Office Depot, Timberland
7/30/2008 10:38:00 AM - AP
Outlook roundup: Timberland, Euronet
7/30/2008 10:33:00 AM - AP
Steris reiterates 'conservative' full-year outlook
7/30/2008 9:14:00 AM - AP
Steris fiscal 1st-quarter profit nearly doubles
7/30/2008 9:08:00 AM - AP

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Avatar PennyPincher12 (77.45) Submitted: 6/23/08 10:24 PM

Working at a drug manufacturing division at a small biotech company, we use a lot of Steris products. We go through about 10 bottles of IPA a day, not to mention what the other sectors of the business use. They also make SporKlenz, Vesphene, and LpH, great disinfects and basically the standards for ...More

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Recs 0 (STE) lkmcy41 (< 20) Submitted: 7/12/08 1:05 AM : Start Price: $30.89 STE Score: -15.79 - haven't confirmed where their sales growth comes from in conference calls. NUMBERS Is it their sterlizers?? Too much controversy and not sure they are up for a legal battle- FDA sends a letter and then ironically a lawsuit follows which seems they don't have a prayer. Where are they in relationshipo to their competition?? 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 (STE) minh1616 (91.21) Submitted: 6/30/08 1:16 PM : Start Price: $28.78 STE Score: 27.29 why not? 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 1 (STE) PennyPincher12 (77.45) Submitted: 6/23/08 10:24 PM : Start Price: $29.27 STE Score: 27.13 Working at a drug manufacturing division at a small biotech company, we use a lot of Steris products. We go through about 10 bottles of IPA a day, not to mention what the other sectors of the business use. They also make SporKlenz, Vesphene, and LpH, great disinfects and basically the standards for clean room use. I know this isn't based on numbers but the products have a good following by their customers, and we will probably never switch brands. We just reoder Steris products without even checking out the competition. They have good pricing power and the demand for their products is growing each year as the business in general increases. The stock is priced 24 times earnings which is a bit much for a classic defensive Graham investor but I understand this company well and I think they have great future earning potential. The value of the shares is 1.7B and I see this as a bargain. 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 (STE) jersegyrl (21.12) Submitted: 3/17/08 10:55 AM : Start Price: $26.45 STE Score: 38.72 Steris is a company that develops and produces technology and services that are used globally to prevent infection and other types of contamination. The company is continuing to experience growth in the 4-6% range. The company has also recently authorized a stock repurchase program. This can signify that the company believes that their own stock is their best investment and also desire to drive earnings per share higher. 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 (STE) AcubanFOOL (71.63) Submitted: 12/10/07 11:53 AM : Start Price: $28.25 STE Score: 45.14 30.75/36 -26.5 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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