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Hong Kong-based Biel Crystal Manufactory (HK) Ltd. makes cover glass for watches, touch screens and front and back cameras on mobile phones. Its main clients are Apple and Samsung Electronics, the world’s two leading smartphone makers. However, Biel Crystal is privately held, so you can’t buy shares. Lens Technology Co. Ltd., 92.55 Chinese yuan, is publicly traded on the Shenzhen exchange, on the Growth Enterprise Market, under the symbol/designation 300433....
Winpak Ltd., $44.25, symbol WPK on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 65.0 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; www.winpak.com), makes and distributes packaging machines and materials. Its products are mainly used for perishable foods, beverages and in health care applications. The U.S. is Winpak’s largest market, accounting for 81% of its revenue. Canada supplies 12%, and the rest of world accounts for the remaining 7%. In the three months ended September 27, 2015, the company’s revenue rose 0.4%, to $193.7 million from $193.0 million a year earlier (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars)....
IBM $141.63 (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 979.5 million; Market cap: $137.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.7%; www.ibm.com) continues to transition from selling mainframes and consulting services to high-growth areas like cloud computing and analytics software, which processes huge amounts of data.
IBM has successfully shifted from unprofitable businesses to fast-growing ones in the past, but investors remain cautious of the latest changes in a time of rapidly evolving technology and customer demands. That’s why the shares trade at just 9.5 times IBM’s forecast 2015 earnings.
In the three months ended September 30, 2015, the company’s revenue fell 13.9%, to $19.3 billion from $22.4 billion a year earlier. Revenue from cloud computing and analytics jumped 27%, but consulting and mainframe sales fell.
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IBM has successfully shifted from unprofitable businesses to fast-growing ones in the past, but investors remain cautious of the latest changes in a time of rapidly evolving technology and customer demands. That’s why the shares trade at just 9.5 times IBM’s forecast 2015 earnings.
In the three months ended September 30, 2015, the company’s revenue fell 13.9%, to $19.3 billion from $22.4 billion a year earlier. Revenue from cloud computing and analytics jumped 27%, but consulting and mainframe sales fell.
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Home Depot Inc., $132.87, symbol HD on New York (Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $170.1 billion; www.homedepot.com), operates warehouse-style home-improvement stores that average 104,000 square feet, plus an additional 24,000-square-foot garden centre. Each outlet typically carries 30,000 to 40,000 items. The company has 2,273 locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Guam. In its fiscal 2016 third quarter, which ended November 1, 2015, Home Depot’s sales rose 6.4%, to $21.8 billion from $20.5 billion a year earlier. The number of transactions rose 4.4%, while the average size of each purchase increased 0.8%, to $58.03 from $57.55....