New Products Should Expand Profits

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GENNUM CORP. $10 (Toronto symbol GND; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 35.8 million; Market cap: $358.0 million; SI Rating: Above average) recently sold its hearing aid and headset operations to focus on making its core video equipment for broadcasters. Gennum also plans to expand into consumer products. Demand for its expertise should be high among TV set makers, as sales of high-definition sets and DVD players grow. New products should provide 10% of Gennum’s revenue this year. Meanwhile, earnings per share in the year ended November 30, 2007 fell 16.2%, to $0.62 from $0.74 in 2006. Revenue rose 6.3%, to $111.5 million from $104.0 million. Gennum spends a high 19.0% of its revenue on research. Gennum is a buy. buy…