Oce looks like a nice fit for Canon

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CANON INC. ADRs $38 (New York symbol CAJ; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $45.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; WSSF Rating: Above Average) is paying roughly $1.1 billion for Oce N.V., a Netherlands-based maker of printers and scanners. Canon earned $408.2 million, or $0.33 per ADR, in the three months ended September 30, 2009. (Each American Depositary Receipt represents one common share.) The deal should close in early 2010. Oce mainly makes equipment for large commercial printing firms. That nicely complements Canon’s business and consumer printing products. As well, Canon can use its distribution networks to increase Oce’s sales in Asia. Canon is a buy. buy…