Topic: How To Invest

Q: Pat, would you take a look at II-VI? It seems like a good tech stock. Thanks.

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A: II-VI Incorporated, $37.00, symbol IIVI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 63.5 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; www.ii-vi.com), is a global leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of a wide variety of laser, photonic, infrared, and fibre-optic products and materials. These are used in the communications, military, consumer electronics, semiconductor, life sciences, and automotive industries. The company is headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, and has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. To remain at the leading edge of its industry, II-VI invests in its own research, but also in firms with technology and products that it can use to either enhance or expand its existing business. For example, in June 2017, the company paid $45 million for Integrated Photonics, a manufacturer of magneto-optic materials used in fibre optics; and in November 2018, it agreed to acquire Finisar, a manufacturer of optical communication components, in a $3.2 billion deal. These acquisitions will make II-VI one of the world’s largest companies specializing in photonics,…