Correction to Post To Bookbag on NEWP:
Hi Bookbag! If ya looking for or checking out stocks here is one (NEWP) that has had a tremendous move in the last two weeks........I do not do TA but we have sat here and watched this stock go from 82 to 120 in two weeks. Would love for you or anyone else to let me know what you think.......here is what I have.
Closed 119 Friday July 21
% LT Debt to Total Cap 13%
Owned by Institutions 71.6%
Market Capitalization 2.4 Bil
Avg Dly Vol (30 days) 1,574,400
Growth Rates
Earnings $ % 5 Yr Hist
Latest Qtr. (Mar 00) .10 up 200%
Latest 12 Months .36 up 27% 21%
First Call Consensus Estimate LT Future
Current Qtr. (Jun 00) .12 up 64%
Yr. Ended Dec. 00 .49 up 67% 50%
Yr. Ended Dec. 01 .71 up 45%
Revenues
5 Yr Hist
Latest Qtr. (Mar 00) 45.6 Mil up 55%
Latest 12 Months 158 Mil up 21% 8%
Dividends 5 Yr Hist
Indicated Rate & Yield .007 0%
Increases Last 5 Yrs 0 -1%
Key Ratios & Measures 5 Yr. Range Current
P/E 9 - 322 242.7
Price to Book 1.1 - 5.6 NM
Price to Cash Flow 5.4 - 28.1 NM
Price to Sales .5 - 20.6 15.48
Return on Equity 8.5% - 13.7% 13.1%
Beta .98
Business Overview
Newport Corporation manufactures high-precision components, instruments, and micropositioning and measurement systems for the fiber-optic communications, computer peripherals, semiconductor equipment, and scientific research markets. The company's Components and Subassemblies segment makes vibration isolation systems, mirror mounts, holders, laser-to-fiber couplers, micro-interferometers, fiber optic positioners, lenses, mirrors, prisms, laser beam expanders, collimators, variable beam-splitters, spatial filters, attenuators, and subassemblies using these components. Newport's Instruments and Systems segment makes motion control devices and systems, video-based measurement and inspection systems, process automation workstations, and a variety of instruments. |
