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Strategies & Market Trends : Value Investing
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To: J Mako who wrote (44671)9/29/2011 1:30:01 AM
From: Spekulatius  Read Replies (1) of 78744
 
re ABB -
>>Interestingly, ABB has higher net margin at 8% while CBI at 5.8%. I'm wondering if because they can mark up the supplies.<<

They are not just a large project construction company but they also sell electrical components, controls. In that business they compete with a company like Eaton. This is a smaller item business and carries higher margins but also more inventory because it's manufactured rather than build to order.
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