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To: kinkblot who wrote (58)12/2/1999 12:31:00 PM
From: John Finley  Respond to of 565
 
I bought a few also.

I figure that unlike the mainstream techs there isn't much downside.

I wasn't too impressed with their job opportunities page. I generally like to see a need for lots of manufacturing and process engineers with a sprinkling of R&D types. If I had to guess, I'd say that they don't manufacture the LEDs themselves.

However, from their website:
>>Corporate Growth
Gentex has experienced consistent, double-digit growth since going public in 1981. Our five-year compounded revenues and net income growth rates are 28 percent and 39 percent, respectively. <<

Their electrochromic glass is pretty cool too <g>.

JF



To: kinkblot who wrote (58)12/2/1999 12:46:00 PM
From: John Finley  Respond to of 565
 
From your chart it looks like there was a time mid-year that they kicked ass. BTW, it looks like the news is starting to sink in <g>.

JF



To: kinkblot who wrote (58)12/2/1999 1:21:00 PM
From: John Finley  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 565
 
Hey Will, if you ever want to get out of the cold weather and find yourself in sunny Florida I'll buy you lunch <g>.

It's always nice to find companies with sought-after technologies that have PEs below their growth rate.

JF