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SDII Special Devices

An SI Board Since June 1997

Posts	SubjectMarks	Bans	Symbol
15	0	0	SDII

Emcee: david siple	Type: Unmoderated

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Special Devices, Incorporated

Special Devices makes pyrotechnic devices that are used in car air bag systems, military aircraft ejection seats, and in tactical missile systems. The company's products include arm fire devices, detonators, initiators, pressure cartridges, pyrotechnic loading machines, and pyrotechnic valves. Special Devices has about 40% of the US air bag initiator market (ranking it 2nd, behind OEA). About 60% of the company's revenue comes from sales to air bag maker TRW. The company also owns Scot, Inc., a maker of military aircraft crew escape and life support pyrotechnic products.

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15	Special devices beat estimate by 3 cent with over 50% growth: Special Devices	Francis Matthews	-	6/2/1998
14	Can anyone explain why the brokerages think SDII is out of favor. The chart lo	Mark R.	-	5/30/1998
13	yeah Tom, I had been holding some SSDI for over 5 yrs. Ergh, it never went anyw	david siple	-	4/15/1998
12	The side impact airbag announcement by Ford will be followed in time b	crysball	-	4/12/1998
11	Until this stock gets some real volume trading will continue to be erratic. I t	David Rubin	-	4/8/1998
10	David, Unfortunately for me too. I stuck it out for about a month after SDII d	Tom Brown	-	4/7/1998
9	Tom, sorry for the late response. UNFORTNTELY, for such a long time SDII sat ar	david siple	-	3/27/1998
8	OEA [SDII's only competitior], recently took a bath, and was written	crysball	-	3/22/1998
7	Let's hope it makes that move. It however looks like it may have to absorb	Tom Brown	-	3/19/1998
6	Technically speaking SDII is experiencing a breakout so I would hold. However,	David Rubin	-	3/18/1998
5	Not too much interest in this stock. I myself lost interest awhile ago. Looks	David Rubin	-	3/17/1998
4	I would like to get some advanced opinion on future direction of SDII- I know t	Tom Brown	-	3/17/1998
3	all-time high today for the stock on 7X volume and no posts to this board	crysball	-	3/16/1998
2	Why is this thread deserted? Anyone home? Things looking very good for SDII. L	David Rubin	-	12/23/1997
1	Zacks' rating buy on SDII. Olde still favors SDII with accumulate rating.	Francis Matthews	-	10/15/1997

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