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PR Newswire  Nov 3  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced the expansion of its hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation platform, which includes numerous products that optimize embedded system validation.
PR Newswire  Oct 27  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share. This dividend is payable on Nov. 30, 2009, to shareholders of record on Nov. 9, 2009.
PR Newswire  Oct 27  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) reported quarterly revenue for Q3 2009 of $165 million, which represents an 8 percent sequential increase and is above the midpoint of the company's Q3
PR Newswire  Oct 27  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today introduced NI VideoMASTER 3.0, a new PXI Express-based digital video analyzer for validation and production test of multimedia devices. VideoMASTER
PR Newswire  Oct 27  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced four new extended operating temperature versions of the NI Single-Board RIO devices, featuring a -40 to 85 degrees C operating temperature
PR Newswire  Oct 26  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 26, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced a new version of its intuitive drag-and-drop software that powers the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 robotics kits for retail and education. With this
PR Newswire  Oct 6  Comment 
PARIS, WATERLOO, Canada, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- The Numerical Mathematics Consortium, a group of industry and academic experts working to define a standard for mathematical functions applicable to numerical
PR Newswire  Oct 6  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced more than 8,000 instrument drivers available through the NI Instrument Driver Network (IDNet) that make it easy to connect and control
PR Newswire  Oct 5  Comment 
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced the NI cDAQ-9174 four-slot and cDAQ-9178 eight-slot NI CompactDAQ chassis, which are advanced versions of the popular NI CompactDAQ chassis
Business Wire  Oct 2  Comment 
National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI) today announced participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. National Instruments Q3 2009 Earnings Conference Call October 27, 2009 at 5 p.m. Eastern www.ni.com/call   JPMorgan
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NATI AT A GLANCE
P/E 63.1HIGH
EV/EBITDA 35.5HIGH
ROA 4.1%AVG
ROE 5%AVG
Debt to Equity 0.227VERY LOW
Current Ratio 4.50VERY HIGH
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NATI founder and CEO owes 22% of the shares. The company makes non commodity products to measure a broad array of things and to provide ultra precise mechanical actions. The company seeks to replicate what was done by large complex controllers made by the likes of Agilent Technologies (A) with software run on a simple PC. Further, with the software, customers can make adjustments to engineer production for new designs or modification without having to buy a new controller. Many of their products fall under the category of 'virtual instruments'

Management receives low relative cash compensation and has experienced low turnover. They do receive 'below average' amounts stock options.

Anecdotes

An anecdote may best convey the sense of precision. In a demonstration from 2004 a NATI circuit was used to determine when a person was touching a table saw. A hot dog was used instead of a finger and was placed on a 2x4. As the saw cut through the wood, it was business as usual. And when it got to the hot dog a mechanical break was thrust into the saw leaving only a scratch on the hot dog.

Many industrial processes generate substantial heat and moving parts sometimes collide with the controller. To demonstrate a products temperature and pressure agility and the strength of the remote wireless system a test was done. The NATI virtual instrument was set and currently running a production line. The products was tied to the hot end of a rocket, which was fired several stories into the air. The rocket crashed into the ground and was damaged but the production line continued to run.

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