[edit] Business Financials
[edit] Trends and Forces
[edit] Competition
- Timken Company (TKR)- World's largest manufacturer of tapered roller bearings and steel alloy.[1]
- Kennametal (KMT) - Global producer of tools, machine accessories, and advanced materials and second largest metal cutting tools manufacturer in the world.[2]
- Stanley Works (SWK)- World-renowned brand of consumer and industrial tools.[3]
- Kaydon (KDN)- Leading manufacturer in specialty bearings, especially bearings used for wind energy.
- CompX International (CIX)- Manufactures security products and precision ball bearing slides.[4]
- Hardinge (HDNG)- HDNG manufactures machine tools in Western Europe.
- Thermadyne Holding (THMD)- Producer of gas and electric arc cutting and welding products for the Americas.
- RBC Bearings (ROLL)- Bearing manufacturer makes 90% of sales in U.S., has second-highest return on equity in the past year.[5]
- Flow International (FLOW)- Producer of high-pressure waterjet cutting tools had highest revenue growth of machine tools companies in the past quarter.[6]
[edit] References
- ↑ Timken Company website, "Corporate Overview"]
- ↑ KMT 2007 10-k, Item 6- Selected Financial Data, page 11
- ↑ Stanley Works website, "Businesses"
- ↑ Yahoo! Finance: CIX
- ↑ Yahoo! Finance: Machine Tools and Accessories Leaders and Laggards
- ↑ Yahoo! Finance: Machine Tools and Accessories Leaders and Laggards
- ↑ NNBR 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 17
- ↑ TKR 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 18
- ↑ THMD 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 18
- ↑ CIX 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 15
- ↑ HDNG 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 21
- ↑ ROLL 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 18
- ↑ NNBR 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 17
- ↑ KMT 2007 10-k, Item 6- Selected Financial Data, page 11
- ↑ SWK 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 14
- ↑ KDN 2007 10-k, Item 6: Selected Financial Data, page 9
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