Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: Baldwin Technology Strong Buy Rating in Update Coverage by Dutton Associates
September 22 2008 - 12:16PM
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Dutton Associates continues its coverage of Baldwin Technology
Company (AMEX: BLD) maintaining its Strong Buy rating and a $5.00
price target. The report by Dutton senior analyst Wayne M.
Lottinville, CFA is available at www.duttonassociates.com as well
as from First Call, Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ, and other
leading financial portals. Baldwin Technology makes process
automation equipment for the printing industry that enhances the
quality of printed materials while increasing efficiencies and
improving costs in the print manufacturing process. Baldwin�s
products and systems make it easier to clean press cylinders;
optimize temperature, chemistry, and ink and water balances;
protect against paper breaks; and speed the curing and drying of
printed materials. Partly as a result of the consolidation of
recent acquisitions and the added effects of currency
translation�and contrary to the lower revenue trends of other
companies in the industry�Baldwin�s sales surged 17.3 percent to
$236.3 million in fiscal 2008. After eliminating the effect of
favorable currency translation, sales still rose a solid 9.3
percent. Dutton conservatively projects that revenues could
increase 0.5 percent in fiscal 2009 and 2 percent the following
year to reach $242 million in FY10 (June) with EPS of $.40. While
these projected increases may appear modest, they exceed our
expectations for the printing press industry as a whole, an
industry that is susceptible to economic downturns. Combining a
price/earnings multiple of 15 times with a price/sales multiple of
just 0.37 times (Baldwin�s average over the past three years), we
calculate a one-year price target of $5.00 per share. This target
is twice Baldwin�s share price and merits a Strong Buy rating on
the Company�s stock. About Dutton Associates Dutton Associates is
one of the largest independent investment research firms in the
U.S. Its 30 senior analysts are primarily CFAs, and have expertise
in many industries. Dutton Associates provides continuing analyst
coverage of over 140 enrolled companies, and its research,
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serving institutions and online investors. The cost of enrollment
in our one-year continuing research program is US $35,000 prepaid
for 4 Research Reports, typically published quarterly, and
requisite Research Notes. Dutton Associates received $102,000 from
the Company for 12 Research Reports with coverage commencing on
4/19/2006, and does not accept payment of our fees in company
stock. Our principals and analysts are prohibited from owning or
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related to the specific ratings or views contained in this research
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