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| GrafTech International Ltd . (GTI) | May 26 Recent Price: $25.09 |
| GrafTech International Ltd . ( NYSE : GTI) is a mid-cap, Ohio based, electrical component and equipment company, that specializes in manufacturing graphite electrodes, and other advanced graphite products. Their primary customers include those in the transportation, energy, fuel cell, and steel industries. |
| Best increased holdings by +10% Rest decreased holdings by -4% |
| The Best Investors began purchasing GTI in May ?04 at $9, and in Nov. ?05 they had purchased more shares at $6. A few would sell their shares in Nov. ?06 at $6 and then in Apr. ?07 a large purchase was made at $10. They held onto those shares as the stock climbed and then sold some at $16 in Nov. ?07. Now, in the past two weeks, the Best Investors have purchased more shares of GTI as they hope the momentum continues. |
and IBD article:
Investor's Business Daily
Electrode Maker's Products In Demand In Red-Hot Steel Industry
Wednesday May 21, 5:57 pm ET
Steve Watkins
The demand for steel from China and other emerging markets is soaring. Steel makers can't crank out enough of it to keep up, so they jack up prices every chance they get. GrafTech International (NYSE: GTI - News ) is one of the companies that's profiting from the steel surge. That's because it gets more than 80% of its sales from steel companies.
here
http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/080521/newamer.html?.v=1
make me confident to pick this stock
Some key statistics:
| Profitability |
| Profit Margin (ttm): | 16.60% |
| Operating Margin (ttm): | 24.80% |
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| Management Effectiveness | | Return on Assets (ttm): | 20.73% | | Return on Equity (ttm): | 399.50% | |
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| Income Statement |
| Revenue (ttm): | 1.07B |
| Revenue Per Share (ttm): | 10.521 |
| Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): | 27.10% |
| Gross Profit (ttm): | 330.99M |
| EBITDA (ttm): | 304.24M |
| Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): | 176.34M |
| Diluted EPS (ttm): | 1.56 |
| Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): | 152.20% |
$25.08 (05/27/08)
