AYI will report 3Q10 results before the market opens tomorrow. We expect the company to deliver inline revenues, but once again top consensus estimates due to better than expected gross margins. ...
READ MORE >MLHR reported 4Q10 earnings after the close. You can read the full release here. Overall, the company's revenue and earnings results fell well short of consensus and PAA Research's even more cautious estimates....
READ MORE >Approximately three months ago, we introduced MLHR as a short idea. At that time we thought shares were poised to witness downside following a 25% run up in the stock. even though sell through trends in the office furniture...
READ MORE >TTC reported 2Q10 results earlier today. You can read the full release here. The company's earnings results were inline with TTC's positive pre-announcement on 5/13.Key Observations from TTC's 2Q10 ResultsHere are...
READ MORE >We recently introduced two short ideas: TTC and BGG. Both are leading manufacturers in the outdoor power equipment market. Our thesis on the two companies was as follows: Our channel checks indicated...
READ MORE >The outdoor power equipment sector is an industry whose revenue growth trends have historically been driven by three primary factors: home sales, general consumer confidence, and weather. It should come as no surprise given these factors that unit sales...
READ MORE >Approximately four months ago we introduced a pair trade: long AYI/short HUBB based on our view that AYI shares were poised for mean reversion in stock price performance relative to those of HUBB and...
READ MORE >MLHR reported 3Q10 results after the close. You can read the full earnings release here. Overall the company missed on both the top and bottom line. We introduced MLHR as a short idea earlier this week based on our expectations that revenue...
READ MORE >In July of 2009 we introduced a pair trade: Long MLHR/Short HNI. Our thesis at that time was predicated on the following: MLHR is a superior company to HNI based on almost every financial...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 1/4/10.A few weeks ago we introduced a pair-trade: long AYI/short HUBBbased on our expectation that AYI shares were poised to witness absolute and relative upside following an...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 12/3/09.We have been long-time admirers of the business models of the leading electrical product manufacturers including: Cooper Industries, Thomas and Betts, Hubbell...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 11/2/09.We wanted to provide you with an update on the performance of our SMid Cap portfolio, which we introduced on 9/3/09. You can find our initial report here. As a reminder this is...
READ MORE >This report was originally published 10/19/09.One of the first investment ideas we introduced on this site was a short-term trading call onBriggs and Stratton (BGG 18.42 ↓0.65%). You can read our original report here. At that time we...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 9/10/09.In our original report on the office furniture market entitled: “Generating Returns in an Industry in a Deep Freeze” we advocated going long Herman Miller (MLHR 20.04...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 7/26/09.Our pair trade recommendation to go long Herman Miller Inc. and Short HNI Corporation got off to a bumpy start. The trade has returned -6.4% compared to a 4.1%...
READ MORE >This report was originally published 7/20/09.Investment Thesis Overview:In the debate over “green shoots” we have directed our attention in large part to the state of the housing market as an indicator...
READ MORE >This report was originally published on 4/16/09.BGG reported 3Q09 results this AM and it appears that our expectations and thesis were right on point. Revenues and EPS of $673.8 million and $0.51,...
READ MORE >This report was originally published 4/14/09BGG’s stock has increased 18% over the past month, which we attribute to the following: Increased investor appetite to own cyclicals, growing investor anticipation that a bottom in housing could be...
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PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
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PAIR - LONG KNL/SHORT MLHR
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