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Measurement Specialties Inc.
(MEAS)
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| Sector: |
Technology |
| Industry: |
Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Stock Type: | Cyclical |
| Top Industry Grower: | ZIGO |
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The Numbers
| metric | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| Return on Capital | 18.4% | 30.7% | 19.5% | 0.0% | -35.8% | 61.9% | 19.3% | 25.0% | 11.4% | 10.3% | 10.1% |
| Equity/Share | $1.07 | $1.85 | $2.83 | $2.68 | $1.73 | $3.91 | $4.86 | $6.82 | $8.61 | $11.13 | $11.49 |
| Earnings/Share | $0.23 | $0.64 | $0.99 | $-2.74 | $-0.53 | $1.53 | $1.05 | $0.72 | $0.83 | $1.13 | $1.17 |
| FCF/Share | $0.37 | $0.70 | $-1.17 | $-1.23 | $0.14 | $0.65 | $0.49 | $0.26 | $0.66 | $1.64 | $1.67 |
| Sales/Share | $5.37 | $7.50 | $11.46 | $13.26 | $9.81 | $8.68 | $10.06 | $8.67 | $14.31 | $16.31 | $16.91 |
| Gross Margin | 40.1% | 44.9% | 43.0% | 26.4% | 35.1% | 44.6% | 42.1% | 46.6% | 43.7% | 41.8% | 42.0% |
The Trends
long term trend
| ROIC | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
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| -0% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 2% |
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growth acceleration trend
| ROIC | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
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| -2% | -4% | 1% | 12% | 0% |
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Quick Financial Health
ebit/interest [on debt]
| MEAS | EQUITY_INDUSTRY | market |
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| 6.30 | 29.70 | 58.10 |
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cash/debt
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| 0.9 | 0.81 | -41.5 | -43.0 | 0.58 | Low Debt | 0.47 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 1.37 |
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equity/debt
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| 2.33 | 1.64 | 0.78 | 100.0 | 9.09 | Low Debt | 3.45 | 5.0 | 6.25 | 6.67 | 7.69 |
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growth
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
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| 13% | -91% | 15% | 15% |
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assets/liabilities
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| 1.68 | 1.6 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.7 | 2.94 | 2.17 | 2.68 | 2.16 | 2.2 | 2.31 |
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The Ratios
PEG
| Entity | Current | Next Year (Current PE) | Next Year (Forward PE) | Five Year |
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| MEAS | -0.21 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.64 | | Industry | 0.68 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 7.64 | | Market | 0.40 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 1.07 |
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Valuations
| Entity | Price/Earnings | Price/Book | Price/Sales | Price/Cash Flow | Div. Yield (%) |
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| MEAS | 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | | Industry | 7.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 | | Market | 13.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 3.2 |
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The Pricing Metrics
Growth Rates
| Zacks | Reuters | Thomson Fin. | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
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| N/A | 16.8% | 10.0% | 23.0% | 13.2% | 18.4% | 13.0% | | Next Year's Growth Estimate | 28.2% | | Priced-In Growth | 15.7% | | Intrinsic Growth | 18.0% |
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Mulitple History
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| 9.1 | 13.7 | 69.3 | -4.5 | 12.4 | 33.5 | 32.7 | 27.0 | 6.9 | | Front Loaded Estimate | 21.3 | | High Growth Estimate | 31.3 | | Five Year Avgerage | 43.3 |
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Quality and Value
Quality (0-10)
| Inferior | Low | Below Avg. | Average | Above Avg. | High | Superior |
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| | | | | | 9.9 | |
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Valuations
| | PE | EPS | PRICE | VALUE/PRICE | MOS |
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| Current Price | 6.9 | $1.16 | $8.00 | 1.000 | 0.0% | | Intrinsic Value | 10.4 | $1.28 | $13.25 | 1.657 | 39.6% | | Price Adjusted for Industry | 7.2 | $1.16 | $8.31 | 1.038 | 3.7% | | Price Adjusted for Market | 6.9 | $1.16 | $8.06 | 1.007 | 0.7% | | EPS estimated FY08 Price | 6.9 | $0.78 | $5.36 | 0.670 | -49.3% | | EPS Quality (OIPS/E) | 2.40 | | Cash Quality (FCFPS/EPS) | 2.76 | | Short % of Float | 3.5% |
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