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Venson

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Research . . .
Original Message Mar 16, 2009 1:52 pm

Hi,

I'd like to start researching financials and annual reports regarding some of the more significant vacuum makers -- both corporate and private. Surely there's a way for private individuals to do this but I need some advice and ideas as to how to go about it without the process becoming expensive.

Thanks,

Venson

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CarmineD

Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Research . . .
Reply #44 Nov 2, 2009 6:59 am

DysonInventsBig wrote Oct 24, 2009:

Trebor, It’s nice to see you're excepting demonstrable facts... Dyson v, Amway, Dyson v. Hoover UK. To your credit, the anti-Dyson types here would never admit or speak what you did/as you did. Now the Dyson competitor comes out and demonstrable facts are nonexistent... Can you demonstrate a single suit brought by Dyson demonstrating the Carmine concocted foible? That is, Dyson is lawsuit happy and a bully? Recently Sir James sued Samsung over patent infringement and won. How exactly did this $1-$1.5B Dyson bully the $9-$12b Samsung? Carmine spouts and claims Dyson is lawsuit happy (never offering a bit of proof), then Venson got in line behind the Carmine concocted foible, then Retardturtle got in line behind Venson and behind the Carmine concocted foible. Now you. 1 2 cha cha cha, 3 4 cha cha cha... Come on everybody!... and do the the Carmine concocted foible dance. ...

Venson wrote Nov 1, 2009:

Thank you procare for getting us back on track. I wholeheartedly agree with your view. In most business situations, from those as simple as the everyday office environment to those as elaborate and involved as the entertainment industry, hard luck stories, could have-would have-should haves, and complaints don't usually get you far AND, as you mentioned are more a strike against the bearer than a benefit.

Whatever the line of business, it is not advisable to knock the competition and certainly not good to make trouble for them to improve your advantage. (I'm sure you're familiar with the thing about being careful in your dealings with others as you head up ladder because you never know who you'll be meeting on the way down.)

If you don't like what the competition's doing, come out with a better product or a better show. If and when you do, it says it all.

Venson

Samsung, not a big player in vacuums but certainly a player here on this Forum thanks to one poster in particular, reported 3 rd quarter 2009 financial results. It was a banner quarter. Revenue was $20.9 BILLION in US and net profit was $3.14 BILLION in US, the latter represents a tripling of year ago results AND ITS BEST QUARTERLY PROFIT EVER!

An internet search will yield the news stories and reports, if interested. The WSJ covered the reported news.

All Samsung's businesses and divisions showed profits in the 3rd but by far its largest profits came from chip business and TV business.

Carmine D.

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CarmineD

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Re: Research . . .
Reply #45 Nov 5, 2009 6:18 am

Stanley Tools and Black & Decker agreed to merge. Neither are huge players in vacuums but the latter's cordless hand helds are the standard by which most others target and judge the market.

News reports and coverage are available on line if interested. As usual the WSJ covered the story.

The merge is accomplished by a stock swap worth $4.5 BILLION. B&D is the larger company by sales. But Stanley is the acquiring company. The new company is called Stanley Black & Decker. Stanley has 9 of the 15 board seats. And keeps the CEO position. The companies have talked of such a deal since the 1980's on at least 8 occasions over the years. Never able to agree, primarily on the CEO job, until now. B&D petitioned Stanley with the option. It is thought because of the current economic conditions. An industry phenomenon known as retrenchment to reduce costs. Both Boards have voted and ageed to the merger. Regulatory entities are expected to agree to the deal. Jobs and costs are expected to be reduced thru economies of scale.

Carmine D.

CarmineD

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Re: Research . . .
Reply #46 Nov 7, 2009 6:24 am

Talked about here before and finally done: Another mega merger: Panasonic and Sanyo, both vacuum players, but not the reason for the merge.

An internet search reveals the news if interested. As always the WSJ covered the story.

Panasonic made a $4.45 BILLION bid for Sanyo to give the Japanese companies, after the merge, 3 promising environmental businesses: solar panels, fuel cells and rechargeable batteries for hybrid and elctric vehicles. The merger is obviously a venture to grow/transform the new company into a green-enregy powerhouse. Why? The Japanese consumer-electronics makers are struggling to make money on household goods like television sets and DVD players amid intense competition from South Korean rivals.

World-wide regulatory and antitrust authorities are expected to give the 'green' light to allow the companies to go ahead with the merge. The combination of the companies will create the leader in rechargeable batteries, especially for nickel-metal hydride batteries, which are used in hybrid vehicles from Toyota, Ford, and Honda. Together Pano and Sanyo account for most of the batteries currently used in hybrid cars. It also better positions the 2 companies in the lithium-ion battery businesses, the technology expected to underpin the next wave of batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. The 2 companies account for 30 percent of the all production capacity.

Carmine D.

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