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Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)

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A provider of navigation, communications and information devices, which are enabled by GPS technology. The Compny designs, develops, manufactures and markets a diverse family of hand-held, portable and fixed-mount GPS-enabled products.

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Garmin Ltd. At A Glance

Current Price: $30.86
Last Trade Time: 11/20/2009 4:00 PM
Open: $30.98
Previous Close: $31.50
Daily Range: $30.49 - $31.51
52-Week Range: $14.40 - $39.65
Volume: 1,998,673
Market Cap: $6.19B
P/E Ratio: 10.79
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Avatar danielthebear (97.55) Submitted: 11/08/09 9:01 PM

Let us assume for a minute that the company won't grow at all in the future. It is trading at ~4x working capital, and about 2x book. Not bad for a technology company. Then it is trading at 7x Q3 earnings (about 10x TTM). Most tech stocks trade at 15-25x earnings.

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Avatar PorterPerspectiv (55.35) Submitted: 11/10/09 1:57 AM

GRMN is currently a very good looking company. they are selling more and becoming more efficient in their operations. They have FCF and are held heavily by insiders. However, much of their revenues do come from small portable GPS systems. As cell phones applications become cheaper and cell phone...More

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Avatar rpgizzle (86.30) Submitted: 11/17/09 12:45 PM : Underperform Start Price: $32.20 GRMN Score: 2.75

Every smart phone has navigation included. I recently played with a Nuviphone. Not only is it expensive, but the interface is terrible. Iphone and blackberry and Droid kill it. I don't know how Garmin will continue to grow. They have some cash, but smart phone makers move much more quickly to introduce new technology than Garmin. I think they are a one trick pony.

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Avatar PorterPerspectiv (55.35) Submitted: 11/10/09 1:57 AM : Underperform Start Price: $28.12 GRMN Score: -9.63

GRMN is currently a very good looking company. they are selling more and becoming more efficient in their operations. They have FCF and are held heavily by insiders. However, much of their revenues do come from small portable GPS systems. As cell phones applications become cheaper and cell phone technology becomes more robust, many potential Garmin users may turn to cell phone applications with turn by turn directions. It will be hard for Garmin to sustain in the future marketplace.

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Avatar danielthebear (97.55) Submitted: 11/08/09 9:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $28.52 GRMN Score: 6.83

Let us assume for a minute that the company won't grow at all in the future. It is trading at ~4x working capital, and about 2x book. Not bad for a technology company. Then it is trading at 7x Q3 earnings (about 10x TTM). Most tech stocks trade at 15-25x earnings.

If this looks undervalued without growth imagine what it will look like with it. Long term EPS growth expectations are roughly 13%.

Add in that Christmas sales are just around the corner and I think we have ourselves a winner.

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Avatar compfreak999 (70.19) Submitted: 11/08/09 5:03 AM : Outperform Start Price: $28.52 GRMN Score: 6.83

Garmin is an excellent company that's exceptionally well priced right now.

1. Trading at a 9.8 P/E for a tech company
2. Excellent liquidity with current/quick ratio well above two
3. Improving margins

Yes, we know, the Nuviphone will have a hard if not impossible time competing against products such as the iPhone, Droid, HTC, Storm, did I mention iPhone? However, we cannot ignore the fundamentals with Garmin. They're still producing excellent products. As of now, smartphones will be unable to fully replace the functionality and features of an actual GPS unit.

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Avatar cowboyjb (25.67) Submitted: 11/05/09 6:14 PM : Underperform Start Price: $27.83 GRMN Score: -7.90

one word: google

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