TuesdayJan 18, 2011 1:43 pm

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI) is “One to Watch”

Universal Forest Products, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and markets wood and wood-alternative products for DIY/retail home centers and other retailers, structural lumber products for the manufactured housing industry, engineered wood components for the site-built construction market, and specialty wood packaging and components for various industries. Founded in 1955, Universal has approximately 7,500 employees who work in more than 80 facilities across North America. Despite the massive size, the Company has maintained its local relationships and a strong presence via a strategic network of plants throughout North America. The breadth and depth of these relationships are further reinforced by…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 11:54 am

Liberator Medical Holdings (LBMH.OB) Posts FY and Q4 Financials, Reflecting Growth and Resilience

Liberator Medical Holdings Inc. operates through its subsidiary Liberator Medical Supply Inc. as a branded, national direct-to-consumer provider of medical supplies to Medicare-eligible seniors. The company today posted its fiscal year and fourth-quarter financial results 2010. Liberator posted net revenues for fiscal year 2010 at $40,919,000, an increase of 58.5 percent compared with fiscal year 2009. The company attributes the increase in sales primarily to its continued emphasis on its direct response advertising campaign, which cost the company $10,808,000 for 2010, a 157.9 percent increase compared to fiscal year 2009 campaign expenditures. For the fourth fiscal quarter the company reported…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 11:45 am

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Stock Dips Following News of Steve Jobs’ Medical Leave

Yesterday, while the markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Steve Jobs announced that he is taking another medical leave, raising new concerns among investors about the company's future. During his leave, Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook will be responsible for all of the company's day to day operations. "At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health," Jobs said in an email to all Apple employees, which was published on the company's website. The email did not disclose details about his health condition…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 11:22 am

CHDT Corp. (CHDO.OB) Hits Milestone with $2.6M Order Backlog

CHDT Corp. operates through its subsidiaries to design and manufacture consumer products to retailers and wholesalers throughout North America and Latin America. The company continues to increase its distribution through retaining new retailers and developing new products, which has resulted in a record 2010 year-end order backlog of $2.6 million for shipment in the first quarter. The first quarter of the year is generally the slowest quarter for the company. Last year CHDT lost $508,000 on sales of $353,000 for the first quarter. In 2010, CHDT subsidiary Capstone Industries Inc. switched gears, shedding its under-performing product lines to focus on…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 11:20 am

China Valves Technology, Inc.’s (CVVT) Valves for Nuclear Power Plants Passes Chinese Government Tests

China Valves Technology Inc. develops, manufactures and sells high-quality metal valves for the electricity, petroleum, chemical, utility and nuclear industries, among others. The company has one of the best known brand names in China's valve industry. The company today announced that its gate and check valves used in the core island of nuclear power plants successfully passed all tests administered by the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) and the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC). CIAE is the primary nuclear science and technology research institute in China and NPIC is the leading base in China for nuclear reactor engineering…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 11:18 am

Strategic American Oil Corp. (SGCA) Moves to Acquire Large Producing Oil and Gas Asset with Serious Potential in Texas

Strategic American Oil, www.strategicamericanoil.com – the talent-rich exploration/production firm focused on current working interests in Texas, Illinois and Louisiana, reported execution of a $9.9M purchase and sale agreement today whereby SGCA will acquire a producing, private oil and gas company located in Galveston Bay, Texas. CEO of SGCA, Jeremy G. Driver, spoke of the great future benefit to shareholders this acquisition entails and the extent to which the move solidifies the Company’s asset footprint. Driver emphasized the unique capabilities that the Company brings to bear on such an acquisition, from in-house 3D seismic data capture and analysis to the world…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 10:44 am

Simulated Environment Concepts, Inc. (SMEV.PK) Annonces Upcoming Shareholder Address and Conference Call

Simulated Environment Concepts (SE Concepts), the manufacturer and developer of medical, aesthetic and wellness equipment, announced that it will be releasing a recorded Shareholder Address from the company’s President & CEO, Dr. Ella Frenkel on February 4th, 2011. The company also plans to communicate with shareholders directly via a conference call on Thursday of this week. “The events expected to occur during the first and second quarters of 2011 will prominently showcase the expected success of our company, the brand and expansion over the next 24 to 36 months,” stated Dr. Frenkel. “We plan to aggressively engage our shareholders and…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 9:56 am

Cytokinetics Inc. (CYTK) Video Chart for Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The price per share of CYTK is back down on historic support levels which have produced nice rebounds in the past.  Technical traders are watching for the support to hold and a test of the first resistance at $2.15. To view the video chart, visit the following link: http://www.qualitystocks.net/videocharts.php Let us hear your thoughts below:

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 9:45 am

The QualityStocks Message Board Community Continues to Grow

QualityStocks recently introduced a complete overhaul of its stock community forum, giving members even more control over customization as well as access to many new features. Searching has also been optimized, allowing users to quickly search the message board community for posts related to a certain stock symbol or other keyword. The message board community at QualityStocks is one of the most highly regulated, no-nonsense forums online today; an uncommon haven of highly relevant, SPAM-free investor interaction. Unlike the majority of boards currently in operation, you won’t find pumping, bashing, advertising, or malicious posting of any kind here. To join…

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TuesdayJan 18, 2011 9:44 am

National Automation Services, Inc. (NASV.PK) Aims to Become the Nation’s Leading Automation and Control Systems Integrator

National Automation Services Inc. is a company focused on designing, engineering, installing and maintaining advanced control systems for a wide variety of industries. These industries include water treatment, waste water treatment, power plants, bottling plants, breweries, airports, metals and mining, food processing, plastics, textiles and many other production activities. The market leaders in the $500 billion global automation controls market include Siemens, Honeywell, Johnson Control and others. In the tier below the multinationals, it is estimated that there are about 300 local and regional firms in the United States providing automation control services. In general, these smaller firms have an…

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