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WednesdayMay 21, 2008 7:30 am

StockEgg Featured Company: OMNI Energy Services Inc. (OMNI) Comes Out of a Wet Spring Looking Strong in Surging Oil and Gas Services Marketplace

In many markets, it is the end producers who get all the attention. The smaller companies that make the “big boys” look good rarely get any attention. These companies make the market go when the oil and ooze start coming out of the machines. Looking a bit deeper into a high-flying market may just turn up some investment opportunities that gush profit opportunity. OMNI Energy Services Inc., an oil and gas services company, offers a full range of oil and gas field services primarily in the on/off Gulf Coast, Midwest and Rocky Mountain energy regions. The company offers its services…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 7:02 am

IHOP Corp. (IHP)'s Sweet Deal

IHOP Corp. (IHP) has reached an agreement for a $347 million sale-leaseback of all but four company-owned real estate parcels from its Applebee's unit. A new group affiliated with Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP, Drawbridge Real Assets Fund LP and others reached a purchase agreement for 187 company-owned restaurant real estate parcels, according to a Tuesday release from IHOP. Drawbridge funds are affiliated with Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG), an alternative asset manager that oversees about $34.2 billion. The $347 million represents proceeds before taxes from the deal, which is expected to close by June 16. IHOP plans to franchise…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 6:57 am

Adolor Corp. (ADLR) Making Strides in POI Treatment

The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday night approved Adolor Corp. (ADLR)'s Entereg drug designed to help patients regain gastrointestinal function earlier following bowel resection surgery. The condition the drug was developed to treat, known as postoperative ileus or POI, affects almost all patients undergoing such surgery, and can cause significant discomfort and prolonged hospital stays for patients. Adolor developed the drug in a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the London-based pharmaceutical giant that has a U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia. It is the first product approval for Adolor. "The approval of Entereg in POI represents a major milestone for Adolor, and is…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 4:38 am

Nascent Foodservice Inc. (NCTW.OB) Announces Distribution Agreement with ROCKSTAR Inc.

Nascent Wine Company, Inc. (NCTW.OB) announced that it has entered into an agreement with ROCKSTAR Inc., the manufacturer of Rockstar Energy Drink. The agreement will make Rockstar Energy available at Nascent’s 240,000 established points of sale throughout Mexico. Nascent is the only national distributor who provides imported products throughout Mexico via supermarkets, convenience stores, and food service establishments like AM/PM, OXXO, Wal-Mart, Costco, Soriana, and 7-Eleven. The Rockstar Energy Drinks are created to provide an extra boost of energy for those who lead an active lifestyle. The drinks are lightly carbonated and enhanced with an herbal blend of ginseng, guarana,…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 4:37 am

Joytoto USA, Inc. (JYTO.OB) to Distribute Online Games to US Consumers

Joytoto USA Inc. (JYTO.OB) is the California-based subsidiary of a Korean company which engages in the online game and electronics products and components manufacturing business. The electronics products and components business is that of a virtual, original equipment manufacturer and original design manufacturer of consumer electronics for retailers around the globe. The more interesting part of Joytoto USA’s business is the online game business. That business segment operates online games in North America pursuant to an exclusive North American master license agreement with Joyon Entertainment of Korea. The master license agreement gives Joytoto USA’s wholly-owned subsidiary access to Joyon Korea’s…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 4:18 am

CREDO Petroleum Corp. (CRED) Has Hard-to-Beat Financials

Here is a small capital stock for ‘meat-and potatoes’ investors who prefer hard figures to soft strategic analyses. The Price to Earnings Ratio is 16.51. The Beta is 1.16. Sales have grown by 25.97% over five years. Earnings per Share have grown by 35.26 during this period, with an average Return on Equity of 18.30%. Capital Spending has increased by nearly 30% over the past five years. Interest Coverage on a Trailing Twelve Months basis is a colossal 437.48. Gross Margin has hovered around 80% and the five year average Net Profit Margin is 36.04%. It seems to be most…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 4:16 am

Celadon Group Inc. (CLDN) – A Model of Business Life Cycle Management

Electronic commerce and trucks of the brick-and-mortar age may not have much in common, but this company from Indianapolis, IN has used the Internet to upgrade its traditional business for the modern era. The company has integrated horizontally from road transportation into supplying tires, fuel, and other consumables at competitive rates to fellow trucking companies. It has managed to build this new business without significant administrative overheads because it uses the World Wide Web. The company has four prime strengths that buttress its core business: 1. It operates seamlessly throughout the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA) of Canada and…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 4:14 am

Premier Exhibitions Inc. (PRXI) Has a Novel Business Model

Small capital corporations can display strategic insights that their much larger kin often lack. This appears to be a business management lesson from an Atlanta, GA member of the low-profile Transportation Sector. This company exhibits the business values of creativity when this permeates all layers and branches of an organization. It is involved in mobile exhibitions of the SS Titanic and her disastrous maiden voyage. Mobile exhibitions of rare artifacts have enduring consumer benefits even in this electronic age. The Titanic story has had sustained public interest for decades. It is an excellent idea for the rather drab Miscellaneous Transportation…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 4:12 am

Ivivi Technologies, Inc. (IVVI) Leading Non-Invasive Non-Pharmacological Natural Electrochemical Processes

Ivivi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IVVI), a medical technology company, is focused on the design, development and commercialization of its proprietary electrotherapeutic technology platform. Based in Montvale, New Jersey, the company is making significant advances in electronics and engineering and is conducting groundbreaking research for clinical applications with some of the most renowned scientists in the emerging field of electrotherapeutics. The company’s proprietary products create a therapeutic electrical current in injured soft tissue, modulating biochemical and physiological healing processes to help repair the injured tissue. In addition, the pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) technology reduces related pain and inflammation. The PEMF signal…

WednesdayMay 21, 2008 4:11 am

Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. (AGWS.OB) Organic Fertilizer Products Support Popular Green Initiatives

Advanced Growing Systems (AGWS.PK), the parent company of Organic Growing Systems, Inc. (a scientifically advanced, organic fertilizer manufacturer) and Advanced Nurseries, Inc. (a wholesale group of commercial nurseries located in the Southeastern United States), is well positioned to capture significant market share in the $66 billion horticultural industry. Incorporated in February 2006 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Advanced Growing Systems has achieved exceptional growth. Total sales have grown from zero to more than $10.7 million in less than two years. In fact, total sales have climbed 213 percent year-over-year from fiscal year ending 2007 as "green" horticultural initiatives continue to…

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