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Monday, November 29, 2010
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Synthetech reports a profit - Portland Business Journal:
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Albany-based Synthetech (OTCBB: NZYM), a fine chemicalsw company, reported earnings of $657,000, or 4 centa per share, on $6.6 milliobn in sales. A year earlier it had earningsdof $113,000, or 1 cent per share, on $4.6 milliomn in sales. For full-year fiscal 2009, the company had earningss of $1.2 million, or 8 cents per on $19.9 million in The prior year itlost $1.2 million, or 8 centd per share, on $14. 6 million in sales. The bulk of the revenuee growth was generated by repeat orders from major pharmaceutical companies forclinicalp studies. The company ended the fiscal year with a healthy balance sheet. While its cash on hand as of March 31 fellto $588,000, compared with $1.
1 million from the same time last its working capital increased to $5.9 million from $4.4 million due to the year-end growtj in net income. It has no outstanding borrowings, while last year it stilol owed $905,000. CEO Gregory Hahn said the current economic downturnn has had no negative effect onthe company, whicg has reported three straight years of revenue growth. But the outlookj could be getting gloomier. The biopharmaceuticals market is showingbsome weakness, Hahn said, and a difficul t financing environment could impai drug development projects. Meanwhile, some majo pharmaceutical companies are reducing theiroutsourcintg expenses.
“Both of thesew issues also impact our contract drug synthesisd market where our traditional peptide buildinfg block productsare sold,” Hahn said in a news Regardless, the company continues to receive orders and thus far is unable to determine what impacy the weakened economy will have on its 2010 “Despite these challenging economic and market conditions, we remai n guardedly optimistic as we enteer fiscal 2010,” Hahn said.
Synthetechu shares closed up 11 percent Wednesdayto $1 per It has a 52-week rang between 40 cents and
Albany-based Synthetech (OTCBB: NZYM), a fine chemicalsw company, reported earnings of $657,000, or 4 centa per share, on $6.6 milliobn in sales. A year earlier it had earningsdof $113,000, or 1 cent per share, on $4.6 milliomn in sales. For full-year fiscal 2009, the company had earningss of $1.2 million, or 8 cents per on $19.9 million in The prior year itlost $1.2 million, or 8 centd per share, on $14. 6 million in sales. The bulk of the revenuee growth was generated by repeat orders from major pharmaceutical companies forclinicalp studies. The company ended the fiscal year with a healthy balance sheet. While its cash on hand as of March 31 fellto $588,000, compared with $1.
1 million from the same time last its working capital increased to $5.9 million from $4.4 million due to the year-end growtj in net income. It has no outstanding borrowings, while last year it stilol owed $905,000. CEO Gregory Hahn said the current economic downturnn has had no negative effect onthe company, whicg has reported three straight years of revenue growth. But the outlookj could be getting gloomier. The biopharmaceuticals market is showingbsome weakness, Hahn said, and a difficul t financing environment could impai drug development projects. Meanwhile, some majo pharmaceutical companies are reducing theiroutsourcintg expenses.
“Both of thesew issues also impact our contract drug synthesisd market where our traditional peptide buildinfg block productsare sold,” Hahn said in a news Regardless, the company continues to receive orders and thus far is unable to determine what impacy the weakened economy will have on its 2010 “Despite these challenging economic and market conditions, we remai n guardedly optimistic as we enteer fiscal 2010,” Hahn said.
Synthetechu shares closed up 11 percent Wednesdayto $1 per It has a 52-week rang between 40 cents and
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Simple Flapping Wing Oscillation Discovery Could Lead to Micro Air Vehicles - DailyTech
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Environmental Tectonics shareholder withdraws takeover offer - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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ETC (AMEX:ETC) didn’t say why Lenfest withdrewe his offer. He owns 48.7 percent of the Pa., company’s shares on a fullyh diluted basis and is a member of its boarxof directors. “I continu to be optimistic regardingthe company’s prospects and remaimn committed to its success,” Lenfest said in a statemenrt released by ETC. The company make s aircrew training systems, disaster management training systems, amusemeng rides, sterilizers, environmental testing products andhyperbaric chambers. Its stocj is thinly traded — its averagse daily volume over the past threre months is onlyaround 4,800 shares, accordinv to Yahoo! Finance.
And its price has trenderd downward over the pastfive years, in part due to contrac t disputes between the company and the Navy, and the compangy and the Walt Disney Co. The Navy dispute resulted in ETC agreeing in February to pay theNavy $3.556 million; the Disney dispute led to a lawsuit that still hasn’t been settled. ETC shares were trading at $9.86 in Marcuh 2004; they closed at $2.2r Thursday. Lenfest, who became a billionaire whenComcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA,CMCSK) bought his Suburban Cable operations in has helped ETC through some of its troublese with loansand guarantees.
ETC (AMEX:ETC) didn’t say why Lenfest withdrewe his offer. He owns 48.7 percent of the Pa., company’s shares on a fullyh diluted basis and is a member of its boarxof directors. “I continu to be optimistic regardingthe company’s prospects and remaimn committed to its success,” Lenfest said in a statemenrt released by ETC. The company make s aircrew training systems, disaster management training systems, amusemeng rides, sterilizers, environmental testing products andhyperbaric chambers. Its stocj is thinly traded — its averagse daily volume over the past threre months is onlyaround 4,800 shares, accordinv to Yahoo! Finance.
And its price has trenderd downward over the pastfive years, in part due to contrac t disputes between the company and the Navy, and the compangy and the Walt Disney Co. The Navy dispute resulted in ETC agreeing in February to pay theNavy $3.556 million; the Disney dispute led to a lawsuit that still hasn’t been settled. ETC shares were trading at $9.86 in Marcuh 2004; they closed at $2.2r Thursday. Lenfest, who became a billionaire whenComcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA,CMCSK) bought his Suburban Cable operations in has helped ETC through some of its troublese with loansand guarantees.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Nelson follows a unique blueprint to build architectural success - Kansas City Business Journal:
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We grew up together in St. and I have always totally respecte him both personallyand professionally. This month, as he formallh retires from , I believe it is high time I devoted a column to his great talengt and his strongmoral fiber. Dan Maginn, once an associats of Tom’s and later a shared some poignant reflections about Tomwith me. He “Tom is the architect’s architect — a greatf communicator in addition to being agifteds designer, which is kind of rare.” Dan continued: “Tom really understands that architecturwe is about getting the big idea right and then executing it with good details.
The buildinges he is responsible for, and there are a lot of them in this have a sense of enthusiasm and Maginn was righton target. When I think of magnificentr Tom Nelson-designed buildings, the and the life sciences centedr at the pop quickly into my They cause me to understand the wisdoof Dan’s analysis. I could fill this columnn simply listing great buildings in our area that Tom eithere designed orcollaborated on. Clearly, his most important and lasting collaborationb was serving as the local architect on the incredible Bloch Buildingat . Late last Time magazine deemed thatbuilding “the outstanding architectural achievement in the world” for that year.
Need I say more? Speaking of the Bloch Building, I can thinik of no one better qualified to talk about Tom Nelson than the wonderfulhead man, Marc Here’s what he had to say: “Tojm lives his belief that architecture is a disciplinee and an art that can make a differencr in the way we lead our lives as individuals and collectively as members of a neighborhood or “Tom is an accomplished architectural designer; his many building make that clear. But what is unusual is that his practic e of design never poses conflict between good architecture and servinghis needs.
He is not a primz donna advocate of fashionabletheoretical positions, but an imaginative innovato who appreciates that architectural design today is stilk very much a human activitty that has a rich past to which he can add whilew meeting the practical and emotional needsz of his client. Tom listens to his clients’ wordsd so sensitively that he is able to get at theirt goals even when the client is not very articulatse inexpressing them. And Tom understandsd well that needs encompass morethan quantifiable, functionaol requirements and embraces aesthetic needs that ofteh trump others.
“I also appreciate Tom’a approach to solving difficult problems, whic h always keeps the process moving, helped with a devilis twinkle in his eye and aready smile. I know solvinfg problems is never effortless, but Tom makesz it seem more like an act of magicd thanof struggle.” I cannot imagine a better especially considering the immense qualification s of its source. Tom Nelson’ws commitment to Kansas City is represented by a wide varietu of professional andcivic activities. He was a promoter of specifid urban proposals, including Grand Boulevard. He has been a leader in the recenty successful effort to ban any new billboard construction inKansaz City.
He was an active, and a very advocate for a light-rail starter line as a catalyst for an improvef publictransit system. Tom also has been a Kansaes City pioneer inhistoric preservation. Dramatic examples of projects he played a significant role in includethe , Uniob Station and the . Back to my full disclosure: I’mj so glad Tom Nelson is a close and I am even more glad that he has been such an integra part of the citywe
We grew up together in St. and I have always totally respecte him both personallyand professionally. This month, as he formallh retires from , I believe it is high time I devoted a column to his great talengt and his strongmoral fiber. Dan Maginn, once an associats of Tom’s and later a shared some poignant reflections about Tomwith me. He “Tom is the architect’s architect — a greatf communicator in addition to being agifteds designer, which is kind of rare.” Dan continued: “Tom really understands that architecturwe is about getting the big idea right and then executing it with good details.
The buildinges he is responsible for, and there are a lot of them in this have a sense of enthusiasm and Maginn was righton target. When I think of magnificentr Tom Nelson-designed buildings, the and the life sciences centedr at the pop quickly into my They cause me to understand the wisdoof Dan’s analysis. I could fill this columnn simply listing great buildings in our area that Tom eithere designed orcollaborated on. Clearly, his most important and lasting collaborationb was serving as the local architect on the incredible Bloch Buildingat . Late last Time magazine deemed thatbuilding “the outstanding architectural achievement in the world” for that year.
Need I say more? Speaking of the Bloch Building, I can thinik of no one better qualified to talk about Tom Nelson than the wonderfulhead man, Marc Here’s what he had to say: “Tojm lives his belief that architecture is a disciplinee and an art that can make a differencr in the way we lead our lives as individuals and collectively as members of a neighborhood or “Tom is an accomplished architectural designer; his many building make that clear. But what is unusual is that his practic e of design never poses conflict between good architecture and servinghis needs.
He is not a primz donna advocate of fashionabletheoretical positions, but an imaginative innovato who appreciates that architectural design today is stilk very much a human activitty that has a rich past to which he can add whilew meeting the practical and emotional needsz of his client. Tom listens to his clients’ wordsd so sensitively that he is able to get at theirt goals even when the client is not very articulatse inexpressing them. And Tom understandsd well that needs encompass morethan quantifiable, functionaol requirements and embraces aesthetic needs that ofteh trump others.
“I also appreciate Tom’a approach to solving difficult problems, whic h always keeps the process moving, helped with a devilis twinkle in his eye and aready smile. I know solvinfg problems is never effortless, but Tom makesz it seem more like an act of magicd thanof struggle.” I cannot imagine a better especially considering the immense qualification s of its source. Tom Nelson’ws commitment to Kansas City is represented by a wide varietu of professional andcivic activities. He was a promoter of specifid urban proposals, including Grand Boulevard. He has been a leader in the recenty successful effort to ban any new billboard construction inKansaz City.
He was an active, and a very advocate for a light-rail starter line as a catalyst for an improvef publictransit system. Tom also has been a Kansaes City pioneer inhistoric preservation. Dramatic examples of projects he played a significant role in includethe , Uniob Station and the . Back to my full disclosure: I’mj so glad Tom Nelson is a close and I am even more glad that he has been such an integra part of the citywe
Friday, November 19, 2010
Maximizing your company
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While that relationship may well havebeen affected, anotherf important area that has been impacted has been private institutional investment – in particular, the eagernesd of private equity funds to entert into transactions, and the valuation that an institutional investoer might assign to a company. This is because privatw equity firms often augment theifr equity investment with bank debt in ordeer to maximize the returns to their If credit conditions make it more difficul for these firms toraise debt, dealz are less common, with the ultimate resul of a lower valuation for a company if a transactioh is being contemplated.
If owners or managemenf of any company are anticipatingf a saleor capital-raising event of this type at some how can they ensure that the valuation is a favorabler as possible? A few For example, the companhy should have a well-written, robusf shareholder’s agreement. This is a very but key, part of any corporatse documents. It addresses issues such as the rules governing salesof shares, compositiob of the board of directorzs and other matters. A corporate attornet with experience in addressing these specific mattere shoulddraft it.
If you have not had competent counse l review thesedocuments recently, it wouldc be money well spent: An ounce of prevention here can mitigate huge problemw later. Any law firm with a business law practice should be able to assisyt in a matter such as It should go without saying that if your accountingh records are inpoor condition, it will be extremely hard to supporyt any sort of attractive valuation.
In fact, in this many firms will simply pass on a deal where the financial records are This is simply because there are enough othe deals out there where this is not an issuw that an investor will just move on to those Any company that has any reasonh to believe that it will be lookin to raise outside capital debt orequity – should have appropriatre accounting controls and procedures in place. If the company does not possess the interna l expertise to implementthese controls, any competenft CPA firm should be able to assist. As an end management should look to put in place a procesa that results in auditedffinancial statements.
If management can articulate and defend how the companyy will achieve its growth goals for the next couplesof years, it will have a major impac on valuation. This includes concrete salesa goals, executable plans to achieve those goals and infrastructure rollougt tosupport growth. Even though growth righyt now mightbe minimal, if management can credibly demonstrate how it will address this it can make a very significant difference in how the companyh is viewed by an outside investor. By preemptively addressiny these issues, management seeking outsidew investment can make their company more attractive and help supporgt a more compelling valuation from the perspectiver ofall involved.
While that relationship may well havebeen affected, anotherf important area that has been impacted has been private institutional investment – in particular, the eagernesd of private equity funds to entert into transactions, and the valuation that an institutional investoer might assign to a company. This is because privatw equity firms often augment theifr equity investment with bank debt in ordeer to maximize the returns to their If credit conditions make it more difficul for these firms toraise debt, dealz are less common, with the ultimate resul of a lower valuation for a company if a transactioh is being contemplated.
If owners or managemenf of any company are anticipatingf a saleor capital-raising event of this type at some how can they ensure that the valuation is a favorabler as possible? A few For example, the companhy should have a well-written, robusf shareholder’s agreement. This is a very but key, part of any corporatse documents. It addresses issues such as the rules governing salesof shares, compositiob of the board of directorzs and other matters. A corporate attornet with experience in addressing these specific mattere shoulddraft it.
If you have not had competent counse l review thesedocuments recently, it wouldc be money well spent: An ounce of prevention here can mitigate huge problemw later. Any law firm with a business law practice should be able to assisyt in a matter such as It should go without saying that if your accountingh records are inpoor condition, it will be extremely hard to supporyt any sort of attractive valuation.
In fact, in this many firms will simply pass on a deal where the financial records are This is simply because there are enough othe deals out there where this is not an issuw that an investor will just move on to those Any company that has any reasonh to believe that it will be lookin to raise outside capital debt orequity – should have appropriatre accounting controls and procedures in place. If the company does not possess the interna l expertise to implementthese controls, any competenft CPA firm should be able to assist. As an end management should look to put in place a procesa that results in auditedffinancial statements.
If management can articulate and defend how the companyy will achieve its growth goals for the next couplesof years, it will have a major impac on valuation. This includes concrete salesa goals, executable plans to achieve those goals and infrastructure rollougt tosupport growth. Even though growth righyt now mightbe minimal, if management can credibly demonstrate how it will address this it can make a very significant difference in how the companyh is viewed by an outside investor. By preemptively addressiny these issues, management seeking outsidew investment can make their company more attractive and help supporgt a more compelling valuation from the perspectiver ofall involved.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Soil Sampling on Cresval's Bridge River Project Identifies Large Copper-Gold ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Soil Sampling on Cresval's Bridge River Project Identifies Large Copper-Gold ... MarketWatch (press release) One anomaly was identified in the Russnor Grid, with two anomalies identified in the Windy Copper Grid. Sampling along the Russnor Grid revealed a large ... |
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