Chris CerasoLear Corp.LEATOP PICKAug 06, 2004

Auto parts, attuned to electrification. Very good operator. Not much going on in past year. Technology needs to catch up on EVs so that consumer fully buys in. Poised to do extremely well on margins and profitability. When the stars align, will see a lot of action here. Not if, but when.

Electronics business growing rapidly.
Current share price under valued.
Aiming to grow profit by 50%.
Supply issues recovering from Covid-19 pandemic.
Good for long term investor.
Owns shares in the company.

Tier 1 producer of seats and electronic equipment for the auto sector. Volume will come back. Margins are much higher with electrification programs, which will drive EPS. Not an expensive stock.

Tier 1 supplier to automobile business.
Excellent prospects for business going forward.
As economy recovers, demand for Lear products will grow.
Expecting margins to rise with EV business.
Owns shares in company.

Auto-part manufacturer. 
High quality business with excellent margins.
Electronic cars will create massive demand for auto parts.
Expecting rapid EPS growth going forward. 

Automotive company. They are in 37 countries. They make electrical power systems. Well managed. Trades at 8 times earnings with solid double-digit growth in front of them. They had been beaten down with all the NAFTA nonsense and the fears that could happen that he feels is behind us now. Dividend of 1.9%. (Analysts’ price target is $193.08)

(A Top Pick September 19, 2017. Up 7%). It went up quite a bit and has been coming back down because of trade issues. He expects it to rise again once the trade-related clouds blow over. The company’s growth rate is impressive and it trades at only 9x earnings.

A big producer of auto seats and a solid, solid company. Has done really well over the last couple of years, executing extremely well. Prefers Magna (MG-T), which is a lot cheaper and probably a heck of a lot better. As a Canadian company, it is probably easier for a Canadian investor, plus the dividends are eligible for Canadian dividend credits.

Automotive seating systems. Trading at less than 9X earnings. Growing rapidly and well-managed. The auto industry is more than just North America. About 17 ½ million units out of N.A., 22 million out of Europe and about 26 million out of China. Dividend yield of 1.2%. (Analysts’ price target is $167.)

(A Top Pick Feb 17/16. Up 40%.) The maker of car seats for tier 1 automakers. They are in 35 countries and are not just captive to the 17.5 million units that are coming out of the US. They also have a feeder system into the 22 million European units, and about 26 million in China and Asia. A very, very strong network globally. Trading at a very modest multiple of less than 10X earnings.