John Zechner
Miranda Technologies Inc.
MT-T
COMMENT
Apr 02, 2007
Manufactures television station equipment for conversion to HDTV. Industry can have some great growth. This one is a tough call. Had a bad quarter. Seems to be lumpiness to the orders. If you like the sector, he would suggest you own a couple, such as this one and Evertz Technology (ET-T).
Sell digital conversion equipment for most of the stations. They are also selling for HD conversion as well. Putting equipment into a lot of sports facilities. Good product flow right now. Trading at about 9X earnings. Have a whack of cash.
Cheap but relative to its main competitors it has not performed nearly as well and their respective IPOs. A lot of volatility in earnings. Low advertising has also affected them.
Involved in high definition TV. A turnaround situation. Had a long fall through 2007 and 2008 and didn't do much through 2009 and 2010. Started to come to life again making big deals with major growth. Peaked at $10 and pulled back to the $8 level. He just started buying and only has a small position. Use an $8 stop loss.
He is shaving back on his holdings because of the smaller cap exposure. Has been subject to takeover rumours and management is talking to potential acquirers. Reported earnings on May 11 with a 15% negative earnings surprise. Analysts have reduced their estimates by about 6% in the last 90 days. Ranks well in his database.