Stock price when the opinion was issued
Thinks it is time to look at certain parts of healthcare. The situation is a little muddied, because we are faced with changes to the Affordable Care Act, and are not sure what form they are going to take and who it is going to affect. This company is a maker of joints, artificial hips, etc. There is some risk of competition and commoditization of these devices. He would probably look for another area in the healthcare arena. Some of the larger insurers are very interesting.
Hips, knees and extremities. Demand will grow 4-6% over the long term. They have not yet expanded outside of North America. People are getting older and the number of 60 year olds is getting wider and they wear out their hips and knees. They don’t have a lot of pricing power, but have certainty in the need for the products. It sold off recently from currency exposure. The value is quite reasonable here. They have a great track record of increasing dividends and buying back stock.