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BTUI, RTEC, IVAC, MKSI, ACLS, LF, Electronics Manufacturing Stocks Undervalued

^{Published on 2011-05-19 07:30:34 - WOPRAI}
 

May 19, 2011/ M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / http://www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Electronics Manufacturing sector and these stocks are the most undervalued as of today. BTU INTERNATIONAL INC (NASDAQ:BTUI), RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES INC (NASDAQ:RTEC), INTEVAC INC (NASDAQ:IVAC), MKS INSTRUMENTS INC (NASDAQ:MKSI), AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (NASDAQ:ACLS), LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC (NYSE:LF) are all expected to go Up as they are Undervalued according to industry standard valuation metrics. The valuation model employs a three-factor approach to stock valuation using fundamental variables--the company's trailing 12-month Earnings-Per-Share (EPS), the analyst consensus estimate of the company's forecasted 12-month EPS, and the 30-year Treasury yield--to create a highly accurate reflection of a company's fair value.

The chart below displays the projected Fair Value and Valuation discount/premium of the most undervalued stocks in the highlighted industry group:

     Symbol     Company Name                        Last Close     Fair Value     Valuation                   Industry               
     BTUI       BTU INTERNATIONAL INC               $9.03          $10.59         14.70% Undervalued          Electronics Manufacturing
     RTEC       RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES INC            $12.40         $15.23         18.60% Undervalued          Electronics Manufacturing
     IVAC       INTEVAC INC                         $11.12         $14.06         20.90% Undervalued          Electronics Manufacturing
     MKSI       MKS INSTRUMENTS INC                 $26.19         $26.92         2.70% Undervalued           Electronics Manufacturing
     ACLS       AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC            $1.86          $4.79          61.20% Undervalued          Electronics Manufacturing
     LF         LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC            $4.70          $6.64          29.20% Undervalued          Toys and Games         

Here are some of the variables that are utilized when calculating the Fair Market Valuation of a stock: Long-run EPS growth rate, Duration of Business-growth-cycle, Volatility of EPS growth rate, Systematic or beta risk of the firm, Correlation between the firm's EPS and the interest rate environment, EPS growth volatility, Dividend payout ratio, Buffer earnings, Interest rate related criteria: Interest rate (30 year yield) long-run level, Duration of interest rate cycle, Interest rate volatility. The Fair Market Valuation uses 12-month historic and forecasted EPS values and the current 30-year treasury yield as primary determinants. When calculating risk/return values such as the Sharpe ratio, the historic periods used are five years.

Some expected results of the Valuation Model are: the valuation of a stock increases in a declining interest rate environment. Increasing current and/or projected EPS will produce a higher Valuation. While long-term EPS growth would produce a corresponding long-term Valuation increase, concomitant long-term interest rate increases would offset EPS growth and depress the Valuation. The shorter a company's own business cycle, the higher its stock Valuation will be.

BTU INTERNATIONAL INC (NASDAQ:BTUI) - BTU International, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, sale, and service of thermal processing systems used in various manufacturing processes primarily in the electronics and alternative energy industries. Its alternative energy products include solar processing equipment for silicon and thin film photovoltaics; rapid thermal processing furnaces for the solar cell metallization process; and walking beam and pusher systems for sintering nuclear fuel. The companys electronics products comprise thermal processing systems used in the solder reflow and curing stages of printed circuit board assembly; convection reflow systems; and wafer level and die level semiconductor packaging systems. Its products are used in various applications, such as solar cell manufacturing, nuclear fuel processing, printed circuit board assembly, and semiconductor packaging. The company serves multinational original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturing companies in the electronics, alternative energy, automotive, and other industries. BTU International, Inc. sells its products primarily through direct sales force and independent sales representatives worldwide. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in North Billerica, Massachusetts.

RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES INC (NASDAQ:RTEC) - Rudolph Technologies, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and support of process control metrology, defect inspection, and data analysis systems used by semiconductor device manufacturers worldwide. It offers yield management solutions used in wafer processing and final manufacturing through a family of standalone systems and integrated modules for transparent and opaque thin film measurements and macro-defect inspection. The companys products include metrology system, which is a production-oriented microprocessor-controlled ellipsometer for thin transparent film measurements; inspection systems to monitor process steps and gather process-enhancing information; and data analysis and review systems, which comprise software solutions for process management and data review. It also offers probe card metrology and wafer probe process monitoring equipment. The companys products have applications in the areas of diffusion, etch, lithography, CVD, PVD, CMP, and macro-defect detection and classification. Rudolph Technologies markets and sells its products to logic, memory, data storage, and application specific integrated circuit device manufacturers. The company was founded in 1940 and is based in Flanders, New Jersey.

INTEVAC INC (NASDAQ:IVAC) - Intevac, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment and solutions to the hard disk drive industry; and offers productivity solutions to the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries. The company operates in two segments, Equipment and Intevac Photonics. The Equipment segment designs, manufactures, and markets hard disk drive equipment products comprising disk sputtering systems, such as 200 Lean Gen II disk sputtering systems; disk lubrication systems, including Intevac DLS-100 and Intevac AccuLuber; and deposition systems consisting of Intevac LithoPrime. It also offers Lean Etch, a dielectric etch semiconductor manufacturing system to the semiconductor industry. In addition, this segment provides installation, maintenance, and repair services, as well as technology upgrades, spare parts, and consumables. It sells its products through direct sales force. The Intevac Photonics segment provides digital-optical products for the capture and display of low-light images and the optical analysis of materials. It provides sensors, cameras, near-eye displays, and systems for military applications, such as night vision, long-range target identification, and simulation training; and commercial products, including compact Raman instruments and cameras for commercial applications in the inspection, medical, and scientific markets, and for government applications in law enforcement, as well as in the chemical, biological, and explosives threat-detection markets. This segment sells its products through direct sales force, system integrators, distributors, and value added resellers. The company operates primarily in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Intevac, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

MKS INSTRUMENTS INC (NASDAQ:MKSI) - MKS Instruments, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides instruments, subsystems, and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze parameters of manufacturing processes worldwide. It offers various instruments and control systems, including pressure measurement and control, materials delivery, gas composition analysis, electrostatic charge management, and control and information technology products. The company also provides power and reactive gas products, such as power delivery, reactive gas generation, processing thin films, and equipment cleaning products. In addition, it offers vacuum technology products comprising vacuum containment components, vacuum gauges, vacuum valves, effluent management subsystems and custom stainless steel chambers, vessels, and biopharmaceutical process equipment hardware and housings. Further, MKS Instruments provide maintenance and repair services, software maintenance, and installation services and training. The companys products are used in semiconductor processing steps, such as depositing thin films of material onto silicon wafer substrates, and etching and cleaning circuit patterns; manufacture of flat panel displays, data storage media, solar cells, and other coatings, including architectural glass; energy generation and environmental monitoring processes, such as nuclear fuel processing, fuel cell research, greenhouse gas monitoring, and chemical agent detection; medical instrument sterilization; consumable medical supply manufacturing; and biopharm applications. It serves semiconductor capital equipment and semiconductor devices, thin film capital equipment, industrial, medical, energy generation, environmental monitoring, and manufacturing companies, as well as university, government, and industrial research laboratories. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (NASDAQ:ACLS) - Axcelis Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services ion implantation, dry strip, and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Its products include a line of high energy, high current, and medium current ion implanters for various applications; and a line of single wafer implanters, known as the Optima platform, comprising the Optima HD, the Optima XE, and the Optima MD. The company also offers dry strip tools, including the Integra RS, which comprises paired-chamber process modules. In addition, it provides aftermarket services and support, including spare parts, equipment upgrades, maintenance services, and customer training. The company sells its equipment and services through direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturing representatives. Axcelis Technologies was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts.

LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC (NYSE:LF) - LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. provides technology-based learning platforms worldwide. It provides reading systems, such as the Tag reading system, a pen-based reading system that focuses on fundamental reading skills and offers a library of software-based books; and Tag Junior reading system used for the introduction of younger children to books and reading. The company also provides educational gaming products for children comprising the Leapster educational Gaming system, Leapster, or classic Leapster, a handheld device with a multi-directional control pad and a touch-screen enabled by a built-in stylus; Leapster2 platform, which connects to the LeapFrog Learning Path; Didj Custom Gaming System, a Web-connected handheld device that allows for customization of curriculum and game play; and Crammer Study and Sound System, a hybrid music player and study device. In addition, it offers Scout collection, a line of toys; Zippity learning system, a TV-based gaming system that uses full-body movement to play educational games; Fridge Collection, a line of magnetic toys that teaches letter names, letter sounds, spelling, and learning songs to children; Learn and Groove Series, which features bilingual musical learning toys; and Clickstart, My First Computer that introduces computer and preschool skills by turning any TV into a childs first computer. Further, the company provides the LeapFrog Learning Path, an online tool that helps parents track what their children are learning with its Web-connected products. It sells its products directly to national and regional mass-market and specialty retailers; other retail stores and distributors; and school-related distributors and resellers through a combination of sales representatives, as well as through online store and other Internet-based channels. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. is a subsidiary of Mollusk Holdings, LLC.

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