 Our recommendation: Yay

 Hexcel is an advanced composites company 1  Two segments: Composite Materials and Engineered Products 1  Manufacturing facilities and sales offices in the United States, Asia Pacific and Europe 1  Incorporated in  Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut 1

 Hexcel develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance composites, including carbon fibers, reinforcements, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures 1  Used in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industry 1  Variety of end applications: commercial and military aircraft, space launch vehicles and satellites, wind turbine blades, automotive, bikes, skis 1

 Current Price: $8.94  P/E Ratio: 7.85  Beta: 1.60  EPS: 1.14  52-Week Low: $4.49  52-Week High: $26.73  Market Cap: M  Institutional Ownership: 92% Taken from

 Q4 and year-end › Released Jan 21,  Yearly net sales up 13.9 percent 3  Quarterly EPS Estimate: $  Quarterly EPS Actual: $ › Compared to $0.20 in  Earnings reflect Boeing Worker’s strike 3

 Largest US producer of carbon fiber 5  Beat analysts’ estimates despite Boeing strike  Building new plant in Windsor, Colorado 6 › Near Vestas facility that manufactures wind turbines 6  At the moment, few sales to automotive industry—room for huge expansion › Beginning to see very efficient cars that use composites and honeycomb

 Supplies both Airbus and Boeing 7 › Almost all production of more efficient aircraft will be done with Hexcel products  Products have wide range of uses  Low in cycle due to Boeing strike › Strike is over, so earnings should increase

 Operations in 12 different countries, including China 8  Products are vital to movement for energy efficiency › Can build machines that are lighter, stronger, and more efficient  Building new plant › One of the few companies hiring now 9 › Wide range of talent to pick from 9

 GrafTek (GTI) › Not as diversified 10 › No Asia markets 11  Zoltek Companies (ZOLT) › Not as diversified 12 › PE of › Released unfavorable earnings for Q1, without influence from Boeing strike 13

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