1. General Electric (GE)
Ben Hsu and Eric Lin

2. Background
One of the largest and most diversified companies in the world
Incorporated in 1892 when Edison General Electric Company and The Thomson-Houston Company combined
320,000 employees
CEO: Jeffrey Immelt
#5 on the Fortune 500

3. Sources for revenue Conglomerate Energy infrastructure Media
Development of products to harness natural resources
Media
NBC Universal
Technology infrastructure
Transportation, healthcare, etc. infrastructure for developing countries

4. Sources for revenue Finance Consumer and industrial products
Offers financial services, lends money
Consumer and industrial products
Manufactures aviation parts, consumer appliances, electronics, etc.

5. Buy Recommendation
Buy at current price
Sell Limit order at 20.00

6. Stock Quote (As of 3/16) Stock Price: 17.69 52 week: 9.26 – 18.16
Market Cap: billion
Beta: 1.52
# Shares: billion
EPS: 1.03
Dividend: .10
P/E: 17.23

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8. Major Competitors Siemens 3M Co. Honeywell International Comparison
Larger market cap
Has grown more in last year
Much more diversified than competitors

9. Graph Blue- HON Honeywell International Orange- Siemens SI Black- GE
Green- UTX United Technologies Corp
Pink- MMM 3M co

10. Why should we buy? GE is very diversified Earnings release on 4/16-.16
Easy to beat
“Green” energy is booming
Upward trend
Superior to competitors
Larger and more diversified
Dividends expected to grow
Economy is starting back up

11. Why buy? Is considering to buy part of Royal Bank of Scotland
This means they are expanding

12. Links http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:GE