NEW ARTICLE: A top-ranked, contrarian long-term investment "Ever since I have been ranking stocks, LSE:CGS:Castings has been near the top of the list.The company should be easy to rank because almost everything I know about it is good. Actually, though, every summer, when Castings publishes its annual ..."[link]
CGS vs BOY comparison Good Castings / Bodycote plc comparison. Has analysts estimates of EPS which is interesting. [link]
The plant is closed... ..but just for holidays!!! This meant I met one of the night shift foremen this week. He said the firm seems to be on the up. Twice in the last couple of years all the unskilled guys were layed off, and the skilled were put to sweeping out the shops as there was simply no work! However the shifts have recently been expanded and the union reps say there is NO chance whatsoever of any job losses in the foreseeable future. I hope this is of some interest. (not a holder, but watching).
NEW ARTICLE: Castings: Don’t be scared off by step backwards "Although management are characteristically matter-of-fact about the year gone by, Castings keeps on producing its prosaic goods. In full-year results to 31 March 2015, revenue at Castings fell 4% and adjusted profit fell 18%. Including ..."[link]