Garmin

Name:	Garmin
Industries:	Consumer Goods
Revenue:	$2.95B
Profit:	$703.95M
Headquarters:	Po Box 309 Ugland House South Church St Georgetown Grand Cayman Cayman Islands
Website:
www.garmin.com

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¹ TTM figures for 26-Dec-2009

The parent company of a group of companies that develops consumer, aviation, and marine technologies for the Global Positioning System.

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Navigation Systems Put to the Test: The Results

On Wednesday, we laid out plans to take several navigation systems — the pricey factory systems in an Acura TSX, a BMW 3 Series and an Infiniti G37, plus a $180 handheld Garmin Nuvi 255W — and see how they dealt with a range of simple and challenging routes. We started easy, then threw in everything ... - read more at Kicking Tires - Cars.com Blog

tags: Google

9/2/10:

Aero-TV: Having It Your Way -- Ron Tarrson's Aspen-Equipped ...

A Classic Flying Machine Gets A Taste Of The Future While companies like Avidyne and Garmin have introduced a new generation of GA aircraft owners to the glass panel revolution with every new airplane rebuilt these days (or so it seems), a quiet little company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has made that ... - read more at AeroNews.net

tags: Avidyne

9/1/10:

The iCoach: Apps Help Runners Go Farther, Faster [Personal Technology]

Before the iPhone came out, I ran with a watch that uses GPS satellite technology to keep tabs on my pace, distance and other measurements when I run. Like a lot of runners, I've gotten hooked on the ability to tally up how many miles I put in on the road and to use my watch to motivate myself to run ... - read more at All Things Digital

tags: BlackBerry

9/1/10:

TECH STOCKS: Apple's Rise Highlights Broad Tech Gains

Tech stocks started September on a strong note Wednesday, with gains across the board and Apple Inc. and its revamped line of iPods highlighting the sector's advance. Apple (AAPL) rose $7.23 a share, or 3%, to $250.33 after Chief Executive used a company event to show off new iPods, including a new ... - read more at Fox Business

tags: Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Apple Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) Morgan Stanley Dow Jones Newswires Seagate Technology (STX) Staples Inc. (SPLS) Western Digital (WDC) Index (MSH) Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) Scott Sutherland

9/1/10:

Deutsche Bank Out With Potential Additions To S&P 500 (WLT, ...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report on company's it speculates could be added to the S&P 500 index. It posts a list of 25 companies, and the newest additions are Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT), Ashland (NYSE: ASH), which both made it to the top 10 of the list. BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA), Jefferies Group ... - read more at Benzinga

tags: ASH Ashland (NYSE: ASH) BWA Cablevision Systems Corp (NYSE: CVC) Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE: XEC) CXO Cooper Industries PLC (NYSE: CBE) Cree Inc (NASDAQ: CREE) Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE: EW) JEF Joy Global Inc (NASDAQ: JOYG) NASDAQ NetFlix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) New York Community Bancorp Inc (NYSE: NYB) Newfield Exploration Co (NYSE: NFX) NII Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: NIHD) Noble Corp (NYSE: NE) Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) WLT Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) Covidien PLC (NYSE: COV) Deutsche Bank Marvell Technology Group Ltd Transocean Ltd Tyco Electronics Ltd Ingersoll-Rand PLC (NYSE: IR) S&P 500

9/1/10:

Phenom 100 Synthetic Vision Approved

Embraer received Brazil ANAC, FAA and EASA approval for Garmin's synthetic-vision technology (SVT) system on the Phenom 100, which has a Garmin G1000-based Prodigy flight deck avionics system. The approval applies to new-production Phenom 100s, as well as retrofit installations for in-service aircraft. ... - read more at AIN Online

9/1/10:

Navigation Systems Put to the Test

One of the most popular options available for new cars is a navigation system. Often these add $1,000 to $3,000 to the sticker price and can even be wrapped into more expensive packages.It's certainly easier to swallow that slightly higher monthly payment if the navigation system you just paid for works ... - read more at Kicking Tires - Cars.com Blog

tags: Chicago White Sox

8/30/10:

Everything You Own Needs to be Returned

Each day it seems we're assailed with more recall notices. Just in the past week, those with metal hips from Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy Orthopaedics found out they have to send them back. Toyota had another recall, this time involving 1.1 million of its 2005 through 2008 Matrix and Corolla models. ... - read more at mediabistro.com: PRNewser

tags: Johnson & Johnson

8/29/10:

Garmin's Edge 800 GPS Unit Tracks Information For Active Athletes

Who says Garmin GPS units all have to fall into the tried-and-true Nuvi line? The company's latest navigation handheld is quite the feature-packed unit, with the Edge 800 being designed primarily for cyclists but suitable for anyone who needs to keep track of where they're headed. The unit features ... - read more at HotHardware

8/27/10:

Garmin Recalls 1.25M 'Fire Risk' Satnavs

Barence writes "Garmin is recalling 1.25 million of its nüvi satnavs after batteries overheated. According to Garmin, the issue only affects devices containing batteries manufactured within a set date range by a third-party supplier and that have a specific printed circuit board design. 'It appears ... - read more at Slashdot

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Nasdaq: GRMN - Today, 10:28 AM ET

28.14 +0.51 (+1.85%)

Vol:	228.63K
High:	28.49
Low:	27.82

Mkt Cap:	5.48B
52Wk High:	40.47
52Wk Low:	26.11

P/E:	8.50
Div:	1.50
Yield:	5.33

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Financial Performance

Income (in thousands of USD)	3 months ending 2009-12-26 00:00:00	12 months ending 2009-12-26 00:00:00
Revenue	1,059,383	2,946,440
Net Income	278,408	703,950
Balance Sheet (in thousands of USD)
Current Assets	2,393,871	2,393,871
Total Assets	3,825,874	3,825,874
Current Liabilities	683,668	683,668
Total Liabilities	989,427	989,427
Total Shareholders Equity	2,836,447	2,836,447
Cash Flow (in thousands of USD)
Cash from Operating Activity	245,901	1,094,456
Cash from Investing Activity	10,547	-547,869
Cash from Financing Activity	-165,190	-161,243
Change in Cash	79,818	395,246

Key Stats	3 months ending 2009-12-26 00:00:00	Trailing 12 Months
Gross Profit Margin	45.95%	49.01%
Net Profit Margin	26.28%	23.89%
Return on Assets	7.28%	18.40%
Return on Equity	9.82%	24.82%
Return on Invested Capital	13.57%	33.22%