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Market Advisors Initiate Coverage on Latitude Industries With Target Price of $0.41
Stock Symbol- LTDN.PK
Shares- 79,830,000
Market Cap $9,579,600
Recent Price- $0.12
Intermediate Term Price- $0.41
Web Site- www.latitudepowerboats.com
Phone- 305-758-(BOAT)2628
NEWS FLASH: Power boat sales, which include any boat with a motor,
accounted for nearly $13.2 billion in 2006. Industry analysts see continued
growth in this sector as companies are adding employees, building new
factories, and investing in new equipment. As a fisherman -- nothing will
get him/her more excited about buying a new boat than being passed by a new
boat. It is just human nature to want something bigger and faster. This
sector looks forward to the changes, challenges and opportunities to come.
In December, LTDN announced plans to build the first model of the Latitude
26.5. LTDN is now a key player in the multi-billion sector of this
industry, as 68% of these boats sold in the US are classified as open
center console and sport fishing boats.
Latitude Powerboats Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: LTDN)
Investment Highlights
-- The company has strong ties with direct lenders like Gulf Capital,
floor plan financiers like GE Capital, and Government contracts with over
forty (40) boats built for Homeland Security
-- LTDN is now in its 12th year of making boats. The company has built
more than 300 boats for Apache Powerboats, one of the fastest boats on the
water today
Latitude Powerboats Inc. is an innovator and manufacturer of high quality
26' to 51' Offshore Sport Fishing Boats in Florida. The company's strategy
for growth is to continue to develop sport Fishing Boats, utilizing their
unique cutting-edge design and technology to build the most advanced ones
on the market today. Their strength lies in the fifty plus years of hands-
on experience in running this company and the skilled craftsmen on board
that run their plant. We believe that Latitude possesses key
characteristics that should command a premium in the market. These
attributes include: a strong, experienced management team with a proven
track record for building the best products in the boating business; the
recent successful execution of its joint venture arrangement with
Bombardier Recreational Products for an exclusive OEM distribution of
outboard engines from 5 to 250 horsepower; a strong funding position as the
company maintains a solid funding position relative to most of its
competitors, in our opinion.
Latitude Powerboats is dedicated to continuous improvement of its products
and uses the most advanced composite material and epoxies in the market to
distance itself from the ordinary lamination that the rest of the industry
uses. The company builds each boat by hand, one by one, to give its
customers the best boat on the market today. The company is better equipped
than ever to serve the needs of all of its loyal customers.
Key Points
Over the somewhat longer-term, we believe that Latitude Powerboats is
positioning itself for profitable growth. This sector is again booming, and
margins likely will expand as economies of scale are realized. Evidence of
this should appear virtually immediately. There was a massive boat-building
boom in the late 1970s and early 1980s when the oil industry was seeing
record high oil prices and activity levels. Many of these boats are still
around today, and over the past twenty years, the excess capacity was only
countered twice (1997 and 2001). The useful life of a boat is around 15 to
20 years so a number of them will be leaving the market over the next few
years. Therefore, the supply/demand picture is brighter than it has been
for several decades. We feel that we are starting to see signs of a
significant pickup in demand for all sectors of the boating business which
could equate to many manufacturers exceeding expectations over the next few
quarters. Industry experts predict US demand for recreational boating
products will grow 4.8% annually through 2009, driven by an ongoing shift
toward larger, more sophisticated boats and higher performing, cleaner-
burning marine engines.
We believe LTDN's discounted valuation combined with renewed financial
flexibility and improving fundamentals provide a compelling investment
opportunity. We have set an intermediate-term price target based on today's
current share price of $0.12 to just under the 52-week high of $0.45. If
this target price can be achieved, and so much relies on the company
effectively carrying out its business plan, investors could enjoy a return
of around 280%. Making such an assessment requires vision and experience.
Investors will ultimately be drawn to companies whose management
demonstrates those qualities, and we feel this company has the right
ingredients for future success in a rapidly growing sector.
ANALYST -- Officers of Market Advisors, Inc. have been in business since
1983 and have provided stock market research for their clients since 1985.
Company officials have been frequently quoted in a wide array of financial
publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily,
Barron's, The Dick Davis Digest, Moniresearch and many others. We have on
staff the former editor of the Marketarian Newsletter, a nationally
syndicated stock market newsletter published over twenty years.
The information and opinions in this analyst report were prepared by Market
Advisors, Inc. (located in Nebraska) who does receive fees for services
including preparation of this report. For this report, officers of Market
Advisors Inc received $3,500 from Latitude Powerboats for this research
report. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities nor should this
report be construed as investment advice. Information or statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that cause such statements not
to prove accurate. Market Advisors, Inc. does not disseminate, nor is it
liable for the dissemination by any third party of this analyst report.
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