keithwms

For some time I have been keeping the pulse of various companies that are of interest here. I do this primarily for my own capitalist gain but also to try to divine the direction of the film-related industries.

Here is a quick stock bulletin: there are some encouraging signs of rapid recovery at Eastman Kodak (EK). I am not quite sure what's up but the company has apparently recaptured the attention of the private investor... see the attached stock data.

Incidentally, Eastman Chem Co. (EMN) is also doing well, aproaching the highs right before the '08 crash. Apparently, they are thinking of selling of the PET business, which could be of importance for film users.

Originally Posted by Comtex Smartrend(r)

For the full year, analysts expect the company to post EPS of $0.58. In the year-ago period, the company reported a loss of $0.95 on sales of $1.5 billion. In the previous quarter, the company reported EPS of $1.08, topping consensus estimates of $0.18.

Fuji's stock (FUJIY) continues to do well; it is a very diverse company with a lot of inertia in basic research, so they weathered the storm better than most.

Harman (HAR) is also doing well:

Originally Posted by Comtex Smartrend(r)

SmarTrend is bullish on shares of Harman International Industries and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on July 13, 2009 at $20.98. The stock has risen 143.2% since the alert was issued.

In other news... Tom Petters, the ponzi 'mini-Madoff' who led Polaroid down the tubes was given a 50 year sentence. I can't figure out who owns what now. They apparently now have Lady Gaga as their creative director. Hummm....