Date: 5/21/12
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Insiders and Institutions buying at Food Technology Services Inc (VIFL, TSS, MCO)
Sales up with Strong Margins at Food Technology Services
Companies that provide needed business services such as Total System Services Inc (NYSE: TSS), Moody's Corp (NYSE: MCO) and Food Technology Services (NASDAQ: VIFL).
Food Technology Service, Inc. uses gamma radiation to provide contract sterilization services to the surgical, pharmaceutical, medical device, food, and consumer goods industries. It also irradiates packaging, spices, cosmetic ingredients, horticultural items, and consumer goods; and disinfects fruits, vegetables, oysters, and meat products to enhance safety or eliminate insect pests. Earnings per share growth this share is higher by more than 50%.
The margins are Food Technology Service Inc are very strong. The profit margin is almost 24%. A profit margin of 20% is considered to be healthy. The gross margin is over 80% and the operating margin is close to 40%.
Very strong, too, is the growth of insiders buying and institutional investors buying. Each is a very bullish indicator. Institutional investors, such as pension groups and mutual funds, are very sought after and very sophisticated investors. Insiders buy for one reason, according to investing legend Peter Lynch: they believe the share price is going up.
That has been the case at Food Technology Service Inc. There has been almost a 40% rise over the last year. The short float is only 0.014%, so few expect it to fall. Certainly not the insiders and institutional investors who are buying at Food Technology Service Inc. Now around $5.20, the 52-week high for Food Technology Services Inc is $7.93.
Food Technology Service, Inc. uses gamma radiation to provide contract sterilization services to the surgical, pharmaceutical, medical device, food, and consumer goods industries. It also irradiates packaging, spices, cosmetic ingredients, horticultural items, and consumer goods; and disinfects fruits, vegetables, oysters, and meat products to enhance safety or eliminate insect pests. Earnings per share growth this share is higher by more than 50%.
The margins are Food Technology Service Inc are very strong. The profit margin is almost 24%. A profit margin of 20% is considered to be healthy. The gross margin is over 80% and the operating margin is close to 40%.
Very strong, too, is the growth of insiders buying and institutional investors buying. Each is a very bullish indicator. Institutional investors, such as pension groups and mutual funds, are very sought after and very sophisticated investors. Insiders buy for one reason, according to investing legend Peter Lynch: they believe the share price is going up.
That has been the case at Food Technology Service Inc. There has been almost a 40% rise over the last year. The short float is only 0.014%, so few expect it to fall. Certainly not the insiders and institutional investors who are buying at Food Technology Service Inc. Now around $5.20, the 52-week high for Food Technology Services Inc is $7.93.
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