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Top 25 Stocks for the NEXT 25 years: VistaPrint

The NEXT stock in my on-going series of the 25 Top Stocks for the NEXT 25 Years is VistaPrint (NASDAQ: VPRT). VistaPrint completed its initial public offering (IPO) in October 2005. It has comfortably achieved or exceeded every quarter since the IPO. The company has a current market capitalization of $1.7 billion and was founded in 1995. The company has posted 27 consecutive up quarters, the last 6 quarters as a public entity.

VistaPrint provides graphic design services and customized print products to consumers and small-to-medium size business world-wide. Among its many products VistaPrint offers business cards, brochures, calendars, folded cards, envelopes, presentation folders, newsletters, etc. The customer can choose from various templates and graphic designs for logos and the other printed products. Customers also have access to over 70,000 stock photographs and illustrations to choose from.

The beauty of VistaPrint's business is that it has captured more than seven million customers to date from over 110 countries.The strength of this customer base is diverse and geographically scattered. VistaPrint aggressively markets its services and products in several on-line web sites. The long-term key is to grow the existing base and obviously capture a greater number of new customers, while marketing to the existing list for add-on sales.

The printing business has usually been physical and local in nature. VistaPrint has elevated the industry as it is the low-cost provider and very user-friendly to implement. The cutting-edge technology employed by VistaPrint offers its customer that rivals any local printing shop. VistaPrint is expanding its product line to offer printed t-shirts and other novelty type products. The newly formed business-services division will keep VistaPrint closer to its larger customers by offering such services as check-printing and other highly specialized printing assignments.

VistaPrint has the early mover advantage in the on-line print industry. I estimate VistaPrint will achieve revenues of $260 million and earnings per share of $.80 for the fiscal year 2007 ending June 30th. For Fiscal year June 30, 2008, I estimate VistaPrint with revenues of $375 million and earnings per share of $1.20.

The industry is massive, scalable and world-wide in scope. VistaPrint has the opportunity to hold the leading position and drive revenues well into the billions of dollars. VistaPrint is a top 25 stock for the NEXT 25 years.

Georges Yared is the CIO of Yared Investment Research. For more growth stock ideas please visit the web site.

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