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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Orion Energy Systems:  looking for IPO energy]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/21/orion-energy-systems-looking-for-ipo-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/21/orion-energy-systems-looking-for-ipo-energy/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/21/orion-energy-systems-looking-for-ipo-energy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ge/" rel="tag">General Electric (GE)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/tm/" rel="tag">Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)</a></p><img width="232" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="79" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/08/orion.gif" />I certainly wouldn't want to pay the lighting bills for companies like <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">GE</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">GE</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/kraft-foods-inc-cl-a/kft/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">Kraft Foods</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/kraft-foods-inc-cl-a/kft/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">KFT</a>), or <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/toyota-motor-corporation/tm/nys">Toyota</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/toyota-motor-corporation/tm/nys">TM</a>).<br /><br />But, there's a company that does: <a href="http://www.oriones.com">Orion Energy Systems</a>. That is, it designs and installs energy management systems for lighting.<br /><br />And, now Orion Energy wants to light up things with an <a href="http://www.dealprofiles.com/ipoprofile.htm?CompanyID=148">IPO</a>.<br /><br />The company uses something called high intensity fluorescent (HIF) lighting. It not only reduces electricity costs by 50% but also increases the quantity of light by 50%.<br /><br />The growth ramp has been particularly strong. From fiscal 2004 to 2007, revenues increased from $12.4 million to $48.2 million. In fact, Orion estimates that it has saved its customers about $224 million (an indirect benefit has been the reduction of carbon emissions).<br /><br />The technology is certainly complex and Orion has a portfolio of 16 US patents. There are nine patents pending. <br /><br />The lead underwriter on the IPO is Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and the proposed ticker symbol is "OESX."<br /><br />You can find the <a href="http:// http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409375/000095013407018504/c17612sv1.htm">prospectus</a> at the SEC website. Also, if you want to see more IPO filings, click <a href="http://www.dealprofiles.com/default.htm">here</a>.<br /><br /><em>Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including the Complete M&amp;A Handbook and the EDGAR-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/21/orion-energy-systems-looking-for-ipo-energy/">Orion Energy Systems:  looking for IPO energy</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/21/orion-energy-systems-looking-for-ipo-energy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/969882/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/08/21/orion-energy-systems-looking-for-ipo-energy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>GE</category><category>General Electric</category><category>GeneralElectric</category><category>IPOs</category><category>Orion Energy Systems</category><category>OrionEnergySystems</category><category>TM</category><category>Toyota</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:50:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
