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Father's Day is a special occasion for many of us, a day to show our daddies how much we love them. We give dad some extra attention that day and usually also a present that could make him happy. Kiplinger.com has an interesting idea -- one that I really like -- for a Father's Day present you may want to consider: Find a good stock that could bring him a lot of money.

Let's look at some of the companies Kiplinger's Anne Kates Smith believes would be good options this year:
  • O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY) is an auto parts retailer that is facing weak demand as a result of soaring crude oil prices. However, analysts believe the company's strategy to buy CSK Auto will bring a lot of national success. ORLY is expected to show earnings of $1.76 per share this year and $2.02 next year.
  • Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK), headquartered in New Britain, Conn., has the advantage of being one of only two companies offering a complete line of hand tools for consumers. The company focuses its performance on both its industrial tool division and a security business. Analysts forecast a profit of $4.18 this year, and $4.63 a share for next year.

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Stanley Works logo Tool supplier Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) remains optimistic about earnings into 2008, despite deterioration of the U.S. homebuilding market. Even in 4Q2007, when the domestic construction market softened like warm butter, Stanley Works managed to post more than respectable earnings. 4Q sales increased 15% to $1.2 billion. Diluted EPS increased 7% to $1.11, operating margins increased and free cash flow increased 89% from 4Q2006.

4Q2007 was a tough quarter in the U.S., as subprime mortgage losses ran into the billions, banks tightened credit, and construction slowed dramatically. Despite the meltdown in the U.S. market, Stanley posted double-digit sales increases in all its international markets, which helped to offset slower sales in the U.S. The story is the same for FY2007.

Overall, the company is in good shape with net sales up 12% to $4.5 billion, although only 2% of that growth is organic. More than half of the increase was due to acquisitions. FY2007 diluted EPS increased 15% to $4.00, and free cash flow increased by $99 million to $457 million. Despite forecasting an organic growth rate of 0-1%, CEO John Lundgren states that Stanley Works is well positioned to withstand a possible U.S. recession.

CEO says Stanley Works (SWK) girded for recession originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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