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Shares of United Stationers Rank the Lowest in Terms of Operating Margin in the Office Services & Supplies Industry (USTR, SCS, HNI, CIX, IFSIA)
Mar 22, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) --
Below are the three companies in the Office Services & Supplies industry with the lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.United Stationers ranks lowest with a an operating margin of 3.8%. Following is Steelcase with a an operating margin of 5.8%. HNI ranks third lowest with a an operating margin of 6.2%.
Compx International follows with a an operating margin of 6.3%, and Interface rounds out the bottom five with a an operating margin of 7.5%.
SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Compx International on March 6th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $15.02. Since that call, shares of Compx International have fallen 6.2%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time.
Write to Chip Brian at cbrian@mysmartrend.com
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