Investopedia: Tyco Goes Three-For-One

Neil Sedaka may have once thought that breaking up was hard to do, but Tyco (NYSE:TYC) apparently has no such problems. Though rumors had started to creep out a few days ago, Tyco announced Monday morning that it was undertaking a significant corporate reorganization that would effectively result in splitting up the company's three main businesses into independent publicly-traded entities.

The New Tycos to Come 

After setting Tyco Electronics (NYSE:TEL) and Covidien (NYSE:COV) free in 2006, Tyco has been operating as a three-pronged business entity. There is the ADT security business, a flow control business that sells valves, controls, actuators and the like to industries including power, water, and chemicals, and a commercial fire and safety business.

Now the company is going to undertake a year-long process of restructuring and tax-free spin-offs (technically conducted as stock dividends) that will result in the three companies operating and trading as free-standing independent entities. As part of the process, the company expects to incur something on the order of $700 million in expenses. (For related reading, see Parents And Spinoffs: When To Buy And When To Sell.)

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Investopedia: Now May Be The Time For Jabil

There are plenty of valid reasons to take one look at an EMS provider like Jabil Circuit (NYSE:JBL), Flextronics (Nasdaq:FLEX) or Celestica (NYSE:CLS) and not bother again. After all, this is a highly cyclical market where the companies have minimal control over their own revenue, narrow margins and returns on capital that arguably do not cover their cost of capital. 


And yet, savvy investors realize that there may be a time and place for almost any stock. With the tech market in the doldrums and several major customers gasping, Jabil should be in rough shape. Oddly enough, the company is doing relatively well and may in fact be worth a look from investors who understand that this would not be a permanent engagement.

Decent Third-Quarter Performance
Third-quarter results at Jabil were not too bad, particularly given the weakness at customers like Research In Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM) and Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO). Revenue rose 22% from the year-ago level, and 8% from the prior quarter, surpassing the consensus estimate by almost $100 million. Growth was strong in the Enterprise and Infrastructure and Diversified Manufacturing Services units, and those offset weakness in High Velocity Systems.
 

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