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05-08-2008: Foreign Competition, Imports, Hurt North Carolina

The tri-city area of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Highpoint has been hit with foreign competition and the reduction of smoking and tobacco use. Real estate buyers move in, but they don't move out easily. Cigarettes, furniture and textiles provided the majority of jobs in the area, and all three have been hit hard. Hanes brands (Hanesbrands Inc., HBI) is headquartered in Winston-Salem, but it sees a necessity to close plants and relocate them to Asia, laying off thousands of workers in the textile business.

Restructuring costs and competition have made what we consider the high-quality products of Hanes not so profitable for the company. Yet another example of a company with a good product but a not-so-good stock is seen. We were rather surprised to see several holes in the financial structure of Hanes, which could limit any near-term stock advances but might make the company stock a good range trading vehicle.

Our chauvinist traders have always associated Hanes with men's underwear, but women's bras appear to be the mainstay of the company's product lines contributing the most to earnings.

Our article on Hanesbrands Inc. is in the Archives Section, below.


Archive List

05-08-08: Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI): Exporting Jobs Overseas

05-01-08: Panera Bread Co. (PNRA): Specialty Eateries Under Pressure from Commodity Prices

04-26-08: Airgas Inc. (ARG): Large Number of Small Acquisitions

04-21-08: Fastenal Corporation (FAST): Building Hardware Booms Despite Real Estate Slump

04-15-08: CSX Corporation (CSX): Energy Efficient

04-06-08: Estee Lauder Companies (EL): Mellowing Into Old Age

03-30-08: Paychex Inc. (PAYX): 20% Out, 30% In

03-15-08: Superior Energy Services Inc. (SPN): Bring On the Hurricanes

03-09-08: Cullen/Frost Bankers Co. (CFR): Texas Avoids Recession

03-04-08: GameStop Corporation (GME): Craze or Adiction?

02-29-08: Force Protection Inc. (FRPT): Safer Iraq Spells Trouble for some Companies

02-25-08: Alkermes Inc. (ALKS): Two Commercially Viable Products

02-24-08: Perficient Inc. (PRFT): Ups and Downs

02-18-08: Manitowoc Company, Inc. (MTW): From Ships to Cranes

02-13-08: Croxs, Inc. (CROX): Line of Colorful Shoes

02-10-08: Chubb Corporation (CS): Creative Underwriting

02-04-08: Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (SBGI): Unbalanced with Fox

02-03-08: Alliance Data Systems (ADS): Blackstone Pulls Out

01-29-08: FuelCell Technology Inc. (FCEL): The Next Bubble

01-24-08: C-Trip.Com International Ltd. (CTRP): Price of Travel in China is Reasonable

01-22-08: Franklin Resources (BEN): More Than 300 from which to Choose

01-19-08: Healthcare Plan Selection: It's a Jungle Out There!

01-18-08: Lodgenet Interactive Inc. (LNET): Bedtime and a Movie

01-17-08: Eastman Kodak Company (EK): Old Money, Old Style

01-14-08: Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (CTB): Can't Afford Another Recall

01-10-08: Omnicell Inc (OMCL): Daughter's Plight Inspires Doctor

01-06-08: Buy and Hold Takes Longer

01-05-08: CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF): Riding the Ethanol Wave

01-02-08: JER Investors Trust Inc. (JRT): 10-16% Interest?

12-28-07: The Bon-Ton Stores (BONT): Nowhere to Go but Up?

12-20-07: Quanex Corporation (NX): Liquidating Itself

12-17-07: StatoilHydro ASA (STO): Third Biggest Energy Company

12-09-07: Zenith Monthly Traffic Report for November

12-09-07: OfficeMax Inc. (OMX): Corporate Governance Problems

12-06-07: Harris Corporation (HRS): Dependable Amid Competition

11-30-07: Herman Miller Inc. (MLHR): Renewable Materials Impress Government Agencies

11-19-07: Stewart Enterprises Inc. (STEI): Will the Family Plot Still Be There?

11-14-07: Bunge, Ltd. (BG): Soybean Processing Giant

11-07-07: Alpha Natural Resources (ANR): High Quality Coal Helps Margins

11-01-07: Danaher Corporation (DHR): Size Helps Stability

10-22-07: AZZ Inc. (AZZ): Out of Oil Into Electrical Equipment

10-17-07: Immersion Corporation (IMMR): Science of Touch

10-09-07: Asbury Automotive Group (ABG): Salesmanship Paramount

09-23-07: Hewitt Associates Inc. (HEW): Benefits from Outsourcing of Basic Personnel Functions

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