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[mauli99]

Der 19.Oktober wird als Meilenstein in die
Geschichte von MFRI eingehen: An
diesem Tag errang Perma-Pipe, die
Tochter des kleinen Unternehmens aus
Niles/Illinois den ersten Großauftrag aus
den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten.
Perma-Pipe erstellt für eines der größten
dortigen Öl- und Gas-Service-Unternehmen,
Al Jaber Energy Services, eine
34 Kilometer (!) lange Pipeline zum
Transport von Sulfur (Schwefel). Sulfur ist
ein Nebenprodukt bei der Raffinerie von
Erdgas. Insgesamt umfasst der Auftrag ein
Volumen von acht Millionen US-Dollar
und bedeutet den Einstieg in den
lukrativen arabischen Markt.
Gewinne vervierfacht
Nur wenige Wochen zuvor hatte MFRI
bereits mit exzellenten Halbjahreszahlen
geglänzt. Neben dem Pipeline-Bau für die
Öl- und Gas-Industrie trug auch der Bereich
der Röhrensysteme für Heiz- , Kühlund
andere Spezialvorrichtungen zum
guten Geschäftsverlauf bei.
Die Umsätze legten in den ersten sechs
Monaten 2006 um 31 Prozent auf 76,9
Millionen US-Dollar zu, der Gewinn explodierte
regelrecht von 837.000 USDollar
auf 2,5 Millionen US-Dollar oder
0,43 US-Dollar je Aktie. Alleine im zweiten
Quartal erzielte man einen Gewinn von
0,41 US-Dollar je Aktie.
Der Auftragsbestand lag bereits vor dem
TOP-THEMA 5
Arabien-Auftrag um fast 90 Prozent höher
im Vergleich zum Vorjahr.
Zusätzlich hat man auch eine Tochtergesellschaft
in Südafrika gegründet, wo
ebenfalls bald mit ersten Aufträgen zu
rechnen ist. CEO David Unger gab zudem
einen sehr positiven Ausblick für die
nächsten Quartale - ohne allerdings
konkrete Zahlen zu nennen.
Highflyer-Eigenschaften
Der Chart von MFRI Inc. zeigt den explosiven
Charakter der Aktie. Der Kurs verdreifachte
sich seit November vergangenen
Jahres.
Die Zahl der frei handelbaren Aktien liegt
nur bei 3,6 Millionen US-Dollar und der
Anstieg erfolgt treppenartig, das heißt mit
langen Konsolidierungen aber ohne
große Rücksetzer. In dieser Woche gelang
der Aktie der Ausbruch aus einer fast
zweimonatigen engen Konsolidierung auf
ein neues Allzeit-Hoch.
MFRI besitzt damit alle typischen Eigenschaften
einer Momentum-Aktie. Ein
vergleichbarer Titel, Dynamic Materials
(US-Kürzel BOOM), verneunfachte sich
zuletzt innerhalb eines Jahres. Auch
BOOM wurde zu Beginn des Aufstiegs von
keinem einzigen Wall Street-Analysten
beobachtet.
Das KGV dürfte für 2006 im Bereich von
15 liegen und sollte für 2007 dann gar in
den einstelligen Bereich sinken. Auch das
Kurs-Umsatz-Verhältnis von 0,5 spricht für
den Value-Charakter der Aktie.

[mauli99]

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MFRI19.43, -0.20, -1.0% ) has had a series of breakouts of late. After a very strong move from the 1.20 area at the beginning of 2003 to 11.20 in mid-2005, the stock pulled back and consolidated until this past spring. At that point it broke out to nominal new all-time highs, before another multi-month consolidation set in. In early September the stock broke out on relatively strong volume and then formed a rising flag configuration. Late Friday it broke out again, setting new all-time highs. This one looks higher. It's a thinly traded stock, so caution must be exercised, but the top of the long-term channel in the 23 area is my initial trading target, followed by potentially higher levels in the 30 and 35 areas over the medium to longer term. Minor support is at 15 to 15.5, and beneath that additional short-term support is around 14 to14.5

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[mauli99]

Press Release Source: MFRI, Inc.


MFRI Reports Record Sales and Earnings for 2006 Third Quarter and First Nine Months
Wednesday December 6, 4:54 pm ET
Net Sales up 63% and Net Income up 245% over Prior-Year's Third Quarter.
Net Sales up 42% and Net Income up 219% over Prior-Year's First Nine Months.


NILES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFRI, Inc. (NASDAQ NM:MFRI - News), is a leading manufacturer of factory pre-insulated specialty piping systems for oil and gas gathering, district heating and cooling and other specialty applications; custom-designed industrial filtration products to remove particulates from dry gas streams, and thermal transfer equipment to remove heat from molding, printing and other industrial processes.
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Net sales for the third quarter of 2006 were $64,182,000, 63.0% greater than the $39,384,000 for the prior-year's third quarter. Sales for the third quarter of 2006 compared to the prior- year's third quarter increased in all business segments: the Piping Systems business increased by 110.3%, the Filtration Products business increased by 57.7%, and the Industrial Process Cooling business increased by 4.1%. For the third quarter of 2006, income from operations was up 232.4% to $5,295,000 primarily due to increased volumes at essentially stable margins. Net income for the third quarter of 2006 was $2,720,000 up 245.2% or $0.51 per share ($0.48 diluted) versus a $788,000 or $0.15 per share ($0.14 diluted) in the prior-year's third quarter.

For the nine months ended October 31, 2006, net sales were $164,656,000, up 41.6% from $116,277,000 for the comparable period in 2005; net sales for the Piping Systems business increased by 58.4%, the Filtration Products business increased by 30.1%, and the Industrial Process Cooling Equipment business increased by 23.5%. Sales increased in each business segment due to the better economic environment, a higher starting backlog and the implementation of a more global strategy. Net income for the first nine months of 2006 was $5,185,000 up 219.1% from the corresponding prior-year period or $0.97 per share ($0.93 diluted) versus $1,625,000 or $0.31 per share ($0.29 diluted) in the prior-year's first nine months.

Due to the seasonality of the Company's Piping Systems business, sales and earnings are typically higher during the late spring, summer and early fall months (second and third quarters), due to favorable weather for construction over much of North America and correspondingly lower during the late fall, winter and early spring months (fourth and first quarters).

The backlog on October 31, 2006 increased by $32.5 million or 74.6% to $76.0 million when compared to the end of the prior-year's third quarter. The Filtration Products and Piping Systems business segments showed substantial year over year backlog increases; Filtration Products backlog was up 121.0% to $38.6 million and Piping Systems was up 60.6% to $30.4 million. The backlog of the Industrial Process Cooling Equipment segment was essentially level at $7.1 million.

David Unger, CEO said, "We are very pleased with our record sales and earnings so far this year. Our record backlog along with substantial business opportunities have made 2006 a banner year so far. We are profiting from a favorable business environment for all our businesses and from our emphasis on global strategies. This includes our new plants in United Arab Emirates and South Africa as well as our stepped-up activities in global sourcing."

Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2006 will be filed today and be accessible at http://www.sec.gov/. The Company welcomes all inquiries at [phone]. For more information, visit the Company's web site www.mfri.com.

Statements and other information contained in this announcement which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "may," "will," "expect," "continue," "remain," "intend," "aim," "should," "prospects," "could," "future," "potential," believes," "plans," "likely," and "probable," or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. These statements should be considered as subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company's operations and business environment. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, market demand and pricing, competitive and cost factors, raw material availability and prices, global interest rates, currency exchange rates, labor relations and other risk factors.

MFRI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Statements of Operations and Related Data (Unaudited)

(In 000's except per share data) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
October 31, October 31,
Operating Statement Information 2006 2005 2006 2005
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net sales
Filtration Products $ 24,970 $ 15,832 $ 62,175 $ 47,789
Piping Systems 28,823 13,705 67,686 42,738
Industrial Process Cooling
Equipment 10,251 9,848 31,804 25,750
Corporate and Other 138 2,991
-------- -------- -------- --------
Total 64,182 39,384 164,656 116,277
-------- -------- -------- --------
Gross Profit
Filtration Products 5,297 3,176 12,390 9,434
Piping Systems 6,474 3,114 15,056 9,307
Industrial Process Cooling
Equipment 2,590 2,873 9,150 7,362
Corporate and Other 6 97
-------- -------- -------- --------
Total 14,367 9,163 36,693 26,104
-------- -------- -------- --------
Income from Operations:
Filtration Products 2,557 758 4,227 1,852
Piping Systems 4,687 1,580 9,437 4,616
Industrial Process Cooling
Equipment 109 672 1,657 416
Corporate and Other (2,058) (1,417) (5,280) (4,893)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Income from Operations 5,295 1,593 10,041 3,544
-------- -------- -------- --------

Income from joint venture 149 56 432 174

Interest expense - net 729 496 1,906 1,359

-------- -------- -------- --------
Income before income taxes 4,715 1,153 8,567 2,359

Income taxes 1,995 365 3,382 734

-------- -------- -------- --------
Net income $ 2,720 $ 788 $ 5,185 $ 1,625
-------- -------- -------- --------

Weighted average common shares
outstanding basic 5,381 5,262 5,323 5,249
Earnings per share basic $ 0.51 $ 0.15 $ 0.97 $ 0.31

Weighted average common shares
outstanding diluted 5,677 5,296 5,571 5,602
Earnings per share diluted $ 0.48 $ 0.14 $ 0.93 $ 0.29

Backlog 10/31/06 1/31/06 10/31/05
--------- --------- ---------
Filtration Products $ 38,588 $ 20,426 $ 17,459
Piping Systems 30,376 19,869 18,916
Industrial Process Cooling Equipment 7,083 9,306 7,177
--------- --------- ---------
Total $ 76,047 $ 49,601 $ 43,552
========= ========= =========



Contact:
MFRI, INC.
David Unger, Chairman and CEO, 847-966-1000

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Source: MFRI, Inc.


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(16.01.2007)
Neue Aufträge für das Tochterunternehmen Perma Pipe, Volumen 26 Mio. Dollar.
http://www.mfri.com/Press%20Releases/neworders011607w.pdf

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(14.05.2007)
Neue Aufträge für das Tochterunternehmen Perma Pipe, Volumen 11 Mio. Dollar (Projekte in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten und Qatar).
Link: http://www.mfri.com/Press%20Releases/MFRI%20announces11milli…

[ambilight]

...so langsam scheint die konso beendet und wir streben wieder die höhere kurse an, wunderbar...weiterhin viel glück allen investierten...oder wie schreibt ein gewisser meister stets "geduld, haben sie geduld"...

[ambilight]

...schade, dass hier so wenig los ist, aber das kann ja noch werden...:-)...ausbruch nach oben, wunderbar...vielleicht sehen wir hier bald wieder das ath...