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Friends, even MRKL goes down right now, be aware !!!!!! The MM,s - the naked short sellers and the Day Traders are to blame for the down trend right now. This Stock will be a BIG BAGGER IN THE LONG RUN. JIMO
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Business: Markland Tech, (MRKL) is building security technologies to provide customers with tools to protect personnel, data, and assets. The Company's AccousticCore has primary screening capabilities suitable for the development of remote screening products. Markland has a contract to provide border security logistic support to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Price: MRKL closed on 1/21/2005 at $0.70 per share
Value: Value is a measure of a stock's current worth. MRKL has a current Value of $0.10 per share. Therefore, it is overvalued compared to its Price of $0.70 per share. Value is computed from forecasted earnings per share, forecasted earnings growth, profitability, interest, and inflation rates. Value increases when earnings, earnings growth rate and profitability increase, and when interest and inflation rates decrease. VectorVest advocates the purchase of undervalued stocks. At some point in time, a stock's Price and Value always will converge.
RV (Relative Value): RV is an indicator of long-term price appreciation potential. MRKL has an RV of 0.24, which is very poor on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. This indicator is far superior to a simple comparison of Price and Value because it is computed from an analysis of projected price appreciation three years out, AAA Corporate Bond Rates, and risk. RV solves the riddle of whether it is preferable to buy High growth, High P/E stocks, or Low growth, Low P/E stocks. VectorVest favors the purchase of stocks with RV ratings above 1.00.
RS (Relative Safety): RS is an indicator of risk. MRKL has an RS rating of 0.82, which is poor on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. RS is computed from an analysis of the consistency and predictability of a company's financial performance, debt to equity ratio, sales volume, business longevity, price volatility and other factors. A stock with an RS rating greater than 1.00 is safer and more predictable than the average stock in the VectorVest database. VectorVest favors the purchase of stocks of companies with consistent, predictable financial performance.
RT (Relative Timing): RT is a fast, smart, accurate indicator of a stock's price trend. MRKL has a Relative Timing rating of 0.85, which is fair on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. RT is computed from an analysis of the direction, magnitude, and dynamics of a stock's price movements over one day, one week, one quarter and one year time periods. Once a stock's price has established a strong trend, it is expected to continue in that trend for the short-term. If a trend dissipates, RT will gravitate toward 1.00. RT will explode from bottoms, dive from tops, and reflect changes in price momentum. VectorVest favors the purchase of stocks with RT ratings above 1.00.
VST (VST-Vector): VST is the master indicator for ranking every stock in the VectorVest database. MRKL has a VST rating of 0.72, which is poor on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. VST is computed from the square root of a weighted sum of the squares of RV, RS, and RT. Stocks with the highest VST ratings have the best combinations of Value, Safety and Timing. These are the stocks to own for above average, long-term capital appreciation. VectorVest advocates the purchase of safe, undervalued stocks rising in price.
CI (Comfort Index): CI is an indicator which reflects a stock's ability to resist severe and/or lengthy price declines. MRKL has a CI rating of 1.03, which is fair on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. CI is quite different from RS in that it is based solely upon a stock's long-term price history. VectorVest advocates the purchase of high CI stocks.
GRT (Earnings Growth Rate): GRT reflects a company's one to three year forecasted earnings growth rate in percent per year. MRKL has a forecasted Earnings Growth Rate of 2.00%, which VectorVest considers to be poor. GRT is computed from historical, current and forecasted earnings data. It is updated each week for every stock in the VectorVest database. GRT often foretells a stock's future price trend. If a stock's GRT trend is upward, the stock's price will likely rise. If GRT is trending downward, the stock's Price will probably fall. VectorVest favors the purchase of stocks whose GRT is rising and is greater than the sum of current inflation and interest rates, (8.66%).
Recommendation (REC): VectorVest gives a Buy, Sell, Hold recommendation on every stock, every day. MRKL has a Hold recommendation. REC reflects the cumulative effect of all the VectorVest parameters working together. These parameters are designed to help investors buy safe, undervalued stocks rising in price. They also help investors avoid or sell risky, overvalued stocks falling in price. VectorVest recommends that investors buy high VST-Vector, Buy-rated stocks in rising markets.
Stop (Stop-Price): Stop is an indicator of when to sell a long position or cover a short position. MRKL has a Stop of $0.68 per share. This is $0.02 below MRKL's current closing Price. A stock's Stop is computed from a 13 week moving average of its closing prices, and is fine-tuned according to the stock's fundamentals. High RV, high RS stocks have lower Stops, and low RV, low RS stocks have higher Stops. In the VectorVest system, a stock gets a 'B' or 'H' recommendation if its Price is above its Stop and an 'S' recommendation if its Price is below its Stop.
EPS (Earnings per Share): EPS stands for leading 12 months Earnings Per Share. MRKL has a forecasted EPS of $-0.69 per share. VectorVest determines this forecast from a combination of recent earnings performance and traditional fiscal and/or calendar year earnings forecasts.
P/E (Price to Earnings Ratio): P/E is a popular measure of stock valuation which shows the dollars required to buy one dollar of earnings. MRKL has a P/E of -1.01. This ratio may be deemed to be high or low depending upon your frame of reference. The average P/E of all the stocks in the VectorVest database is 26.40. P/E is computed daily using the formula: P/E = Price/EPS.
EY (Earnings Yield): EY reflects earnings per share as a percent of Price. EY is related to P/E via the formula, EY = 100 / (P/E), and may be used in place of P/E as a measure of valuation. EY has the advantages that it is always determinate and can reflect negative earnings. MRKL has an EY of -99.00 percent. This is below the current average of 3.78% for all the stocks in the VectorVest database. EY equals 100 x (EPS/Price).
GPE (Growth to P/E Ratio): GPE is another popular measure of stock valuation. It compares earnings growth rate to P/E ratio. MRKL has a GPE rating of -1.98. High growth stocks are believed to be able to justify high P/E ratios. A stock is commonly considered to be undervalued when GPE is greater than 1.00 and overvalued when GPE is below 1.00. Unfortunately, this rule of thumb does not take into account the effect of interest rates on P/E ratios. The operative GPE ratio of 1.00 is valid when and only when interest rates equal 10%. With long-term interest rates currently at 5.36%, the operative GPE ratio is 0.29. Therefore, MRKL may be considered to be overvalued.
DIV (Dividend): VectorVest reports annual, regular, cash dividends as indicated by the most recent payments. Special distributions, one-time payments, stock dividends, etc., are not generally included in DIV. MRKL does not pay a dividend.
DY (Dividend Yield): DY reflects earnings per share as a percent of Price. MRKL does not pay a dividend, so it does not have a Dividend Yield rating. . DY equals 100 x (DIV/Price). It is useful to compare DY with EY. If DY is not significantly lower than EY, the dividend payment may be in jeopardy.
DS (Dividend Safety): DS is an indicator of the assurance that regular cash dividends will be declared and paid at current or at higher rates for the foreseeable future. MRKL does not pay a dividend, so it does not have a Dividend Safety rating . Stocks with DS values above 75 typically have RS values well above 1.00 and EY levels that are much higher than DY.
DG (Dividend Growth Rate): Dividend Growth is a subtle yet important indicator of a company's financial performance. It also provides some insight into the board's outlook on the company's ability to increase earnings. MRKL does not pay a dividend, so it does not have a Dividend Growth rating .
YSG (YSG-Vector): YSG is an indicator which combines DIV, DY and DG into a single value, and allows direct comparison of all dividend-paying stocks in the database. MRKL does not pay a dividend, so it does not have a YSG rating . Stocks with the highest YSG values have the best combinations of Dividend Yield, Safety and Growth. These are the stocks to buy for above average current income and long-term growth.
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Stg. Steiner, is that mean to hold or sell ? IMO , all the products this company has for the Homeland Security right now should be a reason to at least hold it for the longer term - or ? I would appreciate your opinion
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Markland Technologies Announces Strategic Initiatives for 2005 Monday January 24, 6:00 am ET Plan Includes Growth in Homeland Security and Defense Marketplace, Continued Technology Innovation and Accretive Acquisitions
RIDGEFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2005-- Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MRKL - News), a defense and homeland security company transforming advanced laboratory technology into real-world products, has announced its Strategic Initiatives for 2005. The announcement was made by Robert Tarini, Chairman and CEO of Markland. ADVERTISEMENT
The announcement recaps Markland's key business and technological achievements during 2004, and describes the Company's goals for continued development of its leadership position in the homeland security and defense marketplaces. It provides a general overview of the Company's strategic approach to achieve growth in revenue and shareholder value throughout 2005 and beyond.
"With our innovative products and services in greater demand, we are announcing our strategic initiatives for 2005, which outline what we believe to be a compelling vision for the future of our dynamic company," said Mr. Tarini. "The past year has been a period of significant revenue growth for Markland. For example, in our first quarter of the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2004, we reported a corporate record of $15.7 million in gross revenues, a significant year-over-year increase. We feel the numbers provide the best validation of our overall strategy. It's our opinion that calendar year 2005 will build and improve upon this success in the Homeland security and Department of Defense (DOD)-related industries.
"The nature of domestic security and defense has undergone major transformation in recent years," said Mr. Tarini. "This has sparked the government, military and first-responders to turn to fast-moving technology innovators such as Markland to provide many important answers to the world's safety and security needs. "The U.S. government has allotted $28.9 billion in spending this year for Homeland security. In addition, the military has an ongoing need for new technologies - particularly, the innovative and highly differentiated detection and monitoring sensor systems that Markland specializes in. We believe these conditions will continue to support significant growth for our industry overall and for Markland."
A few of Markland's milestones and achievements during 2004 include:
1. Acquisition and successful integration of wholly-owned subsidiary EOIR Technologies Inc. into Markland's other business segments of chemical detection, border security and emerging technologies.
EOIR Technologies Inc. specializes in remote sensing technology and currently holds an ongoing five-year omnibus contract with the U.S. Army's U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), one of the military's most advanced technology research and development entities. The omnibus contract may provide a maximum ceiling award amount of up to $80 million in fiscal year revenues for Markland. The contract has a potential value of approximately $406 million over the life of the contract.
2. Successful technical evaluation of next-generation wide area coverage "stand-off" chemical detection technology.
These long-distance hyper spectral sensor surveillance systems are being designed to identify chemical agent plumes across a wide area and from a distance far enough to enable first responder and security personnel to maximize their response time and planning. Markland's research and development program utilizes advanced thermal signature analysis techniques.
3. Development of an integrated multi-technology system to identify and stop suicide bombers.
Markland is developing an integrated approach to stopping suicide bombers. The system integrates Markland's stand-off detection technology with several other imaging and detection systems to identify armed or bomb-laden attackers. It is based on a unique three-tiered screening system that combines a range of existing thermal imaging and other advanced sensor technology along with new Markland-developed software analysis techniques. Together, they generate detection capabilities, which the company believes can be significantly more powerful than could be achieved by any single system.
The following represent Markland Technologies' key strategic initiatives for the coming year.
Strategic Initiative 1 - Continue to solidify Markland as a strong niche player in the DOD/Homeland Security arena via organic growth:
We have been extremely successful - growing revenue over ten-fold - in building Markland into a viable force in the DOD/homeland security sector. Through additional initiatives that the company is presently implementing we believe that we can grow our market presence through providing innovative products and services to a number of United States intelligence agencies. The newly-implemented reforms in US intelligence gathering agencies and renewed emphasis on increased budgets make this an attractive area for corporate growth initiatives to increase our present government intelligence business base.
We are also presently engaged in developing a new center for excellence for both DOD Force Protection and homeland security initiatives. This effort is intended to bridge the gap for dual-use technologies that have found their place in solving problems for both the United States military and the United States Department of Homeland Security. This strategy can potentially increase corporate revenues significantly in the coming year.
Strategic Initiative 2 - Continue to pursue focused acquisitions of synergistic, revenue-producing assets:
As our successful integration of EOIR Technologies demonstrates, Markland's strategy of identifying and acquiring synergistic businesses can provide an important source of top line revenues. We currently believe that the homeland security, defense and intelligence markets are best served with a diversified and integrated portfolio of technology services and product-based solutions. We will continue to seek out and acquire complementary businesses and technologies. In particular, Markland strives to be a provider of highly differentiated turn-key systems that best meet the needs of our government and military customers. To increase our capabilities, Management has determined that Markland should attempt to acquire additional revenue-generating assets that would provide capabilities in a range of technologies, including video surveillance, biometrics, as well as basic research and development. We believe that we can successfully acquire synergistic revenue-producing assets in these key business areas in the coming year.
Strategic Initiative 3 - Partner with established industry players on key, large-scale government contract programs:
To maximize and fully leverage our innovative technology assets, Management is engaged in efforts to establish partnerships with larger, established industry players in a host of potential key and large-scale government contracts and programs. One successful example of this strategy can be seen in our role as a subcontractor on the US-VISIT program for the Department of Homeland Security, where Markland has teamed with multiple Fortune 500 companies. The Company also has numerous initiatives in place with the U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, one of the military's most advanced technology research and development entities and Markland's most important industry partner. We believe that these types of partnerships will enhance and accelerate our corporate growth business plan.
Strategic Initiative 4 - Incubate and commercialize emerging technologies:
Markland has worked hard to position the Company as an innovator. We are continually working to develop new technologies within our business lines. Additionally, we are always monitoring the market for emerging technologies to acquire and/or incubate. We intend to continue to invest in intellectual property development and commercialization in the next year.
Summary
Markland's goal is to become a leading force in next-generation expert services and innovative products for the defense and homeland security markets. We have already achieved important early successes with our strategy of providing turn-key solutions that smoothly integrate disparate complementary technologies, easing the purchase and management process for our government and military customers. We believe these successes validate our business strategy and bode well for the future of Markland in the coming calendar year and beyond. Management is enthusiastic about the success Markland has accomplished to date and the numerous milestones the Company has achieved. Most importantly, we look forward to the continued rapid growth of our business base and to increasing shareholder value."
About Markland Technologies
Markland Technologies, Inc. is committed to setting next-generation standards in defense and security through the provision of innovative emerging technologies and expert services. The Company is engaged in the identification of advanced technologies currently under development in laboratories, universities and in private industry, and in the transformation of those technologies into next-generation products. Markland's solutions support military, law enforcement and homeland security personnel to protect the nation's citizens, borders and critical infrastructure assets from the threat of terrorism and other dangers. Through strategic development, Markland focuses on the creation of dual-use technology and products with applications in both the defense market and civilian homeland security and law enforcement fields. The Company is a Board Member of the Homeland Security Industries Association, and is a featured Company on *********************.com; additional details can be viewed at: http://www.*********************.com/Companies/MarklandTech.
For more information about the Company and its products, please visit the Markland home page at http://www.marklandtech.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements of Markland Technologies officials during presentations about Markland Technologies, are ``forward-looking'' statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the ``Act''). Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as ``expects,'' ``anticipates,'' ``intends,'' ``plans,'' ``believes,'' ``estimates,'' or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future actions, which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Some of the factors that could significantly impact the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: a reduction in order rates from the Army's Night Vision and Electronic Surveillance Directorate, difficulties integrating our acquisition of EOIR, insufficient cash flow to continue to fund the development and marketing of the Company's products and technology; a rejection of the Company's products and technologies by the marketplace, and; disputes as to the Company's intellectual property rights. Forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about Markland Technologies, its products, economic and market factors and the industries in which Markland Technologies does business, among other things. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and Markland Technologies has no specific intention to update these statements. More detailed information about those factors is contained in Markland Technologies filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For full details, click here: http://www.*********************.com/Companies/MarklandTech/ NewsReleases.asp (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Markland Technologies http://www.marklandtech.com or ECON Corporate Services Dawn Van Zant, 866-730-1151 dvanzant@***************** or Trevor Ruehs truehs@*****************
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quote:Originally posted by gmh37: Stg. Steiner, is that mean to hold or sell ? IMO , all the products this company has for the Homeland Security right now should be a reason to at least hold it for the longer term - or ? I would appreciate your opinion
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he doesn't know. pfft.
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