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Was anyone else in on this? Well, atleast before this p.r. I bought in at $7.31.
June 15, 2005 07:30:37 (ET)
WESTBURY, N.Y., June 15, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- DHB Industries Inc. (DHB, Trade), which principally operates in the rapidly growing field of body armor, announced today that the Company's Armor Group, Point Blank Body Armor, Inc. and Protective Apparel Corporation of America (PACA) has received purchase and delivery orders over the past few weeks for a wide variety of its protective products. The total value of new contracts are in excess of $13.6 million and are from various branches of the United States military, federal government and domestic law enforcement agencies. This follows the Company's previously announced delivery orders from the United States Army for PACA's Countermine Ensemble, bringing the total value of new contract orders over the same time frame to over $18.8 million.
Commenting on today's announcement, Gen. (Ret.) Larry R. Ellis, DHB's President stated, "These purchase and delivery orders are a testament to the confidence of the quality and reliability of DHB's products in protecting the lives of America's heroes. Furthermore, they continue to demonstrate the confidence that our armed forces, federal, state and local law enforcement personnel have in our protective body armor products." Gen. (Ret.) Larry R. Ellis continued, "We've continued to see strong demand for our products across all customer segments during the second quarter and believe our leading edge technology provides us with a competitive advantage in servicing our clientele. We remain focused on increasing our market share and continuing to develop first class, high-quality products for the men and women who save lives everyday."
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Motley Fool Don't Worry About Insider Selling ... Usually Friday January 6, 11:17 am ET By Motley Fool Staff
Should you be worried about insider selling at a company in which you own shares? Not necessarily. Imagine that you're a shareholder in Carrier Pigeon Communications (ticker: SQAWK) and its CEO, Frederick Shmedrick, has filed to sell 20,000 of his shares of company stock. This is insider selling. Does it mean that Carrier Pigeon is in trouble? Does Fred know something the rest of us don't know? Should we all sell our shares of SQAWK?
Many investors might worry about this, thinking that it's a bad sign. But the truth is that insider selling isn't necessarily something to fret about. Let's think about why Fred might be selling.
Maybe he really does think the company is in trouble. Or, maybe he believes another investment holds better promise. Or, possibly he just needs the money -- to buy a house, to pay for his son Oswald's college education, or to bid at Sotheby's for Theodore Roosevelt's gilded ashtray.
Another reason many executives sell their shares is that stock options are the major component of their compensation package. This is particularly true at upstart technology companies. Some of these managers have worked for the company for a long time and have been fed stock options by the board of directors instead of big salaries. In many cases, they have most of their wealth tied up in stock, without much moola lying around. For them, cashing in some options is a fairly routine thing to do.
Executives sell for a variety of reasons. If you see an insider selling shares, it doesn't necessarily mean the company is in trouble. (Of course, if you see droves of insiders selling, that's a bit more worrisome.) There's always a chance that the insider does know some bad news, but it's just as likely that he simply needed some cash. You should definitely take a look at how many shares he is selling relative to his total ownership position. Insider-sale reports should include that statistic -- and, if they don't, consider calling the company and asking for that information.
Insider buying is a much better sign. After all, managers don't buy shares of stock unless they're believers. But, next time someone shouts that insiders are selling a stock you own, don't jump ship without doing a little research first.
You'll find more Foolish perspective on insider selling in this Jeff Hwang article, which details some action at Mandalay Resort Group and Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC - News). In this article, Dave Marino-Nachison covers some insider selling at Fossil (Nasdaq: FOSL - News). This Post of the Day touches on insider selling at DHB Industries (AMEX: DHB - News), a maker of bulletproof garments (and a penny stock, so beware).
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