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BUSINESS SUMMARY   
Gerber Scientific, Inc. provides equipment, software, and related services for the sign making and specialty graphics, apparel and flexible materials, and ophthalmic lens processing industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Sign Making and Specialty Graphics, Apparel and Flexible Materials, and Ophthalmic Lens Processing. The Sign Making and Specialty Graphics segment provides sign making and graphic design equipment, software, and aftermarket and related services. It offers thermal printers; inkjet printers; plotters and routers; color foils, adhesive-backed vinyls, banner materials, and inks for inkjet printers; and a software to design signs and specialty graphics, as well as to manage printing and cutting processes. This segment offers its products to small-to medium-size sign printing shops, graphic arts professionals, printing chains/franchises, corporations, and government agencies. The Apparel and Flexible Materials segment develops and manufactures CAM material spreading and cutting systems; product lifecycle management software, product data management software, conceptual design software, CAD pattern-making and marking/nesting software; and thermal inkjet plotters and pen plotter systems. This segment offers its solutions to apparel, transportation interiors, furniture, composites, and industrial fabrics markets. The Ophthalmic Lens Processing segment provides lens processing systems for the ophthalmic industry. It offers lens surfacing equipment, such as blockers and generators; finers and polishers; finishing equipment, such as tracers and edgers; cleaning and coating equipment; and lens inspection equipment. This segment offers its products to wholesale optical lens production laboratories, retail eyewear chains, and central processing laboratories, as well as independent eye care practitioners, such as ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in South Windsor, Connecticut.


Gerber Scientific Swings to 1Q Profit
Thursday August 24, 8:35 am ET
Gerber Scientific Posts $2 Million Profit on Higher Sales of New Products, China Growth

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) -- Gerber Scientific Inc., a supplier of automated manufacturing equipment to make signs and graphics, on Thursday said it swung to a fiscal first-quarter profit on stronger new product sales and growth in China.

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The company posted earnings of $2 million, or 9 cents per share, in the quarter ended July 31, reversing a year-ago loss of $1.1 million, or 5 cents per share.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial targeted earnings of 7 cents per share, on average.

Gerber said the prior-year quarter was hurt by a charge of $2.3 million for the reversal of a deferred tax credit, while the recent quarter was boosted by $2.6 million in favorable foreign currency exchange.

Quarterly revenue totaled $137.5 million versus $128.8 million a year ago, as product sales rose 7 percent and service sales edged up 5 percent.

Gerber also makes automated manufacturing systems for eyeglass lens makers and pattern-making systems for clothing manufacturers.

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climbing up slowly... 

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Gerber Scientific, DUSA Pharmaceuticals: Biggest Price Gainers (GRB, DUSA)
May 17, 2007 1:47 p.m.

Gerber Scientific Inc. topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Gainers on the New York Stock Exchange at midday on Thursday. +31.39%

DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc. the list of Biggest Percentage Price Gainers on the Nasdaq Stock Market.  +71.90%


Gaped Up, Out of a Double Bottom (reversal) Pattern
Through the 50 and 200-day MA's

52wk Range: 9.55 - 16.80
Volume: 1,577,062
Avg Vol (3m): 157,424

Technicals
Gap Up
Percentage Gainer
Price Gainer

Last Price Quote is:
28.95%above 13-day MA
22.99%above 50-day MA
RS Rating: 75 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $231.63 
P/E Ratio: 18.99 
PEG Ratio: 3.88 
Next Earnings: 06/21/2007
Last Analyst Rating: Mkt Outperform

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Gerber Jumps on Higher 4Q Guidance
Thursday May 17, 12:54 pm ET 
Gerber Scientific Shares Surge Following Boosted Fourth-Quarter Guidance


NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Gerber Scientific Inc., which makes sign-making equipment and apparel, surged Thursday after the company lifted its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and sales guidance well above analyst expectations.


Shares climbed $2.68, or 26.9 percent, to $12.65 in afternoon trading.

Needham & Co. analyst James Ricchiuti in a client note reiterated a "Buy" rating, saying the stock is a good investment after an expected jump on the news.

"We believe the upside reflected strength across Gerber's three major markets," wrote the analyst, citing the company's apparel and equipment business, sign-making and specialty graphics business, and ophthalmic-equipment business.

Ricchiuti said gross margins, which have been disappointing in recent quarters, likely showed sequential improvement in the quarter, "although we believe the upside was more the result of improved leverage of operating expense."

Gerber raised its outlook for the period ended April 30 to an earnings range between 22 cents per share and 26 cents per share on revenue between $153 million and $155 million.

Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect the company to earn 17 cents per share on revenue of $148.9 million for the period.