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May 23, 2013
(Stock Blog Hub,
5/17/13)
Industrial gas giant Air Products (APD) has finally clinched its first major domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) heat exchanger order for a liquefaction project in...(read more)
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5/16/13)
We are retaining our Neutral rating on industrial gas giant Air Products (APD) following our assessment of its second-quarter fiscal 2013 (ended Mar 31, 2013) results. We...(read more)
(The DIV-Net,
4/10/13)
Not a lot of value in the market currently, but I'm still doing what I do best: buying ownership stakes in the highest quality companies I possibly can. Not overpaying, even for very high...(read more)
Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Company Overview
Air Products and Chemicals sells gases such as hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, and oxygen to industrial manufacturers and commercial end-users of industrial and lab-purity gas.
Gases are vital inputs to many manufacturing processes, and APD is one of the largest global bulk gas sellers. For large customers, APD will put one of its own plants next to the customers' factory and supply gas directly via pipeline.
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) What's in this APD analysis on Wikinvest...
- Business Overview
- Business & Financial Metrics[1]
- Business Segments
- Merchant Gases ($3.61 billion, or 44% of total revenues)[2]
- Tonnage Gases ($2.57 billion, or 31% of total revenues)[4]
- Electronics and Performance Materials ($1.58 billion, or 19% of total revenues)[6]
- Equipment and Energy ($489.8 million, or 6% of total revenues)[8]
- Key Trends & Forces
- Significant Manufacturing Exposure to Electronics and Energy
- APD's business is subject to legislation and regulation
- Increasing energy costs pose a risk to APD's business, as energy is a significant input to its operations
- Competitors
- Global competitors
- Regional (domestic)
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