KeyBanc Upgrades Stoneridge (SRI) to Buy; Confidence in Balance Sheet and Backlog

June 24, 2009 8:14 AM EDT

KeyBanc upgrades Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI) from Hold to Buy. Price target $8.

KeyBanc analyst says, "We are upgrading our rating on Stoneridge to BUY with based on our belief that: 1) financial risk appears limited with $89 million in cash, an undrawn $100 million credit facility, and we expect a minimal 2009 free cash outflow of $5 million; 2) sequential improvement in earnings from 1H09 to 2H09 and from 2009 to 2010 driven by increased production, restructuring, and an improvement in equity earnings, should serve as a positive catalyst for the stock; 3) the $250 million new business backlog over the next four years (7% CAGR) supports meaningful long-term organic revenue growth; and 4) normalized earnings for SRI based on a return to replacement demand in North America for both light and commercial vehicles could be in around $1.00...we are lowering our estimates to a loss of $1.20 from a loss of $0.81 for 2009 and to $0.40 from $0.54 for 2010."

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Stoneridge, Inc. is an independent designer and manufacturer of engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems for the automotive, medium and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets.


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