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Belden Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Belden Presents New Lumberg Automation Wash-down Connectors

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Company Description

Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets cable, connectivity, and networking products in various markets, including industrial automation, enterprise, transportation, infrastructure, and consumer electronics. Its products provide for the transmission of signals for data, sound, and video... More

Sector: Industrial Goods

Industry: Industrial Electrical Equipment

Country: United States

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Thursday, May 30, 1:58 PM Belden (BDC) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.37%. For shareholders of record June 14. Payable July 2.Ex-div date June 12. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, May 2, 8:27 AM Belden (BDC): Q1 EPS of $0.84 beats by $0.03. Non-GAAP Revenue of $510.4M (+15.4% Y/Y) beats by $0.73M. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, March 5, 3:40 PM Belden Inc. (BDC) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.39%. For shareholders of record Mar. 18. Payable Apr. 02. Ex-div date Mar. 16. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 7, 7:55 AM Belden (BDC): Q4 EPS of $0.78 beats by $0.11. Revenue of $477.7M (+8.2% Y/Y) beats by $1.44M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 7:56 AM Belden (BDC) acquires broadband-connectivity specialist PPC for $515.7M in a deal that will add $0.54 to Belden's 2013 adjusted EPS. PPC will help Belden's customers provide higher bandwidth and better services while reducing service calls. The acquisition follows Belden last month agreeing to sell its Raydex military/aerospace cable ops to Carlisle for $265M. Belden will hold its investor day this afternoon. (PR)
Comment! [M&A, Tech]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:56 AM Belden (BDC) has agreed to sell its Thermax and Raydex military/aerospace cable businesses to Carlisle for $265M. In tandem with the sale, the company is announcing a $200M stock buyback program. Belden had a market cap of $1.6B as of yesterday's close. (PR) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 1:56 PM Belden (BDC) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.56%. For shareholders of record Dec 10. Payable Dec 27. Ex-div date Dec 06. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 7:47 AM Belden (BDC): Q3 EPS of $0.77 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $493.2M (+2% Y/Y) misses by $2M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 7:33 PM Belden (BDC) is selling its consumer electronics assets in China to Shenzhen Woer Heat-Shrinkable Material Co. for around $43M, as it turns to focus on areas it sees of strategic relevance in Asia. The sale will reduce FY13 revenue by approximately $100M - $120M with no significant impact to operating profit. Additionally, it expects to close in FY12, and to incur non-cash charges of approximately $25M. Shares -0.8% AH. Comment! [Global & FX, M&A, Consumer]
Thursday, August 30, 2012, 4:21 PM Belden (BDC) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.57%. For shareholders of record Sep 17. Payable Oct 02. Ex-div date Sep 13. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, August 9, 2012, 7:42 AM Belden (BDC): Q2 EPS of $0.92 beats by $0.18. Revenue of $484M (-9.8% Y/Y) misses by $17M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 8:11 AM Cable manufacturer Belden (BDC) agrees to acquire Miranda Technologies (MRTKF.PK) for C$345M ($331M), with the C$17/share offer representing a 64% premium to the Canadian broadcast-equipment company's close yesterday of C$10.39. (PR) Comment! [M&A, Tech]
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7:44 AM Belden (BDC): Q1 EPS of $0.52 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $464M (+0.6% Y/Y) beats by $13M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:12 PM Belden (BDC -7%) dips after posting a mixed Q4. Earnings beat on a per share basis, but revenue fell short of analysts' expectations. The company also issues weak guidance for the full year, now seeing its EPS around $2.70 - $2.90 per share on revenue of $1.98B - $2.03B. Comment! [On the Move, Tech]
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:56 AM Belden (BDC): Q4 EPS of $0.57 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $464.4M (+9.2% Y/Y) misses by $29M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, January 30, 2012, 2:33 PM Siemens (SI -1.4%) agrees to acquire Canada's RuggedCom, a maker of industrial-grade networking gear, for C$33/share in cash, or $381M. The offer represents more than a 25% premium to RuggedCom's Friday's close on the Toronto exchange, and easily trumps a C$22/share offer from Belden (BDC -1.9%). Belden has responded to the news by officially ending its bid. Comment! [Tech, M&A, On the Move]

Michael Bryant
Overstock.com ($OSTK), Belden ($BDC), LinkedIn ($LNKD), Visa ($V), & Ocwen Financial ($OCN) rose Thursday on unusual volume.
May 3, 2:05 AM
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Zeus2012: Does not matter. Just look at AMZN. This stock is controlled by momo funds and they won't sell until the growth slows (like AAPL)
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Zeus2012: By the way, this is something that I learned the HARD WAY. Bottom line, they have a bigger balance sheet than you do.
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New Downgrades (4/2/13): $ACIW, $ADT, $ALK, $AOS, $BDC, $CCMP, $CNX, $CRZO, $DRN, $ESI, $FAS, $FET, $FICO, $GASL, $GCO, $GD, $GLD, $GLF
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Potential Downgrades (4/1/13): $AOS, $AWAY, $AZZ, $BDC, $BIG, $BSFT, $CAJ, $CLB, $CNX, $COF, $COG, $CRZO, $CYN, $DK, $DRQ, $DXPE, $ESI
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Returning Upgrades (3/28/13): $AIZ, $ALGT, $ALNY, $ALV, $ANSS, $APH, $ARII, $BDC, $BMRN, $BOFI, $BRK-B, $CAVM, $CBD, $CBS, $CELG, $CGNX
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JCurse
PSEC vs FSC on the BDC arena? I'm attracted to the monthly divies and this looks like a good entry point for either one.
11/15/12
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cez4me: You may want to add ARR for the monthly divies and point of entry looks good too.
11/19/12
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JCurse: Thanks cez4me. I do already have ARR on my portfolio (it's my only monthly payer atm). Loaded up on that last week when it dipped to $6
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Regarded Solutions
BDC's anyone?: http://seekingalpha.com/a/jc9v
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tpevorus
This is my first time ever hearing about BDC's. It sounds like it could be a good retirement vehicle. Thanks for any feedback.
10/1/12
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Ocean Man: SLRC is the best imo. HTGC pretty good too.
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3 Highly Liquid, Undervalued Industrial Stocks http://bit.ly/Q1F3wA $ALG $BDC $CCIX @ZetaKap
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The Wall Street Transcript
Increases in Automation and Data Traffic Fuel Electronic Connector Demand; Analyst Discusses $APH, $AVX, $BDC, $TEL - http://su.pr/1pkROt
7/19/12
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Component Demand Growth Comes from Auto and Data Traffic; Analyst Discusses $AAPL, $APH, $ARW, $BDC, $SANM, $SNDK - http://su.pr/2VnzkV
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Michael Bryant
Overstock.com ($OSTK), Belden ($BDC), LinkedIn ($LNKD), Visa ($V), & Ocwen Financial ($OCN) rose Thursday on unusual volume.
May 3, 2:05 AM
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Zeus2012: Does not matter. Just look at AMZN. This stock is controlled by momo funds and they won't sell until the growth slows (like AAPL)
May 3, 10:47 AM
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JCurse
PSEC vs FSC on the BDC arena? I'm attracted to the monthly divies and this looks like a good entry point for either one.
11/15/12
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cez4me: You may want to add ARR for the monthly divies and point of entry looks good too.
11/19/12
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JCurse: Thanks cez4me. I do already have ARR on my portfolio (it's my only monthly payer atm). Loaded up on that last week when it dipped to $6
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tpevorus
This is my first time ever hearing about BDC's. It sounds like it could be a good retirement vehicle. Thanks for any feedback.
10/1/12
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Ocean Man: SLRC is the best imo. HTGC pretty good too.
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Ocean Man
Well that only took a year! HTGC up 10% yesterday. They're a BDC that takes an equity position in the tech and biotech start-ups that they
2/4/12
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Ocean Man: I like that strategy of theirs, I'll probably continue to hold it.
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A Newell: Yes, I have been trying to buy on the dips...trying to buy below 11. Seems somewhat volitale to be sporting that big div.
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Ocean Man
HTGC is another Facebook FB play, a BDC w/ an 8% yield. They got a nice pop when BNNY IPO'd. Beat estimates last night & raised dividend 4%.
5/9/12
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Josh Krause: How many shares of FB do they own?
5/9/12
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bigazul: HTGC has been pretty solid through all the noise.
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Alan Brochstein
#TwitterContest - Free access to "My Own Analyst" thru month-end to first to answer: Which BDC I reviewed on SA included CEO video link?
12/7/11
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lower98th: http://seekingalpha.com/a/6l7m
12/7/11
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Alan Brochstein: Nice Job - I will send you a private message
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