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Big Defense Budget Boost For Sonobuoys To Grow Sparton's 'Razor Blade' Business
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Sparton Q2 Results Power Past Siemens Medical Speed Bump
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Sparton Corp.: Strong Q4 Operating Results Bode Well For Q1
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Sparton's CEO Discusses F3Q13 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 8
Sparton's CEO Discusses F2Q13 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 7
Sparton Corporation's CEO Discusses FY1Q2013 Results - Conference Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 7, 2012
Sparton' CEO Discusses F4Q12 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Sep 6, 2012
Sparton's CEO Discusses F3Q2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 9, 2012
Sparton Corporation's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Q&A Transcript
Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Sparton's CEO Discusses F1Q12 (Qtr End 9/30/11) Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
Sparton Corporation's CEO Discusses F4Q 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Sep 8, 2011
Sparton Corporation's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 12, 2011
Sparton Corporation CEO Discusses F2Q2011 Results - Earnings Call Question and Answer Session Transcript
Tue, Feb 15, 2011
Sparton CEO Discusses F1Q2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Sparton CEO Discusses F4Q2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Sun, Sep 12, 2010 • 3 Comments
Sparton Corporation F3Q10 (Qtr End 03/31/10) Earnings Call Transcript (Prepared Comments)
Thu, May 20, 2010
Sparton Corporation F3Q10 (Qtr End 03/31/10) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 18, 2010
Sparton Corporation F2Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Presentation Session Transcript
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
Sparton Corporation F2Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Question and Answer Session Transcript
Tue, Feb 16, 2010

Sparton Acquires Assets of Creonix

Business Wire (Jun 7, 2013)
Sparton Corporation and USSI Joint Venture (SonobuoyTech Systems) Awarded $8.8M in Direct Foreign Sales Contracts

Business Wire (May 22, 2013)
Sparton Corporation to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

Business Wire (May 16, 2013)
Sparton Corporation to Participate at Barrington Research Industrial & Business Services Conference

Business Wire (May 10, 2013)
Sparton to Present at the East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Sparton Corporation Reports $0.15 EPS for Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter; Fiscal Year 2013 Results Expected to Outpace Prior Year

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Sparton Announces $3.0 Million Stock Buyback Plan

Business Wire (May 6, 2013)
Sparton Corporation To Host Conference Call To Discuss Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Sparton Corporation Launches New Marketing Campaign – Conquering Complexity™

Business Wire (Mar 5, 2013)
Sparton Corporation to Present at 25th Annual Roth Conference

Business Wire (Mar 4, 2013)
Sparton Corporation and USSI Joint Venture (ERAPSCO) Awarded $17.9 Million for U.S. Navy Sonobuoy Contract

Business Wire (Feb 7, 2013)
Sparton Corporation Reports $0.43 EPS for Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter

Business Wire (Feb 5, 2013)
Sparton Corporation to Host Conference Call to Discuss Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Feb 1, 2013)
Sparton Corporation To Provide An Update On The Acquisition Of Onyx

Business Wire (Jan 30, 2013)
Sparton Corporation to Present at Noble Financial Capital Markets’ Ninth Annual Equity Conference

Business Wire (Jan 17, 2013)
Sparton Corporation and USSI Joint Venture (SonobuoyTech Systems) Awarded $4.0M in Direct Foreign Sales Contracts

Business Wire (Jan 10, 2013)
Sparton Corporation to Present at CJS Securities “New Ideas for the New Year” Conference

Business Wire (Jan 9, 2013)
Sparton Corporation and Ultra Electronics - USSI Joint Venture (ERAPSCO) Awarded $71.2 Million for U.S. Navy Sonobuoy Contracts

Business Wire (Jan 7, 2013)
Sparton Corporation to Present at Sidoti & Co. Semi Annual Micro-Cap Conference

Business Wire (Jan 2, 2013)
Sparton Defense and Security Researcher to Present at Defense Manufacturing Conference in Orlando, Florida

Business Wire (Nov 20, 2012)

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Industry: Diversified Electronics

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Sparton acquires Bradenton manufacturer, plans move to Hernando County $SPA http://ow.ly/maDYL
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P-8A Poseidon Readied For #Submarine Warfare w/ 50% more sonobuoy capacity than the P-3C #navy $SPA $BA http://bit.ly/12RZ5q5
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Sparton Corp $SPA is on Russell preliminary list for addition to Russell 3000 (RU2000) http://ow.ly/m3lzV
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http://ow.ly/lQb8x BioNano Genomics Launches Irys In Europe At ESHG 2013 $SPA Sparton Corp helped design & engineer Irys
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http://bit.ly/11oR5WZ Sparton Corp Acquires Assets of Creonix into its Systems unit in nearby Brooksville FL @spartoncorp $SPA
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Sparton Corp Acquires Assets of Creonix into its Systems unit in nearby Brooksville FL @spartoncorp $SPA
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Andrew Tech HydraSolve 1st FDA-cleared option 4 breast cancer patients 2 provide fat transfer reconstruction $SPA http://ow.ly/lLJXQ
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Andrew Technologies HydraSolve® liposuction- 1st FDA-cleared option for breast cancer patients to provide fat transfer reconstruction $SPA
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FDA clears new fat transfer system for Andrew Technologies' liposuction device $SPA helped design and manufacture http://ow.ly/lLI7n
Jun 6, 9:38 AM
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Boeing begins selling its new P-8 'sub killers' overseas; Many countries interested $BA $SPA http://ow.ly/lKMrM
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Taiwan to receive first of 12 P-3C anti-submarine aircraft by year end. They will deploy sonobuoys in anti-sub missions $SPA
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realornot: Is it going to be enough to counter Submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy?? http://bit.ly/VzRpzC
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Andrew Shapiro: don't know but your question sure illustrates the need and importance of #ASW and the use of Sparton Corp (ERAPSCO JV) sonobuoys $SPA
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India Navy gets its most sophisticated warfare aircraft - Boeing P8I, for maritime and anti-submarine missions $BA $SPA
12/23/12
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realornot: India Navy cannot match up with China's naval power in the SE !
12/23/12
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Andrew Shapiro: Of course not - to the benefit of both Boeing $BA, the P8 mfgr, and Sparton $SPA., which makes sonobuoys dropped from the P8
12/24/12
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Report: Russian Nuclear Attack Submarine Detected Near US http://bit.ly/UkSCsM via @Newsmax_Media $SPA
11/12/12
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weed: That's ok, Hillary gave them a "reset" button.
11/12/12
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Andrew Shapiro: Glad the Obama defense budget already calls for increased ASW resources. Should benefit increased sonobuoy procurement $SPA
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Russian attack sub detected near East Coast - During cold war $SPA sold many more ASW sonobuoys to Navy than over past several years.
11/6/12
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Bob de'Long: Probably a Brit submarine. Their HMS Liverpool is painted yellow.
11/6/12
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Andrew Shapiro: Sub was soviet and won't be the last. see http://bit.ly/RS85jF Russian Sub Skirts Coast; also http://bit.ly/SX63Rf
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Sparton Corp $SPA Rodman Conf - bus dev investments - Still only 50% capacity utilization - AFTER closing/selling facilities. OPPORTUNITY
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Sparton $SPA Rodman Conf - DSS segment - extra sonobuoy growth should kick 2014-2015 when p-3 platform transitions to high altitude P-8
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Sparton Corp $SPA presents at Rodman & Renshaw Conf this AM http://bit.ly/U4Da4k
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Link to Sparton Corp $SPA Rodman & Renshaw Conf presentation audiocast and slide presentation http://bit.ly/U4DdNz
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Sparton Corp $SPA Rodman Conf - ex acquisitions 10% revenue increase fy12 vs fy11; EBITDA +35% y/y; Adj EPS +42%
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Sparton Corp $SPA Rodman Conf presentation - gross margins increased every year over the past 4 years; $47MM in cash; miniscule IRB debt
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Sparton Corp $SPA Rodman Conf - bus dev investments - FY12 40 new programs 20 new customers; FY11 26 new programs 11 new customers
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Sparton $SPA Rodman Conf - Sprton's subsegment focus is to more highly regulated subsector of EMS outsource market; longer product lives
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Sparton $SPA Rodman Conf - DSS segment - unique manufacturer of antisubmarine sonar device - sonobuoy - 8-hour consumable.
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Sparton $SPA Rodman Conf - Sprton's subsegment more highly regulated subsector of EMS outsource market - infrastructure barrier to entry
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