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Wild-bill

06/05/12 5:12 PM

#12673 RE: Seasound #12671

Seasound, "but Siemens and GE are into gas turbines big time"

The thing to keep in mind is that the sizes they are currently competent at are outside CPST space, although I think I recall Siemens may be thinking of smaller ones.

There are so many applications of different sizes all over the space that no one product will be "the silver bullet". There's room for CPST and those others with little overlap as to size.

The entry of Siemens and GE into such spaces actually helps CPST, I think, because it validates the concept. And we already have a "working relationship" with GE that allows us to work our opportunities without competing with each other.

With the market-share of CPST in its space and a strengthening distributor network, our only real risk, IMO, is continued execution risk. That's my one complaint - they lost sight, I think, of managing to cash-flow that they originally had with the new management team. They were enticed by all the "big bucks" possibilities.

Then they had to start dancing around in the CCs and quarterly reports to try and support their image rather than coming clean.

Maybe they've learned now to stay focused - we'll see.

MHO,
Bill
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CaptWhizbang

06/05/12 7:31 PM

#12676 RE: Seasound #12671

It's true we have not had any new order prs in about 6 weeks or so. But the 4 Q will be reporting a time period since last January, and we have had quite a few new order prs. and one really significant one worth about $17 million if I remember correctly.

At the same time I believe CPST always makes some announcements during the Conference Call we haven't heard of before.

Back orders are always too difficult to figure in per quarter report. Too many factors figuring in for delivery dates; Client contracted delivery date, placement in the backlog order, client payment situations, etc.

I would guess the backlog will remain high as it has previously.

Those other turbine prodoucers don't fit in the niche that CPST does. A year or so ago, Caterpillar reported it couldn't meet states' pollution standards. Isreal does have a study going on regarding CPST turbines operating from solar, but I haven't heard any reports lately on the subject.

Off the top of my head, I don't believe GE Competes in the CPST niche.

Still 2 weeks to get some prs.....

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