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3D Systems Can Hardly Meet Demand

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Three dimensional printing pioneer 3D Systems (click ticker for report: ) reported fantastic second quarter results. Revenue surged 45% year-over-year to $121 million, handily exceeding consensus expectations. Non-GAAP earnings per share increased 11% year-over-year to $0.20, slightly below consensus estimates. For a firm in a high revenue growth phase, free cash flow is solid year-to-date at $9 million, equal to 6% of total revenue. Image Source: DDD 2Q 2013 Presentation Revenue growth was broad-based, as ‘Products’ revenue surged 60% year-over-year to $83.4 million. ‘Services’ revenue grew at a slightly lower rate, up 19% year-over-year to $37 million. 3D Systems also posted decent gross-margin expansion, up 40 basis points firmwide to 51.8%. ‘Printers and other products’ gross margins surged 250 basis … Read more

Nelson: The 16 Most Important Steps To Understand The Stock Market

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A previous version of this article appeared on our website July 21, 2013. Refreshed and updated throughout, as of July 2018. By Brian Nelson, CFA After earning my MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and training stock and credit analysts from large organizations over the past decade or so, I have heard just about every question (though I admit I am still surprised by many things and remain a very humble student of the markets). I’ve also spent years perfecting the discounted cash flow process for large research organizations such as Morningstar and studied under one of the most famed aggressive growth investors of all time, Richard Driehaus. My knowledge runs the gamut from value through … Read more