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10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Sunningdale Tech Ltd (T35.SI)
Sunningdale Tech Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of dies, tools, jigs, fixtures, high precision steel moulds, and plastic products. The company operates in four segments: Automotive, Healthcare, Consumer/IT and Telecommunications, and Mould Fabrication. The Automotive segment produces faceplates for automotive audio systems and climate controls, speediometers/clusters, steering switches, exterior antenna covers, and design covers. The Healthcare segment primarily offers scoops, caps, drug delivery, and diagnostic devices. The Consumer/IT and Telecommunications segment manufactures plastic parts for consumer products, such as smart cards, consumer electronics and peripherals, telecommunication keypads, and eco-green products; and produces IT, consumer, and telecommunication products, including mobile phones, cordless phones, and inkjet cartridges. The Mould Fabrication segment designs and manufactures the moulds used in the manufactu ring of plastic injection parts, as well as provides technical consulting services. In addition, the company engages in trading car audio equipment; e-commerce, trading and manufacturing, and provision of Internet services in precision moulds and related activities; and property investment business. It offers its products and services to various multi-national corporations and original equipment manufacturers in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the United States, and internationally. Sunningdale Tech Ltd is headquartered in Singapore.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc.(MGAM)
Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, distribution, and maintenance of gaming machines, video lottery terminals, and associated systems and equipment. The company provides a range of networked gaming systems that control and operate Class II gaming machines, video lottery terminals, and bingo terminals at Native American and commercial gaming facilities. It offers various classic 3-reel and 5-reel mechanical reel games, which provide players with a slot gaming experience; Side Action series of slot games; Maximum Lockdown, a hybrid mechanical reel game; Treasure Top series, a range of 3-reel mechanical games that includes LED lights and a video spinning wheel; TournEvent, a slot tournament system, which allow operators to switch from in-revenue gaming to out-of-revenue tournaments; and High Rise Games. The company also offers back-office accounting and slot management systems that are used to manage the floor operations; and server-based centrally-linked player terminals, which are placed and sold in Class II, video lottery terminal, and bingo settings, as well as standalone player terminals that are placed and sold in Class III settings. It provides its gaming systems to Native American and commercial casino operators in North America; domestic and selected international lottery operators; and charity and commercial bingo gaming facility operators. The company was formerly known as Multimedia Games, Inc and changed its name to Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. in April 2011. Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Hot Defense Stocks To Own For 2014: Flexsteel Industries Inc.(FLXS)
Flexsteel Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, import, and market of residential and commercial upholstered and wooden furniture products in the United States. Its upholstered and wooden furniture products include sofas, loveseats, chairs, reclining and rocker-reclining chairs, swivel rockers, sofa beds, convertible bedding units, occasional tables, desks, dining tables and chairs, and bedroom furniture. The company distributes its products for use in home, office, hotel, and other commercial applications through its sales force and various independent representatives, as well as to various national and regional chains. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in Dubuque, Iowa.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Zotefoams(ZTF.L)
Zotefoams plc engages in the manufacture and sale of cross-linked block foams. The company offers its AZOTE, a polyolefin foam product under the PLASTAZOTE, EVAZOTE, and SUPAZOTE brand names; ZOTEK F, a range of lightweight, closed-cell, and polyvinylidene fluoride foams based on Kynar fluoropolymer; ZOTEK N, a lightweight, closed cell, and cross linked foams based on polyamide 6; and ZOTEK S, an ultra-low density silicone foam. It also provides MicroZOTE, a range of closed-cell, non-crosslinked, microcellular, and polyolefin roll foams; and T-Tubes, an insulation system specifically developed for use in clean process in industries, such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor. The company?s products are used in a range of markets, including sports and leisure, packaging, transport, healthcare, toys, building, marine, military, aerospace, automotive, medical, and construction, as well as general industrial and consumer products. It has operations in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and rest of the world. Zotefoams plc is based in Croydon, the United Kingdom.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: RDA Microelectronics Inc.(RDA)
RDA Microelectronics, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets radio-frequency and mixed-signal semiconductors for cellular, broadcast, and connectivity applications. Its products include power amplifiers, transceivers and front-end modules, FM radio receivers and transmitters, set-top box tuners, analog mobile television receivers, walkie-talkie transceivers, LNB satellite downconverters, and Bluetooth system-on-chips for mobile handsets. The company?s products also comprise GSM/EDGE power amplifier modules, GSM transceivers, TD-SCDMA transceivers, SCDMA transceivers, 3G switch modules, GSM power amplifier and switch modules, PHS transceivers, TD-SCDMA/GSM dual-mode transceivers, and radio frequency switches; DVB-T tuners, DVB-S and DVB-S2 satellite tuners, analog mobile television receiver system-on-chips, and FM radio receivers with radio data system; and Bluetooth + FM system-on-chips for mobile handsets and walkie-talkie transceivers for professional applications. Its products are incorporated into mobile handsets, set-top boxes, MP3 players, and other wireless and consumer electronic devices. RDA Microelectronics sells its products through distributors in the People?s Republic of China, southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Africa, the Russian Federation, and Latin America. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People?s Republic of China.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Eastern Iron Ltd(EFE.AX)
Eastern Iron Limited engages in the discovery, delineation, and development of iron ore, precious, and base metal resources in Australia/Asia Pacific region. The company also explores for copper and gold deposits. Its primary projects include the Hawkwood Magnetite-Vanadium project in southern Queensland; and the Cobar/Main Line projects in New South Wales. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in St Leonards, Australia.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Aberdeen International Inc (AAB.TO)
Aberdeen International Inc. operates as an investment and merchant banking company focusing on small capitalization companies in the resource sector. It intends to acquire equity participation in pre-IPO and early stage public resource companies with undeveloped or undervalued resources. The company also offers various merchant banking services, including short-term investments, bridge financing, and advisory works, as well as listing vehicles, such as shell companies. In addition, it invests in mineral properties, primarily gold. The company was formerly known as International Catalyst Ventures Inc. and changed its name to Aberdeen International Inc. in November 2001. Aberdeen International Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Red Fork Energy Ltd(RFE.AX)
Red Fork Energy Limited operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States. The company engages in the exploration, appraisal, development, and production of oil and gas in the mid-continent region of the United States. It explores for conventional oil and gas horizons, shallow coal bed methane horizons, and shale gas. The company holds interests in Big River Mississippi project covering approximately 50,000 acres located in northern Oklahoma; and West Tulsa project comprising approximately 15,000 acres, Osage project covering approximately 5,000 acres, and East Oklahoma project comprising approximately 110,000 acres in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As of June 30, 2011, it had proved reserves of 8.0 million barrels of oil equivalent. Red Fork Energy Limited was founded in 2004 and is based in Perth, Australia.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Lovitt Resources Inc (LRC.V)
Lovitt Resources Inc., through its subsidiary, Lovitt Mining Company, Inc., engages in the acquisition, development, and exploration of gold and silver mining properties in Washington. The company holds a mineral interest in approximately 550 acres surrounding the Lovitt Mine in Wenatchee, Washington, with a 100% mineral interest in 200 acres, as well as patented claims of the Lovitt mine and a 70% mineral interest in approximately 350 acres. It also has interest in MacBeth patented claims representing a 100% undivided interest in 40 acres with mineral rights. The company was formerly known as Lovitt Nutriceutical Corporation and changed its name to Lovitt Resources Inc. in September 2008. Lovitt Resources Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Consumer Service Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.(SNTA)
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule drug candidates for treating severe medical conditions, including cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. The company has two drug candidates in clinical trials for treating multiple types of cancer and various drug candidates in the preclinical stage of development. Its oncology product portfolio includes Ganetespib, an Hsp90 inhibitor in various phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trail programs for various types of cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, hematologic cancers, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, small cell lung cancer, ocular melanoma, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular cancer, and solid tumors; Elesclomol, a mitochondria-targeting agent in phase 2 clinical trails for non-small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer, as well as in phase 1 clinical trail for acut e myeloid leukemia; STA-9584, a vascular disrupting agent in preclinical development stage for prostate cancer; and various Hsp90 inhibitors in preclinical development stage for cancers. The company?s inflammatory diseases product portfolio includes calcium release activated calcium modulator (CRACM) channel inhibitors in preclinical development stage for autoimmune diseases, respiratory conditions, and transplantation; and IL-12/23 inhibitors in lead optimization stage for autoimmune diseases. It has a license agreement with Hoffman-La Roche for the development and commercialization of compounds from CRACM. Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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