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a hurricane stock for anyone looking hurricane stocks this time of year.

plywood / building products etc

Temple-Inland IncTIN (NYSE)

Temple-Inland Company Description
Whether you have something to box or something to build, Temple-Inland has something for you. The packaging and building products company operates through two segments. Its largest unit, Corrugated Packaging, makes cartons and boxes, as well as linerboard and bulk containers. The company's Building products division produces lumber, particleboard, gypsum wallboard, and other materials and manages nearly 2 million acres of timberland. The company sold its Temple-Inland Financial Services segment that included 153 Guaranty Federal Bank branches in Texas (100) and California (53), and its Forestar Real Estate division which invested in and developed properties.

Headquarters:
1300 Mopac Expwy. South
Austin, TX 78746
United States

Phone: 512-434-5800
Fax: 512-434-3750

http://www.templeinland.com/

Profitability
Market cap: $ 1.78B
Gross Margin (TTM): 24.70%
Operating Margin (TTM): 8.60%
Profit Margin (TTM): 33.20%

Company at a Glance
Industry: Containers & Packaging
Employees: 12,000
Fiscal Year-End: 12/2008

Per share data
Earnings (TTM): 3.65
Current P/E Ratio: 1.55
Cash Flow: $ 14.29
Annual Dividend: $ 0.40
Book Value: $ 7.30
EBITDA: $ 363.00M

Management effectiveness
Return on Equity (TTM): 46.00%
Return on assets (TTM): 6.20%
Return on Investment (TTM): 19.3%

Valuation ratios
Price/Earnings (TTM): 4.50
Price/Book (TTM): 2.23
Price/Cash Flow (TTM): 1.10




Officers and directors
Doyle R. Simons > Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Officer Since: 1994
Age: 44
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Trading Activity - Yahoo Finance
J. Patrick Maley III > President, Chief Operating Officer, Director

Officer Since: 05/06/2003
Age: 46
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Randall D. Levy > Chief Financial Officer

Officer Since: 05/1999
Age: 56
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Trading Activity - Yahoo Finance
Leslie K. O'Neal > Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Secretary

Officer Since: 1985
Age: 52
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Trading Activity - Yahoo Finance
Jack C. Sweeny > Group Vice President

Age: 61
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Trading Activity - Yahoo Finance
Bart J. Doney > Group Vice President

Officer Since: 02/2000
Age: 58
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Trading Activity - Yahoo Finance
Dennis J. Vesci > Group Vice President

Officer Since: 08/05/2005
Age: 60
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Carolyn C. Sloan > Vice President - Internal Audit

Officer Since: 08/2005
Age: 47
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Troy L. Hester > Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller

Officer Since: 05/2006
Age: 51
Bio & Compensation - Reuters
Trading Activity - Yahoo Finance
J. Bradley Johnston > Chief Administrative Officer

Ahead of the Bell: Pulp and paper products
Monday June 9, 8:22 am ET
Analysts say recovering wood prices and production cuts will help pulp and paper stocks

NEW YORK (AP) -- Analysts said Monday that cost cuts and higher prices for wood products should lead to better results for companies that make pulp and paper products.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Paul Quinn said Mercer International Inc., Domtar Corp. and AbitibiBowater Inc. will be able to raise prices after reducing production capacity, which helped balance their supply with decreasing demand. He started coverage of Domtar and AbitibiBowater at "Outperform."

AbitibiBowater also will benefit from higher prices for newsprint and groundwood paper, he wrote. He rated Domtar stock at "Sector Perform" because he believes the company will have to cut capacity more to keep supply and demand balanced.

Lehman Brothers analyst Peter Ruschmeier said wood product prices are improving after reaching long-term lows in the first quarter. He said Weyerhaeuser Co., AbitibiBowater and Temple-Inland Inc. could report larger profits as a result.

He said prices for lumber, oriented strandboard and plywood are higher than he expected, although he thinks the prices of lumber and plywood are beginning to ease back from their recent gains.

PE is 1.08. Still a bargain at these prices.

Icahn in investment deal with Guaranty Financial
Thursday June 12, 4:45 pm ET
Billionaire Carl Icahn agrees to buy $55M in Guaranty Financial shares, $175M in notes

NEW YORK (AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has reached an investment agreement with Guaranty Financial Group Inc., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday.

On June 7, Icahn agreed to buy 1.1 million shares of Guaranty Financial's preferred shares for about $55 million. He also agreed to buy $175 million in units of subordinated notes and 406,000 shares of series B preferred stock.

In connection with the deal, Icahn will work with the company's board to nominate a representative to the board. Icahn also agreed not to seek additional board seats or attempt to gain control of the company.

Icahn reported holding roughly 3.5 million Guaranty Financial shares, representing a 7.7 percent stake in the Austin, Texas-based company.

Guaranty Financial spun off from packaging and building materials maker Temple-Inland Inc. at the end of last year.

Guaranty Financial shares lost 6 cents to close at $5.29 on Thursday.

First white candle... supported.. now gonna pop IMO.

Check the five year chart on this one...

going again....

TempleInland Inc. $ 14.52
TIN 0.95
Short Interest (Shares Short) 15,491,600
Days To Cover (Short Interest Ratio) 5.0
Short Percent of Float 15.13 %
Short Interest - Prior 14,124,500
Short % Increase / Decrease 9.68 %
Short Squeeze Ranking™ -61
% From 52-Wk High ($ 66.28 ) -356.47 %
% From 52-Wk Low ($ 11.27 ) 22.38 %
% From 200-Day MA ($ 24.60 ) -69.42 %
% From 50-Day MA ($ 12.68 ) 12.67 %
Price % Change (52-Week) -80.40 %
Shares Float 102,420,000
Total Shares Outstanding 106,223,042
% Owned by Insiders 11.03 %
% Owned by Institutions 86.00 %
Market Cap. 1,542,358,570
Trading Volume - Today 6,437,841
Trading Volume - Average 3,071,400
Trading Volume - Today vs. Average 209.61 %
Earnings Per Share 4.20
PE Ratio 3.20
Record Date 2008-MayA

TIN
CALL OPTIONS Expire at close Fri, Jun 20, 2008
Strike Symbol Last Chg Bid Ask Vol Open Int
5.00 TINFA.X 6.90 0.00 9.30 9.90 0 26
7.50 TINFU.X 4.50 0.00 6.90 7.40 0 6
10.00 TINFB.X 2.80 0.00 4.40 4.90 10 206
12.50 TINFV.X 2.15 Up 0.70 2.10 2.25 273 2,711
15.00 TINFC.X 0.75 Up 0.45 0.70 0.75 880 916

TEMPLE INLAND INC
(NYSE: TIN)
After Hours: 15.10 Up 0.58 (3.99%) as of 7:59PM ET on 05/15/08
Last Trade: 14.52
Trade Time: 4:02PM ET
Change: Up 0.95 (7.00%)
Prev Close: 13.57
Open: 13.90
Bid: N/A
Ask: N/A
1y Target Est: 20.86
Day's Range: 13.90 - 14.91
52wk Range: 11.27 - 66.28
Volume: 6,478,089
Avg Vol (3m): 2,475,790
Market Cap: 1.54B
P/E (ttm): 1.25
EPS (ttm): 11.63
Div & Yield: 0.40 (3.00%)
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Temple-Inland Inc. (TIN)

PE 1.25 !!!!!

$20 on the way IMO.

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