iRobot (IRBT)

iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:59 am

YOU CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY IN ROBOTS

Today, we present a stock you should place on your watch list and keep there for 20 years. Why?

Because it's a world leader in what will be a huge trend for the rest of our lives. That trend is robotics.

We're not tech experts at DailyWealth. But we do know how to safely invest in giant tech trends (like we discussed Wednesday with Intel).

We also know which experts to listen to when it comes to tech. We know Alex Daley of Casey's Extraordinary Technology advisory. For folks who want to stay up on tech and invest there, Alex's work is a must-read.

Alex notes how one of the biggest tech trends is the increasing use of robots to manufacture cars, perform lab work, and do heavy military duties. The robotics market is expected to mushroom in size over the coming decades as the machines get smaller, lighter, faster, and smarter.

Alex has also led his subscribers to more than 50% gains in a few months with blue-chip robot maker iRobot (IRBT) a company some call "the General Motors of robotics."

As you can see, Alex is spot-on with his analysis. iRobot just surged to a new 52-week high and boasts one of the biggest uptrends in the market right now.

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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:33 pm

Technology company iRobot jumps nearly 50% from its mid-February low.
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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:04 pm

Technology company iRobot climbs nearly 30% since late June.
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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:04 pm

Technology company iRobot climbs nearly 30% since late June.
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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:19 pm

Technology company iRobot soars more than 90% since mid-February.
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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:46 pm

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iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT).

Many people might look at IRBT simply as the company responsible for the Roomba – the automated robot vacuum that scoots around and distracts your pets while cleaning your floors. But iRobot is about more than just novelty cleaning products. Rather, they're tapped into something much larger.

According to NPD Group Market Research and iRobot data, the global vacuum cleaner market is a $6 billion opportunity with a compound annual growth rate of 4% to 5% a year. However, the global robotic vacuum cleaner market is growing at a compound rate that's 5X larger, or 20% a year.

The U.S. robotic vacuum market alone is just a notch under $1 billion. Japan represents another $450 million in potential. China's sales grew more than 70% last year, and the total market there may be nearly $2 billion within the next five years, according to Parthenon Analytics.

That's potentially 2X the United States and Japan combined.

Factor in lawn care, wet floor, and dry floor cleaning robots, and you're talking about a global category that's already $13 billion, according to Euromonitor, Mintel, and HBU estimates.

But I don't want you to get stuck on the vacuums alone. Those are just what iRobot produces today.

Try to get past that, because it's tomorrow that matters, and early adopters are key. They're the ones who drive consumer awareness, just like early Apple fanatics who turned Apple from a small startup to a worldwide phenomenon.

To almost everyone, the Roomba is still "just a vacuum cleaner."

That's your opening because markets don't yet reflect the profit potential associated with the next generation smart home hub that iRobot engineers are counting on.

At a Glance:

iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT)
Price: $62.74
Market Cap: $1.7 Billion

The company presented at TechCrunch Beijing in late 2016, where CEO Colin Angle announced that the company is well-poised to expand further into the connected home market – an industry forecast to grow at a CAGR of 67% over the next several years.

IRobot's latest product, the Roomba 980, offers two key technologies that are the perfect entry to much more profitable products down the line.

The first is the robot itself. The Roomba 980 uses a technology called vSLAM navigation to power a "spatial context engine." Basically, it allows the vacuum to process any house map it builds as it cleans while also providing actionable analytics.

This means the Roomba can build a real-time database of your house and everybody who lives there, never get lost, and feed that information to a next-generation home "hub."

This, in turn, means the Roomba can potentially help you turn off lights accidentally left on, control temperature, close windows before turning on the AC, act as a security system, or even direct audio/video to occupied rooms.

IRobot's balance sheet is truly fortress-like with some $173.3 million in cash and no long-term debt as of the company's most recent financials. This gives management plenty of flexibility when it comes to critical, ongoing research and development, future acquisitions, and an ongoing $100 million stock buyback.

I think the stock will double within the next five years or less, which gives new meaning to the phrase "cleaning up," doesn't it?

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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Sat May 20, 2017 8:23 pm

Small-Cap Stocks to Buy: iRobot (IRBT)

iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) calls itself a consumer robot company. If you’ve heard of the Roomba, Scooba, Looj or Braava then you’ve heard of iRobot.

They are all specialized cleaning devices that are fully automated. And the one thing that has set IRBT apart the from the competition isn’t the design of the products, but the programming. It has some of the best programming in the business.

What’s more, IRBT is a significant supplier to the U.S. military and homeland security forces and has been for years. That is significant because it means its products are built to much higher specifications than most household computer cleaning machines.

It also means that its consumer division isn’t the only revenue generator IRBT has to work with. And as you well know, robots are in growing demand in all manner of services, especially for the military.

The stock is up 67% in the past three months as it continues to post solid sales of its consumer line.

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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Sat May 20, 2017 9:03 pm

Cash-Rich Stocks to Buy: iRobot (IRBT)

Cash-to-Market Cap: 11.0%

iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) makes products that keep your house looking clean, including the Roomba robot vacuum, the Braava robot mop and Mirra robot pool cleaner. It finished Q1 2017 with $275.7 million in cash and no long-term debt.

People are time-starved these days, so anything that can get some of that time back to enjoy life rather than cleaning up after yourself is going to be a winner in the long-term.

iRobot’s first-quarter results were a thing of beauty. Revenues increased 28.8% to $168.5 million while operating income was $21.6 million, 292.7% higher than a year earlier.

U.S. and international revenues increased by 34% and 29%, respectively. In fiscal 2017, iRobot expects revenues and operating income of least $780 million and $60 million respectively.

In April, iRobot filed suit against Hoover, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) and Bissell Homecare, which the company says are infringing on its patented technology. As iRobot moves into China and elsewhere, its intellectual property must be protected against unauthorized use.

“As a pioneer in consumer robots for the home, iRobot has invested significantly in the development of robotic technologies and the protection of our intellectual property,” said Colin Angle, chairman and chief executive officer of iRobot. “The filing of this litigation signals our commitment to protecting our investments.”

iRobot clearly has its eye on the prize.

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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:48 pm

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Sell This Stock for an Outsized Profit While You Still Can

By James Brumley

Even if the company does reach its 2018 expectations for a profit of $2.54 per share, it’s still trading at 40 times that figure.


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Re: iRobot (IRBT)

Postby winston » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:45 am

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Why iRobot Corporation Stock Plunged Today

The Roomba maker is reeling after a short-seller highlighted a new competitor.

by Steve Symington

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