Will iRobot Own the Future?

December 28, 2012

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E = Equity to Debt Ratio Is Strong

The debt-to-equity ratio for iRobot is excellent.

	Debt-To-Equity	Cash	Long-Term Debt
IRBT	.00	$189.72 Million	$0
LMT	2.67	$4.65 Billion	$6.52 Billion
GAI	.06	$44.70 Million	$0

T = Technicals on the Stock Chart Are Subpar

iRobot hasn’t performed well over the past year. It has underperformed Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) and Global-Tech Advanced Innovations (NASDAQ:GAI).

	1 Month	Year-To-Date	1 Year	3 Year
IRBT	2.94%	-39.03%	-40.05%	5.63%
LMT	4.17%	20.60%	20.74%	39.43%
GAI	14.92%	81.16%	77.88%	-25.89%

At $18.20, iRobot is currently trading below all its averages.

50-Day SMA	19.18
100-Day SMA	21.80
200-Day SMA	22.49

E = Earnings and Revenue Have Been Steady

Earnings and revenue have improved since 2009, which has been a common trend throughout the entire market.

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Revenue ($)in millions	249.08	307.62	298.62	400.95	465.50
Diluted EPS ($)	.36	.03	.13	.96	1.44

When we look at last quarter on a YoY basis, we see an increase in earnings and revenue.

	9/2011	12/2011	3/2012	6/2012	9/2012
Revenue ($)in millions	120.37	130.77	97.81	111.44	126.30
Diluted EPS ($)	.50	.38	.02	.26	.54

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