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Argon ST (STST)
Argon ST designs and produces systems and sensors for U.S. military and intelligence clients. And it's doing well at it: In fiscal 2005, which ended last Sept. 30, the Fairfax (Va.) company reported that sales and profits both doubled from a year earlier, to $271.8 million and $21.8 million, respectively. But it's hard to toot your own horn when you're selling to the intelligence community. That difficulty leads to news reports like the one in March, in which Argon ST announced it had secured a contract worth up to $30 million to develop and provide airborne sensor systems for the government -- but didn't specify which part of the government. Argon ST CEO and President Terry Collins said blandly at the time, "We are very pleased that the government has shown confidence in our ability to provide these highly flexible, modern, and low-cost airborne systems." Say no more.
Company Info |
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| 2005 Rank | NR |
| Market Value* ($ Millions) | 733.4 |
| Sales* ($ Millions) | 283.1 |
| Sales Growth (3-yr. avg. annual) |
107.1 % |
| Profits* ($ Millions) | 22.0 |
| Profit Growth (3-yr. avg. annual) | 118.0 % |
| Return on Inv. Capital (3-yr.) | 9.5 % |
| Share Price 12-Mo. Hi/Lo | 37/26 |
| Share Price As of 4/28/06 | 33 |
| Return on Equity | 8.7 % |
| P/E Ratio | 32 |
| No. of Employees | 637 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| CURRENT MARKET INFO | STST > |
| COMPANY WEB SITE > | |
| Location | Fairfax, Va. |
| Phone | 703 322-0881 |
*Trailing 12 months
Stock price data as of 4/28/06
DATA: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
Argon ST provides command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems to defense and intelligence customers. Its systems enable to perform various functions, including signals intelligence, electronic warfare, acoustic operations, threat simulation, imaging, and information operations. Argon's systems are used on military and strategic platforms, including surface ships, submarines, unmanned underwater vehicles, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, land mobile vehicles, fixed site installations, and relocatable land sites. The company sells its systems to the United States government, certain U.S. government-approved foreign governments, agencies, and defense contractors. Argon ST was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Va.
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