Weekly Stock Pick
June 29, 2009

 

Stock:	Exterran Holdings, Inc
Ticker Symbol:	EXH -  NYSE - Oil and Gas Services and Equipment
Buy:	16.00 to 17.00
Sell:	20.00
Info:	Exterran Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides operations, maintenance, service, and equipment for oil and natural gas industry worldwide. The company�s Contract Operations segment offers natural gas compression and production, and processing services. Its Fabrication segment engages in the design, engineering, installation, fabrication, and sale of natural gas compression units and accessories, and equipment for the production, treatment, and process of crude oil and natural gas. This segment also provides engineering, procurement, and construction services primarily related to the manufacturing of process equipment for refinery and petrochemical facilities; the construction of tank farms; and the construction of evaporators and brine heaters for desalination plants. Its Aftermarket Services segment sells parts and components and provides operations, maintenance, overhaul, and reconfiguration services. As of December 31, 2008, Exterran Holdings provided contract operations services using its fleet of 11,657 natural gas compression units with an aggregate capacity of approximately 4,570,000 horsepower in North America; and 1,330 natural gas compression units with an aggregate capacity of approximately 1,504,000 horsepower internationally. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Houston, Texas
Financial Info:	For the fiscal year ended 3/31/2009, revenues decreased less than 1% to $737.9 million. Net loss from cont. ops. totaled $59.4 million vs. an income of $49 million.
Key Ratios:	Current Ratio: 1.822, Total Debt/Equity Ratio: N/A, Trailing P/E: N/A, Forward P/E: 11.97x,  Price/Sales: 0.31,  Price/Book: 0.50
Share Info:	There are 62.44 million shares outstanding with 61.36 million shares in the trading float. Institutions own approximately 83.30% of the shares outstanding. There have been no insider purchases or sales in the last six months. Real-Time SEC Filings As of 6/10/2009, there were 5.32 million shares short. Net Institutional Selling:   15.67 million shares in the current quarter
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