Planar´s (PLNR) stock has sure made for an exciting investment gamble this year. After almost doubling our money in the stock earlier in the year, we´ve now given back nearly all our gains after today´s drop. However, despite the volatility and the loss of all our paper profits, we´re still holding onto the stock. The […]

Well, Planar (PLNR) came out with earnings this morning, that just blew me away. I wish I had more of this stock, but who knew how quickly this thing would turnaround. Maybe prior management was not all that bad.

In any case, PLNR continues to print cash and is at the start of
what seems to […]

Right after the close, Planar raised EPS guidance for the coming quarter to $0.08 to $0.10 per share. This is up from breakeven expectations a couple of months ago. The reason:
The change in expectations is primarily the result of higher than anticipated sales of higher margin EL and AMLCD display products to Industrial and Medical […]

Planar´s (PLNR) 10K came out recently. I´m not sure why the stock has been weak recently. But, as is usually the case, the stock movement probably does not reflect at all on PLNR´s long-term prospects. In any case, here are two important tidbits from the 10K.

Financial Position: Very strong. Company is sitting on net cash […]

I believe that Planar Systems (PLNR) represents a good investment "gamble" at it´s current price of about $9.50. The company has low downside risk and significant upside should growth resume in the coming year or two.

Business:  Planar (PLNR) is a leading provider of flat-panel display hardware and software solutions for demanding medical, retailing, industrial and […]