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HOUSTON WIRE & CABLE CO (NASD)
HWCC 11.97 -0.28 (-2.29%) Vol.  48,065 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 11.74 - 12.32
52wk Low - High 4.70 - 14.76
Avg Volume 122,409
Industry WIRE&CABLE PRDS
Market Cap 211.27 M
Div - Yield 0.34 - 2.84
PE (forward) 25.04
PEG Ratio -5.33
Current Year Est. .48
EPS Last Year 0.74
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
HOUSTON WIRE & CABLE CO HWCC PREMIUM
COLEMAN CABLE CCIX PREMIUM
BELDEN INC BDC PREMIUM
COMMSCOPE INC CTV PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.60
ABR (Last Week) N/A
# of Recs in ABR 5
Average Target Price 11.00
Industry Rank by ABR 102 out of 217
Rank in Industry 7 out of 9
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR HWCC
Zacks Equity Research: Report for HWCC
Oct 29, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday
Oct 16, 2009
Zacks Blog: Bearish MACD for Houston Wire
Oct 05, 2009
Zacks Blog: Uncertain Outlook for HWCC
Aug 25, 2009
Zacks Blog: Houston Wire & Cable Fairly Priced
Nov 25, 2008
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NEWS
BUYINS.NET: CODI, HWCC, RPRX, PRKR, GTN, RDNT Expected To Be Higher After Earnings Releases on Monday
Nov 05, 2009
Houston Wire & Cable Company to Present at Robert W. Baird's Industrial Conference
Nov 04, 2009
Houston Wire & Cable Company Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call
Nov 02, 2009
Houston Wire & Cable Up 12.2% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation
Oct 21, 2009
BUYINS.NET: Short Sale Recap. Highest % Of Daily Trading Volume Short All Exchanges Combined For Friday
Oct 12, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
09/2009
Next Quarter
12/2009
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 0.13 0.11 0.48 0.60
Number of Estimates 5 5 5 4
Low Estimates 0.10 0.08 0.40 0.50
High Estimate 0.20 0.15 0.66 0.74
Year Ago EPS 0.37 0.15 1.33 0.48
EPS Growth -64.86% -28.00% -64.06% 24.48%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
With more than three decades of experience in the electrical industry, HOUSTON WIRE & CABLE COMPANY is one of the largest distributors of specialty wire and cable and related services in the U.S. electrical distribution market. Headquartered in Houston, HWCC has sales and distribution facilities in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Tampa. Standard stock items available for immediate delivery include continuous and interlocked armor, instrumentation, medium voltage, high temperature, portable cord, power cables and private branded products, including LifeGuard, a low-smoke, zero-halogen cable. HWCC's comprehensive value-added services include same-day shipping, knowledgeable sales staff, inventory management programs, just-in-time delivery, logistics support, customized internet-based ordering capabilities and round-the-clock, throughout-the-year service.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM .74
Sales 360.94
Net Income 13.16
Price/Earnings 16.18
Price/Book 2.69
Price/Cash Flow 7.98
Price/Sales .7


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