We have recently issued a second quarter 2008 research update for ZAGG, Inc. (OTCBB:ZAGG, click here for the company profile).
ZAGG Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes protective coverings for consumer electronic and hand-held devices under the brand name invisibleSHIELD™ worldwide. The invisibleSHIELD is a protective, high-tech film covering, designed for iPods, laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs, watch faces, GPS systems, gaming devices, and other items. The patent-pending invisibleSHIELD is the first scratch protection solution of its kind on the market. Currently, ZAGG offers over 2,000 precision pre-cut designs with a lifetime replacement warranty through online channels, resellers, college bookstores, Mac stores, and mall kiosks. The company plans to increase its product lines to offer electronic accessories to its tech-savvy customer base, as well as an expanded array of invisibleSHIELD products for other industries.
Ekta Bhatia, MBS, one of our RedChip Research Analyst, reported in the research update:
“Ahead of expectations, ZAGG demonstrated profitability in 2Q08 which we believed, comparatively, to be a sluggish quarter. The Company maintained its revenue drift, accomplishing 240% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter, and we expect firm growth going forward as the third and fourth quarters are usually fundamentally strong.”
“ZAGG is aggressively pursuing alliances with big box retailers, and we believe these alliances will be catalysts to the Company’s successful penetration in the market. Although ZAGG has competition, its first-mover advantage and reliable business association both at the back and front ends will give it an edge over the next two to three years,” she continued.
“We believe ZAGG’s evolution as an exclusive distributor of protective electronic coverings has been very impressive, and it offers a conservative investment opportunity in a specialty retail segment. We maintain our ‘Speculative Buy’ rating and have revised upward our 12-month target price to $2.25 to encapsulate the recent revenue and business gains amidst a difficult economic environment,” Bhatia concluded.
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