A Stock For The Next 25 Years?

< ZOLT >

Zoltek develops, manufactures and distributes carbon fiber which has
hundreds of applications. Zoltek is considered an alternative energy
company as carbon fiber weighs less than traditional materials and
therefore employs far less energy. Some of the applications are in
primary building materials:

Sporting goods, aircraft braking systems, and the blades on energy
creating wind turbines.

Zoltek has received a lot of attention in the wind turbines sector as
the demand is very high for these windmill-looking energy generators.
The carbon fiber making up the blades requires little to no maintenance
and is lighter allowing for faster revolutions. Thus, more energy is
generated by using Zoltek's carbon fiber.

Currently, Zoltek's carbon fiber is found in small production, high
performance automobiles. Zoltek is developing applications with the auto
industry for larger production, lower cost models. The auto and airline
industry will provide huge growth opportunities for Zoltek, especially
as vehicle or plane weight is relevant to energy savings.

Zoltek's entire production capacity for 2007 and 2008 is already booked.
The company's visibility to revenues and earnings is at 100%.

Zoltek is working on expanding its current production capacity as the
company sees an ever growing demand for its products world-wide.

Zoltek's numbers are quite impressive with huge growth. The company has
a September 30 fiscal year end.

For September 30, 2007 Zoltek's revenues were estimated at $158 million
and earnings per share of $.79.

For September 30, 2008 revenues are estimated at $250 million and
earnings per share of $1.52.

The company has a stated revenue goal for fiscal year 2009 of $500
million. It may prove to be a little aggressive, but the growth rate for
ZOLT is dramatic.

The industrial world is gradually moving to a model of tougher materials
at a lighter weight.

Zoltek's carbon fiber product fits the bill superbly. What makes
Zoltek's addressable market so large is the heat resistance of carbon
fiber: It does not weaken or break down under high heat conditions.



Thanks to Georges Yared, as posted in 2007

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