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Stockguru.com: Stocks to Watch for November 14, 2008 - USOO, HDII, EMAN, FNCB, ARGL, and EXBX

Fri. November 14, 2008; Posted: 04:13 AM
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Nov 14, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- USOO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Our Stocks to Watch today include : US 1 INDUSTRIES, INC. (OTCBB: USOO), Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCBB: HDII), eMagin Corporation (OTCBB: EMAN), First National Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCBB: FNCB), Argyle Security, Inc. (OTCBB: ARGL), and Exobox Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: EXBX)

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US 1 INDUSTRIES, INC. (OTCBB: USOO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Shares traded down 2.78% at $0.70

US 1 Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an interstate truckload carrier of general commodities in the United States. The company carries various forms of freight, including specialized trucking services, such as containerized, refrigerated, and flatbed transportation. It uses independent agents and owner-operators to contract for and haul freight. The company, formerly known as Transcon Incorporated, was founded in 1981 and is based in Valparaiso, Indiana.

USOO News Yesterday, US 1 INDUSTRIES announced the results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Revenues for the third quarter and three month period ended September 30, 2008 decreased 0.7% to $46.0 million compared to $46.3 million for the same period in 2007. The Company's net income was $972 in the third quarter of 2008 compared to $789 for the same period in 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, revenues decreased 5.3% to $132.7 million compared with $140.2 million for the same period in 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company's net income increased to $2,476 compared to net income of $2,274 for the same period in 2007.

Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCBB: HDII | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Shares traded down 42.86% at $0.02

Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary noninvasive medical devices that detect subtle changes in the elasticity of arteries. It offers CVProfilor DO-2020 cardiovascular profiling system, HDI/PulseWave CR-2000 research cardiovascular profiling system, and CVProfilor MD-3000 cardiovascular profiling system. The company?s products collect 30 seconds of blood pressure waveform data, perform an analysis of the digitized blood pressure waveforms, and generate a CVProfile report that contains information on blood pressure, heart rate, pulse pressure, body surface area, body mass index, and both C1-large and C2-small artery elasticity indices. It sells its products to primary care physicians, health care professionals, trained medical personnel, research investigators at academic medical research centers, government institutes, cardiovascular specialists, cardiologists, and pharmaceutical firms. The company markets its products through direct sales force in the United States and through international distributors outside the United States. Hypertension Diagnostics was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.

HDII) News Yesterday, Hypertension Diagnostics announced financial results for the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal year 2009 ended September 30, 2008. Revenue for Q1 2009 totaled $136,512 compared to $146,352 for Q1 2008 ending September 30, 2007, which represents a 6.7% decrease. The Company's net income was $121,605 for Q1 2009 or $.00 per share, compared with a net loss of $456,208 for Q1 2008, or $(.01) per share. Included in the net income for Q1 2009 are total non-cash benefits (mainly deferred compensation, depreciation, stock options) of $204,032. In Q1 2008, total non-cash charges were $316,976. The decline in the Company's stock price during Q1 2009 resulted in a negative expense for the Q1 2009 deferred compensation expense of $229,688. This caused the company to report net income, which would not have occurred without the negative deferred compensation expense in Q1 2009. The Company reported a cash balance on September 30, 2008 of $984,345.

eMagin Corporation (OTCBB: EMAN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Shares traded down 2.63% at $0.37

eMagin Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of virtual imaging products, which utilize organic light emitting diodes (OLED), OLED-on-silicon microdisplays, and related information technology solutions worldwide. Its products include super video graphics array (SVGA) + OLED microdisplays; SVGA-3D OLED microdisplays; and lens and design reference kits that help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) evaluate its microdisplay products and assist in building and testing new products incorporating its microdisplays. The company also provides integrated modules, which provide near-eye virtual imaging modules that incorporate its OLED-on-silicon microdisplays with its lenses and electronic interfaces for integration into OEM products. In addition, it offers personal display systems, including head-wearable and headset systems for use in products, such as entertainment and gaming headsets, handheld Internet, telecommunication appliances, viewfinders, and wearable computers. eMagin markets its products to OEMs in military, medical, industrial, and consumer markets through direct technical sales. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

EMAN News Yesterday, eMagin issued financial results for its third quarter ending September 30, 2008. The Company generated revenue of $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2008. Gross margin was 46% of revenue or $2.4 million for the quarter compared to 40% or $2.0 million for the same period in 2007. The Company has achieved significant improvement in gross margins over prior years due to higher production volumes with better yields. Operating expenses in the period declined to $1.6 million, down 20% from the third quarter of 2007 and 31% sequentially from the second quarter of 2008. Lower operating expenses were due to cost reductions implemented by management and some R&D personnel being redeployed to contract services and their expenses charged to cost of goods sold rather than operating expenses. Operating income totaled $786,000 compared to $14,000 in the same quarter last year and up 170% from the previous quarter. Net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $0.3 million or $0.02 per diluted share versus a net loss of $12.6 million or $1.06 per diluted share in the same period last year.

First National Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTCBB: FNCB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Shares stayed even at $10.50

First National Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for First National Community Bank that provides customary retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals and businesses. Its deposit products include checking, savings, and certificate of deposit products. The company?s loan portfolio includes consumer loans, such as secured and unsecured installment loans, fixed and variable rate mortgages, jumbo mortgages, home equity term loans, lines of credit, and instant money overdraft protection loans; dealer floor plan loans; and secured or unsecured demand and term loans. Its loan products also include indirect auto loans, which are originated through various auto dealers in northeastern Pennsylvania; letters of credit; working capital loans; accounts receivables; inventory or equipment financing loans; and commercial mortgages. The company offers VISA personal credit cards; the FNCB check cards, which allow customers to access their checking account at any retail location that accepts VISA and serves the dual purpose of an ATM card; MasterCard services; cash management services that are accessed through FNCBusiness online; and automated teller machines. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated through 19 banking locations located in northeastern Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.

FNCB News Yesterday, First National Community Bancorp declared a regular fourth quarter cash dividend of $.11 cents per share and a special year-end cash dividend of $.02 per share, payable December 15, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 28, 2008. During 2008, cash dividends now total $.46 per share which represents an 8% increase over the per share dividend paid last year after adjusting for the 25% stock dividend paid December 27, 2007. The increase was made possible by the continued growth of the company and the improved earnings recorded over the past twelve months.

Argyle Security, Inc. (OTCBB: ARGL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Shares traded up 16.67% at $1.05

Argyle Security, Inc., through its subsidiary, ISI Detention Contracting Group, Inc., designs, engineers, supplies, installs, and maintains a range of physical security solutions to commercial, governmental, and correctional customers in the United States. The company offers an array of electronic security system solutions revolving around electronic locking systems and hardware, security doors and frames, jail furniture, security glazing, and other security-based systems. It also designs, engineers, supplies, installs, and maintains professional security, access control, and video and fire alarm system solutions. The company was founded in 1976. It was formerly known as Argyle Security Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to Argyle Security, Inc. in 2007. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

ARGL News Yesterday, Argyle Security announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, after the market closes on Friday, November 14, 2008. The Argyle management team will host an investor conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, to discuss its results.

Exobox Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: EXBX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Shares traded up 8% at $0.135

Exobox Technologies Corp., a development stage company, engages in the development of enterprise and home user endpoint and server security software products in the United States and internationally. Its technology is based on enforcing appropriate system and application behaviors by isolating and controlling real-time access to the file system, memory, network, and inter-process communication from unauthorized modifications. This technology provides endpoint computer and network security against various cyber threats, such as viruses, worms, trojans, host system compromises, spyware, and identity theft. Exobox?s technology integrates into the operating system, which enables it to provide protection for the user?s computer and network. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

EXBX News Yesterday, Exobox Technologies has completed proto-type development of the major foundational functionalities of its first product, Exobox DLP. "The proto-type demonstrates several of the advanced functionalities of our entire initial product line, Exobox SECURE Suite Solutions," said Ted Ernst, Chief Technology Officer. "With this significant hurdle achieved, we rapidly will move forward to complete production and begin marketing our initial product line according to plan."

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