| Overall Outlook
For 4Q10 and FY11, the Company continues to expect a global economy recovery mode. Management expects good opportunities for continued growth in Industrial and Lubrication segments in all regions, driven by investments in new products, new markets, and new distribution. The Company expects to gain from developing markets and will continue to make investments in these areas.
For 4Q10, Garco is concerned about base business prospects in the US Contractor equipment market. Management believes that new product and contractor sales will be negatively affected as a result of Contractor equipment channel partners’ actions of tightly managing the inventories. The Company expects to gain from the US Contractor in FY11.
For FY11, management expects to grow with the help of investments in new products, end-user conversion, and channel expansion, despite the softness in end-market growth.
For FY11, firms roject internal revenue growth of 8.0% to $436.0 million, attributed to the growth in Asia. The firms expect a 5.0%-6.0% growth in North America and Europe.
The firms also project Industrial segment to remain solid in the near term, recovering from the FY09 depressed levels.
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