United Guardian Offering A 5% Yield With A Shareholder-Friendly Board Of Directors

Published Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:04:17 -0500 on Seeking Alpha

Summary
United Guardian is primarily a producer of base materials for the cosmetic and health care industries.
United Guardian has no debt and currently offers a 5% yield with its semi-annual dividends.
United Guardian sells over two-thirds of its products abroad with a great deal of its sales in China, making profits vulnerable to currency fluctuations.
United Guardian Inc. (Nasdaq: UG) has been in business for over 70 years selling, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceuticals, cosmetic ingredients, healthcare products, medical devices and proprietary industrial products.
Up until the recent past UG has almost exclusively emphasized research and product development but lately management has decided to expand marketing of its extensive proprietary product portfolio. The company has entered into marketing and supply agreements with some of the country's largest companies but is actively seeking other marketing relationships.
The company is actively marketing only 15 - 20 of its products and has many other products that have been developed or are in the process of development. Some of these products have excellent market potential but require outside marketing assistance. Management is seeking partners, joint ventures, licensing of UG's cosmetic products and outright sale of products that don't fit into United's emphasis on cosmetic and personal care.
United Guardian pays a dividend of $1.00 annually which at the current selling price of... Read more

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