Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Don't Miss Saigon Opportunity

01/05/06 - 07:37 PM EST

TheStreet.com Staff

Kyocera: The Next Samurai

Cramer wrapped up the show by adding another company to his Seven Samurai of Japanese Stocks: Kyocera(KYO Quote - Cramer on KYO - Stock Picks).

He called the conglomerate the Japanese version of General Electric(GE Quote - Cramer on GE - Stock Picks), since they make everything from ceramics to cell phones.

It has a lot of divisions, so it's a great way to play the turnaround in Japan's fortunes. And since it's coming out of 10 years of stagnation, it's very cheap right now.

As an added bonus, the company has a solar power division, a sector Cramer has given a big thumbs up.

Lightning Round

Cramer was bullish on Beazer Homes USA(BZH Quote - Cramer on BZH - Stock Picks), UnitedHealth Group(UNH Quote - Cramer on UNH - Stock Picks), Grant Prideco(GRP Quote - Cramer on GRP - Stock Picks) TradeStation(TRAD Quote - Cramer on TRAD - Stock Picks), Ameritrade(AMTD Quote - Cramer on AMTD - Stock Picks), Birch Mountain Resources(BMD Quote - Cramer on BMD - Stock Picks), Sonic(SONC Quote - Cramer on SONC - Stock Picks), Computer Sciences(CSC Quote - Cramer on CSC - Stock Picks), Adobe Systems(ADBE Quote - Cramer on ADBE - Stock Picks), Broadcom(BRCM Quote - Cramer on BRCM - Stock Picks), Cornell Companies(CRN Quote - Cramer on CRN - Stock Picks), Paccar(PCAR Quote - Cramer on PCAR - Stock Picks), Walgreen(WAG Quote - Cramer on WAG - Stock Picks) Calgon Carbon(CCC Quote - Cramer on CCC - Stock Picks) and Whole Foods(WFMI Quote - Cramer on WFMI - Stock Picks).

Cramer was bearish on UPS(UPS Quote - Cramer on UPS - Stock Picks), Dendreon(DNDN Quote - Cramer on DNDN - Stock Picks), OraSure Technologies(OSUR Quote - Cramer on OSUR - Stock Picks), Sonus Networks(SONS Quote - Cramer on SONS - Stock Picks), Intuitive Surgical(ISRG Quote - Cramer on ISRG - Stock Picks), Walt Disney(DIS Quote - Cramer on DIS - Stock Picks), Arena Resources(ARD Quote - Cramer on ARD - Stock Picks), FLIR Systems(FLIR Quote - Cramer on FLIR - Stock Picks), Rite Aid(RAD Quote - Cramer on RAD - Stock Picks), Ford(F Quote - Cramer on F - Stock Picks), Harris & Harris(TINY Quote - Cramer on TINY - Stock Picks), Albertson's(ABS Quote - Cramer on ABS - Stock Picks) and Flanders(FLDR Quote - Cramer on FLDR - Stock Picks).

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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Ameritrade, Commerce Bancorp, Intel, UnitedHealth Group.

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