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According to management, hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico had some effect on the company's results, as did the economic environment in Europe and the United States. The company expects to see a contraction in manufacturing output in the U.S. and Europe and slowing growth in Asia due to the global financial crisis. The recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar is also expected to have an impact on earnings growth and consolidated sales. Management said that steps will be taken to align the company's cost structure as necessary, and stated that the company remains confident in its business strategy and ability to perform financially. Although the company has poor debt management based on the measures that we evaluated, we feel that the strengths detailed above should outweigh any potential weaknesses.

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