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Stock Watch
Have you ever stop to wonder how many of your suppliers or competitors are publicly
traded? Here is a list of the companies I know you can own a piece of. If I'm missing one
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Symbol |
Exchange |
| Hines Horticulture,
Inc. |
HORT |
NASDAQ |
| Hines Horticulture Inc. produces and distributes
horticultural products through its two operating divisions, its nursery division, Hines
Nurseries and its plant-growing media division, Sun Gro Horticulture (Sun Gro). Hines
Nurseries produces approximately 4,100 varieties of ornamental shrubs and color plants
through its eight nursery facilities located in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina and Texas. Hines Nurseries sells to more than 1,900 retail and commercial
customers, representing more than 7,300 outlets throughout the United States and Canada.
Sun Gro produces sphagnum peat moss and peat-based potting and growing mixes. Sphagnum
peat moss is a natural, organic material that is generally considered the highest quality
growing medium available due to its excellent water and nutrient retention and aeration
characteristics. |
| Scotts Company |
SMG |
NYSE |
| The Scotts Company is a marketer and manufacturer of
products for lawns, gardens, professional turf and horticulture. Among the Company's
products are the Turf Builder for consumer lawn care, Miracle-Gro for consumer garden
care, Osmocote for professional horticulture and Ortho for consumer herbicides and
disease-control products. In addition, pursuant to an agreement with Monsanto Company, the
Company has exclusive international agency and marketing rights to Monsanto's consumer
Roundup herbicide products. In the United Kingdom, its brands include Weedol and Pathclear
consumer herbicides, the Evergreen lawn fertilizer line, the Levington line of lawn and
garden products and Miracle-Gro plant fertilizer. Its brands in continental Europe include
KB and Fertiligene in France and NexaLotte and Celaflor in Germany. |
| Lesco, Inc. |
LSCO |
NASDAQ |
| Lesco Inc. manufactures and sells to the green industry
an extensive array of turf care products, comprising two major lines: consumable goods,
including turf control products, fertilizer and grass seed; and hard goods, including
equipment, accessories and other related products such as irrigation equipment, protective
gear and hand tools. These products are marketed under the names LESCO, LESCO Products,
Aim Lawn & Garden Products, Professional Turf Products, Scenic Green, TruGreen,
Chemlawn and Barefoot. In addition, the Company sells a diverse line of turf products
under the manufacturers' brand names. Products are marketed directly through the Company's
sales organization, which includes localized service centers and a fleet of LESCO tractor
trailers operated by salesmen trained in turf care management. |
| Central Garden and Pet
Company |
CENT |
NASDAQ |
| Central Garden & Pet Company helps people pamper
pets and penalize pests. It is the leading US distributor of lawn, garden, and pet
supplies. Central provides about 45,000 products from about 1,000 manufacturers to pet
supplies retailers, home improvement centers, nurseries, and mass merchandisers from more
than 40 distribution centers in over 20 states. It has grown by buying smaller rivals and
expanding its proprietary brand lines, which include Four Paws animal products, AMDRO fire
ant bait, Nylabone dog chews, TFH pet books, Norcal pottery, and Pennington seeds. Central
plans to spin off its lawn and garden distribution operations; it will hang on to its
branded lawn and garden products business. |
| USA Floral Products,
Inc |
ROSI |
NASDAQ |
| USA Floral Products, Inc. is an integrated distributor
of floral products. The Company is organized into an International Division and a North
American Division. Within each of these divisions, the Company has three operating
segments: Importing/Exporting, Wholesale Distribution and Bouquet Making. Through these
divisions the Company: imports, exports and distributes floral products and floral-related
hardgoods; engages in brokerage and shipping services for wholesale distributors of both
international and domestic cut flowers; provides floral fulfillment services to non-store
retailers; and provides in-store merchandising services to certain supermarkets and
mass-market retailers. The Company's customers are retail florists, supermarkets, other
mass- market retailers and Internet and catalog retailers, as well as wholesale
distributors and bouquet and arrangement makers. The Company operates from 120 facilities
in 21 countries located on five continents. |
| Monsanto Company |
MTC |
NYSE |
| Monsanto Company is a life sciences company committed
to finding solutions to the growing global needs for food and health by applying common
forms of science and technology among agriculture, nutrition and health. Monsanto makes
and markets high-value agricultural products, pharmaceuticals and food ingredients. The
Agricultural Products segment of the business is mainly concerned with manufacturing the
different types of herbicides and chemicals protect various types of crops against
insects. This segment also includes research and development of new types of crops that
are genetically enhanced to withstand different environmental and weather conditions. The
Pharmaceuticals segment produces anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal,
women's health, and central nervous system products. The Nutrition and Consumer Products
segment specializes in food/beverage ingredients including NutraSweet, consumer foods and
industrial products. |
| The Andersons, Inc. |
ANDE |
NASDAQ |
| The Andersons, Inc. is engaged in grain merchandising,
operates grain elevators, manufactures agricultural fertilizer, distributes agricultural
inputs to dealers and farmers, processes lawn fertilizer & corncob based products and
purchases and repairs railcars. Andersons operates through three groups. The Agriculture
Group merchandises grain, operates grain elevator facilities located in Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana and Illinois, manufactures agricultural fertilizer, and distributes agricultural
inputs (fertilizer, chemicals, seed and supplies) to dealers and farmers. The Processing
and Manufacturing Group includes the Processing Segment, which manufactures lawn
fertilizer and corncob based products; the Manufacturing Segment that purchases, sells,
repairs and leases railcars; and several smaller businesses. The Retail Group operates six
retail stores and a distribution center in Ohio. |
| Griffin Land and
Nurseries |
GRIF |
NASDAQ |
| GRIF is engaged in the growing of container landscape
nursery products for sale; owning and operating wholesale sales and service centers;
owning, building and managing commercial and industrial properties; and the developing of
residential subdivisions. Results reflect increased volume at the service and wholesale
centers and higher gross margins at Imperial. |
| Calloway's Nursery,
Inc. |
CLWY |
NASDAQ |
| Calloway's Nursery, a specialty retailer of lawn and
garden products, currently operates 16 retail stores in the Dallas and Forth Worth area.
Results reflect increased retail sales due to the acquisition of Cornelius Nurseries and
increased same store sales, partially offset by higher costs related to the acquisition. |
| Margo Caribe, Inc. |
MRGO |
NASDAQ |
| Margo Caribe, Inc. produces and distributes tropical
and flowering plants, sells and distributes lawn and garden products, and offers
landscaping design and installation services. During 1998, the Company was also engaged in
seeking sites for the development of residential housing projects. The Company's plants
are propagated by using cuttings, plugs, liners, air layers, seeds and tissue cultures.
Cuttings are obtained from Margo Caribe's own stock plants and from other nurseries for
grow-out at the Company's facilities. The Company's products are either field grown or
container grown, depending on the variety of plants and where they are grown. Margo Caribe
produces both field and container grown material, as well as flowering, bedding plants and
hanging baskets. MRGO is engaged in the business of growing and distributing a wide range
of both indoor and outdoor tropical foliage and flowering plans in Puerto Rico. The Co.
also sells lawn and garden products and provides landscaping services. |
| Optimax Industries,
Inc. |
OPMX |
OTC BB |
| OPMX is engaged in the propagation and growing of more
than 400 species of terrestrial and aquatic plants and seeds native to FL. OPMX also
designs floral and non-floral related giftware, manufactures truck bed-liners and develops
real estate. |
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