RSTI Rofin-sinar Technologies Inc.

Exchange

NASDAQ

Sector

Energy

Industry

Industrial Machinery/Components

Market Cap.

749.8M

Shrinking Cash Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years

RSTI has less efficiently invested its financial resources in buildings, projects, and equipment, resulting in increasingly weaker returns. Look at its Annual Reports to determine whether this decrease has been caused by one-time events or a more general decrease in investment returns.

RSTI has created $11.64 of cash for every $100 invested.

Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in September

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Free Cash Flow	58.94M	18.08M	47.61M	28.23M	28.19M
divided by
Invested Capital	255.69M	318.79M	339.89M	341.96M	389.63M
Cash ROIC	23.05%	5.67%	14.01%	8.25%	7.24%

Satisfactory Return on Equity over the past 5 years

RSTI has generated adequate returns with capital that shareholders have invested. This is sufficient and implies that management performance has been good.

RSTI has generated $10.05 of Earnings for every $100 of Shareholders' Equity.

Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in September

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Net Income	55.28M	63.76M	9.16M	29.84M	60.03M
divided by
Stockholders' Equity	448.92M	402.26M	418.33M	413.86M	473.96M
Return on Equity	12.31%	15.85%	2.19%	7.21%	12.67%

Excellent Business Performance over the past 10 years

RSTI has been able to maintain profitability in good times and bad. This could mean RSTI has an extremely strong business or has the ability to scale down costs when needed. This should be a fairly resilient business, but double check for future sustainability by looking at its Risk Factors in the Annual Report.

RSTI has created positive free cash flow for 9 or more of the past 10 years.

Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in September

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Free Cash Flow	11.61M	22.36M	34.41M	31.77M	51.89M	58.94M	18.08M	47.61M	28.23M	28.19M