The Road Ahead: New Research on Whirlpool, Zep Inc., Armco Metals Holdings, Chase and Iteris

NEW YORK, December 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Moments ago, Analysts Review released new research updates concerning several important developing situations including Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR), Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP), Armco Metals Holdings (NYSE: AMCO), Chase (NYSEMKT: CCF), and Iteris (NYSEMKT: ITI). Analysts Review provides a single unified platform for investors' to hear about what matters - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.

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Today's update concerns the following companies:

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Full PDF Download Links (you may have to copy and paste the following links into your browser):

WHR Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Whirlpool&d=31-Dec-2014&s=WHR ),

ZEPResearch Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Zep%20Inc.&d=31-Dec-2014&s=ZEP ),

AMCOResearch Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Armco%20Metals%20Holdings&d=31-Dec-2014&s=AMCO ),

CCF Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Chase&d=31-Dec-2014&s=CCF ),

ITI Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Iteris&d=31-Dec-2014&s=ITI ).

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Analyst Update: New Openings, Product Launch, Sales Agreements, Financial Results, and Technological Advancements

Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA®  

The U.S. stock market ended in red on Tuesday with energy stocks being the worst performers of the day. A less than expected December 2014 consumer confidence index (CCI) figure deterred investor confidence further. The U.S. CCI climbed to 92.6 in December from a revised 91.0 last month, below a post-recession high of 94.1 set in October 2014. The DJIA declined 0.31%, S&P 500 dropped 0.49% and the Nasdaq Composite weakened 0.61% during the session. The European stock market also declined, led by weakness in energy companies as Brent oil fell to a five and a half year low on persistent concerns about a global supply glut. The Asian stock market closed broadly lower too. The Japanese government on Tuesday agreed to a tax reform, approving a plan to cut corporate taxes by 2.51 percentage point from April 2015 and then by another 0.78 percentage points in the following year, in an effort to spur economic growth.

Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) officially opened its new Benton Harbor Technology Center, marking the latest progress in the Company's multimillion dollar local investment initiative in the Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan Community. The facility is Whirlpool's largest refrigeration technology center and focuses on next generation processes and technologies.

Zep Commercial® division of Zep Inc. (Zep Inc.) is offering two disinfectants Zep Commercial Quick Clean Disinfectant and Zep Antibacterial Disinfectant Cleaner with Lemon. The said products meet the criteria recommended by the Centers for Disease Control for the Ebola virus.

Armco Metals International, Inc., a subsidiary of Armco Metals Holdings, Inc. (Armco Metals Holdings) has executed a sales contract with Bao Steel Resources International Company Limited. Under the terms of contract, Armco International would sell steel billets in an amount of 20,000 Metric Tons to Bao Steel Resources with total contract value of $9.58 million.

Chase Corporation (Chase) generated revenues of $61.0 million for Q4 FY 2014 (period ended August 31, 2014), representing an increase of 4.2% YoY. For the quarter, the Company posted diluted EPS of $0.75, up 17.2% YoY while for FY 2014 the same increased to $2.86, up 52.9% YoY.

Iteris, Inc. (Iteris) rolled out ClearAg Prime, the latest in a series of application programming interfaces (API) that can be easily combined with third-party agricultural software applications and provides real-time access to the Company's cloud-based ClearAg data analysis platform. With the launch of ClearAg Prime, Iteris now provides a wide range of weather and agronomical-based APIs available through a single partner and platform.

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