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Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

FELE

Industrial

2w

Strategic Focus on Accelerating Growth and Transformation Investments

Franklin Electric maintains a focus on innovation, global portfolio expansion, and strengthening market leadership.
Significant investments are underway, including factory expansions in Turkey and India, to support growth and nearshoring strategies.
The company emphasizes its long-term strategy of driving growth, operational efficiency, capital deployment, and talent acquisition.

EXPO

Industrial

2w

Growth in Dispute-Related Activities Driven by Complex Sectors

Demand for failure analysis expertise increased, particularly in construction, automotive, and medical device sectors.
Litigation-related activities are growing due to increasingly novel and complex technical issues.
Clients seek specialized expertise amid rising safety and performance expectations, especially in high-stakes environments.

Modine Manufacturing Company

MOD

Industrial

2w

Strategic Acquisitions and Portfolio Expansion in Climate Solutions

Completed 3 acquisitions in FY '26, including AbsolutAire, L.B. White, and Climate by Design International (CDI).
Acquisitions broaden product portfolio, unlock new markets, and support scale in heating, indoor air quality, and data center cooling.
Integration efforts focus on revenue and cost synergies, leveraging 80/20 principles.

ICF International, Inc.

ICFI

Industrial

2w

Growth in Commercial Energy and Utility Demand for Energy Efficiency Programs

Revenues from commercial energy increased 27% year-on-year, driven by demand for energy efficiency, electrification, flexible load management, and grid resilience.
ICF is a market leader in residential energy efficiency programs, expanding into commercial energy efficiency, funded by surcharges on ratepayers in over 30 states.
Anticipated growth due to construction of data centers and increased electricity demand, with early signs of expansion in states like New York, Georgia, and Illinois.

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

PLOW

Industrial

1w

Record Performance and Profit Growth in Solutions Segment

Solutions delivered a fifth consecutive record quarter with significant profit increase.
Backlog remains near record levels, driven by strong municipal demand.
Margin improvements offset lower preseason shipment volumes, with expectations of continued margin growth into 2026.

International Paper Company

IP

Industrial

2w

Progress and Challenges in Mill Reliability and Capital Reinvestment

Management emphasized ongoing mill reliability issues rooted in underinvestment over several years.
Significant profit loss of approximately $150 million year-to-date due to reliability problems.
Focus on ramping up capital reinvestment into strategic assets, with a goal to accelerate improvements despite market softness.
Acknowledgment that current pace of reliability improvements is not fast enough, with a need for continuous, quarter-by-quarter progress.
Management highlighted the importance of not investing in non-strategic assets and reallocating resources to high-performance mills.