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Ceradyne, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of technical ceramic products, ceramic powders, and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications in the United States and internationally. Its products include lightweight ceramic armor for soldiers and other military applications; ceramic industrial components for erosion and corrosion resistant applications; ceramic powders, including boron carbide, boron nitride, titanium diboride, calcium hexaboride, zirconium diboride, and fused silica, which are used in manufacturing armor and a range of industrial and consumer products; evaporation boats for metallization of materials for food packaging and other products; and ceramic diesel engine components. The company's products also comprise functional and frictional coatings primarily for automotive applications; translucent ceramic orthodontic brackets; ceramic-impregnated dispenser cathodes for microwave tubes, lasers and cathode ray tubes; ceramic crucibles for melting silicon in the photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing process; ceramic missile radomes for the defense industry; and fused silica powders for precision investment casting. In addition, its products consist of neutron absorbing materials; nuclear chemistry products for use in pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors; boron dopant chemicals for semiconductor silicon manufacturing and for ion implanting of silicon wafers; and ceramic bearings and bushings for oil drilling and fluid handling pumps. Ceradyne serves the U.S. government; prime government contractors; and industrial, automotive, diesel, and commercial manufacturers. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.

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Key Statistics

Closing Price	30.58
Volume	131449
Volume Avg	197539
52 Week High	53.56
52 Week Low	24.66
PE	10.08
PE (group average)	38
EPS Year	3.05
EPS change Q/Q	79.25%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	375%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	72.73%
EPS change Y/Y	-73.96%
REV change Q/Q	49.06%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	36.45%
EPS next Q est	0.55
EPS next Y est	2.87
Divident Annual	0.15
Dividend Yield	0.49%