Belden Inc. (BDC) $38.40
The Company:
With a witty and apt slogan of “Sending All The Right Signals”, Belden is a 110 year old company that sells cable, connectivity and networking products. Its cable division includes copper, coaxial and fiber optic cables and accounts for more than 70% of revenue. The other part of the revenue pie is shared almost equally between the connectivity and networking products divisions. With a focus on growth, the company has acquired several companies and brands over the years and derives about half its revenue from the United States with the rest split between Canada (11%), Asia (16%), Europe, Middle East and Africa (21%) and Latin America (5%). Belden grew its emerging markets division (Brazil, India and China) from $195 million in revenue in 2009 to $287 million in 2011.