Pitney Bowes Inc.: Not Sexy But Good

Paul Price submits:Pitney Bowes (PBI) is the worldwide market leader in postage meters and mailing equipment. The U.S. and Europe contribute about 68% of revenues and 84% of profits. Their ‘Services’ segment provides mail room, marketing and document management to account for the other 32% of revenues and 16% of earnings. The rise of the internet has put a permanent damper on overall mail volume, and PBI is no longer a growth story.

Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) Q1 2013 Earnings Call April 30, 2013 8:00 a.m. ET Executives Charles McBride - VP, Investor Relations Marc Lautenbach – President, CEO Michael Monahan – EVP, CFO Analysts Shannon Cross – Cross Research Ananda Baruah - Brean Capital Blaine Marder – Loeb Capital Management Chris Whitmore - Deutsche Bank Scott Wipperman - Goldman Sachs

Pitney Bowes Inc (PBI) Q4 2012 Earnings Call January 31, 2013, 8:00 am ET Executives Chares McBride – VP of IR Marc Lautenbach – President, CEO Michael Monahan – EVP, CFO Analysts Blaine Marder – Loeb Capital Management Ananda Baruah - Brean Capital Scott Wipperman – Goldman Sachs Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research Shannon Cross – Cross Research Erik Karlsson - AKO Capital

Yieldpig submits: Let’s try to make a good trade into this edition’s three lil’ yield piggies…“Mail of the species…”Pitney Bowes, Inc. (PBI)Recent Price: 22.80P/E: 15.64Current Yield: 6.48%The SkinnyYes….this is a rerun. PBI is probably one our perennial favorites here at Yieldpig.

By Dividends4Life: Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

By Jim Pyke:Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) provides equipment and mail solutions globally to both small and medium businesses, as well as large enterprises. Its equipment offerings include high speed sorting and printing systems. PBI also offers software, services, and facilities managements services. PBI markets its products and services through a variety of channels,including direct sales, telemarketing, distributors and dealers.

Frank J. Constantino submits:As investors' search for yield continues, the ability for a company to continue raising payouts year after year becomes even more important. That search can begin with a group of stocks known as the dividend aristocrats. These companies have increased their dividend every year for at least the past 25 years.

Miriam Metzinger submits: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Wednesday February 9.CEO Interview: Murray Martin, Pitney Bowes (PBI)