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Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

(KEQU) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$36.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$89.5M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Our principal business is the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory and technical furniture products. Laboratory furniture products include both steel and wood cabinetry, fume hoods, flexible systems, and worksurfaces. Technical furniture products include workstations, workbenches, computer enclosures, and network storage systems. Our products are sold primarily through purchase orders and contracts submitted by customers through our dealers and commissioned agents and a national distributor, as well as through competitive bids submitted by us and our subsidiaries in India and Singapore. Products are sold principally to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, chemical, and commercial research laboratories, educational institutions, healthcare institutions, governmental entities, manufacturing facilities, and users of networking furniture. We consider the markets in which we compete to be highly competitive, with a significant amount of the business involving competitive public bidding. It is common in the laboratory furniture industry for customer orders to require delivery at extended future dates, as products are frequently to be installed in buildings yet to be constructed. Changes or delays in building construction may cause delays in delivery of the orders and our recognition of the sale. ...

President, Chief Executive Officer
William A. Shumaker
Number of Employees 569
Contact Information

2700 W Front St

Statesville, North Carolina 28677-2927

kewaunee.com

(704) 873-7202

NAICS Code : 339111

Recent Events

  • Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

    11/23/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Kewaunee Scientific earnings up 9%

    8/26/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Selects Outsource Facility Solutions, LLC. as Its Laboratory Furniture Representative for the...

    7/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Kewaunee Scientific Reports Record Results Net Earnings for Year Increase 36%, Sales Increase 16%

    6/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
William A. Shumaker President, Chief Executive Officer
D. Michael Parker CFO, Treasurer, Secretary & Senior Vice President, Finance
D. Michael Parker Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary
Dana L. Dahlgren Vice President, Sales and Marketing Laboratory Products Group
David M Rausch Vice President, Construction Services
Elizabeth D. Phillips Vice President, Human Resources
K. Bain Black Vice President, General Manager, Technical Furniture Group
K.Bain Black Vice President & General Manager, Technology Furniture Group
Keith D. Smith Vice President
Kurt P. Rindoks Vice President, Engineering & Product Dev
Sudhir K. Vadehra Vice President
Eli Manchester Jr. Director of the Company

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Silas Keehn Chairman
David Scott Rhind Board of Directors
James T. Rhind Board of Directors
John C. Campbell Board of Directors
Margaret B. Pyle Board of Directors
Patrick L. McCrory Board of Directors
Wiley N. Caldwell Board of Directors

"William A. Shumaker has served as President of the Company since August 1999 and Chief Executive Officer since September 2000. He was elected a director of the Company in February 2000. He served as the Chief Operating Officer from August 1998, when he was also elected as Executive Vice President, until September 2000. Mr. Shumaker served as Vice President and General Manager of the Laboratory Products Group from February 1998 to August 1998. He joined the Company in December 1993 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation President, Chief Executive Officer Current
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation CFO, Treasurer, Secretary & Senior Vice President, Finance Current

"D. Michael Parker joined the Company in November 1990 as Director of Financial Reporting and Accounting and was promoted to Corporate Controller in November 1991. Mr. Parker has served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since August 1995. He was elected Vice President of Finance in August 1995 and Senior Vice President of Finance in August 2000."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary Current
The Accounting Director Former
Financial Reporting, Inc Director Former

"Dana L. Dahlgren joined the Company in November 1989 as a Regional Sales Manager and was promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing of the Laboratory Products Group in September 1998. Mr. Dahlgren was elected Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Laboratory Products Group in June 2004."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President, Sales and Marketing Laboratory Products Group Current

"David M. Rausch joined the Company in March 1994 as Manager of Estimating and was promoted to Southeast Regional Sales Manager in December 1996, then to Director of Sales for Network Storage Systems products in May 2000. In August 2001, he was promoted to Project Sales Manager, and in this position, he also had direct management responsibility for the Estimating Department. Mr. Rausch was elected Vice President of Construction Services in June 2007."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President, Construction Services Current
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

Elizabeth D. Phillips joined the Company in August 2006 as Human Resources and Training Manager. She was promoted to Director of Human Resources in June 2007 and was elected Vice President of Human Resources in June 2009. Prior to joining the Company, she was Director of Human Resources for Vanguard Furniture Co., Inc., a manufacturer of household furniture, from April 2004 until August 2006.

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President, Human Resources Current

"K. Bain Black joined the Company in August 2004 as the General Sales Manager for the Technical Products Group. He was elected Vice President and General Manager of the Technical Products Group, effective July 1, 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Black was Director of Marketing for Newton Instrument Company, a manufacturer of products for the telecom industry, from 2001 to 2003. Prior thereto, he was a partner and President of TechMetals, LLC beginning in 1997."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President, General Manager, Technical Furniture Group Current
Technical Products Group Inc. Vice President Former
Technical Products Group Inc. General Manager Former
Newton Instrument Company Director of Marketing Former
Technical Products Group Inc. General Sales Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President & General Manager, Technology Furniture Group Current

"Keith D. Smith joined the Company in 1993 as a department supervisor in the Metal Plant and served as Resin Plant Manager from 1995 until April 2001 when he was promoted to Wood Plant Manager. He served as Wood Plant Manager until he assumed the position of Director of Manufacturing in November 2003, a position he held until he was promoted to Vice President of Manufacturing, effective July 1, 2005."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President Current

"Kurt P. Rindoks joined the Company in January 1985 as an engineer. He was promoted to Director of Product Development in August 1991 and assumed the additional responsibilities of Director of Engineering in July 1995. He has served as Vice President of Engineering and Product Development since September 1996. Additionally, from May 1998 through October 2001, he served as General Manager of the Company's Resin Materials Division."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President, Engineering & Product Dev Current

"Sudhir K. (Steve) Vadehra joined the Company in October 1999. He was elected Vice President of International Operations in June 2004. He also has served as the Managing Director of Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd., the Company’s joint venture subsidiary in Singapore, since the subsidiary’s formation in June 1998."

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Vice President Current
Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd. Managing Director Former

ELI MANCHESTER, JR., 76, was elected a director of the Company in November 1990. He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in July 1990. In August 1999 he was elected Chairman of the Board, retaining the position of Chief Executive Officer. In September 2000, he relinquished the position of Chief Executive Officer, retaining the position of Chairman.

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Director of the Company Current
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

SILAS KEEHN, 77, was elected a director of the Company in May 2001. From 1981 to 1994, when he retired, he was President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He is also a director of the National Futures Association. Except as otherwise indicated, each director and nominee has had the principal occupation mentioned above for more than five years. Mr. Campbell is the first cousin of Laura Campbell Rhind, wife of Mr. Rhind.

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Chairman Current
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Former

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

JOHN C. CAMPBELL, JR., 64, was elected a director of the Company in 1973. Since May 1995, Mr. Campbell has been engaged in private consulting. From May 1992 to May 1995, he was Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and a director of Grounds For Play, Inc. of Arlington, Texas, a manufacturer of specialty equipment for children s playgrounds.

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current

The Financial/Planning Committee, consisting of Messrs. Manchester (Chairman), Caldwell, Keehn and Shumaker and Ms. Pyle, reviews and provides recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to the annual budget for the Company, the Company s strategic plan and the annual budget for capital expenditures. The Financial/Planning Committee also reviews the investment results of the assets of the Company s retirement plans. The Financial/Planning Committee met three times during the Company s last fiscal year.

Organization Position Status
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current
W.W. Grainger, Inc. President Former

Executive News

  • Kewaunee Scientific Reports Record Results Net Earnings for Year Increase 36%, Sales Increase 16%

    Business Review Albany - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Kewaunee Scientific Reports Record Results Net Earnings for Year Increase 36%, Sales...

    Reuters - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Kewaunee Scientific Reports Record Results Net Earnings for Year Increase 36%, Sales Increase 16%

    Stockwatch - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Kewaunee Scientific earnings up

    Charlotte Business Journal - 6/24/09 - View Story

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     KEQU $14.33 +0.07 (0.49% )
Average Volume 5,983
Shares Outstanding 2.56M
Market Cap 36.8M
Year High 16
Year Low 6.5
Earnings Per Share 1.70
P/E Ratio 8.43
Dividend 0.40
Yield 2.79
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