Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Datalogic Leveraging Its Product ID Know-How Into Larger, Faster-Growing Markets

Automation takes many forms, and product ID is arguably an under-appreciated part of the automation story. Italy's Datalogic SPA (OTC:DLGCF) (DAL.MI) is leveraging a strong foundation in retail data capture (scanners in particular) into new areas and gaining share in markets like manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare as more businesses turn to advanced identification technologies to improve production flows, improve accuracy/reduce errors, and lower overall operating costs.

Datalogic's ADRs are not especially liquid, but these shares are nevertheless worth a look as companies like Honeywell (HON) bring a higher profile to the opportunities to automate in areas like warehouses and logistics. With fragmented competition in the manufacturing and logistics spaces, I believe Datalogic could generate long-term revenue growth in the high single-digits with improving margins and perhaps attract the attention of larger players looking to bring more technology to factory floors and warehouses.

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Datalogic Leveraging Its Product ID Know-How Into Larger, Faster-Growing Markets

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