Earnings Results, New Orders, Conference Call Schedules, and Board Elections - Analyst Notes on General Cable, AO Smith, Capstone, Arotech and GrafTech

NEW YORK, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding General Cable Corp. (NYSE: BGC), AO Smith Corp. (NYSE: AOS), Capstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ: CPST), Arotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ARTX) and GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: GTI). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2176-100free.

General Cable Corp. Analyst Notes
On April 30, 2014, General Cable Corp. (General Cable) reported its Q1 2014 financial results with net sales of $1.4 billion, down 3.2% YoY (metal adjusted). Adjusted operating income totaled $27 million, down 42.8% YoY. Gregory B. Kenny, President and CEO of General Cable, said, "We anticipated a sluggish seasonal start to the year but the uncertainty in Venezuela, the extreme winter weather in North America and declining copper prices had a pronounced impact on our first quarter results. We are managing through these challenges as we generated adjusted operating income at the upper end of our revised outlook for the first quarter." The Company now anticipates Q2 2014 revenues to be in the range of $1.575 billion to $1.625 billion as volume is anticipated to increase in the high single digit range sequentially. The full analyst notes on General Cable are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2176-BGC-08May2014.pdf

AO Smith Corp. Analyst Notes
On April 22, 2014, AO Smith Corp. (AO Smith) reported its Q1 2014 financial results with net earnings of $46.7 million, or $0.51 per share, compared to $39 million or $0.42 per share in Q1 2013. Sales totaled $552.2 million, up 8% YoY. "Our business in China got off to a strong start this year, with sales growing 25 percent over the same period last year," Ajita G. Rajendra, Chairman and CEO, observed. "The team in China has excelled at innovating, manufacturing and marketing products with features and benefits that meet consumers' needs in that region." The Company anticipates full-year 2014 GAAP earnings to be in the range of $2.06 and $2.21 per share. The full analyst notes on AO Smith are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2176-AOS-08May2014.pdf

Capstone Turbine Corp. Analyst Notes
On May 5, 2014, Capstone Turbine Corp. (Capstone) announced that it has received multiple orders from its new distributor Electro Mecanique Industries (EMI) for two flare reduction projects. The Capstone microturbines will burn the associated gas that is currently being flared. This is mainly to reduce emissions and provide on-site power generation for the local oil and gas operations. Darren Jamison, Capstone President and CEO said, "Capstone is committed to its role in environmental stewardship as a clean and green company and will continue to work with companies across the world to reduce the practice of gas flaring in an effort to be more ecofriendly and responsible. The best solution to the flare gas problem is to capture this gas from the wells and use it in the production process." The full analyst notes on Capstone are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2176-CPST-08May2014.pdf

Arotech Corp. Analyst Notes
On April 30, 2014, Arotech Corp. (Arotech) announced that it is scheduled to release its Q1 2014 financial results on May 13, 2014, Tuesday, after the US markets close. In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company will host a conference call on May 14, 2014, Wednesday, at 9:00 a.m. ET. Robert Ehrlich, CEO, and Tom Paup, CFO, will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results. The teleconference will also be available for replay on Arotech's website. The full analyst notes on Arotech are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2176-ARTX-08May2014.pdf

GrafTech International Ltd. Analyst Notes
On May 2, 2014, GrafTech International Ltd. (GrafTech) announced the recommendation of Glass Lewis & Co. for GrafTech stockholders to vote "FOR" the election of GrafTech's seven highly-qualified and experienced director nominees. This includes two new independent nominees on the WHITE proxy card. The voting is scheduled on May 15, 2014 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The full analyst notes on GrafTech are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/2176-GTI-08May2014.pdf

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