Mettler Toledo  (MTD) is a global supplier of precision instruments and services. The company manufactures weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial, product inspection, transportation and logistics, and food retailing applications. It also manufactures several related analytical instruments, and provides automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development.

Mettler Toledo manufactures and markets metal detection and other end-of-line inspection systems used in production and packaging, and provides solutions for use in certain process analytics applications. It also provides repair and maintenance, and value-added services to its customers. The company has five operating segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations and Other.

The company serves a range of industries, including life science, beverage, transportation and logistics, metals, and electronics. It also serves food producers, food retailers, chemicals and cosmetics companies, and academic market. Mettler Toledo sells its products through its sales force and indirect channels. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Greifensee, Switzerland.

Mettler Toledo has more than 8,000 employees and generates annual sales of over $1 billion. The company's stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1997. The company offers comprehensive industrial solutions that cover many diverse steps required in manufacturing processes.

Solutions range from receiving raw materials through various manufacturing processes, in-line process control and end-of-line packaging control, to logistics and shipping. Increasingly, these solutions are fully integrated into the customer's IT environment, helping automate their workflows. In food retail, their offering for the management of fresh food ranges from receiving and prepackaging, to in-store solutions for self-service departments, deli counters, and checkout terminals. The company's software assists customers with pricing and inventory management, and also provides valuable information for merchandising decisions.

Mettler Toledo has a healthy fundamental profile with strong cash flows, superior sales growth and a very impressive return on equity performance. In addition, the latest net earnings showed a 93 percent increase over the same quarter the previous year. The stock is also in a very strong uptrend trading well above their 200-day and 50-day moving averages. The stock is optional with enough liquidity to make them tradable. They currently extend out to June of 2007 providing ample time for the options trader to put on an effective strategy that captures a bullish move.

Figure 1: Mettler Toledo International Trading Above Their 200 and 50-day MAs

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