Garmin Ltd.
News and overview for Garmin Ltd.
Garmin earnings rise as revenue falls - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 15 hours 42 minutes ago
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Garmin Reports Surge in 3Q Profit
NewsFactor Network | 7 days 19 hours 43 minutes ago
Garmin makes devices that use Global Positioning System technology for drivers, boaters, pilots and outdoors enthusiasts. The company's shares have been pressured since Google used the Droid smartphone to unveil new mapping software that could challenge such standalone personal navigational devices, or PNDs.
Garmin reports surge in 3Q profit
Yahoo! | 19 days 9 hours 15 minutes ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. reported a 24 percent increase in third-quarter profit as lower costs offset a drop in sales.
Garmin reports 24 pct rise in 3rd-qtr profit on lower costs, but sales and shares drop
Sun (Baltimore), The | 19 days 9 hours 27 minutes ago
Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. reported a 24 percent increase in third-quarter profit as lower costs offset a drop in sales.
Garmin to release third-quarter earnings
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 19 days 15 hours 43 minutes ago
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) -- Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. is expected to report lower third-quarter profits and revenues from a year ago.
Garmin expected to release third-quarter profits, revenues below a year ago
Sun (Baltimore), The | 19 days 15 hours 40 minutes ago
Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. is expected to report lower third-quarter profits and revenues from a year ago.
Garmin reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009
News-Medical.Net | 19 days 14 hours 57 minutes ago
Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) today announced third quarter results for the period ended September 26, 2009.
Garmin expected to release third-quarter profits, revenues below a year ago -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 19 days 16 hours 12 minutes ago
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. is expected to report lower third-quarter profits and revenues from a year ago.
Garmin Makes Custom Maps Free and Easy, Merging Paper and Digital Maps with GPS Handhelds
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 5 days 15 hours 46 minutes ago
OLATHE, Kan. Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the availability of Custom Maps, a free, simple process that helps users transform the maps they currently have – in paper or digital form – into downloadable maps for compatible Garmin GPS outdoor handhelds.
Garmin Announces the AIS 600 for Vessel Tracking and Collision Avoidance
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 7 days 4 hours 49 minutes ago
OLATHE, Kan. Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today the AIS 600 – the company’s first transceiver that allows boaters to receive and transmit Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, giving mariners a new way to identify and avoid other large sea vessels at long range in virtually any visibility.
Garmin Unveils Next Generation Network MFD Chartplotters with G Motion Technology for Instant, Virtually Seamless Chart Redraw
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 7 days 4 hours 49 minutes ago
OLATHE, Kan. Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced its next generation in large-format multi-function displays – the GPSMAP® 6000 and GPSMAP 7000 series with Garmin G Motion technology that represents a graphic breakthrough in speed, smoothness and clarity, delivering ultra-smooth map panning and zooming with virtually seamless graphical updating in all dimensions. These new chartplotters also feature an un...
Garmin s Touchscreen aera Series Takes Pilots from Runway to Roadway
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 21 days 19 hours 55 minutes ago
OLATHE, Kan. Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today the aera, Garmin’s newest aviation handheld series that is touchscreen and multi-mode so that it can transition between aviation to automotive mode with one touch. The aera series includes four different models – aera 500, aera 510, aera 550 and aera 560 – and all have unprecedented ease of use that is derived from Garmin’s 20 years of expertise in the avia...
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Garmin Announces G1000 Retrofit Program for Cessna CitationJet
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 35 days 6 hours 44 minutes ago
ORLANDO, Fla. Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that it is in the midst of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) program that will allow installation of Garmin’s G1000 integrated flightdeck on the Cessna CitationJet (Model 525, serial numbers 0001-0359). Once completed, the STC will pave the way for CitationJet owners to visit a Cessna Owned Citation Service Centers for installation of the Garmin G1000 ...
Regal Boats Will Showcase Garmin Marine Electronics in 2010
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 42 days 15 hours 54 minutes ago
OLATHE, Kan. Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced that it has been selected by Regal Boats as the exclusive electronics provider for their 2010 product line of luxury performance runabouts, cruisers and sport yachts. This new OEM partnership is being announced in conjunction with the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition and Conference.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Garmin Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Satellite & Broadcast Network Equipment |
| Website: | http://www.garmin.com |
You may not know where you're headed, but Garmin can tell you where you are. The company manufactures navigation products that use global positioning system (GPS) technology to wirelessly deliver geographic location data through satellite communications. Its portable products incorporate electronic maps and navigational charts. Garmin also makes communications devices which combine cellular and GPS technology. Boat maker Ranger and airplane maker New Piper incorporate Garmin equipment into their vehicles. The company sells its consumer products through retailers including Bass Pro Shops, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart. Chairman and CEO Min Kao owns about 23% of Garmin.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 3,494.1 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 9.9 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 732.8 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -14.3 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 8,919 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 5.8 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
