James Carlisle (TMFJimmyC) looks at today's results from two engineers whose fortunes seem to be changing -- Bodycote and domnick hunter.

Engineering a Recovery
By James Carlisle (TMFJimmyC)

On a quiet reporting day, two fallen stars from the smaller end of the engineering sector, Bodycote International (LSE: BOY) and domnick hunter (LSE: DKH) (yes, they really do spell it with small letters), have announced interim results giving some cause for optimism. Both companies were considered to be high quality niche engineering businesses a few years ago but problems in manufacturing, caused largely by the strength of sterling and weak conditions in Europe, have caused their operating performances and share prices to suffer...

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