Stakhaniv Wagon lifts freight railcar output 20% yoy in 7M08

According to Stakhaniv Wagon, it lifted its freight railcar production by 20% yoy to 4,044 ths wagons in 7M08. Inna Perepelytsya: In July, Stakhaniv Wagon increased production to 723 freight railcars (+90% yoy or +30% compared to the average monthly output during 1H08), indicating that the company has been successful in resolving its problems with casting deliveries. If Stakhaniv Wagon maintains railcar production at July levels through the end of the year, the company will outperform our fullyear expectations (7,000 units) by 9.4%. We reiterate our BUY recommendation; our current target price offers 113% upside.