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RPM International (RPM - yield 2.10%)

RPM International (RPM - yield 2.10%) from DirectInvesting.com RPM International (RPM) manufactures specialty paints, protective coatings, roofing membranes, sealants, and adhesives for the industrial and consumer markets worldwide. Its Industrial segment also produces polymer flooring systems, fiberglass-reinforced plastic gratings, fireproofing products, colorants and pigments, fuel additives, wood and lumber treatments, and concrete...

RPM International (RPM - yield 2.10%) from DirectInvesting.com

RPM International (RPM) manufactures specialty paints, protective coatings, roofing membranes, sealants, and adhesives for the industrial and consumer markets worldwide.

Its Industrial segment also produces polymer flooring systems, fiberglass-reinforced plastic gratings, fireproofing products, colorants and pigments, fuel additives, wood and lumber treatments, and concrete and masonry additives. The Consumer segment makes caulks, surface preparation materials, mold and mildew prevention products, wood finishes, and hobby paints and cements.

Brands include Bondo, Bondex, Carboline, Day-Glo, Martin Mathys, Mohawk, and Rust-Oleum. Consensus estimates call for RPM to earn about $2.16 per share for the fiscal year that ends May 31 and $2.41 in fiscal 2015, compared with $1.82 in fiscal 2013. The dividend has been increased for 40 consecutive years.

Vita Nelson, www.directinvesting.com , 914-925-0022, May 16, 2014

Ms. Nelson began her career as a “market-maker” in municipal bonds at Granger & Company and other brokerage houses in NYC. She was a founder, editor, and publisher of Westchester magazine, the first regional magazine in the Eastern US. A graduate of Boston University, she is currently editor and publisher of Moneypaper’s Guide to Direct Investment Plans, Chairman of the Board of Temper of the Times Investor Services (a DRIP enrollment service), co-manager of the MP 63 Fund (DRIPX), and responsible for the contents of www.directinvesting.com.