Tiny, Tiny Technology and Big Potential Profits: Intel Corporation (INTC), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)

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Other companies didn’t do as well last year, but could see their fortunes change in the coming years. Biotechnology concern Vical Incorporated (NASDAQ:VICL) advanced just 2%, developing vaccine technology, among other things, that it can license  to others. At a recent conference, management noted the company’s strong financial position, with ample cash and a dearth of debt.

Filtration specialist Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE:PPO) rose just 1%, getting more downgrades  than upgrades from Wall Street over the past year. Its revenue has been growing at an accelerating  rate in recent years, but its free cash flow turned negative  in 2011, raising a red flag. Reporting third-quarter results in October, management noted that the company was wrapping up lots of capital investments, which it expects will boost cash flow soon.

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The article Tiny, Tiny Technology and Big Potential Profits originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Selena Maranjian.

Longtime Fool contributor Selena Maranjian, whom you can follow on Twitter, owns shares of Intel. The Motley Fool recommends Intel and Polypore International. The Motley Fool owns shares of Intel and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM).

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