RE: Lets make our TO own suggestionsFor what it's worth, I like your recommendation. One would think that management has more time and resources than you or I to find a suitable company to purchase. In regards to the statement, "acquire another company which has synergies to CMI", to me the best possible scenario would be to find a company that has synergies to BEV, but I have no idea if such a company exists.
And in order that I look like a complete buffoon, my recommendations for purchase would be WMT.V or NOOF. I also like AXX, but that might be too big a purchase. Although it is in the same space, WMT does offer some diversity in location and technology, plus exposure to China (which may be a blessing or curse, time will tell). And even though it's domestic sales have suffered, NOOF still produces decent cash flow, has a great balance sheet, and is expanding to overseas markets. (And they compensate their executives excessively. Someone could buy the company and make it instantly more profitable). AXX is guaranteed revenue growth for many years, but I don't know if BEV could manage a purchase that big.