HP Canon & Epson Ink, Lexmark, Brother Toner cartridge Printer Ink Cartridges News

Just released and available from stock at Stinkyink.Com is a remanufactured Black toner cartridge equivalent to Brothers TN3170. The major benefit of this new cartridge is the cost saving that users are able to experience and also the knowledge that they are recycling the original cartridge.

Forbes Magazine reports that Lexmark International is clinging to its last lifeline.

On Monday, the beleaguered printer manufacturer dramatically slashed its forecast for the second quarter amid weak sales and increased competition.

The company now expects to earn 62 to 67 cents per share in the second quarter, including a 5 cent tax-related benefit but excluding restructuring-related benefits. That range is at least 20 cents below the previous forecast range of 82 to 92 cents and far below the Street’s call of 86 cents a share.

The fact that the inkjet industry is under pressure is nothing new, but the size of Lexmark’s miss is certainly eyebrow raising. Further, a Lexmark recovery seems improbable in the near term. For the third quarter, the company now expects to make somewhere between 0 cents and 10 cents, versus the Street’s previous estimate of 81 cents. And, as the Lexmark ship sinks, don’t expect some private equity firm or rival to come galloping in with a takeover bid. Its tattered cash balance sheet, compounded by the general tightness in the private equity market, makes Lexmark unlikely buyout target.

How did Lexmark fall? Well, the firm hasn’t been doing well for awhile. It has lost 36% of its value since January, when it was trading around $73 a share. But even that recent peak is far off its all-time peak of $123 back in May 2000 at the height of the tech bubble. Now at $46 a share, Lexmark is far closer to its post-crash level, when it was floating around $30 a share at the end of 2000.

Today, however, Lexmark’s woes have nothing to do with a tech bust. Simply, customers are not buying Lexmark products.

Shares of Lexmark were down 6.4%, or $3.15, to $46.35 in Monday trading.

Many consumers are opting for similar products by its longtime rival Hewlett Packard or after-market suppliers. In order to compete with HP and third-party suppliers, who can offer bargain-basement deals, Lexmark has chipped away at its prices, hurting already thin profit margins. In addition, “higher than expected product costs” and a greater demand for the company’s lower-priced products weighed on second-quarter earnings, according to UBS analyst Ben Reitzes in a Monday research note.

He lowered his second-quarter estimate to 65 cents from 89 cents and dropped his fiscal year forecast to $1.98 from $3.52. According to Reitzes, a major drag in the second quarter was related to Dell, the computer and printer retailer. Since 2002, Lexmark has made printer and supplied parts for Dell. Dell’s underperformance, particularly in the inkjet printer business, has, by extension, battered Lexmark. While sales of Lexmark’s own-brand inkjet units actually increased 30%, that gain was almost completely negated by a decline in its sales to Dell.

“We continue to believe that supplies and original-equipment manufacturer sales trends will continue to be weak and even get worse throughout the year, applying more pressure to earnings. We continue to believe Dell is likely re-evaluating its printer strategy and would not be surprised if the company announced it was changing course in printing, especially inkjets,” Reitzes said. He predicted that Dell may completely exit the inkjet business by next year.

Lexmark’s woes seem to be very much Lexmark-centric. According to Reitzes, HP could be hurt by industry demand trends, but it is “better positioned long-term given its leading technology, robust product portfolio providing better mix, and strong channel relationships.”

Lexmark will have a tough time playing catch-up. Given its dwindling revenues, there will be less capital available for research and development. In the mean time, it can tighten its cost structure and try to run the business more efficiently. However, if the customer simply isn’t there, no financial tweaking can resuscitate Lexmark.

Now in Stock at Stinkyink Towers is the remanufactured HP Q7551X High Capacity black toner cartridge. This cartridge fits the HP Laserjet P3005 and gives a page yield of about 13,000 Pages for only £64.99 + VAT (cheaper than the original LOW yield HP cartridge). This cartrdige will save you money and help the environment as well

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Canon have launched a host of new laser printers recently, all of which are now listed on the stinkyink website with the appropriate consumables, here is a quick list of them:

• i-SENSYS LBP5360 - iSENSYS LBP5360 With PCL support, networking and automatic double sided printint as standard this high specification, compact colour laser printer delivers fast, professional output for the most demanding workgroups
• i-SENSYS LBP5300 - This network ready colour laser printer provides high-quality shared printing for professional use, with 21ppm colour and mono output, automatic double-sided printing and All-in-One colour cartridges
• Laser Shot LBP-5200 - The Laser Shot LBP5200 offers the fast, affordable solution for colour and black and white laser printing. Advanced Canon technologies ensure quick output speed, high print quality and easy operation.
• i-SENSYS LBP5100 - Compact, quiet and easy to use, this laser printer delivers high quality colour output at an impressive speed. Cut paper costs and create double-sided documents with built-in automatic duplexing.
• i-SENSYS LBP5000 - Benefit from fast, professional colour output at 8 pages per minute with this smart, quiet and space-saving printer. Convenient maintenance-free colour All-in-One cartridges ensure added ease.
• i-SENSYS LBP3460 - Get a complete out-of-the-box solution for professional quality laser printing. The 33 ppm print speed is combined with PCL5e/6 support, built-in networking and duplexing plus a large paper supply
• i-SENSYS LBP3360 - Share productive, professional output with this compact and robust network-ready laser printer. Advantages include a 21ppm print speed, PCL5e/6 and UFRII* support and automatic double-sided printing
• i-SENSYS LBP3300 - This space-saving and easy-to-use unit provides professional laser output at 21 pages per minute - with double-sided printing, a flexible paper supply and optional networking
• i-SENSYS LBP3000 - Get the print speed you need and the laser quality you expect, with the i-SENSYS LBP3000. Advanced Canon technologies ensure fast output, enhanced print quality and exceptional ease of use.
• i-SENSYS LBP2900 - The small, stylish i-SENSYS LBP2900 produces professional laser prints, quickly and quietly. Extra easy to use, it delivers consistently high quality output thanks to Canon’s All-in-One cartridge.