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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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Kimball International B / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We are initiating research coverage of Kimball International. For shareholders and potential investors, Kimball’s relevant history began in 1949 when Arnold Habig led the acquisition and reorganization of Midwest Manufacturing, a struggling manufacturer based in Jasper, Indiana.</li><li>Kimball management initiated its current strategy in 2014, focusing exclusively on commercial furniture.</li><li>Its strategy differs from other commercial furniture manufacturers by emphasizing ancillary products (88% of TTM revenues as of 2Q23) and concentrating on secondary geographic markets (79% of TTM revenues as of 2Q23).</li></ul>

We are initiating research coverage of Kimball International. For shareholders and potential investors, Kimball’s relevant history began in 1949 when Arnold Habig led the acquisition and reorganization of Midwest Manufacturing, a struggling manufacturer based in Jasper, Indiana.Kimball management initiated its current strategy in 2014, focusing exclusively on commercial furniture.Its strategy differs from other commercial furniture manufacturers by emphasizing ancillary products (88% of TTM revenues as of 2Q23) and concentrating on secondary geographic markets (79% of TTM revenues as of 2Q23).

Kimball International, Inc. (Nasdaq: Kbal) - Initiating Coverage