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Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: LDHI)
March 31st, 2006.

 
 Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: LDHI) 

Dear Reader,

O.k., let’s face some cold hard truths… we’re all high-risk oriented speculative investors.

That’s why you’re reading and following OTC, Pink Sheet and small AMEX and NASDAQ issues. You love the possibility of exponential upside and ‘better mousetrap’ business plans.  Sure, you park money in blue chip stalwarts- we all do- but you’re also compelled by the prospects of the smallest stocks on the various exchanges.

At StockUpTicks, we’re passionate about locating and publishing about small companies entrenched in industries where we see upside.  But how can one negate risk?  Truth is you can never exclude risk.  Were it that easy, everyone would be a desktop Warren Buffet.

But what you can do is identify companies with real business plans- see revenue streams- in place. We like the upside of drug development, technology, and ingenuity.  But there’s no substitute for the warm blanket of established business models to make you sleep a little better at night.

Today’s profile, when properly examined, perhaps offers the looming opportunity of upside while abating some investor worries with their 20-year-old core business.  The company detailed below is set up as a holding company that allows them to diversify and incubate, but at its core the company relies on a venerable brick-and-mortar business with $5.8 million in hard assets.

It’s an interesting read for sure and we’ve taken great care to lay the story out below.  So, take a moment to visit the profile below and learn a little more about Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: LDHI).
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 About Liberty Diversified Holdings
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LIBERTY
DIVERSIFIED
HOLDINGS

Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. ("Liberty" "LDHI") is a holding company that owns substantial diversified businesses, each of which has a profitable business model as well as executive talent with specific expertise in that business.

Liberty’s current holdings include three wholly-owned subsidiaries: MCR Printing and Packaging Corp., Corporate Media Solutions, Inc., and Peaceful Feet Shoeshine, Inc.  Liberty also owns or licenses Internet technology products, including the patented and proprietary “eWorldToolbar™”, which are  used both internally by its subsidiaries and marketed to individuals and small businesses through its subsidiaries.  Liberty has been publicly traded since 2002, but recently restructured its entire business model (including its trading symbol) when it acquired MCR, a 20 year old manufacturing company that has $5.8 million in hard assets.

Liberty's new direction is focused on aggressive growth and diversification through expansion of its current holdings as well as future acquisitions. The LDHI business model is centered on increasing shareholder value through multiple and diverse revenue streams. 
 


THE LIBERTY REVENUE MODEL

The Liberty Revenue Model is Diversified Across Five Market Segments

Manufacturing: Profits from MCR Printing and Packaging.  MCR will report 2005 revenues of approximately $4 million with EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of approximately $800,000.

Direct Sales:Sales of Internet technologies and other products directly to consumers and small businesses via Internet Marketing. 

B-to-B Corporate Sales: Corporate Media Solutions B-to-B sales of eWorldToolbar™ and other Internet technologies. 

Online Advertising Revenues:Sponsored links and banners and pay-per-click revenues on LDHI web sites. 

Franchising: Sales of Peaceful Feet franchises, supplies & ancillary products. 
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    Liberty Divisions & Products 
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MCR
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PRINTING & PACKAGING

Liberty acquired MCR on December 31, 2005. MCR provides high-end printing and packaging services to some of the world’s largest companies. The next LDHI 10Q will reflect the $5.8 million hard assets of MCR.

Mario Ramirez is the founder and president of MCR, a solid 20-year old business.  Liberty Management estimates MCR will produce $5 million in revenues in 2006 and estimates earnings of approximately $1.2 million in 2006.

MCR provides high-end printing and packaging services to an active customer base of 30 to 40 companies, and has ongoing long-term relationships with some of the world’s largest companies including: Sanyo, Tyco Health Care, Leviton, Avery-Dennison, Camelbak, Maxell, and others.  The largest customer, Leviton, is the largest producer of electrical products in the world, and has been an MCR customer for 12 years. 
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MCR is ISO 9001:2000 Certified to do business with any company in the world

Founded in 1985 and incorporated in 1990, MCR has corporate offices in Orange County, CA and an 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Tecate, Mexico.  MCR currently employs 65 full-time experienced people. The facilities in Tecate are strategically located near the U.S. border within an hour’s drive from the growing international seaport of Ensenada, B.C. 

PACKAGING CITY

MCR’s single most ambitious and promising venture is Packaging City, which encompasses not only MCR’s own major expansion plans, but also the conversion of adjacent land into office and manufacturing facilities for related businesses and the establishment of inter-company relationships that will provide cross pollination of business and economies of scale. 
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Adopting the Chinese concept
of living-working communities, Packaging City and MCR
will be positioned to compete not only with American
and Mexican companies, but with suppliers
from China and other Asian countries.
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A separate but related project involves the establishment of a community of 1,100 homes, along with community support facilities and services, to house the families of workers employed by MCR and other Packaging City companies.  600 of these homes have already been built and the remaining 500 are more than halfway completed.  This project is located immediately adjacent to MCR’s facilities and has the full support of the Mexican government. 

The MCR plant is only operating at one-third capacity and is prepared to expand its presence around the globe. MCR is housed in the premier manufacturing facility in all of Tecate, and MCR management has projected a 23.5% annual growth rate over the next five years, exclusive of the Packaging City concept.  MCR now believes that within 5 years its Packaging City operations could be generating up to $30 million in additional annual revenues with a 25%-30% profit margin. 

The Packaging Industry

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Global packaging is roughly a $433 billion market. The U.S. represents approximately 29 percent, or $124 billion of that market. The two prominent segments are paper and board, and plastics, accounting for 36 percent and 35 percent, respectively, of the global packaging market. The U.S. Economic Census also indicates that the industry’s 50 largest firms control almost half of the industry’s gross receipts at 46.9 percent, while at the same time representing only 5.7 percent of the total number of establishments in 2002.

The four principal components of the converting and package printing industry in the U.S. include corrugated packaging, folding carton, flexible packaging, and tab/label production. Packages are typically wrapped or boxed objects. They can be tied, sealed with tape, glued, or sealed air tight. They are something in which products are packed for storage or transportation, and for decades now amid a maturing market, have played an increasing role in product advertising and shelf appeal. Four general segments make up the industry, and are classified by material type: paper and board, plastics, glass, and metal. 

Packaging holds about one-third of the world’s annual print market volume by value, and is growing the $250 million package printing industry alongside it. By comparison, the segment held by book printing hovers around $10 million. Packaging includes most print processes, with flexo, gravure, litho, screen and digital all playing a role. Substrates include plastics, cartonboard, corrugated, foil and paper, which are printed and finished to produce cartons, cases, flexible bags, and labels and sleeves. 

Industry Growth 

Experts predict no near-term end in sight for growth in the packaging industry. The number of M&A transactions edged up slightly in 2003 to 311—a less than one percent increase over the 309 transactions in 2002.  Both years, however, came under the industry’s historical M&A peak of 449 deals in year 2000.  Total deal value increased a slight 4.4 percent in 2003 with $14.3 billion in total deal value.

Despite emerging consolidation trends in the industry, smaller companies are also thriving by accepting shorter run projects that bigger companies don’t want. In addition, there are a number of start-up companies that have been able to identify their own niche (One example is the Earth Shell container Corp. that produces environmentally-friendly packaging for McDonalds).

“There is no company in the packaging industry that is not doing well”
JoAnn Hines, founder of Women in Packaging

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is at the forefront of the packaging security trend and MCR is researching and developing products for its customers. RFID is an automatic identification method that relies on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices such as RFID tags or transponders. RFID tags can now be integrated into labels, and coded and verified at speeds equal to traditional print-and-apply labeling operations.

Package innovation is at the forefront of the industry. Ways to make packaging more convenient, more beautiful, more marketable, and more environmentally friendly are factors all converters and package makers to need to consider. Convenience, health and indulgence have become primary drivers in the marketplace. MCR is currently beta testing a new line of equipment that will add significant sales volume in 2006. 

The industry information above was provided by industry analyst Mitchell Pellecchia, 
The Center for Business Valuation Research, and John Bates of Avalon Advisors, Inc.


Other Liberty Divisions At A Glance

Corporate Media Solutions, Inc.

Corporate Media Solutions, Inc. markets eWorldToolbar™ and additional technology products directly to medium sized businesses and large corporations. 

eWorldToolbar™ can be customized for specific companies or industries, allowing them to create their own “look and feel” and/or use their toolbar to create additional revenue streams under the licensee’s own name.  Fully functional eWorldToolbars are already available for five industry segments: Hotel, Radio, Talking, Real Estate and Television.

Peaceful Feet Shoeshine, Inc.

Peaceful Feet Shoeshine, Inc., scheduled to launch in 2006, offers an aggressive franchise opportunity to market high-end footwear services through route visits, kiosk locations, trade shows, fund raisers, shine stands/parlors and private shoe shine galas and parties, and will also market its own line of shoe care and ancillary products.  Franchisees will also use Liberty’s Internet technologies to promote their businesses.  An extensive business model is already in place and initial markets and potential purchasers have been identified.
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    Recent News

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LIBERTY
DIVERSIFIED
HOLDINGS

Press Release Source: Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. 
Tuesday January 24, 7:00 am ET 

Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. Purchases MCR Printing and Packaging Corp. With an Appraised Value of $8 Million

COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LDHI - News) has acquired MCR Printing and Packing Corp ("MCR") as of December 31, 2005. MCR is now a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. The company also announced that Mr. Mario Ramirez, founder and former owner of MCR, will remain as CEO and President of the subsidiary, where he will be responsible for all aspects of operations and marketing. 

To read the complete Release and disclaimer, Click Here



Press Release Source: Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. 
Monday January 23, 4:21 pm ET 

Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. Changes Name and Symbol to Reflect New Corporate Structure; Makes Major Acquisition

COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LDHI - News) has officially changed its name from eWorldMedia Holdings, Inc. to Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. and made additional amendments to the Company's Articles of Incorporation that allow the Company to broaden its business strategy and seek to participate in additional high-growth opportunities in a wider range of market segments. Further details on these amendments are included in a Definitive 14-C filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2005. As a result of the name change, the Company has also been given a new stock symbol, effective January 9, 2006 (OTC Bulletin Board: LDHI - News). 

To read the complete Release and disclaimer, Click Here
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The LDHI Management Team
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Ron Touchard, CEO, Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc. 
Mario Ramirez, President, MCR Printing and Packaging
Mike Kolsy, President, Corporate Media Solutions
Craig Williams, President, Peaceful Feet
Dr. Michael Brown, VP Communications
Ken Jones, Director of Operations
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    Financial Information for Liberty 

Since December 31, 2005, Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc (OTCBB: LDHI) has changed its corporate name and its trading symbol, purchased MCR Printing and Packaging Corp, divested itself of its only non-profitable subsidiary along with its entire $1.6 million in debt, and announced the impending launch of Packaging City, its most ambitious and promising project to date.   General online financial information that accurately reflects the balance sheet of LDHI is inadequate and does not represent the Company's valuation or liquidity.  At the time of this report, LDHI was valued at $1.50 with Shares Outstanding of 12,894,000 or an approximate Market Value of $19,341,000.  For further information until a current 10Q is filed, please contact Liberty management directly and visit the SEC Web site.

 Liberty Diversified Holdings is a fully reporting company
To view the latest filings from Liberty on the SEC Web site, Click Here
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    TO CONTACT LIBERTY 

Liberty Diversified Holdings, Inc.
Ron Touchard, CEO
info@libertydiversifiedholdings.com 
Phone: 949.376.4846 Click Here to e-mail
Stock symbol: OTCBB: LDHI
www.LibertyDiversifiedHoldings.com
 


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