Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> July 9, 2001
JOSEPH HOVORKA is a Senior Analyst at Raymond James, covering the
leisure and entertainment area. He focuses on cruise lines and motor
sports, while opportunistically looking into related sectors. Before
joining Raymond James, he worked at A.G. Edwards, where he was an
Associate Vice President and Senior Analyst covering leisure services,
with an emphasis on cruise lines. In the 1999 and 2001 Reuters Survey,
Mr. Hovorka was ranked among the top 10 analysts covering the leisure
sector. He also received honorable mention in Institutional Investor's
All-American voting in 1999. He graduated with honors from Cleveland
State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
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Mr. Hovorka: We're seeing a few different trends in the leisure
industry. We are seeing, one, some trade-down in demand
