Company name Union Drilling, Inc.
Stock ticker UDRL
Live stock price [stckqut]UDRL[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=udrl

Union Drilling, Inc. (Union Drilling) provides contract land drilling services and equipment, primarily to natural gas producers. In addition to the Company’s drilling rigs, it provides the drilling crews and most of the ancillary equipment needed to operate its drilling rigs. As of December 31, 2010, the Company operated a fleet of 71 marketed land drilling rigs. The Company focuses on operations in selected natural gas production regions in the United States, primarily the Fort Worth Basin in North Texas, the Arkoma Basin in Oklahoma and Arkansas and throughout the Appalachian Basin. It does not invest in oil and natural gas properties. The Company markets its rigs to a range of customers, who are principally independent natural gas producers.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.

Company name Travelzoo Inc.
Stock ticker TZOO
Live stock price [stckqut]TZOO[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Poor
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $234.16
Target stock price (averages with growth) $116.18
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $32.27
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $32.59

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=tzoo

Travelzoo Inc. (Travelzoo) is a global Internet media company. The Company informs over 22 million subscribers worldwide, as well as millions of Website users, about the best travel, entertainment and local deals available from thousands of companies. It publishes these offers by sourcing, researching, test-booking, and selecting offers professionally. It provides travel companies, entertainment companies, and local businesses a way to reach millions of consumers. Its revenues are generated from advertising fees. The Company has two operating segments based on geographic regions: North America and Europe. North America consists of its operations in Canada and the United States. Europe consists of its operations in France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Its revenues are advertising revenues, consisting primarily of listing fees paid by travel companies, entertainment companies and local businesses to advertise their offers on Travelzoo�s media properties.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

Last week, I discussed the one best investment that a new investor could make. I advised that this investment should be a group of companies (such as my Watch List) and the small investor should move the principle between “hot” stocks.

The money invested in stocks needs to be money that you do not need immediately. This does not mean that it is not necessarily money that you will not need for 20-30 years. If you have money that you are confident that you will not need for decades, you should probably invest that money in your own home. Follow the old Benjamin Franklin saying: "A penny saved, is a penny earned."

If you currently pay 7% interest on your home loan, any extra money that you apply to your mortgage will immediately give you a 7% return for the balance of your mortgage time. Therefore, paying a one-time extra $1,000 on a 7% mortgage that has 23 years left on it, then it will result in $5,002.04 that you did not have to pay over the course of the 23 years. This is an absolutely guaranteed return – over the course of 23 years you will be over $5,000 wealthier due to that one-time investment.

Your home mortgage is the safest "buy and hold" investment that you can make! You already know that you pay a certain percentage. If you pay the loan off early, you effectively make that loan percentage as an investment return.

The same logic goes for your car loan your credit cards. This is typically more short-term debt than your home. Quick payoff on any short-term debt will guarantee you the quickest and best investment strategy. You are not spending those pennies; you save them. Benjamin Franklin will be proud of your efforts to pay off your short-term and long-term debt quickly and efficiently.

Company name WMS Industries Inc.
Stock ticker WMS
Live stock price [stckqut]WMS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Poor
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $9.12
Target stock price (averages with growth) $8.52
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $5.64
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $23.25

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=wms

WMS Industries Inc. (WMS) serves the gaming industry by designing, manufacturing and distributing games, video and mechanical reel-spinning gaming machines and video lottery terminals (VLTs) to authorized customers in legal gaming venues worldwide. The Company’s products include video gaming machines, mechanical reel gaming machines and VLTs. WMS’s gaming products feature graphics, digital sound and engaging games, and most games incorporate secondary bonus rounds. Certain games are based on licensed brands, such as MONOPOLY, BATTLESHIP, THE WIZARD OF OZ and THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and all of its gaming machines utilize technologies licensed from third parties. In September 2010, WMS closed its Orion Gaming manufacturing facility, and in June 2011, it sold this facility and winded down the support of its Orion Gaming product lines. In July 2011, the Company sold Systems in Progress GmbH subsidiary (SiP).

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

Company name Woodward Inc
Stock ticker WWD
Live stock price [stckqut]WWD[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $56.4
Target stock price (averages with growth) $65.74
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $47.25
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $51.55

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=wwd

Woodward, Inc., formerly Woodward Governor Company, is a designer, manufacturer and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions. The Company designs, produces and services components and integrated systems that manage and control the energy of fluid movement, motion, combustion and electricity. The Company designs, produces and services energy control products. The Company has production and assembly facilities in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Company focuses on original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and equipment packagers. It also provides aftermarket repair, replacement and other service support for its installed products. Its customers include OEMs and end users of their products.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.