Company name Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)
Stock ticker TEVA
Live stock price [stckqut]TEVA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Fair

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $39.04
Target stock price (averages with growth) $48.75
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $44.89
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $38.78

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

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Teva) is a global pharmaceutical and drug company. It develops, produces and markets generic drugs in all treatment categories. The Company has a pharmaceutical business, whose principal products include Copaxone and Azilect. Teva’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) business provides vertical integration to Teva’s own pharmaceutical production. The Company’s global operations are conducted from North and Latin America to Europe and Asia. As December 31, 2010, it had direct operations in approximately 60 countries, including 40 finished dosage pharmaceutical manufacturing sites in 19 countries, 28 pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) centers and 21 API manufacturing sites. On October 14, 2011, it acquired Cephalon, Inc.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

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Craig Guillot over at Mint.com had a great article about saving for a rainy day.  In his article, he points out several concerning facts. According to a 2011 survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, 64% of Americans don’t have enough cash on hand to handle a $1,000 emergency.

To handle the crisis:

  • 17% of respondents said they would borrow from family or friends.
  • 17% said they would neglect existing obligations.
  • 12% said they would pawn or sell belongings.
  • 9% said they would get a loan from a cash advance store.

To be perfectly blunt and honest, $1,000 is not enough emergency cash if you are investing in the stock market. In my book, The Confident Investor, I suggest that you have 6 months of cash on hand. At an absolute minimum you should have 3 months.

If you save 10% of your income from your paycheck, it will take you 2.5 years to have 3 months of income saved in your emergency account. The longer you wait, the harder this becomes and the more important it is to accomplish. Jump over and read Craig’s article as it will give you some good ideas to set up your savings.