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Company name Pick-Ups Plus, Inc.
Stock ticker PUPS
Live stock price [stckqut]PUPS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Pickups Plus, Inc. is a franchisor, wholesaler, retailer and installer of accessories for trucks and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). As of December 31, 2005, the Company has five operating franchised stores that are located in Texas, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois. Pickups Plus operates two Company-owned stores located in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. The stores operate under the Auto Appearance Center name. In April 2004, the Company acquired Auto Preservation, Inc., which operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. Auto Preservation has two operating centers in the Cincinnati market providing automotive dealerships in this market a single source solution for their new vehicle prep, environmental protection packages, pickup truck and SUV accessories and detail and reconditioning sales and services. Auto Preservation processed over 15,000 vehicles for automotive dealerships in 2005.

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

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Company name Magnetek Inc
Stock ticker MAG
Live stock price [stckqut]MAG[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $27.58
Target stock price (averages with growth) $24.03
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $16.23
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $19.76

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

Magnetek, Inc. (Magnetek) is a provider of digital power control systems that are used to control motion and power primarily in material handling, elevator, and energy delivery applications. Its products are sold directly or through manufacturers’ representatives to original equipment manufacturers (OEM) for incorporation into their products, to system integrators and value-added resellers for assembly and incorporation into end user systems, to distributors for resale to OEMs and contractors, and to end-users for repair and replacement purposes. Magnetek’s systems consist primarily of programmable motion control and power conditioning systems used in the applications, such as overhead cranes and hoists; elevators; coal mining equipment, and renewable energy sources. Its customers include the industrial crane and hoist companies in North America and the elevator builders.

 

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

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

Stock price at the time of the calculation: $18.45

Growth: 0.12

Current EPS (TTM): $1.29

P/E: 14

Future EPS Calc: $2.27

Future Stock Price Calc: $31.82

Target stock price: $19.76

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Company name LSB Industries, Inc.
Stock ticker LXU
Live stock price [stckqut]LXU[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $57.04
Target stock price (averages with growth) $98.07
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $112.92
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $46.28

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

LSB Industries, Inc. is a diversified holding company involved in manufacturing and marketing operations through its subsidiaries. The Company together with its wholly owned subsidiaries owns Chemical Business and Climate Control Business. Chemical Business manufactures and sells nitrogen-based chemical products produced from four facilities located in El Dorado, Arkansas; Cherokee, Alabama; Pryor, Oklahoma, and Baytown, Texas for the agricultural, industrial, and mining markets. Climate Control Business manufactures and sells a range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products in the niche markets the Company serves consisting of geothermal and water source heat pumps, hydronic fan coils, large custom air handlers, modular geothermal and other chillers and other related products used to control the environment in commercial/institutional and residential new building construction, renovation of existing buildings and replacement of existing systems.

 

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

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

Stock price at the time of the calculation: $36.86

Growth: 0.15

Current EPS (TTM): $1.09

P/E: 34

Future EPS Calc: $2.19

Future Stock Price Calc: $74.54

Target stock price: $46.28

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Company name Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
Stock ticker HCSG
Live stock price [stckqut]HCSG[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $30.41
Target stock price (averages with growth) $37.56
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $28.59
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $31.71

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

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. provides management, administrative and operating services to the housekeeping, laundry, linen, facility maintenance and dietary service departments of the health care industry, including nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers and hospitals located throughout the United States. The Company operates in two segments: housekeeping, laundry, linen and other services (Housekeeping), and dietary department services (Dietary).As of December 31, 2011, the Company provided its Housekeeping services to approximately 2,900 facilities and provided Dietary services to approximately 600 facilities. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated two wholly owned subsidiaries, Huntingdon Holdings, Inc. (Huntingdon) and Healthcare Staff Leasing Solutions, LLC (Staff Leasing).

 

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

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

Stock price at the time of the calculation: $27.09

Growth: 0.14

Current EPS (TTM): $0.78

P/E: 34

Future EPS Calc: $1.5

Future Stock Price Calc: $51.06

Target stock price: $31.7

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Company name Cerner Corporation
Stock ticker CERN
Live stock price [stckqut]CERN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $78.15
Target stock price (averages with growth) $102.44
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $71
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $80

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

Cerner Corporation is a supplier of healthcare information technology solutions, services, devices and hardware. Cerner solutions optimize processes for healthcare organizations. These solutions are licensed by 9,300 facilities globally, including more than 2,650 hospitals; 3,750 physician practices 40,000 physicians; 500 ambulatory facilities, such as laboratories, ambulatory centers, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics and surgery centers; 800 home health facilities; 40 employer sites and 1,600 retail pharmacies. It operates in two segments: domestic, which includes revenue contributions and expenditures associated with business activity in the United States, and global, which includes revenue contributions and expenditures linked to business activity in Argentina, Aruba, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. Effective March 18, 2013, it acquired Labotix Automation Inc.

 

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

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

Stock price at the time of the calculation: $55.9

Growth: 0.18

Current EPS (TTM): $1.28

P/E: 44

Future EPS Calc: $2.92

Future Stock Price Calc: $128.84

Target stock price: $80

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