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Company name Chevron Corporation
Stock ticker CVX
Live stock price [stckqut]CVX[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $94.25
Target stock price (averages with growth) $99.09
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $86.44
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $121.88

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

Chevron Corporation (Chevron) manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates and provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to the United States and international subsidiaries that engage in fully integrated petroleum operations, chemicals operations, mining activities, power generation and energy services. Upstream operations consist primarily of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas; processing, transportation and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transporting crude oil by international oil export pipelines; transporting, storage and marketing of natural gas, and a gas-to-liquids project. Downstream operations consist primarily of refining crude oil into petroleum products; transporting crude oil and refined products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment and rail car, and manufacturing and marketing of commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses and fuel and lubricant additives.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Chevron Corporation 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: $111.69

Growth: 0.1

Current EPS (TTM): $11.08

P/E: 11

Future EPS Calc: $17.84

Future Stock Price Calc: $196.28

Target stock price: $121.88

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $148.33
Target stock price (averages with growth) $143.47
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $109.76
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $124.1

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

Analogic Corporation (Analogic) is a technology company. Analogic operate primarily three segments: Medical Imaging, Ultrasound, and Security Technology. Medical Imaging, which primarily includes systems and subsystems for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) medical imaging equipment, Selenium-based detectors for screening and diagnostic applications in mammography. Ultrasound, which designs, manufactures, and distributes ultrasound systems and transducers primarily in the urology, surgery, robotic assisted surgery, anesthesia, and general imaging markets. Security Technology, which includes advanced threat detecting CT systems. In March 2013, it completed the acquisition of Ultrasonix Medical Corporation. In September 2013, the Company announced that it has acquired the remaining ownership stake in PocketSonics, Inc.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Analogic Corporation 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: $95.74

Growth: 0.16

Current EPS (TTM): $1.83

P/E: 52

Future EPS Calc: $3.84

Future Stock Price Calc: $199.86

Target stock price: $124.1

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Company name Century Casinos, Inc.
Stock ticker CNTY
Live stock price [stckqut]CNTY[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $10.88
Target stock price (averages with growth) $10.4
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $7.85
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $9.08

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

Century Casinos, Inc. (CCI) is an international casino entertainment company, which develops and operates gaming establishments and related lodging and restaurant and entertainment facilities. As of December 31, 2011, the Company, through its various subsidiaries owns Century Casino & Hotel- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Century Casino Calgary – Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Century Casino & Hotel – Central City, Colorado, Century Casino & Hotel – Cripple Creek, Colorado. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had a total of 396 slots machines and 55 table games aboard the 12 cruise ships. The Company also hold a 33.3% ownership interest in and actively participate in the management of Casinos Poland Ltd (CPL), the owner and operator of four casinos throughout Poland. In November 2013, the Company announced that its 66% owned subsidiary Casinos Poland Ltd successfully launched a second casino in Warsaw.

 

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Century Casinos, Inc. as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of Century Casinos, Inc. are good, in fact the company ranks as a Good company, but there are some concerns with the price of the stock. I am concerned that the upside is not sufficient for me to add to my Watch List.

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Stock price at the time of the calculation: $6.94

Growth: 0.16

Current EPS (TTM): $0.29

P/E: 24

Future EPS Calc: $0.6

Future Stock Price Calc: $14.61

Target stock price: $9.07

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Company name Gleacher & Company Inc
Stock ticker GLCH
Live stock price [stckqut]GLCH[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Gleacher & Company, Inc. (Gleacher) is an investment bank that provides corporate and institutional clients with financial advisory services, including merger and acquisition, restructuring, recapitalization, and strategic alternative analysis. Gleacher offers a range of products through its Investment Banking, Mortgage Backed/Asset Backed & Rates (MBS/ABS & Rates), Corporate Credit and ClearPoint divisions. It also provides capital raising, research-based investment analysis, and securities brokerage services, and, through the Company’s ClearPoint Funding, Inc. subsidiary (ClearPoint), engages in residential mortgage lending. Gleacher operates ion four business segments: MBS/ABS & Rates, Corporate Credit, Investment Banking and ClearPoint. On January 3, 2011, the Company completed its acquisition of ClearPoint. In February 2013, it closed the sale of all of the assets of its ClearPoint subsidiary to Homeward Residential, Inc.

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

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