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Company name Solitario Exploration & Royalty Co (USA)
Stock ticker XPL
Live stock price [stckqut]XPL[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. is an exploration company. The Company is a gold producer with its development-stage Mt.Hamilton gold project in Nevada. The Company has a portfolio of royalty structured joint ventures on advanced mineral projects with partners, such as Votorantim Metais, Anglo Platinum and Newmont Mining. The Company’s advanced projects include Mt. Hamilton: gold project, the United States, Bongara: zinc-lead-silver, Peru, and Pedra Branca: platinum-palladium, Brazil. Its gold-silver exploration projects include Pachuca Real: silver-gold, Mexico and Cerro Azul: Gold-Silver, Peru. The Company’s base metal and polymetallic exploration projects include Chambara: zinc-lead-silver, Peru and La Promesa: silver-zinc-lead-indium, Peru. In December 2013, Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp raised its interest to 23.537% from 3.233%, by acquiring a 20.304% stake in Ely Gold & Minerals Inc.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Solitario Exploration & Royalty Co (USA). It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name United Stationers Inc.
Stock ticker USTR
Live stock price [stckqut]USTR[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $31.22
Target stock price (averages with growth) $39.62
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $37.68
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $34.28

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

United Stationers Inc. (USI) is a wholesale distributor of business products. USI stocks range of approximately 100,000 products, including technology products, traditional office products, office furniture, janitorial and breakroom supplies, and industrial supplies. The Company’s network of 65 distribution centers allows it to ship products to over 25,000 reseller customers. USI stocks approximately 100,000 products in these categories include technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture and industrial supplies. USI offers private brand products within each of its product categories. These include Innovera technology products, Universal office products, Windsoft paper products, UniSan janitorial and sanitation products, Alera office furniture and Anchor Brand in the welding, industrial, safety and oil field pipeline categories. In November 2012, the Company purchased 100% of O.K.I. Supply (OKI).
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in United Stationers Inc.

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How was this analysis of United Stationers Inc. calculated?

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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: $39.68
  • Growth: 0.07
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.28
  • P/E: 12
  • Future EPS Calc: $4.6
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $55.2
  • Target stock price: $34.27

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Company name Zumiez Inc.
Stock ticker ZUMZ
Live stock price [stckqut]ZUMZ[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $32.91
Target stock price (averages with growth) $51.67
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $49.93
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $32.92

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

Zumiez Inc. (Zumiez) is a specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories operating under the Zumiez brand name. As of January 28, 2012, the Company operated 434 stores in the United States and 10 stores in Canada. In addition, the Company operates a Website that sells merchandise online. At January 28, 2012, its stores averaged approximately 2,900 square feet. Its apparel offerings include tops, bottoms, outerwear and accessories, such as caps, bags and backpacks, belts, jewelry and sunglasses. Zumiez’s footwear offerings primarily consist of action sports related athletic shoes and sandals. Its equipment offerings, or hardgoods, include skateboards, snowboards and ancillary gear, such as boots and bindings. The Company also offers a selection of other items, such as miscellaneous novelties.
Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Zumiez 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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How was this analysis of Zumiez Inc. calculated?

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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: $27.32
  • Growth: 0.14
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.53
  • P/E: 18
  • Future EPS Calc: $2.94
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $53.02
  • Target stock price: $32.92

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