Las Vegas Sands Corp. ($LVS) Possible Buy to $108 Confident Investor Rating: Good

Company name Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Stock ticker LVS
Live stock price [stckqut]LVS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $105.28
Target stock price (averages with growth) $141.23
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $142.86
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $84.97

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

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a developer of destination properties (integrated resorts) that feature accommodations, gaming, entertainment and retail, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants and other amenities. The Company owns and operates integrated resorts in Asia and the United States. The Company also offers players club loyalty programs at its properties, which provide access to rewards, privileges and members-only events. The Company’s properties in the United States include The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino (The Venetian Las Vegas) and The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino (The Palazzo), Five-Diamond luxury resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, as well as the Sands Expo and Convention Center (the Sands Expo Center) in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem (the Sands Bethlehem) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Company’s principal operating and developmental activities occur in three geographic areas: Macao, Singapore and the United States.

 

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

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How was this analysis of Las Vegas Sands Corp. 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: $68.11
  • Growth: 0.15
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.24
  • P/E: 21
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.51
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $136.85
  • Target stock price: $84.97

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