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Company name Catamaran Corp (USA)
Stock ticker CTRX
Live stock price [stckqut]CTRX[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

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) $92.07
Target stock price (averages with growth) $100.44
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $46.13
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $92.19

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

Catamaran Corporation (Catamaran), formerly SXC Health Solutions Corp. is a provider of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services and healthcare information technology (HCIT) solutions to the healthcare benefit management industry. The Company’s PBM services are marketed under the Catamaran PBM brand, includes electronic point-of-sale pharmacy claims management, retail pharmacy network management, mail pharmacy claims management, specialty pharmacy claims management, Medicare Part D services, benefit design consultation, and reporting and information analysis. Its HCIT solutions include: RxCLAIM, an on-line transaction processing system that provides instant adjudication of prescription drug claims; RxMAX, rebate management system; RxTRACK, data warehouse and analysis system, and Zynchros, formulary management tools. Its customers include organizations in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

 

Confident Investor comments: Catamaran is in the process of being acquired. I think the stock is worth more than is being offered but I would not vote against the acquisition. I am removing this stock from my Watch List as it really isn’t a long term investment.

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How was this analysis of Catamaran Corp (USA) 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: $59.47
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.53
  • P/E: 39
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.8
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $148.47
  • Target stock price: $92.19

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Company name Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Stock ticker CRUS
Live stock price [stckqut]CRUS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

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) $53.16
Target stock price (averages with growth) $48.21
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $22.08
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $53.3

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

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Cirrus Logic) develops high-precision, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) for a range of audio and energy markets. Cirrus Logic delivers products for consumer and professional audio, automotive entertainment, and targeted industrial applications including energy control, energy measurement, light emitting diode (LED) lighting and energy exploration. The Company also serves customers from sales offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, including the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. The Audio Products segment offers analog and mixed-signal audio converter and audio DSP products. The Energy Products provides high-precision analog and mixed-signal ICs for targeted energy control, energy measurement, LED lighting and energy exploration applications.

 

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

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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: $34.58
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.69
  • P/E: 50
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.71
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $85.84
  • Target stock price: $53.3

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