Company name Netflix, Inc.
Stock ticker NFLX
Live stock price [stckqut]NFLX[/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) $164.06
Target stock price (averages with growth) $181.69
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $82.92
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $163.84

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

Netflix, Inc. is a provider of Internet television network. The Company has over 57 million streaming members in over 50 countries. Its members can watch more than two billion hours of television (TV) shows and movies per month, including original series, documentaries and feature films on Internet-connected screen. The Company has three operating segments: Domestic streaming, International streaming and Domestic DVD. The Domestic and International streaming segments derive revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting of streaming content. The Domestic DVD segment derives revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting of DVD-by-mail. Its members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. Additionally, in the United States, its members can receive DVDs to their homes. The Company offers streaming service both domestically and internationally.

 

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

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How was this analysis of Netflix, 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: $107.34
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.44
  • P/E: 241
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.09
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $263.86
  • Target stock price: $163.83

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

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) $74.06
Target stock price (averages with growth) $76.5
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $41.9
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $76.34

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

Nordson Corporation (Nordson) is a manufacturer of equipment used for precision material dispensing, testing and inspection, surface preparation and curing. Nordson’s solutions portfolio also includes test and inspection equipment, and curing and surface preparation systems. It serves a wide variety of consumer non-durable, consumer durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, building and construction, and general product assembly and finishing. The Company operates through three segments: Adhesive Dispensing Systems, Advanced Technology Systems and Industrial Coating Systems. The Adhesive Dispensing Systems segment provides precision dispensing and processing technology. The Advanced Technology Systems segment integrates Nordson’s proprietary product technologies to check quality. The Industrial Coating Systems segment offers standard and customized equipment for the consumer durables market.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Nordson Corporation as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. Also the market is currently pretty accurately pricing this stock. For this reason, I am going to remove it from my Watch List.

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How was this analysis of Nordson Corporation 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: $74.08
  • Growth: 0.11
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.84
  • P/E: 19
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.47
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $122.94
  • Target stock price: $76.33

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Company name Merck & Co., Inc.
Stock ticker MRK
Live stock price [stckqut]MRK[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $90.67
Target stock price (averages with growth) $76.6
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $36.24
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $72.61

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

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global health care company. The Company offers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, which it markets directly and through its joint ventures. The Company’s Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products marketed either directly by the Company or through joint ventures. Human health pharmaceutical products consist of therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription, for the treatment of human disorders. The Company sells these human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures and markets animal health products, including vaccines. The Company’s animal health products are sold to veterinarians, distributors and animal producers.

 

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

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How was this analysis of Merck & Co., 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: $58.63
  • Growth: 0.15
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.42
  • P/E: 17
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.87
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $116.94
  • Target stock price: $72.61

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