Company name Gentherm Inc
Stock ticker THRM
Live stock price [stckqut]THRM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $47.37
Target stock price (averages with growth) $52.44
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $23.91
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $47.4

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

Gentherm Incorporated (Gentherm) is a global technology company, which is engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of innovative thermal management technologies and automotive cable systems. The Company has two segments: Automotive and Industrial. The Automotive segment comprises Gentherm’s three geographic operating segments: North America, Europe and Asia. The Industrial segment represents the combined results from its remote power generation systems business for industrial applications and its advanced research and product development division, which is researching and developing products for a range of different markets. Its products include Climate Control Seats (CCSs), Heated Seats, Battery Thermal Management (BTM) solutions, remote electric power generation systems, heated and cooled cup holder, thermal storage bin, Heated Steering Wheel, Heated Door and Armrest, and Heated and Cooled Mattress.

 

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

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Gentherm Inc calculated?

For owners of my book, “The Confident Investor” I offer the following analysis (you must be logged in to this site as a book owner in order to see the following analysis). If you have registered and cannot see the balance of this article, make sure you are logged in and refresh your browser.
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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: $30.67
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.36
  • P/E: 13
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.87
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $76.34
  • Target stock price: $47.4

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I hope that this makes you a Confident Investor.

IBM International Business Machines

Company name International Business Machines Corp.
Stock ticker IBM
Live stock price [stckqut]IBM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $140.82
Target stock price (averages with growth) $184.37
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $185.92
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $165.02

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

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an information technology (IT) company. IBM operates in five segments: Global Technology Services (GTS), Global Business Services (GBS), Software, Systems and Technology and Global Financing. GTS primarily provides IT infrastructure services and business process services. GBS provides professional services and application management services. Software consists primarily of middleware and operating systems software. Systems and Technology provides clients with business solutions requiring advanced computing power and storage capabilities. In October 2013, International Business Machines Corporation acquired Xtify Inc. In October 2013, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of The Now Factory, a privately held provider of analytics software that helps communications service providers (CSPs) deliver better customer experiences and drive new revenue opportunities.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in International Business Machines Corp.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor.

For owners of my book, “The Confident Investor” I offer the following analysis (you must be logged in to this site as a book owner in order to see the following analysis). If you have registered and cannot see the balance of this article, make sure you are logged in and refresh your browser.
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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: $179.68

Growth: 0.08

Current EPS (TTM): $14.47

P/E: 12.5

Future EPS Calc: $21.26

Future Stock Price Calc: $265.76

Target stock price: $165.01

I hope that this makes you a better investor. [/s2If]

While you are enjoying the beginning of summer with a 3-day weekend. Please do not forget why you are not working today.

Remember those who served. All gave some and some gave all they had.

Company name Frontline Ltd. (USA)
Stock ticker FRO
Live stock price [stckqut]FRO[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Frontline Ltd. is a Bermuda-based shipping company. The Company is primarily engaged in the operation of a fleet of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and Suezmax tankers. It also operates oil/bulk/ore (OBO) carriers, which are classified to carry dry cargo. The Company is also involved in the charter, purchase and sale of vessels. Its vessels are all owned by, or chartered to, separate subsidiaries or associated companies. As of August 2011, the Company operated a fleet of 23 Suezmax tankers, 51 VLCCs and seven OBOs. Frontline Ltd. operates through subsidiaries and partnerships located in the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man, Liberia, Norway, the United Kingdom and Singapore.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable. I am removing Frontline from the Watch List.

Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

 

Company name Frontline Ltd. (USA)
Stock ticker FRO
Live stock price [stckqut]FRO[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $37.77
Target stock price (averages with growth) $49.67
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $35.54
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $32.4

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=fro
Frontline Ltd. is a shipping company. The Company is engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of oil tankers and oil/bulk/ore (OBO) carriers, which are configured to carry dry cargo. It operates oil tankers of two sizes: very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which are between 200,000 and 320,000 deadweight tons (dwt) and Suezmaxes, which are vessels between 120,000 and 170,000 dwt. It operates through subsidiaries and partnerships located in the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man, Liberia, Norway, the United Kingdom and Singapore. It is also involved in the charter, purchase and sale of vessels. As of December 31, 2009, the Company?s tanker fleet consisted of 76 vessels. The fleet consists of 41 VLCCs, which are either owned or chartered in, 27 Suezmax tankers, which are either owned or chartered in and eight Suezmax OBOs, which are chartered in.

 

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