Company name Paladin Holdings, Inc.
Stock ticker PLHI
Live stock price [stckqut]PLHI[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Paladin Holdings, Inc. (Paladin), formerly Bad Toys Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries (Motor Cycle Division) operate an integrated line of business activities for the motorcycle industry, including frame, girder and component parts manufacturing. Paladin also manufactures production and custom complete motorcycles, sprint car chassis, and pedal and motorized go carts with styled bodies. Paladin operates a custom motorcycle manufacturing and service facility, and a custom auto restoration and fabrication shop in Kingsport, Tennessee. The Company also owns American Eagle Manufacturing Company, Inc., a motorcycle manufacturing facility in Oceanside, California, where it is developing a line of standardized motorcycles for resale through dealers. The Company owns Bad Boyz Toyzz, Inc. On February 1, 2007, Paladin completed the spin-off of 75% of its ownership interest in its subsidiary, Southland Health Services, Inc., which provided ambulance services, to the Company’s stockholders.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Paladin Holdings, Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A
Stock ticker STZ
Live stock price [stckqut]STZ[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

 

The following company description is from Reuters: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/stz/profile?p=stz

Constellation Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, and markets beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. It provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Premier, Corona Familiar, Corona Light, Corona Refresca, Corona Hard Seltzer, Modelo Especial, Modelo Negra, Modelo Chelada, Pacifico, and Victoria brands. The company offers wine under the 7 Moons, Drylands, SIMI, Charles Smith, Auros, Kim Crawford, Spoken Barrel, Prisoner, Champagne Palmer & Co, Meiomi, Robert Mondavi, Cooper & Thief, Mount Veeder, Schrader, Crafters Union, Nobilo, Cuvée Sauvage, and Ruffino; and spirits under the Casa Noble, High West, Mi CAMPO, Nelson’s Green Brier, SVEDKA, The Real McCoy brands. It provides its products to wholesale distributors, retailers, on-premise locations, and state alcohol beverage control agencies. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Victor, New York.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.

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Company name Five Below Inc
Stock ticker FIVE
Live stock price [stckqut]FIVE[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

 

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
Price growth Good
R&D growth Poor
Income growth Good
Assets growth Good
Return on Assets growth Poor
Income / Rev growth Fair
TWCA Plus Good
Standard TWCA Good
Weighted ann. stock price increase Fair

 

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $145.3
Target stock price (averages with growth) $134.71
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $119.51
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $113.35

 

The following company description is from Reuters: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/five/profile?p=five

Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. It offers accessories, including novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and T-shirts, as well as nail polishes, lip glosses, fragrances, and branded cosmetics; and items used to complete and personalize living space, including glitter lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, and related items, as well as provides storage options for the customers room. The company also provides sport balls; team sports merchandise and fitness accessories, such as hand weights, jump ropes, and gym balls; games, including name brand board games, puzzles, collectibles, and toys covering remote control; and pool, beach, and outdoor toys, as well as games and accessories. In addition, it offers accessories, such as cases, chargers, headphones, and other related items for cell phones, tablets, audio, and computers; books, video games, and DVDs; craft activity kits; arts and crafts supplies that consist of crayons, markers, and stickers; and trend-right items for school comprising backpacks, fashion notebooks and journals, novelty pens and pencils, locker accessories, and everyday name brand items. Further, the company provides party goods, decorations, gag gifts, and greeting cards, as well as every day and special occasion merchandise products; assortment of classic and novelty candy bars, movie-size box candy, seasonal-related candy, and gum and snack food; chilled drinks through coolers; and seasonally-specific items used to celebrate and decorate for events. It primarily serves tween and teen customers. As of February 1, 2020, Five Below, Inc. operated 900 stores in 36 states. The company was formerly known as Cheap Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. Five Below, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Five Below Inc as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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 Five Below 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: 0.160549836980051
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.84
  • P/E: 30.5324473047083
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.97
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $182.55
  • Target stock price: $113.35

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Company name Calavo Growers, Inc.
Stock ticker CVGW
Live stock price [stckqut]CVGW[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

 

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
Price growth Good
R&D growth Poor
Income growth Good
Assets growth Fair
Return on Assets growth Good
Income / Rev growth Good
TWCA Plus Good
Standard TWCA Good
Weighted ann. stock price increase Poor

 

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $99.22
Target stock price (averages with growth) $85.54
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $97.55
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $94.09

 

The following company description is from Reuters: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/cvgw/profile?p=cvgw

Calavo Growers, Inc. markets and distributes avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods to retail grocery and foodservice customers, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors, and wholesale customers worldwide. It operates in three segments: Fresh Products, Calavo Foods, and Renaissance Food Group (RFG). The Fresh products segment distributes avocados and other fresh produce products; and procures avocados grown in California, Mexico, and Peru, as well as various other commodities, including tomatoes and papayas. The Calavo Foods segment is involved in purchasing, manufacturing, and distributing prepared avocado products, including guacamole and salsa. The RFG segment manufactures and distributes fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, fresh prepared entrée salads, wraps, sandwiches, and fresh snacking products, as well as ready-to-heat entrees, other hot bar and various deli items, meals kits and related components, and salad kits. The company offers its products under the Calavo and RFG brands, and related logos; and Avo Fresco, Bueno, Calavo Gold, Calavo Salsa Lisa, Salsa Lisa, Celebrate the Taste, El Dorado, Fresh Ripe, Select, Taste of Paradise, The First Name in Avocados, Tico, Mfresh, Maui Fresh International, Triggered Avocados, ProRipeVIP, RIPE NOW!, Garden Highway Fresh Cut, Garden Highway, and Garden Highway Chef Essentials trademarks. Calavo Growers, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Santa Paula, California.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Calavo Growers, Inc. as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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 Calavo Growers, 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: $64.33
  • Growth: 0.181
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.89833333333333
  • P/E: 34.7452325752678
  • Future EPS Calc: $4.36
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $151.53
  • Target stock price: $94.09

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Company name Calavo Growers, Inc.
Stock ticker CVGW
Live stock price [stckqut]CVGW[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $142.33
Target stock price (averages with growth) $108.96
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $108.96
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $115.7

 

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/cvgw

Calavo Growers, Inc., incorporated on January 5, 2001, operates in the avocado industry. The Company provides value-added fresh food. The Company distributes its products both domestically and internationally. It operates in three business segments: Fresh products, Calavo Foods and Renaissance Food Group, LLC (RFG). The Company is engaged in marketing and distributing avocados, prepared avocados and other perishable foods, which allows it to deliver an array of fresh and prepared food products to food distributors, produce wholesalers, supermarkets, convenience stores, and restaurants on a worldwide basis. The Company procures avocados principally from California and Mexico. Through its various operating facilities, the Company sorts, packs, and/or ripens avocados, tomatoes and/or Hawaiian grown papayas; processes and packages fresh cut fruit and vegetables, salads, wraps, sandwiches, fresh snacking products and a range of behind-the-glass deli items, and produces and packages guacamole and salsa.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Calavo Growers, Inc. as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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 Calavo Growers, 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: $92.32
  • Growth: 0.15
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.93
  • P/E: 48
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.88
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $186.33
  • Target stock price: $115.69

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