Company name ResMed Inc.
Stock ticker RMD
Live stock price [stckqut]RMD[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $51.22
Target stock price (averages with growth) $70.95
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $54.32
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $44.58

“ResMed Inc. (ResMed), is a holding company for the ResMed Group. The
Company, through its subsidiaries, is a developer, manufacturer and
distributor of medical equipment for treating, diagnosing, and managing
sleep-disordered breathing and other respiratory disorders. Sleep-disordered
breathing (SDB), includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and other
respiratory disorders that occur during sleep. It has developed a number of
products for SDB and other respiratory disorders including airflow
generators, diagnostic products, mask systems, headgear and other
accessories. Its manufacturing operations are located in Australia,
Singapore, France and the United States. Major distribution and sales sites
are located in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom,
Switzerland, Australia, Norway and Sweden. On October 1, 2009, it acquired
100% of Laboratoires Narval SA. Laboratoires Narval manufactures and
distributes a mandibular repositioning device (MRD). ”

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $149.92
Target stock price (averages with growth) $195.71
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $132.94
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $136.37

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.

The Company sells avocados under the Calavo family of brand labels, as well as private labels. The Company offers ProRipeVIP avocado ripening program. The ProRipeVIP avocado ripening program allows the Company to deliver avocados evenly ripened to its customers’ specifications.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Calavo Growers, Inc. as long as the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable.

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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: $96.85
  • Growth: 0.18
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.4
  • P/E: 40
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.49
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $219.62
  • Target stock price: $136.36

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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?

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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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Company name Texas Roadhouse Inc
Stock ticker TXRH
Live stock price [stckqut]TXRH[/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) $27.92
Target stock price (averages with growth) $39.61
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $36.51
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $27.69

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

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (Texas Roadhouse) is a full-service restaurant chain. The Company offers an assortment of specially seasoned and aged steaks hand-cut daily on the premises and cooked to orders over open gas-fired grills. In addition to steaks, the Company also offers its guests a selection of ribs, fish, seafood, chicken, pork chops, pulled pork and vegetable plates, and an assortment of hamburgers, salads and sandwiches. As of December 25, 2012, the Company owned and operated 320 restaurants and franchised or licensed an additional 72 restaurants. Of the 320 restaurants the Company owned and operated at the end of 2012, 318 operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, while two operated under the name of Aspen Creek.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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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: $25.38

Growth: 0.12

Current EPS (TTM): $1.1

P/E: 23

Future EPS Calc: $1.93

Future Stock Price Calc: $44.58

Target stock price: $27.68

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