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Company name Stratasys, Ltd.
Stock ticker SSYS
Live stock price [stckqut]SSYS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Stratasys, Ltd. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name AK Steel Holding Corporation
Stock ticker AKS
Live stock price [stckqut]AKS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is an integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel and, together with AK Holding, the Company). The Company’s operations consist primarily of nine steelmaking and finishing plants and tubular production facilities located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Company’s operations produce flat-rolled value-added carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled carbon steel products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in sheet and strip form, as well as carbon and stainless steel that is finished into welded steel tubing. In addition, the Company’s operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products and other materials, AK Coal Resources, Inc.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in AK Steel Holding Corporation. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name NewBridge Bancorp
Stock ticker NBBC
Live stock price [stckqut]NBBC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $11.77
Target stock price (averages with growth) $9.83
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $6.15
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $6.9

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

NewBridge Bancorp (Bancorp) is a bank holding company. The Company’s banking subsidiary is NewBridge Bank (the Bank). Through its branch network, the Bank provides a range of banking products to individuals, small to medium-sized businesses and retail clients in its market areas, including interest bearing and noninterest bearing demand deposit accounts, certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts, overdraft protection, personal and corporate trust services, safe deposit boxes, online banking, corporate cash management, brokerage, financial planning and asset management, mortgage production and secured and unsecured loans. The Bank’s primary market area is the Piedmont Triad Region of NC. The Bank also had loan production offices in Morganton, Raleigh, Charlotte and Lake Norman, NC. In April 2014, NewBridge Bancorp announced that NewBridge Bank completed its merger with CapStone Bank.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in NewBridge Bancorp.

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How was this analysis of NewBridge Bancorp 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: $7.58
  • Growth: 0.08
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.28
  • P/E: 27
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.41
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $11.1
  • Target stock price: $6.89

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Company name Merge Healthcare Inc.
Stock ticker MRGE
Live stock price [stckqut]MRGE[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Merge) develops software solutions that facilitate the sharing of images to create an electronic healthcare experience for patients and physicians. Its solutions are designed to help solve some of the challenges in health information exchange, such as the incorporation of medical images and diagnostic information into broader health information technology (IT) applications and the interoperability of software solutions. It provides enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a suite of products for clinical trials; software for financial and pre-surgical management, and applications that fuel some of the modality vendors worldwide. It provides enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a suite of products for clinical trials; software for financial and pre-surgical management, and applications. On August 4, 2011, it acquired Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS).

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

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Company name Dassault Systemes S.A. (ADR)
Stock ticker DASTY
Live stock price [stckqut]DASTY[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $24.71
Target stock price (averages with growth) $30.61
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $29.94
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $73.31

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

Dassault Systemes SA provides software solutions and consulting services. The Company’s global customer base includes companies primarily in 11 industrial sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Transportation & Mobility, Marine & Offshore, Industrial Equipment, High Tech, Architecture, Engineering & Construction, Consumer Goods Retail, Consumer Packaged goods Retail, Life Sciences, Energy, Process & Utilities, Financial & Business services. To serve these industries, the Company has developed a broad software applications portfolio, organized in brands, in order to provide comprehensive solutions responding to the extensive requirements of product development: Design, Realistic Simulation, Virtual Manufacturing and Production, Collaborative Innovation, Lifelike Experiences and Information Intelligence. Effective April 29, 2014, Dassault Systemes Americas Corp (Dassault), a unit of Dassault Systemes SA, acquired Accelrys Inc. On July 10, 2014, it acquired Simpack.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Dassault Systemes S.A. (ADR).

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 Dassault Systemes S.A. (ADR) 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: $66.4
  • Growth: 0.12
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.87
  • P/E: 77
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.53
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $118.05
  • Target stock price: $73.3

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