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Company name WPX Energy Inc
Stock ticker WPX
Live stock price [stckqut]WPX[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Western Potash Corp. is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, evaluation, exploration and development of potash mineral properties in Western Canada and Brazil. Its potash properties are located in Southwest Manitoba and Southern Saskatchewan. It is focused on building a potash solution mine on its 100% owned Milestone Property located in southern Saskatchewan. The Milestone property is located approximately 30 kilometers southeast of Regina and 80 kilometers southeast of Mosaic’s Belle Plaine Mining Lease. Its KLSA 008 Mining Lease includes all Crown land within the 157,500 acres of the Milestone Project Property. The Company has acquired 2,550 acres for the building of the plant site. The Milestone Project includes more than 87, 500 acres of Crown held Mineral Leases.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in WPX Energy Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name Willdan Group, Inc.
Stock ticker WLDN
Live stock price [stckqut]WLDN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $12.86
Target stock price (averages with growth) $10.26
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $5.93
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $7.99

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

Willdan Group, Inc. is a provider of professional technical and consulting services to public agencies at all levels of government, public and private utilities, and commercial and industrial firms. It offers services in four segments: Engineering Services, Energy Efficiency Services, Public Finance Services, and Homeland Security Services. The Company assists its clients with a range of complementary services relating to Engineering and Planning; Energy Efficiency and Sustainability; Economic and Financial Consulting, and National Preparedness and Interoperability. The Company operates its business through a network of offices located primarily in California and New York. The Company also has operations in Arizona Florida, Texas, Washington and Washington, DC.

 

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

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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: $8.31
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.47
  • P/E: 17
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.75
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $12.86
  • Target stock price: $7.99

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Company name ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stock ticker ISIS
Live stock price [stckqut]ISIS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops therapeutic drugs inhibiting cell protein synthesis. The Company’s principal activity is to develop and market RNA(RiboNucleicAcid)-based novel drugs to treat important diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and asthma
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name Ignite Restaurant Group Inc
Stock ticker IRG
Live stock price [stckqut]IRG[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. operates two restaurant brands, Joe’s Crab Shack (Joe’s) and Brick House Tavern + Tap (Brick House). The Company’s Joe’s Crab Shack and Brick House Tavern + Tap operate in a diverse set of markets across the United States. Joe’s Crab Shack is a national chain of casual seafood restaurants serving a variety of seafood items, with an emphasis on crab. Brick House Tavern + Tap is a casual restaurant brand that provides guests a gastro pub experience by offering a blend of menu items. As of December 31, 2012, the Company owned and operated 144 restaurants in 33 states. In September 2013, Ignite Restaurant Group Inc announced the opening of its newest Joe’s Crab Shack restaurant, located in Newark, New Jersey.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Ignite Restaurant Group Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name Carnival Corporation
Stock ticker CCL
Live stock price [stckqut]CCL[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $27.48
Target stock price (averages with growth) $35.07
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $30.1
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $31.38

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

Carnival Corporation is a cruise company. The Company operates in two segments: North America and Europe, Australia & Asia (EAA). Its North America segment cruise brands include Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises (Princess) and Seabourn. Its EAA segment cruise brands include AIDA Cruises (AIDA), Costa Cruises (Costa), Cunard, Ibero Cruises (Ibero), P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (United Kingdom). In addition to its cruise brands, it has a Cruise Support segment that includes its cruise port and related facilities located in Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands and Roatn, Honduras. In addition to its cruise operations, it owns Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, a tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. As of November 30, 2012, tour company owned and operated, among other things, 12 hotels or lodges, over 300 motorcoaches and 20 domed rail cars.

 

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

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How was this analysis of Carnival 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: $40.04
  • Growth: 0.05
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.32
  • P/E: 30
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.68
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $50.54
  • Target stock price: $31.38

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