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Company name Solitario Exploration & Royalty Co (USA)
Stock ticker XPL
Live stock price [stckqut]XPL[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. is an exploration company. The Company is a gold producer with its development-stage Mt.Hamilton gold project in Nevada. The Company has a portfolio of royalty structured joint ventures on advanced mineral projects with partners, such as Votorantim Metais, Anglo Platinum and Newmont Mining. The Company’s advanced projects include Mt. Hamilton: gold project, the United States, Bongara: zinc-lead-silver, Peru, and Pedra Branca: platinum-palladium, Brazil. Its gold-silver exploration projects include Pachuca Real: silver-gold, Mexico and Cerro Azul: Gold-Silver, Peru. The Company’s base metal and polymetallic exploration projects include Chambara: zinc-lead-silver, Peru and La Promesa: silver-zinc-lead-indium, Peru. In December 2013, Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp raised its interest to 23.537% from 3.233%, by acquiring a 20.304% stake in Ely Gold & Minerals Inc.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Solitario Exploration & Royalty Co (USA). It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name United Stationers Inc.
Stock ticker USTR
Live stock price [stckqut]USTR[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $31.22
Target stock price (averages with growth) $39.62
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $37.68
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $34.28

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

United Stationers Inc. (USI) is a wholesale distributor of business products. USI stocks range of approximately 100,000 products, including technology products, traditional office products, office furniture, janitorial and breakroom supplies, and industrial supplies. The Company’s network of 65 distribution centers allows it to ship products to over 25,000 reseller customers. USI stocks approximately 100,000 products in these categories include technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture and industrial supplies. USI offers private brand products within each of its product categories. These include Innovera technology products, Universal office products, Windsoft paper products, UniSan janitorial and sanitation products, Alera office furniture and Anchor Brand in the welding, industrial, safety and oil field pipeline categories. In November 2012, the Company purchased 100% of O.K.I. Supply (OKI).
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in United Stationers 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: $39.68
  • Growth: 0.07
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.28
  • P/E: 12
  • Future EPS Calc: $4.6
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $55.2
  • Target stock price: $34.27

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Company name Yum! Brands, Inc.
Stock ticker YUM
Live stock price [stckqut]YUM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

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) $59.1
Target stock price (averages with growth) $69.35
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $57.62
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $76.16

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

YUM! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a quick service restaurant company based on number of system units, with over 39,000 units in more than 125 countries and territories. The Company, through three concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Concepts) develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of restaurants, which prepare, package and sell a menu of priced food items. The Company operates in six segments: YUM Restaurants China (China or China Division), YUM Restaurants International (YRI or International Division), Taco Bell U.S., KFC U.S., Pizza Hut U.S. and YUM Restaurants India (India or India Division). The China Division includes mainland China, and the India Division includes India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Nepal and Sri Lanka. YRI includes the remainder of its international operations.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Yum! Brands, Inc. I have removed this company from my Watch List.

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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: $74.77

Growth: 0.11

Current EPS (TTM): $2.51

P/E: 29

Future EPS Calc: $4.22

Future Stock Price Calc: $122.65

Target stock price: $76.15

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Company name Vale SA (ADR)
Stock ticker VALE
Live stock price [stckqut]VALE[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Vale SA (Vale) is a Brazil-based metals and mining company. Vale services are divided into four segments: Bulk Material, including the extraction of iron ore, manganese and ferroalloys, as well as pellet production; Basic metals, comprising the production of non-ferrous minerals, including nickel, copper and aluminum; Fertilizers, including the production of potash, phosphate and nitrogen; and Logistic services, including cargo transportation for third parties divided into rail transport, port and shipping services. Vale is active in investments in joint ventures and associate in other businesses. It operates through subsidiaries and jointly-controlled entities, incorporated in Brazil, Chile, Australia, Singapore and the United States, among others. In April 2014, it transferred 20% of VLI SA to Mitsui & Co Ltd and 15.9% to Investment Fund of Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Servico.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Vale SA (ADR). It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable and while the latest quarter results were better, it is still not good enough. I am removing this company from my Watch List.
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Company name Goldcorp Inc. (USA)
Stock ticker GG
Live stock price [stckqut]GG[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp) is a gold producer engaged in the operation, exploration, development and acquisition of precious metal properties in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central and South America. As of December 31, 2012, the Company’s producing mining properties were consisted of the Red Lake, Porcupine and Musselwhite gold mines in Canada; the Penasquito gold/silver/lead/zinc mine, Los Filos and El Sauzal gold mines in Mexico; the Marlin gold/silver mine in Guatemala; the Alumbrera gold/copper mine (37.5% interest) in Argentina; the Marigold (66.7% interest) and Wharf gold mines in the United States. In September 2013, Quaterra Resources Inc sold three properties in central Mexico to Goldcorp Inc.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Goldcorp Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable. I have removed Goldcorp from my Watch List.

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