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Company name Regis Corporation
Stock ticker RGS
Live stock price [stckqut]RGS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ARGS&sq=rgs&sp=2&ei=HVUoU7CcG8mqqgHaeQ

Regis Corporation business is engaged in owning, operating and franchising hair and retail product salons. During the fiscal year ended fiscal years June 30, 2012 (fiscal 2012), the Company owned Hair Club. As of June 30, 2012, the Company owned, franchised or held ownership interests in approximately 12,600 worldwide locations. The Company’s locations consisted of 9,738 company-owned and franchise salons, 98 hair restoration centers, and 2,811 locations in which the Company maintains a non-controlling ownership interest of less than 100%. The Company’s hair restoration centers offer three hair restoration solutions: hair systems, hair transplants and hair therapy. On July 1, 2011, the Company acquired 31 franchise salon locations through its acquisition of a 60% ownership interest in Roosters MGC International LLC (Roosters). In October 2012, it sold its ownership interest in Provalliance. In April 2013, the Company sold its interest in Hair Club for Men and Women.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Regis Corporation. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name Piper Jaffray Companies
Stock ticker PJC
Live stock price [stckqut]PJC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

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) $46.35
Target stock price (averages with growth) $45.13
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $38.71
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $38.04

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

Piper Jaffray Companies is an investment bank and asset management firm, serving the needs of corporations, private equity groups, public entities, non-profit entities and institutional investors in the United States and internationally. The Company operates in two segments: Capital Markets and Asset Management. The Capital Markets segment provides investment banking and institutional sales, trading and research services for various equity and fixed income products. The Asset Management segment includes traditional asset management activities and related services. The Company markets the investment banking and institutional securities business under Piper Jaffray name. Its asset management business is marketed under Advisory Research, Inc. In July 2013, Piper Jaffray Companies announced that it has completed its purchase of Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation. In July 2013, the Company announced that it has completed its purchase of Edgeview Partners L.P.

 

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

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Stock price at the time of the calculation: $43.41

Growth: 0.07

Current EPS (TTM): $3.12

P/E: 14

Future EPS Calc: $4.37

Future Stock Price Calc: $61.26

Target stock price: $38.03

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Company name Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc
Stock ticker MDRX
Live stock price [stckqut]MDRX[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Allscripts) is a provider of clinical, financial, connectivity and information solutions and related professional services to hospitals, physicians and post-acute organizations. The Company provides a variety of integrated clinical software applications for hospitals, physician practices and post-acute organizations. For hospitals and health systems these applications include its Sunrise Enterprise suite of clinical solutions, consisting of a range of acute care Electronic Health Record (EHR), integrated with financial/administrative solutions, including performance management and revenue cycle/access management. The Company’s acute care solutions include Emergency Department Information System (EDIS), care management and discharge management. On February 24, 2011, Misys plc (Misys) disposed of its remaining interest in Allscripts. Effective March 5, 2013, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc acquired Jardogs LLC. and dbMotion Ltd.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name RadNet Inc.
Stock ticker RDNT
Live stock price [stckqut]RDNT[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $2.92
Target stock price (averages with growth) $0.19
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $0.19
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $1.88

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

RadNet, Inc. (RadNet) is engaged in providing freestanding, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services in the United States. The Company’s services include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear medicine, mammography, ultrasound, diagnostic radiology (X-ray), fluoroscopy and other related procedures. On November 7, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding equity interests in Raven Holdings U.S., Inc. In November 2011, the Company acquired 21 imaging facilities in Maryland, Delaware and Rhode Island, consisting of the majority of the United States imaging operations of CML HealthCare Inc. (CML). On August 1, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of a multi-modality imaging center located in San Jacinto, California from San Jacinto Imaging, LLC. On February 18, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of Team Radiology, Inc. On December 31, 2012, it acquired Lenox Hill Radiology.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in RadNet 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: $1.9

Growth: 0.1

Current EPS (TTM): $1.34

P/E: 1.4

Future EPS Calc: $2.15

Future Stock Price Calc: $3.02

Target stock price: $1.87

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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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