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Company name KBR, Inc.
Stock ticker KBR
Live stock price [stckqut]KBR[/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) $31.65
Target stock price (averages with growth) $43.73
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $41.49
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $32.64

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

KBR, Inc. (KBR) is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, hydrocarbons, Government services, minerals, civil infrastructure, power, industrial and commercial markets. The Company operates in four segments: Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure, Government and Power (IGP), Services, and Other. As of December 31, 2011, the Company conducted its business in over 70 countries.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in KBR, 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: $30.84

Growth: 0.11

Current EPS (TTM): $1.56

P/E: 20

Future EPS Calc: $2.62

Future Stock Price Calc: $52.57

Target stock price: $32.64

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Company name General Electric Company
Stock ticker GE
Live stock price [stckqut]GE[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $17.21
Target stock price (averages with growth) $21.4
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $21.38
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $21.75

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

General Electric Company (GE) is a diversified technology and financial services company. The products and services of the Company range from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, and household appliances to medical imaging, business and consumer financing and industrial products. It serves customers in more than 100 countries. In August 2013, General Electric Company completed the acquisition of the aviation business of Ario S.p.A. In February 2014, General Electric Co’s GE Oil & Gas launched its new Downstream Technology Solutions business to supply equipment and services to the $10 bln refining, petrochemical, industrial and distributed gas segments. In February 2014, General Electric Company completed the acquisition of API Healthcare.

 

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

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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: $24.94

Growth: 0.08

Current EPS (TTM): $1.49

P/E: 16

Future EPS Calc: $2.18

Future Stock Price Calc: $35.02

Target stock price: $21.75

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Company name Maui Land & Pineapple Co.
Stock ticker MLP
Live stock price [stckqut]MLP[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AMLP&sq=mlp&sp=4&ei=pjT6UpCGGISmqgH_fg

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. develops, sells, and manages residential, resort, commercial and industrial real estate. The Company owns approximately 23,300 acres of land on Maui. The Company operates in four segments: Real Estate, Leasing, Utilities and Resort Amenities. The Company’s real estate operations consist of land planning and entitlement, development and sales. Its leasing activities include commercial, industrial and agricultural land and facilities leases, licensing of the Company’s trademarks and trade names, and stewardship and conservation efforts. It operates two publicly regulated utility companies, which provide potable and non-potable waters and sewage transmission services to the Kapalua Resort. Within the Kapalua Resort, it manages a full-service spa, a beach club, and a private clubs membership program. In January 2012, the Company sold 89 acres comprising a portion of its former agricultural land in Upcountry Maui.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Maui Land & Pineapple Co. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.

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Company name Gleacher & Company Inc
Stock ticker GLCH
Live stock price [stckqut]GLCH[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Gleacher & Company, Inc. (Gleacher) is an investment bank that provides corporate and institutional clients with financial advisory services, including merger and acquisition, restructuring, recapitalization, and strategic alternative analysis. Gleacher offers a range of products through its Investment Banking, Mortgage Backed/Asset Backed & Rates (MBS/ABS & Rates), Corporate Credit and ClearPoint divisions. It also provides capital raising, research-based investment analysis, and securities brokerage services, and, through the Company’s ClearPoint Funding, Inc. subsidiary (ClearPoint), engages in residential mortgage lending. Gleacher operates ion four business segments: MBS/ABS & Rates, Corporate Credit, Investment Banking and ClearPoint. On January 3, 2011, the Company completed its acquisition of ClearPoint. In February 2013, it closed the sale of all of the assets of its ClearPoint subsidiary to Homeward Residential, Inc.

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

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Company name Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Stock ticker WEC
Live stock price [stckqut]WEC[/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) $32.39
Target stock price (averages with growth) $37.14
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $35.64
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $32.95

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

Wisconsin Energy Corporation is a diversified holding company. The Company operates primarily through two segments: a utility energy segment and a non-utility energy segment. Its primary subsidiaries are Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric), Wisconsin Gas LLC (Wisconsin Gas) and W.E. Power, LLC (We Power). Its utility energy segment consists of Wisconsin Electric and Wisconsin Gas, operating together under the trade name of We Energies. Its non-utility energy segment derives its revenues primarily from the ownership of electric power generating facilities for long-term lease to Wisconsin Electric. Its non-utility energy segment derives its revenues primarily from the ownership of electric power generating facilities for long-term lease to Wisconsin Electric. As of December 31, 2012, the Company have a 26.2% interest in ATC.

 

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

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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: $42.16

Growth: 0.05

Current EPS (TTM): $2.31

P/E: 18

Future EPS Calc: $2.94

Future Stock Price Calc: $53.06

Target stock price: $32.95

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