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Company name IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Stock ticker IDXX
Live stock price [stckqut]IDXX[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $240.64
Target stock price (averages with growth) $239.16
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $109.63
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $183.59

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

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes products and provides services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy and water testing markets. The Company also sells a line of portable electrolytes and blood gas analyzers for the human point-of-care medical diagnostics market. Its segments include diagnostic and information technology-based products and services for the veterinary market, which the Company refers to as the Companion Animal Group; water quality products; diagnostic products and services for livestock and poultry health, which the Company refers to as Livestock, Poultry and Dairy, and Other operating segment, which combines and presents products for the human point-of-care medical diagnostics market with its pharmaceutical product line and its out-licensing arrangements. Its products and services include point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, comprising instruments, consumables and rapid assay test kits, among others.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. I am adding this company to 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: $159.12
  • Growth: 0.15
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.45
  • P/E: 60
  • Future EPS Calc: $4.92
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $295.66
  • Target stock price: $183.58

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Company name Snyder’s-Lance Inc
Stock ticker LNCE
Live stock price [stckqut]LNCE[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $51.8
Target stock price (averages with growth) $47.59
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $21.63
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $47.45

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

Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. is a snack food company. The Company operates in the manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sale of snack food products segment. The Company’s products include pretzels, sandwich crackers, kettle cooked chips, pretzel crackers, cookies, potato chips, tortilla chips, nuts, restaurant style crackers and other salty snacks. Additionally, the Company purchases certain cake products and sells under its brands. Its products are packaged in various single-serve, multi-pack and family-size configurations. The Company’s core brands include Snyder’s of Hanover, Lance, Cape Cod, Snack Factory, Pretzel Crisps and Late July. The Company’s allied brands include Tom’s, Archway, Jays, Stella D’oro, EatSmart Snacks, Krunchers! and O-Ke-Doke. The Company also sells Partner brand products, which consist of other third-party branded products that the Company sells to its independent business owners (IBO) through its direct-store-delivery distribution network (DSD network).

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Snyder’s-Lance 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: $34.25
  • Growth: 0.18
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.2
  • P/E: 167
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.45
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $76.41
  • Target stock price: $47.44

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Company name Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Stock ticker BABA
Live stock price [stckqut]BABA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $303.05
Target stock price (averages with growth) $240.44
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $81.69
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $161.21

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

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a holding company. The Company is engaged in online and mobile commerce through offering of products, services and technology that enable merchants, brands and other businesses to transform the way they market, sell and operate in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC or China) and internationally. It operates through the provision of online and mobile commerce and related services segment. The Company provides retail and wholesale marketplaces available through both personal computer and mobile interfaces in the PRC and internationally. Retail marketplaces and services operated by the Company include the China online shopping destination (Taobao Marketplace); the China brands and retail platform (Tmall); the China group buying site that offers products by aggregating demand from consumers through limited time discounted sales (Juhuasuan), and the global consumer marketplace targeting consumers (AliExpress).

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

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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: $106
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.82
  • P/E: 37
  • Future EPS Calc: $7.01
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $259.63
  • Target stock price: $161.21

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Company name Heska Corp
Stock ticker HSKA
Live stock price [stckqut]HSKA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $84.45
Target stock price (averages with growth) $93.27
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $42.28
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $84.13

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

Heska Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports veterinary products. The Company focuses on the canine and feline companion animal health markets. Its segments include Core Companion Animal Health segment, which includes, primarily for canine and feline use, blood testing instruments and supplies, digital imaging products, software and services, and single use products and services, such as heartworm diagnostic tests, heartworm preventive products, allergy immunotherapy products and allergy testing, and Other Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals and Products segment, which includes private label vaccine and pharmaceutical production, primarily for cattle but also for other animals, including small mammals. It offers blood testing instruments and supplies, digital imaging products, software and services, and single use products and services, such as in-clinic heartworm diagnostic tests, heartworm preventive products, allergy immunotherapy products and allergy testing.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Heska Corp as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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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: $54.85
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.99
  • P/E: 55
  • Future EPS Calc: $2.46
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $135.48
  • Target stock price: $84.12

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Company name NVIDIA Corporation
Stock ticker NVDA
Live stock price [stckqut]NVDA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $103.36
Target stock price (averages with growth) $114.29
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $51.96
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $103.33

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

NVIDIA Corporation (NVIDIA) is engaged in visual computing. The Company operates through segments, including GPU and Tegra Processor. Its GPU businesses include GeForce for personal computer (PC) gaming; Quadro for design professionals working in computer-aided design, video editing, special effects and other creative applications; Tesla for deep learning and accelerated computing, leveraging the parallel computing capabilities of graphics processing units (GPUs) for general purpose computing, and GRID to provide the power of NVIDIA graphics through the cloud and datacenters. The Company’s Tegra processors are primarily designed to enable its branded platforms: DRIVE and SHIELD. Tegra is also sold to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for devices. DRIVE automotive computers provide supercomputing capabilities to make driving safer. SHIELD consists of a family of devices designed to harness the power of mobile-cloud to revolutionize gaming.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in NVIDIA Corporation.

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How was this analysis of NVIDIA 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: $66.85
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.52
  • P/E: 44
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.78
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $166.41
  • Target stock price: $103.33

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