Company name MarineMax Inc
Stock ticker HZO
Live stock price [stckqut]HZO[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $32.33
Target stock price (averages with growth) $35.44
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $15.74
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $31.21

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

MarineMax, Inc. is a recreational boat dealer in the United States. The Company engages in the retail sale, brokerage, and service of used boats, motors, trailers, marine parts and accessories and offers slip and storage accommodations in certain locations. It offers related boat financing, insurance and extended service contracts. It also offers the charter of power and sailing yachts in the British Virgin Islands. The Company, through approximately 50 retail locations in approximately 15 states, consisting of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Texas sells used recreational boats, including pleasure and fishing boats. It also sells related marine products, including engines, trailers, parts and accessories. Its products include Motor Yachts, Pleasure Boats, Fishing Boats, Ski Boats, and Jet Boats. It also provides repair and maintenance services.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in MarineMax Inc. I am adding this stock 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: $20.95
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.02
  • P/E: 10
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.02
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $50.26
  • Target stock price: $31.21

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Company name Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Stock ticker EW
Live stock price [stckqut]EW[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $186.95
Target stock price (averages with growth) $196.54
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $89.49
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $132.78

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

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation is focused on technologies that treat structural heart disease and critically ill patients. The Company manufactures heart valve systems and repair products used to replace or repair a patient’s diseased or defective heart valve. It develops hemodynamic monitoring systems used to measure a patient’s cardiovascular function in the hospital setting. The Company conducts operations around the world and is managed in various geographical regions, including the United States, Europe, Japan, and Rest of World. All regions sell products that are used to treat advanced cardiovascular disease. The Company’s products and technologies it offers to treat advanced cardiovascular disease are categorized into three areas: Transcatheter Heart Valve Therapy, Surgical Heart Valve Therapy and Critical Care.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Edwards Lifesciences Corp 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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How was this analysis of Edwards Lifesciences Corp 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: $120.87
  • Growth: 0.166
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.42
  • P/E: 41
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.21
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $213.84
  • Target stock price: $132.77

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Company name Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
Stock ticker DPZ
Live stock price [stckqut]DPZ[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $211.68
Target stock price (averages with growth) $217.48
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $104.15
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $205.2

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

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. is a pizza restaurant chain. The Company operates pizza stores at 12,500 locations in over 80 markets. It operates through three segments: domestic stores, international franchise and supply chain. Its Domestic Stores segment consists primarily of its franchise operations, through which it operates network of over 4,820 franchised stores located in the United States. Its International Franchise segment consists of a network of franchised stores in approximately 80 international markets. Its supply chain segment operates approximately 20 regional dough manufacturing and food supply chain centers in the United States; a thin crust manufacturing center; a vegetable processing center, and a center providing equipment and supplies to certain of its domestic and international stores. Its basic menu features pizza products in various sizes and crust types. Its stores also offer oven-baked sandwiches, pasta, bread side items, desserts and soft drink products.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Domino’s Pizza, 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.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 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: $154.08
  • Growth: 0.166
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.74
  • P/E: 41
  • Future EPS Calc: $8.06
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $330.48
  • Target stock price: $205.2

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Company name Applied Materials, Inc.
Stock ticker AMAT
Live stock price [stckqut]AMAT[/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) $46.87
Target stock price (averages with growth) $50.31
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $23.31
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $45.49

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

Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, solar photovoltaic (PV) and related industries across the world. The Company operates in four segments: Silicon Systems, Applied Global Services, Display, and Energy and Environmental Solutions. Its manufacturing activities consist of assembly, test and integration of various commercial parts, components and subassemblies that are used to manufacture systems. Its products include Centura RP Epi, VIISta Systems, Vantage Systems, AKT PECVD Systems, AKT Aristo and PiVot Systems. It caters to customers, including manufacturers of semiconductor chips, liquid crystal and other displays, solar PV cells and other electronic devices. It has implemented a distributed manufacturing model under which manufacturing and supply chain activities are conducted in various countries, including Germany, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Taiwan, the United States and other countries in Asia.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Applied Materials, Inc. I am adding this company to my Watch List.

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How was this analysis of Applied Materials, Inc. 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: $30.29
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.28
  • P/E: 23
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.18
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $73.25
  • Target stock price: $45.48

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Company name Align Technology, Inc.
Stock ticker ALGN
Live stock price [stckqut]ALGN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $148.03
Target stock price (averages with growth) $163.83
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $74.65
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $146.41

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

Align Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a system of clear aligner therapy, intra-oral scanners and computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) digital services used in dentistry, orthodontics and dental records storage. The Company operates through two segments: Clear Aligner segment and Scanner and Services (Scanner) segment. The Clear Aligner segment consists of its Invisalign System, which includes Invisalign Full, Express/Lite, Teen, Assist and Vivera Retainers, along with its training and ancillary products for treating malocclusion. The Scanner segment consists of intra-oral scanning systems and other services available with the intra-oral scanners that provide digital alternatives to the traditional cast models. The Company’s iTero scanner is used by dental professionals, and labs and services for restorative and orthodontic digital procedures, as well as Invisalign digital impression submission.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Align Technology, Inc. I am adding this company to my Watch List.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Align Technology, Inc. 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: $95.67
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.06
  • P/E: 46
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.12
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $235.79
  • Target stock price: $146.4

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