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Company name Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Stock ticker LVS
Live stock price [stckqut]LVS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $81.02
Target stock price (averages with growth) $63.47
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $28.79
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $40.27

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=lvs
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a developer of destination properties (integrated resorts) that offers accommodations, gaming, entertainment and retail, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants and other amenities. The Company owns and operates integrated resorts in Asia and the United States. The Company’s principal operating and developmental activities occur in three geographic areas: Macao, Singapore and the United States. In Macao, the Company’s segments are The Venetian Macao, Sands Cotai Central, Four Seasons Macao, Sands Macao and Other Asia (comprises the Company’s ferry operations and various other operations). In Singapore, the Company’s segment is Marina Bay Sands. In the United States, the Company’s segments are The Venetian Las Vegas, which includes the Sands Expo Center and The Palazzo, and Sands Bethlehem. It also offers players club loyalty programs at its properties, which provide access to rewards, privileges and members-only events.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Las Vegas Sands Corp. I am removing Las Vegas Sands 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: $52.49
  • Growth: 0.04
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.05
  • P/E: 26
  • Future EPS Calc: $2.49
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $64.84
  • Target stock price: $40.26

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Company name Lululemon Athletica inc.
Stock ticker LULU
Live stock price [stckqut]LULU[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $102.16
Target stock price (averages with growth) $105.05
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $51.11
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $101.59

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

Lululemon Athletica Inc. is a designer, distributor and retailer of technical athletic apparel. The Company’s segments include Company-operated stores, Direct to consumer and Other. The Company offers a line of apparel and accessories for women, men and female youth. Its apparel assortment includes items, such as pants, shorts, tops and jackets designed for healthy lifestyle activities and athletic pursuits, such as yoga, running, other sweaty pursuits and athletic wear for female youth. The Company conducts its business through two channels: Company-operated stores and direct to consumer. It operates approximately 360 Company-operated stores located in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany and Puerto Rico. Its direct to consumer segment includes lululemon and ivivva e-commerce Websites, www.lululemon.com and www.ivivva.com, and other country and region specific Websites.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Lululemon Athletica inc. 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: $77.38
  • Growth: 0.16
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.9
  • P/E: 41
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.99
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $163.61
  • Target stock price: $101.59

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Company name JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Stock ticker JPM
Live stock price [stckqut]JPM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $56.06
Target stock price (averages with growth) $45.68
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $26.58
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $56.71

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

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a financial holding company. The Company is engaged in investment banking, financial services. It operates in four segments, as well as a Corporate segment. Its segments are Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking and Asset Management. The Consumer & Community Banking segment serves consumers and businesses through personal service at bank branches and through automatic teller machines, online, mobile and telephone banking. The Corporate & Investment Bank segment, comprising Banking and Markets & Investor Services, offers investment banking, market-making, prime brokerage, and treasury and securities products and services to corporations, investors, financial institutions, and government and municipal entities. The Commercial Banking segment provides financial solutions, including lending, treasury services, investment banking and asset management. The Asset Management segment comprises investment and wealth management.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in JPMorgan Chase & Co. I am removing JPMorgan 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: $64.1
  • Growth: 0.07
  • Current EPS (TTM): $5.92
  • P/E: 11
  • Future EPS Calc: $8.3
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $91.33
  • Target stock price: $56.71

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Company name Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Stock ticker HP
Live stock price [stckqut]HP[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

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) $55.64
Target stock price (averages with growth) $38.3
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $22.08
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $53.77

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AHP&ei=gbeaV-G7NcX-jAHBxbo4

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is engaged in contract drilling of oil and gas wells for others. The Company operates in the contract drilling industry. The Company’s contract drilling business consists of three segments: U.S. Land, Offshore and International Land. The Company is also engaged in the ownership, development and operation of commercial real estate and the research and development of rotary steerable technology. Its real estate investments are located within Tulsa, Oklahoma, and include a shopping center containing approximately 441,000 leasable square feet, multi-tenant industrial warehouse properties containing approximately one million leasable square feet and approximately 210 acres of undeveloped real estate. The Company provides drilling rigs, equipment, personnel and camps on a contract basis. The Company’s subsidiaries include Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. and Helmerich & Payne de Venezuela, C.A.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Helmerich & Payne, 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: $61.15
  • Growth: 0.07
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.98
  • P/E: 63
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.37
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $86.59
  • Target stock price: $53.76

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Company name Harley-Davidson Inc
Stock ticker HOG
Live stock price [stckqut]HOG[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $51.03
Target stock price (averages with growth) $48.01
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $26.5
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $64.96

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

Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the groups of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC) and Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS). The Company operates in two segments: the Motorcycles & Related Products (Motorcycles) and the Financial Services. The Motorcycles segment consists of HDMC, which designs, manufactures and sells at wholesale on-road l Harley-Davidson motorcycles, as well as a line of motorcycle parts, accessories, general merchandise and related services. The Company offers its products to retail customers through a network of independent dealers. The Company operates across the world, including the Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific. The Financial Services segment consists of HDFS, which provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance, and insurance-related programs to the Harley-Davidson dealers and their retail customers. HDFS conducts business in the United States and Canada.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Harley-Davidson Inc 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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How was this analysis of Harley-Davidson 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: $51.01
  • Growth: 0.12
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.71
  • P/E: 16
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.53
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $104.61
  • Target stock price: $64.95

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