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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 Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $105.28
Target stock price (averages with growth) $141.23
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $142.86
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $84.97

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 feature 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 also offers players club loyalty programs at its properties, which provide access to rewards, privileges and members-only events. The Company’s properties in the United States include The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino (The Venetian Las Vegas) and The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino (The Palazzo), Five-Diamond luxury resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, as well as the Sands Expo and Convention Center (the Sands Expo Center) in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem (the Sands Bethlehem) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Company’s principal operating and developmental activities occur in three geographic areas: Macao, Singapore and the United States.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Las Vegas Sands Corp.

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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: $68.11
  • Growth: 0.15
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.24
  • P/E: 21
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.51
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $136.85
  • Target stock price: $84.97

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Company name Merge Healthcare Inc.
Stock ticker MRGE
Live stock price [stckqut]MRGE[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Merge) develops software solutions that facilitate the sharing of images to create an electronic healthcare experience for patients and physicians. Its solutions are designed to help solve some of the challenges in health information exchange, such as the incorporation of medical images and diagnostic information into broader health information technology (IT) applications and the interoperability of software solutions. It provides enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a suite of products for clinical trials; software for financial and pre-surgical management, and applications that fuel some of the modality vendors worldwide. It provides enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a suite of products for clinical trials; software for financial and pre-surgical management, and applications. On August 4, 2011, it acquired Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS).

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

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Company name Dassault Systemes S.A. (ADR)
Stock ticker DASTY
Live stock price [stckqut]DASTY[/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) $24.71
Target stock price (averages with growth) $30.61
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $29.94
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $73.31

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

Dassault Systemes SA provides software solutions and consulting services. The Company’s global customer base includes companies primarily in 11 industrial sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Transportation & Mobility, Marine & Offshore, Industrial Equipment, High Tech, Architecture, Engineering & Construction, Consumer Goods Retail, Consumer Packaged goods Retail, Life Sciences, Energy, Process & Utilities, Financial & Business services. To serve these industries, the Company has developed a broad software applications portfolio, organized in brands, in order to provide comprehensive solutions responding to the extensive requirements of product development: Design, Realistic Simulation, Virtual Manufacturing and Production, Collaborative Innovation, Lifelike Experiences and Information Intelligence. Effective April 29, 2014, Dassault Systemes Americas Corp (Dassault), a unit of Dassault Systemes SA, acquired Accelrys Inc. On July 10, 2014, it acquired Simpack.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Dassault Systemes S.A. (ADR).

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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: $66.4
  • Growth: 0.12
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.87
  • P/E: 77
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.53
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $118.05
  • Target stock price: $73.3

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $36.05
Target stock price (averages with growth) $194.8
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $303.68
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $27.93

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

CA, Inc. (CA) is an independent enterprise information technology (IT) management software and solutions company. CA develops and delivers software and services. The Company operates in three segments: Mainframe Solutions, Enterprise Solutions and Services. The Company addresses components of the computing environment, including people, information, processes, systems, networks, applications and databases, across hardware and software platforms and programs. It offers a portfolio of software solutions, including mainframe; service assurance; security (identity and access management); service and portfolio management, and virtualization and service automation. It delivers its products on-premises or, for certain products, using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). In June 2013, the Company announced it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Layer 7 Technologies.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in CA, 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: $29.49
  • Growth: 0.09
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.72
  • P/E: 17
  • Future EPS Calc: $2.64
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $44.98
  • Target stock price: $27.93

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Company name Craft Brew Alliance Inc
Stock ticker BREW
Live stock price [stckqut]BREW[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $17.91
Target stock price (averages with growth) $21.01
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $11
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $16.46

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

Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. produces craft-brewed beers. The Company’s products include distinct brand names Redhook E.S.B., Ballard Bitter I.P.A., Blackhook, Wheathook, Winterhook seasonal ale and the newest brand Redhook Rye. The Company packages its craft beers in both bottles and kegs. The production of its specialty bottled and draft products are located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, Woodinville, a suburb of Seattle and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Craft Brew Alliance 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: $11.31
  • Growth: 0.18
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.19
  • P/E: 61
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.43
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $26.51
  • Target stock price: $16.46

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