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Company name Wipro Limited (ADR)
Stock ticker WIT
Live stock price [stckqut]WIT[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $13.54
Target stock price (averages with growth) $19.17
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $17.09
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $13.34

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

Wipro Limited (Wipro) is a global information technology (IT), services company. Wipro provides a range of IT services, software solutions and research and development services in the areas of hardware and software design to companies worldwide. It uses its development centers located in India and worldwide, quality processes and global resource pool to provide IT solutions and deliver time-to-market and time-to-development advantages to its clients. It also provides business process outsourcing (BPO) services. The Company operate in three segments: IT Services business segment, IT Products business segment and Consumer Care and Lighting business segment. On June 10, 2011, it acquired the global oil and gas information technology practice of the Commercial Business Services Business Unit of Science Applications International Corporation Inc. along with 100% interest in SAIC Europe Limited and SAIC India Private Limited. In June 2013, the Company acquired a minority stake in Axeda Corp.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Wipro Limited (ADR) as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of Wipro Limited (ADR) are good, in fact the company ranks as a Good company, but there are some concerns with the price of the stock and if it can truly appreciate enough to get a good return on an investment. For this reason, I am not going to add it 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: $11.4
  • Growth: 0.13
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.53
  • P/E: 22
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.97
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $21.48
  • Target stock price: $13.33

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Company name ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stock ticker ISIS
Live stock price [stckqut]ISIS[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops therapeutic drugs inhibiting cell protein synthesis. The Company’s principal activity is to develop and market RNA(RiboNucleicAcid)-based novel drugs to treat important diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and asthma
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name 3M Co
Stock ticker MMM
Live stock price [stckqut]MMM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $134.75
Target stock price (averages with growth) $159.7
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $131.03
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $144.9

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

3M Company (3M) is a diversified technology company. The Company operates in six segments: industrial and transportation; healthcare; consumer and office; safety, security and protection services; display and graphics, and electro and communications businesses. 3M products are sold through a number of distribution channels, including directly to users and through wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors and dealers in a range of trades in a number of countries worldwide. In April 2012, it acquired CodeRyte Inc. In September 2012, it acquired the business of Federal Signal Technologies Group (FSTech) from Federal Signal Corporation. On November 28, 2012, the Company acquired Ceradyne, Inc. In April 2014, the Company acquired Treo Solutions.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in 3M Co 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: $143.32
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $6.9
  • P/E: 21
  • Future EPS Calc: $11.11
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $233.36
  • Target stock price: $144.9

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Company name MeadWestvaco Corp.
Stock ticker MWV
Live stock price [stckqut]MWV[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $56.8
Target stock price (averages with growth) $67.22
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $52.6
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $49.73

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

MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) is a global packaging company providing solutions to the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, home and garden, tobacco, and agricultural industries. The Company also produces specialty chemicals for the automotive, energy, and infrastructure industries and maximizes the value of its land holdings through forestry operations, property development and land sales. MWV’s reporting segments are Food & Beverage; Industrial; Specialty Chemicals, and Community Development and Land Management. On December 11, 2012, MWV acquired the remaining 50% interest in Resitec Industria Quimica, Ltda. In December 2013, Meadwestvaco Corp completed the sale of U.S. forestlands to Plum Creek Timber Company. In June, 2014, ASG acquired the Bydgoszcz, Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business of MeadWestvaco Corporation.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in MeadWestvaco 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: $43.61
  • Growth: 0.13
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.89
  • P/E: 23
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.48
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $80.09
  • Target stock price: $49.72

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Company name The J.M. Smucker Company
Stock ticker SJM
Live stock price [stckqut]SJM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $106.52
Target stock price (averages with growth) $118.91
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $98.4
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $102.79

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ASJM&sq=sjm&sp=2&ei=ilCfU6C2IsHGrQGL9IHoBQ

The J. M. Smucker Company operates principally in the manufacturing and marketing of branded food products. Majority of the Company’s sales are in the United States. The Company’s operations outside the United States are principally in Canada, although products are exported to other countries as well. The Company operates in three segments: U.S. Retail Coffee, U.S. Retail Consumer Foods, and International, Foodservice and Natural Foods. In August 2013, the Company completed an acquisition of Enray Inc.

 

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

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 The J.M. Smucker Company 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: $105.83
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $5.41
  • P/E: 19
  • Future EPS Calc: $8.71
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $165.54
  • Target stock price: $102.79

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