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Company name Constellation Brands, Inc.
Stock ticker STZ
Live stock price [stckqut]STZ[/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) $128.9
Target stock price (averages with growth) $187.53
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $148.32
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $122.51

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

Constellation Brands, Inc. is a producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. The Company’s beer brands include Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo and Pacifico. Its wine brands consist of Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Kim Crawford, Rex Goliath, Mark West, Franciscan Estate, Ruffino and Jackson-Triggs. The Company’s spirits brands include SVEDKA Vodka and Black Velvet Canadian Whisky. The Company has more than 100 brands in its portfolio, sales in approximately 100 countries and has about 40 facilities.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Constellation Brands, 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: $83.39
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $8.81
  • P/E: 9
  • Future EPS Calc: $21.92
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $197.29
  • Target stock price: $122.5

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Company name Ignite Restaurant Group Inc
Stock ticker IRG
Live stock price [stckqut]IRG[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. operates two restaurant brands, Joe’s Crab Shack (Joe’s) and Brick House Tavern + Tap (Brick House). The Company’s Joe’s Crab Shack and Brick House Tavern + Tap operate in a diverse set of markets across the United States. Joe’s Crab Shack is a national chain of casual seafood restaurants serving a variety of seafood items, with an emphasis on crab. Brick House Tavern + Tap is a casual restaurant brand that provides guests a gastro pub experience by offering a blend of menu items. As of December 31, 2012, the Company owned and operated 144 restaurants in 33 states. In September 2013, Ignite Restaurant Group Inc announced the opening of its newest Joe’s Crab Shack restaurant, located in Newark, New Jersey.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Ignite Restaurant Group Inc. It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable.
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Company name Carnival Corporation
Stock ticker CCL
Live stock price [stckqut]CCL[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $27.48
Target stock price (averages with growth) $35.07
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $30.1
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $31.38

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

Carnival Corporation is a cruise company. The Company operates in two segments: North America and Europe, Australia & Asia (EAA). Its North America segment cruise brands include Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises (Princess) and Seabourn. Its EAA segment cruise brands include AIDA Cruises (AIDA), Costa Cruises (Costa), Cunard, Ibero Cruises (Ibero), P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (United Kingdom). In addition to its cruise brands, it has a Cruise Support segment that includes its cruise port and related facilities located in Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands and Roatn, Honduras. In addition to its cruise operations, it owns Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, a tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. As of November 30, 2012, tour company owned and operated, among other things, 12 hotels or lodges, over 300 motorcoaches and 20 domed rail cars.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Carnival Corporation.

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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: $40.04
  • Growth: 0.05
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.32
  • P/E: 30
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.68
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $50.54
  • Target stock price: $31.38

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $75.12
Target stock price (averages with growth) $83.98
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $69.39
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $67

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

Assurant, Inc. (Assurant) is a provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and select worldwide markets. The Company operates in four segments: Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health, and Assurant Employee Benefits. The products offered by the segments include warranties and service contracts, pre-funded funeral insurance, lender-placed homeowners insurance, manufactured housing homeowners insurance, individual health and small employer group health insurance, group dental, disability, and life insurance and employee-funded voluntary benefits. In October 2013, FirstService Corporation completed the sale of its Field Asset Services business to Assurant, Inc. In October 2013, Assurant Inc acquired Lifestyle Services Group Ltd. In April 2014, Assurant Inc acquired StreetLinks LLC.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Assurant, 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: $68.27
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $6.7
  • P/E: 10
  • Future EPS Calc: $10.79
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $107.9
  • Target stock price: $67

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Company name Zions Bancorporation
Stock ticker ZION
Live stock price [stckqut]ZION[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $27.14
Target stock price (averages with growth) $27.88
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $21.3
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $30.4

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

Zions Bancorporation is a financial holding company. The Company focuses on providing community banking services by its core business lines of small and medium-sized business and corporate banking; commercial and residential development, construction and term lending; retail banking; treasury cash management and related products and services; residential mortgage; trust and wealth management, and investment activities. The Company owns and operates eight commercial banks with a total of 480 domestic branches in 10 western and southwestern states as of December 31, 2012. The Company provides a range of banking and related services through its banking and other subsidiaries, primarily in Utah, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. As of December 31, 2012, net loans and leases accounted for 67.9% of total assets.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Zions Bancorporation 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 Zions Bancorporation 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: $30.1
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.52
  • P/E: 20
  • Future EPS Calc: $2.44
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $48.95
  • Target stock price: $30.4

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