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Company name Royal Gold, Inc USA)
Stock ticker RGLD
Live stock price [stckqut]RGLD[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $35.85
Target stock price (averages with growth) $41.59
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $27.14
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $56.92

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

Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of acquiring and managing precious metals royalties, metal streams, and similar interests. The Company seeks to acquire existing royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production or in the development stage in exchange for royalty interests. The Company engages in a continual review of opportunities to acquire existing royalty interests, to create new royalty interests through the financing of mine development or exploration, or to acquire companies that hold royalty interests. The Company manages its business under a single operating segment, consisting of the acquisition and management of royalty interests. The Company’s revenue and long-lived assets are geographically distributed in Canada, Chile, Mexico, the United States, Australia, Africa and Other.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Royal Gold, Inc USA 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: $54.47
  • Growth: 0.11
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.8
  • P/E: 68
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.34
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $91.66
  • Target stock price: $56.91

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Company name Colfax Corp
Stock ticker CFX
Live stock price [stckqut]CFX[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $75.94
Target stock price (averages with growth) $64.94
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $29.44
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $63.06

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

Colfax Corporation (Colfax) is a global industrial manufacturing and engineering company. The Company is engaged in provides gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services to commercial and governmental customers around the world under the Howden, ESAB and Colfax Fluid Handling brand names. The Company’s reportable segments are gas- and fluid handling and fabrication technology segments. The gas- and fluid handling segment is engaged design, manufacture, install and maintain gas- and fluid-handling products for use in a range of markets, including power generation, oil, gas and petrochemical, mining, marine and general industrial. Its fabrication technology formulates, develops, manufactures and supplies consumable products and equipment for use in the cutting and joining of steels, aluminum and other metals and metal alloys.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Colfax 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: $49.16
  • Growth: 0.15
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.97
  • P/E: 17
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.97
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $101.55
  • Target stock price: $63.05

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Company name Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (ADR)
Stock ticker BVN
Live stock price [stckqut]BVN[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (Buenaventura) is a Peru-based mining company engaged in the exploration, mining, smelting and commercialization of gold and silver, as well as other metals and minerals. The Company operates directly seven Peruvian mining units located in Uchucchacua, Orcopampa, Poracota, Julcani, Recuperada, Antapite and Ishihuinca; as well as indirectly the mines of Shila-Paula, La Zanja and Colquijirca. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is also involved in the generation and distribution of electric power, as well as in the provision of engineering and chemical processing services. The Company owns such subsidiaries as Compania Minera Condesa SA, Minera La Zanja SRL, Inversiones Colquijirca SA, Consorcio Energetico de Huancavelica SA, Buenaventura Ingenieros SA, CEDIMIN SAC and Minera Julcani Sa de CV, among others.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (ADR). It is not possible to confidently invest in a company that is not currently profitable. I am removing the stock from my Watch List.
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Company name AMETEK, Inc.
Stock ticker AME
Live stock price [stckqut]AME[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $49.31
Target stock price (averages with growth) $47.45
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $26.45
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $49.81

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

AMETEK, Inc. (AMETEK) is a manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. The Company markets its products across the world through two groups: the Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) and the Electromechanical Group (EMG). EIG provides monitoring, testing, calibration and display devices for the process, aerospace, power and industrial markets. EMG produces engineered electrical connectors for electronic applications; precision motion control solutions; specialty metals and alloys; and electric motors, blowers and heat exchangers. The Company’s end markets include aerospace and defense, medical devices, factory automation, mass transit, petrochemical and other industrial markets.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in AMETEK, Inc. as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. I am removing AMETEK 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: $51.31
  • Growth: 0.09
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.37
  • P/E: 22
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.64
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $80.22
  • Target stock price: $49.81

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $79.78
Target stock price (averages with growth) $76.71
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $42.63
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $80.08

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

CME Group Inc. (CME Group) offer a range of global products across all asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. The Company’s products include both exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group also provides clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for cleared over-the-counter derivatives transactions. In April 2012, it acquired a 100% interest in GreenX Holdings LLC. On July 2, 2012, S&P Capital IQ, a business line of The McGraw-Hill Companies acquired London-based Credit Market Analysis Limited (CMA) from CME Group. In November 2013, CME Group Inc announced the sale of the NYMEX Building located at One North End Avenue to Brookfield Office Properties.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in CME Group 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 CME Group 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: $81.61
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.86
  • P/E: 28
  • Future EPS Calc: $4.6
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $128.96
  • Target stock price: $80.08

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