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Company name PPL Corporation
Stock ticker PPL
Live stock price [stckqut]PPL[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $27.1
Target stock price (averages with growth) $27.08
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $24.86
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $30

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

PPL Corporation (PPL) is an energy and utility holding company. The Company operates in four segments: Kentucky Regulated, U.K. Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated and Supply. Through its subsidiaries, PPL generates electricity from power plants in the northeastern, northwestern and southeastern United States; markets wholesale or retail energy primarily in the northeastern and northwestern portions of the United States; delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and the United Kingdom, and natural gas to customers in Kentucky. As of December 31, 2012, the Company’s subsidiaries were PPL Energy Supply, LLC (PPL Energy Supply), PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL Electric), LG&E and KU Energy LLC (LKE), PPL Global, LLC (PPL Global), PPL EnergyPlus LLC (PPL EnergyPlus), PPL Generation LLC (PPL Generation), Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU).

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in PPL Corporation 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: $29.84

Growth: 0.1

Current EPS (TTM): $2.5

P/E: 12

Future EPS Calc: $4.02

Future Stock Price Calc: $48.31

Target stock price: $30

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Company name Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Stock ticker NXST
Live stock price [stckqut]NXST[/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) $81.68
Target stock price (averages with growth) $42.8
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $5.29
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $64.07

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

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (Nexstar) is a television broadcasting and digital media company focused on the acquisition, development and operation of television (TV) stations and interactive community Websites in the United States. As of December 31, 2011, it owned, operated, programmed or provided sales and other services to 55 television stations and 11 digital multi-cast channels, including those owned by Mission, in 32 markets. In December 2012, the Company divested KBTV, the FOX affiliate serving Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas to San Antonio Television LLC and Deerfield Media [Port Arthur] Licensee, LLC. In December 2012, it acquired 10 television stations and two associated digital sub-channels in seven markets as well as the Inergize Digital e-Media operations from entities controlled by privately-held Newport Television, LLC (Newport). In January 2013, the Company announced that Mission Broadcasting, Inc., acquired two television stations in Little Rock, AR.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Nexstar Broadcasting Group, 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: $52.9

Growth: 0.15

Current EPS (TTM): $5.4

P/E: 9.5

Future EPS Calc: $10.86

Future Stock Price Calc: $103.18

Target stock price: $64.06

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Company name Quality Distribution, Inc.
Stock ticker QLTY
Live stock price [stckqut]QLTY[/stckqut]
Confident Investor Rating Poor

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

Quality Distribution, Inc. operates a chemical bulk tank truck network in North America through its wholly owned subsidiary, Quality Carriers, Inc. (QCI) is a provider of International Organization for Standardization (intermodal ISO) tank container and depot services in North America through its wholly owned subsidiary, Boasso America Corporation (Boasso), which also includes Greensville Transport Company (Greensville). It operates in three segments: Chemical Logistics, Energy Logistics and Intermodal. Chemical Logistics consists of the transportation of bulk chemicals primarily through its network of 29 independent affiliates, and equipment rental income. Intermodal consists of Boasso and Greensville’s intermodal ISO tank container transportation and depot services supporting the international movement of bulk liquids. In August 2012, its wholly owned subsidiaries purchased the operating assets of Dunn’s Tank Service, Inc. and the operating assets and rights of Nassau Disposal, Inc.

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

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Company name Hibbett Sports, Inc.
Stock ticker HIBB
Live stock price [stckqut]HIBB[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $79.44
Target stock price (averages with growth) $106.08
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $83.92
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $80.14

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

Hibbett Sports, Inc. is an operator of sporting goods retail stores in small to mid-sized markets predominately in the Southeast, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the United States. The Company offers a range of athletic equipment, footwear and apparel. Its stores concepts are Hibbett Sports, Sports Additions, Sports & Co. and Hibbett Team Sales, Inc. As of January 28, 2012, it operated 832 stores in 26 states, which consisted of 812 Hibbett Sports stores, as well as 19 smaller-format Sports Additions athletic shoe stores and one larger-format Sports & Co. superstore. Of 832 stores, 203 were located in enclosed malls and 629 are located in strip-shopping centers. During the fiscal year ended January 28, 2012 (fiscal 2012), it opened 49 Hibbett Sports stores and three Sports Addition stores while closing 17 Hibbett Sports stores and one Sports & Co. stores. In fiscal 2012, it expanded or remodeled 18 stores and converted one Sports & Co. store to a Hibbett Sports store.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Hibbett Sports, 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: $64.55

Growth: 0.15

Current EPS (TTM): $2.79

P/E: 23

Future EPS Calc: $5.61

Future Stock Price Calc: $129.06

Target stock price: $80.14

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Company name Seacor Holdings, Inc.
Stock ticker CKH
Live stock price [stckqut]CKH[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $119.19
Target stock price (averages with growth) $96.25
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $60.17
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $100.13

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

SEACOR Holdings Inc is a global provider of equipment and services primarily supporting the offshore oil and gas and marine transportation industries. The Company offers customers a diversified suite of services, including offshore marine, aviation, inland river, marine transportation, crisis and emergency management preparedness and response solutions, commodity trading and logistics and offshore and harbor towing. On March 19, 2012, J.F. Lehman & Company acquired National Response Corporation and its affiliated businesses NRC Environmental Services, SEACOR Response, and SEACOR Environmental Products (collectively NRC) from the Company. In January 2013, the Company sold its energy trading division, SEACOR Energy Inc. to Par Petroleum Corporation. On January 31, 2013, it completed the spin off its Era Group Inc unit (Era).

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Seacor Holdings, 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: $90.94

Growth: 0.12

Current EPS (TTM): $1.22

P/E: 75

Future EPS Calc: $2.15

Future Stock Price Calc: $161.25

Target stock price: $100.12

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