Gannett Co., Inc. ($GCI) Confident Investor Rating: Poor

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $0.82
Target stock price (averages with growth) $1.89
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $3.69
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $9.27

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

Gannett Co., Inc. is an international media and marketing solutions company, delivering content and services across an integrated, multi-platform portfolio. The Company’s portfolio of national brands includes USA TODAY and CareerBuilder. The Company’s properties cover a range of geographies, demographics and interest areas. The Company provides consumers with the information they want and connects them to their communities of interest through multiple platforms, including the Internet, mobile, tablet, print publications and television (TV) stations. In January 2011, it acquired Reviewed.com. In August 2011, the Company acquired US PRESSWIRE. In November 2011, it acquired the mixed martial arts Web site, MMAjunkie.com, and purchased a minority stake in ShopCo Holdings, LLC. During the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011 (fiscal 2011), CareerBuilder acquired JobsCentral. In January 2012, the Company acquired Fantasy Sports Ventures (FSV) and Big Lead Sports.

 

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

 

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