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Company name Carter’s, Inc.
Stock ticker CRI
Live stock price [stckqut]CRI[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $142.68
Target stock price (averages with growth) $134.73
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $61.05
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $123.88

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

Carter’s, Inc. (Carter’s) is a marketer of apparel for babies and young children in the United States. The Company owns two brand names in the children’s apparel industry, Carter’s and OshKosh. The Company operates through five business segments: Carter’s wholesale, Carter’s retail, OshKosh retail, OshKosh wholesale and international. Under its Carter’s brand, Carter’s designs, sources and markets an array of products, primarily for sizes newborn to seven. Carter’s brand is sold in department stores, national chains, specialty stores, off-price sales channels, through its Carter’s retail stores, and online atwww.carters.com. Under its OshKosh brand, the Company designs, sources, and markets an array of young children’s apparel, primarily for children in sizes newborn to 12. Its OshKosh brand is sold in its OshKosh retail stores, department stores, national chains, specialty stores, through off-price sales channels, and online at www.oshkoshbgosh.com andwww.oshkosh.com.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Carter’s, 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 Carter’s 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: $92.3
  • Growth: 0.17
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.64
  • P/E: 25
  • Future EPS Calc: $7.98
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $199.51
  • Target stock price: $123.88

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Company name Capital One Financial Corp.
Stock ticker COF
Live stock price [stckqut]COF[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $124.14
Target stock price (averages with growth) $104.08
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $49.31
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $87.24

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

Capital One Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services holding company with banking and non-banking subsidiaries. The Company and its subsidiaries offer a range of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through branches, the internet and other distribution channels. As of September 30, 2014, its principal subsidiaries included: Capital One Bank (USA), National Association (COBNA), which offers credit and debit card products, other lending products and deposit products; and Capital One, National Association (CONA), which offers a spectrum of banking products and financial services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. The Company’s principal operations are organized for management reporting purposes into three primary business segments, which are defined primarily based on the products and services provided or the type of customer served: Credit Card, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Capital One Financial Corp.

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How was this analysis of Capital One Financial Corp. 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: $80.32
  • Growth: 0.11
  • Current EPS (TTM): $7.58
  • P/E: 11
  • Future EPS Calc: $12.77
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $140.5
  • Target stock price: $87.23

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Company name Cummins Inc.
Stock ticker CMI
Live stock price [stckqut]CMI[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $146.01
Target stock price (averages with growth) $136.82
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $73.37
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $141.56

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

Cummins Inc is a diesel engine manufacturer. The Company designs, manufactures, distributes and services diesel and natural gas engines and engine-related component products, including filtration, after-treatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls systems, air handling systems and electric power generation systems. The Company has four operating segments: Engine, Components, Power Generation and Distribution. The Engine segment manufactures and markets a broad range of diesel and natural gas powered engines. The Components segment supplies products which complement Engine segment such as after-treatment systems, turbochargers, filtration products and fuel systems for commercial diesel applications. The Power Generation segment designs and manufactures components that make up power generation systems, including controls, alternators, transfer switches and switchgear. The Distribution segment distributes the products and services to end-users.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Cummins Inc.

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How was this analysis of Cummins 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: $137.88
  • Growth: 0.11
  • Current EPS (TTM): $9.02
  • P/E: 15
  • Future EPS Calc: $15.19
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $227.98
  • Target stock price: $141.56

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