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Company name NVIDIA Corporation
Stock ticker NVDA
Live stock price [stckqut]NVDA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $299.18
Target stock price (averages with growth) $388.83
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $264.12
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $302.83

 

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://finance.google.com/finance?q=nvda

Nvidia Corporation focuses on personal computer (PC) graphics, graphics processing unit (GPU) and also on artificial intelligence (AI). The Company’s operates through two segments: GPU and Tegra Processor. The Company’s GPU product brands are aimed at specialized markets, including GeForce for gamers; Quadro for designers; Tesla and DGX for AI data scientists and big data researchers; and GRID for cloud-based visual computing users. The Company’s Tegra brand integrates an entire computer onto a single chip, and incorporates GPUs and multi-core central processing units (CPUs) to drive supercomputing for mobile gaming and entertainment devices, as well as autonomous robots, drones and cars. The Company’s processor has created platforms that address four markets: Gaming, Professional Visualization, Datacenter, and Automotive. The Company’s offerings include NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputer, the NVIDIA DRIVE AI car computing platform and the GeForce NOW cloud gaming service.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in NVIDIA Corporation as long as the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable.

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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: $193.5
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $4
  • P/E: 49
  • Future EPS Calc: $9.95
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $487.71
  • Target stock price: $302.82

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

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) $297.05
Target stock price (averages with growth) $437.31
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $297.05
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $296.74

 

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://finance.google.com/finance?q=nflx

Netflix, Inc. is a provider an Internet television network. The Company operates through three segments: Domestic streaming, International streaming and Domestic DVD. The Domestic streaming segment includes services that streams content to its members in the United States. The International streaming segment includes services that streams content to its members outside the United States. The Domestic DVD segment includes services, such as digital optical disc (DVD)-by-mail. The Company’s members can watch original series, documentaries, feature films, as well as television shows and movies directly on their Internet-connected screen, televisions, computers and mobile devices. It offers its streaming services both domestically and internationally. In the United States, its members can receive DVDs delivered to their homes. The Company had members streaming in over 190 countries, as of December 31, 2016.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Netflix, Inc. as long as the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable.

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How was this analysis of Netflix, 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: $191.96
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.99
  • P/E: 194
  • Future EPS Calc: $2.46
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $477.9
  • Target stock price: $296.74

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Company name Merck & Co., Inc.
Stock ticker MRK
Live stock price [stckqut]MRK[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

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) $62.11
Target stock price (averages with growth) $66.59
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $52.4
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $56.14

 

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://finance.google.com/finance?q=mrk

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare company. The Company offers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products. It operates through four segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, Healthcare Services and Alliances. The Company’s Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products marketed either directly by the Company or through joint ventures. Human health pharmaceutical products consist of therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription, for the treatment of human disorders. The Company sells its human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed healthcare providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers and other institutions. Vaccine products consist of preventive pediatric, adolescent and adult vaccines, primarily administered at physician offices.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Merck & Co., Inc. as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. Because of those concerns, I am removing Merck from my Watch List.

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How was this analysis of Merck & Co., 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: $56.27
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.03
  • P/E: 54.5
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.65
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $90.4
  • Target stock price: $56.13

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Company name Metlife Inc
Stock ticker MET
Live stock price [stckqut]MET[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $8.57
Target stock price (averages with growth) $10.24
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $11.
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $8.05

 

The following company description is from Google Finance: https://finance.google.com/finance?q=met

MetLife, Inc. is a provider of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. The Company’s segments include U.S.; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); MetLife Holdings, and Corporate & Other. Its U.S. segment is organized into Group Benefits, Retirement and Income Solutions and Property & Casualty businesses. Its Asia segment offers products, including life insurance; accident and health insurance, and retirement and savings products. Latin America offers products, including life insurance, and retirement and savings products. Life insurance includes universal, variable and term life products. EMEA offers products, including life insurance, accident and health insurance, retirement and savings products, and credit insurance.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Metlife Inc. I am removing the company from my Watch List.

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How was this analysis of Metlife 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: $50.56
  • Growth: 0.12
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.46
  • P/E: 16
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.81
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $12.97
  • Target stock price: $8.05

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