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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $274.14
Target stock price (averages with growth) $200.37
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $192.66
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $270.6

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/epam

EPAM Systems, Inc. (EPAM), incorporated on December 18, 2002, is a global provider of software product development and digital platform engineering services to clients located around the world, primarily in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Company’s service offerings cover the full software product development lifecycle from digital strategy and customer experience design to enterprise application platforms implementation and program management services and from complex software development services to maintenance, support, custom application development, application testing, and infrastructure management. Its service offerings include Software Product Development Services, Custom Application Development Services, Application Testing Services, Enterprise Application Platforms, Application Maintenance and Support, and Infrastructure Management Services. The Company offers its solutions and services to industries, such as financial services, media and entertainment, travel and consumer, software and hi-tech, and life sciences and healthcare.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in EPAM Systems Inc 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: $177.39
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $4.17
  • P/E: 42
  • Future EPS Calc: $10.37
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $435.8
  • Target stock price: $270.6

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Company name SVB Financial Group
Stock ticker SIVB
Live stock price [stckqut]SIVB[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $337.17
Target stock price (averages with growth) $195.23
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $195.69
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $335.77

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/SIVB

SVB Financial Group (SVB Financial), incorporated on March 22, 1999, is a diversified financial services company, as well as a bank holding and a financial holding company. The Company operates through three segments: Global Commercial Bank, SVB Private Bank and SVB Capital. The Company, through its subsidiaries and divisions, offers a range of banking and financial products and services to clients across the United States. The Company offers services in the technology, life science/healthcare, private equity/venture capital and wine industries.

The Company offers commercial and private banking products and services through its principal subsidiary, Silicon Valley Bank (the Bank), which is a California state-chartered bank. The Bank and its subsidiaries, also offer asset management, private wealth management, brokerage and other investment services. Through SVB Financial’s other subsidiaries and divisions, it also offers non-banking products and services, such as funds management and business valuation services. Its investment securities are categorized as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s investment securities amounted to $21.7 billion. The Company’s loan portfolio includes commercial loans, real estate secured loans, construction loans and consumer loans. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s total loans, net of unearned income, amounted to $19.9 billion. As of December 31, 2016, The Company’s total deposits amounted to $39 billion

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in SVB Financial Group 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: $218.27
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $18.11
  • P/E: 12
  • Future EPS Calc: $45.06
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $540.76
  • Target stock price: $335.77

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $110.5
Target stock price (averages with growth) $96.6
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $85.25
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $108.77

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/mtch

Match Group, Inc., incorporated on February 13, 2009, is a provider of dating products. The Company operates in the Dating segment. The Dating segment consists of all of its dating businesses across the globe. As of March 31, 2017, the Company operated a portfolio of over 45 brands, including Match, Tinder, PlentyOfFish, Meetic, OkCupid, Pairs, Twoo, OurTime, BlackPeopleMeet and LoveScout24, each designed to manage its users’ likelihood of finding a romantic connection. As of March 31, 2017, the Company offered its dating products in 42 languages across more than 190 countries.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Match Group Inc 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: $71.54
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.6
  • P/E: 44
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.98
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $175.17
  • Target stock price: $108.77

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Company name Five Below Inc
Stock ticker FIVE
Live stock price [stckqut]FIVE[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $194.7
Target stock price (averages with growth) $201.24
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $152.98
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $194.03

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/five

Five Below, Inc., incorporated on January 30, 2002, is a specialty retailer offering a range of merchandise for teen and pre-teen customer. The Company offers an assortment of products, including select brands and licensed merchandise across a range of categories, including Style, Room, Sports, Tech, Create, Party, Candy and Now. Its product groups include leisure, fashion and home, and party and snack. Its Leisure includes items such as sporting goods, games, toys, tech, books, electronic accessories, and arts and crafts. Fashion and home includes items such as personal accessories, attitude t-shirts, beauty offerings, home goods and storage options. Party and snack includes items such as party and seasonal goods, greeting cards, candy and other snacks, and beverages. As of February 2, 2019, the Company had operated 750 stores throughout the Northeast, South, Midwest and West regions of the United States.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Five Below Inc 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: $125.88
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.73
  • P/E: 46
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.79
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $312.48
  • Target stock price: $194.02

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $134.87
Target stock price (averages with growth) $120.97
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $107.69
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $135.19

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/athm

Autohome Inc., incorporated on June 23, 2008, is an online destination for automobile consumers in China. The Company is engaged in the provision of online advertising and dealer subscription services in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Company, through its Websites, autohome.com.cn and che168.com, and mobile applications, delivers content to automobile buyers and owners. These services are offered to automakers and dealers, and advertising agencies that represent automakers and dealers in the automobile industry.

The Company’s autohome.com.cn targets automobile consumers with a focus on new automobiles. Most of the content on its Websites is tagged by vehicle models to facilitate user access. A user searching for or navigating to a page for a specific vehicle model will be provided with links to relevant content, such as vehicle specifications, photos and video clips, reviews, competing vehicle models, and listing and promotional information from local dealers. Users can compare competing vehicle models and brands for price and specifications to make informed purchase decisions. In addition, these user behavior data are summarized and analyzed on a regular basis to manage user experience and provide consumer intelligence to its advertisers. The Company’s content can be accessed on its Websites through personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices and on its mobile applications. The Company has approximately nine iPhone Operating System (iOS)-based applications and over eight Android-based applications. In addition, through its location-based services, users are able to obtain vehicle pricing information directly from their nearby dealers in approximately 330 cities in China.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Autohome 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 Autohome 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: $87.39
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.5
  • P/E: 25
  • Future EPS Calc: $8.7
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $217.72
  • Target stock price: $135.19

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