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Company name Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Stock ticker HP
Live stock price [stckqut]HP[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $77.42
Target stock price (averages with growth) $77.02
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $41.15
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $78.36

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

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is engaged in contract drilling of oil and gas wells for others. The Company is also engaged in the ownership, development and operation of commercial real estate and the research and development of rotary steerable technology. The Company operates in three segments: U.S Land operates its drilling operations in Oklahoma, California, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Utah, Arkansas, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia and Nevada; Offshore operates its drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico, and offshore of California and Equatorial Guinea, and International Land operates its drilling operations in six international locations, which include Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Tunisia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Helmerich & Payne, 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: $73.33
  • Growth: 0.12
  • Current EPS (TTM): $6.51
  • P/E: 11
  • Future EPS Calc: $11.47
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $126.2
  • Target stock price: $78.36

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

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) $59.95
Target stock price (averages with growth) $56.87
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $35.97
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $86.04

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

Fossil Group, Inc. a global designer, marketer and distributer company that specializes in consumer fashion accessories. The Company’s offerings include a line of men’s and women’s fashion watches and jewelry, handbags, small leather goods, belts, sunglasses, soft accessories and clothing. Its products are distributed globally through various distribution channels, including wholesale in countries where the Company has a physical presence, direct to the consumer through its retail stores and commercial websites and through third-party distributors in countries where the Company do not maintain a physical presence. The Company operates in four different segments: the North America Wholesale segment, the Europe Wholesale segment, Asia Pacific Wholesale segment and the Direct to Consumer segment.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Fossil Group 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 this company from my Watch List as its performance doesn’t favorably compare to other investment options.

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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: $85.67
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $7.17
  • P/E: 12
  • Future EPS Calc: $11.54
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $138.56
  • Target stock price: $86.04

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Company name First Financial Bancorp
Stock ticker FFBC
Live stock price [stckqut]FFBC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $19
Target stock price (averages with growth) $14.07
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $7.31
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $16.8

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

First Financial Bancorp is a regional bank holding company. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Financial Bank, National Association (the Bank), is engaged in the business of commercial banking, and other banking and banking-related activities. The range of banking services provided by First Financial to individuals and businesses includes commercial lending, real estate lending, and consumer financing. The Company also offers deposit products that include interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing accounts, time deposits and cash management services for commercial customers. Its Wealth Management division offers a range of trust and asset management services. The Company offers a variety of loans, including commercial lines of credit, commercial term loans, real estate, construction, home equity, consumer and other loans. First Financial also offers lease and equipment financing through a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank, First Financial Equipment Finance LLC.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in First Financial Bancorp as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. I am taking this company off of my Watch List as its performance doesn’t match the other investments that are possible.

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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: $16.78
  • Growth: 0.1
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.12
  • P/E: 15
  • Future EPS Calc: $1.8
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $27.05
  • Target stock price: $16.8

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Company name Deckers Outdoor Corp
Stock ticker DECK
Live stock price [stckqut]DECK[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $76.87
Target stock price (averages with growth) $69.9
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $37.88
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $75.5

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

Deckers Outdoor Corporation is engaged in designing, marketing and distributing footwear, apparel and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities. The Company markets its products under three brands: UGG, Teva, and Sanuk. The UGG brand provides a line of footwear, with product offerings to women, men and children. Teva is its active lifestyle brand. The Teva product line includes casual sandals, shoes, boots and amphibious footwear. Sanuk is lifestyle footwear brand. The Sanuk brand is known for the SIDEWALK SURFERS shoe. Other primary offerings include the Beer Cozy and Yoga Mat sandal collections made from yoga mat material. In addition to its primary brands, the Company’s other brands include TSUBO, a line of mid and high-end dress and dress casual footwear; Ahnu, a line of outdoor performance and lifestyle footwear; MOZO, a line of footwear crafted for culinary professionals; Hoka, a line of footwear for all capacities of runners.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Deckers Outdoor Corp as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. I am leaving the company on my Watch List but may take it off in the future if performance doesn’t improve.

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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: $74.26
  • Growth: 0.11
  • Current EPS (TTM): $4.51
  • P/E: 16
  • Future EPS Calc: $7.59
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $121.59
  • Target stock price: $75.5

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Company name Darling Ingredients Inc
Stock ticker DAR
Live stock price [stckqut]DAR[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $21.48
Target stock price (averages with growth) $15.4
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $7.04
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $18.58

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

Darling Ingredients Inc., formerly Darling International Inc., is a developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the food, pet food, pharmaceutical, feed, fuel, bioenergy and fertilizer industries. The Company operates in three segments: Feed Ingredients, which includes the edible and inedible animal by-products, bakery and hides business lines; Food Ingredients, which includes the gelatin, casings and edible fats business lines, and Fuel Ingredients, which includes the biofuel and bioenergy business lines. With operations on five continents, the Company recycles all aspects of animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as gelatin, tallow, feed-grade fats, meat and bone meal, poultry meal, yellow grease, fuel feed stocks, green energy, natural casings and hides.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Darling Ingredients 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 the company from my Watch List.

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How was this analysis of Darling Ingredients 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: $13.86
  • Growth: 0.17
  • Current EPS (TTM): $0.39
  • P/E: 35
  • Future EPS Calc: $0.85
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $29.92
  • Target stock price: $18.58

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