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Company name CARBO Ceramics Inc.
Stock ticker CRR
Live stock price [stckqut]CRR[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $237.33
Target stock price (averages with growth) $305.01
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $189.49
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $236.32

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

CARBO Ceramics Inc. is a supplier of ceramic proppant. The Company is a provider of software, and consulting services, spill prevention, containment and geotechnical monitoring. The Company sells its products and services to operators of oil and natural gas wells and to oilfield service companies. The Company�s products and services are primarily used in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells. The Company primarily manufactures five ceramic proppants. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company began production of resin coated ceramic (CARBOBOND LITE) and resin coated sand (CARBOBOND RCS) proppants.

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Company name Caterpillar Inc.
Stock ticker CAT
Live stock price [stckqut]CAT[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $163.3
Target stock price (averages with growth) $208.99
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $149.23
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $134.13

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

Caterpillar Inc. (Caterpillar) is engaged in the manufacturing of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar operates in three principal lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial products. Machinery line of business includes the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of construction, mining and forestry machinery. Engines line of business includes designs, manufactures, marketing and sales of engines for Caterpillar machinery; electric power generation systems, and marine, petroleum, construction, industrial, agricultural and other applications and related parts. Financial Products principal line of business consists of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), Caterpillar Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Cat Insurance) and their respective subsidiaries. During the year ended August 31, 2010, Caterpillar acquired Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD).

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Company name Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Stock ticker APL
Live stock price [stckqut]APL[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
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) $49.92
Target stock price (averages with growth) $33.98
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $13.35
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $50.2

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

Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (the Partnership) is a provider of natural gas gathering, processing and treating services in the Anadarko and Permian Basins located in the southwestern and mid-continent regions of the United States and a provider of natural gas gathering services in the Appalachian Basin in the northeastern region of the United States. The Company conducts its business in the midstream segment of the natural gas industry through two segments: Mid-Continent and Appalachia. The Partnership?s operations are conducted through subsidiary entities whose interests are owned by Atlas Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P. (the Operating Partnership), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership. Its partner, Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC (the General Partner), manages its operations and activities through its ownership of its general partner interest.

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Company name Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR)
Stock ticker MPEL
Live stock price [stckqut]MPEL[/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) $25.33
Target stock price (averages with growth) $15.76
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $-7.46
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $23.71

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

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (MPEL) is a developer, owner and, through its subsidiary Melco Crown Gaming, operator of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market. Melco Crown Gaming is one of the six companies licensed, through concessions or sub-concessions, to operate casinos in Macau. The Company owns and operates City of Dreams, Altira Macau, Mocha Clubs and Taipa Square Casino. Its other projects include City of Dreams Phase II, Macau Studio City Project and Macau Peninsula Site.

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Company name Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
Stock ticker AHGP
Live stock price [stckqut]AHGP[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $77.63
Target stock price (averages with growth) $77.44
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $52.59
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $64.48

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

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (AHGP) owns, directly and indirectly, 100% of the members? interest in Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC (MGP), the managing general partner of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (ARLP). As of December 31, 2009, its assets included its ownership interests in ARLP, which consist of a 1.98% general partner interest in ARLP, which it holds through its 100% ownership interest in MGP; the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) in ARLP; the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) in ARLP; 42.5% of interest in ARLP, and a 0.001% managing interest in Alliance Coal, which it holds through its 100% ownership interest in MGP. The ARLP Partnership is a diversified producer and marketer of coal primarily to United States utilities and industrial users. The ARLP Partnership’s mining activities are conducted in three geographic regions: Illinois Basin, Central Appalachian and Northern Appalachian regions.

Confident Investor comments: This stock has slowed a bit in the last few months but it has a nice gain from a year ago. The company does a good job of managing the metrics that matter. At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.