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Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

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 Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $74.93
Target stock price (averages with growth) $263.74
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $355.14
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $53.49

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=cof
Capital One Financial Corporation (Capital One) is a diversified financial services company, whose banking and non-banking subsidiaries market a variety of financial products and services. Capital One, National Association (CONA), which offers a range of banking products and financial services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. The Company operates in three segments: Credit Card, Commercial Banking and Consumer Banking. The Company?s principal subsidiaries include Capital One Bank, (USA), National Association (COBNA), which offers credit and debit card products, other lending products and deposit products. On February 27, 2009, the Company acquired Chevy Chase Bank F.S.B. (Chevy Chase Bank).

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Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

Company name Broadcom Corporation
Stock ticker BRCM
Live stock price [stckqut]BRCM[/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) $62.99
Target stock price (averages with growth) $120.34
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $125.72
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $51.93

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=brcm
Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom) is a provider of semiconductor for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. The Company provides a range of system-on-a-chip (SoC), and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. Its product portfolio includes broadband communications, mobile and wireless, and infrastructure and networking. In November 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of Percello Ltd. (Percello). In November 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of Beceem Communications, Inc. (Beceem). In December 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of Gigle Networks Inc. (Gigle), a company that develops SoC solutions for home networking over power lines.

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Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

Company name Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR)
Stock ticker BVN
Live stock price [stckqut]BVN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
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) $70.96
Target stock price (averages with growth) $67.31
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $50.33
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $55.09

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=bvn
Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (Buenaventura) is a precious metals company engaged in the exploration, mining and processing of gold, silver and other metals in Peru. The Company operates in the Julcani, Recuperada, Orcopampa, Poracota, Uchucchacua, Antapite and Ishihuinca mines and have interests in other two mining companies, which operate the Colquijirca, Marcapunta and Shila-Paula mines. It also owns electric power transmission company and an engineering services consulting company and have interests in other mining companies, including an ownership interest in Yanacocha, a Peruvian partnership, which operates South America?s gold mine, and Cerro Verde, a Peruvian company that operates a copper mine located in the south of Peru.

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Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

Company name Balchem Corporation
Stock ticker BCPC
Live stock price [stckqut]BCPC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
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) $46.89
Target stock price (averages with growth) $51.83
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $34.81
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $40.17

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=bcpc
Balchem Corporation (Balchem) is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of specialty performance ingredients and products for the food, nutritional, feed, pharmaceutical and medical sterilization industries. It has three reportable segments: Specialty Products; Food, Pharma & Nutrition; and Animal Nutrition & Health. The Company sells its products through its own sales force, independent distributors and sales agents. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include BCP Ingredients, Inc., Balchem Minerals Corporation, CP Saint Gabriel, Inc., Chelated Minerals Corporation, Balchem BV, Balchem Trading BV and Balchem Italia Srl.

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Company name Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
Stock ticker ATW
Live stock price [stckqut]ATW[/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) $63.41
Target stock price (averages with growth) $67.09
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $49.87
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $46.83

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=atw
Atwood Oceanics, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the international offshore drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. The Company?s operations include nine offshore mobile drilling units located in five regions: offshore Southeast Asia, offshore Africa, offshore Australia, offshore South America and the Mediterranean Sea. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 (fiscal 2010), the Company had a utilization rate of 88%. Its offshore drilling equipments include semisubmersible rigs, jack-up drilling rigs, semisubmersible tender assist rigs and submersible drilling rigs. The Company obtains the contracts, under which it operates its units either through individual negotiation with the customer or by submitting proposals in competition with other contractors. In October 2010, the Company entered into turnkey construction agreements with PPL Shipyard PTE LTD to construct two Pacific Class 400 jack-up drilling units.

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