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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $877.92
Target stock price (averages with growth) $927.89
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $480.21
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $869.08

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

Alphabet Inc. is a holding company. The Company holds interests in Google Inc. (Google). The Company’s segments include Google and Other Bets. Google segment includes Internet products, such as Search, Ads, Commerce, Maps, YouTube, Apps, Cloud, Android, Chrome, Google Play, and hardware products, including Chromecast, Chromebooks and Nexus, which are sold by the Company. Its technical infrastructure and Virtual Reality are also included in Google segment. Google segment is engaged in advertising, sales of digital content, applications and cloud services, as well as sale of Google branded hardware. The Other Bets segment consists of various operating segments and includes businesses, such as Access/Google Fiber, Calico, Nest, Verily, GV, Google Capital, X and other initiatives. Other Bets segment is engaged in the sale of Nest hardware products, Internet and television services through Google Fiber, and licensing and research and development (R&D) services through Verily.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Alphabet Inc.

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How was this analysis of Alphabet 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: $765.84
  • Growth: 0.13
  • Current EPS (TTM): $23.74
  • P/E: 32
  • Future EPS Calc: $43.73
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $1399.66
  • Target stock price: $869.07

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Company name Facebook Inc
Stock ticker FB
Live stock price [stckqut]FB[/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) $193.14
Target stock price (averages with growth) $213.15
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $96.41
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $193.75

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

Facebook, Inc. builds products that enable people to connect and share through mobile devices and personal computers. The Company enables people to share their opinions, ideas, photos and videos, and other activities. Its products include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Oculus. Facebook is a mobile application and Website that enables people to connect, share, discover and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers. Instagram is a mobile application that enables people to take photos or videos, customize them with filter effects, and share them with friends and followers in a photo feed or send them to friends. Messenger is a messaging application available for mobile and Web on various platforms and devices. WhatsApp Messenger is a mobile messaging application that is used by people around the world. Oculus virtual reality technology and content platform allows people to play games, consume content and connect with others.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Facebook Inc.

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How was this analysis of Facebook 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: $125
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.09
  • P/E: 60
  • Future EPS Calc: $5.2
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $312.03
  • Target stock price: $193.74

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Company name Extra Space Storage, Inc.
Stock ticker EXR
Live stock price [stckqut]EXR[/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) $127.13
Target stock price (averages with growth) $149.79
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $71.57
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $125.3

 

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

Extra Space Storage Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company operates through three segments: rental operations; tenant reinsurance, and property management, acquisition and development. The Company owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self-storage properties (stores). The Company has interests in approximately 1000 operating stores. Of these stores, the Company owns approximately 270 stores in joint venture partnerships. An additional approximately 350 operating stores are owned by third parties and operated by the Company. The Company’s operating stores are located in over 30 states of the United States, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and contains approximately 100 million square feet of net rentable space in approximately 896,000 units. The Company’s businesses are conducted through Extra Space Storage LP. The Company’s rental operations activities include rental operations of stores.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Extra Space Storage, Inc.

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How was this analysis of Extra Space Storage, 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: $92.46
  • Growth: 0.17
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.77
  • P/E: 52
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.88
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $201.79
  • Target stock price: $125.29

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Company name Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Stock ticker CRUS
Live stock price [stckqut]CRUS[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

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) $54.98
Target stock price (averages with growth) $51.22
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $23.3
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $50.47

 

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

Cirrus Logic, Inc. is engaged in providing integrated circuits (ICs) for audio and voice signal processing applications. The Company develops analog and mixed-signal ICs for a range of customers. The Company offers two product lines: Portable Audio, and Non-Portable Audio and Other. The Company’s primary facility housing engineering, sales and marketing, and administration functions is located in Austin, Texas. The Company offers products through both direct and indirect sales channels across the world. The Company’s portable audio products include analog and mixed-signal components designed for mobile devices including smartphones, tablets, digital headsets, wearables, smart accessories and portable media players. Its non-portable audio and other products include analog and mixed-signal components targeting the consumer market, including smart home applications, and the automotive, energy and industrial markets.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Cirrus Logic, Inc.

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How was this analysis of Cirrus Logic, 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: $35.61
  • Growth: 0.18
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.87
  • P/E: 19
  • Future EPS Calc: $4.27
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $81.28
  • Target stock price: $50.47

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Company name China Biologic Products Inc
Stock ticker CBPO
Live stock price [stckqut]CBPO[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

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) $173.53
Target stock price (averages with growth) $191.33
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $89.26
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $162.34

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=cbpo
China Biologic Products, Inc. (China Biologic) is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is principally engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and sales of human plasma-based biopharmaceutical products in China. It operates in the manufacture and sales of human plasma products segment. It has a product portfolio with over 20 various dosage forms of plasma products and other biopharmaceutical products across over nine categories. Its principal products are human albumin and immunoglobulin for intravenous injection (IVIG). China Biologic operates its business through approximately two subsidiaries, namely, Shandong Taibang Biological Products Co. Ltd. and Guizhou Taibang Biological Products Co., Ltd. The Company also holds an interest in Xi’an Huitian Blood Products Co., Ltd., a plasma products company. Its products also include Human rabies immunoglobulin, Human tetanus immunoglobulin, Placenta polypeptide, Factor VIII and Human prothrombin complex concentrate.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in China Biologic Products Inc.

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How was this analysis of China Biologic Products 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: $112.2
  • Growth: 0.19
  • Current EPS (TTM): $3.32
  • P/E: 33
  • Future EPS Calc: $7.92
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $261.44
  • Target stock price: $162.33

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