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I am currently going through my Watch List to ensure that each company still deserves to be on the list. Because of the number of companies on my list, I am going to try to knock out 2 per weekday.

Company name Apple Inc.
Stock ticker AAPL
Live stock price [stckqut]AAPL[/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) $822.4
Target stock price (averages with growth) $1310.57
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $1250.59
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $654.62

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

Apple Inc. (Apple) designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the iOS and OS X operating systems, iCloud, and a variety of accessory, service and support offerings. The Company also delivers digital content and applications through the iTunes Store, App StoreSM, iBookstoreSM, and Mac App Store. The Company distributes its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales force, as well as through third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers. In February 2012, the Company acquired app-search engine Chomp.

 

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

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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: $536.86

Growth: 0.15

Current EPS (TTM): $40.32

P/E: 13

Future EPS Calc: $81.09

Future Stock Price Calc: $1054.27

Target stock price: $654.62

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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $61.07
Target stock price (averages with growth) $77.8
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $58.38
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $62.77

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

AMETEK, Inc. (AMETEK) is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. The Company markets its products worldwide through two groups: the Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) and the Electromechanical Group (EMG). EIG builds monitoring, testing, calibration and display devices for the process, aerospace, industrial, power and medical markets. EMG produces engineered electromechanical connectors for hermetic (moisture-proof) applications, specialty metals for niche markets and brushless air-moving motors, blowers and heat exchangers. End markets include aerospace, defense, mass transit, medical, office products and other industrial markets. In January 2014, the Company acquired Teseq Group. In February 2014, the Company acquired VTI Instruments.

 

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

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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: $52.92

Growth: 0.14

Current EPS (TTM): $2.1

P/E: 25

Future EPS Calc: $4.04

Future Stock Price Calc: $101.08

Target stock price: $62.76

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Company name Jarden Corp
Stock ticker JAH
Live stock price [stckqut]JAH[/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) $94.95
Target stock price (averages with growth) $119.91
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $94.36
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $76.43

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

Jarden Corporation (Jarden) is a global consumer products company. The Company operates in three segments through a range of brands, including: Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia, Aero, Berkley, Campingaz, Coleman, ExOfficio, Fenwick, Gulp!, K2, Marker, Marmot, Mitchell, Penn, Rawlings, Shakespeare, Stearns, Stren, Trilene, Volkl and Zoot; Consumer Solutions: Bionaire, Crock-Pot, FoodSaver, Health o meter, Holmes, Mr. Coffee, Oster, Patton, Rival, Seal-a-Meal, Sunbeam, VillaWare and White Mountain, and Branded Consumables: Ball, Bee, Bernardin, Bicycle, Billy Boy, Crawford, Diamond, Dicon, Fiona, First Alert, First Essentials, Hoyle, Kerr, Lehigh, Lillo, Loew-Cornell, Mapa, NUK, Pine Mountain, Quickie, Spontex and Tigex. On December 31, 2012, American Capital Ltd sold its portfolio company Lifoam Holdings, Inc. to the Company. In October 2013, Jarden Corporation completed its acquisition of Yankee Candle Investments LLC from a fund managed by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC.

 

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

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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: $61.52

Growth: 0.15

Current EPS (TTM): $1.8

P/E: 34

Future EPS Calc: $3.62

Future Stock Price Calc: $123.09

Target stock price: $76.43

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Company name Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Stock ticker WFM
Live stock price [stckqut]WFM[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $64.43
Target stock price (averages with growth) $90.86
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $75.85
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $64.56

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

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Whole Foods Market), is a retailer of natural and organic foods. The Company operates in one segment: natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of September 29, 2013, it operated 362 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Company’s stores average 38,000 square feet in size and are supported by its Austin headquarters, regional offices, distribution centers, bakehouse facilities, commissary kitchens, seafood-processing facilities, meat and produce procurement centers, and a specialty coffee and tea procurement and roasting operation. In February 2014, Whole Foods Market Inc acquired leases from Safeway Inc for seven locations formerly operated as Dominick’s stores.

 

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

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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: $53.92

Growth: 0.14

Current EPS (TTM): $1.5

P/E: 36

Future EPS Calc: $2.88

Future Stock Price Calc: $103.97

Target stock price: $64.55

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Company name Carter’s, Inc.
Stock ticker CRI
Live stock price [stckqut]CRI[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $104.92
Target stock price (averages with growth) $133.88
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $90.36
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $100.28

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

Carter’s, Inc. (Carter’s) is a branded marketer of apparel for babies and young children in the United States. The Company owns two brand names in the children’s apparel industry, Carter’s and OshKosh. Its Carter’s brand provides apparel for children sizes ranging from newborn to seven. OshKosh brand provides its line of apparel for children sizes newborn to 12. Its Carter’s, OshKosh, and related brands are sold to national department stores, chain and specialty stores and discount retailers. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated 359 Carter’s and 170 OshKosh outlet and brand retail stores in the United States and 65 retail stores in Canada. On June 30, 2011, the Company acquired Bonnie Togs, a Canadian children’s apparel retailer and a former international licensee. In March 2012, the Company opened its Canadian flagship store at Vaughan Mills, which is a 7,300 square foot store, located at one Bass Pro Mills Drive.

 

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

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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: $67.89

Growth: 0.19

Current EPS (TTM): $2.82

P/E: 24

Future EPS Calc: $6.72

Future Stock Price Calc: $161.5

Target stock price: $100.28

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