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Company name Century Casinos, Inc.
Stock ticker CNTY
Live stock price [stckqut]CNTY[/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) $10.88
Target stock price (averages with growth) $10.4
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $7.85
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $9.08

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

Century Casinos, Inc. (CCI) is an international casino entertainment company, which develops and operates gaming establishments and related lodging and restaurant and entertainment facilities. As of December 31, 2011, the Company, through its various subsidiaries owns Century Casino & Hotel- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Century Casino Calgary – Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Century Casino & Hotel – Central City, Colorado, Century Casino & Hotel – Cripple Creek, Colorado. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had a total of 396 slots machines and 55 table games aboard the 12 cruise ships. The Company also hold a 33.3% ownership interest in and actively participate in the management of Casinos Poland Ltd (CPL), the owner and operator of four casinos throughout Poland. In November 2013, the Company announced that its 66% owned subsidiary Casinos Poland Ltd successfully launched a second casino in Warsaw.

 

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Century Casinos, Inc. as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of Century Casinos, Inc. are good, in fact the company ranks as a Good company, but there are some concerns with the price of the stock. I am concerned that the upside is not sufficient for me to add to my Watch List.

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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: $6.94

Growth: 0.16

Current EPS (TTM): $0.29

P/E: 24

Future EPS Calc: $0.6

Future Stock Price Calc: $14.61

Target stock price: $9.07

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Company name Trinity Industries Inc
Stock ticker TRN
Live stock price [stckqut]TRN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $87.5
Target stock price (averages with growth) $39.58
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $5.66
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $72.39

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

Trinity Industries, Inc. (Trinity) is a multi-industry company. As a multi-industry company, it manufactures and sells a range of products through a range of product lines, including Railcars and railcar parts in addition to leasing railcars to its customers through its integrated business model, which includes a leasing business, Trinity Industries Leasing Company (TILC); Inland barges; Structural wind towers; Highway products; Concrete and aggregates; Tank containers, and Steel parts and components. In January 2014, Trinity Industries Inc acquired the assets of WesMor Cryogenic Companies through a newly formed subsidiary. In January 2014, Element Financial Corp completed its second railcar portfolio acquisition with the purchase of leased railcars from Trinity Industries. In January 2014, Trinity Industries Inc announced that its subsidiary acquired the assets of Alloy Custom Products Inc.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Trinity Industries Inc as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of Trinity Industries Inc are good, in fact the company ranks as a Good company, but there are some concerns with the price of the stock. I will not be adding Trinity Industries to my Watch List at this time.

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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: $56.65

Growth: 0.15

Current EPS (TTM): $4.14

P/E: 14

Future EPS Calc: $8.32

Future Stock Price Calc: $116.57

Target stock price: $72.38

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Company name Lululemon Athletica inc.
Stock ticker LULU
Live stock price [stckqut]LULU[/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) $72.51
Target stock price (averages with growth) $129.57
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $119.85
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $65.12

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

lululemon athletica inc. is a designer and retailer of technical athletic apparel operating primarily in North America and Australia. The Company’s yoga-inspired apparel is marketed under the lululemon athletica brand name. The Company offers a range of performance apparel and accessories for women, men and female youth. Its apparel assortment, including items, such as fitness pants, shorts, tops and jackets, is designed for healthy lifestyle activities such as yoga, running and general fitness. The Company’s fitness-related accessories include an array of items, such as bags, socks, underwear, yoga mats, instructional yoga digital versatile discs (DVDs) and water bottles. As of January 29, 2012, its branded apparel was principally sold through 174 stores that are located in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Lululemon Athletica 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: $46.98

Growth: 0.18

Current EPS (TTM): $1.91

P/E: 24

Future EPS Calc: $4.36

Future Stock Price Calc: $104.87

Target stock price: $65.11

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Company name 3D Systems Corporation
Stock ticker DDD
Live stock price [stckqut]DDD[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

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) $139.77
Target stock price (averages with growth) $175.19
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $104.27
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $142.14

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

3D Systems Corporation (3D Systems) is a holding company that operates through subsidiaries in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. It is a provider of three-dimensional (3D) content-to-print solutions including 3D printers, print materials and on-demand custom parts services for professionals and consumers. It also provides creative content development and design productivity tools. Its principal print engines include stereolithography (SLA), printers, selective laser sintering (SLS), printers, multi-jet modeling (MJM), printers, film transfer imaging (FTI) printers, selective laser melting (SLM) printers, and plastic jet printers (PJP). In January 2014, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of Xerox’s solid ink engineering and development teams and development labs and relevant patent portfolio. In January 2014, the Company acquired Gentle Giant Studios.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in 3D Systems Corporation.

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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: $90.68

Growth: 0.2

Current EPS (TTM): $0.46

P/E: 200

Future EPS Calc: $1.14

Future Stock Price Calc: $228.92

Target stock price: $142.14

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Company name Apache Corporation
Stock ticker APA
Live stock price [stckqut]APA[/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) $133.27
Target stock price (averages with growth) $108.36
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $64.32
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $107.8

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

Apache Corporation (Apache) is an independent energy company, which explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. As of December 31, 2011, Apache had exploration and production interests in six countries: the United States, Canada, Egypt, Australia, offshore the United Kingdom in the North Sea, and Argentina. During the year ended December 31, 2011, it participated in drilling 1,087 gross wells, with 1,005 completed as producers. As of December 31, 2011, in addition to its completed wells, several wells had not reached completion: 39 in the United States (28.44 net); 50 in Canada (42.69 net); 23 in Egypt (21.75 net); six in the North Sea (4.91 net); one in Australia (0.33 net), and three in Argentina (3.00 net). In November 2013, the Company sold one-third minority participation in its Egypt oil and gas business to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation.

 

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

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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: $86.22

Growth: 0.15

Current EPS (TTM): $6.64

P/E: 13

Future EPS Calc: $13.35

Future Stock Price Calc: $173.62

Target stock price: $107.8

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