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

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

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

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $43.57
Target stock price (averages with growth) $44.53
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $34.43
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $38.83

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=rai
Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) is a holding company. The Company’s operating subsidiaries include cigarette manufacturer in the United States, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; the smokeless tobacco products manufacturer in the United States, American Snuff Company, LLC (American Snuff Co); the manufacturer of cigarette brand, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. (SFNTC), and Niconovum AB. RAI operates in three segments: RJR Tobacco, American Snuff and Santa Fe. The RJR Tobacco segment consists of the primary operations of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The American Snuff segment consists of the primary operations of American Snuff Co. Santa Fe manufactures and markets cigarettes and other tobacco products under the NATURAL AMERICAN SPIRIT brand. On February 28, 2011, RAI completed the sale of Lane Limited.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. This is the type of company that some people would prefer to not invest in due to its reliance on revenue from tobacco products. I do not think you should invest in a company if you are morally opposed to its products.

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