Fundamental Analysis Archive
Federal Express Valuation Makes No Sense To Me
Federal Express (FDX) reported earnings last Thursday. Revenues were off 20% from the year ago period and net income 53%, though EPS of 58 cents a share was well above previous guidance. FedEx talked some ...
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The Gap Between Operating And GAAP Earnings
September 21, 2009 · Category: Accounting, Fundamental Analysis
Really good "Ahead of the Tape" WSJ column by Mark Gongloff from Friday: "Investors, It Pays to Mind the GAAP Gaps". He discusses the widening gap between operating earnings and GAAP earnings over the last ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Breakfast At Tiffany’s
September 1, 2009 · Category: Fundamental Analysis, Market Commentary, Stocks, Technical Analysis, Top Gun Financial Planning
NOTE: Every week I write a Client Note for my clients. For a limited time, I am allowing non-clients to sign up and receive the Client Note. You can sign up at the top right ...
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Big Problems Lurking At Harley Davidson
July 16, 2009 · Category: Fundamental Analysis, Stocks
Harley Davidson (HOG) reported 2nd quarter earnings before the open this morning, and while the stock is rallying powerfully today big problems are lurking beneath the surface. Worldwide retail sales of Harleys decreased 30% compared ...
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Top Line Still Weak At Intel
Intel's second quarter results reflect improving conditions in the PC market segment.
- Paul Otellini, CEO, Intel
Everybody is gonzo about Intel's (INTC) second quarter earnings report after today's close but I just don't see what's so great ...
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Junk Stock Rally Case Study: PF Chang’s (PFCB)
The less-worse trade is in the late innings. We're at valuation levels where things have to start growing in order to maintain momentum in the stock.
- Mitchell Speiser (subscription required), Analyst, Buckingham Research, who has a ...
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Grantham: Reinvesting When Terrified
March 19, 2009 · Category: Fundamental Analysis, Sentiment Analysis
It was psychologically painful in 1999 to give up making money on the way up and to expose yourself to the career risk that comes with looking like an old fuddy duddy. Similarly today, it ...
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Great Value In Defense Stocks
March 2, 2009 · Category: Fundamental Analysis, Stocks
Defense stocks have been getting crushed on the fear that Obama is going to cut back on defense spending. This has created some terrific opportunities.
Take a look at this table of five of the largest ...
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Three Stocks With A Margin Of Safety
March 2, 2009 · Category: Fundamental Analysis, Stocks
I don't normally buy deep value, preferring instead an approach more like growth at a reasonable price, but three stocks with a real margin of safety have really caught my attention of late.
(1) Pfizer (PFE). The ...
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Jeremy Siegel Is More Right Than Wrong
February 26, 2009 · Category: Fundamental Analysis, Market Commentary
In yesterday's (Wed, 2/25) WSJ, Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel wrote an Op-Ed arguing that the way S&P calculates earnings is wrong and therefore stocks are much cheaper than most believe: "The S&P Gets Its Earnings ...
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