Morgan Martindell - Seeking Alpha 'Morgan Martindell' Tag RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/morgan-martindell Five Ways to Take Advantage of a Market Correction http://seekingalpha.com/article/36620-five-ways-to-take-advantage-of-a-market-correction?source=feed 36620 However, due to the controlled nature of economic cooling and high likelihood of a soft landing, such a correction is likely to be measured and followed by more gains. Historically, corrections of this nature -- pauses in long term bull markets -- generally last between two to four months. After this short period of decline, stocks will likely move higher as investors focus on the immense upside to globalization.

However, because of unprecedented levels of liquidity, a lack of business investment that has pushed profits to record levels, and because the market is a fickle beast, the expectations of bearish pundits have hitherto been disappointed. While expectations of a correction are justified, timing the top is difficult, so it is best to take an investment approach that can be successful whether the market experiences a correction or not. With this in mind, I have devised an investment strategy that accounts for the high likelihood of a correction while at the same time capitalizing on further upside opportunities in the markets.

]]> Tue, 29 May 2007 10:38:42 -0400 Morgan Martindell However, due to the controlled nature of economic cooling and high likelihood of a soft landing, such a correction is likely to be measured and followed by more gains. Historically, corrections of this nature -- pauses in long term bull markets -- generally last between two to four months. After this short period of decline, stocks will likely move higher as investors focus on the immense upside to globalization.

However, because of unprecedented levels of liquidity, a lack of business investment that has pushed profits to record levels, and because the market is a fickle beast, the expectations of bearish pundits have hitherto been disappointed. While expectations of a correction are justified, timing the top is difficult, so it is best to take an investment approach that can be successful whether the market experiences a correction or not. With this in mind, I have devised an investment strategy that accounts for the high likelihood of a correction while at the same time capitalizing on further upside opportunities in the markets.


Complete Story »]]> HXM RHDC.PK RRI TGB Morgan Martindell The Long Case for Answers Corporation http://seekingalpha.com/article/30584-the-long-case-for-answers-corporation?source=feed 30584 Answers' website, Answers.com, is a uniquely useful information search tool that aggregates information from Wikipedia with hundreds of official sources and a few of the company's own contributions to produce a comprehensive overview of just about anything you might want to know.

The website has grown remarkably in page views, revenue per 1000 hits, and total revenue since its inception, as more and more internet users become aware of its superiority as a research tool. The result of these impressive gains is best illustrated by the 2006 quarterly income statement. The most important parts of this statement are a 29.6 % average revenue growth rate quarter over quarter and a 45.1 % average gross profit growth rate quarter over quarter.

So far, what has kept Answers in the red are research and development costs and selling and administrative costs. Both of these are less of a negative than they appear at first glance. While a big factor early in the year, R & D costs diminished from 2.6 million in Q1 to 656,000 in Q4. As Answers focuses more on marketing in the future, R & D costs will likely remain low. Selling and Administrative costs are also less of a negative than they appear. The largest part of this cost is the amortization of charges related to the purchase of software companies to improve Answers' website capabilities, and does not represent a cost incurred during the period for which it was reported.

]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:41:21 -0400 Morgan Martindell Answers' website, Answers.com, is a uniquely useful information search tool that aggregates information from Wikipedia with hundreds of official sources and a few of the company's own contributions to produce a comprehensive overview of just about anything you might want to know.

The website has grown remarkably in page views, revenue per 1000 hits, and total revenue since its inception, as more and more internet users become aware of its superiority as a research tool. The result of these impressive gains is best illustrated by the 2006 quarterly income statement. The most important parts of this statement are a 29.6 % average revenue growth rate quarter over quarter and a 45.1 % average gross profit growth rate quarter over quarter.

So far, what has kept Answers in the red are research and development costs and selling and administrative costs. Both of these are less of a negative than they appear at first glance. While a big factor early in the year, R & D costs diminished from 2.6 million in Q1 to 656,000 in Q4. As Answers focuses more on marketing in the future, R & D costs will likely remain low. Selling and Administrative costs are also less of a negative than they appear. The largest part of this cost is the amortization of charges related to the purchase of software companies to improve Answers' website capabilities, and does not represent a cost incurred during the period for which it was reported.


Complete Story »]]> ANSW Morgan Martindell Uranium Stock Uranerz: On Fire, With More Upside Expected http://seekingalpha.com/article/22118-uranium-stock-uranerz-on-fire-with-more-upside-expected?source=feed 22118 The dramatic gains were produced by the combination of skyrocketing uranium prices, the end of a long term bear trend and the beginning of the next bull trend. Given these extenuating circumstances, URZ may have some room to run once the current correction is over.

That said, exactly when should you buy URZ?

The strict technical analyst would wait to buy until about 105 % of the mid-October pivot [when the bear trend ended at 1.40] at 2.87.

]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:41:04 -0500 Morgan Martindell The dramatic gains were produced by the combination of skyrocketing uranium prices, the end of a long term bear trend and the beginning of the next bull trend. Given these extenuating circumstances, URZ may have some room to run once the current correction is over.

That said, exactly when should you buy URZ?

The strict technical analyst would wait to buy until about 105 % of the mid-October pivot [when the bear trend ended at 1.40] at 2.87.


Complete Story »]]> URZ Morgan Martindell Xethanol: Trading on Its Name Only http://seekingalpha.com/article/16139-xethanol-trading-on-its-name-only?source=feed 16139

Included in the current quarter net loss were non-cash charges totaling approximately $5.6 million. Non-cash charges consisted primarily of equity compensation and other equity related expenses.
(Q2 2006 Quarterly report)

]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:18:00 -0400 Morgan Martindell

Included in the current quarter net loss were non-cash charges totaling approximately $5.6 million. Non-cash charges consisted primarily of equity compensation and other equity related expenses.
(Q2 2006 Quarterly report)


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