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Arkansas Best Corp. (ABFS)

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  • Arkansas Best: Small Cap Trucker Set to Go the Distance [View article]
    $30.50 today... up 8% in a down market.
    Comment by The Lonely Value Investor
    Dec 17 13:13 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Arkansas Best: Small Cap Trucker Set to Go the Distance [View article]
    The pension obligations are a concern (as they are for any company), but for all the reasons I state above, the positives far outweigh... More »
    Comment by The Lonely Value Investor
    Nov 22 19:03 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Arkansas Best: Small Cap Trucker Set to Go the Distance [View article]
    You neglected to mention ABFS's union pension obligations, should YRCW fail. Yes, they'd pick up additional business, but the potential... More »
    Comment by gaspains
    Nov 22 07:49 am |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Short These Truckers! [View instapost]
    YRCW should be shorted... it is headed for bankruptcy. ABFS? Only someone who can't read a balance sheet would short this one.
    Comment by The Lonely Value Investor
    Nov 15 22:26 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Short These Truckers! [View instapost]
    Nice advice Shaffer, you shorted CNW at $32 and it hit $45. Hope you were able to cover without making a loan. Thanks for the advice,... More »
    Comment by ray fox
    Sep 24 18:18 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • 20 'Babies with Bathwater' and 20 'Dogs with Fleas' for the Week [View article]
    Hi, that was a great read thanks. Iv noticed here in the uk that swine flu is getting less and less media attention. lets hope it... More »
    Comment by buzzin247
    Aug 18 18:24 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • 20 'Babies with Bathwater' and 20 'Dogs with Fleas' for the Week [View article]
    In the news today, the number of US airline departures declined. Airline stocks were down on the news. Swine flu hasn't even hit in... More »
    Comment by David White
    Aug 18 01:45 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Short These Truckers! [View article]
    More dips are comingin the market and it's a good idea to short. In general the market is going to correct... More »
    Comment by chleoku
    Jun 16 20:26 pm |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Short These Truckers! [View article]
    A 10 year + former sales rep for CNW is now working in CAT logistics. New contract bids went out last month for hauling CAT freight,... More »
    Comment by Third Party Guy
    Jun 16 19:18 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Short These Truckers! [View article]
    Trucking and railroads heavily linked to the economy. Earlier (long time ago) trucks and rails were transporting exports - that is over.... More »
    Comment by Fighting Yoda
    Jun 16 15:50 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Short These Truckers! [View article]
    If these passenger train projects ever get built, the airlines will suffer, especially high speed trains. Trains and trucks have... More »
    Comment by Danny Newton
    Jun 16 13:51 pm |
    Rating: +1 -2
  • PE Ratios Aren't Always What They Seem [View article]
    In the longer term it's better to buy high PE stocks. They may look expensive, but strong earnings in the future mean that the stock... More »
    Comment by sycologist
    Jun 9 04:51 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • PE Ratios Aren't Always What They Seem [View article]
    I find PEG to be more useful and reliable than the PE by itself. Book value and earnings yield is part of what I look at afterwards if... More »
    Comment by mbkelly75
    May 6 10:48 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • PE Ratios Aren't Always What They Seem [View article]
    consistency (and/or growth) of earnings is important, and mostly absent in today's economy. > jack
    Comment by john s. gordon
    May 6 08:51 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • PE Ratios Aren't Always What They Seem [View article]
    P/E's are only useful when you know the forward P/E (Hard to predict in this market). And from there, the forward p/e is only good when... More »
    Comment by Ryan Vanzo
    May 5 19:58 pm |
    Rating: +1 0