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  • Grantham & Greenblatt See Value in "Quality" by John Reese
    In the past week, two of the most successful gurus I follow — GMO’s Jeremy Grantham and Gotham Capital’s Joel Greenblatt — have said that they are seeing a lot of value in “high-quality” stocks, as opposed to the junk-type stocks that have led the recent... More »
    October 30, 2009 • NPK, ARO, FUQI
  • EZCORP Inc., a value play at your local pawn shop by Elias Tsepouridis
    As my portfolio is 100% cash from the recent trade of the BARE Covered Call, I was on the hunt for the next investment.  I was able to uncover this next hidden gem by running my value scorecard screen, to find out this stock passes the majority of my value stock metrics.EZCORP Inc.... More »
    October 22, 2009 • EZPW
  • Is Cheap Growth Still Available After Rally? by Davy Bui
    This was the theme behind my latest stock screen. After the massive run-up, investors need to be careful that laggards were not left behind for good reason. So I screened for cheap stocks relative to their expected growth rates while requiring high return on assets (ROA) and return on equity... More »
    October 13, 2009 • AFAM, ALGT, APEI
  • What the Market Wants: Feels Like Groundhog Day by David Brown
    (Monday, October 5, 2009 - 5:18 pm PDT)Today felt like Groundhog Day. Whereas in last week's newsletter I called the market "a mirror image" of its previous week, today it's the opposite. As I review last week's market performance, it's hard to find any changes from the prior week. In... More »
    October 5, 2009 • VIP, BARE, AFAM
  • EZCorp Keeps On Plugging by Larry Meyers
    There was a lot to be encouraged about in examining the most recent earnings report from EZCorp (EZPW).  The numbers themselves look good on the surface -- earnings were up 16%.  Looking at the numbers beneath that, a novice investor might be disturbed by the same store numbers --... More »
    July 27, 2009 • EZPW
  • Finding Value in the Payday Loan Sector by Larry Meyers
    I wanted to take a look at the undervalued payday loan sector and see if crunching numbers might reveal something behind the overall state of the sector.  So I put the companies side by side and ran some basic calculations.  The companies in the sector are First Cash Financial... More »
    July 7, 2009 • AEA, CSH, DLLR
  • Looking For Solid, Growing Companies In A Recession by Davy Bui
    In dedication to my recent posts on value investing vs. trading strategies, I decided to focus this week's screen to the market's favorite word: growth. Specifically, the criteria used was positive revenue growth for the next fiscal year. Of course, this does not translate to earnings growth but... More »
    June 29, 2009 • AAON, ACN, ARO
  • Payday Lender Stock Update by Larry Meyers
    EZCorp (EZPW) cut FY guidance from $1.51 to $1.42 (average) which, still represents 16% - 19% earnings growth YOY.  The company cited weakening demand for loans as well as sales of pawned merchandise.  Because a customer cannot get a payday loan without a job, the nation’s 9.4%... More »
    June 14, 2009 • FCFS, EZPW, CSH
  • Don't sleep on EZCORP by The Stock Masters
    EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) is one of the Masters favorite stocks (see prior articles), and when the largest pawn operator in the United States by market capitalization guides lower for 2009, you know we are in trouble. If EZCORP is under pressure, what does that say about the American economy?... More »
    June 12, 2009 • EZPW
  • Payday Lenders Battle Ohio's Slippery Regulators by Larry Meyers
    What backroom dealings are going on in Ohio government these days?  Could it be that the forces opposed to payday lending (PDL) have given the nod and wink to the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) to create a chilling effect on lenders?  There's certainly an argument to... More »
    June 1, 2009 • EZPW, FCFS, AEA

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