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Is this a buy or a sell? ReplyKoppers Deserves Some Respect - Barron's [view article]
Neither this editorial, nor the Barron's article mention this potentially important recent news: biz.yahoo.com/ap/08010... ReplyJim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round, 12/19/07: Forbidden Citi [view article]
Jim Cramer is noxious to investors financial independence. The reason he has a following is from his acting style, not what he actually says. Next time please also provide Stephen Colbert's stock tips. ReplyJim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round, 12/19/07: Forbidden Citi [view article]
Cramer is wrong on American Apparel (APP). Stock is cheap based on sales and growth. Just go to one of their stores and check it out yourself. Going from 150 to 400 stores. Reply11th Hour Panic and Using More Lumber [view article]
It's somewhat encouraging to hear some environmentalists waking up to the fact that wood is good, but the big message to the masses by the famous is still NIMBY. Unless that changes, we'll keep logging Canada, Siberia, and Brazil. I hope Moore still has monstrous pull with Greenpeace et al. My L-P mill shut down, I've been unemployed for 3 of the past 4 years. My savings is gone. All I have left is some LPX stock, worth quite a bit less than I paid for it, even through the employee stock purchasing program. Somebody please put this article on the front page of a very important newspaper!! Maybe LPX stock will come somewhere near its real value. (Before Christmas, Please!!) Reply11th Hour Panic and Using More Lumber [view article]
Two more companies, PCL (Plum Creek Lumber) and RYN (Rayonier) ReplyScreening for Potential Buyout Targets [view article]
I'm with you James, this one shouldn't have passed the debt to equity screen. As an anecdotal story, I used to work for a bank that paid over $100,000 per month for one of the most respected quant models in the industry. After several months, it was discovered that one of the factors in the model (9 month earnings momentum) was completely wrong! That's why I never rely totally on quant models and stocks screens. They're just a starting point, and should be re-tested regularly and followed up with detailed fundamental analysis. Thanks for bringing this to our attention! ReplyScreening for Potential Buyout Targets [view article]
Curious as to how a copany like HLS would pass the debt to equity screen. It has no equity. ReplyScreening for Potential Buyout Targets [view article]
Ralph- This is an art more than a science (I build a screen like this every couple months and I use slightly different factors every time). The goal is to figure out which companies will be the next takeover targets before there is actually any public information. If you want concrete numbers, try market capitalization between $500 million and $8 billion (this seems to be the sweet spot for a lot of buyouts), debt to equity less than 0.5 (in reality the lower the better), and positive cash flow consisting mostly of cash flow from operations (again, the more the better). Once you’ve got your list, try to think like a private equity firm. If you wanted to make a ton of money, which firm would you acquire? If you want more concrete numbers, check out CNBC’s 13 factor takeover target profile: (www.portfoliochallenge...).Mark Hines Reply
Screening for Potential Buyout Targets [view article]
It would be helpful to know exactly what factors you used to generate this screen. Can you be more specific than "companies with small or mid market capitalizations (large caps are often too big to be bought out), low debt ratios (so the acquirer can add more debt to pay for the aquisition), high cash flows (to pay down the new debt), and a variety of management issues (room for improvement)"? Reply