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- Take-Two Interactive: Worth the Gamble?
- Steve Alexander submits: Take-Two Interactive TTWO is a publisher of video games for video game consoles and PCs. The company is best known for its Rockstar publishing label and the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto series, or GTA. GTA dominates the company's results, accounting for over 75% of revenue last quarter...
- External links 2008-10-17
- The Right Way to Look at Cash Flow
- Steve Alexander submits: Spend a little time reading about investing and valuing businesses, and it's inevitable that you will encounter the "golden rule" of business valuation: a business is worth the value of all future free cash flows, discounted to present value. This, of course, sounds simple, but actually involves...
- External links 2009-03-31
- 5 Management Metrics To Look For When Investing
- Steve Alexander submits: Stock analysis involves a number of investigative points. Many are objective and tangible, such as determining if return on capital is and has been above average, and if the company has a reasonable debt load. Others are more subjective, such as determining what is a reasonable expectation...
- External links 2009-04-07
- Korn/Ferry: A Relatively Weak Magic Formula Stock
- Steve Alexander submits: Korn/Ferry International KFY is a management recruitment firm, focusing on mid and high level positions. The company serves a wide variety of sectors, including industrial (27%), financial services (20%), consumer products and services (17%), technology (16%), and others. Client count exceeds 5,000, and Korn/Ferry handled over 11,000...
- External links 2009-05-01
- Pacer International Shows Why Earnings Yield is Better Than P/E
- Steve Alexander submits: Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula, as described in dThe Little Book that Beats the Market relies on ranking stocks based on two simple concepts. The first one measures the quality of the business: Return on capital, a concept I've covered in a previous article. The second statistic measures...
- External links 2009-05-12
- Bridgepoint: Why Convertible Shares Don't Appear on Income Statements
- Steve Alexander submits: A few readers alerted me on one of the newest Magic Formula stocks, Bridgepoint Education BPI, as to a possible problem with the official screen listing this as an MFI stock. On that screen, BPI is listed as having an enterprise value of about $69 million,...
- External links 2009-06-23
- Jackson Hewitt: Is There Value in the Current Stock Price?
- Steve Alexander submits: Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service JTX is the second largest "brick-and-mortar" tax preparation firm, trailing only H&R Block HRB in returns filed. The company operates primarily on a franchising model, where franchisees open locations and pay royalty and advertising fees back to the parent, although recently the company has...
- External links 2009-07-09
- Why Pain Therapeutics is Too Risky
- Steve Alexander submits: Pain Therapeutics PITE is a branded pharmaceutical development concern. The company is essentially hitched to King Pharmaceuticals KG, and even more specifically to the success or failure of a single drug - Remoxy, a form of Oxycontin designed to resist chemical and physical manipulation. Let's take a...
- External links 2009-07-26
- Gigamedia: A Quick Take
- Steve Alexander submits: Gigamedia GIGM is structured as a holding company that today runs two primary businesses, both focused on online gaming. The first business, labeled as Gaming Software & Services, is involved in the development and licensing of software and application services to allow online casino and poker applications,...
- External links 2009-07-31
- Quick Take on Matrixx Initiatives
- Steve Alexander submits:Quick Look Date: Aug 7, 2009 Growth: F Competitive Moat: D Management: D Financial Health: A Opinion: Very...
- External links 2009-08-07
- Interactive Data Corp: Top Buy
- Steve Alexander submits: The past 4 or 5 years have been remarkable for the financial services industry as far as how they interact with customers. Just over a decade ago, getting a stock quote often involved calling a broker on the phone or waiting for the newspaper and then wading...
- External links 2009-08-14
- Quick Take: Hillenbrand, Inc.
- Steve Alexander submits: Note: Hillenbrand recently fell off the Magic Formula screen after a long run. It is likely just off the screen and could return any day. Hillenbrand HI is the parent of its only subsidiary, Batesville Casket. Batesville Casket is the largest casket provider in...
- External links 2009-08-21
- What a Debt Analysis for Deluxe Corp. Tells Us
- Steve Alexander submits: In the previous article, Debt in Business Analysis, MagicDiligence did an overview of analyzing a prospective investment's debt burden. In this article, we'll go through a Magic Formula example that covers a lot of the bases: Deluxe Corporation DLX. Before we begin, it's important to set a...
- External links 2009-09-06
- While Corus Entertainment Is Just Fine, I'll Pass
- Steve Alexander submits: Corus Entertainment CJR is one of Canada's largest media and entertainment companies. Generally speaking, Corus operates two business segments. Radio (about 20% of operating profit) consists of 53 radio stations across Canada, covering a variety of music genres and station formats, making it the second largest radio...
- External links 2009-09-17
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals: Risky, But Cheap
- Steve Alexander submits: Questcor Pharmaceuticals QCOR produces and markets for all practical purposes a single product: H.P. Acthar Gel. Acthar is an injectable treatment for inflammatory disorders, particularly multiple sclerosis MS and infantile spasms IS in children. The company also markets Doral for insomnia, but Acthar contributes about 99% of...
- External links 2009-09-28
- 5 Things to Consider Before Buying and Holding
- Steve Alexander submits: For most investors that seek to actively learn about the trade, one piece of advice seems to come up over and over: "invest with a long-term horizon". There are certainly many good reasons for this. For one, it is much easier to see and predict long-term business...
- External links 2009-10-18
- Polo Ralph Lauren: Doing Fine, But There's Cause for Concern
- Steve Alexander submits: Polo Ralph Lauren RL is a well known designer and marketer of branded apparel and accessories. Some of its well known brands include Polo, Ralph Lauren Purple, Black, and Blue Label, Lauren, RLX, Chaps, and others. The strength of its branding has allowed the company to enter...
- External links 2009-03-20
- Quick Take: Sohu.com
- Steve Alexander submits: (Note: Sohu.com is not an official Magic Formula stock, but a foreign stock with Magic Formula characteristics as identified by Magic Formula Investing Europe.) by Steve Alexander
- External links 2009-02-22
- Quick Take: Heartland Financial Systems Inc.
- Steve Alexander submits: Heartland Payment Systems HPY is a bankcard payment processor to many small merchants in the United States, mostly restaurants and retailers. By volume, Heartland is the sixth largest in the U.S., and one of the fastest growing. A credit card processor, for those unfamiliar, provides...
- External links 2009-02-15
- National Oilwell Varco: Long-Term Oil Play with a Competitive Advantage
- Steve Alexander submits: National Oilwell Varco NOV is the leading provider of oil and natural gas drilling equipment worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Rig Technology (56% of 2007 sales, 63% of operating profits) provides systems and components for both ...
- External links 2008-10-24
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