Home Depot’s US Results Show Comp Growth Trends Not Achieved in 8 Years
May 17, 2012
Home Depot’s results, while disappointing to some investors, showed sales trends in the US that have not been achieved in 8 years.
Expanding Our Research to Cover ETFs
May 17, 2012
We’ve added a number of ETFs to our investment research coverage universe. To download a sample ETF report, please click .
The Valuentum Dividend Cushion Caught JC Penney’s Dividend Suspension
May 16, 2012
The Valuentum Dividend Cushion indicated that JC Penney’s dividend safety was POOR. To little surprise, the firm recently suspended its dividend to deal with mounting losses.
Reiterating Our $26 Per Share Fair Value Estimate on JC Penney
May 16, 2012
We kept a clear head in the face of all the hoopla surrounding JC Penney’s new strategic initiatives prompted by former Apple executive Ron Johnson joining the firm last June. As we had expected, the retailer posted a massive first-quarter loss, and we expect continued valuation downside in the shares to the mid-$20s.
Slashing Our Fair Value Estimate on Green Mountain
May 16, 2012
We’ve updated our view on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.
Valuentum’s May Edition of its Best Ideas Newsletter!
May 15, 2012
The May edition of our Best Ideas Newsletter is now available.
Ancestry.com Says NBC Will Not Renew Its Television Show; We Still Like the Shares
May 14, 2012
This article appeared on Seeking Alpha. Please view disclosures: https://seekingalpha.com/article/586801-ancestry-com-says-nbc-will-not-renew-its-television-show-but-we-still-like-the-shares Ancestry.com () announced today that NBC has decided not to renew its television series Who Do You Think You Are? for a fourth season. Though this wasn’t totally unexpected as we had sensed some nervousness by management about the potential for a renewal during its fourth-quarter earnings call (and its blanket “no comment” response on its first-quarter call), we are viewing such a disappointment as far from tragic. The biggest initial impact from the loss of the show will be in the first quarter of next year, but due to general seasonal strength in the business during that time of year, the headwind may still be a bit muted. We are
The Materiality of JP Morgan’s Trading Loss Is Overblown
May 14, 2012
Though we think the materiality of JP Morgan’s trading loss is overblown, we’re not ruling out the continuation of the market’s recent orderly pullback.
Our Investment Research Services for Advisors
May 11, 2012
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Monster Puts Up Fantastic Quarter; We Expect to Raise Our Fair Value
May 10, 2012
Monster Beverage (MNST), formerly known as Hansen, posted strong first-quarter results Wednesday that exceeded even our optimistic forecasts. We are placing the company under review while we re-evaluate our forward-looking assumptions. Subscribers should expect a material upward revision in our estimated fair value of the energy-drink maker. Net sales advanced 27.5%, to $454.6 million, while the company’s gross margin advanced a full percentage point, to 53.1%. The strong revenue expansion continues to be bolstered by continued growth in its new Monster Rehab line, which has tremendous consumer appeal. Impressively, the company leveraged its top-line expansion and better gross margin to nearly a 43% increase in quarterly operating income from the same period a year ago. Its operating margin was 27.8%
