Summary Margins and Comparable Sales, Total Sales have been in decline and getting worse. Company specific issues as BBBY is doing much better. Company bought back shares while performance decline was accelerating. CEO leaving and management fighting activist through poison pill. Stock could tank if guidance misses. … [Read more...]
Company Analysis
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Are Wix’s Goals Out Of Reach?
Summary It could take a long time for Wix to grow into its current high valuation. Wix needs to constantly spend on new features and services in order to keep up with the competition. Wix is an expensive stock with a product that is not superior to the competition. Based on my personal experience I have found Wordpress to be a better platform. In this article I … [Read more...]
US’s Best Companies And At What Price To Buy Them
Summary Retail investors without the time, background and access to sophisticated financial platforms may be better off with a more passive approach, investing in the best companies. The article shows the best companies in the U.S. based on high margins, high returns and positive cash flow generation for the past 5 and 10 yrs. Based on estimated growth and multiples … [Read more...]
How Trinity Investors Could Still Get Burned
Summary Historical guidance and implied optimism from the CC made me too bullish on the stock. Management's lack of further details and recent action (or lack of) on its part are bearish. TRN is a cyclical stock. Its current down-cycle could result in significantly lower EPS. As a value investor, holding Trinity (NYSE:TRN) has been an expensive lesson. I leaned on … [Read more...]
Trinity’s Ugly Earnings Release (Guidance) Is Shocking
Summary Trinity beat earnings expectations yet again. Shockingly lower guidance should have been communicated in previous call as one could speculate that management may have had some idea. TRN has a lot of explaining to do during the call which will be a must listen/read for shareholders. Was mistakenly too bullish, and will be reducing my holding. Trinity … [Read more...]
A Change Has Come
Summary Technicals, Valuation, and other statistics point to change. The bull market is over. Investors need to consider action to protect their portfolios. I have significantly reduced my net exposure via short positions in overvalued stocks. Followers may remember that on August 31st, I published an article (see here) and stated that "The recent drop is an … [Read more...]
LinkedIn: Why So Surprised At The Drop?
Summary Earnings beat but guidance disappointed. Guidance was in line with the pattern of growth of the last few years. The stock dropped because the market has realized that growth will not be what it has been. Valuing the stock at a growth that continues but at a lower rate (in line with history) results in a stock price of $75. LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) … [Read more...]
