billion. Fortunately, their total liabilities also fell—dropping from $3.3 billion in 2008 to $3 billion in 2009. Their shareholder equity grew from $702.2
Yolander Prinzel
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Phil Dhingra is the manager of the Forbes 100 model, a model that invests only in companies that have appeared on Fortune Magazine’s list of 100 top employers to work for. Phil believes that creating a great work environment is one of the indicators of potential company success. Phil has […]
In Richard Moore’s Market Comparables model, Moore searches for hidden value and companies with the potential for future earnings growth while conducting initial screenings based on stock price movement and valuation over time. This week, Moore added ProShares Short S&P 500 ETF (SH) to the model. SH replicates the inverse […]
This week Michael Arold added some new positions to his Technical Swing model. In this model Arold uses many different technical indicators as well as market movement and fundamental analysis to choose positions to add. This is a short-term model that looks to take advantage of short-term price movement. One […]
The Intrinsic Value model managed by Ryan Leggio looks for above average companies that are priced below average. Leggio looks for companies that earn returns on invested capital for a sustained period of time, thereby creating some intrinsic value. Leggio leaves cash in the model when he doesn’t find enough […]
Today we have three very different models with new positions added to their holdings. To begin, let’s take a look at the Quantitative Hedging model, managed by Amin Khakiani, which is invested in different markets using a rotational, adaptive approach. This week, Khakiani added ProShares Short Real Estate ProShares (REK) […]
Yesterday, after the market closed, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced their quarter one 2011 financial results, which were generally positive. Their GAAP total revenues were up 48 percent year-over-year and their GAAP net income was up 20 percent. Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ: RIMM) also released some positive financial results […]
The Resource and Commodity model managed by John Rodgers utilizes a macroeconomic approach to commodity and resource investing. To further refine his choices he uses a fundamental and discounted cash flow analysis. The top holding in the model is Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM). XOM’s net revenues fell from $425.1 […]
The 2009 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States report was released today at the U.S. Census Bureau’s website. It turns out that the real median household income of $49,777 in 2008 remained the same in 2009. The poverty rate, however, grew to 14.3 percent. In 2008, […]
The August Industrial Protection and Capacity Utilization report from the Federal Reserve was released today and showed a disappointing .2 percent increase in industrial production for August. This comes after a .7 percent increase in July that the report states was due to a sharp jump in demand for motor […]
Richard Moore added quite a few new positions to his Market Comparables model this week. In the model, Moore uses financial models that have been greatly refined to screen companies by their price movement and valuations. He then looks into the individual company financials and looks for hidden value within […]
The Census Bureau released its Advanced Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services report today, and it contained some good news. The report shows a .4 percent increase in sales of retail and food services from last month and a 3.6 percent increase year-over-year. Since August is a heavy […]