GameStop: More Than Meets The Eye

In my previous article, which you can find here, I outlined how one can fall into value traps when searching for potential value investments. There's been a few sectors over the course of the past few months where value traps are hidden, namely oil & gas, oil refinery, and retail (global and domestic), to name … Continue reading GameStop: More Than Meets The Eye

Is Retail a Value Trap Waiting to Happen?

There is one sector that keeps popping up on my screener during my search for value in these US markets: Retail. A quick Google search for "Retail Stocks Down" in the news section returns 1,290,000 results  in 0.61 seconds. Quite impressive. Everyone and their mothers are telling each other to sell retail stocks. There are so … Continue reading Is Retail a Value Trap Waiting to Happen?

Fonar Corp. Analysis

  Going through the vast amounts of companies that pass my initial screener, I found Fonar Corp (FONR from here on out), and it caught my attention. With a market cap of $111.9M, this is a small company based out of NY, but it is making a big footprint in the world of MRI scanning. … Continue reading Fonar Corp. Analysis

Shorting the Subprime Auto Industry

We’re reaching a bubble in the subprime auto loan industry, and very few people are talking about it. Auto Loans comprise $1.1 trillion dollars in US Household Debt as of 4Q16, a steep incline since the Great Recession of 2008. One out of every five borrowers are behind on their car payments by at least … Continue reading Shorting the Subprime Auto Industry

Intel Corp. (INTC) Analysis

Financial Tidbits Operating income declining since 2014. Increased revenues each year going back to 2014 Research and Development costs have increased each year since 2010. Net Cash from Operations steady at around $20,000(million) Net Cash used for investing increased dramatically in 2016, from $8,183 in 2015, to $25,817 in 2016. Net Cash used in financing … Continue reading Intel Corp. (INTC) Analysis

Corning, Inc. (GLW)

(21 February 2017) GLW Business Summary GLW, once an old-line housewares company, is now a leading maker of glass substrates used by the electronics industry and fiber optic equipment used by the telecommunications industry GLW Fundamentals Price to Earnings: 8.53 Earnings Per Share: $3.19 Market Cap: 25.7B Current Ratio: 3.29 Return on Equity: 20.21% Return … Continue reading Corning, Inc. (GLW)

Build – A – Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW)

(17 February 2017) BBW Business Summary Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc is a specialty retailer of plush animals and related products. It provides a "make your own stuffed animal" interactive retail-entertainment experience. BBW Fundamentals Price to Earnings: 99.68 Earnings Per Share: $1.22 Market Cap: 188.6M Current Ratio: 1.39 Return on Equity: 20.88% Return on Assets: 10.75% Dividend … Continue reading Build – A – Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW)

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

(14 February 2017) GT Business Summary Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co is engaged in manufacturing of tires. The Company develops, manufactures, markets and distributes tires for various applications. It also manufactures and markets rubber-related chemicals for various applications. GT Fundamentals Price to Earnings: 7.63 Earnings Per Share: $5.28 Market Cap: 8.5B Current Ratio: 1.19 Return … Continue reading Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL)

(9 February 2017) TOL Business Summary Toll Brothers Inc designs, builds, markets and arranges financing for detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities. TOL Fundamentals Price to Earnings: 14.25 Earnings Per Share: $2.19 Market Cap: 5.1B Current Ratio: 4.14 Return on Equity: 9.15% Return on Assets: 4.15% Dividend Yield: 0.00% Price to Sales: 1.05 … Continue reading Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL)

Meritage Homes Corps. (MTH)

(9 February 2017) MTH Business Summary Meritage designs, builds, and sells single-family homes, ranging from entry-level to semi-custom luxury in Arizona, Texas, California, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, and North Carolina MTH Fundamentals Price to Earnings: 9.48 Earnings Per Share: $3.54 Market Cap: 1.4B Current Ratio: 7.97 Return on Equity: 11.42% Return on Assets: 5.42% Dividend Yield: … Continue reading Meritage Homes Corps. (MTH)