When times are good, many bad companies can grow revenues and earnings because their industry is operating at full capacity. Conversely, in recessionary times, even great companies can see revenues drop as demand slows...
Read MoreLoJack shares (LOJN) rose nearly 20% last week as the company issued an EPS outlook for 2009 that would give it a forward P/E of 9. The company, which makes products to track stolen vehicles, also showed a small profit in Q4 of...
Read MoreIt will come as a surprise to no one that retail motor vehicle sales for January in the US were abysmal. But to put in perspective just how bad they were, here is a graph depicting annualized seasonally adjusted monthly retail...
Read MoreIndividual investors don’t have the money to buy expensive research reports about stocks in which they are interested. However, that doesn’t mean investors have to start from scratch on each new investment idea...
Read MoreThe following summary was written by Frank Voisin, who regularly writes for Frankly Speaking. Recently, Frank sold four restaurants and returned to school to complete a combined LLB/MBA.In this part, we consider the value tenets...
Read MoreThe following summary was written by Frank Voisin, who regularly writes for Frankly Speaking. Recently, Frank sold four restaurants and returned to school to complete a combined LLB/MBA.Today we look at the financial tenets of...
Read MoreWhen a great number of jobs are lost, as they often are during recessions, the public often cries out for protectionist measures (i.e. “Buy American”) in order to keep more money inside the country. Unfortunately,...
Read MoreLast week, LCA Vision (LCAV) reported results for its fourth quarter ending Dec 31, 2008. Demand for its LASIK eye procedure dropped a staggering 50% from one year ago. However, this should not come as a big surprise, since we...
Read MoreA few days ago, we looked at a lesson value investors can learn from a company that is dealing with a hostile bidder. Today we look at a second lesson that may be learned from the attempted takeover of UTS Energy (UTS): the...
Read MoreFor years, the American consumer has used his credit card to finance purchases he couldn’t afford. At many points in the last few years, he was spending more than he was earning! Clearly, this is not a sustainable...
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