Idea Cellular Q2 Results: Net Profits Grow, Hints At Pricing Pressure
2009-10-27 12:12:00 Idea Cellular seems to be riding high on Indian telecom growth story as it has reported a 52 per cent rise in the consolidated net profit to Rs 220.1 crore against Rs 144 crore in corresponding quarter. The revenues have also seen a similar surge by 29% at Rs 2973.9 crore against Rs. 2303.3 crores reported last year. The number might look impressive on Y-o-Y basis but are lackluster if compared on a sequential basis as revenues has been flat and profits down severely. The company has also witnessed erosion in operating margins as it is down by 140 basis points at 25.3 per cent. Mr Aga, Idea MD has also hinted at pricing pressures in short term and emphasized the fact that around 20% of all Indian subscribers are using multiple SIMs causing Telcos to realign their tariffs. Subscriber Count & Other Stats: The company’s subscriber tally stands at 51 million with a rise of 50% Y-o-Y. The company along with its subsidiaries operates commercially in 18 circles but ho...
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Yahoo Declares Q3 Result – Revenues Dip, Profits Soar
2009-10-21 08:04:00 Yahoo! has declared its third quarter results (pdf) this morning. Its profits have grown more than three times as compared to Q3 2008, whereas, its revenues have taken a 12% hit compared to the same period last year. Its marketing services revenues from both Owned and Operated sites as well as Affiliate sites declined as compared to Q3 2008. US still remains to be its highest revenue generating geography. This sudden surge in the net profits can be attributed to the cost cutting measures taken by Yahoo! in the recent past. Over 1000 layoffs in the recent past served as the major cost cutting measure for Yahoo! This result has come out as a positive sign for Yahoo!, who has been struggling in the recent past by changing three CEOs and fighting a hostile bid by Microsoft. Although Yahoo! and Bing deal is yet to be approved by the antitrust, but analysts predict that as a good chance for Yahoo! to fight back in the global search market share. With the signs of stabilization both insi...
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The American Prophet Micheal Moore Profits From CAPITALISM: A Love Story
2009-09-18 14:15:00 Here we go Again. Yet another inner view with Micheal Moore getting accused of making money from a system that he decries is unfair to all and evil. When will he ever shut up and go away? When will he ever quit doing what he does so well, and that is make true docu/mockumentaries about the American Way. He's been doing this for 20 years now. All his films have been right on the American money and come true. All his films have been renowned around the globe for their truthiness. The prophet has made a profit and American capitalists try to paint him as greedy as they are. They try to put him in their boat with them and throw away the key. "Shut Up" you made your money. Now go away. This is their fondest hope. That Micheal Moore would just go away. Usually in the American money system this means "Don't go away mad,(without any money) just go away". "Please for the Love of God and Money, just Go the fuck away Micheal Moore."Nobody upon will ever be able to prove that Micheal Moore...
Mylan (MYL): Patent pending profits
2009-09-16 06:00:00 "It has been estimated that $100 billion of branded drugs will go off patent over the next five years and Mylan (NYSE: MYL) is very well positioned to benefit," says growth stock expert Tom Bishop. In BI Research, he explains, "Mylan has not yet benefited much yet from the focus on healthcare reform, though generics are clearly part of the solution to lowering the cost of healthcare.""Mylan is predominantly a generic drug company that, in the wake of its acquisition of Merck Generics, has $5 billion in sales and 120 ANDA’s pending FDA approval targeting drugs with branded markets totaling $85 billion to fuel future growth."Of these 120 Mylan has thirty-five pending ANDAs that are potential first-to-file opportunities, representing $16.6 billion in annual brand sales."Meanwhile Obama’s healthcare plans call for expanding healthcare coverage to more Americans and making lower cost generic drugs more available. This incidentally includes d...
Salesforce.com (CRM): Profits in the clouds
2009-09-10 06:00:00 "Run properly, as Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) does, a cloud computing network also offers greater security, greater reliability, and lower costs (thanks to efficiencies of scale)," explains Timothy Lutts.In The Cabot Stock of the Month report, he suggests, "Salesforce.com is very well managed, and in our mind its leadership in cloud computing gives it a fundamental advantage that should translate into growing market share gains and steady revenue flows for years to come.""The company was founded a decade ago by a former Oracle executive, and today it’s a leading vendor of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) services. "But unlike Oracle, which sells software that users install on their own computers, Salesforce.com sells access to its own network, which is where all of its software applications are running. "This business model is called cloud computing, and it makes a lot of sense. With cloud computing, users simply pa...
How To Recommend Your Way To Profits
2009-08-11 22:42:00 My uncle sat at the kitchen table with a perplexed look on his face, in a state of total shock. He tried to open his mouth to ask a question, but despite his best effort, all that came out was an incoherent response. I had just explained to my uncle the concept of “recommendation marketing”, which basically ...
STEC (STEC): Flash profits
2009-08-11 14:00:00 "STEC (NASDAQ: STEC), a maker of flash memory and dynamic random access memory," is our latest "Stock of the Month'," says Dennis Slothower in Stealth Stocks."Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, the company specializes in developing high-speed, high-capacity flash solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory cards used in sensitive and highly volatile environments and high-density DRAM modules."Over the past several years, the company has expanded its custom design capabilities of flash products for OEM applications. "It has invested significantly in the design and development of customized flash controllers, firmware and hardware, and made strategic acquisitions that have expanded its flash design capabilities and sales and marketing infrastructure."Flash product revenue increased 20.2%, from $91.7 million in 2006 to $110.2 million in 2007, and increased 36.4%, from $110.2 million in 2007 to $150.3 million in 2008. "The company expe...
Profits of Banks
2009-08-04 09:28:00 After narrowly avoiding the need for Government bailouts, Barclays posted profits of £2.98bn in the first six months of 2009. HSBC also posted profits of $5bn in the first 6 months. This growth in profits was despite a rise in bad debts. International bad debts at Barclays rose from £2.54bn to £4.56bn. The best area of growth was from investment banking. Retail banking is still struggling from recession and rise in mortgage arrears.Whilst these two banks didn't get direct funds from the government, they have benefitted from the taxpayers guarantee to the banking system. The government has agreed to underwrite the whole banking system with guarantees of over £100bn. Quantitative easing has also helped maintain liquidity at a time when interbank lending froze up.Critics of the banks will say that there reckless behaviour created a crisis which required taxpayers to bail them out. Despite the record bailout, it wasn't enough for the banks credit crisis to avoid the deepest recess...
AdWords Tips - 3 Quick Tips For Boosting Your Profits From Pay Per Click Ma
2009-07-22 16:59:00 As you may well know, AdWords represents a technique which will allow you, the website owner, to gain paid traffic. The benefit here is that it is generally more successful than its more time-consuming and organic counterpart - SEO - but has the associated detriment that, well, quite obviously, you have to pay for it. As such it will be in your best interest to ensure that you get your money's worth, which is why I deemed it appropriate to dispense a couple of AdWords tips in your favor:1. Negative KeywordsTo start off, let's look at a few ways that can save you money. The first thing you need to do is to ensure that you have a list of negative keywords ready to go when setting up your AdWords ad. The reason for this is that your ad won't get listed when internet users search for any of the negative keywords, which means that you'll only get hits on those keywords you do want and that, in turn, will supply you with an audience more likely to have an interest in what you have to ...
SaleHoo and eBay - How to Combine Them to Get More Profits
2009-07-09 12:51:00 There are many takers for online auction websites like eBay because of the immense scope it offers for sellers. With so many sellers on eBay, how is it possible to distinguish ourselves and to make sure that we continue to get good profits? This article will help you to understand on how to benefit from this business of online wholesale.SaleHoo is a popular online website that provides an entire database containing information about thousands of wholesale sellers and retailers. Almost every wholesale seller is listed in their directories. As such, it becomes a really easy task to find a seller who meets our requirements.We need to find a seller who offers the best deals when it comes to the products we need. We also have to make sure that he offers a wide number of varieties in each product as customers usually prefer going through a number of products before choosing one.For all the people who want to re-sell these products on eBay, there are some things which if followed can lead ...
Noble (NE): 'Jackup' profits
2009-06-30 06:00:00 "Noble (NYSE: NE) offers a compelling combination of deepwater and international 'jackup' drilling exposure," says energy expert Elliott Gue in his The Energy Strategist."The stock is cheaper on a price-to-earnings and price-to-cash flow basis than most other contract drillers."In total, Noble has 14 deepwater and ultra-deepwater rigs operating in the Gulf, with all but one of these rigs contracted through early to mid 2011. Its booked contracts amount to around $10.6 billion, a solid base of defensive, visible earnings."The fundamental upside turnaround potential for Noble resides in its jackup fleet, which consists of 40 rigs of varying qualities."In total, Noble has 12 jackups working for Mexico's Pemex, primarily at day rates in the $125,000 to $160,000 range; these rigs offer exposure to any improvement in international jackup rates."In addition, Noble has eight harsh environment jackups working i...
Turnaround for Williams (WMB): Pipeline profits
2009-06-23 06:00:00 "Despite coming close to bankruptcy in 2002, Williams Co. (NYSE: WMB) has some of the premier assets in each of its business segments: exploration & production, mid-stream and pipelines," says turnaround expert George Putnam.In his The Turnaround Letter, he explains, "The company now has the financial strength not only to survive the current downturn but to grow and prosper.""Begun in 1908 as a pipeline construction company, Williams is now a major, integrated natural gas company; it produces, gathers, processes and transports natural gas throughout the United States. "In the 1990’s, Williams branched out into new businesses, including telecommunications (initially by running fiber optic cable through decommissioned natural gas pipelines), electric power generation and energy trading."Much of this expansion was funded by debt, and by the end of 2002, the company’s debt burden had brought it close to bankruptcy. Williams sold of...
Joyce Owens: Do Collectors Owe Profits to Artists?
2009-06-20 20:04:00 Before you get started with this, let me clarify that I am talking about artists who are still selling work at moderate prices through art galleries. The artists whose work can be resold without them even knowing. And not the Kerry James Marshall type artists. He recently sold a painting through his gallery, Jack Shainman, at the Miami Basel art fair for $350,000.00. I am not speaking of him or the other art giants that we read about. I am speaking to most artists who sell their work in the hundreds, maybe up to 10 or 20 thousands of dollars. The auction house artists, such as Mr. Marshall, are another story. I hope we all get there! So, you think...
How to Make Money Online - 3 Easy Ways to Make Generous Profits Online in Y
2009-06-17 13:48:00 The Internet has been considered a hero for many people in these difficult times. There are number of Internet-based opportunities that can help you earn money online in a short period of time. Before I proceed to discuss some of these opportunities, some caution needs to be added. For almost every legitimate opportunity online, there are a at least twice as many scams that will promise you online riches overnight. This is definitely why you should take extreme caution when choosing an online opportunity.1. Tutoring from homeLately, many technological advancements have made home tutoring a demanding service. The beautiful thing about this opportunity, is that there are no geographical limitations that apply to this particular opportunity. Both the student and teacher can be far away and it will have no effect on the outcome. You can find opportunities and basic academics to even more specialized areas such as language education or any other special skills.2. Become A Virtual Assista...
Paid Surveys - The Proper Ways to Maximize Your Profits
2009-06-15 02:55:00 Isn't it obvious that paid surveys is becoming more and more popular these days? In fact, the number of individuals who wish to be part of the paid survey industry, one of the most profitable online jobs, is increasing. Statistics show that there are more than 3,000 survey takers around the globe and such number is even increasing as days pass by. As a consequence, each and every person who wish to engage in paid survey jobs will never lose the chance to do so.Almost all of us are aware of networking businesses but we shouldn't associate paid surveys with them. In the former, they say you will get rich even if you are not doing anything but this is not the same with paid surveys as you need to work hard in order to gain good income. If you want to maximize your earnings in performing paid survey jobs, then read on.Of course, we have to search for the best survey sites first before we can begin our endeavour. There will always be sites that are better than others, hence, it would b...
US Natural Gas (UNG): For 'Xcelerated Profits'
2009-06-02 14:00:00 "After enduring one of the worst slumps on record, we’re beginning to see a rebound in all major commodities market," says Lee Lowell, adding "But one commodity stands out in particular -- natural gas."In Xcelerated Profits Report, he explains, "This could represent the best buying opportunity in several years." Here's the advisor's recent review of the United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG), an exchange-traded fund."As it so often does, it’s no surprise to see the energy market leading commodities higher over the past few weeks – specifically, crude oil and natural gas."This was the case when I was an option market maker in the oil and gas trading pits on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) for many years. I’m very familiar with how these markets work and what moves them – and now is the time to buy natural gas."What we have here is a once-in-a-blue-moon buying opportunity. Having toppe...
Rosetta Stone (RST): Will IPO translate to profits?
2009-05-29 13:00:00 "The hottest IPO of late has been the offering from language instruction company Rosetta Stone (NYSE: RST)." notes Bill Martin.In his BullMarket.com, he suggests, "The desire, not to mention need, to learn other languages in a global economy means the company is looking at a potentially huge market." Here's his review of the IPO."Shares of Rosetta Stone were priced at $18, which itself was above the anticipated range, but the price surged in the company's first day of trading on April 16th. The stock rose to $32.54 before retreating."Rosetta Stone was the first IPO to price above its expected range in almost a year. The appetite for the company's shares was attributed to the fact it is a strong company with an established business model that people could understand."The company describes itself as a provider of technology-based language learning solutions. It develops, markets, and sells language programs that consist of software, onlin...
Teva (TEVA): Generic profits
2009-05-19 06:00:00 "Generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical, Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) delivered respectable earnings results," says Jack Adamo, who added the stock his Insiders Plus model portfolio."The company's earnings were up 4% on a proforma non-GAAP basis. In this case, that’s the correct measurement. Net GAAP earnings were up tremendously, but aren’t really representative of normal business factors."Although Teva gets much of its earnings from its proprietary multiple sclerosis drug, Copaxone, its primary business is generic drugs. That segment is inherently lumpy because profitability is greatly affected by which generic drugs it brings to market before any other generic company."By law, the first company to do so gets a 180-day window to be the exclusive generic seller. It can charge higher prices before other competitors enter the market."Teva expects its new product launches to be weighted toward the end of the year. As of April 27, it had 1...
Administaff (ASF): Personnel profits
2009-05-06 15:00:00 "Administaff (NYSE: ASF), our latest featured buy. offers personnel management services to small and medium-sized businesses," says Charles Mizrahi in Hidden Values Alert."The company is a professional employer organization (PEO) ; its offers a broad range of services, including benefits and payroll administration, health and workers’ compensation insurance programs, personnel records management, and employee training."It also performs record-keeping services for defined contribution plans and offers a website for human resource products, services and information, as well as small-business software applications."Its system is designed to improve the productivity and profitability of small and medium-sized businesses. It relieves business owners and key executives of many employer-related administrative and regulatory burdens, which enables them to focus on the core competencies of their businesses."As of December 31, 2008, the company had 51 ...
Adobe (ADBE): PDF profits
2009-05-05 15:00:00 "Software giant Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) has joined our model Growth Portfolio," says Stephen Leeb. Here's his assessment of the tech firm in his The Complete Investor."When it comes to investing in tech, perhaps the most difficult task is to find one with a bona fide franchise, i.e., an ironclad grip on its market that keeps it largely immune to competition."Adobe -- also known as 'the PDF company' -- fits the bill. As most computer users know, PDF files are ones that you can read but can’t change in any way—the content is controlled solely by the file’s creator."PDF files are ubiquitous on the Web and essential to a wide range of companies that publish online, from newspapers to book publishers to manufacturers that offer product manuals and so on."To read a PDF file, anyone who owns a computer can download a version of Adobe Acrobat without paying a cent—it’s 'freeware.' The companies that cr...
Corning (GLW): 'Displaying' profits
2009-04-23 14:00:00 "Over the years, we’ve developed great respect for the management of Corning (NYSE: GLW)," says growth stock expert Mike Cintolo.In The Cabot Top Ten report, he adds, "More precisely, we respect the corporate culture—because they’ve shown how it’s possible for a $6 billion technology company—founded in 1851— to continually reinvent itself to serve the changing demands of the marketplace.""In fact, 70% of the company’s revenue today comes from products that did not exist five years ago. The one constant is that products tend to be based on glass."The household name we all know, of course, belongs to cookware, but Corning sold that long ago, retaining an interest of just 8%."Over a decade ago, Corning was an early mover in the fiber-optic cable business, which paid off very well. More recently, anticipating a growing wave of demand for flat-screen computers and big-screen TVs, Corning poured...
Take Profits on Google
2009-04-16 21:39:00 Google reports earnings after the market close today, a report that has been highly anticipated by the investing public. Gearing up for this earnings release, analysts have both lowered and upped their estimates. Regardless of what happens, I believe that prudent investors should take some profits considering that the stock has run up over 30% over the last 3 months. Google's search market share
Alen Jones wrote a new blog post: Count on your profits with website Develo
2009-03-24 11:16:00 Alen Jones wrote a new blog post: Count on your profits with website Development Company Like me, there are numbers of internet shoppers available; who always love to do online shopping. Internet is generating more popularity after becoming big hub for purchasing any kind of materials. There are various website which are successfully providing online shopping and at the same time, there are also some sites, which have better quality ...
Incorporate PPC into your Affiliate Programs - And Easily Create Massive Pr
2009-03-10 19:16:00 How to easily profit using PPC in your affiliate programs. PPC or Pay Per Click is one of the four types of search engines and constitutes about $2Billion in spending each year. According to Forbes this figure is looking to be at about $8Billion by the end of 2009. PPC is one of the easiest ways ...
Pipeline profits: High yields from MLPs
2009-02-27 06:00:00 "Master limited partnerships have been among the market’s most stable and reliable groups; but 2008 was a painful exception, with the benchmark index down nearly 37%, the worst performance in its 13-year history," says Elliott Gue (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2878).In- Personal Finance (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2878) he now sees a "great opportunity" for investors to takes positions in this high-yielding sector. Here's a trio of favorite investment plays in the MLP arena."MLPs have been heavily owned by institutional investors in recent years, and many were forced to sell off their portfolios piecemeal to raise cash and pay down leverage. "This cash-motivated, fearful selling powered several selling waves in the Alerian MLP Index. This presents investors with a great opportunity to buy into a sector that’s been hit mainly by cash-motivated selling pressure, not a deterioration in fundamentals."There’s a good fun...
Discover 3 Highly Effective Tactics To Increase Affiliate Profits
2009-02-24 06:37:00 Because of the intense competition in affiliate marketing, it is important that one should equip himself with the latest strategies and techniques that will catapult profits like never before. This article will give you the rundown on three of the simplest yet most effective affiliate marketing tactics on how to succeed: 1. Before anything else, ...
15 Tips to increase your Adwords profits
2009-02-19 04:28:00 1. Create a list with all possible keywords that fit to your product, service or business field. The more the better. So you will get also a lot of keywords which you must pay for only the minimal commandment of 5 cents. 2. Benefit from misspelling in order to find keywords which your competitors did not think of. For example if you have a emergency service , do not only bid for “emergency” but also for “imergency”, “imergensy” or “immergency”. 3. The first position on Googles search result page achieves usually most clicks. However this is also the most expensive position. Give it a try if the second to fourth display position gives you more visitors and more customers for less money. 4. The position of the Adwords-ad is determined not only by the maximum click price that you are ready to spend. Google evaluates also the relevancy of the displayed ad in order to position the Adwords-ads. The more clicks your ad receives, the higher it...
Share The Profits Of Fashion Designers & Fashionistas With CatWalkGenius.co
2009-02-09 00:38:00 When I heard about Catwalk Genius' adopt a designer program, I thought "what a business concept!" My imagination ran wild with the possibilities of such an innovative idea, but after reading about in depth, I have to say, I'm not quite so impressed. Don't let that stop you from reading on, however, because I will reveal my expectations regarding Catwalk Genius' implications of adopting a designer and how it just doesn't live up.
Credit crunch, declining profits make it harder for businesses to change ha
2009-01-18 15:00:00 Skittish investors and a rapidly declining economy have stymied the once brisk buying and selling of small businesses in the region. The small entrepreneur has been squeezed by Wall Street’s financial crisis, making it difficult for business owners to retire or simply swap businesses. Business owners have found their companies are worth less because of slack ...
Online Profits Course is half-off just this week
2009-01-13 20:03:00 Online Profits is a course in Internet Marketing, put together by Daniel Scocco of Daily Blogging Tips. I have been exploring some aspects of Internet Marketing and there are many many people talking about different aspects of this animal but none of them seem to be covering ALL aspects ranging from Selecting the Domain Names, Business Principles, setting up your website, working with WordPress, Web Design, Online Business Models, Selecting your Niche, Blogging do’s and don’ts, Online Forums, Mini Websites, Online Stores, Coywriting, Outsourcing, SEO Basics, Oursourcing, Linkbaits, Keyword Research and Competitive Analysis, Traffic Generation, Social Media, Advertising, Email Marketing, All you ever wanted to know about PPC, Landing Pages, and finally selling your products. Phew! All of the above AND video tutorials, six month membership to private forums. And what is special about this particular course is that it is put together by the very established people in ...
GATEX: A Gateway to profits
2009-01-12 06:00:00 Leading fund expert Ron Rowland (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2688) looks to a conservatively-managed mutual fund as his favorite investment play for 2009. In his All Star Investor (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2688), he takes a look at Gateway Fund (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=gatex) (GATEX (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=gatex))."Gatewa-y Fund is a conservative fund that has shown equity-like returns with bond-like volatility for over 20 years."From inception in 1988 through November 2008, GATEX had a +7.6% annual return - slightly behind the S&P 500 but with a fraction of the volatility."More recently, the fund's steady returns are beating the market by a mile. Gateway pioneered the 'buy-write' strategy of owning stocks and selling call options to earn income."The fund is at its best in choppy, sideways markets - which makes it an excellent choice for risk-averse investors who don't want...
Tasty profits at Sara Lee (SLE)
2009-01-12 06:00:00 "To paraphrase its marketing slogan: 'Nobody shouldn’t like Sara Lee (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=sle) (NYSE: SLE (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=sle)),'" says analyst Steve Ralston (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2738), consumer products sector expert at Zacks Investment Research (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2738). "From the sales of staple products, consumer non-durable companies generate solid cash flow, with which management can enhance shareholder value through share repurchases and dividend increases."Recently restructured consumer non-durable companies are especially attractive, particularly if they are well-managed, trade at a single-digit P/E, and yield more than 4%."My favorite stock for 2009 is Sara Lee. Sara Lee announced a 5-year restructuring plan (the Transformation Plan) 3-1/2 years ago. The company has been right-sized, having divested unprofitable and low margin businesses."...
HMS Holdings (HMSY): 'Collecting' profits
2009-01-12 06:00:00 "HMS Holdings Corp. (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=) (MASDAQ: HMSY (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=hmsy)), which makes its money by correcting errors in Medicaid payments, is my top pick for 2009," says Dave Dyer (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2677) in his Dave Dyer's Newsletter (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2677)."If- you think that the unemployment rate will rise in 2009, then you ought to love HMS Holdings. They recently raised their 2009 guidance because they expect higher unemployment. This is a company whose fundamentals appear to improve as the economy declines."The company stated that the unemployment rate is the most important leading indicator of growth in the Medicaid program, which in turn, is one of the most important drivers of their revenue."Medicaid is funded by the federal government and administered by the individual states. With 40 of the 50 states under contract, HMSY essentially has a...
Flowing profits at American Water Works (AWK)
2009-01-09 06:00:00 American Water Works (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=awk) (NYSE: AWK (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=awk)) as his favorite investment idea for the coming year.In The Utility Forecaster (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2722), the looks at the noting, "We now have the opportunity to buy America's premier water utility franchise at a discount to book value." Here, he explains the situation and his bullish outlook."In early 2003, Germany's RWE paid a hefty premium for American Water Works. Five years later in April 2008, RWE's new management took a $1 billion writeoff to unload the company as an independent company in the US."As a result, we now have the opportunity to re-enter America's premier water utility franchise at a discount to book value."American Water has written off hundreds of millions in good will and overhauled oversight practices that had gone soft under RWE."But with third quarter earnings surging 11% on ...
I'll only ask for 98% of the profits.
2009-01-03 13:17:00 Sometimes I'm just amazed at the good ideas out there -- good ideas that make me think wow, that's really clever and also wow, I've got no marketable skills whatsover.Good ideas like "walkin tubs," which definitely beats my in the cupboard refrigerator for convenience and utility.The "Walkin tub" from a place called "Remain Active" looks like any old bathtub, but it's got a water-tight door in the side, so that instead of having to climb in over the side of the tub, tricky for the young or the old or the handicapped, the bather can simply open the door, and......walk in.Clever, right? Yes, it is. And they say it can be installed by any plumber and that the door is absolutely watertight and that it comes with a 10-year warranty. Plus, it can be ordered over the phone and online, which makes sense, I guess-- if you're in the market for a tub that's easy to get into, you also probably are not the kind of person that wants to get in the ol' F-150 and drive over to Home Depot a...
Buy, Sell or Hold: Mine Profits From BHP Billiton
2008-12-30 17:15:00 With BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE ADR: BHP), it’s a case of the strong getting stronger and possibly even running away from the pack. Back in 2001, BHP Ltd. and Billiton PLC merged to form BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s leading diversified resources…
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Hill Int'l (HIL): Project profits
2008-12-22 06:00:00 "Project management firm Hill Int'l (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=hil) (NYSE: HIL (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=hil)) is one of the best ways to profit from the public works projects planned in government stimulus," says The Dave Dyer Newsletter (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2669)."HI-L is a consulting company that provides expertise in the project management area. Their business is a people business, not a business that requires them to invest in a lot of heavy construction equipment."I think this gives them three advantages: first, they do not have the long marketing cycle that can last for years on a large project, second, they have greater flexibility to expand or contract as business opportunities change, and third, their fee-based revenue structure is less risky than other compensation models used in the construction industry."HIL has two divisions. Its original business, founded in 1976, was a construction litigation...
Vasco Data (VDSI): Password profits
2008-12-17 06:00:00 In The Forbes Growth Investor (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2655), quantitative analyst Vahan Janjigian (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2655) eyes VASCO Data Security (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=vdsi) (NASDAQ: VDSI (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=vdsi)), whose products safeguard network and Internet transactions."VDSI’s Digipass product line is a family of authentication devices and software libraries, which offers a flexible and affordable solution for authenticating users on any network. They generate one-time passwords used to verify users on a computer network."Digipasses are compatible with VDSI’s authentication solutions as well as with non-VASCO platforms. VDSI also offers a Web browser version,which requires no software installation."Shares of VDSI have taken a beating largely due to the company’s reliance on the troubled financial sector. Investors fear a drop in demand. Recent ...
Online Dating profits from a depression over crisis!
2008-12-12 18:33:00 A handful of online dating sites are reporting activity spikes following September's global financial crisis. "On days when the US Dow Jones industrial went down [?] by more than 100 points, more people were likely to log in and spend more time on the site," stated Senior Research Scientist Gian Gonzaga in an interview with Reuters. "People seek out companionship in times of stress. Studies repeatedly show that being in a relationship can help a person's psychological and physical health." CEO Thomas Enraght-Moony of Match.com corroborates Gonzaga's view. "During these trying times, people are looking for hope in their inbox," he said. November brought Match.com its largest membership increase in the last seven years. But even lesser-known dating sites, like Perfectmatch.com, are seeing bounty. The latter reported a 47% hike in membership, in the three months to November compared to the previous quarter. An Opinion Research Corp. poll, sponsored by eHarmony, found 57% of Am...
On a turnaround Qwest (Q) to profits
2008-12-11 06:00:00 "Investors have been focusing on the shortcomings at Qwest Communications International (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=q) (NYSE: Q (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=q)), and to be sure, it has plenty," observes turnaround specialist George Putnam (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2633).In- his The Turnaround Letter (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2633), he adds, "But the company also has very valuable assets and strong cash flow. In addition, we believe the stock would command a good premium in a takeover." Here's his bullish review."Following its IPO in 1995, Qwest expanded via acquisitions and partnerships, and participated in the telecom bubble of the late 1990’s."Unlike many of the other high-flying telecoms of that era, however, Qwest realized that in addition to a story you needed customers. In 2000, it went out and acquired US West, which gave Qwest the revenue base to survive the bursting of the te...
Myriad Genetics (MYGN): Profits in predictive medicine
2008-12-01 06:00:00 "Predictive medicine is now a possibility because a person’s genetic predisposition for certain diseases can be uncovered through molecular diagnostics," explains growth stock expert Dave Dyer (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2591).In- the Dave Dyer Newsletter (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2591), he looks at one leading player in the field, Myriad Genetics (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=mygn) (NASDAQ: MYGN (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=mygn)), adding, "Genetically-based, personalized medicine may be one of the most important developments in decades.""Not all diseases have a genetic component, but some serious cancers certainly do. MYGN has tests for a predisposition for breast cancer, ovarian cancer, melanoma, and colorectal cancer."Using the specific genetic characteristics of an individual to predict diseases, diagnose conditions, and determine the most effective treatment will vastly improve medical ...
Energy Transfer Equity (ETE): Pipeline to profits
2008-11-17 06:00:00 "Energy Transfer Equity (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=) (NYSE: ETE (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=ete)) is a cash-producing machine," says leading value investor Nathan Slaughter (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2563).The- editor of Half-Priced Stocks (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2563) explains, "Even more promising, those who know the company best -- the CEO and one of its co-funders -- have been voting with their wallets lately." Here's his review of the master limited partnership."Enterprise Transfer Equity owns over 17,000 miles of natural gas pipelines in several states, including the largest network serving the prolific gas basins of Texas. "MLPs come in two classes: general partner and limited partner. The general partner (GP) typically handles all of the day-to-day operations and in return gets a cut of the distributions that are dished out to the limited partners (LP). "In this case, the General...
General Cable (BGC): Power grid profits
2008-11-12 06:00:00 "The new administration will likely soon launch a new spending program to put people back to work and boost the economy," says Jim Powell (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2555), adding, "That’s even more likely now with the financial crisis in full swing and growth declining."In his Global Changes & Opportunities Report (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2555) he looks at General Cable (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=bgc) (NYSE: BGC (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=bgc)) as a play on the rebuilding of the nation's electric power grid."Politicians at all levels have also voiced strong support for rebuilding our woefully inadequate infrastructure. Because building roads, bridges, electrical grids, and so on, will employ many voters, I think allocations for such projects will go to the top of the government’s spending list. "That’s especially true since infrastructure projects will also funne...
Copper profits with Freeport (FCX)
2008-11-04 06:00:00 "This is truly a spectacular opportunity to lock in solid gains for the next leg up in commodities," explain Yiannis Mostrous and Roger Conrad (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2510).The- co-editors of Vital Resource Investor (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2510) add, "Freeport Copper & Gold (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=fcx) (NYSE: FCX (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=fcx)), our favorite copper play, is certainly cheap enough to be bought at once, with the caveat that we may not have hit bottom.""Deep value and generous dividends don’t normally come to mind with vital resources and the companies that produce them. But that’s precisely what we’re seeing here in late October."Resource stocks are cheap now for one major reason: the strong conviction of investors that the global economy is headed into the tank, despite the fact that the global financial crisis appears to be easing. "Some of our favo...
Profits kept inside warm warm pocket for shorts
2008-10-28 13:53:00 The strong rebound caught my eye. I promptly took my short profits on HKLand as well as Yanlord. I do not believe the market can go down one straight line to 1200 where i eye the major support. With such a hefty fall, i no believe government will not do anything. Anyway it is good profits and the stocks have tested the support. Now that i have no more trading positions in the market. It's time to identify those resistance levels and ambush the bull. Participate in this rebound? I will only consider if the resistance is broken.Market expects Ben to cut the rate to below 1%. The impact of the last cut was lukewarm, hence to bring the rate below 1% may or may not be welcomed by the market. The reaction of the market after the cut will be key to determine the next direction.DISCLAIMER: The contents in this website are for fun reading and must not be taken as a buy or sell advice. You must do your own analysis on top of my postings. By reading this blog, you agreed that i am n...
Profits: AAPL's up 26%, YHOO's down 64%
2008-10-21 23:46:00 At these high volatility levels I doubt those results matter much- institutions may be more interested in selling volatility than anything else in the short-term. Nimble traders' paradise- the last 5 years of generally low volatility have driven speculators mental, especially those with ursine dispositions. Jack be nimble! Macs and iPhones save Apple, while Yahoo is laying off 10% of workforce (Bloomberg.com).Live trades and analysis from The Lauriston Letter
EZCorp (EZPW): Pawnbroker profits
2008-10-21 06:00:00 “The credit crisis on Wall Street is headed for Main Street,” says Mark Skousen (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2482), economist, professor, financial author and investment advisor. In his The Hedge Fund Trader (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2482), he explains, “This means business is likely to jump at the nation’s pawnbrokers.” Here, he looks at EZCorp (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=ezpw) (NASDAQ: EZPW (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=ezpw)). “Both the economy and the financial markets need consumer confidence for things to go smoothly. “That is sorely lacking right now. As a result, I’m expecting a bumpy ride during the next few quarters. “Predictably, low-income earners and middle-class individuals will be particularly hard hit by the downturn. That means business is likely to jump at the nation’s pawnbrokers. “So now is an excellent time to p...
Autopilot Profits System - Affiliate Marketing Secret Weapon
2008-10-20 14:53:00 Autopilot Profits is a series of videos and an e-book which shows you how to make money in affiliate marketing by automated online delivery of products and services. Autopilot profits also offers a free exploration software download which can give you a turnkey plug-and-play style business which lets you begin making money immediately. The videos and book show you how to make money from the hundreds of thousands of people who look to the internet for products and information.When you look at affiliate marketing and business, there are four areas that you need to conquer in order to be successful:- Finding a focused niche market.- a product or service in that niche that people are looking to buy.- a marketing strategy to present your product or service to prospective buyers.- a way to automate the development and sales process as much as possible.Autopilot Profits presents a step by step system to make money in the shortest possible time. The system gives you only the important infor...
Google profits up 26 per cent
2008-10-20 02:00:00 Google has defied analysts by posting increased third quarter profits
Product Reviews Can Boost Your Profits
2008-10-17 13:00:00 As an Affiliate Marketer there are many ways in which you can increase your earnings and one of the easiest ways is to review the products that you are an affiliate for and post your review and recommendation online at your blog if you have one. By the way, if you do not have a blog as an affiliate marketer you definitely should as it is one of the easiest ways to promote your affiliate products. In this article I'm going to discuss how using product reviews to promote your affiliate products can increase your profits.Especially with a blog where you have customers or readers who regularly come to your blog, there is a level of trust that you have built up with your followers and, as such, they will follow your recommendations for products that you have reviewed. You have to tread carefully here though as you do not want to overdo this method of promotion either and look as though you are recommending everything that's being promoted online. Your reputation is at stake here too.On... |
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