Analyst Comments: D.R. Horton, Lockheed Martin, NuStar Energy, National Beverage, Tower Group, U.S. Bancorp, Goodyear Tire, RAIT Financial, PepsiCo, Amkor

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:25:00 GMT

D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) reported third quarter loss of $1.26 per diluted share. This is due to weaker gross margins, higher-than-anticipated overhead costs, and larger-than-expected charges for inventory impairments and write-offs of deposits related to land option contracts. Year-to-date, the company has been successful in generating cash flow, lowering land lots owned and optioned and bringing down the number of homes in inventory. We applaud the management?s decision to generate additional cash flow by reducing its FY09 land and land development expenses to $250 million from the $750 million expected in FY08 and the $2.5 billion spent in FY07. The company is also focused on driving down its inventory level. At the end of the third quarter of FY08, the total number of homes in inventory was approximately 15,400, consistent with the[More...]

FIZZ’N'POT

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:17:45 GMT

National Beverage (FIZZ) profit rose 13% on strong sales. Net income cilmbed to $6.5M or 14 cents per share while revenues rose 6% to $143.5M. Management attributed the strong performance to price increases and an 8% rise in case volume. After hours the stock dropped to $7.98 per share after rising 6.29% to $8.11 during the day. The fundamentals for FIZZ remain strong with a Price/Sales ratio of 0.64, zero debt, $70M in cash and over half a billion in annual revenue with a market cap well under $400Bn.[More...]

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Analyst Comments: D.R. Horton, Lockheed Martin, NuStar Energy, National Beverage, Tower Group, U.S. Bancorp, Goodyear Tire, RAIT Financial, PepsiCo, Amkor

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