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Analyst Blog: VIP, GSM, CAJ, SPY, CF, AGU, GGC

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:38:00 GMT

Vimpel-Communications, or VimpelCom (VIP) is the 2nd-largest cellular carrier in Russia with approximately 25% market share an continued expansion in regions of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), operating GSM-based wireless services. We are encouraged with VimpelCom's successful sales growth trend and the company's ability to retain subscribers on a recurring basis, even as overall economic factors remain weak. The company added over 4 million mobile subscribers and improved operating margins from 46.8% last quarter to 48.8% in the recent reporting period. We reiterate our Buy rating while reducing the valuation target as we account for global economic factors, ongoing geopolitical events in Russia (surrounding countries),[More...]

Earnings Preview For Nov 3 - 7 - Earnings Preview

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:58:00 GMT

Companies that could issue positive surprises include Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), SucessFactors (SFSF) and Sunoco (SUN). Penn Virginia Corporation (PVA) could potentially disappoint investors. The Week's Events November has historically been one of the best months for the major markets, according to the[More...]

Georgia Gulf In A Deep Hole - Analyst Blog

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:47:00 GMT

Georgia Gulf (GGC) is a leading North American manufacturer and marketer of two integrated chemical product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics. The company is suffering from potentially overpaying for Royal Plastics, a company that makes vinyl-based housing products. The $1.5 billion acquisition resulted in an equal increase in debt. The company recently renegotiated its debt compliance (leverage and interest coverage) ratios, as the company is in danger of non-compliance. Also, Georgia Gulf saw high production cost due to volatile energy prices. The company was unable to recover costs by increasing prices of its products. Prices for natural gas (the key input) are increasing, which is negating the impact of product price increases. This has compressed margins for the company. Natural gas prices are expected to rise[More...]

Analyst Comments: ValueClick, Nissan Motor, First Solar, Kellogg, AK Steel, DryShips, Hewitt Associates, Merck, Sara Lee, Jones Lang, Avis, Acorda Therapeutics, Georgia Gulf, Raytheon

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:07:00 GMT

We maintain a Hold rating on the shares of ValueClick, Inc. (VCLK), a Westlake Village, California-based online marketing services company. VCLK is currently trading at a P/E multiple of 13.5x our 2008 earnings per share estimate of $0.71, a discount to the industry median. Although over the long-term we are very positive on online advertising growth, current economic conditions are creating significant headwinds for ValueClick and others in the industry. Rising energy prices and falling housing prices have caused consumer confidence to drop, and consumer spending has fallen as a result. With decreased consumer spending, advertisers are cutting back budgets. This has caused what we consider a cyclical decline in Internet advertising dollars. Although there is likely upside to VCLK shares over the longer-term, we[More...]

S&P 1300

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:49:00 GMT

Good morning. We start the new trading week with relatively quiet newswires as earnings season begins to wind down. Moreover, this week's economic calendar starts off slow with no reports of significance both today and tomorrow. Premarket gainers: CHIP, FEED, HOGS, SOLF, CEDC,[More...]

Analyst Comments: Georgia Gulf, Brightpoint, Arena Pharma

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:55:00 GMT

Georgia Gulf Corp. (GGC) recorded a net income of $27.9 million or $0.80 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $4.2 million or $0.12 per diluted share during the comparable quarter in 2007.[More...]

Post Fed Earnings

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Good morning. Investors are sorting through a number of earnings reports including from Cisco Systems (CSCO), Freddie Mac (FRE), Sprint (S), Time Warner (TWX), Priceline.com (PCLN), Ambac (ABK), & Whole Foods (WFMI). Also, oil is trading slightly higher ahead of the government's weekly energy inventory report at 10:35AM. In the early going, premarket futures are mixed as the market hopes to[More...]

Freddie, Fannie Crushed in Premarket

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:15:00 GMT

I believe in the era of lightning speed global transfer of capital, along with huge pools of capital (hedge funds) owning the vast majority of daily trading volume, along with the loss of the "up tick" rule (meaning you have to wait for the stock to trade up to layer on more short positions) - things are moving far faster than ever imagined. I can imagine a scenario, much like a wounded zebra in Africa, the scent of blood attracts the pack of lions (take the top 5-10 hedge funds) working in concert... err independently... to pummel these stocks into the ether. Financials are all about "confidence" since they are leveraged to the hilt - for every trillion these companies "guarantee" they have a few billion to cover the actual loans. That is essentially our entire financial system of the past 30 years. Once you lose confidence - you are done - as Bear

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Georgia Gulf In A Deep Hole - Analyst Blog

Analyst Comments: ValueClick, Nissan Motor, First Solar, Kellogg, AK Steel, DryShips, Hewitt Associates, Merck, Sara Lee, Jones Lang, Avis, Acorda Therapeutics, Georgia Gulf, Raytheon

S&P 1300

Analyst Comments: Georgia Gulf, Brightpoint, Arena Pharma

Post Fed Earnings

Freddie, Fannie Crushed in Premarket

ADIH 'Vision?' Hospitality Development Fund Closes in on First Deals

Movers: WaMu, Morgan Stanley, AIG, Goldman Sachs, SanDisk, Nortel

S&P Picks and Pans: Freddie, Abbott, JetBlue, ING

Georgia Gulf Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Georgia Gulf Announces Results of Special Shareholder Meeting

TSX Delisting Review - Genco Resources Ltd. (GGC)

StockPreacher.Com Issues Trading Outlook for Georgia Gulf Corp.

Georgia Gulf Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Georgia Gulf to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results on August 4, 2009

Georgia Gulf Achieves Significant Financial Restructuring Milestones

Georgia Gulf Announces Bank Amendment

Georgia Gulf Announces Acceptance of Notes in the Exchange Offers

CORRECTING and REPLACING Georgia Gulf Announces Extension of Expiration Date for Private Debt Exchange Offers

Form 3 DENICOLA T KEVIN For: Sep 13 (10K)

Form 3 Gervis Robert M. For: Sep 13 (10K)

Form 3 Macadam Stephen E. For: Sep 13 (10K)

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Form 4 Carrico Paul For: Sep 17 (10K)

Form 4 GEORGIA GULF CORP /DE/ For: Sep 17 Filed by: SHANNON C DOUGLAS (10K)

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Form 4 GEORGIA GULF CORP /DE/ For: Sep 17 Filed by: BEERMAN JOEL I (10K)