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Looking For Solid, Growing Companies In A Recession

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:33:44 GMT

In dedication to my recent posts on value investing vs. trading strategies, I decided to focus this week’s screen to the market’s favorite word: growth. Specifically, the criteria used was positive revenue growth for the next fiscal year. Of course, this does not translate to earnings growth but management teams should have figured out there’s (...)[More...]

Earnings On Tap This Week

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:33:00 GMT

Earnings season does not really begin in earnest until NEXT week but the first wave is hitting this week. I believe this quarter will be one of "pulled guidance" (we have no visibility) and lots of complaints about the stronger dollar hurting the multinationals. Bulls will keep saying "yes but that's the past, you have to buy in anticipation of the coming recovery". Bears will snort. So we begin.... Here are some of the names I am watching both for company specific comments and greater macro economic views. I don't have time to break it out like this every week since so many more companies begin reporting each week, but here is an example of what I look at each week of earnings season as I assimilate as much info as possible ;) Monday: Fund position[More...]

The Wal-Mart / Target Pair Trade

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:53:00 GMT

View SEC Filings View Insider Trading View Annual Reports Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) have always been at odds with eachother. One popular strategy was to pair trade the two stocks based on the economic environment. Wal-Mart, famous for its low prices, is a popular stock during an economic downturn as people tend to flock to their stores. Conversely, Target tends to attact the middle class far more effectively during an economic boom when they are willing to[More...]

Sentiment Check

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:17:32 GMT

The market is giving back much of its gains since the Fed announcement. Here is a rundown of the sentiment indicators:[More...]

Wal-Mart, Dell, thinkorswim are big movers - Jan 8 2009 5:29PM

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:24:00 GMT

NEW YORK - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
MSC Industrial Direct Co., down $2.09 at $33.65
The distributor of repair supplies expects revenue to be down as much as 19 percent for its fiscal second quarter from a year ago.

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Wal-Mart, Dell, thinkorswim are big movers - Jan 8 2009 3:25PM

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:20:00 GMT

NEW YORK - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
MSC Industrial Direct Co., down $2.35 at $33.39
The distributor of repair supplies expects revenue to be down as much as 19 percent for its fiscal second quarter from a year ago.

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PriceSmart Announces July Sales

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:55:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 08/07/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced that for the month of July 2009 net sales increased 4.8% to $99.8 million from $95.2 million in July a year earlier. For the eleven months ended July 31, 2009, net sales increased 12.4% to $1,121.8 million from $998.5 million for the eleven months ended July 31, 2008. There were 26 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of July 2009 compared to 25 warehouse clubs at the end of July 2008.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces Third Quarter Results of Operations

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:55:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 07/10/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 which ended on May 31, 2009.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces June Sales

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:55:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 07/07/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced that for the month of June 2009 net sales increased 4.0% to $95.7 million from $92.0 million in June a year earlier. For the ten months ended June 30, 2009, net sales increased 13.1% to $1,022.0 million from $903.3 million for the ten months ended June 30, 2008. There were 26 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of June 2009 compared to 25 warehouse clubs at the end of June 2008.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces May Sales

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:49:00 GMT

PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) (www.pricesmart.com) today announced that for the month of May 2009 net sales increased 7.5% to $102.0 million from $94.9 million in May a year earlier.
There were 26 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of May 2009 compared to 25 warehouse clubs at the end of May 2008.
PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Central America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise at low prices to PriceSmart members.

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PriceSmart Announces Second Quarter Results of Operations

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:56:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 04/08/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 which ended on February 28, 2009.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces February Sales

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:55:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 03/06/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced that for the month of February 2009 net sales increased 9.4% to $90.0 million from $82.3 million in February a year earlier. There was one less day in February 2009 than in February 2008. For the six months ended February 28, 2009, net sales increased 17.5% to $626.8 million from $533.4 million for the six-months ended February 29, 2008. There were 25 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of February 2009 and 2008.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces January Sales

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:55:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 02/06/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced that for the month of January 2009 net sales increased 17.0% to $97.4 million from $83.3 million in January a year earlier. For the five months ended January 31, 2009, net sales increased 19.0% to $536.7 million from $451.1 million in the same period last year. There were 25 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of January 2009 and 2008.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces Increase in Semi-Annual Dividend

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:56:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 01/29/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared cash dividends, in the total amount of $0.50 per share, $0.25 per share payable on February 27, 2009 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 13, 2009 and $0.25 per share payable on August 31, 2009 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 14, 2009.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces First Quarter Results of Operations; Trinidad Land Acquisition and December Sales Also Announced

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:56:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 01/08/09 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 which ended on November 30, 2008.[More...]

PriceSmart Announces November Sales

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:55:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, CA -- -- 12/05/08 -- PriceSmart, Inc. today announced that for the month of November 2008, net sales increased 21.5% to $105.6 million from $86.9 million in November a year earlier. For the three months ended November 30, 2008, net sales increased 21.7% to $298.5 million from $245.2 million in the same period last year. There were 25 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of October 2008 compared to 24 warehouse clubs in operation in November 2007.[More...]