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Virtual Funds: Energy Fund's Ranking/Performance in Q3 '08 And Overall

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:07:00 GMT

This has been a tough year and a very tough 3rd quarter for all sectors. Energy was affected as much if not worse than most of the other sectors. Here I will detail the performance of the virtual mutual fund I've set up for the Energy sector on the Marketocracy web site. Orange line in the chart below shows how my Energy Fund has performed relative to the m100 (a collective Marketocracy fund that uses picks from the top 100 members), S&P 500, Dow Jones Index, and Nasdaq. [More...]

Equities: Bear Wedge, Overbought, Looking Weak

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:25:00 GMT

Oil peaked at $147 (grey, area) and equities (SPX, candle) hit bottom. It is clear, that the fuel for this rally in equities is the decline of oil prices specifically and commodities prices more generally. Unfortunately, the Bulltards have misunderstood[More...]

Pawn Shops Starting to Hit Wall Street Awareness

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:00 GMT

It looks like the pawn shop thesis we've been advancing is starting to catch the attention of Wall Street. Always a bull market somewhere...[More...]

Is Priceline (PCLN) a ticking Time Bomb?

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:34:16 GMT

In the past year, Priceline (PCLN) shares have completely obliterated Expedia (EXPE) shares in price gain. PCLN is up a massive +135% while rival EXPE has only managed +11.83%. The reason why Priceline shares are up so high is obvious, it has to be from the Shatner ads, right? Wrong. Priceline has[More...]

NASDAQ Technical Picture - Consolidation Day - Jul 17 2007 1:32AM

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:27:11 GMT

Today was a consolidation day ahead of a big earnings week and options expiration on Friday. As can be seen from the &l[More...]

Boca Raton-Based Q.E.P. Posts $7.3 Million Loss, Will Delist From Nasdaq

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Jun. 3--Q.E.P. Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: QEPC, $1.67), a maker of tools for laying carpet and tiles, today reported its financial results for fiscal year 2009 and announced that it will voluntarily delist its common stock from the NASDAQ Global Market.
The Boca Raton-based company reported a net loss for the fiscal year ended Feb. 28 of $7.3 million, or $2.13 per share, compared with net income of $2.2 million, or 61 cents per share, in the previous year.
Net sales fell 6.4 percent to $203.6 million from $217.5 million in 2008.

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Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Files Form 25 Voluntarily Delisting Its Shares From NASDAQ

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:59:00 GMT

Q.E.P. CO., INC. , today announced that it had filed a Form 25, Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ.[More...]

Q.E.P. Co., Inc., Reports Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Earnings

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:51:00 GMT

Quarterly Sales - $50.7 Million
The Company reported net sales of $50.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 -- a decrease of $2.2 million from the $52.9 million reported in the same quarter of fiscal 2009.
The moderating economic climate, the working capital and expense control measures implemented, and to a lesser degree the weakening of the U.S. dollar combined to significantly increase the Company's net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 to $2.3 million ($0.64 per diluted share) from $1.2 million ($0.35 per diluted share) for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

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Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Reports Fiscal 2009 Results and Announces Voluntary Intent to Delist Its Shares From NASDAQ and to Deregister Its Shares With the SEC

Fri, 29 May 2009 16:47:00 GMT

Fiscal 2009 Results of Operations
The Company had net sales of $203.6 million for fiscal 2009 compared to $217.5 million in fiscal 2008.
Gross profit as a percent of sales decreased to 27.5% in fiscal 2009 from 28.9% in fiscal 2008 due to commodity price volatility during fiscal 2009 that resulted in overall higher costs of certain of the Company's finished products and raw material components compared to fiscal 2008, along with certain price concessions and increased rebates and allowances granted to gain new business.

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QEP Australia Appointed as the Exclusive Distributor for Amtico Products in Australia

Thu, 28 May 2009 19:07:00 GMT

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. announced that, effective May 25, 2009, the Company's Australian subsidiary is now the exclusive distributor for Amtico products in Australia.[More...]

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Reports Amendment of Its Credit Facility and Termination of Its Forbearance Agreement

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. today announced an amendment of its domestic revolving credit and Canadian mortgage facility with its lender Bank of America, N.A. and the commensurate termination of its Forbearance Agreement dated January 22, 2009.[More...]

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Reports Extension of Agreement With Lenders

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:28:00 GMT

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. today announced that it had entered into an extension of a Forbearance Agreement with its lenders for the forbearance period to continue through April 16, 2009. The parties agreed to the extension of the Forbearance Agreement in order to facilitate negotiation of the terms of an amendment to the Company's domestic credit facility and Canadian mortgage facility.[More...]

Q.E.P. Co., Inc., Reports Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:44:00 GMT

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. today filed a Form 10-Q with the SEC to announce its financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year ending on February 28, 2009.[More...]

Q.E.P. Co., Inc., Reports Record Quarterly Sales for Its Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. today filed a Form 10-Q with the SEC to announce its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending on February 28, 2009.[More...]

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Announces New CFO

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:52:00 GMT

On August 8, 2008, Lewis Gould, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Q.E.P. Co., Inc. , announced that effective August 8, 2008, the Company appointed Richard A. Brooke, 60, to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Brooke has served as a Senior Vice President of the Company since January 2006. Mr. Brooke was an independent management consultant providing strategic and financial planning, restructuring and technology solution services from 1989 to 2006. Prior to 1989, Mr. Brooke was the Chief Financial Officer of Sahlen & Associates, Inc., a leading U.S. provider of security services; Chief Financial Officer of Biogen, Inc., a global biotechnology leader; and a Partner with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, a worldwide audit, tax and consulting professional services firm.[More...]

Q.E.P. Co., Inc., Reports Quarterly Earnings of $0.35 Per Diluted Share for Its Fiscal 2009 First Quarter

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:54:00 GMT

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. , today filed a Form 10-Q with the SEC to announce its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending on February 28, 2009.[More...]