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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...]

DryShips Reports Strong Earnings

Thu, 22 May 2008 22:20:17 GMT

DryShips (DRYS) along with LDK Solar (LDK) are probably the 2 most "controversial" companies we've owned - well maybe along with Crocs (CROX) was well. Of the 3, we only own DryShips ([More...]

US Dataworks, Inc. Announces First Fiscal Quarter Financial Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:50:00 GMT

HOUSTON, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading developer of payment processing solutions, today announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2009.
The Company reported operating income for the first quarter of $241,566 compared to operating income of $107,148 for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008.
Charles E. Ramey, Chairman and CEO of US Dataworks commented, "Revenues decreased slightly in the first quarter as compared to the prior year due to no licensing revenue and a slight decline in maintenance revenue because of the expiration and non-renewal of certain maintenance agreements.

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US Dataworks, Inc. Announces Conference Call For Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:37:00 GMT

US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading developer of payment processing solutions, announced today it will report its fiscal first quarter financial results ended June 30, 2009 on Friday, August 14, 2009, before the financial markets open. The announcement will be followed by a conference call at 10:00 AM EDT with the investment community, featuring Charles E. Ramey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of US Dataworks, Inc.[More...]

US Dataworks, Inc. Announces Addition of Chief Financial Officer

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:57:00 GMT

US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading developer of payment processing solutions, announced today that it has appointed Randall J. Frapart to serve as its Chief Financial Officer, filling a previously existing vacancy.[More...]

US Dataworks, Inc. Announces Profitable Fiscal 2009 Financial Results

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:50:00 GMT

HOUSTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading developer of payment processing solutions, today announced its financial results for its fiscal year 2009.
Cost of sales, which principally includes the costs of the personnel who perform the services associated with our software maintenance, support, training and installation activities, increased by $195,024, or 9.9%, from $1,964,555 in fiscal 2008 to $2,159,579 in fiscal 2009.
This gross margin increase is primarily due to the significant increase in transactional revenue in fiscal 2009 as compared to fiscal 2008.

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US Dataworks, Inc. Announces Conference Call For Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:56:00 GMT

US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading innovator of payment processing solutions, announced today it will report its fiscal fourth quarter and year end financial results ended March 31, 2009 on Monday, June 29, 2009, before the financial markets open. The announcement will be followed by a conference call at 10:00 AM EDT with the investment community, featuring Charles E. Ramey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of US Dataworks, Inc.[More...]

US Dataworks Achieves Record Enterprise Payments Volume Growth

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:56:00 GMT

US Dataworks, Inc. , the long-time leader in Accounts Receivable Check Conversion market share, today announced that it achieved industry-leading enterprise payments volume growth during calendar 2008.[More...]

US Dataworks, Inc. Hires Financial Services Industry Veteran as Senior Vice President

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:16:00 GMT

- Mike Dignen to Drive Company's Revenue Growth Strategies -[More...]

US Dataworks, Inc. Announces Addition of Two New Directors

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:56:00 GMT

US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading developer of payment processing solutions, announced today that Anna Cheng Catalano and G. Richard "Rick" Hicks have joined the Company's Board of Directors.[More...]

US Dataworks, Inc. Announces Profitable Third Quarter Financial Results

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:27:00 GMT

- Quarterly revenues increase by 30.6% over prior year period -[More...]

US Dataworks, Inc. Announces Conference Call for Fiscal Third Quarter Financial Results

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:56:00 GMT

US Dataworks, Inc. , a leading developer of payment processing solutions, announced today it will report its fiscal third quarter financial results ended December 31, 2008 on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, before the financial markets open. The announcement will be followed by a conference call at 11:00 AM EST with the investment community, featuring Charles E. Ramey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of US Dataworks, Inc.[More...]