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Sector Snap: Tobacco Stocks Drop
Monday September 25, 9:48 am ET
Shares of Major Cigarette Makers Drop After Judge Certifies 'Light Cigarette' Class Action
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tobacco stocks fell early Monday after a federal judge certified a class action case against the major tobacco makers that could result in $200 billion in damages.
Plaintiffs in the Schwab case won class action status in a lawsuit that accuses tobacco companies of misleading smokers into believing light cigarettes are safer than regular ones. Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Lorillard Tobacco Co. are among the companies named in the lawsuit.
In early trading, two of the biggest tobacco makers saw shares fall. Shares of Altria Group Inc., parent company of Philip Morris USA, were down 3.1 percent, or $2.51, to $79.81, while Reynolds American Inc. stock fell 1.9 percent, or $1.15, to $60.87. Analysts expected downward pressure on all tobacco shares if the class was certified, but still saw reason for optimism.
"We would expect bears to talk about the continuing significant litigation risk to the industry and the likelihood that Altria's break-up could be delayed by up to 18 months," analyst Michael Smith of JPMorgan wrote. "We would expect the stock to trade down further as a result, but believe this would create a very attractive buying opportunity for investors."
Judge Jack Weinstein of U.S. District Court in Brooklyn ruled after holding a hearing on the case Sept. 13. The class includes anyone who bought cigarettes labeled "light" or "lights" beginning in the early 1970s.
Meanwhile, investors anxious to see movement on Altria's spin-off of Kraft Foods Inc. have little reason to worry about the Schwab decision, JPMorgan analysts Erik Bloomquist and Michael Smith believe. They predicted Monday that Altria will announce the spin-off at an Oct. 25 board meeting, even if the Schwab plaintiffs were certified as a class.
"The board is likely to view the risk from the case as manageable, due to the very high probability of any initial class certification being overturned on immediate appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and an overall litigation environment that is far better than in the past."
Shares of British American Tobacco PLC were down 71 cents, or 1.3 percent, at $55.86 on the American Stock Exchange, and Carolina Group, which is the tracking stock for Loews Corp. and Lorillard, slipped $1.10, or 2 percent, to $54.78 on the NYSE. American depositary shares of Gallaher Group PLC dipped 5 cents to $65.54 while those of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, the lone gainer, were up 28 cents at $68.75 on the NYSE.
Tom Hays of the Associated Press in New York contributed to this report.
CHINA news !
Press Release Source: CDC Software
Old Neighborhood Foods Integrates all Manufacturing Processes and Increases Inventory Visibility with CDC Software's Ross ERP
Monday September 25, 8:30 am ET
Use of Ross ERP Increases Competitive Advantage with Improved Operations, Customer Relationships and Cost Savings
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ross Systems, a global provider of enterprise software solutions and a division of CDC Software, a subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA - News), today announced that Old Neighborhood Foods, a third-generation branded and private-label manufacturer of quality meat products, improved operations and customer relationships using CDC Software's Ross ERP solution. The manufacturer has integrated its systems company-wide and gained complete control over all aspects of manufacturing; improved seasonal scheduling and forecasting, and increased inventory visibility.
For more than 90 years, the Demakes family in Lynn, Mass., has been producing meat products with dedication to old-world quality and taste under the Old Neighborhood Foods name. In response to the business' continued growth of 10 percent annually for the past five years, an enterprise solution was needed to accurately manage and track all of its manufacturing, forecasting and costing processes. The company's former legacy system was tailored for food distributors and lacked key manufacturing capabilities, specifically, supporting the company's just-in-time manufacturing methods. In addition, Old Neighborhood Food's warehouse and manufacturing facilities were not in the same location, making it a challenge to keep accurate records of inventory. As a provider with demonstrated knowledge in their business, CDC Software partnered with Old Neighborhood Foods and implemented Ross ERP.
"With Ross ERP as our core system, we have visibility across the entire enterprise, which gives us a competitive advantage in the market," said Peter Katsos, director of MIS at Old Neighborhood Foods. "The underlying Web-based technology platform gives us access to instant information at both of our two facilities. We can now track and compare raw materials to actual product yield measurements automatically, producing an accurate picture of how much raw material is needed for production."
Old Neighborhood Foods also uses Ross ERP for scheduling and forecasting to more accurately meet seasonal demand and improve customer service. The company generally sees a spike in orders during the spring and summer picnicking months, and can now schedule jobs in accordance with orders, meeting demand without producing excess inventory that could go to waste. Ross has enabled better inventory tracking and production planning, saving Old Neighborhood Foods nearly $300,000 in spoiled merchandise alone since the installation of the system. With the Ross ERP in place, Old Neighborhood Foods tracks inventory and plans sales in real-time based on lot expiration.
As a result of the company's increased control over the manufacturing process, Old Neighborhood Foods has more confidence in their production capabilities. Now, it no longer reserves funds on a month-to-month basis to support write offs and can focus on growing the business, increasing the breadth of product offerings, and taking a more aggressive stance against competitors.
"At CDC Software, we continually cultivate business-specific knowledge for each of our customers," said said Beth Berndt, director of industry solutions, focused on the food and beverage sector. "With unparalleled expertise in food processing, we are able to meet Old Neighborhood Food's specific needs, helping their company grow along with their products' popularity. By standardizing on Ross ERP, the company Old Neighborhood Foods has gained the edge it needs to increase efficiency across the organization and move into a leadership position."
About Old Neighborhood Foods
Since 1914, the Demakes family has been manufacturing quality meat products in Lynn, Massachusetts. Ninety years later they continue a tradition of quality in an impressive state-of-the-art-facility. Today their offering includes Old Neighborhood products and Thin 'n Trim, a line of low sodium and low fat deli products sold throughout New England and now much of the East Coast.
About Ross Systems
Ross Systems, Inc., a software unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA - News), delivers innovative software solutions that help manufacturers worldwide fulfill their business growth objectives through increased operational efficiencies, improved profitability, strengthened customer relationships and streamlined regulatory compliance. Focused on the food and beverage, life sciences, chemicals, metals and natural products industries and implemented by more than 1,200 customer companies worldwide, the company's family of Internet-architected solutions is a comprehensive, modular suite that spans the enterprise, from manufacturing, financials and supply chain management to customer relationship management, performance management and regulatory compliance. For more information, visit www.rossinc.com.
About CDC Corporation
The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Mobile focused on mobile applications, CDC Games focused on online games, and China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For more information about CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA - News), please visit www.cdccorporation.net.
About CDC Software
CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company(TM), is a provider of enterprise software applications designed to help organizations deliver a superior customer experience while increasing efficiencies and profitability. CDC Software's product suite includes the Pivotal CRM (customer relationship management), c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, Ross ERP (enterprise resource planning) and SCM (supply chain management), IMI warehouse management and order management, Platinum China HR (human resource) and business analytics solutions.
These industry-specific solutions are used by more than 5,000 customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, home building, real estate, and wholesale and retail distribution industries. The company completes its offerings with a full continuum of services that span the life cycle of technology and software applications, including implementation, project consulting, outsourced business services, application management and offshore development. CDC Software is the enterprise software unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA - News) and is ranked number 18 on the Manufacturing Business Technology 2006 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and includes statements relating to the ability the use of Ross ERP will help food manufacturers improve operations and customer relationships These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements including, among others: the conditions of the food manufacturing industry; the continued ability of Ross' solutions to address industry-specific requirements of food manufacturers; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing enterprise software and services; development of new functionalities which would allow food manufacturing companies to compete more effectively and changes in the type of information required to compete in the food manufacturing business. Further information on risks or other factors that could cause results to differ are detailed in filings or submissions with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission made by our parent, CDC Corporation, including its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2005 on Form 20-F filed on June 21, 2006. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to management as of the date of the press release, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company assumes no obligation to update or alter the forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Investor Relations:
Craig Celek, 212-661-2160
craig.celek@cdccorporation.net
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Judge Allows Class Action Tobacco Suit
Monday September 25, 9:32 am ET
By Tom Hays, Associated Press Writer
Judge Grants Class Action Status to 'Light Cigarette' Smokers in Suit Vs. Tobacco Companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge on Monday granted class action status to tens of millions of "light cigarette" smokers for a potential $200 billion lawsuit against tobacco companies.
U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn made the ruling on a 2004 lawsuit that alleges Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard Tobacco Co. and other defendants duped smokers, and responded to consumers' mounting health concerns with a campaign of deception designed to preserve revenue.
The class is anyone who purchased cigarettes that were labeled "light" or "lights" after they were put on the market, beginning in the early 1970s.
WATCH !!! MO/RAI/CG/VGR/UST, etc.
Could be volatile day !!
==="A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal judge in New York ruled on Monday.
The ruling by U.S. District Senior Judge Jack Weinstein is a victory for the plaintiffs in the case. No other details were immediately available."
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UAHC - I like this stock very much. I think we could be seeing double digits here in the near future.
I don't currently own it....but I will be looking into it and posting whatever I find.
I ran the chart past Ken at Stock Seasonailty - following are his thoughts:
"The stock looks great Andy.
The aroon down worries me. Long term real nice find. Short term set a stop loss, as always, and keep watch. The aroon may flatten out Monday. Or, it may rise to cause trouble. If it flattens out, off to the races you go. hehe"
more pressure on FINL ~~~ I would expect to see some moves by B.O.D. soon !?!?!?!!
Shares of Finish Line (FINL - commentary - Cramer's Take) fell modestly after the athletic-wear retailer posted mixed second-quarter results. For the period ended Aug. 26, the company earned $9.9 million, or 21 cents a share, down from $18.9 million, or 38 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue declined to $338.6 million from $341.6 million, while same-store sales fell 6.6%. The earnings beat analysts' expectation of 20 cents a share, revenue missed targets of $339.9 million.
"Our sales performance during the back-to-school selling season was below expectations and more promotional than the previous year, and we expect business to remain challenging during the second half of the fiscal year," Finish Line said. Shares were trading down 6 cents to $12.24.
HPGP printed 20.32
WCRX hit 15.75 this am....
HPGP testing $19.75.......
IPO DIVX hit 20.44, was priced at 16 yesterday- opened at 19.50...CVTL on deck for next huge open
From SEPT 18 issue: Full list (top 100) Ranked by Fortune Mag:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortunefastestgrowing/2006/full_list/index.html
Corporate America's supercharged performers
And the winners are...
The supercharged performers on Fortune's annual list have the strongest three-year sales, profit and stock growth. This year, they include: (more)
• Hansen Natural • Netflix
• Yahoo • Celgene
• Psychiatric Solutions • Children's Place
• Urban Outfitters • ConocoPhillips
• Genentech • Toll Brothers
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortunefastestgrowing/2006/index.html
EGY RANKED #1- by FORTUNE mag fastest growing companies:
The joy of growth
The latest edition of our annual ranking of hot companies shows the power of petroleum --and vanity.
By Jenny Mero, Fortune reporter
September 21 2006: 2:03 PM EDT
(Fortune Magazine) -- The Petro-fication of our 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list continues apace. Each year our ranking provides a snapshot of America's economy, and this year the picture is drenched in oil. Last year 18 energy firms cracked the top 100 -- up from four in 2000. Oil prices have soared ever higher, and now more than a third of our roster -- 34 companies -- are in the energy biz. Among them is our No. 1, Vaalco Energy (Charts) of Houston, an exploration and production company that saw profits soar at an astonishing rate of 147% annually over the past three years, while its stock returned a total of 906%.
But oil is hardly the whole story. Computer and biotech firms make their usual strong showing, and there are some surprising names, like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Charts), No. 81. Powered by its popular Eurodollar contract and other financial products, the 108-year-old Merc has been burning up the track since it went public in 2002, with its stock gaining 619% in three years. Catering to Americans' obsession with how they look (and how well they see) has been remarkably lucrative: LCA-Vision (Charts), a laser-surgery provider, lands at No. 5, followed closely by Palomar Medical Technologies (Charts), which makes laser devices used in cosmetic skin treatments. Giving more evidence that the housing bubble is rapidly deflating, only two homebuilders made the cut: Toll Brothers (Charts) at No. 98, and Meritage Homes (Charts) at No. 99. Last year there were four homebuilders and two land developers on the list. As the homebuilders demonstrate, sustaining explosive growth is nearly impossible. But for those keeping score, retailer Chico's (Charts) (No. 100), IT services provider Cognizant (Charts) (No. 31), and Meritage (Charts) tie for the longest current streak on the list, with four consecutive years.
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Apple (Charts) and Google (Charts) are two of the fastest growers around these days. And the Silicon Valley stars are becoming increasingly close. Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently joined Apple's board, suggesting a broader alliance between the two staunch Microsoft foes, which also happen to be the two most prolific Silicon Valley innovators of recent years. The companies have something else in common: Neither one is on our list. Thanks to robust growth led by the iPod, Apple was slated to make its very first appearance. But the company has announced that it will probably have to restate earnings because of questions about the timing of stock option grants, so we had to drop it. Google just needs more time: It has been a public company for only two years, and our threshold is three. We're eager to see where it lands in next year's honor roll.
We begin this year's guide to America's elite performers on the following page with the list itself. From there you can move to "Playing With Fire," where we give investment advice on the ten largest companies (by market cap) on the list--plus Apple and Google. The Big Ten include familiar giants -- biotech firm Genentech (No. 79), making its third run on the list, as well as Internet-portal powerhouse Yahoo (Charts) (No. 19) and energy stalwart ConocoPhillips (No. 75), which both appear for the second consecutive time. The booklet that follows offers a look back at five outfits, including Amgen, Papa John's, and Adobe, that once lived life in the fast lane and, while no longer on our list, have made a successful transition to more moderate but sustainable growth.
The Top 10
1. Vaalco Energy
2. Hansen Natural
3. Armor Holdings
4. Southern Copper
5. LCA-Vision
6. Palomar Medical Technologies
7. Amedisys
8. Edge Petroleum
9. Maverick Tube
10. Nucor
HDIX- NICE start on IPO- NEW YORK (MarketWatch) --
Home Diagnostics discounts IPO for debut
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Pre-Market: $5.85 +0.06 +1.04%
smile !!
Hmmmmmm .... Could be, EZ .... Will watch ....
buying oppor. ??? thoughts ?
Dell says to seek hearing on delisting notice
Thursday September 21, 8:22 am ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL - News) said on Thursday it received a delisting notice because it was late in filing a quarterly financial report and plans to request a hearing before a Nasdaq panel.
The delisting notice was expected after Dell said earlier this month that it was unable to file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 4 due to questions raised in an accounting investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC's requests for information were joined by a similar request from the U. S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who has subpoenaed documents related to Dell's financial reporting from 2002 to the present.
HDIX- IPO (under)Priced at $12.00 Trades tomorrow:
Home Diagnostics (HDIX)
"With a dedicated focus on exceeding the needs of its
customers, Home Diagnostics, Inc. has established itself as a
leader in diabetes management and blood glucose monitoring
systems."
Market Cap $299.6 mil
Revenues $109 mil
Net Income $7 mil
Ind: Health-Instruments
website: http://www.homediagnostics.com/
prospectus:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884909/000095014406008489/g00385a4sv1za.htm
Company Info:
2400 NW 55th Ct.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(954) 677-9201
Underwriters:
J.P. Morgan Piper Jaffray, Deutsche Bank,
William Blair
$14.00 - $16.00
6,600,000 shares
ot: IPO: HPGP printing 19.50 this AM. NICE.
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CDC Says It Might Separate Units
Wednesday September 20, 10:10 am ET
CDC Says It Is Considering Spinoffs, Acquisitions and Other Strategies to Increase Growth
ATLANTA (AP) -- Shares of CDC Corp. hit a 52-week high on Wednesday as the Hong Kong-based supplier of enterprise software for tasks such as supply chain management said it was continuing to explore the idea of separating its games and software units into two stand-alone companies in an effort the increase shareholder value.
The company also said it was pursuing other strategic ways to expand its business, including acquisitions and organic growth.
Last week, the company acquired Australian firm Brilliant Training and Consulting Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.
CDC also said that as of Tuesday it has bought back nearly 6.1 million shares for about $27.7 million.
The company completed a $20 million share buyback program on July 26 and authorized a second $20 million program.
Company shares rose 24 cents, or 4.3 percent, to $5.82 during morning trading on the Nasdaq. The stock had traded between $3.06 and $5.75 during the past 52 weeks.
CHINA is solid. Period....(imho) :)
hey bridget....got a little MO !!!
CHINA +0.23 +4.15% 878,190 $5.81 CDC CORPORATION CL-A
CHINA...
Press Release Source: CDC Corporation
CDC Corporation Updates Progress of Share Repurchase Program & Plans to Unlock Shareholder Value
Wednesday September 20, 9:11 am ET
ATLANTA and BEIJING, Sept. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CDC Corporation (Nasdaq: CHINA), focused on enterprise software and online games, today announced that as of September 19, 2006, the company has repurchased 6,051,124 common shares, up from 4,430,658 common shares as of July 25, 2006, for a total of US$27,687,859 as part of the company's stock repurchase programs. The company completed its initial US$20 million repurchase program on August 10, 2006 and the additional US$20 million repurchase program announced on July 26, 2006 is now underway.
The company has entered into a 10b5-1 trading plan to facilitate the repurchase of its common shares during trading blackout periods through pre- arrangements with a broker based upon specified guidelines and parameters set forth in the trading plan.
The company continues to explore the possibility of the separation of 2 of its business units into stand-alone companies in its efforts to unlock shareholder value and good progress has been made since the company's last update in its earnings announcement on August 22, 2006. The company is also pursuing various alternatives to enhance liquidity as part of its strategic plans to significantly expand the businesses through targeted acquisitions and vigorous organic growth. The company had Non-GAAP net cash and cash equivalents of US$214.9 million as of June 30, 2006.
"The company's share repurchases demonstrate our strong confidence in the continued growth of our businesses and our future prospects," said Peter Yip, CEO of CDC Corporation. "We have been working closely with our financial advisors to expedite our efforts for the potential carve outs of CDC Games and CDC Software into standalone companies and to aggressively pursue financing options to expand our war chest to grow our businesses through multiple targeted acquisitions in the online games and enterprise software sectors."
About CDC Corporation
The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Mobile focused on mobile applications, CDC Games focused on online games, and China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For more information about CDC Corporation (Nasdaq: CHINA), please visit www.cdccorporation.net.
About China.com Inc.
China.com Inc. (stock code: 8006; website: www.inc.china.com), a leading Online game, MVAS and Internet services company operating principally in China, and a 77%-owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation, was listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on March 9, 2000. In December 2000, China.com Inc. was admitted as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng IT and IT Portfolio Indices.
About CDC Mobile
CDC Mobile is the wholly owned subsidiary of China.com Inc. and is focused on providing MVAS products to subscribers in China.
About CDC Games
CDC Games Limited is focused on building a diversified mix of online game assets and strategic alliances and is a wholly owned subsidiary of China.com Inc. CDC Games is one of the market leaders of online and mobile games in China with over 30 million registered users.
About CDC Software
CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company(TM), is a provider of comprehensive enterprise software applications and services designed to help businesses thrive and become customer-driven market leaders. The company's industry-specific solutions are used by more than 5,000 customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, home building, real estate, and wholesale and retail distribution industries. CDC Software's product suite includes Pivotal CRM (customer relationship management), c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, Ross ERP (enterprise resource planning) and SCM (supply chain management), IMI warehouse management and order management, Platinum China HR (human resource) and business analytics solutions. CDC Software is ranked number 18 on the Manufacturing Business Technology 2006 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the effect of the share repurchase program and alternatives for unlocking shareholder value and increasing liquidity. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements, including the following: whether any shares will actually be repurchased pursuant to the trading plan based upon the guidelines and parameters set forth in the plan which depends upon the movement of our share price, volatility in our shares price based upon factors such as the ability to realize strategic objectives by taking advantage of market opportunities in targeted geographic market, our ability to separate CDC Games and CDC Software as standalone companies and our ability to increase the company's liquidity through various financing alternatives. Further information on risks or other factors that could cause results to differ is detailed in filings or submissions with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission made by CDC Corporation in its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2005 on Form 20-F filed on June 21, 2006. All forward- looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to management as of the date of the press release, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company assumes no obligation to update or alter the forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For More Information:
Investor Relations Media Relations
Craig Celek Scot McLeod
CDC Corporation CDC Software
212.661.2160 770-351-9600
craig.celek@cdccorporation.net ScotMcLeod@cdcsoftware.com
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ORCL - latest Stock To Watch
Alert Price: $16.13
September 19, 2006
InfinitiStocks.com issues a General Alert for Oracle Corporation, the world's largest enterprise software company. On September 19, the company posted vastly improved 1Q2007 financial results, surprising analysts and exceeding previously stated guidance. Minus special items, 1Q earnings beat consensus by 11%, increasing 24% versus 1Q2006. Total GAAP software revenues were up 29% to $2.7 billion, with database and middleware new license revenues up 15%.
InfinitiStocks notes a telling sign of the company's health is an 80% increase new license revenues, which seems to indicate Oracle is fast gaining applications market share over competitor SAP. A lack of recent upgrades and a 25% increase in shorted shares suggests Oracle's financial improvement was somewhat unexpected, further increasing the possibility for extended gains in coming weeks.
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Hiland Holdings GP- Hiland Holdings GP, LP Prices Initial Public Offering
Tuesday September 19, 6:27 pm ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060919/datu052.html?.v=47
ENID, Okla., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hiland Holdings GP, LP (Nasdaq: HPGP - News; "Hiland Holdings") announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,000,000 of its common units at $18.50 per unit. Upon completion of this offering, Hiland Holdings will, directly or indirectly, own a 2% general partner interest, all of the incentive distribution rights and 57.0% of the limited partner interests in Hiland Partners, LP (Nasdaq: HLND - News).
The common units will begin trading tomorrow on The NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol "HPGP". This offering represents an approximate 32.4% interest to the public in Hiland Holdings. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,050,000 common units. The offering is expected to close on September 25, 2006.
The managers of the offering include Lehman Brothers Inc., as representative and sole book-running manager, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., as joint lead manager, and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Sanders Morris Harris Inc., as co-managers.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Offers will be made by means of the prospectus. A copy of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Lehman Brothers Inc., c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Fax: 631.254.7268, email: monica_castillo@adp.com .
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OK, so three companies in the last decade. That makes things easier. These little buggers should be real easy to spot lol.
***"Have you or your spouse ever shopped at Wal-Mart? The company's shares rose 40,232% during the last bull market. That's enough to turn $10,000 into more than $4 million.
Have you or your company ever bought a Microsoft software program like Word, Excel or PowerPoint? The stock rose 61,034% in the 13 years following its IPO. That turned a $10,000 investment into more than $6.1 million.
Have you ever used your computer to log onto the Internet? The biggest maker of routers and switches for Internet connections is Cisco Systems, which rose 95,667% in the 1990s alone. A $10,000 investment made here would have allowed you to spend the rest of your life sitting on tax-free bonds. Because $10,000 grew to an astonishing $9.56 million in less than 10 years.
Unfortunately, Wal-Mart, Microsoft and Cisco cannot possibly generate these kinds of returns in the future. They're much too big to grow at that rate now."
(***From the same article.)
OMG - I've NEVER seen a corp that means that criteria...
While these are averages, based on the big movers of the past, here are a few of
the factors that will help you identify two momentum investing stocks that will turn $10,000 into $1 million:
They have annual earnings growth of at least 24%.
The average percentage increase in earnings for the current (or, in these
examples, the preceding) quarter is at least 34%.
They have a P/E ratio of 31 or more.
They have a relative strength rating of 85. (That means they are already
outperforming 85% of the stocks in the market before they make their big move
up.)
Their relative strength has been growing for at least the past six months.
They have an average of at least 5 million shares outstanding.
They have average daily volume that exceeds 75,000 shares.
Their industry group is in the top 30% of the market.
They have a median stock price of $26.
When you boil it down this way, it may seem as though the process is purely a numerical exercise. But, like most things in life, it's not that simple.
1. You must know exactly how to apply those qualifications to different sectors of different industries under different market conditions.
2. You have to have access to a proprietary database that contains the relevant data on more than 9,000 publicly traded companies.
3. You have to be qualified to interpret the mountain of quantitative and qualitative information that you uncover. That often takes years of experience.
4. Even if you have the knowledge, the skills, the contacts and the money to ferret out these few stocks, you will need to spend hundreds of hours screening all the potential candidates.
Many investors just don't have that time - or quite frankly - the ability to see the things a trained expert can detect.
http://www.investmentu.com/research/momentuminvesting.html
outstanding !!!!!
RURL - great pick so far.
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A must-read regarding IPO's (they are hot!):
: http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06091809.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=....
AERT to Present at New York Society of Security Analysts' Construction Materials Industry Conference
Wednesday September 13, 12:35 pm ET
SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2006--Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERT - News) announced that Chairman Joe G. Brooks will present at the New York Society of Security Analysts' Construction Materials Industry Conference in New York, N.Y. The presentation will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET on September 26, 2006.
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The presentation will be webcast live over the Internet at www.aertinc.com. On the home page, select "Investor Relations" and a link will be displayed. The webcast will be archived and available at the same location.
About AERT:
AERT has pioneered the use of recycled polyethylene plastic in the manufacture of composite building materials since 1989. Our products are marketed as a substitute for wood and plastic filler materials for standard door components, windowsills, brick mould, fascia board, and decking under the trade names LifeCycle®, MoistureShield®, MoistureShield® CornerLoc®, Weyerhaeuser ChoiceDek® Classic, Weyerhaeuser ChoiceDek® Plus, Weyerhaeuser ChoiceDek® Premium, ChoiceDek® Classic Colors, ChoiceDek® Premium Colors and MoistureShield® outdoor decking. We operate manufacturing facilities in Springdale, Lowell, and Tontitown, Arkansas; Junction, Texas and Alexandria, Louisiana. AERT's stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (NASDAQ:AERT - News) and is included in the Russell Microcap(TM) Index.
Contact:
AERT, Springdale
Bob Thayer, 479-756-7400
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TASA - This is another stock that I purchased.
They closed today at $5.50. This company is in the educational testing market and sells to states, school districts and textbook publishers. Consequently, this stock should hold up well in an economically challenging environment.
In the last quarter they made $0.10/share which included two months of operations for Questar, their latest acquisition. They put out pro forma numbers indicating that they would have made $0.11/share if Questar operations were included for the entire quarter. However, there were some one time acquisition expenses in the month of May that lowered these pro forma numbers. Earnings would have likely been somewhere over $0.20/share ignoring these one time charges.
If Questar operations had been included for the entire year, the pro forma EPS provided by TASA is $0.48/share. I'm guessing that TASA will make $0.18/share next quarter (range of $0.15 to $0.25/share). If they earn $0.18/share in the next quarter, this would mean that the combined operation made $0.66/share for the entire year.
In my opinion it is considerably undervalued at $5.50/share.
Mike
Thanks! We've got 2 of the 8 for this week to price tomorrow.
They can begin trading Wednesday if all goes as planned.
Posted by: lady1242
In reply to: None Date:9/17/2006 10:12:38 AM
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Week of 9/ 18 PART 2- Offerings Expected to price on or about....
HPGP - Sept 19
HDIX - Sept 20
DIVX - Sept 21
CVLT- Sept 22
RVBD - Sept 20
WCRX - Sept 19
HWY- Sept 22
PBIB - TBD
RETAIL ROADSHOWS:
http://www.retailroadshow.com/roadshows.asp
nice call on this one lady !!
EDU +1.10 +4.17% 331,400 $27.50 NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATI
Strong Monday, possibly as a result from Fridays "triple witch" recoveries?
Hybrid Technologies, Inc. 'OTCBB:HYBT' Receives Unanimous Approval from New York City Council; Green Light Given by NYC TLC for Lithium Powered Taxi
Hybrid Technologies and New York City TLC under Mayor Bloomberg begin ambitious program to introduce lithium powered taxis to the streets of New York, the worlds first all lithium taxi to hit the streets of New York after unanimous City Council approval.
Sep 18, 2006 7:30:00 AM
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK--(CCNMatthews - Sept. 18, 2006) - Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:HYBT) www.hybridtechnologies.com, emerging leaders in the development and marketing of lithium powered products worldwide proudly announces that after a unanimous City Council vote, Hybrid will now supply a lithium powered L-PT Cruiser for use as a NYC Yellow Cab.
The vote at a scheduled TLC (Taxi and Limousine Commission hearing) was the result of a long process by both Hybrid and the New York City Government. The program utilizes article 14 of the TLC charter which allows the introduction of advanced or experimental innovations. Taxi Commissioner Mathew Daus, under Mayor Bloomberg's administration as well as other City Council members, were given a strong presentation by both the Taxi Commission as well as a top Hybrid Technology Executive.
http://www.infinitistocks.com/index-main.htm
PORK up 14% this am, stopping short of the 21.35 mark
PORK- Premium Standard Farms confirms it will be acquired by SFD for a total of $810 mln, or $21.35 per share (PORK) 17.73 : Smithfield Foods (SFD) and Premium Standard Farms (PORK) announced that SFD will acquire all of the outstanding shares of PORK through a merger. Under the terms of the merger, each PORK share will be converted into the right to receive 0.678 Smithfield shares plus $1.25 in cash. The total combined value of stock and cash is $21.35, based on Smithfield's average closing price on the New York Stock Exchange over the most recent 10-day trading period. The share exchange portion will be tax-free to PSF shareholders. The agreement has a total transaction value of approximately $810 mln, including the assumption of PSF's approximately $117 million of net debt. PSF has approximately 32.0 mln shares outstanding. Smithfield will issue approximately 21.9 mln shares in exchange for PSF shares. Smithfield stated that it expects the transaction to be accretive to its earnings per share following closing.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/060918/food_premiumstandard_smithfield.html?.v=1
ot: IPO's- EDU has been great. Sister board IPO page now updated with Part 1-6 lineup of Week of 9/18 monster IPO lineup:
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6188
Friday's upgrades
Adobe Systems
ADBE
Goldman Sachs Neutral Buy
Avid Tech
AVID
Oppenheimer Neutral Buy ($46)
Ceradyne
CRDN
Wachovia Mkt Perform Outperform
DRS Tech
DRS
Wachovia Mkt Perform Outperform
First Marblehead
FMD
Friedman Billings Underperform Mkt Perform ($55)
Harmonic
HLIT
Thomas Weisel Peer Perform Outperform
Men's Wearhouse
MW
Matrix Research Hold Buy
Parker-Hannifin
PH
Wachovia Mkt Perform Outperform
Superior Well Services
SWSI
KeyBanc Capital Mkts / McDonald Buy Aggressive Buy ($44)
VeriSign
VRSN
RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform Outperform ($25)
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