CNBC recently screened for small- and mid-cap companies that could attract takeover offers on the basis of valuation. CNBC examined free cash flow yield, enterprise multiple, and total debt as a percentage of equity to find the following nine names emerged: Symbol Company Industry EV/EBITDA FCF Yield Debt % NPK National … Read More
Telecom Argentina S.A. ($TEO): Undervalued Telco with a Strong Balance Sheet
Telecom Argentina S.A. ($TEO) popped into the Large Cap 1000 screener this week at the top position. With a $3.5 billion market cap, virtually no net debt, and $653 million in operating earnings last year, the company trades on an acquirer’s multiple of just 5.3x. It yields 4 percent and … Read More
Joel Greenblatt keeps it simple: “Buy Good Stuff Cheap, Sell Bad Stuff Dear”
In today’s Observer author William Green has an interesting excerpt from his new book The Great Minds of Investing on Joel Greenblatt: …Mr. Greenblatt is always searching for a “systematic way” of “doing better.” In 2003, this led him and Goldstein to launch a $35 million research project to prove the effectiveness of the … Read More
Mobile TeleSystems (NYSE:MBT): Cheap Russian telecom
Mobile TeleSystems (NYSE:MBT) has been beaten up over the last month (off 12.5 percent) and at $9.69 is now the sixth cheapest stock in the Large Cap 1000 Screener (it’s free if you register). With a $9.7 billion market cap and $4.4 billion in net debt, MBT doesn’t have the usual … Read More
Silvercorp Metals Inc. ($SVM): Cheap, Cash-Rich, and Buying Back Stock
Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE:SVM) is the seventh cheapest stock in the All Investable Screener with an acquirer’s multiple of 5.53. At $1.10, it has a $188 million market cap, an enterprise value of $172 million, and has generated $31 million in operating income over the last twelve months. It trades … Read More
Alaska Air Group, Inc. ($ALK) and PAR Capital Management
Meb Faber sent out an interesting note from The Idea Farm today about PAR Capital Management. PAR are a $4.3 billion hedge fund with a specialization in airline stocks. According to their latest 13F filing, their fourth largest holding at almost 7 percent of the fund is Alaska Air Group, Inc. … Read More
Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSEMKT:NSU) Update on New Discovery
I first wrote about Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSEMKT:NSU) a month ago on May 22. Since then the stock has run from its May 21 close of $4.10 to as high $4.26 and as low as $3.77 and now back to $4.05 at the time of writing. NSU was and remains the … Read More
Gold Resource Corporation (NYSEMKT:GORO): Cheap, dividend paying gold miner
Gold Resource Corporation (NYSEMKT:GORO) is up almost 9 percent today, but it remains one of the cheapest stocks in the All Investable Screener with an acquirer’s multiple of 4.8 (it’s run from third cheapest to fifth cheapest today). There’s a lot to like about it: Lots of cash on the … Read More
Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NTIP) $NTIP: Cash-rich, cheap and huge NOLS
Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NTIP) is a very interesting stock in the Small and Micro Cap Screener. With a market cap of $42 million and net cash of $15 million, it has an enterprise value of just $27 million. It generated $4 million in operating income last year, which gives it an … Read More
YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF): Undervalued Argentinian Energy
YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF), the Argentinian energy company, has been beaten up over the last month, making it the fifth cheapest stock in the Large Cap Screener with an acquirer’s multiple of 6.87. It has a $10.2 billion market cap, a $15.4 billion enterprise value, and generated $2.3 billion in operating … Read More
Breeze-Eastern Corp (NYSEMKT:BZC) Special Offer
Breeze-Eastern Corp (NYSEMKT:BZC) is the 24th cheapest stock in the Small and Micro Cap Screener with an acquirer’s multiple of 8.89. It trades on a PE of 9.7 has an 11.4 FVF/EV yield. We’ve taken a deep dive into it over at Singular Diligence. We’re running a special for the readers … Read More
CSS Industries Inc (NYSE:CSS): Cheap, liquid and buying back stock
CSS Industries Inc (NYSE:CSS) is another particularly cheap stock in the All Investable Screener, with an acquirer’s multiple of 6.2. It has a market cap of $278 million; $106 million in cash and equivalents, and no debt, giving it an enterprise value of $172 million; and it has generated $28 million … Read More
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC): Strong, Liquid Balance Sheet, and Undervalued.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) is one of the cheapest stocks in the All Investable Screener with an acquirer’s multiple of 5. It has a 10 percent FCF/EV yield, and has bought back 1 percent of its stock over the last 12 months. Long only, value investor and research analyst Arie … Read More
Computer Task Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CTG): Simple, Cheap, and Buying Back Stock
With an acquirer’s multiple of 4.8, Computer Task Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CTG) is the sixth cheapest stock in the Small and Micro Cap Screener. It’s an information technology (IT) solutions and staffing services company in North America and Europe. It has 3,900 employees. The company implements electronic health records; assists in the start-up … Read More
Global Sources Ltd. (Bermuda)(NASDAQ:GSOL) $GSOL announces buyback at $7.50 for 22% of outstanding stock; Up 25% this week
Global Sources Ltd. (Bermuda)(NASDAQ:GSOL), which I wrote about on May 28, announced a buyback this morning at $7.50. The stock has run up about 21 percent since. It’s still cheap, but it’s now bounced out of the All Investable Screener. It may be back if the buyback actually happens and the … Read More
Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:IBA) $IBA: Significantly undervalued; Change In Capital Structure Enhances Value
Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:IBA) is another stock on a great run that remains too cheap. I’ve owned it since Q3 2011, and I still hold it because it’s the third cheapest stock in the All Investable Screener. It has a market cap of $2.7B, an enterprise value of … Read More
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:UEPS) $UEPS: Strong cash flows, low debt, high margins, high growth
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:UEPS) has been on a tear in 2015, up almost 40 percent year-to-date. Even so, it’s still the tenth cheapest stock in the All Investable Screener with an acquirer’s multiple of 5.7, a PE of 7.7, and a FCF/EV yield of 14.7 percent. It’s bought back $7 … Read More
First Purchase Under Mechanical Investment Plan
By Bruce Murison, June 8, 2015 On June 8 Tobias published on this site my mechanical investment plan using the Acquirer’s Multiple. On June 4 I had established a dedicated account with $25,000 to trade the Plan. On June 8 I made the first trade. Specifically, I bought 594 shares of … Read More
TravelCenters of America LLC (NYSE:TA): Activists are circling
TravelCenters of America LLC (NYSE:TA) is the fourth cheapest stock in the All Investable Screener with an acquirer’s multiple of 4.83. It trades on a PE of <8, and OCF/EV of almost 30 percent. Keep an eye on FCF/EV, which is a little anemic at 2 percent. Deep value, contrarian … Read More
A Mechanical Investment Plan Using The Acquirer’s Multiple
Bruce Murison* contacted me at the start of June with an interesting proposition: He would open a dedicated account to trade the Acquirer’s Multiple All Investable Stocks Screen and post his strategy and results on the site. He thought knowing there was a public eye keeping him on the straight and narrow might assist with … Read More