StockGrade.com initiates a grade of C- for the securities of METRO GLOBAL MEDIA INC.
Small Stock News Network - April 06, 1999 10:24
Omaha, NE --(StockGrade.com)-- April 6, 1999. StockGrade.com, a proprietary stock grading service, which is based on a company's historical earnings and sales growth momentum initiates a grade of "C-" for the common shares of METRO GLOBAL MEDIA INC (MGMA: NASDAQ). StockGrade.com analyzes and grades the common shares of over 15,000 equities utilizing an A, B, C, D or F grading system. Additional information on this company, and others is available on StockGrade.com at stockgrade.com.
About StockGrade.com:
StockGrade.com issues grades for over 14,000 Companies which are publicly traded and is the only stock grading service which grades every publicly traded company in the United States. Each and every publicly traded company that trades on the U.S. Exchanges, as well as NASDAQ, and the OTC Bulletin Board is given a StockGrade.
About StockGrade.com's grading system:
StockGrade.com's grading system is totally computerized and all grades are assigned by computer without the use of human intervention. For a Company to achieve a particular grade its historical financial data must meet all qualifications for the respective grading criteria which are set and monitored by computer. Financial data for each Company is gathered from Securities & Exchange Commission filings and several other sources and is updated on a quarterly basis. This grading system is designed to favor companies which show historical sales and earnings growth over cyclical companies which have earnings and sales peaks that conform to general economic conditions.
StockGrade.com's grading criteria:
A = For a Company to receive a StockGrade of "A", it must have a one year annualized rate of return reflecting monthly price appreciation plus reinvestment of monthly dividends and the compounding effect of dividends paid on reinvested dividends greater than or equal to 20%. The company must have also met all the requirements as specified in grades B+, B, B-, C+, C & C-. (See StockGrade.com's criteria for B+, B, B-, C+, C, & C-). Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 177 companies, or 1.23%, received a grade of A.
B+ = For a Company to receive a StockGrade of "B+", it must have a five year total return which is greater than the 5 year total return for the S & P 500 index. The company must have also met all the requirements as specified in grades B, B-, C+, C, & C-. (See StockGrade.com's criteria for B, B-, C+, C & C-). Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 137 companies, or 0.95%, received a grade of B+.
B = For a Company to receive a StockGrade of "B", it must have a five year average annual sales growth rate greater than or equal to 5%. The company must have also met all the requirements as specified in grades B-, C+, C & C-. (See StockGrade.com's criteria for B-, C+, C & C-). Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 591 companies, or 4.11%, received a grade of B.
B- = In order to receive a StockGrade of "B-", a company must have $5 million in pretax income & $100 million in sales. The company must have also met all the requirements as specified in grades C+, C & C-. (See StockGrade.com's criteria for C+, C & C-). Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 102 companies, or 0.71%, received a grade of B-.
C+ = 5 year average EPS annual growth rate greater than or equal to 10%. The company must have also met all the requirements as specified in grades C & C-. (See StockGrade.com's criteria for C & C-). Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 452 companies, or 3.14%, received a grade of C+.
C = Two years of earnings increase, year over year positive and increasing earnings. The company must have also met all the requirements as specified in grade C-. (See StockGrade.com's criteria for C-). Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 1,467 companies, or 10.21%, received a grade of C.
C- = Was profitable in the most recent fiscal year. The company must have also have filed financials for the two most recent years. Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 2,620 companies, or 18.23%, received a grade of C-.
D = The company lost money in the most recent fiscal year. Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 4,924 companies, or 34.26%, received a grade of D.
F = Company failed to make financial data available for analysis and did not file anything with the Securities & Exchange Commission or the company is in bankruptcy proceedings. Of the 14,373 companies in the database, 3,903 companies, or 27.16%, received a grade of F.
For more information contact Teddy J. Kurtas at Park Avenue Capital Corp, parkcap.com, at 212-727-3120, or e mail at info@parkcap.com.
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