Watch List additions to 11/17-11/21..another good week retailers...
FRED, PFT, BKE should continue their run..
some small caps worth considering: CGRM,CPIA,VVI,COVR,LARS,XLCT
EARNINGS PLAYS FOR THE WEEK:
Monday, November 17, 1997:
ACTN*, CAST*, FRAG, LOW*, NACT, TIF, TOY, WTSLA*
Tuesday, November 18, 1997
IDTC, HIBB, KSS, HD, MDT*, WSGC*, CACOA, TSIX*
Wednesday November 19, 1997
PAUH, ROST, WIND, BYL, GDYS, LAYN
Thursday, November 20, 1997
AEOS, AMAT, BONT, DLIA*, ISLI, BKS, CUL*, EGLE*,SMTC,SMOD,STGE
Friday, November 21, 1997
BILL**, IDTC, AMSWA, AMAT
AMSWA, ESSF
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Citation Corporation (CAST) manufactures cast, forged and
machined components for the capital and durable goods
industries. For the nine months ended 6/97, net sales rose
37% to $488.8M. Net income increased 15% to $17.7M.
Revenues benefitted from the acquisitions of Texas Steel,
Hi-Tech, Southern Aluminum, Bohn Aluminum, and Interstate
Forging.
CAST
Excellent Relative Strength 95
Rel Performance 3 Yr1 55.65
Velocity #1 2.659
Velocity #2 3.165
Correlation Coefficient 0.990 (nearly perfect)
Moving Average 10 Day 102.293
Moving Average 21 Day 103.594
Moving Average 30 Day 102.391
Moving Average 50 Day 102.187
EPS Rank 85.078
Proj EPS %Change Cur Qtr 287.596
P/E: 17.4
Earnings: $1.10
5Yr Growth: 59.8%
Price/Sales: 0.5
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CULLIGAN WATER TECHNOLGY (hey culligan man!) with an EPS rank of 97 and 230% EPS change last quarter looks good.
It has steadily increased in revenues and earnings for last 4 quarters.. has very high velocity. and Sales have
increased last quarter by 115%. It is a cash cow
with 151% cash flow growth.. and stochastics look
good with a 9/3week breakout of 60.095 and a Wilder
Breakout 14 day of 14.093.
EPS Rank 97.096
EPS %Change Last Qtr 230.796
EPS Increase Last 4 Qtr 4.099
Velocity #1 7.377
Velocity #2 34.192
Velocity #3 17.987
Sales Increase Last Qtr 115.477
Cash Flow Growth 1 Yr 151.294
Stochastics Brkout 9/3 Wk 60.095
Wilder Breakout 14 Day 14.093
Proj EPS %Change Cur Qtr 26.665
Proj EPS %Change Next Qtr 33.371
Proj EPS Rank 92.085
Proj EPS Annualized 5 Yr 27.780
Proj EPS Next FY 28.758
EPS Rank 90.081
EPS Growth 1 Yr 136.388
Price Rank 118.393
Price/Cash Flow Ratio 37.7 92
Price/Sales Ratio 11.2 93
Rel Performance Cal Yr 157.490
Rel Performance 1 Yr 195.595
ERG 84.893
Sales Increase Last Qtr 128.087
Moving Average 10 Day 107.198
Moving Average 21 Day 108.897
Moving Average 30 Day 105.395
Moving Average 50 Day 106.59
Wilder RSI 9 Day 66.489
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DELIAS
EPS Growth 1 Yr 371.496
EPS %Change Last Qtr 250.096
EPS %Change 2 Qtr Ago 166.69
EPS Average %Change 504.298
Price Rank 112.086
Price/Cash Flow Ratio 60.795
Turnover-Assets 2.195
Turnover-Receivable 1338.79 (99th percentile)
ERG 83.591
Sales Increase Last Qtr 124.48
Sales Growth 1 Yr 51.992
Cash Flow Growth 1 Yr 209.196
MACD Histogram 8/17/9 Day 14.094
Stochastics Brkout 9/3 Dy 13.094
Wilder Breakout 9 Day 14.093
Wilder Breakout 14 Day 14.093
Delia's Inc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- DELIA*s Inc. (Nasdaq:DLIA ),
a leading direct marketer of apparel and accessories to
young women of "Generation Y," today announced record
earnings increases on sales growth of 245% for the
quarter ended July 31, 1997, driven by strong customer
response and wider catalog distribution.
DELIA has an insider rank of 94 which is excellent
it has an analyst rank of 92
Short term growth rank of 99
short term technical rank 89
Current Ratings:
Strong Buy 4
Moderate Buy 1
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ACTN: Action Performance Co's
Has an insider rank 93
Fundamental rank of 94.
Short term growth rank 93
Proj EPS 1 Mth Change CFY 1.181
Proj EPS %Change Cur Qtr 75.086
Proj EPS %Change Next Qtr 91.688
Proj EPS %Change Cur Qtr 75.086
Proj EPS %Change Next Qtr 91.688
Proj EPS Rank 90.08
Proj EPS Current Fiscal Yr 91.08
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LOWES Stores (LOW)
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's
Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW ) announced its October sales
totaled $772.3 million, a 15% increase over October 1996
*Just reached a new 52 week high on Friday November 14
For decades, Lowe's has built the world's second-largest
home improvement chain by concentrating on smaller
markets suchas Athens. But no more. In a dramatic strategy
shift, Lowe's is building new stores this year in major
cities such as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Tampa and Jacksonville.
Moving Avg Breakout 10 Day 3.092
Moving Avg Breakout 21 Day 3.090
Moving Avg Breakout 30 Day 14.097
Moving Avg Breakout 50 Day 53.097
MACD Histogram 8/17/9 Wk 68.099
Wilder RSI 9 Day 71.596
Sales Increase Last Qtr 116.979
ERG 82.090
Acc. Dist Current 68.070
Acc. Dist 1 Wk Chg 1 Wk 15.090
Money is flowing into this company
Turnover-Assets 2.195
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Wet Seal (WTSLA)
BEST RANKINGS OF THE GROUP:
Insider Rank 92
Momentum Rank 98
Fundamental Rank 97
Analyst Rank 93
Short Term Growth rank 94
Short Term Technical Rank 98
Turnover-Receivable 281.099
Turnover-Receivable Lst Qtr 357.099
Turnover-Receivable Lst 12189.997
Group Rank 116.797
ERG 91.397
Acc. Dist Current 78.089
MACD Value 8/17/0 Dy 25.095
Wilder Breakout 14 Day 64.097
Stochastics Brkout 9/3 Dy 14.096
Moving Avg Breakout 10 Day 5.094
Moving Avg Breakout 21 Day 5.092
Moving Avg Breakout 30 Day 5.092
Moving average breakout ranks this company in the 93th percentile
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Williams-Somona (WSGC)
EPS Growth 1 Yr 3600.099
Turnover-Assets 2.396
Turnover-Inventory 4.477
Turnover-Inventory Lst Qtr 3.631
Turnover-Receivable 62.597
Turnover-Receivable Lst Qtr 64.792
Proj EPS %Change Cur Qtr 900.098
Proj EPS %Change Next Qtr 14.546
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ESSEF CORPORATION (ESSF)
Fundamental Rank 91
Proj EPS %Change Cur Qtr 172.794
EPS Rank 83.077
EPS Rank Change 13 WK 35.096
EPS %Change Last Qtr 59.384
EPS Increase Last 4 Qtr 4.099
Price Rank 118.993
Rel Performance Cal Yr 212.296
Acc. Dist Current 73.079 (79TH PERCENTILE
Acc. Dist 1 Wk Chg 1 Wk 27.596 (96th percentile)
ERG 73.67
Velocity #1 11.082 (82nd percentile)
Sales Increase Last Qtr 181.695 (95th percentile)
Sales Increase 2 Qtr ago 250.896 (96th percentile)
Sales Increase Last 4 Qtr 4.099 (99th percentile)
Moving Avg Breakout 10 Day 5.094 (99th percentile)
EGLE: Eagle foods:
Proj EPS %Change Cur Qtr 100.090
Proj EPS %Change Next Qtr 100.090
EPS Rank 94.09
EPS Increase Last 4 Qtr 4.099
Turnover-Assets 3.999
Acc. Dist 1 Wk Chg 1 Wk 15.090 (95th percentile)
Velocity Average 48.995
Sales/Cash Flow Ratio 4100.492
Cash Flow Growth 1 Yr 38.181
Moving Aerage 10 Day 101.390
Moving Average 21 Day 103.694
Moving Average 30 Day 103.193
Moving Average 50 Day 102.387
Moving Avg Breakout 10 Day 8.096
MACD Breakout 8/17/0 Wk 1.095
Wilder Breakout 9 Day 38.098
Wilder Breakout 14 Day 57.097
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Billing Concepts: BILL reached a new 52 week high on Wednesday:
This article on Billing Concepts BILL appears in Monday, November 17, 1997 Investor's Business Daily
Billing Concepts is the No. 1 third party bill processor for
telecom firms, including operator service and pay phone
providers. Its biggest money maker is doing billing for
second-tier direct-dial, long- distance carriers.
Billing concepts processes telephone call records of long-distance carriers and submits them to local phone companies to include
in their monthly bills.
It receives a fee from carriers for each call
record processed on their behalf.
Now the company wants to make its billing service
even more
enticing by eliminating local exchange carriers from the
billing process.
This new direct billing service gives Billing Concepts'
clients total control over their billing processes.
Rather than record their charges on local phone bills,
long-distance carriers can bill their customers directly,
using their own branded envelopes and statements.
......the potential market for direct billing is
estimated at $2.8 billion. It includes billing
for local access providers, Internet companies and gas
and electric utilities.
The telecom direct-billing segment alone is about
$600 million,or three times the size of the market
for billing via local exchange carriers. .
....Eventually,
billing concepts stands to gain even more doing
billing for the Baby Bells as they get into direct-dial
long-distance services.
Billing concepts CEO, says he expects BILL's revenues to
grow 25% to 30% a yeaer for the nxt few years. In the
third quarter, the company lost 81 cents a share, after
a $21.3 millin charge. Included was an $8.3 million
write-down for pulling out of a venture to develop
a direct bill product with Saville systems..
Excluding charges, Billing Concepts earned 34 cents a
share up 26% from a year. Sales rose 24% to 32 million. |
