ISCO
report from VectorVest
Stock Analysis of Illinois Sprcnd
The ticker symbol for Illinois Sprcnd is
ISCO. ISCO is traded on the NASDAQ.
PRICE: ISCO closed on 25-Nov-1997 at $2.70 per share.
VALUE: ISCO has a Value of $3.70 per share. Value is the
foundation of the VectorVest system. It is a measure of what a stock
is currently worth. Value is based upon earnings, earnings growth rate, dividend payments, dividend growth rate, and financial performance. Current interest and inflation rates also play an important role in the computation of Value. When interest and/or inflation rates decrease, Value goes up. When interest rates and inflation increase, Value goes down. Sooner or later a stock's Price and Value always converge.
RV (Relative Value): ISCO has an RV of 1.18. On a scale of
0.00 to 2.00, an RV of 1.18 is good. RV reflects the long-term price appreciation potential of the stock compared to an alternative
investment in AAA Corporate Bonds. Stocks with RV ratings above
1.00 have attractive upside potential. A stock will have an RV greater
than 1.00 when its Value is greater than Price, and its Relative Safety (see below) and forecasted earnings growth rate are above average. In some cases, however, a stock's RV will be above 1.00 even
though its Value is well below Price. This happens when a stock has
an exemplary record of financial performance and an above average
earnings growth rate. In this case, the stock is currently selling at a premium, and the investor is banking on future earnings growth to
drive the stock's price higher.
We believe that RV ratings above 1.00 are required to consistently
achieve above average capital gains in the stock market.
RS (Relative Safety): ISCO has an RS rating of 0.72. On a scale
of 0.00 to 2.00, an RS of 0.72 is poor. VectorVest looks at safety
from the viewpoint of an equity investor (one who is buying stock of a
company) rather than that of a purchaser of debt (one who is lending
money to the company). From this perspective, consistency of
financial and operating performance, stock price appreciation history,
and price volatility are the key factors used in the evaluation of
Relative Safety (RS). Debt to equity ratio, capitalization, sales volume,
business longevity and other factors are also considered, but to a
lesser degree.
VectorVest favors steady, predictable performers. All stocks are
rated on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. A stock with an RS greater than
1.00 is safer and more predictable than the average of all stocks. A
stock with an RS less than 1.00 is less predictable and riskier than the
average stock.
RT (Relative Timing): ISCO has an RT rating of 0.09. On a scale
of 0.00 to 2.00, an RT of 0.09 is very poor. RT is a fast, responsive,
short-term price trend indicator. It analyzes the direction, magnitude,
and dynamics of a stock's price behavior over the last 13 weeks; then
reflects and projects the short-term price performance of the stock.
Once a stock's Price has established a strong trend, it is expected to
continue that trend for the short-term. If the trend dissipates, RT will
gravitate towards 1.00. Should the price change dramatically, RT will
notice the crucial turning point. When warranted, it will explode from a
Price low and dive from a Price high.
All stocks are rated on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00. If RT is above 1.00,
the stock's Price is in an uptrend. Below 1.00, the stock's Price is in a
downtrend.
VST-Vector (VST): ISCO has a VST-Vector rating of 0.77. On
a scale of 0.00 to 2.00, an VST of 0.77 is poor. VST-Vector solves
the dilemma of balancing Value, Safety and Timing. Stocks with high
RV values often have low RS values, or stocks with low RV and RS
values have high RT's.
GRT (Growth Rate): ISCO has a GRT of 15 % per year. This is
very good. GRT stands for forecasted Earnings Growth Rate in
percent per year. GRT is updated each week for every stock. Watch
GRT trends very carefully. If the GRT trend is up, the stock's Price
will likely rise. If the GRT trend is down, the stock's Price will
increase more slowly, cease to increase, or subsequently fall.
Recommendation (REC): ISCO has a Sell recommendation.
REC reflects the cumulative effect of all the VectorVest parameters
working together. These parameters are designed to help investors
buy safe, undervalued stocks which are rising in price, and to avoid or sell risky, overvalued stocks which are falling in price.
STOP-PRICE: ISCO has a Stop-Price of $4.20 per share. This is
$1.50 or 55.6% above its current closing Price. VectorVest analyzes
over 6,000 stocks each day for Value, Safety and Timing, and
calculates a Stop-Price for each stock. These Stop-Prices are based
upon 13 week moving averages of closing prices, and are fine-tuned
according to each stock's fundamentals.
EPS (Earnings Per Share): ISCO has an EPS of $-0.32 per
share. EPS stands for leading 12 months Earnings Per Share.
VectorVest determines this forecast from a combination of recent
earnings performance and traditional fiscal and/or calendar year
earnings forecasts.
P/E (Price to Earnings Ratio): ISCO has a P/E ratio of -8.35.
This ratio is computed daily based upon Price and EPS. P/E =
Price/EPS.
GPE (Growth to P/E Ratio): ISCO has a GPE of 0.00. This
ratio suggests that This ratio suggests that ISCO is overvalued.
Growth to P/E ratio is a popular measure of stock valuation which
compares Earnings Growth Rate (GRT) to Price Earnings ratio (P/E).
A stock is considered to be undervalued when GPE is greater than
1.00, and vice-versa. VectorVest believes that RV is a much better
indicator of long-term value. The RV of 1.18 for ISCO is good.
VOL(100)s: ISCO traded 228200 shares on 25-Nov-1997.
AVG VOL(100)s: ISCO has an Average Volume of 111701.
Average Volume is 50 day moving average of daily volume as
computed by VectorVest.
% VOL: ISCO had a Volume change of 104.3% from its 50 day
moving average volume.
OPEN: ISCO opened trading at $3.10 per share on 25-Nov-1997.
HIGH: ISCO traded at a high of $3.30 per share on 25-Nov-1997.
LOW: ISCO traded at a low of $2.60 per share on 25-Nov-1997.
CLOSE: ISCO Closed trading at $2.70 per share on
25-Nov-1997.
% PRC: ISCO showed a Price change of -3.6% from the prior
day's closing price.
INDUSTRY: ISCO has been assigned to the Telecomm
(Equipment) Group. VectorVest classifies stocks into over 190
Industry Groups and 50 Business Sectors.
ISCO has well below average safety with above average upside
potential. It reflects a stock which is likely to give above average,
inconsistent returns over the long term. |
