Playboy--PLA--a politically incorrect contrarian play?

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Playboy--PLA--a politically incorrect contrarian play?

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Saw a piece on CNBC about Playboy, a stock that missed the eighties runup but seems to be doing better this decade. Apparently some money managers don't want to touch it because it's controversial (a sad comment about how far this society has regressed into Victorianism). It's trading at a low PE, does well in the video/web business and plans to open casinos on Rhodes and other Greek Islands. (Having been there, I think this is a great idea. I can see Greek, Turkish, Egyptian men coming over in droves to Rhodes topless beaches by day and hanging out at the Playboy Casino at night. The Continent is about two decades behind the US and Playboy is still "cool"). This may be a brand name play as much as anything.

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Reply	Message Preview	From	Recs	Posted
35	businessweek.com	Sr K	-	2/11/2011
34	PLA is rocking big today thanks to a plug in Barron's this past weekend by M	Wyätt Gwyön	-	5/21/2001
33	The ipo looks dead in the water, IMO, due to all the cash and value being skimm	Sr K	-	5/21/2000
32	Does anyone have any info on how their online business doing... cyberspice.com	Rohit Sood	-	12/9/1999
31	Message 11335180	StockDung	-	9/23/1999
30	Looks like an internet, broadband media play lately.	M CAHILL	-	4/23/1999
29	Hey all this great movement and not one post? is this related to the court dec	capitalistbeatnik	-	3/2/1999
28	Well it's not really a tech stock so that could be one reason PLA has littl	Rene Madsen	-	2/12/1999
27	Perhaps it is because, just like this board, no one is paying attention. Why do	Sober	-	1/22/1999
26	hello anyone home, why hasn't this one gone to the moon ? Howard	re3	-	1/5/1999
25	Anyone care to speculate why this stock didn't run wild last week with the	re3	-	1/4/1999
24	So is PLA an internet stock? Too bad video on demand is not here yet.	M CAHILL	-	12/30/1998
23	Yes, there was a split when they created the Class B shares, effectively a 2:1.	Sr K	-	12/23/1998
22	I thought earlier this year it hit 22. I checked the chart over the past two ye	capitalistbeatnik	-	12/23/1998
21	On what basis do you say it is not an all-time high?	Sr K	-	12/23/1998
20	Not all time high, but getting closer. Happy that this laggard finally ran up.	capitalistbeatnik	-	12/23/1998
19	Breakout to all-time highs on yesterday's news.	Sr K	-	12/23/1998
18	Earnings to be announced tomorrow. I think there will be a BIG one-time charge.	fut_trade	-	7/29/1998
17	I agree. PLA should mention DVD, the internet, and their entertainment producti	M CAHILL	-	7/21/1998
16	Another big jump today...any news?	capitalistbeatnik	-	4/14/1998
15	Anybody notice the big jump today? Any news?	capitalistbeatnik	-	4/13/1998
14	Thus far Playboy is halfway to my target of 21 from my buy at approx 14. Wait	capitalistbeatnik	-	3/17/1998
13	William, I agree that p/e of 14 is too steep for PLA. But look at the look te	UNDERTAKER	-	1/1/1998
12	I would think DVD's would be a windfall for pla also...won't they be ab	William Nelson	-	12/30/1997
11	All the Best for 98, and may Rhodes give us a pleasant surprise to us PLA share	UNDERTAKER	-	12/29/1997

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