Wednesday, March 27, 2019

STORE Capital Corp (STOR)

This publicly-traded organization generated gains of 5.46% over the last 5 sessions. Right now, this stock is the subject of 14 analysts’ evaluations, who – on average – have given this company’s shares a Buy rating. Not a Single analyst have given underperform rating or sell rating, and 3 have given a rating of Buy or better. Based on the 14 stock market experts following this company, the average 12-month price target is $33.71. Moreover, individual price targets range between $31.00-$37.00. With its recent move to $33.75, we can see that these firms project this stock will gain by 39.97% in one year.
https://finmercury.com/2019/03/27/highlighted-analyst-calls-for-store-capital-corporation-stor-urban-outfitters-inc-urbn/
This particular company’s shares have garnered a lot of attention in recent days, as insiders are unloading their holdings while having generated a 0.80% rise since the beginning of the calendar year. A Director at STORE Capital Corporation (STOR) bought some of its shares in a transaction that was finalized on Nov 28.
https://finmercury.com/2019/03/27/highlighted-analyst-calls-for-store-capital-corporation-stor-urban-outfitters-inc-urbn/

Friday, March 15, 2019

N A P C O SECURITY TECH (NSSC) Company Analysis

Description

Napco Security Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells security products and software worldwide. The company offers access control systems, door security products, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and video surveillance systems for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and governmental applications. Its access control systems include various types of identification readers, control panels, PC-based computers, and electronically activated door-locking devices; and door locking devices comprise microprocessor-based electronic door locks with push button, card readers and bio-metric operation, door alarms, mechanical door locks, and simple dead bolt locks. The company's alarm systems include automatic communicators, cellular communication devices, control panels, combination control panels/digital communicators and digital keypad systems, fire alarm control panels, and area detectors; and video surveillance systems comprise video cameras, control panels, video monitors, or PCs. It also buys and resells various identification readers, video cameras, PC-based computers, and peripheral equipment for access control and video surveillance systems; and markets peripheral and related equipment manufactured by other companies. The company markets and sells its products primarily to independent distributors, dealers, and installers of security equipment. Napco Security Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Amityville, New York.
Valueline Performance = 1
Investor's Business Daily = 99
Price Earnings Ratio = 39
Earnings Per Share Growth = 114
Price Earnings/EPS Growth Ratio (PEG) = .34



Flawless balance sheet with solid track record

NSSC delivered a bottom-line expansion of 57% in the prior year, with its most recent earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. Not only did NSSC outperformed its past performance, its growth also exceeded the Electronic industry expansion, which generated a 40% earnings growth. This is what investors like to see!  NSSC is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This implies that NSSC manages its cash and cost levels well, which is a key determinant of the company’s health. Looking at NSSC’s capital structure, the company has no debt on its balance sheet. This means it is running its business only on equity capital funding, which is typically normal for a small-cap company. Therefore the company has plenty of headroom to grow, and the ability to raise debt should it need to in the future.


Company Website

2018 Annual Report 

Corporate Presentation


The ability of the educational administrative community to secure adequate, objective advice and counsel on how to address the mass shooting crisis, from the current configuration of the security industry, has been compromised by several factors. First of all, there has been a large duplication of effort, with thousands of school districts across the country acting locally in trying to secure knowledge and expertise in security. Additionally, there is no single certified body of specialized, education sector security professionals in existence, that can be assured in supplying education officials with objective, accurate, unbiased and above all, cost-effective guidance in ameliorating the mass shooting threat at their schools. Finally, there is no universally accepted process for auditing a school facility for security vulnerability and no quantitative measurement tool to be utilized in conducting that audit. This paper outlines the need for a national school security association or body to be created, as well as the unification of the security industry, in creating a comprehensive process and clearing house for expertise to be constructively applied to the school active shooter problem.

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Gravity Co., Ltd. (GRVY) Company Analysis


Gravity Co., Ltd. develops, publishes, and distributes online games in South Korea, Japan, the United States, Canada, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, China, and internationally. It offers online games; mobile games and applications; and other games and game-related products and services, including character-based merchandise and animation. The company also provides massively multiplayer online role playing games. In addition, it provides console games and a game for Internet protocol television; and licenses the merchandising rights of character-related products based on its online games. Further, the company markets dolls, stationery, food, and other character-based merchandise, as well as game manuals, monthly magazines, and other publications. Additionally, it provides Website development and operation services; and sells goods related to mobile phones. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Gravity Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GRVY/profile?p=GRVY


Value Line give this stock a 1 in performance.  The Value Line Performance Rank measures relative probable price performance of the approximately 1,750 stocks during the next six to 12 months on an easy-to-understand scale from 1 (Highest) to 5 (Lowest). The components of the Performance Ranking System include factors such as the five-year trend of relative earnings and prices, recent earnings and price changes combined with technical ranks. All data are actual and known. A computer program combines these elements into a forecast of the price change of each stock, relative to all other approximately 1,750 stocks for the six to 12 months ahead.-Rank 1 (Highest): These stocks, as a group, are expected to be the best performers relative to the Value Line universe during the next six to 12 months (100 stocks )

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Gravity's market cap is $399.145 million.  
Companies that have a market capitalization of between $300 million to $2 billion are generally classified as small-cap companies. These small companies could be young in age and/or they could serve niche markets and new industries. These companies are considered higher risk investments due to their age, the markets they serve, and their size. Smaller companies with fewer resources are more sensitive to economic slowdowns.Market capitalization refers to the total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares. Commonly referred to as "market cap," it is calculated by multiplying a company's shares outstanding by the current market price of one share. The investment community uses this figure to determine a company's size, as opposed to using sales or total asset figures.https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketcapitalization.asp

Investor's Business Daily gives Gravity a Composite score of 99
The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating combines all 5 SmartSelect Ratings into one easy-to-use rating. More weight is placed on EPS and RS Rating, and the stock's percent off its 52-week high is also included in the formula. Results are then compared to all other companies, and each company is assigned a rating from 1-99 with 99 being the best. A 90 rating means that the stock has outperformed 90% of all other stocks in terms of its combined SmartSelect Ratings.https://education.investors.com/financial-dictionary/general/composite-rating-cma--smartselect-rgr-

Annual Return on Equity is 35.8%
Industry Average is 16%
Return on equity (ROE) is a measure of profitability that calculates how many dollars of profit a company generates with each dollar of shareholders' equity.ROE is more than a measure of profit; it's a measure of efficiency. A rising ROE suggests that a company is increasing its ability to generate profit without needing as much capital. It also indicates how well a company's management is deploying the shareholders' capital. In other words, the higher the ROE the better. Falling ROE is usually a problem.
However, it is important to note that if the value of the shareholders' equity goes down, ROE goes up. Thus, write-downs and share buybacks can artificially boost ROE. Likewise, a high level of debt can artificially boost ROE; after all, the more debt a company has, the less shareholders' equity it has (as a percentage of total assets), and the higher its ROE is.
Some industries tend to have higher returns on equity than others. As a result, comparisons of returns on equity are generally most meaningful among companies within the same industry, and the definition of a "high" or "low" ratio should be made within this context.
https://investinganswers.com/financial-dictionary/financial-statement-analysis/return-equity-roe-916

Gravity has no debt. 
A significant portion of our revenues has been and is currently derived from Ragnarok Online and other games developed based on the contents of Ragnarok Online. We derived Won 37,483 million (US$ 35,116 thousand) in revenues from Ragnarok Online in 2017 and Won 29,446 million in revenues from Ragnarok Online in 2016, representing approximately 26.5% and 57.3% of our total revenues in 2017 and 2016, respectively. Also, we derived Won 83,907 million (US$ 78,607 thousand) in revenues from the games developed based on the contents of Ragnarok Online in 2017 and Won 7,930 million in 2016, representing approximately 59.2% and 15.4% of our total revenues in 2017 and 2016, respectively.  Ragnarok Online has been on the market for sixteen years and has reached maturity in most of our principal markets. The Company has continually maintained, improved and updated Ragnarok Online. If we fail to maintain, improve, update or enhance Ragnarok Online in a timely manner or successfully introduce it in new markets, this is likely to lead to a continual decline in Ragnarok Online’s user base and subscription revenues and royalties. This would likely lead to a declinehttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1313310/000156459018009525/grvy-20fa_20171231.htm

Ownership information
Institutional - 8.2%
Board Members - 0%
General Public - 33%
Public Companies - 59%
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Ragnarok Online established a healthy game culture by promoting a nonviolent, nonsexual, and non-speculative online game environment. In addition, the game has gained tremendous popularity among the overseas gamers due to its excellent community system and attractive character designs.  Today, Ragnarok Online is recognized as a global standard across 80 countries worldwide, including countries in Europe, North America, and Africa, bringing together the world under a single online game.http://www.gravity.co.kr/en/games/index.asp