Weekly Focus Article
Weekly Focus Article: Belden Inc. (BDC)
Belden Inc. (BDC) $38.40
The Company:
With a witty and apt slogan of “Sending All The Right Signals”, Belden is a 110 year old company that sells cable, connectivity and networking products. Its cable division includes copper, coaxial and fiber optic cables and accounts for more than 70% of revenue. The other part of the revenue pie is shared almost equally between the connectivity and networking products divisions. With a focus on growth, the company has acquired several companies and brands over the years and derives about half its revenue from the United States with the rest split ...
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Weekly Focus Article: Zipcar Inc. (ZIP)
Zipcar Inc. (ZIP) $7.90
The Company:
Founded in 2000, Zipcar is a car sharing company that allows customers to rent cars for as little as an hour primarily from densely populated urban areas and over 250 University campuses. The key mantras of the company appear to be fun, accessibility and sustainability. The company has over thirty models of cars and you get to pick cars like the Mini Cooper and a plug-in hybrid instead of the standard choices available at most regular car rental companies. Zipcar rental rates include gas, insurance and 180 free miles in stark contrast to the ...
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Weekly Focus Article: The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)
The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $33.14
The Company:
The Cheesecake Factory started out as a small 700 square foot store in Los Angeles when it was founded in 1972 by Oscar and Evelyn Overton. Their son David Overton launched the first Cheesecake Factory restaurant in 1978 and now serves as the CEO of a company with 173 restaurants and $1.76 billion in annual revenue.
The company operates in two segments. The bakery division produces cheesecakes and other desserts that are sold through company restaurants. The restaurant division consists of three brands including The Cheesecake Factory with 158 restaurants, the Grand Lux Cafe ...
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Weekly Focus Article: Trading the VIX
While working through the insider purchases from last week, I considered several companies as potential candidates for this week’s weekly focus article but came up short. The $1 million purchase by the Chairman of E*Trade (ETFC) was certainly interesting as was the $820,000 purchase by a director of The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) but neither company felt like a screaming buy. This lack of a candidate combined with some business related travel last weekend is partially responsible for the delay in publishing the focus article this week.
We have in the past discussed hedging strategies to ...
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Weekly Focus Article: Nautilus Inc. (NLS)
Nautilus Inc. (NLS) $2.44
The Company:
Nautilus Inc. is a marketer, developer and manufacturer of consumer fitness products primarily in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in the year 1986 as Bowflex of America. Most consumers interested in strength training have probably heard of Bowflex thanks to the incessant commercials and informercials promoting their home gym products. In 1999, the company acquired Nautilus Inc. and expanded into commercial clubs. Nautilus was invented by Arthur Jones and refers to a mollusc whose shell is in the shape of a ...
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