One of the comparables I used in my thus far successful purchase of NII Holdings (NIHD) was Millicom International (MICC). NIHD offers wireless telephone service in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile using Nextel’s iDEN technology. MICC uses traditional GSM technology in markets it serves in Central and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. What […]
Lionsgate (LGF) reported a good quarter. EPs of 19 cents matched estimates, while revenues of $255 million did not fall materially short of the $258 million consensus. Free cash flow of $50 million was very strong. Management opened the conference call by stating it was raising guidance to revenues of $950 million and free cash […]
Tribune (TRB) reported slightly better than expected 4Q06 earnings with adjusted EPS coming in at 65 cents against a consensus estimate of 61 cents. Revenues also come in ahead of expectations at $1.47 billion vs. a consensus estimate of $1.43. 4Q06 contained an extra week compared to 4Q05 so it is possible some of the […]
Disney (DIS) reported much better than expected 1Q07 earnings with EPS coming in at 50 cents against a consensus estimate of 39 cents. Revenues were also better than expected at $9.7 billion vs. an estimate of $9.5 billion. I don’t see any unusual items that would impact the 50 cent figure so this looks like […]
Technical difficulties prevented me from listening to the DirecTV (DTV) 4Q06 conference call. The following comments are based upon the press release and initial analyst comments made before the call started. I expected a strong quarter from DTV but the numbers at the subscriber level, where it really matters for the stock price, were much […]
Box office comparisons should ease this coming weekend with the fourth installment in the very popular Hannibal Lecter series but the big news this week for Regal Entertainment (RGC) will be the company’s 4Q06 earnings report and the likely IPO of its 41% owned joint venture, National Cinemedia (NCMI). Year to date the box office […]
Both of the models in Northlake’s ETF rotation strategy sent new signals for February. The market Cap model shifted from Mid Cap to Large Cap and the Style model shifted from Growth to Value. As a result of these changes, I swapped client positions in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) for the S&P 500 […]
Comcast (CMCSA/CMCSK) reported 4Q06 results that were very close to extremely high expectations. Guidance for 2007 is also very close to current analyst expectations with the notable exception that 2007 free cash flow is forecast the same as 2006 due to an increase in projected capital expenditures as Comcast expects to sign up more customers […]
Time Warner (TWX) reported 4Q06 results that were very close to analyst estimates across the board. There don’t appear to be any surprises in the overall results or at the segment level. On first glance, it appears that AOL and Cable performed at least well as expected, possibly with a little upside. TWX also provided […]
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