Regal Entertainment (RGC) announced that it would be using a portion of the proceeds it received from the IPO of National Cinemedia (NCMI) to pay a special dividend of $2.00 to RGC shareholders. This action continues a pattern of special dividends paid by RGC which along with an annual dividend of $1.20 and modest appreciation […]
Echostar (DISH) reported very good 4Q06 earnings. EPS, revenue, and EBITDA were 34 cents, $2.6 billion, and $615 million compared to consensus estimates of 32 cents, $2.54 billion, and $603 million. There were a number of EBITDA estimates in the $590 million range as well. Subscriber metrics also looked very good. The bottom line is […]
There were no changes to Northlake’s Market Cap or Style models for March. The signals remain Large Cap and Value. As a result in the portion of client portfolios dedicated to Northlake’s ETF rotation strategy (generally ranging from 40% to 80% of equity portfolio value depending on account characteristics), I continue to own the S&P […]
I will likely have some follow-up comments on CETV after I check in with management and my key analyst contacts. Below is my commentary as written immediatley following completion of the conference call. The stock traded off because ivnestors are selling assets exposed to emerging markets risk. I think the quarter shows CETV is even […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) should report robust 4Q06 growth. I am forecasting revenues to rise 17% and EBITDA to grow 22%. Strong ratings in 2H06, a return to positive comparisons in the Czech Republic, improved execution in the Czech Republic, and favorable currency comparisons support the growth profile. CETV shares are up about 15% […]
Charter Communications (CHTR) final 4Q06 results very closely matched the preliminary results reported on February 9th. Revenues rose 11.7% and EBITDA rose 10.3%. Revenues matched analyst expectations and EBITDA was a little ahead due to better than expected margins. A loss of 43,000 basic subs was an unexpected negative and much of the conference call […]
NII Holdings (NIHD) reported very good 4Q06 results that were inline to slightly ahead of analyst estimates and guidance. Headline numbers, country level results, and subscriber metrics were remarkably close to estimates across the board. This is a consistent pattern for NIHD which I think is a significant positive in the investment story given the […]
The most important takeaway from 4Q06 results from Cablevision (CVC) is that there is no negative read through for the cable industry at large. CVC has the deepest penetration of advanced services of any cable company and faces the most competition from Verizon’s fiber overbuild. Following recent concerns about the cable industry following higher than […]
Regal Entertainment (RGC) completed an SEC filing detailing the impact of the IPO of National Cinemedia (NCMI). The filing supports my bullish view of RGC which I believe offers a 15-20% total return opportunity over the balance of 2007. I expect to earn most of this return between now and the end of May as […]
There was a lot less discussion of the Sirius Satellite (SIRI) – XM Satellite (XMSR) merger announcement on Real Money, Street Insight andother business news sources than I expected. I suppose that is because it was a long rumored and well analyzed potential deal and analysts feel that the odds of FCC and Department of […]
