NII Holdings, (NIHD) had a rough day yesterday. Following its 3Q earnings report and conference call before the open, the shares fell 20%. The loss was on top of a decline of 15% already this month. Heading into the report the shares had been under pressure due to worries about growth in Mexico, the company’s […]
Comcast reported disappointing 3Q07 results. More importantly, the tone of management comments about a number of issues was quite cautious and does not support their words supporting sustained double digit growth in revenue, EBITDA, and free cash flow. This quarter will further collapse the multiple and the shares are lower. Given the likely path of […]
The column I posted last week providing an overview of Central European Media Enterprises already requires updating. In it I mention that CETV was likely to increase its 60% ownership of Studio 1+1, the #2 TV station in Ukraine, within the next year. As it turns out late last week, the company took a major […]
Since I’ll be spending most of next week in Bucharest, Romania at the annual analyst meeting for Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), I thought an overview of this long-time favorite was in order. CETV is currently the largest position in Northlake client accounts and my personal accounts. CETV is the largest broadcaster in Central and […]
While preparing my fourth quarter box office preview column last week, I came across some interesting and positive data concerning Disney. One of the worries for Disney this year has been the tough comparison at the movie studio due to the phenomenal success last year of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead man’s Chest and Cars. […]
With the market ramping and Apple and other tech stocks leading the way, I sold a portion of Apple in many client accounts on Friday as it crossed $160. I completed sales only in accounts where the position size was pushing towards 4%. I have a detailed spreadsheet on Apple and no matter how much […]
Yesterday NII Holdings (NIHD), one of Northlake’s long positions, fell by more than 5% on huge volume. At one point in the morning the shares were off over 10%. NIHD operates Nextel service in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. I heard of several reasons for the sharp sell-off. Most of the concern centers on […]
Ukraine held elections for the third time in four years over the weekend. The pro-Western block of parties that originally formed the Orange Revolution were the surprise winners by a slight margin. Former Prime Minster Yulia Tymoshenko’s party produced the upside surprise bringing in over 30% of the vote, possibly coming in first place. With […]
Following my post yesterday on Comcast, my buddy, hedge fund manager and soon to be anchor on the Fox Business Channel, Cody Willard, replied with a bearish view of the stock. Among Cody’s objections to my ongoing bullish stance on Comcast is, “$14 billion of market cap losses for wasting tens of billions of shareholder […]
Mea culpa. Comcast made a new low for this latest down move yesterday, falling more than 3% on what looks like its highest volume day ever before recovering slightly to lose 2.7%. This action occurred after the stock rose a whopping 11 cents in Tuesday’s 335 point advance in the Dow. I feel your pain. […]
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