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Where's Lee Iacocca Been Hiding? Check Out This Small Cap Gaming Company

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December 08, 2009 – Comments (7) | RELATED TICKERS: FLL

Remember Lee Iacocca?  He’s an active director and substantial shareowner of Full House Resorts (FLL).  Too bad that the market cap (approximately $63 million) makes this small, gaming company too small to rate on Motley Fool.  Too bad, indeed, because the earnings per share and revenue growth numbers of FLL look great!  According to my brokerage’s website, its earnings per share grew +505.5% in the most recent quarter, compared to -232.15% in the gaming industry in general.  FLL’s revenues grew +223.94% in the most recent quarter, compared to -5.10% in the gaming industry.  Its trailing 12 month numbers were similarly eye-popping:  +139.80% for earnings/share (industry was -657%) and +51.94% for revenues/share (industry was -2.70%).  FLL develops, manages and owns gaming facilities in Nevada, Delaware and Michigan (together with the Hottawaseppi Huron Bank of Potawatomi Indians), and has an additional gaming facility in the works (together with the Northern Cheyenne Nation of Montana) on tribal land in Montana.  As of November 30, 2009, it had paid off its revolving line of credit, thereby qualifying for higher levels of credit.  The P/E ratio is also compelling: FLL’s is 17.05, and the industry’s is 24.78.  

7 Comments – Post Your Own

#1) On December 08, 2009 at 3:27 PM, tkell31 (< 20) wrote:

Thanks for the article.  Just bought some after looking into it further.

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#2) On December 08, 2009 at 3:28 PM, lemoneater (84.49) wrote:

How old is Lee Iacocca now? Every single thrift store/lower end antique store has a copy of his book.

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#3) On December 08, 2009 at 3:32 PM, catoismymotor (78.40) wrote:

Thanks for shining a light on FFL. I'll have to spend some time looking more into this.

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#4) On December 08, 2009 at 3:35 PM, coldnose (64.33) wrote:

Dear catosimymotor --

Just to be clear, the symbol for this stock is FLL.  Good luck to all of us on this.  Also, you can google -- full house resorts -- and read the company's website information. 

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#5) On December 08, 2009 at 3:37 PM, catoismymotor (78.40) wrote:

Sorry. I meant FLL.

That cost TMF 10 cents!

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#6) On December 08, 2009 at 3:39 PM, catoismymotor (78.40) wrote:

FYI: FFL is not registered if anyone wants to jump on it.

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#7) On December 08, 2009 at 3:47 PM, alexxlea (23.53) wrote:

Realizing that the company would go out of business if it did not receive a significant amount of money to turn the company around, Iacocca approached the United States Congress in 1979 and asked for a loan guarantee. While some have said that Congress lent Chrysler the money, the government, in fact, only guaranteed the loans. Most observers thought this was an unprecedented move, but Iacocca pointed to the government bailouts of the airline and railroad industries, arguing that more jobs were at stake in Chrysler's possible demise. In the end, though the decision was controversial, Iacocca received the loan guarantee from the government.

 

Yeah about that... 

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