EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELNK)

12/17

http://alchemistinvestor.blogspot.com/2011/11/earthlink-incelnk-capitalization-rate.html

key2

2.7% annual dividend

Cut their dividend... trying to become a growth stock?

Dark horse with some major enterprise potential

mfi

buying up everything....good cash flow ....moving into corp. communication technologies, and away from their out dated internet technology..

Loaded with cash and plenty of upside.

Great dividend, low P/E; this business is successfully converting from the old dial-up days, and will increase their companies' value.

Earthlink management seems to have gotten the message 'evolve or die' and they seem to have chosen 'evolve'. Since they're sitting on a pile of cash, they have the means to acquire and I think they will do so aggressively.

Meanwhile, in a slow economy, their current base is not going to be rushing into speed upgrades when their tech remains adequate to their needs. I think ELNK can rely on continued strong revenues while they evolve their business, and I'm betting on them in my 'real' portfolio as well. I just can't walk past a 7%+ divvy, either.

with dividend yield 3x higher than s&p, and p/e only 3, which is five times lower than s&p's 16, this stock will easily outperform.

People might say that dial-up is dead, but this company has branched out. It is no longer completely reliant on dial-up to produce the entirety of it's revenue. This company is paying a 7.44% dividend with a payout ratio of only 24% (compared to 32% at XOM or 48% at MCD), has a P/E ratio of 3.33, it has enough cash to cover it's TOTAL LIABILITIES twice over, and did I mention the 7.44% dividend? This stock isn't going bankrupt in the next year or two, but it's priced as such, hence the outperform call.

8/18/10 screener shows this among my top 4 for debt, roi, dividends, even though skeptics say dial-up is dead.

Dial up is done.

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Timestamp: 2010-07-07 15:55:54 UTC

though a dying business, dial up generates a nice cash flow and a hefty dividend makes this old horse worth a few more seasons in the fields.

Almost everyone I know accesses the internet directly, that is without "value added" software like AOL or ELNK. I see no way for this outfit to survive the inevitable. They are not providing anything that people feel they really need.

They have the cash for an acquisition or to pump into new products/services. Expansion would seem to be the responsible and likely course of action. Unless corp leadership is complacently basking in cash. Perhaps now is the time for ELNK to acquire a company on the cheap and keep it running lean until/if the economy and consumer demand rises.