Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY)

TMFBlacknGold (99.39) Submitted: 10/18/2012 1:29:10 PM : Start Price: $8.48 MRCY Score: -7.73

This is a pretty easy one. Mercury Computer Systems is trading well below its shareholders' equity value of $10.74 per share (a 26.6% premium to $8.48). The company has grown shareholders' equity 86% in the last three years alone, has over 40% of its market cap in cash, and creates technology that adds value to society and critical 21st-century industries.

Why try the poke-and-hope investing approach by putting money into high growth companies trading at a premium (MAKO, TRLG, BPI, ARCO, SZYM, etc, etc, etc - those haven't worked out so well despite their "OMG GROWTH NAM NAM NAM") when companies like this fall into your lap? I'll never understand it...

jmacn22 (74.46) Submitted: 2/5/2009 1:06:55 PM : Start Price: $7.09 MRCY Score: +69.86

Underperform

d1david (29.89) Submitted: 12/26/2008 1:37:32 PM : Start Price: $5.24 MRCY Score: +19.61

gamble

handoverhill (< 20) Submitted: 4/29/2008 9:24:30 AM : Start Price: $8.78 MRCY Score: -19.02

This stock looks like it will do good on the market for awhile and it is one that I would have on my watch list at least if I did not owe some of the stock because it is showing that it can do the job.

wraithlite (94.05) Submitted: 2/28/2008 3:11:42 PM : Start Price: $6.61 MRCY Score: +13.10

Mediocre stock, I just think it's been sold off too harshly in the short term.

TokReason2 (< 20) Submitted: 1/24/2008 9:18:05 PM : Start Price: $9.02 MRCY Score: -25.02

At the bottom of the bear market in October 1974 a Forbes article interviewed Buffett. Buffett, for the first time in his life, made public prediction about the stock market.

"How do you feel? Forbes asked.

"Like an oversexed guy in a whorehouse. Now is the time to invest and get rich."