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Gun Stock Shootout: Smith & Wesson vs. Sturm Ruger

MagicDiligence — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:39:02 GMT

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Today, I want to pit two Magic Formula Investing® (MFI) gun stocks against one another:

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt inThe Little Book that Beats the Market, ...

Weight Watchers Can Add Girth to Your Portfolio

MagicDiligence — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:57:31 GMT

Obesity is an epidemic in the United States and the trend has only been getting worse, more than doubling since the 1970's. In 2012, about two-t...

Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 4/21/2013

MagicDiligence — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:07:01 GMT

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Revlon Is Not Quite Pretty Enough

MagicDiligence — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:56:57 GMT

Revlon (REV) is a familiar name in women's beauty products. The company has an extensive product line of cosmetics, hair color products, beauty tools, deodorants, fragrances, and skincare. Products are sold mainly through the big retailers (Walmart contributes 22% of sales), drug and grocery stores. Revlon's well-known brands include the eponymous cosmet...

Broadridge Financial Solutions - Great Company, But Is It Cheap Enough?

MagicDiligence — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:41:02 GMT

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is a provider of services to the financial industry, particularly broker-dealers, mutual fund management firms, and publicly reporting companies. The firm has two business units. The first is Investor Communication Services (ICS), by far the larger at 71% of revenues and 73% of earnings. ICS deals largely with the processing and distribution of

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Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 3/31/2013

MagicDiligence — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:34:49 GMT

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt inThe Little Book that Beats the Market, ...

Ebix: Growth, Value, and Serious Allegations

MagicDiligence — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:49:30 GMT

Ebix (EBIX) is a recent addition to the Magic Formula® screens. The company sells software and e-commerce systems to the insurance industry. There are 4 product/service groups.

The Exchanges unit ...

Will Tegra and Tesla Be Forces for NVIDIA's Growth?

MagicDiligence — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:39:41 GMT

NVIDIA (NVDA) is a designer and seller of graphics chips and mobile processors that power PCs, gaming consoles, smart-phones, tablets, and other electronics devices dependent on running highly detailed, fast graphical applications.

The firm can be broken down into 3 segments. The first is the Grap...

Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 3/17/2013

MagicDiligence — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:26:59 GMT

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt inThe Little Book that Beats the Market, ...

Wayside Technology Group - An IT Middleman Squeezed by Competition

MagicDiligence — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:11:22 GMT

Wayside Technology Group (WSTG) is a software and hardware reseller. The company operates in two segments. Lifeboat Distribution acts as a distributor, selling technical software to corporate and value-added resellers, systems integrators, and so forth. T...

Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 3/10/2013

MagicDiligence — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:27:24 GMT

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt inThe Little Book that Beats the Market, ...

Belo Corp - Do TV Stations Still Have Value?

MagicDiligence — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:53:36 GMT

Belo Corp (BLC) is one of the largest publicly traded, broadcast television operators in the country. The firm owns 20 television stations, and has at least one affiliate for all of the major networks (ABC - 4 affiliates, CBS - 5, NBC - 4, and FOX - 1), as well as 2 CW and MyNetwork TV affiliates. 9 of their stations operate in the top 25 U.S. markets, and in total Belo's stations reach about 14% of households in the U.S. The firm also owns four...

Quest Diagnostics Tests Positive for Value, Negative for Growth

MagicDiligence — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:43:16 GMT

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is the largest independent clinical testing laboratory firm in the U.S., operating 2,000 service locations nationwide. About 65% of sales are generated through routine testing such as blood cholesterol or disease markers. 25% of sales come from esoteric testing, very complex tests involving gene-based or molecular analysis. About 3% of sales comes from performing illegal drug testing for employers, and the remainder comes...

Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 2/3/2013

MagicDiligence — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:40:02 GMT

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt inThe Little Book that Beats the Market, ...

Does Argan (AGX) Have the Moxie to Climb Higher?

MagicDiligence — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:41:06 GMT

Argan (AGX) is a small holding company with two consolidated subsidiaries. By far the largest is Gemma Power Systems (GPS), which accounted for close to 95% of sales and gross profits for the first 9 months of this fiscal year ending in January. Gemma is involved in the planning, construction, renovation, and maintenance of power production facilities. The smaller subsidiary is Southern Maryland Cable (SMC), at less than 5% of sales and profits....

Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 1/27/2013

MagicDiligence — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:06:20 GMT

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt inThe Little Book that Beats the Market, ...

Apple Now Cheaper than Dell, Hewlett-Packard

MagicDiligence — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:46:52 GMT

Apple is a current MagicDiligence Top Buypick.

A lot has been said and written about Apple'sQ1 report. My goal at MagicDil...

Magic Formula Investing Weekly Roundup 1/20/2013

MagicDiligence — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:39:41 GMT

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt inThe Little Book that Beats the Market, ...