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Msg Networks Inc (NYSE:MSGS)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

Current Price $180.64 Mkt Cap $4.5B
Open $179.67 P/E Ratio 94.95
Prev. Close $180.64 Div. (Yield) $0.00 (0.0%)
Daily Range $178.78 - $183.38 Volume 210,826
52-Wk Range $130.49 - $215.79 Avg. Daily Vol. 283,277

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TMFDeej (79.37)
Submitted October 24, 2016

This week's Barron's had a great article in it called called "Barron’s AOSI Conference: 21 Picks From Investing Pros." It had a very similar feel to the bi-annual Barron's Roundtable, which I always love. Where a panel of investing experts (some more… More

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Member Avatar TMFBigFrog (88.50) Submitted: 1/13/2019 3:26:29 PM : Outperform Start Price: $265.53 NYSE:MSGS Score: -99.30

Potential to unlock value from its pending spinoff

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Member Avatar TMFDeej (79.37) Submitted: 10/24/2016 10:00:59 AM : Outperform Start Price: $263.76 NYSE:MSGS Score: -94.30

This week's Barron's had a great article in it called called "Barron’s AOSI Conference: 21 Picks From Investing Pros." It had a very similar feel to the bi-annual Barron's Roundtable, which I always love. Where a panel of investing experts (some more expert than others IMHO) present their thoughts on the market in general and even better some of their specific stock picks right now in a fairly rapid-fire format.

Here's a few interesting ideas that I liked from the piece.

First up is one of my favorite investing voices, Mario Gabelli. His investment style has a somewhat special situation apect to it, so he always has some interesting ideas. One that I liked from this article was his long thesis for the recent Hertz (HTX) spinoff Herc Holdings (HRI). From the article:

Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump becomes president, there is going to be more infrastructure spending. This country has real problems—25% of our 600,000-plus bridges are in need of significant repair. Our roads are challenged, as are our airports. Equipment rental, Herc’s specialty, is a play on infrastructure investment. There are several public companies in the business. Herc has a about a 3% market share. The company was spun out of Hertz Global Holdings [HTZ]. It sells for $30, and there are 28 million shares outstanding.

Herc is an early-stage turnaround. The company’s Ebitda margin is 35%, compared with competitors’ 48%. Herc has to improve. The company has an economic tail wind, plus it is a fixer-upper. The stock has a shot at doubling. There are air pockets in the short term, with the cost of being public and Hertz-related legal issues.

Another idea that Gabelli has been touting for a while is Madison Square Garden (MSG). Keeping with the special situation and value theme, MSG is a former spinoff that appears to be cheap on a SOTP [Sum-of-the-parts] basis:

Madison Square Garden has been involved in a lot of financial engineering. It was spun out of Cablevision Systems. Madison Square Garden has 24 million shares outstanding. The stock is $165, and the market cap is around $4 billion. The company has about $1.5 billion of net cash, and you get the air rights over the Garden, which could be sold for $400 million to $600 million. There are ways to structure a deal to reduce the tax impact.

MSG also gives you exposure to e-sports and e-gaming. Plus, the company owns numerous entertainment venues in addition to the Garden. Throw in the New York Rangers hockey franchise, which is worth about $900 million, and you get the New York Knicks for free. They are probably worth more than $1 billion. Add up these assets, and the company is worth between $210 and $275 a share and growing...

I disagree with Gabelli that the involvement of the Dolan family is a plus for MSG, I personally view it as a major negative and one of the reasons why I don't actually own shares yet, but nonetheless this is an interesting situation to keep an eye on.

The next interesting idea that I found in the article was presented by another Roundtable vet, Oscar Schafer. It involves a former Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) that I've been following since inception. Much like other roll-up SPACs including Valeant (VRX) and Platform Specialty Products (PAH), Nomad Foods' (NOMD) stock was once a high flier that has come crashing back down to earth. While, Valeant is involved in drugs and Platform chemicals, Nomad is a European frozen food roll-up. Here's what Schafer has to say about the company:

You’re finding bargains among small-cap stocks. What is alluring about Nomad Foods [NOMD]?

Schafer: Nomad Foods distributes Iglo and BirdsEye frozen foods in Europe. The stock went public at $10 a share, rallied to $22, and then fell to single digits. Nomad is a platform company; it acquires companies in the packaged-foods arena to add to its platform. Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who also owns Valeant Pharmaceuticals International [VRX], is a big holder.

Problems at Valeant and other platform companies hurt Ackman and his followers. The company also had a few marketing hiccups. Nomad could earn $1.25 a share in the next several years. If it does so, the stock could trade closer to $20 than $12.

How does Nomad’s P/E multiple compare with the rest of the food group’s?

Nomad trades for 11 times next year’s estimated earnings. Pinnacle Foods [PF], in the U.S., is similarly sized, yet trades for 2.5 times the enterprise value of Nomad.

Here's a link to the article. It's definitely worth a read.

Barron’s AOSI Conference: 21 Picks From Investing Pros

The stock market looks too rich to our investment experts, but Sony, Microsoft, Whirlpool seem too cheap.

http://www.barrons.com/articles/barrons-aosi-conference-21-picks-from-investing-pros-1477109906

Jason

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Member Avatar murphydevani (< 20) Submitted: 8/21/2015 8:27:43 AM : Underperform Start Price: $263.76 NYSE:MSGS Score: +94.30

Target $76 - $72 - $67

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dlomax77 78.48 2/18/2010 Outperform 5Y $18.39 +885.63% +291.01% +594.62 0 Comment
fightingcoward 91.30 3/12/2010 Outperform 3Y $18.83 +862.63% +272.72% +589.91 0 Comment
MATTEH 59.55 9/8/2010 Outperform 5Y $18.54 +878.01% +291.79% +586.22 0 Comment
stockworldpicks 73.93 3/23/2010 Outperform 5Y $19.27 +840.67% +268.64% +572.04 1 Comment
JohnnyOlson 85.12 5/4/2010 4/11/2016 Outperform 5Y $19.41 +834.19% +263.22% +570.97 0 Comment
thegambler76 39.09 9/2/2010 Outperform 5Y $18.82 +863.11% +295.24% +567.87 0 Comment
Ak66 71.37 8/30/2010 9/7/2011 Outperform 3Y $18.69 +870.01% +303.85% +566.16 1 Comment
jpmj 72.83 8/25/2010 8/4/2015 Outperform 5Y $18.59 +874.99% +310.12% +564.87 0 Comment
DaGodfathers < 20 8/31/2010 Outperform 5Y $18.71 +869.02% +310.24% +558.78 0 Comment
ayaghsizian 90.92 9/14/2010 Outperform 5Y $19.33 +837.88% +281.31% +556.57 0 Comment

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