Not much to say about Regal Entertainment’s third quarter earnings report. Given the well-chronicled strength in the box office, Regal produced very good results as anticipated. Occasionally, Regal and theatre operators are unable to translate box office strength to earnings. This was not the case in the third quarter for Regal. The company is optimistic […]
Apple reported another great with upside to Mac unit volumes and operating margins producing much better than expected EPS of $1.01. Numbers had been rising recently such that analysts were looking for mid to upper 80 cents. Even more impressive than the September quarter results was the fact that Apple provided December quarter guidance which […]
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The CETV analyst meeting that brought me to Bucharest, Romania, wrapped up just before the open of NY trading last Thursday. All is well. The company raised its 2007 guidance as I had expected in the preview of the meeting I posted earlier this week. Revenue guidance is now $795-820 million up from $764-798 million. […]
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NII Holdings, (NIHD) had a rough day yesterday. Following its 3Q earnings report and conference call before the open, the shares fell 20%. The loss was on top of a decline of 15% already this month. Heading into the report the shares had been under pressure due to worries about growth in Mexico, the company’s […]
Comcast reported disappointing 3Q07 results. More importantly, the tone of management comments about a number of issues was quite cautious and does not support their words supporting sustained double digit growth in revenue, EBITDA, and free cash flow. This quarter will further collapse the multiple and the shares are lower. Given the likely path of […]
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The column I posted last week providing an overview of Central European Media Enterprises already requires updating. In it I mention that CETV was likely to increase its 60% ownership of Studio 1+1, the #2 TV station in Ukraine, within the next year. As it turns out late last week, the company took a major […]
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Since I’ll be spending most of next week in Bucharest, Romania at the annual analyst meeting for Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), I thought an overview of this long-time favorite was in order. CETV is currently the largest position in Northlake client accounts and my personal accounts. CETV is the largest broadcaster in Central and […]
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While preparing my fourth quarter box office preview column last week, I came across some interesting and positive data concerning Disney. One of the worries for Disney this year has been the tough comparison at the movie studio due to the phenomenal success last year of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead man’s Chest and Cars. […]
With the market ramping and Apple and other tech stocks leading the way, I sold a portion of Apple in many client accounts on Friday as it crossed $160. I completed sales only in accounts where the position size was pushing towards 4%. I have a detailed spreadsheet on Apple and no matter how much […]
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Yesterday NII Holdings (NIHD), one of Northlake’s long positions, fell by more than 5% on huge volume. At one point in the morning the shares were off over 10%. NIHD operates Nextel service in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. I heard of several reasons for the sharp sell-off. Most of the concern centers on […]
Box Office Strength Flows Through Regal’s Results
Not much to say about Regal Entertainment’s third quarter earnings report. Given the well-chronicled strength in the box office, Regal produced very good results as anticipated. Occasionally, Regal and theatre operators are unable to translate box office strength to earnings. This was not the case in the third quarter for Regal. The company is optimistic […]
Another Blowout Quarter For Apple
Apple reported another great with upside to Mac unit volumes and operating margins producing much better than expected EPS of $1.01. Numbers had been rising recently such that analysts were looking for mid to upper 80 cents. Even more impressive than the September quarter results was the fact that Apple provided December quarter guidance which […]
Central European Media Enterprises Meeting Recap
The CETV analyst meeting that brought me to Bucharest, Romania, wrapped up just before the open of NY trading last Thursday. All is well. The company raised its 2007 guidance as I had expected in the preview of the meeting I posted earlier this week. Revenue guidance is now $795-820 million up from $764-798 million. […]
NII Holdings Gets Abused
NII Holdings, (NIHD) had a rough day yesterday. Following its 3Q earnings report and conference call before the open, the shares fell 20%. The loss was on top of a decline of 15% already this month. Heading into the report the shares had been under pressure due to worries about growth in Mexico, the company’s […]
More Bad News On Comcast
Comcast reported disappointing 3Q07 results. More importantly, the tone of management comments about a number of issues was quite cautious and does not support their words supporting sustained double digit growth in revenue, EBITDA, and free cash flow. This quarter will further collapse the multiple and the shares are lower. Given the likely path of […]
Central European Media Enterprises Gains Option To Increase Ownership In Ukraine
The column I posted last week providing an overview of Central European Media Enterprises already requires updating. In it I mention that CETV was likely to increase its 60% ownership of Studio 1+1, the #2 TV station in Ukraine, within the next year. As it turns out late last week, the company took a major […]
An Overview of Central European Media Enterpises
Since I’ll be spending most of next week in Bucharest, Romania at the annual analyst meeting for Central European Media Enterprises (CETV), I thought an overview of this long-time favorite was in order. CETV is currently the largest position in Northlake client accounts and my personal accounts. CETV is the largest broadcaster in Central and […]
Pirates, Cars, and Rats
While preparing my fourth quarter box office preview column last week, I came across some interesting and positive data concerning Disney. One of the worries for Disney this year has been the tough comparison at the movie studio due to the phenomenal success last year of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead man’s Chest and Cars. […]
Trimming The Tree of Apple Profits
With the market ramping and Apple and other tech stocks leading the way, I sold a portion of Apple in many client accounts on Friday as it crossed $160. I completed sales only in accounts where the position size was pushing towards 4%. I have a detailed spreadsheet on Apple and no matter how much […]
NII Holdings Falls Sharply on Brazil News
Yesterday NII Holdings (NIHD), one of Northlake’s long positions, fell by more than 5% on huge volume. At one point in the morning the shares were off over 10%. NIHD operates Nextel service in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. I heard of several reasons for the sharp sell-off. Most of the concern centers on […]