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My pick - NWD( New Dragon Asia Corp.)
Sector: Consumer Goods, Industry: Processed & Packaged Goods

Company - This company mills, sells and distributes flour and related products to retail and commercial customers throughout China.

In January, NWD agreed to purchase a company that controls a state-owned noodle manufacturing facility in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, for about $3.3 million.The acquisition, in the western region of China, complements the company's presence in eastern and northern China. NWD expects production at this facility to begin in the second quarter of 2006. Also in December, the company acquired Shandong Xinlongya Distribution Co. Ltd.The acquisition is expected to enhance the profitability of the company's export business by $400,000 on a 12-month basis with export sales increasing to 12% in 2006, from 8% in 2005. In April, the company acquired a 10-year lease agreement for plant and machinery utilized for the production of soybean-derived products. The company estimated that this new line of business would contribute at least $5 million to 2005 revenue.

Reasons for the Pick
(1) Solid Costomer base, noodles to Chinese is like breads to American;
(2) Acquisitions position from regional to statewide and increased export sales;
(3) In IBD top lists several weeks;
(4) Recent pullback to fill the gap due to lack of News.
(5) Quarter report in 03/28 should stimulate movements.

The ex-Dividend Date is 02/01/2006, so you need to be in before that day to receive $0.08/share dividend. The money has not distributed yet, but should be in sometime nextweek.

The greenlight for the STX/MXO merge is significant, which really ensure the leadership of STX on the storage market. Expect to pay more for the PC hard disk. |o|

 

NWD is undervalued compared to its Price of $2.41 per share, has about average safety, and is currently rated a Buy.

Value: Value is a measure of a stock's current worth.  NWD has a current Value of $3.22 per share. Therefore, it is undervalued compared to its Price of $2.41 per share.

RV (Relative Value): RV is an indicator of long-term price appreciation potential. NWD has an RV of 1.33, which is very good on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00.

RS (Relative Safety): RS is an indicator of risk. NWD has an RS rating of 1.02, which is fair on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00.

RT (Relative Timing): RT is a fast, smart, accurate indicator of a stock's price trend. NWD has a Relative Timing rating of 1.43, which is excellent on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00.

VST (VST-Vector):  VST is the master indicator for ranking every stock in the VectorVest database. NWD has a VST rating of 1.28, which is very good on a scale of 0.00 to 2.00.

Recommendation (REC): VectorVest gives a Buy, Sell, Hold recommendation on every stock, every day. NWD has a Buy recommendation.

Stop (Stop-Price): Stop is an indicator of when to sell a long position or cover a short position.  NWD has a Stop of $1.91 per share.

GRT (Earnings Growth Rate): GRT reflects a company's one to three year forecasted earnings growth rate in percent per year. NWD has a forecasted Earnings Growth Rate of 18.00%, which VectorVest considers to be very good.

EPS (Earnings per Share):  EPS stands for leading 12 months Earnings Per Share.  NWD has a forecasted EPS of $0.15 per share.

P/E (Price to Earnings Ratio): P/E is a popular measure of stock valuation which shows the dollars required to buy one dollar of earnings.  NWD has a P/E of 16.07.

EY (Earnings Yield): NWD has an EY of 6.27 percent

GPE (Growth to P/E Ratio): GPE is another popular measure of stock valuation. It compares earnings growth rate to P/E ratio. NWD has a GPE rating of 1.13.

Sales Growth: Sales Growth is the Sales Growth Rate in percent over the last 12 months. NWD has a Sales Growth of 17.00% per year. This is very good.

It is all on tomorrow CC.

heavy accumulation. Look at the Volume.

Great pick. I am out @ 2.00. switch to EZM

today reported record quarterly revenue of $2.3 billion, net income of $287 million, and diluted earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter ended December 30, 2005. Included in these results are expenses of $20 million for non-cash stock based compensation and a $6 million one-time charge associated with a licensing arrangement Seagate entered into during the quarter. These results compare to revenue of $1.85 billion, net income of $144 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.29 in the year-ago quarter. The year-ago results did not reflect costs associated with non-cash stock based compensation.

For the March quarter, Seagate expects to report revenue of approximately $2.25 billion, and diluted earnings per share of approximately $0.55, excluding expenses associated with non-cash stock based compensation. Non-cash stock based compensation is expected to be approximately $21 million or $0.04 per share, equating to GAAP earnings per share of approximately $0.51.

For fiscal year 2006, Seagate now expects to report earnings per share in the range of $2.20 - $2.25, excluding charges for non-cash stock based compensation. Charges for non-cash stock based compensation are expected to be approximately $0.16 per share, which equates to GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $2.04 - $2.09. This compares to Seagate's previously stated fiscal year guidance of approximately $2.00 per share or approximately $1.84 per share when including charges for non-cash stock based compensation. The annual outlook incorporates a 5% tax rate during the March and June quarters.

The company has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.08 per share to be paid on or before February 17, 2006 to all common shareholders of record as of February 3, 2006.

$2.12 with hugh volume.

PGCN is on fire!

I was in at 1.40 on 12/30/2005 and am still holding.

gnta is up again.

Huge volume today.