Monthly Archives: July 2012

SuperMedia

SuperMedia (SPMD) is one of the largest yellow pages directory publishers in the United States. The company prints directories in 32 states and online.  The company was loaded with debt and entered bankruptcy in March 2009. It emerged from bankruptcy … Continue reading

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Cbeyond

Cbeyond (CBEY) is a Voice over Internet Protocol-based managed services provider for small businesses. I have wanted to do a deep dive into this company for a while now. The very good Cheap Stocks blog has mentioned Cbeyond numerous times and … Continue reading

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Links of Interest

A few interesting articles worth reading. In April, two weeks before the “Whale Loss” was public, JP Morgan was expected to earn $1.21 a share. Yesterday, they reported earnings of $1.21 a share despite the Whale Loss. A Great Quarter … Continue reading

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Primo Water

This is another idea from the Manual of Ideas, listed as  a holding of Chuck Akre. Primo Water (PRMW) provides three and five-gallon purified bottled water bottles, self-serve filtered drinking water, water dispensers and carbonated beverage appliances. The company operates … Continue reading

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Dynegy

Dynegy (DYN) was another idea I saw in the manual of ideas. The company is mentioned as an holding of Icahn (15%) and Altai Capital (5%).  Seneca was also a large holder (12%). The company was trading at a price … Continue reading

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Updates

A couple of stocks I have written about have experienced movement in the last few days. JMBA – Has been on an absolute tear for the last two weeks. If you are new to Jamba, I should warn you, the … Continue reading

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Frozen Food Express Industries

As I read through this excellent publication from the Manual of Ideas, I was surprised by the large number of small and micro-caps stocks held by top investors. I decided to dig through companies that looked interesting a little bit … Continue reading

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