Portfolio Manager`s Review
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Portfolio Manager`s Review
PORTFOLIO MANAGER’S REVIEW A Monthly Publication of BeyondProxy LLC www.manualofideas.com editor@manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 When asked how he became so successful, Buffett answered: “we read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.” Edited by the Manual of Ideas Research Team “If our efforts can further the goals of our members by giving them a discernible edge over other market participants, we have succeeded.” Top Five Ideas In This Report CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) ………………….. p. 17 THE “MAGIC FORMULA” ISSUE ► Snapshot of 100 “cheap” and “good” companies ► 20+ companies profiled by MOI research team ► Proprietary selection of Top 5 candidates for investment ► Plus: Superinvestor holdings update ► Plus: Exclusive interview with Michael van Biema Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) ………………. p. 20 Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) …………………… p. 24 GigaMedia (Nasdaq: GIGM) ……………… p. 28 PRGX Global (Nasdaq: PRGX) ……………… p. 30 Also Inside Editor’s Commentary …………….. p. 4 Superinvestor Holdings Update … p. 7 Interview: Michael van Biema ….. p. 8 Other “Magic Formula” Profiles .. p. 34 Snapshot of 100 “MF” Stocks …. p. 85 Background on the “MF” ………p. 103 Value-oriented Stocks Screens p. 106 About Portfolio Manager’s Review Our goal is to bring you investment ideas that are compelling on the basis of value versus price. In our quest for value, we analyze the top holdings of top fund managers. We also use a proprietary methodology to identify stocks that are not widely followed by institutional investors. Our research team has extensive experience in industry and security analysis, equity valuation, and investment management. We bring a “buy side” mindset to the idea generation process, cutting across industries and market capitalization ranges in our search for compelling equity investment opportunities. “Magic Formula” companies mentioned in this issue include Aeropostale, Allied Healthcare, Almost Family, Altria Group, Amedisys, America's Car-Mart, Amerigroup, AmerisourceBergen, AmSurg, AOL, Apollo Group, Bridgepoint Education, CA, Career Education, Carter's, Cass Information, Centene, Cephalon, CF Industries, Charter Communications, Chicago Bridge, Continucare, Corinthian Colleges, Cornerstone, CSG Systems, Cubic, Cumberland Pharma, Dell, Dun & Bradstreet, EarthLink, Eli Lilly, Endo Pharma, ePlus, Expedia, Fluor, Forest Labs, Foster Wheeler, GameStop, Garmin, General Dynamics, Genoptix, GigaMedia, Gilead Sciences, GT Solar, Gulf Resources, H&R Block, Hansen Natural, Hewitt Associates, Hewlett-Packard, Hi-Tech Pharmacal, Immunomedics, Impax Labs, Imperial Sugar, InterDigital, ITT Educational, j2 Global Comms, KBR, L-3 Comms, Lear, Lender Processing, LHC Group, Lincoln Educational, Local.com, Lorillard, M & F Worldwide, McAfee, McGraw-Hill, McKesson, Metropolitan Health, Microsoft, Nat.-Oilwell Varco, Net1 UEPS, Omnicom, Oshkosh, Pioneer Southwest, PMC-Sierra, Pre-Paid Legal, PRGX Global, Primoris Services, Providence Service, Raytheon, Reynolds American, SAIC, Santarus, Seagate Technology, Sharps Compliance, Sohu.com, Synta Pharma, Terra Nova Royalty, The Gap, TSYS (Total System), Unisys, United Online, Universal Travel, USA Mobility, Valassis Comms, Value Line, ViroPharma, Vonage, Western Digital, Wright Express, and more. 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Table of Contents EDITOR’S COMMENTARY .............................................................................4 SUPERINVESTOR HOLDINGS UPDATE ......................................................7 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL VAN BIEMA ..............................8 TOP FIVE “MAGIC FORMULA” SELECTIONS .......................................... 17 CA TECHNOLOGIES (CA) – OWNED BY NWQ, PZENA, LEGG MASON ......................................... 17 DELL (DELL) – OWNED BY SOUTHEASTERN, T ROWE .............................................................. 20 ELI LILLY (LLY) – OWNED BY CAP WORLD, PRIMECAP ............................................................. 24 GIGAMEDIA (GIGM) – OWNED BY MARTIN CURRIE, ACADIAN ................................................... 28 PRGX GLOBAL (PRGX) – OWNED BY BLUM, JANA, RENTECH ................................................ 30 OTHER “MAGIC FORMULA” CANDIDATES ............................................. 34 AEROPOSTALE (ARO) – OWNED BY HUSSMAN, VINIK ............................................................... 34 AMERICA’S CAR-MART (CRMT) – OWNED BY ALYDAR, RANGER, ROYCE .................................. 38 AMSURG (AMSG) – OWNED BY FENIMORE, DREMAN ............................................................... 42 AOL (AOL) – OWNED BY DODGE & COX, CAP RE.................................................................... 44 CASS INFORMATION (CASS) – OWNED BY RIVERBRIDGE, KAYNE .............................................. 48 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS (CCMM) – OWNED BY OAKTREE, FRANKLIN ................................. 50 EPLUS (PLUS) – OWNED BY HOVDE, HEARTLAND, ACADIAN..................................................... 53 FOSTER WHEELER (FWLT) – OWNED BY ALTRINSIC, GREENLIGHT ........................................... 56 HEWLETT-PACKARD (HPQ) – OWNED BY DODGE & COX, CAP RE............................................. 59 LEAR (LEA) – OWNED BY LASRY, GS, PAULSON...................................................................... 63 LOCAL.COM (LOCM) – OWNED BY ESSEX, BRIDGEWAY ........................................................... 66 MCGRAW -HILL (MHP) – OWNED BY CAP W ORLD, T ROWE, MORGAN STANLEY ......................... 70 OSHKOSH (OSK) – OWNED BY ARONSON, DFA....................................................................... 74 UNISYS (UIS) – OWNED BY MCM, ASTON, ACADIAN ................................................................ 77 UNITED ONLINE (UNTD) – OWNED BY BLAIR, LSV, DFA .......................................................... 80 VALUE LINE (VALU) – OWNED BY ARNOLD BERNHARD ............................................................ 84 SNAPSHOT OF 100 “MAGIC FORMULA” COMPANIES .......................... 86 IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ....................................................................................................... 86 BY MARKET VALUE ................................................................................................................ 88 BY SECTOR – OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 90 BY SECTOR – CAPITAL EMPLOYED IN BUSINESS ...................................................................... 92 STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................ 94 FREE CASH FLOW ................................................................................................................. 96 P/E MULTIPLES ..................................................................................................................... 98 PERCENTILE RANK WITHIN INDUSTRY .................................................................................... 100 INSIDER BUYING AND OWNERSHIP ........................................................................................ 102 BACKGROUND ON “MAGIC FORMULA” INVESTING ........................... 104 FAVORITE STOCK SCREENS FOR VALUE INVESTORS ...................... 107 “MAGIC FORMULA,” BASED ON TRAILING OPERATING INCOME ................................................. 108 “MAGIC FORMULA,” BASED ON THIS YEAR’S EPS ESTIMATES ................................................. 109 “MAGIC FORMULA,” BASED ON NEXT YEAR’S EPS ESTIMATES ................................................ 110 CONTRARIAN: SHUNNED BY THE MARKET, NOT BY INSIDERS ................................................. 111 CONTRARIAN: BIGGEST YTD LOSERS (DELEVERAGED & PROFITABLE) ..................................... 112 VALUE WITH CATALYST: CHEAP REPURCHASERS OF STOCK ................................................... 113 PROFITABLE DIVIDEND PAYORS WITH DECENT BALANCE SHEETS............................................ 114 DEEP VALUE: LOTS OF REVENUE, LOW ENTERPRISE VALUE ................................................... 115 DEEP VALUE: NEGLECTED GROSS PROFITEERS .................................................................... 116 ACTIVIST TARGETS: POTENTIAL SALES, LIQUIDATIONS OR RECAPS ......................................... 117 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 3 of 120 Editor’s Commentary We are back with a new report on equity ideas that score highly based on the Joel Greenblatt-style “magic formula” quantitative stock screening methodology (popularized in Greenblatt’s The Little Book That Beats The Market). The “magic formula” looks for companies that are both “cheap,” as measured by trailing operating income to enterprise value, and “good,” as measured by trailing operating income to capital employed in running the business. The goal, of course, is to pay a low price for companies that will reinvest capital at high rates of return. Unlike Greenblatt’s original methodology, which took into account last twelve months’ EBIT only, we consider stocks that rank highly based on one or more of the following inputs: last twelve months’ EBIT, consensus EPS estimates for the current year, and consensus EPS estimates for next year. Since EPS numbers, unlike EBIT numbers, do not normalize for the effects of leverage, our forward EPS-based methodology only includes companies with modest or no net financial leverage. The reason we keep coming back to the “magic formula” as a way of generating investment ideas is simple: It works. In fact, we are unaware of any other replicable, quantitative investment approach that has outperformed as impressively. Consider the following partial track record (more data available later in this report): Magic Formula Performance vs. S&P 500 Index, 1999-2009 * (performance in %) Magic Formula S&P 500 Index ‘99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 16 9 36 -21 52 28 22 13 15 -36 46 15 -9 -12 -22 29 11 5 16 6 -37 19 CAGR 14.5 -0.2 * MF data reflects performance of Formula Investing Model Portfolio, net of fees. 1999 data is from October 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 2009 data is through September 30, 2009. Source: Formula Investing, www.formulainvesting.com It makes intuitive sense that an investment approach that focuses on paying relatively little for businesses that can deploy incremental capital at relatively high rates of return should work over time. There are other reasons why the “magic formula” has worked and appears likely to continue working in the future. One of those is that the companies that rank highly on “magic formula” criteria tend to have something obviously “wrong” with them. For example, a recent screen throws up the following ideas: McGraw-Hill (MHP), Apollo Group (APOL), Eli Lilly (LLY), National-Oilwell Varco (NOV), and Raytheon (RTN). It’s easy to see what’s wrong with each of these: McGrawHill’s credit ratings business may be changed forever, lowering the earning power and predictability of the company. Apollo Group has grown aggressively thanks to government-funded programs, and Steve Eisman recently presented a lucid argument for caution with regard to investments in this and other for-profit education providers (read it by clicking here, here and here in the PDF version of this report). Eli Lilly suffers from patent expiration issues and the uncertain effects of U.S. healthcare reform. Oil services company National-Oilwell Varco’s normalized earning power has become considerably less certain in a post-Gulf of Mexico oil spill environment. Finally, Raytheon’s earnings may be negatively affected by the eventual cessation of hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as potential Pentagon budget cuts. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 4 of 120 None other than Joel Greenblatt has discussed the difficulty of implementing a “magic formula”-based investment approach, despite the obvious long-term rewards. In a presentation at the Value Investing Congress last October, Greenblatt went down a list of “magic formula” companies, demonstrating that an investor would have a relatively easy time rejecting virtually all the companies on the list. A video of Greenblatt’s speech is available by clicking here in the PDF version of this report, or by visiting http://bit.ly/2lZAdT We highly recommend viewing Greenblatt’s speech. With the appropriate caveats in mind, we present the following five “magic formula” companies for your consideration: CA Technologies (CA) is a software and IT solutions company that long-time investors may know better as Computer Associates, a company founded by Charles Wang with three employees in 1976 and grown through dozens of acquisitions. While Wang resigned amid controversy in 2000, the stock has not recovered even as revenue and profits have grown in recent years. CA has a defensible position in enterprise IT management software due to competitive products and a large installed base. The company’s software generally helps large organizations manage their disparate technology assets in order to improve business processes and lower costs. Although competition and technological change present challenges, the need for better utilization of technology infrastructure for business purposes should remain a long-term growth driver. With a consensus EPS estimate of $1.90 for the year ending March 2011, and earnings expected to keep growing, the stock appears quite cheap at roughly $20 per share. Dell (DELL) is no newcomer to this report but warrants revisiting. The company is expected to earn $1.27 per share in the fiscal year ending January 2011 and $1.47 per share in the year ending January 2012. These earnings expectations would make most companies trading at $13 per share worthy of closer consideration, but this is especially so in the case of this global technology brand with capable, properly incentivized management, a capital-light business model, and a net cash position of $6+ billion (more than 20% of recent market value). The company is addressing challenges in the consumer products business amid slowing growth and greater competition. Some have questioned Dell’s direct model, and the company has felt a need to partner with retailers to expand distribution. Nonetheless, we like Dell’s long term-oriented business approach, strong FCF generation, share buybacks, cost leadership, and prospects in enterprise/services markets. Accordingly, we are not surprised that Dell’s largest outside shareholder continues to be superinvestor Mason Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management, which owns 7% of the company. Pharma company Eli Lilly (LLY) faces near-term patent expiration issues, not unlike pharma giants Pfizer (PFE) and AstraZeneca (AZN). In the case of Lilly, 22% of Q1 revenue came from schizophrenia drug Zyprexa, which faces U.S. patent expiry in October 2011. An additional concern is U.S. health care reform, which should impact 2010 EPS by 5-10%. Nonetheless, EPS should grow this year to $4.50, making Lilly an interesting prospect at roughly $34 per share. Given a deep new drug pipeline, cost-cutting efforts and potential positive aspects of U.S. health reform (broader access to drugs), the market may be too pessimistic regarding Lilly’s ability to sustain and grow earnings in the long term. After all, one of the much-cited “megatrends” back when major pharma stocks were in favor was the impending retirement of post-WWII “baby boomers.” Unfortunately, a “youth potion” has yet to be discovered, and this megatrend remains firmly intact. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 5 of 120 Hong Kong-based online gaming company GigaMedia (GIGM) has become more of a “special situation” investment than a bona fide “magic formula” stock, but we find it more compelling than ever. The company’s latest published balance sheet does not reflect the receipt of $100 million in May, which represents partial proceeds for the sale of a 60% stake in GigaMedia’s online poker software business to European company Mangas Gaming. GigaMedia will recognize a $60-70 million gain due to this sale in Q2. The pro forma net cash balance, which exceeds recent market value, could put the company on the radar screen of value-seeking investors. While GigaMedia is redeploying the large cash balance into strategic investments in Asia, raising the risk of bad capital allocation, we believe the potential rewards far outweigh the risks in this asymmetric investment opportunity. Recovery audit specialist PRGX Global (PRGX) has historically aided retailers in recovering overpayments resulting from complex purchasing processes and human error. More recently, the company has expanded into other verticals, especially health care. PRGX is also a subcontractor to CMS, the U.S. agency administering Medicare, with management expecting “meaningful” revenue related to Medicare to commence in the second half of this year. The company generated adjusted EBITDA of $27 million in 2009, yet trades at an enterprise value of roughly $100 million. We find this quite attractive given the low capital intensity of the business, recurring revenue characteristics, and sizable long-term growth prospects. One of the major conceptual risks is that PRGX could become a victim of its own success, i.e., clients’ need for PRGX services may diminish as the company assists clients in improving their payment processes. However, this risk may be a bit akin to the “paperless office,” which has failed to materialize despite a seemingly sound conceptual basis. We have a special bonus for you in this report — an exclusive interview with Michael van Biema and the team at van Biema Value Partners, one of few funds of funds that can legitimately claim to create value for investors. Michael holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University and was on the faculty of Columbia Business School from 1992 to 2004. There, he taught securities analysis and value investing, among other subjects. van Biema has created a firm that looks for small but established value managers and seeks to build long-term relationships. We think you’ll enjoy reading about van Biema’s approach. Sometimes hearing from those who judge and select talent can be one of the best ways of refining one’s own approach to managing an investment operation. (We thank Jeffrey Hamm for his exceptional contribution to researching and transcribing this interview.) You may notice that we have added stock screens to this report. The latter used to be a part of 10x45 Bargain Hunter. We will also be adding new screens over time. I want to reiterate our commitment to making this monthly report an essential part of your equity idea generation process. We have streamlined our idea-oriented publications to focus exclusively on this report. This gives our team more resources to keep making this publication better by adding more in-depth analysis, expanding our superinvestor coverage, and even giving me a bit more leeway in steering you toward off-the-beaten-path ideas in occasional special features. Sincerely, John Mihaljevic, CFA and The Manual of Ideas research team © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 6 of 120 Superinvestor Holdings Update In the May issue of Portfolio Manager’s Review, we profiled the top holdings of more than twenty top investors, based on then-available Schedule 13F-HR filings with the SEC. On this page, we provide an update on the latest disclosed purchase and sale activity by the same set of investment managers. This information is based on Schedule 13G or 13D filings and Form 3 or 4 filings made by investors when changes in holdings require disclosure with the SEC. Increases in Superinvestor Holdings Trade/ Filing Date 1 Filing Type 1 5/28/10 13G 5/25/10 13G Investor Company / Ticker Third Point Roomstore / ROOM Third Point Xerium Tech / XRM 2 Market Value ($mn) Stock Price ($) Latest Filing ∆ since Date Date Filing Shares Owned Latest ∆ since (mn) 3/31/10 Holdings as % of Company 7 0.75 0.65 15% 0.2 new 2% 217 14.42 20.00 -28% 1.3 new 9% 13G filed jointly with Ian Wallace’s River Run Management, which owns 13% of Roomstore. 2 On March 30, 2010, Xerium filed under Chapter 11. The Company emerged from bankruptcy on May 25, 2010. As part of the emergence, the company’s lenders, including Third Point, were issued 83% of the common stock, and the holders of the old common stock received 17% of the newly outstanding shares. Source: SEC filings, The Manual of Ideas compilation and analysis. Decreases in Superinvestor Holdings Trade/ Filing Date Filing Type 6/24/10 Market Value ($mn) Stock Price ($) Latest Filing ∆ since Date Date Filing Shares Owned Latest ∆ since (mn) 3/31/10 Holdings as % of Company Investor Company / Ticker 13D Southeastern Telephone & Data / TDS 3,320 31.49 31.26 1% 11.2 -18% 11% 6/10/10 13G Fairholme Hertz / HTZ 4,110 9.98 10.39 -4% 35.0 -38% 8% 6/4/10 13G Fairholme TAL International / TAL 783 25.49 22.35 14% 1.9 -11% 6% 6/1/10 4 ESL AutoZone / AZO 9,220 196.13 191.46 2% 18.3 -5% 39% 5/18/10 13D Third Point Nabi Biopharma / NABI 244 5.46 5.77 -5% 4.7 -21% 11% Portfolio Manager’s Review follows the portfolio moves of the following investment managers: William Ackman, Pershing Square; Zeke Ashton, Centaur; Brian Bares, Bares Capital; Bruce Berkowitz, Fairholme; Richard Breeden, Breeden Capital; Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway; Ian Cumming & Joe Steinberg, Leucadia; David Einhorn, Greenlight; Glenn Greenberg, Brave Warrior; Tom Gayner, Markel Gayner; Mason Hawkins, Southeastern; Chris Hohn, Children’s Investment Fund; Carl Icahn, Icahn; Seth Klarman, Baupost; Eddie Lampert, RBS (ESL); Dan Loeb, Third Point; Steve Mandel, Lone Pine; Mohnish Pabrai, Pabrai Funds; David Tepper, Appaloosa; Prem Watsa, Fairfax; and Wally Weitz, Weitz Funds. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 7 of 120 Exclusive Interview with Michael van Biema We recently visited the offices of van Biema Value Partners in New York, where we spoke with the firm’s members, including Michael van Biema, Chris Kehoe and Sam Klier. van Biema Value Partners specializes in investing in funds managed by value-oriented investors, many of whom are managers investing relatively small amounts of capital. van Biema’s firm manages portfolios of hedge funds in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Michael van Biema is co-author of Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond. The Manual of Ideas: Tell us about your investment approach and the genesis of your firm. “…the great value investor of [Buffett’s] generation had a couple of things in common. The first one was that they produced terrific long-term track records. The second was that they all had periods of big drawdowns (somewhat less attractive). Finally, and one of the key things for us, was that when he looked at the historical performance, their performance didn’t correlate strongly.” Chris Kehoe: Michael started the firm five plus years ago after teaching at Columbia for twelve years. It was there that he developed a value philosophy and a great network of up-and-coming and established money managers. Michael thought he could create an investment vehicle that took advantage of the best niche value managers. His thinking was to find managers of smaller size, but not necessarily managers that lacked experience. He realized that there are some managers that have been managing money for many years that purposely want to stay small. Michael gathered some of the current board members [of van Biema Value Partners] and brought them the idea. They liked it and decided to put their own capital to work as an experiment. That experiment was successful and they decided to launch the firm. The first fund launched in the U.S. in 2004 and concentrated on domestic fund managers. In 2008 an international fund was launched and, most recently, an Asia-focused fund. So the basic investment thesis was to invest in smaller managers that can be flexible, can invest across different capital structures, are willing to short on an opportunistic basis, with the ability to provide diversified exposure to the value style of investing. Michael van Biema: The funds have a relative simple concept. The concept came from reading Warren Buffett’s “The Superinvestors of Graham-andDoddsville,” where he wrote that the great value investor of his generation had a couple of things in common. The first one was that they produced terrific longterm track records. The second was that they all had periods of big drawdowns (somewhat less attractive). Finally, and one of the key things for us, was that when he looked at the historical performance, their performance didn’t correlate strongly. A thought occurred to me that there were a number of small value shops out there that I was aware of, and that it would be interesting to see if what Buffett had observed in his generation of value managers held true for the current small value managers of today. So we pooled some of our own money — my own and from our board — and ran the fund for awhile as, more or less, a social experiment to see if Buffett’s theory still held true. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 8 of 120 One of our first big concerns was whether we could find enough highquality small managers to populate a reasonably sized fund. That question was answered quickly as I went around to the members of the board to ask for names. I got over one hundred names of small value shops that had been around for awhile or in which our board members had already invested. We had a list of managers among whom many had already closed their funds. From my perspective this was a good sign because it meant that the board was picking out guys that were disciplined, controlled and closed their funds with relative modest sizes. Of the ones that were not closed, which was somewhere between 35 and 45 managers, we picked 20 managers to start the portfolio. We discovered the exact same thing Buffett mentioned: the managers’ performance didn’t correlate strongly. We didn’t know if they were going to produce above-average long-term returns, but there was a decent amount of evidence that suggested they would. The other big hypothesis we had was that the portfolio would provide significant downside protection. We really had to wait until 2008 to see if our hypothesis was correct. “…this strategy takes small, highly concentrated managers, and puts them together in a portfolio where you get, to a certain extent, the best of all worlds, because you have a group of highly focused managers without getting the risk and volatility…” Basically, when I watched the fund from a quasi-theoretical point of view, it was my belief that the fund would be able to capture about 75% of strong upside markets and less than 25% of strong downside markets. To date the fund has captured 75% or more of strong upside markets and has captured less than 50% of strong downside markets. So it hasn’t done as well as I thought it would in down markets. However, the statistics may be slightly skewed by the events of 2008. What’s extremely reassuring to me is that these funds — at least the ones that were in existence at the beginning of 2008 — showed the same pattern, which was a pattern I had predicted: They followed the market down at the beginning of the drawdown, but leveled out long before the market leveled out, which makes sense intuitively. If you’re buying stuff that’s already cheap, there is a certain point where it becomes absurdly cheap, and even guys who are panicked will quit selling, because they’re just going to say, “I might as well hold onto this.” And that’s exactly what happened. So in the beginning of 2008 we followed the market down and then we leveled off nicely. MOI: The fact that value portfolios tend to be more concentrated and more volatile in the short term seems to fit well with what you are doing as opposed to other funds of hedge funds, which look through to vehicles that themselves are trying to have low volatility. It seems that what you’re essentially doing is grouping guys who are going to be volatile and, hopefully, not very correlated, and therefore there’s a value created in the process… van Biema: If you care about volatility, and certainly a number of our investors do, this strategy takes small, highly concentrated managers, and puts them together in a portfolio where you get, to a certain extent, the best of all worlds, because you have a group of highly focused managers without getting the risk and volatility that comes with investing in a highly concentrated manager. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 9 of 120 MOI: Do your managers employ short selling as part of their investment strategy? van Biema: They do, but our underlying managers are strongly long biased, as you would expect for true value managers. Yet, they all are allowed to short securities. Some of them choose to short, while some seem to do it infrequently, but they all seem to do it if opportunities arise. Their short positions are generally not for hedging purposes or insurance on their portfolios, but are opportunistic — what we would call moneymaking shorts. They may come across a short idea when they’re searching for new long ideas, where some obscene comparative values don’t make sense and shorting the company makes sense. Shorting is not a huge component of our returns, and we don’t expect it to be a big component of returns. We don’t expect shorting to protect us significantly on the downside. What protects us is that these guys are buying cheap stocks; we do expect that shorting will add a little extra return. “We don’t expect shorting to protect us significantly on the downside. What protects us is that these guys are buying cheap stocks…” Our managers are very opportunistic. To give you an example, at the beginning of 2009 they moved dramatically out of equities and into fixed income securities. They were ahead of or leading the curve. In talking to some institutional investors, the lament I got was they started to understand that this was a huge opportunity in March or April of 2009 when it really began in October 2008. It took them several months to figure out there was money laying in the street. Then it took them another two or three months to implement the strategy, and by the time they got around to it, it was the fall and the greater part of the opportunity had disappeared. Our guys started to get there at the end of 2008, and for them it was a no brainer. The managers were out there buying fixed income securities generating “equity-plus” returns, 30% to 40% in some cases, and at a minimum 20%. The fixed income securities were short-term money good, these were companies that had many, many times coverage, if you picked the right one. At the beginning of 2009, no really knew how to predict anyone’s earnings, and so why were you going to buy equity in the company if you thought it was a good company, and even if you thought it was cheap. If you could go out and buy debt and get a guaranteed return, you didn’t really need to be concerned about earnings over the next year. MOI: You also didn’t need to worry about catalysts. As Seth Klarman has discussed with regard to fixed income, you have a time table, so if you’re right, you’re going to be proven right on a specific date. Meanwhile, with equities, you’re a little more dependent on the market… van Biema: One of the things that we think a lot about is how we can generate returns for our investors with the lowest possible risk. I’ll give you a wonderful example from our global fund. We have a Dutchman, who is one of our managers and lives in England. The only things he invests in are English “net net” securities — that’s his niche. He has a tiny little fund and has been running it for 14 years and has produced high-teen returns over the period. There are times when he doesn’t find a lot of net nets, and he may have 60% cash. There are other times, like in 2008 or the beginning of 2009, where he finds a ton of net nets, and he’s close to fully invested. He made a 65-70% return in 2009. You can sit around and twiddle your thumbs for a few years if you get a return like © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 10 of 120 that every once in awhile. We like these small niche managers that have a specialized investment strategy. It helps our fund in terms of our manager correlation. Our domestic fund has been running at a 7% positional overlap — very low, if you consider that you are hiring a set of guys who are focused on the same universe of stocks. They’re small, dedicated value managers picking U.S. equities, which for the most part are small- and mid-cap U.S. equities. You would think there would be substantial overlap in holdings, and it was one of our fears when setting up the business. But in reality we have consistently run in the 7-8% positional overlap range. This is partially because value managers in general are idiosyncratic in nature, but it is also in part because we try to pick managers who are in the Graham-Buffett spectrum of managers. Some of our guys are much closer to being more Buffett-like, while others have investment styles that follow Graham. MOI: Can you tell us what information you receive from your managers, and how you track them? “We made a mistake early on and hired a manager outside the mold — he had worked for a large institution. He was a pretty good investor, but once you took the large institution out of the picture, he just wasn’t able to function well.” van Biema: We basically have full positional transparency with our managers. It comes in slightly different flavors, but we will not keep a manager over the long term who won’t open his positions to us. The reason for that is very simple. Our investment team, Chris Kehoe and Alan Kahn and myself, could be practicing fund managers themselves, and they know how to pick and analyze stocks — it’s a check to make sure that our managers are investing in the “real thing.” If we discover that one of our managers is investing in stuff we don’t understand, and we call him to have it explained, and if we still don’t understand, then we usually have a problem with the manager. We’ll then call the manager in front of the board to help point the manager in a more fruitful direction. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn’t. MOI: Are you typically one of the biggest investors in the funds you invest in? van Biema: Yes, we are. Unlike many institutional investors, we don’t have a problem with being a large percentage of a particular fund. To some extent, it makes for a strong relationship. Our managers have relatively low operational risk even though they’re small businesses. The reason is that our managers have either been doing this for a long time and demonstrated that fact, or that they have come out of shops like Klarman’s [Baupost Group], which are “grade A”type shops. They’ve been seen a shop running properly, and if we’re hiring them, they’re smart. We made a mistake early on and hired a manager outside the mold — he had worked for a large institution. He was a pretty good investor, but once you took the large institution out of the picture, he just wasn’t able to function well. Now we exclusively invest in two types of managers. We either invest in a class of managers I call the “Wizard of Oz” managers or the “apprentice” managers. The “Wizard of Oz” managers are guys who like to stay behind the curtain. They don’t really like to talk to investors very much and would prefer to stay behind the curtain and pull all the levers — they are really obsessed with running the investment business. They’ll grow to reasonable size — a few hundred million dollars — and then they’ll stop. If you ask them why they stopped, they say, “I’m making more money than I ever thought I would make. I know all my investors by first name. If I took on another billion dollars, I’d be © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 11 of 120 richer, but it wouldn’t really change my lifestyle, except that it might make it a little worse because I’d have to deal with all these people who run funds of funds and are a pain.” That’s one class, and the operational risk is very low. I used to say that the reputational risk was very low, but Bernie [Madoff] has given me a pause. The value investing community is a community that is very tight, and it is I believe less likely that you would have a rogue trader in the community. The other types of managers that we invest in are what I call the “apprentice managers.” Basically, the model is from the European guild system, whereby the managers have been trained by a “grandmaster,” be it Seth Klarman, Marty Whitman, Chuck Royce or whoever it might be, and they’re smart enough to stay in those shops for a good period of time — at least four years, in many cases eight to ten years. One of our managers worked for Seth Klarman for about ten years. He was a full partner, and then decided to go out on his own. Usually, when they leave, they leave with the blessing of the grandmaster, or at least in a graceful way. The guy that tutors them may give them some money to run; obviously, that is a positive sign. Luckily for us, we have a strong network, and if there’s someone that leaves one of these shops, they’ll call me up and say, “So-and-so is leaving,” and then tell me whether or not they’re giving the manager money or not. That’s a strong indication of the quality of manager. “We basically ask the managers we interview how they want to be remembered and what their goal is in running their business. The primary thing we want to hear is something along the lines of, ‘I want to have a thirty-year track record I’m proud of.’ If they say anything other than that, and in particular anything like being the biggest, it’s usually a huge red flag.” So we think that by sticking to these two profiles we greatly reduce the overall risk of our managers, and we think that we get guys who are terrific investors. MOI: This approach seems quite differentiated, especially in the fund-of-funds world, so it’s no wonder you have found there to be a good opportunity for your approach… van Biema: And it’s a lot of fun, too. Our managers are almost always a real pleasure to deal with. They’re all smart guys, they may be relatively young or relatively old, they’re passionate about investing, and most importantly, they’re passionate about generating a good return for themselves and their investors. Unfortunately, in our industry this has become more and more rare. It’s shouldn’t be about making money by raising huge amounts of assets, but about making money because you have your own money invested alongside that of your investors, and you’re looking to a 20-to-30-year career generating mid- to high-teen returns. If you can do that, you don’t have to worry about your finances. MOI: In addition to having managers in the two buckets you described, are there other things you insist upon, perhaps in terms of having a big piece of the managers’ net worth in the fund, in terms of the fee structure, or other aspects of the fund? van Biema: It’s almost natural for our managers to have a huge percentage of their net worth invested in their funds. If that’s not the case, then it’s definitely a source of concern to us. We basically ask the managers we interview how they want to be remembered and what their goal is in running their business. The primary thing we want to hear is something along the lines of, “I want to have a thirty-year © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 12 of 120 track record I’m proud of.” If they say anything other than that, and in particular anything like being the biggest, it’s usually a huge red flag. “…adding value on a few hundred stocks, each of which has 10 or 20 analysts — and one or two of them may actually be very competent — makes things much more difficult, than adding value on a stock that no one covers or few people have heard of.” The other thing is that value outperforms over the long term, we don’t need to convince you of that. But many people don’t realize how true it is that “small is beautiful.” We want our managers small. It is a lot easier to make a great return with a few hundred million dollars than it is to make a great return with a few billion dollars. That’s why guys like Royce are so remarkable, because he has managed to continue to generate great returns with $20-30 billion, and that is rare. And frankly, we don’t even pretend that we’ll be able to pick a bunch of Chuck Royces or Marty Whitmans or Seth Klarmans. The probability of us picking a manager that is that good is probably relatively small. It would be great if all of our managers were that good, but it’s not likely to happen. But since they are managing modest amounts of money, we think they will be able to generate attractive returns for us. They have a large universe of stocks to pick from. The thing that the big guys will tell you is how much more difficult business gets if you’re successful. It’s a curse of our industry: If you are good and successful, you naturally tend to increase the size of your asset base, unless you’re disciplined. For those guys that are comfortable in growing a larger business, you also have to be comfortable with the fact that that your universe of stocks in the U.S. is going to shrink from 8,000 to a few hundred. And adding value on a few hundred stocks, each of which has 10 or 20 analysts — and one or two of them may actually be very competent — makes things much more difficult, than adding value on a stock that no one covers or few people have heard of. Kehoe: The other thing we look for [in managers], as an overall theme, is being opportunistic. This includes managers who view cash as a strategic alternative, don’t look at being fully invested, are market cap agnostic, and focus on absolute returns. MOI: Can you talk about your global and Asia funds and the similarities between the managers. How are they implementing the value strategy, and what differences do you see between your U.S. managers and your foreign managers? van Biema: There’s definitely a difference. Value in the U.S. is a well-known flavor, whereas in Asia a lot of our managers don’t even know they’re value managers, or certainly didn’t know it before they met us. It’s a funny thing because you’ll walk into a manager’s office in Hong Kong or Singapore, and there on his shelf is a copy of Ben Graham’s Security Analysis or The Intelligent Investor, or even in a couple of cases a copy of my own book, Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond. I don’t know whether they did a Google search and went out and bought a copy, and prominently displayed it where I could see it when I walked in, or it was just a coincidence. In certain countries like India, Warren Buffett is a national hero, so in India value investing is extremely well known. For many parts of Asia, no one has really heard of him or paid that much attention to him. What you’ll find in Asia is that you have these old families that have been in business for many generations and have accumulated a lot of wealth. They have a lot of different businesses; they’re basically small conglomerates. Typically there’s one scion of the family with a bunch of sons, and he will delegate one son to run the shipping business, another son to run the © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 13 of 120 construction business and there will be one son that will be in charge of managing the assets. And what happens is that if this person is particularly talented, other friends of the family have taken note and asked if they can add to the family’s portfolio. Some of our money is with such organically grown money management businesses. The family may be half or more of a fund, there is some friends-of-the-family money, and in most cases we are the only investor from the U.S. We find these people through our network, and would not have found them if we didn’t have such a strong network across the globe. These guys are value investors, not because they went to Columbia or they were trained or read Security Analysis, but they grew up running one of the family businesses from a fundamental perspective. They understand how to run a good business, they understand the capital structure and the management of cash flows. When they start investing, they look for the things that U.S. value investors look for as well. It’s kind of reassuring and neat to find these people because they have organically grown into being value investors. “These [Asian] guys are value investors, not because they went to Columbia or they were trained or read ‘Security Analysis,’ but they grew up running one of the family businesses from a fundamental perspective. They understand how to run a good business, they understand the capital structure and the management of cash flows.” The other thing about Asia, and why we think it is such a wonderful opportunity, is that the entire world focuses on Asia as a growth opportunity, including most Asian-based managers. So everyone is out there screening for companies that growing at 15-20% or more. If a company is not growing at 1520% percent or more, it doesn’t even show up on people’s radar screens. What we see with our managers is that there are these strong franchise-type businesses growing at a miserable eight, ten or twelve percent — not bad if you’re sitting in Europe or the U.S. Usually, those companies are the more established and better managed companies. It is open territory for our managers. Last year those companies were selling at 1x, 2x or 3x free cash flow; now they are selling around 5x or 6x free cash flow. So they’re still great investments today. MOI: What kinds of allocations are you targeting in your funds, for example in terms of equity versus fixed income exposure? Do you seek out managers who may apply a value mindset to other asset classes, such as real estate? van Biema: Our managers invest in all publicly tradable securities, but their focus is on equity and fixed income securities. There are certainly a lot of opportunities out there, and there will be a opportunities to grow our business in some of those niche areas. But at the moment we’ve chosen to diversify across different geographies. The next thing we’ll probably do is look at different asset classes and interesting ways of putting small managers together in portfolios that are not differentiated by geography alone. We have some other ideas on how to find managers that would generate good returns, not just on a geographic basis. At this point we still have a lot of geography to cover. Currently, we covering Asia, the U.S. and developed Europe. We have been seriously looking at South America. There is interest in some emerging markets as well. We don’t want to have the same problem we try to avoid with our current managers — we don’t want our funds to grow too big. We want to have small managers, with reasonably sized funds. We don’t want to flood our managers with capital because that’s self-defeating. So rather than building bigger funds, we’ll close our funds and hopefully try to find other interesting ways to invest our client money. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 14 of 120 MOI: Do you ever take an equity stake in your managers? van Biema: No, we don’t. We carefully examined going into the “seed” business when we started. It might look like an attractive business, it’s exciting, and a good marketing ploy, but if you’re trying to sell people on the concept of “small,” then it’s a contradiction. The only way you make money with a seed fund is by growing the managers’ asset size. The other problem is it takes a lot of time and effort, and there are a lot of issues if the manager is successful. We decided our way was a clean way to do things and not complicate the business with seeding funds. We are frequently approached by individuals that want us to seed them, which we don’t do. MOI: Do you ever lend a hand to your managers who may not have the infrastructure or may have questions about how they should comply with regulations? “One of the big concerns I’ve heard from our Asian managers is about inflation throughout a number of the Asian economies. One issue when trying to predict bubbles and understand the macroeconomics of the larger countries — China certainly falls into this group — is that you have so much government intervention, you can’t really make any fundamental judgment.” Sam Klier: It’s not so much compliance they are asking about, as most of their operations are relatively small. We do insist on best practices when we do operational due diligence calls or meetings. Our managers understand that we have exposure to the way many other managers operate, and can therefore offer valuable guidance. Couple this with the fact that we are typically a large part of their investor base, these managers are very receptive to our ideas and suggestions. Kehoe: I think there’s one point that hasn’t been stressed enough — it’s importance of the board [of advisors]. We have a board that consists of the most successful and, perhaps, most long-standing value managers on the planet. They’re not a titular board; they are fairly active. In the beginning they certainly provided manager ideas — and still do in the vetting process and the ongoing due diligence process. MOI: Your view into the managers probably gives you insight into where value guys are finding opportunities at any given time. About 30% of the “lookthrough” portfolio was in financials at yearend 2009. Can you give us any insight into what your managers are seeing and where they are finding value? Kehoe: The opportunity set has certainly thinned. The exposure to financials is one where in the first quarter of 2009 and the last quarter of 2008, there were some amazing opportunities, particularly on the fixed income side. Those opportunities, in many respects, are still ongoing, perhaps toward the tail end, but still ongoing. So that’s where some of the exposure is. There is also some exposure to the equities of those financials. The opportunity set in general has narrowed significantly since the first quarter. van Biema: Your question is a good one because you have to be very careful when you look at the sector charts. The financials number is typically one of the most misleading numbers in terms of exposure. For example, we used to have even more exposure to financials going into 2008, but most of those financials were actually SPACs [special purpose acquisition vehicles]. So it looks like they were in financials, but in reality they were in a cash-equivalent type of vehicle. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 15 of 120 MOI: More recently there has been talk about a bubble in China. How do your Asia managers view this risk and what steps are they taking to protect their portfolios on the downside? van Biema: One of the big concerns I’ve heard from our Asian managers is about inflation throughout a number of the Asian economies. One issue when trying to predict bubbles and understand the macroeconomics of the larger countries — China certainly falls into this group — is that you have so much government intervention, you can’t really make any fundamental judgment. To the extent macroeconomics provided much insight in the past, it provides less insight today. In terms of the way we approach these markets is very simple. We watch carefully how invested our managers are and what they tell us in terms of how easy or hard it is to find value opportunities. When value opportunities start drying up, as they did at the end of 2007, it’s usually a pretty good indicator that the market is overvalued. I don’t think that has happened quite yet in China, but it is certainly moving in that direction. “Typically, if a market is overvalued, the regional managers will be moving out of that market. The local manages will also be moving to either more of a hedged or cash position. If we see those two things not lining up, then we’ll start talking to the managers, trying to figure out why one manager might be moving into Thailand while the other is moving out of Thailand.” We make regular trips over there, and that will certainly be something that we’ll be talking to our managers about as we make our circuit through Asia. We’re fortunate to have several extremely experienced investors in Hong Kong and Singapore who have spent a lot of time investing in those markets. We don’t currently have any interest in the A share market. We don’t have any mangers on the ground in mainland China. All of the managers that provide us with Chinese exposure are either in Hong Kong or Singapore. MOI: You’ve talked about the fact that you have the skill set in-house to actually add value to your managers. Do you ever develop a macro view and then ask your managers how they are positioning their portfolios? van Biema: We’re mostly observers and would comment more on individual positions. We actually look to our managers to give us local market intelligence. In Asian markets, you have to be more cognizant of the macro environment than you might in the U.S. It’s important to keep good information flow in local markets. We have some country managers and some regional managers, and it gives us two different perspectives on what’s going on within local markets. Typically, if a market is overvalued, the regional managers will be moving out of that market. The local manages will also be moving to either more of a hedged or cash position. If we see those two things not lining up, then we’ll start talking to the managers, trying to figure out why one manager might be moving into Thailand while the other is moving out of Thailand. It’s a terrific source of regional and local intelligence. And that’s one of the things we can bring to our clients — give them insight into some of those markets, which are pretty difficult for an outsider to understand. MOI: Thank you very much for your time and insight. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 16 of 120 Top Five “Magic Formula” Selections CA Technologies (CA) – Owned by NWQ, Pzena, Legg Mason Islandia, NY, 800-225-5224 www.ca.com Technology: Software & Programming, Member of S&P 500 Trading Data Price: $20.11 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $16.12 - $24.15 Market value: $10.3 billion Enterprise value: $9.3 billion Shares out: 513.9 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.43 $0.43 Next quarter 0.47 0.47 FYE 3/31/11 1.90 1.90 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 25% FYE 3/30/12 FYE 3/30/13 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 2 Institutional ownership: 66% EPS Surprise 5/13/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Common equity 3/31/04 3,332 3,107 2 (28) (0.15) 580 1,279 126 1,153 1,902 3,388 5,411 10,709 2 2,485 2,298 5,999 4,710 # of Ests 12 12 13 2.03 2.16 2.05 2.19 12 3 9.2% 14.0% 3 Actual $0.34 Estimate $0.36 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 3/31/05 3/31/06 3/31/07 3/31/08 3/31/09 3/31/10 3,583 3,772 3,943 4,277 4,271 4,353 3,361 3,273 3,360 3,637 3,666 3,794 140 166 214 854 1,127 1,247 24 159 118 474 663 763 0.05 0.27 0.22 0.92 1.28 1.47 588 581 544 514 513 515 1,527 1,380 1,068 1,103 1,212 1,360 608 1,238 447 256 288 884 919 142 621 847 924 476 3,125 1,865 2,280 2,796 2,712 2,583 4,164 2,738 3,956 4,468 4,149 3,990 5,660 6,352 6,122 5,522 6,089 6,817 11,396 10,520 11,517 11,756 11,241 11,838 826 28 11 361 621 15 4,031 3,357 4,007 4,278 4,002 3,588 1,810 1,838 2,572 2,221 1,287 1,530 6,354 5,766 7,863 8,047 6,879 6,855 5,042 4,754 3,654 3,709 4,362 4,983 Valuation P/E FYE 3/31/10 P/E FYE 3/31/11 P/E FYE 3/30/12 P/E FYE 3/30/13 EV/ LTM revenue 14x 11x 10x 9x 2.1x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 7x n/m Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 13% n/m LTME 3/31/10 4,353 3,794 1,247 763 1.47 515 1,360 884 476 2,583 3,990 6,817 11,838 15 3,588 1,530 6,855 4,983 FQE 3/31/10 1,103 949 232 100 0.20 512 636 491 145 2,583 3,990 6,817 11,838 15 3,588 1,530 6,855 4,983 FQE 3/31/09 1,035 894 180 63 0.13 514 648 68 580 2,712 4,149 6,089 11,241 621 4,002 1,287 6,879 4,362 Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 17 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA CA provides IT management and security software and services to enterprise and government customers. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • • • Largest independent vendor of “mainframe” infrastructure software – CA’s core strength. The software is designed to help customers manage and secure their mainframes, i.e. powerful computers used by big organizations for critical data processes. Served market size expected to increase by $11 billion between 2008 and 2013. The $41 billion forecast software market size in 2013 splits roughly into a quarter each for the following applications: mainframe (2008-13 CAGR: 1%), virtualization and service automation (8% CAGR), identity and access (9% CAGR), and service assurance (9% CAGR). Blue-chip customer base includes the majority of the Forbes Global 2000. 85% of revenue is attributable to enterprises with $2+ billion revenue. Smaller businesses represent a growth opportunity. Independent vendor, which means CA does not have a preferred hardware, software or operating system platform. This may reduce technology risk and ease customer acceptance for CA’s products. 400+ issued patents and 700 pending patent applications in the U.S. and the European Union. $8.2 billion revenue backlog at March 31, up 8% y-y in constant currency ($4.6 billion of contracts and $3.6 billion deferred revenue). FY10 bookings were $5.0 billion (-6% y-y in constant currency). Guiding for FY11 revenue, EPS, and cash from operations growth of 3-5%, 5-11%, and 2-7% y-y, based on constant currency and no material M&A. $1.0 billion of net cash as of March 31. Authorized $500 million share buyback in May. Shares trade at 11% trailing FCF yield. • • • 2 3 2006 5% 5% 3.8 2007 5% -9% 3.9 2008 8% -6% 4.3 2009 0% -4% 4.3 2010 2% 5% 4.4 86% 8% 5% 88% 9% 3% 88% 9% 3% 88% 8% 3% 89% 7% 4% 7% 29% -38% 6% 11% -35% 9% 9% -1% 0% -7% 7% 3% -18% 23% 53% 30% 17% 54% 29% 17% 52% 30% 18% 54% 30% 17% 55% 28% 17% 7% 2% 2% 6% 1% 6% 4% 15% 12% 3% -3% -6% 5% -5% 3% 87% 15% 4% 4% 15% 6% 16.0 -1% 86% 14% 5% 3% 13% 6% 14.5 -6% 85% 12% 20% 11% 6% 5% 13.7 -6% 86% 11% 26% 16% 6% 5% 13.2 0% 87% 11% 29% 18% 7% 6% 13.8 0% Stated after costs of licensing, maintenance and professional services. Includes amortization of capitalized software costs. Includes capitalized software development costs. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS IBM ORCL HPQ SYMC BMC CA MV ($mn) 163,010 113,730 107,200 11,520 6,650 10,000 EV ($mn) 175,350 109,920 110,690 10,350 5,560 8,960 EV / Rev. 1.8x 4.1x .9x 1.7x 2.9x 2.1x P/ Tang. Book n/m 78.3x 49.2x n/m n/m n/m This FY P/E 11x 12x 10x 10x 13x 10x Next FY P/E 10x 11x 9x 8x 12x 10x MAJOR HOLDERS INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • 1 FYE March 31 ∆ revenue ∆ employees, ending Revenue ($bn) % of revenue by type: Subscription and maintenance Professional services Software fees and other Revenue growth by type: Subscription and maintenance Professional services Software fees and other % of revenue by geography: U.S. Europe Other Revenue growth by geography: U.S. Europe Other Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 1 R&D EBIT Net income D&A 2 Capex 3 Employees, ending (k) ∆ shares out (avg) Key competitors are technology heavyweights IBM, HP, Oracle, BMC and Symantec. Software markets for distributed systems and application management are more competitive than CA’s traditional mainframe software market. Rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, and changes in customer requirements and delivery methods represent challenges. Succession planning. CA named Arthur Weinbach chairman in May. Weinbach, a former chairman and CEO of ADP, took over from Bill McCracken, who retains his CEO position. Both are 67 years old. Insiders <1% | Walter Haefner/Careal 24% | BlackRock 8% | NWQ 7% | Hotchkis & Wiley 5% | T. Rowe 3% | Pzena 3% RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE CA has a defensible position in enterprise IT management software markets due to competitive products and a large installed base. The company’s software generally helps large organizations manage their technology assets to improve business processes. Although competition and technological change present challenges, the need for better utilization of technology infrastructure for business purposes should remain a long-term growth driver. Shares are cheap on an 11% trailing FCF yield. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 18 of 120 …additional insight into CA: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, MAY 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 19 of 120 Dell (DELL) – Owned by Southeastern, T Rowe Round Rock, TX, 512-338-4400 www.dell.com Technology: Computer Hardware, Member of S&P 500 Trading Data Price: $14.04 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $11.84 - $17.52 Market value: $27.5 billion Enterprise value: $21.3 billion Shares out: 1,958.3 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.30 $0.29 Next quarter 0.32 0.32 FYE 1/31/11 1.27 1.23 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 12% FYE 1/31/12 FYE 1/30/13 Insider buys (last six months): 3 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 9 Institutional ownership: 65% ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed EPS Surprise 5/20/10 1/30/04 41,444 7,552 3,544 2,645 1.01 2,565 3,670 965 2,705 5,152 10,633 0 19,311 0 10,896 505 13,031 0 6,280 n/m # of Ests 30 29 32 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.49 31 5 11.8% 10.9% 3 Actual $0.30 Estimate $0.27 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 1/28/05 2/3/06 2/2/07 2/1/08 1/30/09 1/29/10 49,121 55,788 57,420 61,133 61,101 52,902 9,018 9,891 9,516 11,671 10,957 9,261 4,206 4,382 3,070 3,440 3,190 2,172 3,018 3,602 2,583 2,947 2,478 1,433 1.18 1.47 1.14 1.31 1.25 0.73 2,509 2,403 2,255 2,223 1,980 1,954 5,821 4,751 3,969 3,949 1,894 3,906 515 747 896 831 440 367 5,306 4,004 3,073 3,118 1,454 3,539 9,807 9,070 10,298 7,972 9,092 11,008 16,897 17,794 19,939 19,880 20,151 24,245 0 0 155 2,428 2,461 5,768 23,215 23,252 25,635 27,561 26,500 33,652 0 65 188 225 113 663 14,136 16,173 17,791 18,526 14,859 18,960 505 625 569 362 1,898 3,417 16,730 19,205 21,196 23,732 22,229 28,011 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,485 4,047 4,439 3,829 4,271 5,641 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m Valuation P/E FYE 1/29/10 P/E FYE 1/31/11 P/E FYE 1/31/12 P/E FYE 1/30/13 EV/ LTM revenue 19x 11x 9x 10x 0.4x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 9x n/m Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 11% n/m LTME 4/30/10 55,434 9,609 2,277 1,484 0.75 1,956 3,383 333 3,050 10,882 24,784 5,839 34,241 1,079 18,980 3,582 28,363 0 5,878 n/m FQE 4/30/10 14,874 2,516 519 341 0.17 1,961 238 46 192 10,882 24,784 5,839 34,241 1,079 18,980 3,582 28,363 0 5,878 n/m FQE 5/1/09 12,342 2,168 414 290 0.15 1,949 761 80 681 10,125 19,910 2,426 26,189 101 14,141 2,396 21,959 0 4,230 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 20 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA1 Dell provides IT products and services. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • • #1 supplier of PCs in the U.S. and the #2 supplier globally, behind H-P. Dell also has strong positions in other IT products (e.g. cloud infrastructure, iSCSI storage), and is expanding into IT services markets. Focused on growing higher-margin services, which represented 17% of FY10 revenue (including software-related services), up from 12% in FY08. Dell uses the client business as an “anchor tenant,” allowing it to win incremental services business over time. Acquisitions, including Perot Systems in 2009, have also advanced its services footprint. Michael Dell (45) returned as CEO in 2007 and remains largest shareholder with 12%. Dell founded his namesake company in 1984. Long-term targets: 5-7% revenue CAGR, 7%+ EBIT CAGR and cash from operations>net income. Guiding for revenue to increase 14-19% y-y in FY11 “driven by the refresh of PCs in commercial and public segments” and more enterprise offerings. Non-GAAP EBIT is forecast to be up 18-23% y-y. Maintains strong cash cycle dynamics. Cash conversion cycle was -36 days in F1Q11 and FY10. $6.2 billion of net cash as of April 30. Bought 12 million shares for $200 million in F1Q. Shares trade at 12% trailing FCF yield. Trailing EBIT-to-enterprise value yield is also 12%. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • • Turnaround still ongoing, more than three years after Michael Dell took over as CEO. Even with a recent recovery in IT demand, gross margin declined 70bps y-y in F1Q to 16.9%. Consumer EBIT margin remains stuck around 1%. Component market “is still pretty tight,” based on CEO comment in June. Dell has suffered from higher costs for memory components and LCDs. Competition in IT services and enterprise markets. Rivals include IBM, H-P, and CA. Direct model evolving as Dell enters stores and notebooks, as well as other gadgets, gain share (consumers like to “touch” before buying). MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Dell 12% | Other insiders <1% | Southeastern 7% | BlackRock 6% | Vanguard 3% | Mackenzie 2% 1 FYE January 31 ∆ revenue Revenue ($bn) % of revenue by segment: Large enterprise Public Small & medium business Consumer EBIT margin by segment: Large enterprise Public Small & medium business Consumer Corporate Total EBIT margin % of revenue by product group: Desktop PCs Mobility Software and peripherals Servers and networking Services Storage Revenue growth by product group: Desktop PCs Mobility Software and peripherals Servers and networking Services Storage % of revenue from U.S. Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit R&D Net income D&A Capex Cash conversion cycle (days) ∆ shares out (avg) 2008 6% 61.1 2009 0% 61.1 2010 -13% 52.9 YTD 4/30/11 21% 14.9 31% 24% 26% 19% 29% 25% 24% 21% 27% 27% 23% 23% 29% 26% 24% 22% 7% 9% 8% 1% -1% 6% 6% 8% 9% 2% -1% 5% 6% 9% 9% 1% -2% 4% 7% 8% 9% 1% -3% 3% 32% 29% 16% 11% 8% 4% 28% 30% 17% 11% 9% 4% 24% 31% 18% 11% 11% 4% 24% 31% 17% 12% 13% 4% -2% 16% 10% 12% -2% 8% 53% -10% 4% 7% 0% 7% 10% 52% -25% -11% -10% -7% 5% -18% 53% 13% 18% 11% 39% 53% 4% n/a 19% 1% 5% 1% 1% -36 -1% 18% 1% 4% 1% 1% -25 -11% 18% 1% 3% 2% 1% -36 -1% 17% 1% 2% 2% 0% -36 1% Dell changed its segment reporting structure in FY10. Figures reflect acquisition of Perot Systems in November 2009. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS IBM HPQ SNE DELL RATINGS MV ($mn) 163,010 107,200 27,430 25,330 EV ($mn) 175,350 110,690 21,240 19,110 EV / Rev. 1.8x .9x .3x .3x P/ Tang. Book n/m 49.2x 1.2x n/m This FY P/E 11x 10x 29x 10x VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? Next FY P/E 10x 9x 12x 9x THE BOTTOM LINE Dell is a globally recognized technology brand with capable, properly incentivized management. The company is addressing challenges in the consumer products business amid slowing growth and greater competition. Some have questioned Dell’s direct model, and the company has felt a need to partner with retailers to expand distribution. Nonetheless, we like Dell’s long-term focus, strong FCF generation, share buybacks, cost leadership and growth prospects in enterprise/services markets. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 21 of 120 …additional insight into Dell: SLIDES FROM THE COMPANY’S ANALYST DAY PRESENTATION, JUNE 24, 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 22 of 120 FY 2011 Outlook: © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 23 of 120 Eli Lilly (LLY) – Owned by Cap World, Primecap Indianapolis, IN, 317-276-2000 www.lilly.com Health Care: Major Drugs, Member of S&P 500 Trading Data Price: $34.61 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $32.02 - $38.00 Market value: $39.9 billion Enterprise value: $41.8 billion Shares out: 1,153.1 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $1.10 $1.11 Next quarter 1.13 1.14 FYE 12/31/10 4.50 4.54 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 0% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 5 Institutional ownership: 72% EPS Surprise 4/19/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 12,583 9,907 3,262 2,561 2.37 1,077 3,647 1,707 1,940 3,713 8,769 110 21,688 197 5,561 4,688 11,924 0 9,765 52% # of Ests 17 16 20 4.46 3.88 4.43 3.86 19 16 -4.1% -4.0% 9 Actual $1.18 9x 8x 8x 9x 1.9x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 8x 6.2x Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $1.10 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 13,858 14,645 15,691 18,634 20,372 10,634 11,171 12,145 14,385 15,995 2,942 2,718 3,418 3,877 (1,308) 1,810 1,980 2,663 2,953 (2,072) 1.66 1.83 2.45 2.71 (1.89) 1,084 1,089 1,086 1,090 1,095 2,870 1,914 3,976 5,155 7,296 1,928 1,298 1,078 1,193 1,069 942 616 2,898 3,961 6,226 7,464 5,038 3,891 4,831 5,926 12,836 10,796 9,754 12,316 12,453 140 130 130 2,455 3,929 24,867 24,581 22,042 26,875 29,213 2,021 735 219 414 5,846 7,594 5,716 5,254 5,437 13,110 4,492 5,764 3,494 4,594 4,616 13,947 13,789 11,222 13,371 22,477 0 0 0 0 0 10,920 10,792 10,820 13,504 6,735 43% 34% 39% 39% -14% Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 21,836 17,589 5,358 4,329 3.94 1,098 4,336 855 3,481 4,498 12,487 3,700 27,461 27 6,568 6,635 17,937 0 9,524 61% LTME 3/31/10 22,275 17,721 5,545 4,264 3.88 1,100 5,206 823 4,383 4,758 12,252 4,032 27,198 20 5,658 6,661 16,738 0 10,460 57% FQE 3/31/09 5,047 4,231 1,683 1,313 1.20 1,097 88 157 (69) 3,508 10,260 3,858 26,597 1,603 7,358 6,871 18,876 0 7,721 n/m 13% 57% FQE 3/31/10 5,486 4,363 1,708 1,248 1.13 1,103 958 125 833 4,758 12,252 4,032 27,198 20 5,658 6,661 16,738 0 10,460 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 24 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 Eli Lilly is a branded pharmaceutical company. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • Strong neuroscience franchise includes Zyprexa, a schizophrenia treatment (23% of 2009 revenue), and Cymbalta, a drug for depression and other disorders (14%). Other key franchises include endocrinology (includes diabetes drug Humalog) and oncology (incl. cancer drugs Alimta, Gemzar and Erbitux). New drug pipeline includes three molecules at regulatory review/pre-launch stage: Arxxant (diabetic retinopathy), Axiron (testosterone deficiency), and Livalo (lipidemia). Another eight and 22 molecules are in phase 3 and 2, respectively. Aims to save $1 billion in costs by yearend 2011, including a cut in global headcount to 35,000 (down 13% from yearend 2009 headcount of 40,360). Guiding for EPS of $4.35-4.50 in 2010 (up 1014% y-y) on “volume-driven revenue growth in the mid-single digits.” Non-GAAP EPS is expected at $4.40-4.55 (up 0-3% y-y), after adjusting for asset impairments, restructuring and acquired R&D costs. Shares trade at 13% earnings yield based on the midpoint of 2010 GAAP EPS guidance. Dividend yield is 6% based on the Q1 annualized dividend. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • • 46% of Q1Q revenue from drugs with U.S. patent expiry by 2013, including Zyprexa (October 2011), Cymbalta (2013), and Humalog (2013). Faces U.S. patent litigation related to Alimta, Cymbalta, Evista, Gemzar, and Strattera with possibility of loss of “effective exclusivity for one or more of these products prior to the end of 2012.” U.S. health care reform “could negatively impact revenue by $600-700 million” in 2011. 2010 EPS guidance assumes a $0.35 negative reform impact, including $0.27 due to higher governmental rebates. Proposed changes to the taxation of non-U.S. income may negatively affect Lilly. PFE GSK AZN LLY EV ($mn) 146,020 103,260 65,580 41,060 EV / Rev. 2.6x 2.4x 1.9x 1.8x P/ Tang. Book n/m n/m n/m 6.1x This FY P/E 7x 11x 7x 8x 2007 12% 16% 19% -2% 18.6 2008 5% 6% 9% 0% 20.4 2009 7% 10% 7% 0% 21.8 1Q10 4% 6% 9% -2% 5.5 42% 29% 13% 9% 5% 1% 41% 29% 14% 9% 5% 1% 41% 27% 16% 9% 6% 1% 41% 27% 17% 9% 5% 1% 54% 46% 54% 46% 56% 44% 55% 45% 26% 11% 5% 8% 6% 45% 23% 13% 6% 9% 7% 42% 23% 14% 8% 9% 7% 39% 22% 15% 10% 9% 7% 37% 9% 60% 40% 13% 430% -1% 28% 35% 18% 26% 5% 14% 48% 13% 8% 8% 13% 57% 12% 14% 77% 19% 4% 22% 16% 6% 6% 24% 40.6 0% 79% 19% 24% 3% -10% 6% 5% n/m 40.5 0% 81% 20% 0% 29% 20% 6% 4% 19% 40.4 0% 80% 19% 1% 30% 23% 5% 2% 27% 39.4 1% Acquisitions include Icos in January 2007 and ImClone in November 2008. 2008 figure mainly reflects the in-process research and development expense of $4.69 billion associated with the ImClone acquisition. 3 Excludes special items such as restructuring and asset impairment charges, but includes acquired in-process R&D expenses. 2 MAJOR HOLDERS Insiders <1% | Lilly Endowment 12% | Cap World 7% | Primecap 6% | Wellington 6% | Vanguard 3% | Cap Re 2% RATINGS COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS MV ($mn) 118,090 89,860 64,640 39,140 1 FYE December 31 2005 2006 3% 3% ∆ volume 5% 7% ∆ revenue, ex. currency 6% 7% ∆ revenue -4% -3% ∆ employees, ending Revenue ($bn) 14.6 15.7 % of revenue by category: Neuroscience 42% 43% Endocrinology 32% 32% Oncology 12% 13% Cardiovascular 4% 3% Animal health 6% 6% Other pharmaceuticals 4% 3% % of revenue by geography: U.S. 53% 55% International 47% 45% % of revenue by major product: Zyprexa 29% 28% Cymbalta 5% 8% Alimta 3% 4% Humalog 8% 8% Cialis 1% 1% Other 54% 50% Revenue growth by major product: Zyprexa -5% 4% Cymbalta 624% 94% Alimta 225% 32% Humalog 9% 8% Cialis 30% 27% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 76% 77% R&D 21% 20% Acq. in-process R&D 2 0% 0% EBIT 3 25% 26% Net income 14% 17% D&A 5% 5% Capex 9% 7% Effective tax rate 26% 22% Employees, ending (k) 42.6 41.5 ∆ shares out (avg) 0% 0% Next FY P/E 6x 11x 7x 8x VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Similar to other branded pharma companies such as Pfizer (PFE) or AstraZeneca (AZN), Eli Lilly faces near-term patent expirations on key drugs. An additional concern is the negative impact from U.S. health care reform, which should reduce 2010 EPS by an estimated 5-10%. Despite this negative impact, 2010 EPS should grow year-on-year, putting the shares on a 13% earnings yield. Given a deep new drug pipeline, cost-cutting efforts and potential positive aspects of U.S. health reform (broader access to drugs), the market may be too pessimistic regarding Eli Lilly’s ability to sustain earnings at current levels. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 25 of 120 …additional insight into Eli Lilly: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, APRIL 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 26 of 120 …additional insight into Eli Lilly: The following slide reflects the new molecular entities that comprise Eli Lilly’s development pipeline. Included is the lead indication for each molecule; excluded are earlier indications for pipeline molecules and new indications or line extensions of currently-marketed products. For competitive reasons, some pipeline molecules are not identified; instead, the therapeutic area in which the molecule is being evaluated is listed on the slide. Abbreviations: ASO antisense oligonucleotide BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia CRD chronic renal disease DLBCL diffuse large b-cell lymphoma DR diabetic retinopathy NHL non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma NSCLC non small cell lung cancer RA rheumatoid arthritis Other information: • A green or red arrow indicates a change since the company’s last pipeline update. • “Achieved milestone” means that first patient visit has occurred in a trial at the given phase or that a molecule has been submitted for regulatory review. • “Attrition” means that a molecule is no longer in clinical development. • There is no significance to the position a molecule occupies in a column or set of columns within a phase. Source: Eli Lilly, http://www.lilly.com/pdf/Pipeline_Slide.pdf © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 27 of 120 GigaMedia (GIGM) – Owned by Martin Currie, Acadian Taipei, Taiwan, 886-2-351-1107 www.gigamedia.com.tw Technology: Software & Programming Trading Data Price: $2.19 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $2.00 - $6.02 Market value: $119 million Enterprise value: $46 million Shares out: 54.5 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.01 n/a Next quarter 0.04 n/a FYE 12/31/10 0.10 n/a # of Ests 2 2 2 Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/08 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue 4x 22x 8x n/a 0.3x Ownership Data Insider ownership: 1% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 1 n/a EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 5x 1.1x Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 0 Institutional ownership: 19% EPS Surprise 5/27/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/02 2,556 235 (895) (638) (12.72) 50 (5) 305 (310) 2,097 2,878 267 4,696 93 800 0 1,076 0 3,620 -110% 0.28 n/a n/a n/a 10.0% 10.0% Actual $0.02 Greenblatt Criteria 2 Estimate n/a Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/03 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 3,280 33 44 74 152 413 17 27 62 126 (575) 2 4 18 37 (485) 2 6 31 39 (9.67) 0.02 0.12 0.29 0.63 50 50 50 51 53 218 2 12 30 56 66 3 3 3 5 152 (0) 9 27 51 2,183 48 62 36 80 2,640 68 70 64 115 211 38 32 79 111 4,069 126 114 183 284 0 0 0 13 33 819 23 11 45 92 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 30 13 49 103 0 0 0 0 0 3,070 96 101 134 181 -117% 3% 43% >100% n/m LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/08 190 155 38 44 0.58 54 51 9 42 99 129 116 317 15 76 0 88 0 229 n/m LTME 9/30/09 164 127 10 12 0.17 54 n/a n/a n/a 96 130 122 330 22 85 0 97 0 233 n/m FQE 9/30/08 46 37 6 12 0.07 54 n/a n/a n/a 104 146 115 326 30 98 0 106 0 220 n/m 22% n/m FQE 9/30/09 37 28 (3) (2) (0.04) 55 n/a n/a n/a 96 130 122 330 22 85 0 97 0 233 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 28 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA1 GigaMedia provides software to the online gaming industry and operates online games in the Greater China region. GigaMedia was incorporated in Singapore in 1999, went public on Nasdaq in 2000 and is headquartered in Taiwan. FYE December 31 ∆ revenue Revenue ($mn) % of revenue by segment: Gaming software2 Online games Revenue growth by segment: Gaming software Online games Gross margin by segment: Gaming software Online games Total gross margin % of revenue by server location: Canada Taiwan China/Hong Kong Selected items as % of revenue: S&M R&D G&A EBIT3 Net income D&A Capex4 ∆ shares out (avg) INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • Sold 60% interest in software business for $100 million to French-based Mangas Gaming in May. GigaMedia “will continue to hold the remaining 40%” with a put option to sell all or part to Mangas beginning in 2013. It will report the unit’s results under equity accounting beginning in 2Q10. Mangas deal to enable GigaMedia’s Everest Poker platform to “capture long-term growth opportunities in Europe.” Mangas, which is partly owned by the Monaco government, offers gambling to over four million users in 25+ countries. Everest recently received online poker licenses in France and is expected to start operating there in June 2010. Virtually 100% of gaming software revenue is derived from license agreement with UIM, an online gaming provider offering poker and casino games, including the popular Everest platform. GigaMedia earns fees based on UIM’s receipts from using the licensed software mainly in Europe. Online games revenue is mainly sourced from Freestyle and Mahjong. Freestyle is an online sports game available in China, while Mahjong is offered in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Recent momentum in online games includes partnerships with Blizzard Entertainment and Viacom. Game launches are planned for 2010/11. Strong balance sheet, with $84 million of cash and marketable securities, and $23 million of debt at March 31 (excluding $100 million from Mangas). Valuation implies negative enterprise value, adjusted for cash received from Mangas deal. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • Use of cash. Management has made no indication of returning cash to shareholders. Reinvestment into growing the online games business in Asia appears to be the preferred strategy. This carries the risk of value destruction, especially given recent poor results in online games, including write-downs. Low barriers to entry business, with changing consumer preferences related to games’ popularity. This is especially true for the online games segment. UIM dependence. The worldwide, nonexclusive license agreement with UIM represents the majority of GigaMedia profits. The contract expires in 2014. 2006 227% 74 2007 106% 152 2008 25% 190 2009 -16% 160 YTD 3/31/10 -17% 37 75% 25% 78% 22% 76% 24% 71% 29% 70% 30% 144% n/m 116% 75% 22% 39% -22% 3% -19% -11% 86% 80% 84% 86% 72% 83% 84% 73% 82% 82% 64% 77% 84% 66% 79% 75% 23% 2% 78% 12% 10% 76% 11% 13% 59% 13% 12% n/a n/a n/a 38% 7% 15% 24% 24% 8% 7% 1% 40% 5% 14% 25% 25% 4% 6% 4% 39% 7% 13% 21% 18% 4% 9% 2% 50% 9% 19% -1% -30% 6% 9% 1% 40% 10% 19% 10% 4% 3% 9% 1% 1 Based on U.S. GAAP figures. Ultra Internet Media (UIM) represents virtually 100% of gaming software revenue. Although GigaMedia does not have an equity interest in UIM, it consolidates it in its financials in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46R. 3 Excludes impairment losses. 4 YTD figure is an estimate. 2 • Majority of online games are licensed, which makes GigaMedia dependent on third parties for such popular titles as Freestyle in China. MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Wang 4% | Other insiders 4% | Best Method 20% | Martin Currie 6% | Acadian 4% | RenTech 2% COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS NTES SNDA GA PWRD GIGM RATINGS MV ($mn) 4,050 2,500 1,610 1,150 110 EV ($mn) 2,920 860 870 870 40 EV / Rev. 4.8x 1.1x 4.8x 2.5x .2x P/ Tang. Book 3.6x 2.1x 1.8x 3.2x 1.0x This FY P/E 13x 16x 13x 7x 20x VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? Next FY P/E 10x 13x 11x 6x 7x THE BOTTOM LINE GigaMedia closed a major deal with French gaming company Mangas in May, which partly monetized its gaming software business, while giving it a strong partner in Europe. The shares’ low valuation likely overstates reinvestment risk related to ~$150 million of net cash (greater than market cap), which is being used for growing the online games business in Asia. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 29 of 120 PRGX Global (PRGX) – Owned by Blum, JANA, RenTech Atlanta, GA, 770-779-3900 www.prgx.com Services: Business Services Trading Data Price: $4.43 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $2.48 - $6.98 Market value: $104 million Enterprise value: $95 million Shares out: 23.4 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.05 $0.11 Next quarter 0.11 0.14 FYE 12/31/10 0.23 0.38 # of Ests 1 1 1 Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue 7x 19x 7x n/a 0.5x Ownership Data Insider ownership: 10% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 2 n/a EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 6x 10.3x Insider buys (last six months): 1 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 1 Institutional ownership: 74% EPS Surprise 5/3/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 367 142 (189) (161) (26.31) 6 29 12 17 27 124 202 426 32 122 122 253 0 173 -523% 0.61 n/a 0.62 n/a 20.0% 20.0% Actual -$0.09 Greenblatt Criteria 1 Estimate -$0.02 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 351 252 226 227 196 134 84 64 87 70 9 (203) (7) 8 26 (72) (208) (22) 13 19 (12.23) (34.03) (3.78) (0.62) 0.83 6 6 7 12 22 9 (10) 23 28 17 12 5 1 4 3 (3) (15) 22 24 13 13 12 30 42 27 124 107 127 83 63 201 29 28 26 24 359 162 179 122 99 0 1 1 8 5 118 116 122 66 53 123 140 148 38 14 255 265 283 120 76 0 0 0 0 0 104 (102) (105) 2 23 33% -2413% n/m n/m n/m LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 180 63 21 15 0.65 23 18 6 13 33 68 29 111 3 50 11 69 0 41 n/m LTME 3/31/10 182 62 17 10 0.42 23 14 6 8 24 56 29 100 3 42 11 61 0 39 >100% FQE 3/31/09 39 13 3 2 0.08 22 0 1 (0) 25 53 23 88 5 41 13 62 0 25 n/m 18% >100% FQE 3/31/10 41 11 (1) (3) (0.15) 24 (4) 2 (5) 24 56 29 100 3 42 11 61 0 39 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $200 $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 30 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 PRGX Global provides recovery audit services to companies and government agencies with large transaction volumes. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • “Pay-for-performance” model. Under its recovery audit contracts, PRGX receives a percentage of overpayments it identifies and clients recover (average of $1+ billion p.a. identified in 2006-09). Existing clients include mainly retailers and wholesalers. PRGX serves over 70% of top 50 global retailers. According to the company, retailers represent a $3 billion market opportunity across recovery audit, analytics and consulting services. Expanding into “profit discovery services” which include business analytics and advisory services. These are grouped under the “new services” segment, which also includes the healthcare vertical. U.S. healthcare recovery audit is $0.9-1.5 billion market. The company is a subcontractor to CMS (federal agency administering Medicare), but does not expect “any meaningful revenue” from Medicare auditing until the “second half of 2010.” “Most client relationships are longer than five years.” Barriers to entry are higher in contract compliance auditing versus simpler disbursement audits for duplicate payments and statement errors. JANA Partners filed a 13D in 2009 “to reserve its right to take steps to bring about changes to increase shareholder value, which may include changes in the board composition, strategy and future plans” of PRGX. JANA initially reported a stake in 2006. Strong balance sheet with $9 million of net cash. PRGX also has $47 million of federal NOLs which expire through 2029 and have certain usage limits. Shares trade at 17% trailing EBIT-to-EV yield. • 2007 1% 227 2008 -14% 196 2009 -8% 180 YTD 3/31/10 5% 41 63% 26% 11% 71% 27% 2% 68% 29% 3% 60% 36% 4% n/a n/a -4% -9% -12% -2% -11% 47% 31% 8% 56% -8% 20% 36% 14% -152% -8% 19% 33% 12% -65% -9% 15% 22% 15% -74% -10% 6% 38% 29% 8% -3% 3% 2% 84% 36% 22% 13% 10% 3% 2% 79% 35% 24% 11% 9% 3% 3% 5% 28% 31% -3% -8% 5% 4% 6% Based on continuing operations. Segment data prior to 2007 is not available in comparable reporting structure because of a change in reporting in 4Q09. 2 Recovery audit businesses involve the review of client accounts payable disbursements to identify and recover overpayments (excluding for the healthcare industry). “New services” represents services to healthcare firms. 3 Excludes stock-based compensation, restructuring and other special items. 4 The company converted preferred shares and convertible debt into common stock which led to the rise in average shares outstanding in 2007/08. • • • • Competes against clients’ internal recovery audit departments, which can increase recoveries via process improvements and installation of software. Management turnover. Romil Bahl (41) is the fourth CEO since 2005. The CFO changed in 2009. Weak retail industry represents headwind. 1Q10 revenue was down 1% on constant currency basis. Wal-Mart represented 12% of revenue in 2009. MAJOR HOLDERS INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • 1 FYE December 31 ∆ revenue Revenue ($mn) % of revenue by segment: 2 Recovery audit - Americas Recovery audit - Europe/Asia-Pacific New services Revenue growth by segment: Recovery audit - Americas Recovery audit - Europe/Asia-Pacific Adjusted EBITDA margin by segment: 3 Recovery audit - Americas Recovery audit - Europe/Asia-Pacific New services Corporate Total adjusted EBITDA margin Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit SG&A EBIT Net income D&A Capex ∆ shares out (avg) 4 Will ambitious growth plan create value? PRGX aims to double EBITDA over next five years, driven in part by acquisitions, as it expands into the healthcare industry and consulting services. The plan calls for $15-20 million of incremental investment (half of which expensed) over next 18 months. Higher SG&A contributed to lower 1Q10 EBIT. Potential M&A raises execution risk. Risk of becoming a victim of its own success. As client relationships mature, the dollar volume of overpayments recovered typically begins to decline. CEO 2% | Other insiders 3% * | Blum 15% | Weintraub 9% | Discovery Group 8% | Jana 7% | RenTech 5% | Prescott 3% * Excludes shares attributable to director Lind who represents Blum Capital. RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Recovery audit specialist PRGX Global has historically aided retailers in recovering overpayments resulting from complex purchasing processes and human error. More recently, the company has expanded into other verticals, especially health care. PRGX is also a subcontractor to CMS, the U.S. agency administering Medicare, with management expecting “meaningful” revenue related to Medicare to commence in the second half of this year. The company generated adjusted EBITDA of $27 million in 2009, yet trades at an enterprise value of roughly $100 million. We find this quite attractive given the low capital intensity of the business, recurring revenue characteristics, and sizable long-term growth prospects. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 31 of 120 …additional insight into PRGX Global: CALCULATION of EBITDA and ADJUSTED EBITDA, 2008-2009 Source: PRGX Global, http://bit.ly/cGkEU4 U.S. CLAIM CATEGORY BREAKDOWN, 2004 vs. 2007 Source: PRGX Global, http://bit.ly/cGkEU4 MARKET OPPORTUNITY IN POST-PAYMENT HEALTHCARE RECOVERY AUDIT Source: PRGX Global, http://bit.ly/cGkEU4 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 32 of 120 …additional insight into PRGX Global: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, MARCH 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 33 of 120 Other “Magic Formula” Candidates Aeropostale (ARO) – Owned by Hussman, Vinik New York, NY, 646-485-5410 www.aeropostale.com Services: Retail (Apparel), Member of S&P MidCap 400 Trading Data Price: $29.68 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $19.10 - $32.24 Market value: $2.8 billion Enterprise value: $2.5 billion Shares out: 93.5 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.48 $0.47 Next quarter 0.75 0.74 FYE 1/31/11 2.83 2.77 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 1% FYE 1/31/12 FYE 1/30/13 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 34 Institutional ownership: 95% ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Common equity EBIT/capital employed 1/31/04 735 230 88 54 0.41 123 104 36 68 138 212 0 307 0 72 0 121 186 93% EPS Surprise 5/20/10 # of Ests 29 29 28 3.07 3.45 3.02 3.34 30 6 14.4% 14.2% 9 Actual $0.48 Estimate $0.46 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 1/29/05 1/28/06 2/3/07 2/2/08 1/31/09 964 1,204 1,413 1,591 1,886 320 362 455 553 654 136 135 168 203 248 84 84 107 129 149 0.65 0.67 0.88 1.15 1.47 125 124 120 111 100 137 144 177 171 202 48 58 45 82 83 89 86 133 89 119 182 225 276 112 229 280 339 399 285 394 3 3 1 0 0 406 504 581 514 658 0 0 0 0 0 97 126 165 197 175 0 0 0 0 0 168 219 269 317 303 238 285 312 197 355 >100% 100% >100% >100% >100% 1/30/10 2,230 847 383 230 2.27 100 334 54 281 347 530 0 792 0 242 0 358 435 >100% Valuation P/E FYE 1/30/10 P/E FYE 1/31/11 P/E FYE 1/31/12 P/E FYE 1/30/13 EV/ LTM revenue 13x 10x 10x 9x 1.1x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 6x 6.1x Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC LTME 5/1/10 2,286 882 404 243 2.45 98 322 60 262 313 486 0 758 0 193 0 305 453 >100% FQE 5/2/09 408 148 53 32 0.31 101 20 9 11 248 414 0 677 0 153 0 280 397 n/m 16% >100% FQE 5/1/10 464 183 75 45 0.48 94 7 15 (8) 313 486 0 758 0 193 0 305 453 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 03 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 34 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA Aeropostale is a mall-based retailer of casual apparel and accessories selling own-brand merchandise solely through two store concepts (including related e-commerce sites): Aeropostale stores target 14-17 year-old kids. As of January 30, 2010, there were 894 stores in the U.S. and 44 in Canada. P.S. from Aeropostale stores target 7-12 year-old kids. As of January 30, 2010, there were 14 stores in the U.S. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • • • • * #1 share of specialty apparel for 14-17 year-old girls and #3 for 14-17 year-old guys in 2009, up from #5 and #8 in 2005, respectively.* Girls’ share is ahead of Forever 21 (private) and American Eagle (AEO). Guys’ share is behind American Eagle and Abercrombie & Fitch-owned Hollister (ANF). Proven retailing concept. FY10 marked the 13th consecutive year of positive same-store sales growth. Recent returns on tangible equity are 50%+. Potential to raise existing store productivity? 170 stores, representing less than 20% of store base, operate at $800+ sales per square foot compared to total chain average of “only” $624 per square foot. Launched “P.S. from Aeropostale” concept for “tweens” (7-12 year-olds) in 2009. Management sees 500+ store potential in the U.S., a $14+ billion “tween” market growing faster than total market. New store investment averages $463k, based on Aeropostale stores opened in FY10 (capex adjusted for landlord contributions and initial inventory at cost, net of payables). Average size is 3,600 sq ft. Signed first international licensing agreement in FY09, covering five Aeropostale-branded stores opened by a licensee in the United Arab Emirates. E-commerce revenue increased 42% y-y in F1Q11 to $24 million (5% of company revenue). Guiding for EPS of $0.45-0.48 (up 18-26% y-y) in F2Q11. FY11 capex is expected at $90 million (including 25 new Aeropostale and 30 P.S. stores). $313 million of cash and no debt as of May 1. Repurchased 1.3 million shares for $37 million in F1Q11 ($28/share). As of May 1, $166 million remains under the $850 million share buyback plan. Shares trade at 16% trailing EBIT-to-EV yield and 9% trailing free cash flow yield. Source: NPD, August 2009. MAJOR HOLDERS Insiders <1% | Barclays 13% | BlackRock 9% | FMR 7% | Vanguard 6% | Hussman 6% | State Street 3% | Vinik 3% FYE January 31 2006 4% ∆ same-store sales 20% ∆ stores, ending 2% ∆ sales / avg sq ft -6% ∆ inventory / sq ft, ending 25% ∆ revenue Revenue ($bn) 1.2 % of revenue by category: Women’s 72% Men’s 28% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 30% EBIT 11% Net income 7% D&A 2% Capex 5% Selected operational metrics: Stores, ending 671 Avg square footage (mn) 2.4 Sales/avg square foot ($) 534 Return on tangible equity 1 32% Tangible equity to assets 57% ∆ shares out (avg) -1% 2007 2% 11% 2% 0% 17% 1.4 2008 3% 12% 0% 20% 13% 1.6 2009 8% 10% 5% -17% 19% 1.9 2010 10% 4% 9% -2% 18% 2.2 YTD 5/1/10 8% 5% 6% -11% 14% 0.5 72% 28% 72% 28% 71% 29% 70% 30% 71% 29% 32% 12% 8% 2% 3% 35% 13% 8% 2% 5% 35% 13% 8% 2% 4% 38% 17% 10% 2% 2% 39% 16% 10% 3% 3% 742 2.6 543 36% 55% -3% 828 2.8 545 51% 46% -7% 914 3.1 572 54% 47% -10% 952 3.4 624 58% 54% -1% 962 3.5 125 43% 59% -7% INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • • “P.S.” brand success uncertain. A previous attempt to enter a new age segment failed: The Jimmy’Z brand, launched in 2005, was shut in ‘09. Record margins may not be sustainable given fickle fashion trends, competition, and low barriers. Dependence on mall traffic may hurt if economic challenges persist and mall traffic remains sluggish. Meads (58) and Johnson (52) became co-CEOs in February after CEO Geiger (64) resigned. Geiger remains chairman, a role he has held since 1996. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS GPS ANF AEO PLCE ARO RATINGS MV ($mn) 13,140 2,860 2,500 1,280 2,770 EV ($mn) 10,660 2,340 1,970 1,060 2,460 EV / Rev. .7x .8x .6x .6x 1.1x P/ Tang. Book 2.8x 1.6x 1.7x 2.0x 6.1x This FY P/E 11x 18x 12x 14x 10x VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? Next FY P/E 10x 12x 10x 13x 10x THE BOTTOM LINE Aeropostale has come a long way since Macy’s established the brand as a department store private label initiative in the early 1980s. This is a well-managed teen apparel retailer with consistently positive same-store sales growth and high returns on capital employed. A key area of risk (and opportunity) is the company’s entry into the “tween” market through aggressive expansion of “P.S.” brand stores. While some may be enticed by a mid-teens EBIT-to-EV yield, we are concerned about both reinvestment risk and sustainability of recent record-high financial results in an inherently fickle fashion industry. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 35 of 120 …additional insight into Aeropostale: STORE COUNT, as of January 31, 2010 Aéropostale Stores P.S. from Aéropostale Stores Total Number of Stores 16 8 17 77 15 10 4 54 27 2 5 34 23 12 8 10 15 26 19 4 33 16 8 16 3 26 4 5 7 25 3 7 47 38 7 7 54 4 2 15 2 22 72 12 2 26 20 6 18 1 — — — 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — 7 — — 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 16 8 17 78 15 11 4 54 27 2 5 34 23 12 8 10 15 26 19 4 33 17 8 16 3 26 4 5 7 32 3 7 51 38 7 7 54 4 2 15 2 22 72 12 2 26 20 6 18 1 6 4 1 1 1 31 938 — — — — — — 14 6 4 1 1 1 31 952 United States: Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Canada Alberta British Columbia New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Total Source: Company. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 36 of 120 …additional insight into Aeropostale: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 37 of 120 America’s Car-Mart (CRMT) – Owned by Alydar, Ranger, Royce Bentonville, AR, 479-464-9944 www.car-mart.com Services: Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel) Trading Data Price: $24.99 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $17.21 - $27.32 Market value: $283 million Enterprise value: $318 million Shares out: 11.3 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.65 $0.65 Next quarter 0.62 0.62 FYE 4/30/11 2.62 2.57 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 14% FYE 4/29/12 FYE 4/29/13 Insider buys (last six months): 1 Insider sales (last six months): 15 Institutional ownership: 75% ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 4/30/04 176 91 25 16 1.31 11 5 2 3 1 0 0 102 1 0 26 36 0 66 >100% # of Ests 5 5 5 3.03 3.12 2.89 3.12 4 1 LT growth 15.0% 15.0% 2 EPS Surprise 6/3/10 Actual $0.62 Estimate $0.59 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 4/30/05 4/30/06 4/30/07 4/30/08 4/30/09 4/30/10 205 234 240 275 299 339 103 115 115 130 143 166 29 27 6 23 28 42 18 17 4 15 18 27 1.49 1.39 0.35 1.26 1.52 2.27 12 12 12 12 12 12 4 (2) (10) 8 3 14 1 6 5 3 3 3 3 (8) (15) 6 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 144 178 174 201 220 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 29 44 41 40 30 33 40 58 50 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 103 119 124 137 157 >100% >100% 39% >100% >100% >100% Valuation P/E FYE 4/30/10 P/E FYE 4/30/11 P/E FYE 4/29/12 P/E FYE 4/29/13 EV/ LTM revenue 11x 10x 8x 8x 0.9x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 7x 1.6x Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 14% >100% LTME 4/30/10 339 166 45 40 2.26 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 249 0 0 35 70 0 178 >100% FQE 4/30/10 89 44 11 7 0.62 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 249 0 0 35 70 0 178 n/m FQE 4/30/09 78 37 8 5 0.43 12 6 1 6 0 0 0 218 0 0 36 66 0 153 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 38 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA America’s Car-Mart operates 98 used-car dealerships mainly in small cities (<50,000 population) in the south-central U.S. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • • • Focuses on “buy here/pay here” segment of the used car market. The company sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for customers. Customers typically have limited financial resources and do not qualify for conventional financing. Decentralized business model with each dealership responsible for buying and selling vehicles, making credit decisions, and collecting loans. Corporate office establishes standards and exercises oversight. Average car sales price is ~$8,000-9,000. At this price, the company is able to keep customer loans short (average of 28 months) and periodic payments low (made weekly in person at the dealership). Purchases vehicles mainly through wholesalers, individuals and from auctions. Purchased vehicles generally cost $3,000-6,000 and are 5-10 years old. Typical models: Ford (Taurus, Explorer, Ranger), Pontiac Grand Prix, and Dodge Ram Pickup. Associate incentive compensation is tied to loan collection results. Loans have average down payments of ~7% and annual interest charges ranging from 6-19% (average of 13% at April 30). FY10 was “best year in the company's history.” Performance through the economic downturn has been impressive with tangible book value per share up ~50% from FY-end 2006 through FY-end 2010. “Expect to open new dealerships at approximate 10% rate in FY11 and for the next several years.” CEO William Henderson (46) joined the company in 1987. Chairman Falgout (60), who is also general counsel, was CEO from 2002 to 2007. Repurchased 487,000 shares since February, representing 4% of outstanding shares. Shares trade at 9% trailing earnings yield and 1.6x tangible book. Tangible book is 70% of assets. • • • 2006 14% 10% 8% 5% 234 2007 3% -3% -8% 8% 240 2008 14% 13% 8% 7% 275 2009 9% 8% 5% 4% 299 2010 13% 11% 12% 1% 339 92% 8% 90% 10% 91% 9% 91% 9% 91% 9% n/a n/a n/a n/a 90% 6% 4% 0% 89% 6% 4% 1% 88% 5% 4% 3% 89% 5% 4% 3% 7% 2% 44% 178 84% 2% 1% 42% 174 80% 5% 1% 42% 201 81% 6% 1% 43% 220 83% 8% 2% 44% 251 82% 85 27.4 28 7.5 92 25.2 23 8.1 91 27.2 24 8.7 93 28.7 26 9.1 97 32.2 28 9.1 185 19% 4% 24% 12% 15% 69% 1% 179 22% 3% 33% 13% 3% 69% 0% 208 22% 3% 26% 13% 12% 70% 0% 231 22% 3% 24% 11% 12% 70% -1% 261 22% 3% 22% 12% 16% 71% -1% COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS KMX AN GPI SAH CRMT MV ($mn) 4,760 3,370 610 460 270 EV ($mn) 8,650 4,320 1,620 1,800 310 EV / Rev. 1.1x .4x .3x .3x .9x P/ Tang. Book 2.4x 3.3x 6.7x n/m 1.5x This FY P/E 15x 14x 10x 9x 9x Next FY P/E 14x 12x 8x 7x 8x MAJOR HOLDERS Chairman Falgout 7% | CEO Henderson 1% | Other insiders 7% | Alydar 7% | Ranger 6% | Thompson 6% | Royce 5% INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • FYE April 30 ∆ revenue ∆ same-store sales ∆ used cars sold ∆ avg sales price Revenue ($mn) % of revenue by type: Car sales Interest income % of car sales by category: Sales – used cars Wholesales – third party Service contracts Payment protection plans Selected items as % of revenue: Net income Capex (net of D&A) Car sales gross margin Assets ($mn) Net finance receivables / assets Selected car sales metrics: Dealerships, ending Used cars sold (k) Avg used cars sold/store/month Avg used car sales price ($000s) Selected finance metrics: Gross finance receivables ($mn) Loss allowance (% of receivables) Accounts over 30 days past due Net charge-offs / receivables Receivables average yield Return on tangible equity Tangible equity to assets (avg) ∆ shares out (avg) Will growth plan add value? While management has done a good job allocating capital, rapid growth may dilute focus and heighten execution risks. Credit risk related to provision of financing to customers with poor or no credit histories. Competitive used car market in the U.S. Geographic concentration. 37% of dealerships are in Arkansas, 21% in Oklahoma and 14% in Texas. RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Since its founding in 1981, America's Car-Mart has grown into a major seller of used cars to customers with poor credit in states such as Arkansas and Oklahoma. The company’s integrated retail and financing model has created value even in the recent weak economy. Management’s plan to accelerate new dealership growth may prove timely as less credit availability to its target demographic should make for less competition. While we wouldn’t bet against this capable management, expansion carries material capital reinvestment risk. At the current valuation, investors may not be adequately compensated for this risk. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 39 of 120 …additional insight into America’s Car-Mart: RETAIL UNIT ECONOMICS (PER VEHICLE SOLD) – What is (potentially) wrong with this picture? Sales price $9,267 100.0% Cost of sale ($5,237) 56.5% Operating expenses ($1,705) 18.4% High average credit loss percentage means the company must mark up cars by more Credit loss ($2,011) 21.7% than 75%, selling vehicles that cost $5,237, on average, for $9,267, on average. Interest income $1,029 11.1% Pretax profit per car $1,343 14.5% Paying a 75%+ premium may be a good Related data: $519 down payment, $171 bi-weekly payment, 12.98% interest rate, term of 27.6 months deal for a deadbeat, but it’s a bad deal for a buyer who will pay the loan off on time. Source: The Manual of Ideas analysis, Company presentation, http://www.car-mart.com/ir/Investor_Presentation_May_2010.pdf Key long-term concerns: Will the bad money drive out the good? What credit loss percentage would constitute the “tipping point,” at which the good money decides to shop elsewhere, thereby accelerating the increase in credit losses and destroying the company’s business model? © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 40 of 120 …additional insight into America’s Car-Mart: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 41 of 120 AmSurg (AMSG) – Owned by Fenimore, Dreman Nashville, TN, 615-665-1283 www.amsurg.com Health Care: Healthcare Facilities, Member of S&P SmallCap 600 Trading Data Price: $19.51 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $18.47 - $23.61 Market value: $603 million Enterprise value: $876 million Shares out: 30.9 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.43 $0.43 Next quarter 0.43 0.43 FYE 12/31/10 1.71 1.71 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 3% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 10 Institutional ownership: 95% EPS Surprise 4/22/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 284 252 106 30 0.91 30 48 21 27 14 63 230 356 2 17 53 123 0 233 >100% # of Ests 18 17 19 1.83 2.10 1.83 2.10 18 3 11.7% 12.1% 7 Actual $0.42 11x 11x 11x 9x 1.3x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 4x n/m Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $0.42 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 327 379 441 518 600 290 337 390 458 530 125 139 155 181 211 40 35 38 44 47 1.09 1.17 1.17 1.34 1.55 30 30 30 31 32 56 63 72 183 210 23 23 19 25 18 33 41 54 158 191 15 21 20 30 32 73 88 94 118 122 269 350 403 557 672 425 528 590 782 906 1 2 3 6 7 17 27 27 34 36 87 106 124 217 266 171 233 247 370 446 0 0 0 0 0 254 295 343 411 460 >100% >100% >100% >100% >100% Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 669 586 225 52 1.71 31 233 20 213 29 123 824 1,059 6 42 289 554 0 505 >100% LTME 3/31/10 678 592 225 52 1.73 30 228 16 212 33 128 862 1,101 6 42 301 581 0 520 >100% FQE 3/31/09 163 144 55 13 0.40 31 59 7 52 31 123 698 932 6 38 272 470 0 462 n/m 26% >100% FQE 3/31/10 173 150 54 13 0.42 30 54 4 51 33 128 862 1,101 6 42 301 581 0 520 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 42 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA AmSurg owns and operates ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in partnership with physicians in the U.S. It owned a majority interest in 203 ASCs as of March 31, 2010. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • 1 #1 operator of ambulatory surgery centers based on number of centers. According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), there were 5,300 Medicare-certified ASCs at yearend 2009. Provides high-volume surgical procedures at a low-cost structure, which enables charging of fees “generally less than those charged by hospitals for similar services performed on an outpatient basis.” Business model: AmSurg owns majority interests (mainly 51%) in centers via LP or LLC structures. Physicians, who are minority partners, perform surgeries at centers. AmSurg’s revenue is derived from facility fees charged for surgical procedures. Growth drivers include: 1) cost-effective alternative to hospital-based surgery (lower facility development costs and more efficient staffing); 2) physician and patient preference (faster turnaround, less institutionalized); and 3) technology (expands types of procedures that can be performed in ASCs). Leading share in gastrointestinal/ophthalmology, based on operating 15% and 5%, respectively, of Medicare-certified centers in each specialty. 70% of AmSurg’s centers are GI and 18% ophthalmology. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • Guiding for same-center revenue down 1-2% y-y in 2010 due to the economic outlook, “which we believe will result in reduced patient visits.” Lower Medicare reimbursement rates for ASCs are expected to cut 2010 and 2011 EPS by $0.06 in each year. CMS may change rates again in future. Medicare represented ~32% of 1Q10 revenue. FYE December 31 2005 3% ∆ same center revenue 19% ∆ revenue 21% ∆ centers, ending 22% ∆ procedures Revenue ($mn) 361 Selected items as % of revenue: EBIT 37% Net income 1 10% D&A 4% Capex 6% Acquisitions 18% Selected operational metrics: Centers, ending 133 New centers added 24 Centers in development2 5 Centers under LOI 0 Procedures (000s) 684 FCF pre-M&A ($mn) 116 FCF post-M&A ($mn) 50 ∆ shares out (avg) -1% 2006 5% 22% 8% 18% 439 2007 4% 18% 17% 19% 518 2008 3% 16% 12% 16% 600 2009 0% 11% 7% 12% 669 YTD 3/31/10 -2% 6% 6% 2% 173 35% 9% 4% 4% 13% 35% 9% 4% 5% 31% 35% 8% 3% 3% 20% 34% 8% 3% 3% 14% 31% 7% 3% 2% 16% 144 11 5 10 804 144 87 1% 168 24 2 4 952 55 -108 3% 188 20 3 5 1,109 73 -46 3% 202 14 1 1 1,238 82 -14 -3% 203 1 1 4 308 21 -7 -3% After non-controlling interests. Deemed to be under development when a limited partnership or limited liability company has been formed with physician partners to develop an ASC. 2 • • • Competes against other companies for center acquisitions and developments (e.g. privately-held Symbion and United Surgical) as well as against hospitals and other ASCs in recruiting physicians. Execution/balance sheet risk due to debt-financed growth. 13-16 new centers are planned in 2010. $273 million of net debt. In June, AmSurg completed a $75 million debt placement at 6% (due 2020) and signed a new $375 million revolver (due 2015), which extended debt maturities. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS NOVAD AMSG MV ($mn) 70 580 EV ($mn) 170 850 EV / Rev. 1.1x 1.3x P/ Tang. Book n/m n/m This FY P/E 9x 11x Next FY P/E 8x 10x MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Holden <1% | Other insiders 7% | FMR 15% | Neuberger 8% | Wellington 7% | Fenimore 5% | Dreman 4% RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE AmSurg is the largest operator of ambulatory surgery centers in the U.S. The concept has good growth drivers as it offers compelling value to payors, physicians, and patients. Sustainability of returns on capital, however, appears at the mercy of healthcare legislation including changes in Medicare reimbursement. Debt-financed growth, meanwhile, raises reinvestment and balance sheet risk. On balance, valuation may compensate for the risks as shares trade at a mid-teens trailing FCF yield. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 43 of 120 AOL (AOL) – Owned by Dodge & Cox, Cap Re New York, NY, 212-652-6400 corp.aol.com Technology: Computer Services, Member of S&P MidCap 400 Trading Data Price: $22.74 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $19.61 - $29.45 Market value: $2.4 billion Enterprise value: $2.2 billion Shares out: 106.7 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.41 $0.39 Next quarter 0.33 0.33 FYE 12/31/10 1.41 1.36 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 0% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 7 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 0 Institutional ownership: 82% EPS Surprise 4/28/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed # of Ests 9 9 10 1.58 1.55 1.58 1.55 9 8 -11.6% -13.4% 2 Actual $0.32 Estimate $0.70 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 7,787 5,181 4,166 3,658 2,528 1,887 1,168 1,854 (1,168) 750 1,396 (1,526) 6.78 11.49 (14.42) 106 106 106 1,142 1,017 934 387 280 172 755 736 761 152 135 1,276 740 3,923 2,531 6,863 4,861 74 25 1,169 630 352 411 1,596 1,125 0 0 5,267 3,736 >100% -135% 12/31/09 3,257 1,359 458 249 2.35 106 908 136 772 147 687 2,409 3,963 32 751 42 902 0 3,061 70% Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue 10x 16x 14x 15x 0.7x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 6x 3.2x Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC LTME 3/31/10 3,058 1,279 397 201 1.96 106 1,071 165 906 262 712 2,337 3,918 33 701 38 834 0 3,084 >100% FQE 3/31/09 864 380 142 83 0.78 106 196 35 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/m 18% >100% FQE 3/31/10 664 300 81 35 0.39 106 163 30 134 262 712 2,337 3,918 33 701 38 834 0 3,084 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 Feb 10 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 44 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 AOL provides dial-up Internet access and operates Internetbased content, communications, and other businesses. AOL was spun off from Time Warner in December 2009. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • Owns valuable Internet brands including AOL (~50% share of U.S. dial-up Internet access market with 5 million subscribers; #4 U.S. search engine with 2.1% share*), MapQuest (#2 Internet mapping service with ~40% share), AIM (instant messaging), Moviefone (entertainment portal), and other brands. Strategy: grow advertising revenue by expanding online content offerings to retain and attract visitors. AOL properties had ~100 million monthly unique visitors in 1Q10. Legacy dial-up access is managed as a cash cow and content distribution channel. Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong (39) joined in April 2009. Armstrong, an ex-Google executive, and other insiders received 4.2 million options and 3.4 million restricted shares at exercise prices and fair values of $23-25 per share through April 2010. Restructuring efforts include asset sales (ICQ for $188 million in April, Bebo in June), gross staff reductions by “nearly one-third,” lower presence in non-U.S. markets, and exit of unprofitable business. Expects to record a deferred tax asset of $275325 million in 2Q10 related to the sale of Bebo. Generated $125 million of FCF in 1Q10. $192 million of net cash at March 31. Trades on 15% EBIT-to-EV yield and 0.8x EVto-revenue, on 1Q10 annualized EBIT and revenue. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • * Internet access business is in secular decline with subscribers halving since yearend 2007. Loss of this high-margin, subscription-based income stream may be difficult to replace by cyclical ad revenue. Content-based Internet advertising market is crowded. AOL faces additional risk as many of its existing “eyeballs” are dial-up access users (likely to drop off). Ad revenue declined 19% y-y in 1Q10. Depends on third-party search provider Google, for most of search/contextual advertising revenue. Existing contract expires in December 2010. Source: Nielsen MegaView Search, May 2010. MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Armstrong 1% | Other insiders <1% | Dodge & Cox 11% | CapRe 8% | Axa 6% | BlackRock 4% | Vanguard 4% 1 FYE December 31 2007 2008 -33% -20% ∆ revenue n/a -26% ∆ U.S. Internet-access subscribers Revenue ($bn) 5.2 4.2 % of revenue by type: Advertising 43% 50% Subscription 54% 46% Other 3% 3% Revenue growth by type: Advertising 18% -7% Subscription -52% -31% % of advertising revenue by source: AOL properties - display 40% 35% AOL properties - search/contextual 29% 35% Third-party network 30% 30% Advertising revenue growth by source: AOL properties - display n/a -19% AOL properties - search/contextual n/a 10% Third party network n/a -7% % of revenue by geography: U.S. 88% 87% International 12% 13% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 49% 45% EBIT 2 26% 26% Net income 23% -37% D&A 10% 11% Capex 5% 4% U.S. average monthly unique visitors by property (mn): 3 AOL n/a 110 AOL and third-party network n/a 171 Selected U.S. Internet-access subscriber metrics: Subscribers, ending (mn) 9.3 6.9 Monthly subscriber ARPU ($) n/a 18.38 Monthly subscriber churn (avg) n/a 3.6% 2009 -22% -27% 3.2 YTD 3/31/10 -23% -26% 0.7 54% 43% 4% 53% 43% 4% -17% -28% -19% -28% 35% 35% 30% 35% 34% 30% -17% -15% -17% -13% -27% -17% 88% 12% 90% 10% 42% 15% 8% 12% 4% 45% 12% 5% 18% 4% 104 179 100 186 5.0 18.46 3.4% 4.7 18.31 3.0% Certain data is not available due to spin-off from Time Warner in 2009. Excludes charges related to securities litigation/government investigations, gains on sale of European access businesses and goodwill impairment. 3 Based on Media Metrix estimates “panel-only” methodology. 2 COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS YHOO ELNK LOCM AOL RATINGS MV ($mn) 20,510 880 120 2,340 EV ($mn) 17,400 410 110 2,150 EV / Rev. 2.7x .6x 1.7x .7x P/ Tang. Book 2.4x 1.4x 25.0x 3.1x This FY P/E 22x 10x 10x 16x VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? Next FY P/E 19x 12x 9x 14x THE BOTTOM LINE It’s not surprising that AOL is a “Magic Formula” company – this high return-on-capital business has significant EBIT relative to enterprise value. The problem is that EBIT is rapidly declining as a result of a disappearing Internet dial-up access business. Although management is more incentivized following the recent spin-off from Time Warner, the strategy to build a content-based advertising model to make up for lost dial-up revenue will be a challenge. Despite execution and reinvestment risk, the market may be taking a too pessimistic view on monetization prospects for AOL’s unique set of Internet brands. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 45 of 120 …additional insight into AOL: QUARTERLY REVENUE BREAKDOWN, Q1 2008 – Q1 2010 Source: Company presentation, April 28, 2010, http://bit.ly/dfAruX METRICS RELATED TO SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE – CHURN AND AVERAGE REVENUE PER ACCESS SUBSCRIBER Source: Company presentation, April 28, 2010, http://bit.ly/dfAruX © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 46 of 120 QUARTERLY ADJUSTED OIBDA AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS, Q1 2008 – Q1 2010 1 Adjusted OIBDA is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization excluding the impact of gains and losses on all disposals of assets (including those recorded in costs of revenues) and non-cash asset impairments. Source: Company presentation, April 28, 2010, http://bit.ly/dfAruX RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO ADJUSTED OIBDA 1 1 Adjusted OIBDA is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization excluding the impact of gains and losses on all disposals of assets (including those recorded in costs of revenues) and non-cash asset impairments. Source: Company presentation, April 28, 2010, http://bit.ly/dfAruX © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 47 of 120 Cass Information (CASS) – Owned by Riverbridge, Kayne Bridgeton, MO, 314-506-5500 www.cassinfo.com Technology: Computer Services Trading Data Price: $31.90 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $27.46 - $36.19 Market value: $300 million Enterprise value: $189 million Shares out: 9.4 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.48 $0.48 Next quarter 0.48 0.48 FYE 12/31/10 1.96 1.96 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 17% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 3 Institutional ownership: 33% EPS Surprise 4/19/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 28 0 26 8 0.85 9 12 1 11 62 0 5 646 0 0 0 581 0 65 n/m # of Ests 1 1 1 1.99 2.28 1.99 2.28 1 1 n/a n/a n/a Actual $0.50 18x 16x 16x 14x 4.2x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 5x 2.4x Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $0.47 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 31 38 47 49 44 0 0 0 0 0 27 33 39 40 39 7 12 15 18 19 1.07 1.21 1.66 1.90 2.03 9 9 9 9 9 11 13 16 24 22 1 3 3 2 1 9 10 13 22 21 88 150 197 176 29 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 9 8 8 717 819 859 903 885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 3 647 743 775 804 779 0 0 0 0 0 70 75 84 100 106 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 44 0 37 16 1.73 9 19 1 18 79 0 8 1,013 0 0 0 883 0 130 n/m LTME 3/31/10 45 0 37 17 1.82 9 20 1 19 111 0 8 1,073 0 0 0 939 0 135 n/m FQE 3/31/09 11 0 9 4 0.42 9 6 0 5 21 0 8 887 13 0 3 773 0 114 n/m 20% n/m FQE 3/31/10 12 0 10 5 0.50 9 6 0 6 111 0 8 1,073 0 0 0 939 0 135 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $45 $40 $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 48 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA Cass provides business process outsourcing focused on invoice processing, auditing and payment services. The company also owns Cass Commercial Bank, which was founded in 1906 and has five branches in the St. Louis metropolitan area and one in Southern California. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • Largest U.S. provider of freight bill payment and audit services. From this core expertise, Cass has expanded into utilities and telecom payables outsourcing. Clients are typically large corporations looking to cut their freight, utility and telecom costs. Disbursed $24 billion on behalf of customers in 2009 based on 35 million transactions. Cass has expertise in payables processing that is 1) complex (e.g. due to pricing structures); 2) has high tendency for errors (e.g. small-dollar mistakes that add up); and 3) has high value (e.g. business intelligence). Has bank holding company status as a result of ownership of Cass Commercial Bank. The Bank’s focus is to support the company’s payment business and provide commercial banking services to private businesses, churches and church-related ministries. CEO Eric Brunngraber (53) joined the company in 1979. Chairman Collett (67), who served as CEO from 1990 to 2008, has been with Cass since 1963. Strong record of value creation and conservative management. Return on tangible equity has been in the 15-20%+ range since 2006. The Bank avoided subprime and other pitfalls and remains wellcapitalized (9.6% tier I ratio on average assets). “Record performance during the first quarter” of 2010 including a 19% EPS increase y-y on transportation and utility dollar volume up 11% and 5%, respectively. Operating expenses were down 1% y-y as Cass maintained good cost control. • • 2007 2% 35% 89 2008 20% 23% 92 2009 -20% 3% 88 YTD 3/31/10 11% 5% 23 83% 17% 83% 17% 79% 21% 76% 24% 10% -2% 4% 1% -10% 24% -1% 28% 20% 23% 20% 903 21% 21% 21% 885 16% 27% 18% 1,013 17% 33% 21% 1,073 55% 19% 19% 7% 30% 57% 2% 11% 66% 22% 3% 9% 31% 54% 3% 12% 63% 22% 8% 7% 43% 42% 2% 13% 61% 21% 10% 7% 41% 45% 1% 13% 72% 6% 20% 1% 70% 9% 20% 1% 73% 12% 15% 1% 74% 9% 16% 1% 5.5% 1.3% 0.8% 5.3% 1.1% 0.2% 4.8% 1.3% 0.3% 4.8% 1.4% 0.2% 4% 39% 13% 21% 10% 0% 10% 14% 11% 20% 11% 0% -11% 9% -4% 15% 12% 0% 12% 8% 7% 16% 12% 2% Provides freight/utility/telecom invoice processing & payment to large firms. Provides banking services mainly to privately-held businesses and churches. Presented on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 35%. 4 Excludes parcel shipments. 5 YTD figure based on annualized net income. 2 3 MAJOR HOLDERS INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • 1 FYE December 31 2006 ∆ freight invoice dollar volume 19% ∆ utility transaction dollar volume 28% Revenue ($mn) 82 % of revenue by segment: Information services1 81% Banking services2 19% Revenue growth by segment: Information services 20% Banking services -4% Net income margin by segment: Information services 17% Banking services 28% Total net income margin 19% Assets ($mn) 858 Selected items as a % of assets: Loans, net 58% Securities available-for-sale 12% Cash and cash equivalents 23% Other assets 7% Deposits 34% Accounts and drafts payable 55% Other liabilities 2% Shareholders’ equity 10% % of gross loans by type: Commercial/church - mortgage 70% Commercial/church - construction 6% Commercial/industrial 22% Other 2% Selected Cass Commercial Bank metrics: Net interest margin3 5.5% Loss allowance / gross loans 1.3% Nonperforming loans / avg loans 0.2% Selected Information services metrics: ∆ core freight transaction volume4 8% ∆ utility transaction volume 18% ∆ payment and processing fees 12% Return on tangible equity5 21% Tangible equity to assets 9% ∆ shares out (avg) 1% Conglomerate structure. We are not convinced shareholder value is maximized by keeping business process outsourcing under one roof with lending. Risk of becoming a victim of its own success. Cass’ audit work reminds us of PRGX Global’s (PRGX) dilemma: as client engagements mature, the potential to identify more cost savings recedes. Credit risk. The Bank had $665 million of gross loans outstanding as of March 31. CEO Brunngraber <1% | Other insiders 7% | Jake Nania 10% Riverbridge 6% | Kayne Anderson 5% | Vanguard 3% RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Cass is peculiar in that houses a business process outsourcer and a commercial bank under one roof. While management stresses the synergies between the two businesses, we suspect the rationale has more to do with history. The outsourcing business grew out of the services originally offered by Cass Commercial Bank, which pioneered bank freight payment in 1956. The company’s long-tenured leadership has a track record of value creation. While this appears to be largely reflected in the valuation, the market may be wrong on the attractive opportunity for capital reinvestment in both businesses: in lending because of high net interest margins, and in payables outsourcing given corporations’ ongoing need to lower operating costs. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 49 of 120 Charter Communications (CCMM) – Owned by Oaktree, Franklin St. Louis, MO, 314-965-0555 www.charter.com Services: Broadcasting & Cable TV Trading Data Price: $35.25 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $29.10 - $39.99 Market value: $4.0 billion Enterprise value: $16.6 billion Shares out: 114.7 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.59 $0.59 Next quarter 0.43 0.43 FYE 12/31/10 1.85 1.85 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 12% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 0 Institutional ownership: 0% EPS Surprise 5/6/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 4,819 2,867 783 (242) (0.82) 295 765 854 (89) 127 350 13,680 21,364 0 1,286 18,647 21,484 55 (175) 13% # of Ests 1 1 1 2.10 3.09 2.10 3.09 1 1 n/a n/a n/a Actual $0.21 Estimate $0.70 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 4,760 5,033 5,504 6,002 6,479 2,766 2,830 3,066 3,382 3,687 (1,973) 825 468 548 (614) (4,345) (970) (1,370) (1,534) (2,451) (11.47) (3.24) (4.78) (4.17) (6.56) 300 310 332 368 373 472 260 323 327 399 924 1,088 1,103 1,244 1,202 (452) (828) (780) (917) (803) 650 21 60 75 960 922 327 339 336 1,218 9,878 9,826 9,223 8,942 7,482 17,673 16,431 15,100 14,666 13,882 0 0 0 0 155 1,217 1,191 1,298 1,332 1,465 19,464 19,437 19,119 19,973 21,586 22,024 21,347 21,315 22,553 24,388 55 4 4 5 0 (4,406) (4,920) (6,219) (7,892) (10,506) -35% 16% 10% 13% -15% 12/31/09 6,755 3,860 10,851 11,366 99.48 112 594 1,134 (540) 709 1,071 8,749 16,658 70 968 13,252 14,743 0 1,915 >100% Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue n/m 19x 17x 11x 2.4x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 2x n/m Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC LTME 3/31/10 6,828 3,895 10,905 11,595 100.23 112 937 1,175 (238) 221 546 8,668 16,199 0 958 12,762 14,436 0 1,763 >100% 66% >100% FQE 3/31/09 1,662 949 193 (205) (0.54) 378 187 269 (82) 836 1,138 7,377 13,650 11,774 13,096 0 24,364 0 (10,714) n/m FQE 3/31/10 1,735 984 247 24 0.21 113 530 310 220 221 546 8,668 16,199 0 958 12,762 14,436 0 1,763 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $45 $40 $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 10 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 50 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 Charter provides cable TV, Internet, and phone services to 5.3 million residential and business customers in the U.S. Charter filed for Chapter 11 in March 2009 and emerged from bankruptcy in November 2009. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • 4th-largest U.S. cable TV operator, with 5.3 million customers. Charter ranks behind Comcast (24+ million customers), Time Warner Cable (15 million), and Cox Communications (6+ million). Existing fiber/coaxial cable network reaches 12 million homes. Low penetration (40% in video/TV, 28% in high-speed Internet and 16% in phones)* suggests Charter may grow revenue without having to spend capex to expand network infrastructure. “Bundled” residential customers grew 5% y-y to 3.0 million as of March 31. As “bundled” customers receive at least two different types of service, they may have lower churn than single-service clients. $6.3 billion of federal NOLs, resulting in a gross deferred tax asset of $2.2 billion as of yearend 2009 (NOLs expire in 2014-2028). Charter has booked valuation allowances against most of the tax assets. Applied for Nasdaq listing. Charter aims to list “upon filling a vacancy on its audit committee.” Generated $220 million of FCF in 1Q10. 1 INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • * Penetration=customers as percentage of connected homes for each service. CMCSA TWC CVC CCMM EV / Rev. 2.1x 2.2x 2.4x 2.4x 53% 23% 11% 7% 3% 2% 57% 37% 14% 1% 21% 18% 4.8 3.3 3.2 1.6 12.9 5.3 3.0 $68 42 42 Effective December 2009, Charter applied fresh-start accounting after exiting bankruptcy. Figures prior to that date are based on the predecessor business. Revenue-generating units (RGUs) represent the sum total of all basic video, digital video, high-speed Internet and telephone customers. 3 Based on average monthly revenue per basic video customer. 4 Stated after "operating costs” (as reported) excluding D&A. 5 Excludes stock compensation expense, restructuring and other special items. 6 2009 figure reflects bankruptcy-related one-time gains. P/ Tang. Book n/m n/m n/m n/m This FY P/E 14x 16x 16x 19x MAJOR HOLDERS Shares outstanding: 112.5 million class A shares (CCMM.OB; entitled to 65% of votes) and 2.2 million class B shares (not listed; 35% of votes). Microsoft co-founder P. Allen controls Charter by owning 100% of class B shares. Economic stake: Insiders <1% * | Apollo 31% | Franklin 19% Oaktree 18% | Encore 10% | Paul Allen 7% * Excludes directors representing Apollo and Oaktree. RATINGS COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS EV ($mn) 77,260 40,290 18,290 16,620 YTD 3/31/10 4% -2% 3% 9% 1.7 2 Customers are in decline since 2006. While Charter has managed to upgrade legacy video customers to digital, and bundle Internet/phone services, customer growth remains a challenge. High leverage post-bankruptcy. Despite reducing debt by about $8 billion in bankruptcy, Charter had $12.5 billion of net debt as of March 31 (4.9x 1Q10 adjusted, annualized EBITDA). 1Q10 adjusted EBITDA to cash interest is 4.2x. After refinancing in April, only 16% of debt is due through 2013. Rising programming costs. Like other content distributors, Charter faces a rise in retransmission fees charged by owners of broadcast stations. MV ($mn) 49,860 19,210 7,370 4,080 FYE December 31 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2% 9% 9% 8% 4% ∆ revenue -1% -8% -1% -3% -2% ∆ customers 4% 1% 6% 5% 2% ∆ RGUs 2 8% 14% 13% 11% 8% ∆ ARPU 3 Revenue ($bn) 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.8 % of revenue by service offering: Video 65% 61% 57% 53% 51% Internet 17% 19% 21% 21% 22% Telephone 1% 2% 6% 9% 11% Commercial 5% 6% 6% 6% 7% Advertising sales 6% 6% 5% 5% 4% Other 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 4 56% 56% 56% 57% 57% Adj. EBITDA 5 38% 35% 35% 36% 37% EBIT 6% 7% 9% -9% -14% Net income 6 -19% -26% -26% -38% 168% D&A 29% 25% 22% 20% 19% Capex 22% 20% 21% 19% 17% Revenue-generating units (RGUs) by service offering (mn): Basic video 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.8 Digital video 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 Residential Internet 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 Residential telephone 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.3 1.6 Total RGUs 11.0 11.1 11.8 12.4 12.7 Total customers (mn) 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 Bundled cust’ers (mn) 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 Average monthly revenue by relevant customer ($): Video $38 $53 $56 $59 $62 Internet 37 39 41 40 41 Telephone 40 42 42 41 43 Next FY P/E 13x 13x 13x 17x VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Cable operator Charter is off to a good start after exiting bankruptcy in late 2009. It generated $220 million of free cash flow in Q1 2010, extended debt maturities in April, and recently applied to list shares on Nasdaq. However, returns on capital may be pressured as a result of existing and emerging competition and the negotiating power of programming suppliers. Owners include Paul Allen and the investment firm Apollo and Oaktree, though all three have filed to become major sellers of stock. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 51 of 120 …additional insight into Charter Communications: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, MAY 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 52 of 120 ePlus (PLUS) – Owned by Hovde, Heartland, Acadian Herndon, VA, 703-984-8400 www.eplus.com Technology: Software & Programming Trading Data Price: $18.76 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $13.48 - $19.00 Market value: $152 million Enterprise value: $121 million Shares out: 8.1 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter n/a n/a Next quarter n/a n/a FYE 3/31/11 n/a n/a # of Ests n/a n/a n/a Valuation P/E FYE 3/31/10 P/E FYE 1/0/00 P/E FYE 12/30/00 P/E FYE 12/30/01 EV/ LTM revenue 13x n/a n/a n/a 0.2x Ownership Data Insider ownership: 40% FYE 3/31/12 FYE 3/31/13 EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 5x 0.9x Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 12 Institutional ownership: 36% EPS Surprise n/a ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 3/31/04 331 84 16 10 0.95 9 (6) 22 (29) 25 0 20 294 0 0 118 183 0 112 n/m n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Actual n/a Estimate n/a Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 3/31/05 3/31/06 3/31/07 3/31/08 3/31/09 3/31/10 576 647 792 849 698 684 132 104 144 139 131 129 44 (1) 30 30 22 21 26 (1) 17 16 13 13 2.73 (0.06) 2.04 1.95 1.52 1.50 9 8 8 8 8 8 11 (38) (32) 12 21 (37) 27 35 30 12 5 11 (16) (72) (62) 0 17 (48) 39 21 40 58 108 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 26 26 22 18 360 374 418 380 364 406 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 134 153 94 85 54 227 245 272 216 189 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 129 146 164 175 186 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 21% n/m LTME 3/31/10 684 129 25 13 1.50 8 (37) 11 (48) 85 0 18 406 0 0 54 220 0 186 n/m FQE 3/31/10 180 32 5 4 0.42 8 8 3 5 85 0 18 406 0 0 54 220 0 186 n/m FQE 3/31/09 134 26 2 1 0.09 8 23 1 22 108 0 22 364 0 0 85 189 0 175 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 53 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA ePlus provides IT products and related services including financing to commercial/government customers in the U.S. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • Value-added reseller of IT equipment. ePlus advises customers on their IT needs and sells related equipment to them (mostly third-party equipment with some proprietary software sales). It also offers implementation, maintenance, and other services. Provision of customer financing is another source of revenue. ePlus provides both capital and operating lease options to customers. Net investment in capital and operating leases was $135 million and $20 million, respectively, at March 31. Large addressable market. IDC estimates the market for IT spending in North America was $491 billion in 2009. The market is highly fragmented with ~50,000 companies within ePlus’ target size (annual revenue of $25 million to $2.5 billion). $85 million of cash and $54 million of nonrecourse debt. The strong balance sheet has enabled ePlus to grow its lease investments at likely favorable terms during the credit crunch of 2009. Minimal inventory risk, as products are shipped directly from suppliers/distributors to the customer. Inventories totaled only $9 million at March 31. Phillip Norton (65) has been Chairman and CEO since 1993 and is the largest shareholder with 27%. Repurchased 0.4 million shares for $6 million in fiscal year 2010 (average cost of $16.18 per share). 1 • • Low barriers to entry. Reselling third-party IT products and offering related financing are hardly business models that cannot be replicated. While ePlus has achieved decent returns on equity in the past (with conservative leverage), returns have been volatile and may not be sustainable at a high level. Supplier bargaining power as Cisco, HP and Sun represented approximately 37%, 18%, and 7%, respectively, of technology revenue in 2009. This is compounded further as vendors may choose to market their products directly to end-users, rather than through resellers such as ePlus. Competes against much larger rival CDW, which was bought by private equity firms Madison Dearborn and Providence in 2007. CDW had revenue of $7.6 billion in the year ended March ‘10. 2006 12% 7% 647 2007 22% -5% 792 2008 7% 1% 849 2009 -18% 0% 698 2010 -2% 1% 684 91% 9% 1% 1% 92% 8% 3% 5% 87% 13% 2% 4% 92% 8% 2% 4% 93% 7% 2% 4% 0% -7% 0% 3% 14% 4% 2% 15% 4% 2% 21% 3% 2% 14% 3% 16% 0% 3% 5% 374 18% 2% 3% 4% 418 16% 2% 3% 1% 380 19% 2% 2% 0% 364 19% 2% 2% 1% 406 55% 28% 6% 12% 680 0% 31% -6% 52% 26% 9% 12% 649 16% 30% -1% 41% 29% 15% 14% 658 13% 35% 0% 33% 23% 30% 15% 656 9% 42% 0% 38% 27% 21% 14% 661 8% 44% 1% Re-sells information technology equipment and software and related services. Offers lease-financing to customers of the technology segment. FY10 net income includes $4.0 million charge related to impairment of goodwill and $3.5 million of income from a patent settlement. 4 Includes net purchases of operating lease equipment. 2 3 COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS NSIT SYX PCCC PLUS INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • FYE March 31 ∆ revenue ∆ employees, ending Revenue ($mn) % of revenue by segment: Technology 1 Financing 2 EBIT margin – Technology EBIT margin – Total Pre-tax income margin by segment: Technology Financing Total pre-tax income margin Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit Net income 3 D&A Capex 4 Assets ($mn) Selected items as % of total assets: Leases and leased equipment, net Accounts receivable, net Cash and cash equivalents Other assets Employees, ending Return on tangible equity Tangible equity to assets ∆ shares out (avg) MV ($mn) 680 600 160 140 EV ($mn) 680 580 100 110 EV / Rev. .2x .2x .1x .2x P/ Tang. Book 1.8x 1.8x .9x .8x This FY P/E 13x 10x 13x 8x Next FY P/E 11x 8x 11x n/a MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Norton 27% | Other insiders 9% * | Hovde Capital 11% DFA 8% | Heartland 5% | Patrick Retzer 5% | Acadian 1% * Excludes director Hovde representing Hovde Capital. RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE As a reseller of IT equipment and provider of related financing, ePlus has weathered the slowdown in IT spending during 2008/09 relatively well. Staying profitable throughout the period, the company is in a good position to use the overcapitalized balance sheet in order to grow its lease portfolio, if/when customers increase their IT spending. Although management has reinvested capital at decent returns in the past, low barriers to entry and high bargaining power of IT suppliers may lower returns over time. Offsetting this concern is a low valuation, strong balance sheet and capable/incentivized management. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 54 of 120 …additional insight into ePlus: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 55 of 120 Foster Wheeler (FWLT) – Owned by Altrinsic, Greenlight Geneva, Switzerland, 41-22-741-8000 www.fwc.com Capital Goods: Construction Services Trading Data Price: $25.47 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $18.33 - $35.82 Market value: $3.2 billion Enterprise value: $2.5 billion Shares out: 127.5 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.51 $0.53 Next quarter 0.57 0.58 FYE 12/31/10 2.21 2.25 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 0% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 18 Institutional ownership: 68% EPS Surprise 5/5/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/26/03 3,724 284 (110) (157) (38.27) 4 (62) 13 (75) 378 1,174 123 2,507 21 1,350 1,012 3,379 0 (872) n/m # of Ests 18 17 17 2.57 2.92 2.59 2.93 19 5 13.0% 11.3% 2 Actual $0.45 9x 12x 10x 9x 0.5x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 5x 4.6x Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $0.55 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/30/05 12/29/06 12/28/07 12/26/08 2,661 2,200 3,495 5,107 6,854 261 346 508 744 896 (232) (70) 344 536 631 (285) (110) 262 394 527 (28.92) (1.18) 1.86 2.72 3.68 10 93 133 142 141 (31) 51 265 428 429 10 11 30 51 104 (41) 40 235 377 325 317 351 611 1,049 776 1,040 852 1,390 2,044 1,790 122 115 114 115 122 2,178 1,895 2,566 3,249 3,011 35 22 22 19 24 1,252 998 1,248 1,524 1,489 535 294 182 186 193 2,703 2,236 2,502 2,675 2,611 0 0 0 0 0 (526) (341) 64 574 400 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 5,056 759 455 350 2.75 127 291 46 245 997 1,942 162 3,188 37 1,282 176 2,354 0 834 >100% LTME 3/31/10 4,737 768 462 349 2.74 127 244 37 207 954 1,901 157 3,095 36 1,204 164 2,227 0 868 >100% FQE 3/31/09 1,265 163 92 73 0.57 126 42 15 28 780 1,730 118 2,924 23 1,371 188 2,456 0 469 n/m 19% >100% FQE 3/31/10 946 172 97 72 0.56 127 (4) 6 (10) 954 1,901 157 3,095 36 1,204 164 2,227 0 868 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $200 $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 56 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA1 Foster Wheeler is an engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier operating in two segments: Engineering & Construction (E&C) builds processing facilities for the oil and gas and power industries. Services include front-end design, engineering, construction, and project management. E&C employs about 10,500 employees. Power provides primarily steam generating and related equipment for power stations. It employs about 3,000 staff. FYE December 31 2006 2007 Δ revenue 56% 27% Δ new orders 18% 37% Δ backlog 17% 30% New orders ($bn) 3.0 4.1 Backlog ($bn) 2.5 3.3 Revenue ($bn) 2.8 3.6 % of revenue by segment: E&C 55% 60% Power 45% 40% Revenue growth by segment: E&C 43% 40% Power 77% 12% EBITDA margin by segment: E&C 21% 24% Power 8% 10% Corporate -1% -1% Total EBITDA margin 14% 17% E&C as % of total backlog 64% 52% E&C as % of total orders 61% 52% % of E&C new orders by major project location: 2 Asia 35% 27% Europe 20% 28% North America 8% 6% Middle East 28% 16% % of E&C new orders by key industry: 2 Oil refining 36% 37% Chemical/petrochemical 43% 23% Oil and gas 12% 32% % of Power new orders by project location: 2 North America 63% 51% Europe 22% 33% Other 15% 17% % of Power new orders by industry: 2 Power generation 92% 94% Plant operation/maintenance 8% 6% Δ shares out (avg) 3 43% 7% INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • Serves energy markets. E&C provides engineering and construction services across the oil & gas value chain including in liquefaction, gasification and delayed coking. Power business has ~75% global market share in circulating fluidized bed boilers. Generated $207 million of trailing free cash flow despite revenue declines and working capital pressure from a business slowdown. Good track record of cash generation: average annual net cash from operations was $353 million versus capex of $58 million in 2006-09, with no major acquisitions. $1.5 billion E&C backlog represents 0.8x of the segment’s 2009 revenue, while trailing new orders equal 0.9x of revenue. Riskier fixed-price contracts are only 15% of backlog (rest is reimbursable). 1Q10 power orders equal ~75% of total orders in full-year 2009, increasing backlog to $851 million (0.9x 2009 segment revenue). The company is “clearly seeing movement on certain prospects that have continuing interest in our highly valued CFB [circulating fluidized bed] boiler technology.” Repurchased 18 million shares since authorizing $750 million buyback in 2008; $265 million remain. $754 million of net cash at March 31. Net cash is up 32% y-y (down 4% since yearend 2009). • • • 2009 -26% -25% -19% 2.6 2.1 2.9 YTD 3/31/10 -23% 9% -4% 0.9 2.3 0.6 57% 43% 66% 34% 72% 28% 4% 20% -14% -41% -6% -47% 24% 14% -2% 17% 54% 61% 22% 19% -4% 17% 72% 77% 24% 18% -3% 19% 63% 48% 26% 33% 12% 9% 44% 18% 10% 13% 17% 19% 5% 13% 54% 20% 17% 57% 21% 17% 33% 38% 22% 42% 38% 20% 35% 40% 26% 15% 73% 12% 91% 9% 0% 85% 15% -10% 95% 5% 1% 1 All data and references are in “scope” terms unless noted otherwise. Scope represents business on which profit is earned. Scope excludes flow-through items relating to reimbursable contracts predominantly in the E&C segment. 2 2006 figures are based on GAAP (not “scope”). 3 2006 average share count increase was materially affected by the equity for debt exchange in 2004 and subsequent reorganization of share capital. MAJOR HOLDERS INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • 2008 10% -17% -23% 3.4 2.5 3.9 Competition includes Bechtel, JGC, KBR, Fluor, Jacobs, Chicago Bridge & Iron, McDermott and Technip in E&C business, and Aker Kvaerner, Alstom, Babcock and Hitachi in the Power segment. Customer project spending can be highly cyclical, reflecting the volatility of the oil and gas, refining, chemical and power generation industries. Significant pension and asbestos liabilities, stated at $251 million and $338 million as of March 31. Long-time CEO Milchovich (60) retired in June. New CEO Flexon (51) is ex-President of FW USA. Insiders 1% | T. Rowe 6% | Lazard 4% | Altrinsic 4% | Greenlight 3% | Vanguard 3% | Ameriprise 2% | Keeley 2% RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Foster Wheeler has historically generated high cash flow, benefiting from growth in the energy sector and management focus. Despite recent revenue pressure and a working capital drag from a slowdown in business, the company continues to increase cash on the balance sheet. With high exposure to energy markets, as well as emerging economies in Asia and the Middle East, we like the company’s long-term growth prospects. Competitive moat is supported by market-leading boiler technology and expertise in complex engineering projects. Recent pick-up in power orders is a positive. Shares appear undervalued on a 10% FCF yield based on average free cash flow during 2006-09 – a period which may represent a full industry cycle. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 57 of 120 …additional insight into Foster Wheeler: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 58 of 120 Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – Owned by Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Palo Alto, CA, 650-857-1501 www.hp.com Technology: Computer Hardware, Member of S&P 500 Trading Data Price: $47.98 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $36.67 - $54.75 Market value: $112.0 billion Enterprise value: $115.5 billion Shares out: 2,334.5 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $1.07 $1.07 Next quarter 1.26 1.26 FYE 10/31/10 4.49 4.50 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 0% FYE 10/31/11 FYE 10/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 36 Institutional ownership: 73% EPS Surprise 5/18/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 10/31/03 73,061 19,203 2,896 2,539 0.83 3,047 6,057 1,995 4,062 14,591 40,954 19,250 74,716 1,080 25,469 6,494 36,970 0 37,746 34% # of Ests 30 29 31 4.97 5.40 4.97 5.43 34 7 12.0% 14.0% 4 Actual $1.09 15x 11x 10x 9x 1.0x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 10x 51.4x Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $1.05 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 10/31/04 10/31/05 10/31/06 10/31/07 10/31/08 79,905 86,696 91,658 104,286 118,364 19,094 20,256 22,231 25,399 28,665 4,157 3,367 6,560 8,719 10,473 3,497 2,398 6,198 7,264 8,329 1.15 0.82 2.18 2.68 3.25 3,024 2,879 2,782 2,630 2,483 5,088 8,028 11,353 9,615 14,591 2,126 1,995 2,536 3,040 2,990 2,962 6,033 8,817 6,575 11,601 12,974 13,929 16,422 11,445 10,246 42,901 43,334 48,264 47,402 51,728 19,931 20,030 20,205 25,852 40,297 76,138 77,317 81,981 88,699 113,331 2,511 1,831 2,705 3,186 10,176 28,588 31,460 35,850 39,260 52,939 4,623 3,392 2,490 4,997 7,676 38,574 40,141 43,837 50,173 74,389 0 0 0 0 0 37,564 37,176 38,144 38,526 38,942 44% 40% >100% >100% >100% Valuation P/E FYE 10/31/09 P/E FYE 10/31/10 P/E FYE 10/31/11 P/E FYE 10/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 10/31/09 114,552 27,028 10,136 7,660 3.14 2,388 13,379 3,695 9,684 13,334 52,539 39,709 114,799 1,850 43,003 13,980 74,282 0 40,517 >100% LTME 4/30/10 120,388 28,219 11,207 8,533 3.52 2,377 12,787 3,808 8,979 14,170 51,695 41,331 115,994 3,934 42,271 13,728 72,483 0 43,511 >100% FQE 4/30/09 27,383 6,438 2,293 1,721 0.71 2,394 4,964 842 4,122 12,916 47,186 40,112 108,515 5,702 41,583 12,978 67,973 0 40,542 n/m 10% >100% FQE 4/30/10 30,849 7,248 2,858 2,200 0.91 2,345 3,091 950 2,141 14,170 51,695 41,331 115,994 3,934 42,271 13,728 72,483 0 43,511 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 59 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 Hewlett-Packard (H-P) operates in five segments: Enterprise Business (47% of FY09 revenue): provides consulting and outsourcing (65% of FY09 segment revenue); storage and server products (29%); and software (7%). Personal Systems (31% of FY09 revenue): provides IT products for commercial and consumer markets. Notebooks and desktops were 57% and 36% of FY09 segment revenue. Imaging and Printing (21% of FY09 revenue): provides printer hardware and supplies, as well as scanning devices. Supplies contributed 69% to FY09 segment revenue. Financial Services: provides leasing, financing, and other financial services for large global and enterprise customers. Corporate Investments: includes 3Com and other assets. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • World’s largest IT company by revenue. H-P has scale and strong brand recognition in most markets. Enterprise business is largest profit driver. Ships one out of every three servers worldwide, ~52 million printers and 48 million PCs annually. Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd (53) joined in 2005 after weak results under ex-CEO Fiorina. Grew EBIT margin for 20th consecutive quarter y-y in F2Q10. GAAP margin rose 90bps y-y to 9.3%. Non-GAAP margin rose 80bps y-y to 11.2%. Guiding for GAAP EPS of $3.76-3.81 in FY10 (up 20-21% y-y), on revenue up 8-9% y-y. NonGAAP EPS is forecast $4.45-4.50 (up 16-17% y-y). Consistently buying back shares with $37+ billion spent on 932 million shares from FY06 to 4/2010. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • EBIT margins are at 5-year high across business segments. With gross margin stable at 23-24%, further EBIT margin improvement will be difficult. End-markets exhibit rapid technological change and strong competition. Scale may be a hindrance versus rivals focused on single product areas. $3.5 billion of net debt at April 30 and ~$5 billion of unfunded pension-related liability at FY-end ‘09. IBM CAJ DELL HPQ EV ($mn) 175,350 40,830 19,110 110,690 EV / Rev. 1.8x 1.1x .3x .9x P/ Tang. Book n/m 1.7x n/m 49.2x This FY P/E 11x 18x 10x 10x Next FY P/E 10x 15x 9x 9x 2006 91.7 6% 2007 104.3 14% 2008 118.4 13% 2009 114.6 -3% YTD 4/30/10 62.0 10% 37% 32% 29% 2% -1% 36% 35% 27% 2% -1% 38% 36% 25% 2% -1% 47% 31% 21% 2% -1% 45% 33% 20% 2% -1% 3% 9% 6% 10% 25% 7% 19% 16% 4% 20% -17% -19% 6% 21% 6% 9% 4% 15% 7% -2% 7% 11% 5% 15% 7% -2% 8% 13% 6% 15% 7% -2% 9% 14% 5% 18% 8% -3% 9% 15% 5% 17% 9% -3% 9% 81% 19% 81% 19% 78% 22% 65% 35% 67% 33% 7% 2% 15% 11% 9% 33% -19% 53% 15% 1% 25% 22% 24% 25% 24% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 24% 23% 24% 23% 35% 65% 33% 67% 31% 69% 36% 64% n/a n/a 6% 6% 8% 17% 6% 17% 12% -10% n/a n/a 4% 7% 3% 3% 19 -3% 3% 7% 3% 3% 24 -5% 3% 7% 3% 3% 20 -6% 2% 7% 4% 3% 14 -4% 2% 7% 4% 3% 17 -2% Major acquisitions during the period include 3Com (included in Corporate segment) in April 2010 and EDS (Enterprise segment) in August 2008. Calculated as sum of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable and days of supply in inventory less days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable. 2 MAJOR HOLDERS Insiders <1% | Vanguard 4% | FMR 4% | Dodge & Cox 3% RATINGS COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS MV ($mn) 163,010 48,380 25,330 107,200 1 FYE October 31 2005 Revenue ($bn) 86.7 ∆ revenue 8% % of revenue by segment: Enterprise 38% Personal 31% Imaging and printing 29% Financial services 2% Corporate/eliminations -1% Revenue growth by segment: Enterprise 12% Personal 9% Imaging and printing 4% EBIT margin by segment: Enterprise 6% Personal 2% Imaging and printing 14% Financial services 10% Corporate -3% Total EBIT margin 4% % of revenue by type: Products 80% Services 20% Revenue growth by type: Products 8% Services 12% Gross margin by type: Products 24% Services 21% Total gross margin 23% % of revenue by geography: U.S. 35% International 65% Revenue growth by geography: U.S. 4% International 11% Selected items as % of revenue: R&D 4% Net income 3% D&A 3% Capex 2% Cash conversion, days2 22 ∆ shares out (avg) -5% VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE H-P has undergone a revival under CEO Hurd, who has doubled EBIT margin since joining in 2005. Since then, services have grown as a percentage of revenue with enterprise business becoming the clear profit contributor (aided by acquisitions such as EDS). Given changing technology and strong industry competition, historically high profitability may not be sustainable through future product cycles. In addition, reinvestment of capital at attractive risk-adjusted rates of return is a challenge given H-P’s size and diversification. We are therefore not enticed by the shares’ high-single digit earnings yield. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 60 of 120 …additional insight into Hewlett-Packard: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, MAY 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 61 of 120 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 62 of 120 Lear (LEA) – Owned by Lasry, GS, Paulson Southfield, MI, 248-447-1500 www.lear.com Consumer Cyclical: Auto & Truck Parts Trading Data Price: $72.10 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $39.29 - $84.97 Market value: $3.4 billion Enterprise value: $3.0 billion Shares out: 46.7 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $1.20 $1.08 Next quarter 0.58 0.54 FYE 12/31/10 3.93 3.56 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 0% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 1 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 1 Institutional ownership: 92% EPS Surprise 5/6/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 15,747 1,346 534 381 5.31 67 586 376 211 169 3,375 2,940 8,571 21 3,582 2,057 6,314 0 2,258 37% # of Ests 7 6 7 6.65 7.34 6.38 7.42 8 4 21.7% n/a 1 Actual $1.23 Estimate $0.86 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 16,960 17,089 17,839 15,995 13,571 1,402 736 928 1,152 748 564 (1,129) (653) 323 (541) 422 (1,382) (708) 242 (690) 5.65 (20.57) (10.35) 3.09 (8.93) 68 67 69 77 77 676 561 285 488 164 429 568 348 202 168 247 (8) (62) 285 (4) 585 197 503 601 1,592 4,372 3,846 3,890 3,718 3,674 3,090 1,983 2,039 2,093 1,512 9,944 8,288 7,851 7,800 6,873 668 33 65 110 2,224 4,648 4,107 3,887 3,604 4,610 1,867 2,243 2,435 2,345 1,303 7,214 7,177 7,249 6,710 6,674 0 0 0 0 0 2,730 1,111 602 1,091 199 34% -75% -59% 31% -56% 12/31/09 9,740 360 894 814 11.57 70 (175) 119 (294) 1,554 3,787 808 6,073 45 2,401 927 3,984 408 1,681 97% Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue 6x 18x 11x 10x 0.3x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 2x 2.6x Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC LTME 4/3/10 10,510 690 1,357 972 15.19 63 201 133 68 1,300 4,012 610 6,233 46 2,746 699 4,099 214 1,921 >100% 45% >100% FQE 4/4/09 2,168 (75) (257) (265) (3.42) 77 (337) 21 (358) 1,234 3,352 1,465 6,439 2,221 4,445 1,302 6,528 0 (89) n/m FQE 4/3/10 2,939 255 80 66 1.22 42 39 35 4 1,300 4,012 610 6,233 46 2,746 699 4,099 214 1,921 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $90 $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 May 10 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 63 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 Lear is a tier I supplier of automotive parts. The Seating segment includes seat systems and components. Electrical Power Management includes wiring, terminals and connectors, junction boxes and electronic modules. Lear filed for Chapter 11 in July ’09 and exited in November. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • #2 in global seating systems, based on revenue, in a $40 billion market in 2009. Lear is #2 in North America, #3 in Europe, and a leader in China/India. #3 in North America and #4 in Europe in wire harnesses. Global target market for the company’s electrical business is estimated at $35-40 billion. Revenue drivers: 1) number of vehicles produced by the automotive manufacturers and 2) level of content Lear produces for specific platforms. GM, Ford and BMW are three largest customers globally accounting for 20%, 19% and 12% of 2009 revenue. Global vehicle production increased 47% y-y in 1Q10 to 17.2 million units (Europe represented 26% of units, China 19%, and North America 17%). 13% of 2009 revenue is from Asia, where Lear is “aggressively expanding” sales and operations. Guiding for pf EBIT of $375-425 million in 2010, on revenue of $11.0 billion (+13%). FCF is forecast at $150-200 million after $175 million of capex. $555 million of net cash as of April 3. Lear has no material debt maturities until 2018 after recent debt refinancing (gross debt at 4/3/10: $745 million). Shares trade at 11-12% EBIT-to-EV yield based on 2010 EBIT guidance, excluding special items. • • • • 2007 -10% 16.0 2008 -15% 13.6 2009 -28% 9.7 YTD 4/3/10 36% 2.9 76% 19% 4% 79% 21% 0% 80% 20% 0% 79% 21% 0% 5% 3% -12% -8% -27% -32% 32% 50% 6% 1% 1% -1% 4% 4% 2% n/m -1% 2% 3% -8% n/m -2% -1% 6% 4% n/m -2% 4% 28% 7% 15% 10% 40% 21% 5% 19% 10% 46% 16% 2% 20% 11% 51% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7% 4% 2% 2% 1% 6% 4% -5% 2% 1% 4% 5% 8% 3% 1% 9% 4% 2% 2% 1% Financials reflect “fresh-start” accounting following Lear’s exit from Chapter 11 on November 9, 2009. Prior figures are based on predecessor company. Divested European and North American interior businesses in October 2006 and March 2007, respectively, in transactions involving WL Ross and Franklin. 2 MAJOR HOLDERS* CEO Rossiter <1% | Other insiders <1% | Anchorage 8% Avenue 8% | D.E. Shaw 5% | Jennison 4% | Paulson 3% * Based on inclusion of shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock, warrants, restricted stock units (RSUs) and options, as applicable. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • 1 FYE December 31 ∆ revenue Revenue ($bn) % of revenue by segment: Seating Electrical Interior2 Revenue growth by selected segment: Seating Electrical EBIT margin by segment: Seating Electrical Interior2 Corporate Total EBIT margin % of revenue by geography: U.S. Canada Germany Mexico Other countries Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit SG&A Net income D&A Capex Competition. In seating systems, key competitors are Johnson Controls, Faurecia, Toyota Boshoku, TS Tech, and Magna. In the electrical business, rivals include Delphi, Yazaki, Sumitomo and Leoni. Bargaining power of customers (compounded by customer concentration). Cost improvements may have to be passed on to customers to retain business, making sustainable margin expansion challenging. “Expect operational restructuring actions and related investments to continue for the next few years.” Lear had $160 million of restructuring costs in 2009 and expects another $110 million in 2010. Raw material and commodity cost volatility. Material cost represented 68% of revenue in 1Q10. Dilution: 5.2 million of convertible preferred stock, 3.7 million warrants and 1.3 million RSUs at 4/3/10. JCI MGA DAN LEA MV ($mn) 18,670 7,890 1,570 3,300 RATINGS EV ($mn) 21,280 6,650 2,260 2,960 EV / Rev. .7x .3x .4x .3x P/ Tang. Book 8.0x 1.2x 4.7x 2.5x This FY P/E 14x n/a 20x 18x VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? Next FY P/E 12x n/a 9x 11x THE BOTTOM LINE Lear has one of the strongest auto parts franchises in the world. After exiting bankruptcy in 2009, Lear is in good shape to benefit from the upturn in automotive production in 2010. Exposure to GM and Ford (~40% of revenue) has become a positive given their recent resurgence. While valuation is undemanding at a low-teens EBIT-to-EV yield based on 2010 guidance, high returns on capital may not be sustainable given intense competition and bargaining power of customers. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 64 of 120 …additional insight into Lear: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 65 of 120 Local.com (LOCM) – Owned by Essex, Bridgeway Irvine, CA, 949-784-0800 www.local.com Technology: Computer Services Trading Data Price: $7.94 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $2.63 - $8.85 Market value: $127 million Enterprise value: $119 million Shares out: 16.0 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.19 $0.17 Next quarter 0.18 0.17 FYE 12/31/10 0.72 0.66 # of Ests 3 3 3 Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue n/m 11x 9x n/a 1.9x Ownership Data Insider ownership: 13% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 596x 26.5x Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 32 Institutional ownership: 13% EPS Surprise 4/22/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 9 5 1 0 0.02 2 (2) 0 (2) 1 2 0 2 4 8 0 8 0 (6) n/m 0.84 n/a 0.79 n/a 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a Actual $0.16 Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $0.13 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 19 18 14 22 38 9 7 9 18 33 2 (7) (14) (11) (9) 2 (7) (13) (18) (9) 0.29 (0.75) (1.44) (1.58) (0.60) 3 9 9 12 14 0 (3) (9) (8) (4) 1 4 1 1 0 (0) (7) (10) (9) (5) 35 14 5 16 12 37 16 8 20 18 0 16 15 16 15 38 35 25 38 34 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 34 31 21 33 27 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 56 51 (3) (6) (0.44) 14 3 9 (5) 10 19 20 41 3 18 0 18 0 23 n/m LTME 3/31/10 64 48 0 (3) (0.19) 14 2 6 (4) 11 22 20 44 3 20 0 20 0 24 n/m FQE 3/31/09 11 4 (3) (3) (0.23) 14 4 4 (1) 11 17 19 37 0 14 0 14 0 24 n/m 0% n/m FQE 3/31/10 19 8 0 0 0.01 15 2 2 0 11 22 20 44 3 20 0 20 0 24 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 05 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 66 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA Local.com provides U.S. business directories on the Internet. ~70,000 firms pay to advertise on company/partner websites. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • • Owns U.S.-based “local” Internet search engine Local.com, an online business directory providing information on 14+ million businesses. Local.com has 15+ million unique visitors per month. Proprietary geographic web-indexing technology (four patents issued, nine pending) provides relevant search results for local businesses to consumers searching for products or services in their local area. Private-label search is additional revenue source. As part of the Network segment, the company’s directories are integrated into 750+ websites of regional media partners such as local newspapers. Advertising revenue model. Sales of advertising to local businesses on Local.com and private-label sites accounted for 91% of 2009 revenue. Pay-perclick ads generated 81% of revenue in 2009. Benefits from shift in business ad spending to the Internet. Local search is part of a $29+ billion U.S. online ad industry. The Kelsey Group forecasts U.S. local search will be worth $8 billion by 2014. Raised guidance in June. 2010 revenue is expected at $87-90 million, up 55-60% y-y (prior: $81-84 million). While 2Q10 adj. EPS guidance is positive, this excludes items (FCF was roughly flat in 1Q10 despite adj. net income being positive $2.6 million). CEO Clarke (41) has been chairman since 1999. $8 million net cash as of March 31. The company also had $46 million federal NOLs at yearend 2009. EV-to-revenue is 1.4x (2010 guidance midpoint). INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • • Depends on other search engines for traffic. 57% of traffic on Local.com and private-label partner sites in 2009 was from rival search engines. The company paid $26 million, including $18 million to Google, to drive consumers to the Local.com site. 81% of 2009 revenue attributable to ad partners, and rivals, such as Yahoo! (45%) and SuperMedia (23%), who provide the company with advertiser listings. Contracts are generally short-term. History of negative FCF. 2005-09 free cash flow is -$36 million in total (year ended 3/10: -$4 million). Dilution. 3.7 million options (avg exercise price: $4.34/share) and 2.8 million warrants (avg ex. price: $6.22/share) were outstanding as of March 31. 1 FYE December 31 ∆ revenue 1 ∆ employees, ending Revenue ($mn) % of revenue by segment: Owned and operated 2 Network 3 Sales and advertiser services 4 Revenue growth by segment: 5 Owned and operated Network Sales and advertiser services % of revenue by product: Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Local Promote (subscription) Banner advertisement Local Connect (license) % of revenue by major customer: Yahoo! (YHOO) SuperMedia (SPMD) Selected items as % of revenue: R&D EBIT Net income D&A Capex 6 Employees, ending 7 ∆ shares out (avg) 2007 51% 17% 22 2008 78% 9% 38 2009 47% 16% 56 YTD 3/31/10 68% 13% 19 82% 18% 0% 80% 17% 3% 65% 21% 13% 58% 28% 15% n/a n/a n/a 74% 64% 1372% 20% 91% 465% 30% 231% 112% 88% 1% 9% 2% 91% 4% 5% 1% 81% 13% 5% 0% 79% 15% 6% 0% 49% 15% 54% 18% 45% 23% 49% 21% 12% -52% -85% 10% 2% 68 24% 8% -23% -22% 5% 1% 74 24% 6% -6% -11% 6% 16% 86 1% 6% 3% 1% 8% 8% 97 1% 2009 revenue growth ex. M&A was 36%. 2 Consists of Local.com. Includes a private label local syndication network of 750+ U.S. regional media sites and a local distribution network for the company’s advertising feeds. 4 Includes the subscription ad product Local Promote for advertiser customers. 5 2007 figures are not available due to a change in segment reporting structure. 6 7 Includes purchases of intangible assets. 3/31/10 figure is an estimate. 3 COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS YHOO SPMD LOOK LOCM MV ($mn) 20,510 370 20 120 EV ($mn) 17,400 2,830 0 110 EV / Rev. 2.7x 1.4x n/m 1.7x P/ Tang. Book 2.4x n/m .8x 25.0x This FY P/E 22x 4x n/m 10x Next FY P/E 19x 23x n/m 9x MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Clarke 7% | Other insiders 4% | Essex Investment 4% | BlackRock 2% | Bridgeway 1% | RenTech 1% | Driehaus 1% RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Internet-based, U.S. business directory Local.com has potentially valuable assets in the highly-trafficked namesake website, proprietary web-indexing technology, and a scalable advertising platform. However, management has not been able to monetize these assets to date. Although recent profitability improvements deserve attention, we are concerned that attractive economics cannot be sustained as long as the company remains heavily dependent on third parties such as Google and Yahoo! for both visitor traffic and advertisers. As we do not see this changing, the shares appear to be a “hope” investment. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 67 of 120 …additional insight into Local.com: CLOSER LOOK AT BUSINESS SEGMENTS – EXCERPTS FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 Three Business Units: Owned & Operated Sites (O&O) – 65% of revenue, up 20% in 2009 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 68 of 120 Network – 21% of revenue, up 90% in 2009 Sales & Advertiser Services (SAS) – 13% of revenue, up 485% in 2009 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 69 of 120 McGraw-Hill (MHP) – Owned by Cap World, T Rowe, Morgan Stanley New York, NY, 212-512-2000 www.mcgraw-hill.com Services: Printing & Publishing, Member of S&P 500 Trading Data Price: $30.10 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $23.55 - $36.94 Market value: $9.5 billion Enterprise value: $9.5 billion Shares out: 315.5 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.62 $0.63 Next quarter 1.14 1.15 FYE 12/31/10 2.59 2.65 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 2% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 0 Institutional ownership: 82% EPS Surprise 4/27/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 4,890 2,872 990 688 1.79 381 1,382 361 1,021 696 2,256 2,137 5,365 26 1,994 0 2,808 0 2,557 >100% # of Ests 8 8 10 2.87 3.00 2.94 3.00 10 1 7.2% 8.7% 4 Actual $0.33 13x 12x 10x 10x 1.6x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 7x n/m Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $0.25 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 5,251 6,004 6,255 6,772 6,355 3,204 3,687 3,868 4,245 3,837 1,175 1,364 1,418 1,677 1,375 756 844 882 1,014 800 1.96 2.21 2.40 2.94 2.51 380 375 356 336 316 1,064 1,560 1,509 1,717 1,169 387 395 426 545 385 676 1,165 1,083 1,172 783 681 749 354 396 472 2,426 2,591 2,258 2,344 2,303 2,382 2,807 2,833 2,909 2,847 5,841 6,396 6,043 6,391 6,080 5 3 2 0 70 1,947 2,225 2,468 2,658 2,531 1 0 0 1,197 1,198 2,857 3,283 3,363 4,785 4,798 0 0 0 0 0 2,985 3,113 2,680 1,607 1,282 >100% >100% >100% n/m n/m Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 5,952 3,566 1,256 731 2.33 312 1,321 269 1,052 1,235 2,936 2,690 6,475 0 2,452 1,198 4,628 0 1,847 n/m LTME 3/31/10 5,994 3,621 1,322 771 2.45 313 1,356 258 1,098 1,235 2,775 2,684 6,289 0 2,206 1,198 4,388 0 1,901 n/m FQE 3/31/09 1,148 659 124 63 0.20 312 67 53 15 497 2,128 2,846 5,849 160 2,354 1,198 4,614 0 1,235 n/m 14% n/m FQE 3/31/10 1,190 714 190 103 0.33 313 103 42 61 1,235 2,775 2,684 6,289 0 2,206 1,198 4,388 0 1,901 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 70 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA McGraw-Hill provides information services in the financial, education and business data markets. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • Wide-moat brands: Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Capital IQ, McGraw-Hill, Platts, J.D. Power. S&P is the #1 credit ratings provider worldwide in a consolidated industry, which remains protected by current financial/regulatory system. S&P, Moody’s and Fitch have 90%+ combined market share. Financial services segment is growing again. Revenue is up 9% y-y in 1Q10 while EBIT margin grew 100bps to 39.0%, in-line with last 10-year average margin (peak and trough margins were 45% in 2007 and 31% in 2001). Credit market services (S&P’s ratings business) grew revenue 15% y-y. Credit ratings business benefiting from capital markets recovery. Transaction revenue grew 34% in 1Q10 on a surge in debt issuance. Transaction revenue contributed 31% to credit market services revenue in 2009, with the rest coming from frequent issuer annual fees, surveillance and subscriptions. Capital IQ client base grew 10% y-y in 2009 to more than 2,900 clients at year-end. Next to S&P indices, the online financial database should help diversify the Financial Services segment over time. Strong balance sheet with marginal net cash at March 31. Businesses could support debt. Guiding for 2010 EPS of $2.55-2.65, up 8-12% y-y. Shares trade at 12% trailing FCF yield and 9% 2010 earnings yield on non-GAAP EPS guidance. 1 FYE December 31 2006 2007 ∆ credit market services revenue1 19% 9% ∆ investment services revenue 2 1% 16% ∆ school education revenue -12% 9% ∆ higher ed./professional/int’l rev. 4% 6% ∆ revenue 4% 8% Revenue ($bn) 6.3 6.8 % of revenue by segment: Education 40% 40% Financial services 44% 45% Information and media 16% 15% Revenue growth by segment: Education -6% 7% Financial services 14% 11% Information and media 6% 4% EBIT margin by segment: Education 13% 15% Financial services 44% 45% Information and media 5% 6% Corporate -3% -2% Total EBIT margin 23% 25% % of financial services revenue by sub-segment: Credit market services 76% 74% Investment services 24% 26% % of education revenue by sub-segment: School education 53% 53% Higher education/professional/int’l 47% 47% % of revenue by geography: U.S. 76% 74% Europe 14% 15% Asia 6% 6% Rest of world 4% 5% Selected items as % of revenue: Net income 14% 15% D&A 3 6% 6% Capex 4 7% 8% ∆ shares out (avg) -5% -6% 2008 -22% 15% -5% 1% -6% 6.4 2009 0% -4% -18% 0% -6% 6.0 YTD 3/31/10 15% -1% -9% 8% 4% 1.2 42% 42% 17% 40% 44% 16% 27% 56% 17% -2% -13% 4% -10% -2% -10% 1% 9% -9% 12% 40% 9% -2% 21% 12% 39% 10% -2% 21% -19% 39% 13% -3% 16% 66% 34% 67% 33% 68% 32% 52% 48% 47% 53% 35% 65% 72% 16% 7% 5% 71% 16% 8% 5% n/a n/a n/a n/a 13% 7% 6% -6% 12% 7% 5% -1% 9% 5% 3% 0% Comprises Standard & Poor’s ratings business. Comprises Standard & Poor’s indices business and Capital IQ, among others. Includes amortization of prepublication costs (in Education segment). 4 Includes investment in prepublication costs and technology project capex. 2 3 INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • Risks to S&P ratings business, as S&P ratings are perceived to have failed investors. The rating methodology and business model have come under scrutiny from regulators. The company is also subject to widespread litigation. While there is no imminent move to force S&P to fundamentally change its business model, such a change could significantly impair S&P’s franchise value. Financial Services EBIT margin to decline “about 100 basis points” in 2010, largely due to higher costs to comply with new regulatory burdens. School Education revenue remains pressured, declining 9% y-y in 1Q10. Performance is unlikely to get better quickly given weak U.S. state budgets. MAJOR HOLDERS CEO McGraw III 3% | Other insiders <1% | Cap World 9% | T. Rowe 6% | FMR 4% | Vanguard 4% | State Street 4% RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE McGraw-Hill remains a wide-moat business despite challenges to the Standard & Poor’s credit ratings franchise. Whether those challenges ultimately prove successful still remains to be seen. The company’s failure to properly evaluate credit risks, and conflicts of interest arising from compensation by issuers, have left S&P exposed to adverse regulatory action and litigation. This may negatively affect S&P’s earnings power, potentially impairing the franchise value of the ratings business. However, regulators have proven toothless so far, and it is doubtful whether any changes will materially affect the business model. In the meantime, underlying performance continues to improve. Given unique brands, a strong balance sheet, and global growth prospects, shares are cheap trading on a 12% trailing FCF yield. Planned share repurchase is another positive. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 71 of 120 …additional insight into McGraw-Hill: UPDATE ON REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT – SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 72 of 120 …additional insight into McGraw-Hill: UPDATE ON 2010 OUTLOOK – SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 73 of 120 Oshkosh (OSK) – Owned by Aronson, DFA Oshkosh, WI, 920-235-9151 www.oshkoshcorporation.com Consumer Cyclical: Auto & Truck Manufacturers, Member of S&P MidCap 400 Trading Data Price: $35.26 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $12.68 - $44.57 Market value: $3.2 billion Enterprise value: $3.9 billion Shares out: 89.8 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $1.90 $1.86 Next quarter 1.24 1.15 FYE 9/30/10 8.47 8.31 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 1% FYE 9/30/11 FYE 9/29/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 Insider sales (last six months): 8 Institutional ownership: 83% ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 9/30/03 1,926 292 129 76 1.08 67 105 25 81 19 467 440 1,083 70 468 2 564 0 519 66% # of Ests 14 14 14 3.54 3.73 3.45 3.75 14 6 LT growth 12.0% 12.8% 3 EPS Surprise 4/29/10 Actual $3.22 Estimate $2.61 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 9/30/04 9/30/05 9/30/06 9/30/07 9/30/08 9/30/09 2,262 2,960 3,427 6,090 6,878 5,253 364 495 608 1,082 1,170 703 180 267 326 611 617 (980) 113 160 206 265 76 (1,160) 1.57 2.18 2.76 3.83 3.87 (15.26) 68 71 73 74 74 76 135 212 177 406 390 899 30 43 56 102 118 62 105 169 121 304 272 837 30 128 22 75 88 530 711 954 1,003 2,195 2,152 2,143 526 528 778 3,598 3,334 2,045 1,452 1,718 2,111 6,400 6,082 4,768 99 43 136 82 94 15 680 776 882 1,548 1,463 1,659 3 3 2 2,976 2,681 2,023 816 900 1,049 5,006 4,693 4,254 0 0 0 0 0 0 636 819 1,062 1,394 1,389 514 78% 96% 86% 79% 55% -128% Valuation P/E FYE 9/30/09 P/E FYE 9/30/10 P/E FYE 9/30/11 P/E FYE 9/29/12 EV/ LTM revenue n/m 4x 10x 9x 0.5x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 4x n/m Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 25% >100% LTME 3/31/10 7,969 1,523 989 576 5.55 80 1,340 83 1,257 845 2,624 1,969 5,166 1 2,036 1,615 4,202 0 965 >100% FQE 3/31/10 2,864 628 494 293 3.22 90 259 25 234 845 2,624 1,969 5,166 1 2,036 1,615 4,202 0 965 n/m FQE 3/31/09 1,237 137 (1,163) (1,192) (15.85) 74 44 1 43 108 1,809 2,056 4,445 26 1,311 2,492 4,373 0 73 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 74 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 Oshkosh manufactures commercial, fire, emergency and military vehicles, access equipment, and vehicle bodies. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • Strong brands in specialty vehicle markets. Oshkosh is the #1 global manufacturer of aerial work platforms/telehandlers (JLG brand), fire trucks (Pierce), and airport vehicles. In North America, it is the #1 maker of medium/heavy military trucks, concrete mixers (London, McNeilus)/batch plants (CON-E-CO), and refuse truck bodies (McNeilus), as well as #2 in wreckers and carriers (Jerr-Dan). U.S. military spending drives fiscal YTD growth. The M-ATV contract to supply all-terrain-vehicles for the Afghanistan war contributed $2.7 billion of incremental revenue, representing all of y-y growth. FMTV shipments to start in 1Q of fiscal 2011. The “Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles” contract from the U.S. Army runs for five years and is for up to 23,000 trucks including support services. Initial orders for 5,200 trucks are worth $690 million. Proprietary component designs include the suspension system for M-ATVs (sole-supplier), Pierce fire truck design (without bulky pumphouse), McNeilus compressed natural gas-powered refuse vehicles, and telematics for JLG equipment. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • • • 52% of fiscal YTD revenue is at risk as M-ATV contract deliveries are expected to end by November 2010. Another significant U.S. military contract (heavy tactical vehicles) expires in 2012. Non-defense businesses face “soft markets” due to construction woes, strained municipal budgets. Changing U.S. defense/budget priorities as 77% of fiscal YTD revenue is from U.S. government. Government contracts are largely fixed-price, exposing the company to potential cost-overruns. $771 million of net debt as of March 31. $1.1 billion of total $1.6 billion debt matures in 12/2013. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS TEX FSS FRPT MLR OSK MV ($mn) 2,270 320 310 170 3,060 EV ($mn) 2,060 610 180 130 3,830 EV / Rev. .5x .8x .2x .5x .5x P/ Tang. Book 1.4x n/m 1.0x 1.3x n/m This FY P/E n/m 16x 12x 23x 4x Next FY P/E 22x 9x 9x 23x 10x 1 FYE September 30 2005 2006 31% 16% ∆ revenue 25% -2% ∆ backlog, ending Revenue ($bn) 2.8 3.2 % of revenue by segment: Defense 38% 41% Access equipment 0% 0% Fire & emergency 29% 28% Commercial 33% 31% Revenue growth by segment: Defense 37% 24% Access equipment n/m n/m Fire & emergency 43% 12% Commercial 24% 11% EBIT margin by segment (non-GAAP): 2 Defense 20% 18% Access equipment n/m n/m Fire & emergency 10% 10% Commercial 3% 6% Corporate -2% -2% Total EBIT margin 10% 10% % of revenue by geography: U.S. 84% 82% International 16% 18% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 17% 18% EBIT (as reported) 10% 10% Net income 6% 6% D&A 1% 1% Capex 2% 2% Period-end backlog by segment ($bn): 3 Defense 1.2 0.9 Access equipment 0.0 0.0 Fire & emergency 0.5 0.6 Commercial 0.2 0.4 Total backlog 1.9 1.9 Tangible equity/assets 19% 23% ∆ shares out (avg) 4 4% 3% 2007 90% 66% 6.1 2008 13% -26% 6.9 2009 -24% 139% 5.3 YTD 3/31/10 106% 53% 5.3 23% 41% 18% 18% 27% 44% 17% 12% 49% 20% 21% 10% 78% 9% 9% 5% 7% n/m 23% 6% 33% 22% 4% -24% 37% -66% -1% -37% 265% -27% -12% -12% 17% 11% 10% 7% -1% 10% 14% 12% 8% 1% -2% 9% 16% -19% 8% 0% -2% 4% 19% 13% 9% 2% -1% 16% 77% 23% 72% 28% 85% 15% 92% 8% 18% 10% 5% 2% 1% 17% 9% 4% 2% 1% 13% -19% -22% 3% 1% 21% 15% 9% 2% 1% 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 3.2 -46% 1% 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 2.4 -75% 1% 4.9 0.1 0.6 0.1 5.6 -64% 3% 4.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 5.1 -53% 20% Figures reflect acquisition of JLG in December 2006, which created the access equipment segment. YTD revenue includes $2.7 billion from the M-ATV defense-related program, which commenced in 4Q of fiscal 2009. 2 Excludes impact of non-cash intangible asset impairment charges. 3 Backlog excludes unfunded portions of the FHTV, MTVR, ID/IQ, LVSR and FMTV contracts. 2005-07 backlog includes discontinued operations. 4 YTD share increase reflects issuance of 15 million shares in August 2009 at $25.00 per share for net proceeds of $358 million (used to repay debt). MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Bohn 1% | Other insiders 2% | Vanguard 4% | Invesco 4% | FMR 3% | Columbia Wanger 3% | DFA 3% RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Strong momentum in Oshkosh’s military business is masking weakness in segments dependent on construction activity and municipal budgets. As a key U.S. military contract ends in November 2010, current profitability is not sustainable. However, new defense wins, including shipments of tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army starting in fiscal 2011, should replace some of the lost revenue. In other businesses, top brands and a large installed base provide leverage in a recovery. Taking fiscal 2008 EBIT as a “normalized” measure, the resulting mid-teens yield on current enterprise value appears to be a fair valuation. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 75 of 120 …additional insight into Oshkosh: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 76 of 120 Unisys (UIS) – Owned by MCM, Aston, Acadian Blue Bell, PA, 215-986-4011 www.unisys.com Technology: Computer Services Trading Data Price: $22.79 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $12.40 - $40.41 Market value: $970 million Enterprise value: $1.4 billion Shares out: 42.6 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.53 $0.53 Next quarter 0.83 0.83 FYE 12/31/10 1.47 1.47 # of Ests 2 2 1 Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue 5x 16x 9x n/a 0.3x Ownership Data Insider ownership: 1% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 4x n/m Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 5 Institutional ownership: 63% EPS Surprise 4/27/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 5,911 1,715 428 259 7.77 33 571 437 134 636 2,258 510 5,470 20 2,054 1,048 4,074 0 1,395 >100% 2.65 n/a 2.65 n/a 2 n/a 8.0% 8.0% 2 Actual -$0.40 Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $0.05 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 5,821 5,759 5,757 5,653 5,233 1,362 1,161 1,010 1,287 1,127 (35) (162) (327) 86 41 39 (1,732) (279) (79) (130) 1.14 (50.91) (8.11) (2.26) (3.62) 33 34 34 35 36 470 282 29 173 255 434 382 257 309 295 36 (100) (228) (136) (40) 661 643 719 830 544 2,418 2,153 2,239 2,212 1,638 527 520 498 469 391 5,621 4,029 4,038 4,137 2,824 153 77 2 204 2 2,023 1,815 1,932 1,896 1,426 898 1,049 1,049 1,058 1,059 4,114 4,062 4,102 3,771 4,267 0 0 0 0 0 1,507 (33) (64) 367 (1,442) -21% -69% -728% n/m n/m LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 4,598 1,137 346 189 4.75 39 397 201 196 648 1,703 353 2,957 66 1,395 846 4,225 0 (1,268) n/m LTME 3/31/10 4,496 1,150 383 202 4.74 40 329 223 107 469 1,551 345 2,712 3 1,230 847 3,932 0 (1,221) >100% FQE 3/31/09 1,073 215 15 (24) (0.77) 37 39 47 (8) 469 1,454 381 2,640 301 1,585 759 4,085 0 (1,445) n/m 28% >100% FQE 3/31/10 998 236 59 (12) (0.40) 42 (28) 69 (97) 469 1,551 345 2,712 3 1,230 847 3,932 0 (1,221) n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 77 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 Unisys provides IT outsourcing, consulting, and related services and products to corporate and government clients. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • Major IT services and technology provider with ~24,000 staff worldwide. In a fragmented industry, Unisys has scale to compete against most rivals. Large presence in public sector which contributed 45% of continuing revenue in 2009 (U.S. federal government: 21%). The financial sector represented another 23%, while other commercial clients 32%. CEO Coleman (58) has lead turnaround since joining in 2008. By divesting non-core assets, reducing costs by $500 million (headcount cut by 15%+), and focusing on fewer markets (sacrificing revenue growth), Coleman has improved margins. EBIT nearly quadrupled y-y in 1Q10 to $59 million, despite a 12% y-y revenue decline, on a constant-currency basis. This reflects better sales of high-margin servers and cost reduction benefits. $5.9 billion of services backlog at end of March, representing 169% of 1Q10 annualized services revenue. Services orders grew “double-digit” y-y. Sold non-core health information management business for $135 million in April. Unisys expects to report a gain on sale of $70 million in 2Q10. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • • Limits to recent profit improvements as majority is due to cost-cutting. Despite recent growth, the company’s server product sales have been in longterm decline. The services business faces strong competition from the likes of IBM and H-P. $381 million of net debt and large pensionrelated liabilities. Unisys expects to make pensionrelated cash contributions of $115 million in 2010 (2009: $94 million). Pension benefit obligation was $7.2 billion at yearend 2009 ($1.5 billion unfunded). People business with fairly low barriers to entry, especially in consulting and systems integration. Ongoing cash costs of restructuring are expected to total $16 million in 2010 (2009: $61 million). 1 FYE December 31 2005 2006 2007 -1% 0% -2% ∆ revenue -1% -13% -5% ∆ employees, ending Revenue ($bn) 5.8 5.8 5.7 % of revenue by segment: Services 83% 85% 86% Technology 17% 15% 14% Revenue growth by segment: Services 1% 3% -1% Technology -11% -13% -4% Gross margin by segment: Services 13% 12% 18% Technology 55% 49% 53% Total gross margin 20% 18% 23% EBIT margin by segment: Services -4% 0% 2% Technology 5% 2% 10% Corporate 0% -6% -2% Total EBIT margin -3% -6% 2% % of Services segment revenue by category: Outsourcing 37% 39% 42% Systems int./consulting 35% 32% 31% Infrastructure services 18% 19% 18% Core maintenance 11% 9% 9% Services segment revenue growth by category: Outsourcing 1% 10% 6% Systems int./consulting 0% -4% -6% % of Technology segment revenue by category: Enterprise-class servers 81% 80% 80% Specialized technologies 19% 20% 20% % of revenue by geography: U.S. 46% 44% 43% U.K. 14% 15% 16% Other 40% 41% 41% Revenue growth by geography: U.S. 1% -4% -4% U.K. -8% 6% 3% Other 0% 3% -1% Selected items as % of revenue: R&D 5% 4% 3% Net income -30% -5% -1% D&A 2 6% 7% 7% Capex 2 7% 4% 5% ∆ shares out (avg) 2% 1% 2% 2008 -7% -3% 5.2 2009 -12% -12% 4.6 YTD 3/31/10 -7% -7% 1.0 88% 12% 88% 12% 87% 13% -22% -5% -12% -11% -9% 9% 18% 46% 22% 20% 56% 25% 19% 57% 24% 3% 5% -3% 1% 6% 16% 0% 8% 5% 16% 0% 6% 44% 32% 16% 8% 45% 34% 14% 8% 45% 34% 14% 7% -2% -1% -10% -9% -2% -13% 82% 18% 83% 17% 81% 19% 43% 14% 43% 46% 12% 42% 43% 12% 45% -8% -17% -3% -6% -24% -15% -16% -9% 4% 2% -2% 8% 6% 3% 2% 4% 8% 4% 9% 2% -2% 7% 7% 15% YTD figures exclude discontinued HIM and payments businesses (~$210mn of combined revenue and ~$17 million of combined pre-tax income in 2009). 2 Excludes D&A/investments related to outsourcing assets and software. MAJOR HOLDERS Insiders 1% * | Joseph Harrosh 9% | BlackRock 5% | MMI Investments 5% | Vanguard 5% | Optimum 3% | Aston 3% * Excludes director Lifflander, who represents MMI Investments. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS HPQ IBM UIS MV ($mn) 107,200 163,010 860 EV ($mn) 110,690 175,350 1,240 EV / Rev. .9x 1.8x .3x P/ Tang. Book 49.2x n/m n/m This FY P/E 10x 11x 14x Next FY P/E 9x 10x 8x RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE CEO Coleman has executed a notable turnaround despite a weak economy since 2008. With a smaller and more productive workforce, Unisys is in good shape to sustain recent profitability and benefit from a recovery in customers’ IT spending. While shares are cheap on an EBIT-to-EV basis, adjusting for the large pension liability lowers risk-reward materially. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 78 of 120 …additional insight into Unisys: SLIDES FROM COMPANY PRESENTATION, JUNE 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 79 of 120 United Online (UNTD) – Owned by Blair, LSV, DFA Woodland Hills, CA, 818-287-3000 www.unitedonline.com Services: Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel), Member of S&P SmallCap 600 Trading Data Price: $6.50 (as of 6/18/10) 52-week range: $5.70 - $9.46 Market value: $566 million Enterprise value: $751 million Shares out: 87.1 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.26 $0.26 Next quarter 0.24 0.24 FYE 12/31/10 1.07 1.07 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 4% FYE 12/31/11 FYE 12/30/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 13 Institutional ownership: 80% EPS Surprise 5/5/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 12/31/03 186 136 33 33 0.48 64 48 5 43 204 250 40 308 0 70 0 70 0 238 n/m # of Ests 5 5 5 1.09 1.03 1.09 1.03 5 1 15.0% 15.0% 1 Actual $0.28 8x 6x 6x 6x 0.8x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book 6x n/m Greenblatt Criteria Estimate $0.26 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 12/31/04 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 449 525 523 514 669 346 414 403 396 455 80 87 74 92 (63) 118 47 42 55 (98) 1.81 0.74 0.62 0.81 (1.33) 61 61 64 67 73 124 137 102 127 164 13 27 25 26 20 111 110 77 102 144 233 244 162 218 105 288 291 220 274 211 147 140 187 173 780 520 521 503 552 1,074 24 17 0 0 22 137 153 145 151 248 77 38 0 0 391 218 199 156 172 729 0 0 0 0 0 302 322 347 381 344 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m Valuation P/E FYE 12/31/09 P/E FYE 12/31/10 P/E FYE 12/31/11 P/E FYE 12/30/12 EV/ LTM revenue LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC 12/31/09 990 573 146 66 0.78 84 164 26 137 116 213 757 1,050 24 241 305 617 0 433 n/m LTME 3/31/10 978 554 134 60 0.70 84 172 25 146 121 205 736 1,019 15 233 291 594 0 425 n/m FQE 3/31/09 264 149 37 16 0.20 83 44 6 37 125 216 769 1,066 23 239 386 710 0 356 n/m 18% n/m FQE 3/31/10 252 131 26 11 0.12 86 52 5 46 121 205 736 1,019 15 233 291 594 0 425 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 80 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1 United Online operates in three segments: FTD provides floral offerings to consumers and retail florists under the FTD and Interflora brands in N.A. and the U.K./Ireland. Internet orders represented 86% of orders. Classmates Media provides online social networking through Classmates, Stayfriends and Trombi websites, as well as online loyalty marketing services through mypoints.com. Communications provides Internet access, email, Internet security and hosting under the NetZero and Juno brands. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • Brands with wide consumer reach. FTD had 6.1 million orders in 2009. Classmates has 60 million registered accounts, of which 5.0 million are paying. NetZero/Juno has 1.3 million paying accounts. Cash-generative business model with negative working capital and low capex (2-3% of revenue versus D&A at 6%). FTD has no own stores - it uses ~40,000 third-party retail florists to fulfill orders. FTD consumer orders increased 7% y-y in 1Q10. Average order value was flat y-y excl. currency. INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • • • • Guiding for adj. EBITDA down 25-33% y-y in 2Q10 to $46-52 million on revenue down 3-6% to $244-252 million. EBITDA decline is partly due to loss of high-margin, “post-transaction” ad revenue after U.S. legislative pressure resulted in the company terminating the sales practice in January. Communications business is in secular decline. 76% of paying accounts get dial-up Internet access. The company has no viable broadband strategy. Increasing competition in online social networks (Facebook) and in floral business (supermarkets). $184 million of net debt at March 31 (down 35% y-y). 90%+ of debt is secured by FTD assets only. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS ELNK ACOM FLWS UNTD MV ($mn) 880 780 140 520 EV ($mn) 410 750 180 700 EV / Rev. .6x 3.2x .3x .7x P/ Tang. Book 1.4x n/m 2.6x n/m This FY P/E 10x 29x 109x 6x Next FY P/E 12x 22x 12x 6x MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Goldston 4% | Other insiders 2% | William Blair 9% | BlackRock 7% | LSV 5% | Vanguard 4% | Axa 3% | DFA 3% 1 FYE December 31 2006 Revenue ($mn) 523 ∆ revenue 0% % of revenue by segment: FTD 0% Classmates Media 27% Communications 73% Revenue growth by segment: FTD n/m Classmates Media 64% Communications -13% Adjusted EBITDA margin by segment: 2 FTD n/m Classmates Media 18% Communications 32% Total adjusted EBITDA margin 28% % of revenue by category: Services 100% Products 0% Gross margin by category: Services 77% Products n/m Total gross margin 77% % of revenue by geography: U.S. 100% International 0% Key operating metrics by segment: FTD: 3 Orders (mn) n/a Avg order value ($) n/a Classmates Media: Pay accounts, ending (mn) 2.2 Monthly avg churn 4 4.8% Monthly avg ARPU ($) 4 3.31 Monthly active accounts (mn)4 11.2 Communications: Pay accounts, ending (mn) 2.7 % of which Internet access 85% Monthly avg churn 4 4.6% Monthly avg ARPU ($) 4 9.46 Monthly active accounts (mn) 4 4.0 Selected items as % of revenue: R&D 10% EBIT 14% Net income 8% D&A 7% Capex 5% ∆ shares out (avg) 5% 2007 514 -2% 2008 669 30% 2009 990 48% YTD 3/31/10 252 -5% 0% 38% 62% 27% 34% 38% 55% 24% 21% 62% 20% 18% n/m 39% -16% n/m 19% -20% n/m 3% -18% 6% -14% -22% n/m 18% 35% 29% 16% 26% 40% 28% 16% 32% 41% 25% 11% 26% 46% 21% 100% 0% 80% 20% 58% 42% 51% 49% 77% n/m 77% 79% 25% 68% 80% 26% 58% 80% 24% 52% 99% 1% 90% 10% 83% 17% 77% 23% 6.4 64 6.5 63 6.1 60 1.8 59 3.2 4.7% 3.26 12.6 4.3 4.4% 2.98 16.0 4.9 3.8% 2.53 19.4 5.0 3.2% 2.29 17.5 2.2 83% 4.4% 9.28 3.3 1.7 80% 4.3% 9.31 2.7 1.4 77% 4.4% 9.43 2.2 1.3 76% 4.3% 9.41 2.1 10% 18% 11% 6% 5% 4% 8% -9% -15% 6% 3% 10% 7% 15% 7% 6% 3% 14% 6% 10% 4% 6% 2% 4% Major acquisitions include FTD in August 2008 ($754 million enterprise value) and MyPoints in April 2006 (included within Classmates Media segment). Excludes stock-based compensation, restructuring and other special items. 3 2007-08 are pro-forma figures. 4 Based on 4Q of each year. 2 RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE After formation of United Online via the merger of NetZero and Juno in 2001, the company has grown mainly by acquisition (Classmates in 2004, MyPoints in 2006, and FTD in 2008). Given that acquired businesses face strong competition, and the legacy Internet access business is in decline, historical profitability will likely not be sustained. That said, the low valuation appears to more than offset for this. Recent management focus on debt reduction and dividends, versus M&A, is a positive. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 81 of 120 …additional insight into United Online: QUARTERLY SEGMENT BREAKDOWN, Q1 2009 – Q1 2010 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 82 of 120 QUARTERLY BUSINESS METRICS (a) (a) Source: United Online, http://bit.ly/cc082v (b) Churn is the number of pay accounts that terminated or expired divided by the number of pay accounts for a period, divided by the months in that period. (c) ARPU takes into account services revenues generated from pay accounts of the Classmates Media or Communications segments. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 83 of 120 Value Line (VALU) – Owned by Arnold Bernhard New York, NY, 212-907-1500 www.valueline.com Services: Printing & Publishing Trading Data Price: $20.18 (as of 6/25/10) 52-week range: $12.00 - $36.52 Market value: $201 million Enterprise value: $137 million Shares out: 10.0 million Consensus EPS Estimates Month Latest Ago This quarter $0.41 $0.41 Next quarter 0.39 0.39 FYE 4/30/10 1.46 1.46 Ownership Data Insider ownership: 87% FYE 4/30/11 FYE 4/29/12 Insider buys (last six months): 0 LT growth Insider sales (last six months): 0 Institutional ownership: 8% EPS Surprise 3/12/10 ($ millions, except per share data) Revenue Gross profit Operating income Net income Diluted EPS Shares out (avg) Cash from operations Capex Free cash flow Cash & investments Total current assets Intangible assets Total assets Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Preferred stock Common equity EBIT/capital employed 4/30/03 82 73 24 20 2.00 10 17 2 15 13 20 4 247 0 13 0 51 0 195 >100% # of Ests 1 1 1 1.52 1.47 1.52 1.47 1 1 n/a n/a n/a Actual $0.36 Estimate $0.27 Operating Performance and Financial Position Fiscal Years Ended 4/30/04 4/30/05 4/30/06 4/30/07 4/30/08 4/30/09 85 85 85 84 83 69 76 76 78 77 76 63 25 27 35 36 35 24 20 21 23 25 26 23 2.04 2.14 2.35 2.47 2.56 2.30 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 37 19 25 20 14 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 35 18 24 20 13 244 82 104 113 126 107 257 89 111 122 132 112 4 4 3 2 1 1 267 99 119 129 138 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 44 47 47 44 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 55 57 53 50 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 44 62 76 88 81 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m Valuation P/E FYE 4/30/09 P/E FYE 4/30/10 P/E FYE 4/30/11 P/E FYE 4/29/12 EV/ LTM revenue 9x 14x 13x 14x 2.3x EV/ LTM EBIT P / tangible book n/m 4.1x Greenblatt Criteria LTM EBIT yield LTM pre-tax ROC -21% n/m LTME 1/31/10 59 54 (29) (54) (2.21) 10 (19) 1 (20) 65 78 1 86 0 32 0 37 0 49 n/m FQE 1/31/10 15 13 5 4 0.36 10 (38) 0 (38) 65 78 1 86 0 32 0 37 0 49 n/m FQE 1/31/09 16 15 5 4 0.37 10 5 0 5 108 114 1 119 0 34 0 39 0 80 n/m Ten-Year Stock Price Performance and Trading Volume Dynamics $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 May 01 May 02 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. May 03 May 04 May 05 www.manualofideas.com May 06 May 07 May 08 May 09 May 10 June 30, 2010 – Page 84 of 120 BUSINESS OVERVIEW SELECTED OPERATING DATA Value Line dates back to 1931 and operates in two segments: The Investment Periodicals, Publishing & Licensing segment produces investment periodicals (retail and institutional) and includes licensing fees for Value Line’s ranking system. Investment Management advises a Value Line-branded family of mutual funds as well as separate accounts. The company owns a registered broker-dealer, Value Line Securities, which distributes the Value Line Funds, a family of no-load funds that charge rule 12b-1 marketing fees. FYE April 30 2006 2007 2008 2009 Revenue ($mn) 85 84 83 69 % of revenue by segment: Print 43% 41% 37% 39% Electronic 1 13% 14% 15% 19% Total publishing 56% 55% 52% 58% Licensing 6% 8% 9% 6% Investment mgmt 38% 37% 40% 36% Revenue growth by segment: Print -6% -7% -10% -12% Electronic 1 0% 5% 5% 6% Total publishing -5% -4% -6% -7% Licensing 97% 37% 3% -39% Investment mgmt 2% -4% 5% -24% 1% -2% -1% -16% ∆ revenue -6% -9% -6% -11% ∆ deferred revenue 2 EBIT margin by segment: Publishing & licensing 38% 38% 37% 37% Investment mgmt 3 47% 51% 49% 32% Total EBIT margin 3 41% 43% 42% 35% Assets under mgmt ($bn) 3.8 3.8 3.8 2.3 % of AUM, Value Line Funds by asset class (period end): Equity funds 87% 87% 87% 82% Fixed income 8% 8% 7% 11% Money market 4% 5% 6% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% ∆ shares out (avg) INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • • • • Value Line Investment Survey is published weekly and profiles 1,700 stocks. An annual subscription costs ~$1,000, with total print and electronic subscription revenue amounting to ~$40 million (the company does not report subscriber numbers). Serves as adviser to 14 Value Line mutual funds with AUM of $2.3 billion, down from $3.7 billion two years ago. The largest distribution channel are fund supermarket platforms run by Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and National City Bank. Earns high-margin fees from licensing trademarks and proprietary information for use in third-party investment products. AUM of licensees is $2.3 billion, down from $5.5 billion in 2008. $30 million of liquid assets and no debt, following $48 million SEC settlement last September and $30 million special dividend in April. $25 million is “float” from up-front subscription payments. • • 2 3 40% 21% 62% 6% 33% -13% -2% -10% -31% -30% -19% -12% 27% 34% 29% 2.3 83% 11% 6% 0% Roughly one-half comes from institutional and one-half from retail subscribers. Represents y-y change in period-end total deferred revenue. Excludes $48 million SEC settlement charge in Q1 FY10. • Agreed to $48 million SEC settlement last September. The related investigation had focused on the commissions charged by Value Line’s brokerage subsidiary to the Value Line equity mutual funds. COMPARABLE PUBLIC COMPANY ANALYSIS INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS • 1 YTD 1/31/10 44 Declining publishing revenue. The erosion has accelerated in recent years, even after accounting for electronic subscriptions. Total publishing revenue fell 4% in FY07, 6% in FY08, 7% in FY09, and 10% in the first nine months of FY10. Circulation continues to decline, driven by competition from free and lower-cost Internet-based research and no-cost brokerage firm research. Declining AUM. Assets have dropped from $3.8 billion in April 2008 to $2.3 billion recently, driven by redemptions and declines in portfolio values. Low float and control by chairman and CEO Jean Buttner (74). Buttner owns all of the voting stock of Arnold Bernhard & Co., which owns 8.6 million, or 87% of Value Line’s shares outstanding. The company and Arnold Bernhard have also engaged in certain related-party transactions. MHP MORN TSCM VALU MV ($mn) 9,380 2,200 90 200 EV ($mn) 9,340 1,840 50 140 EV / Rev. 1.6x 3.8x .8x 2.4x P/ Tang. Book n/m 6.8x 1.3x 4.1x This FY P/E 11x 22x n/m 14x Next FY P/E 10x 18x 37x 13x MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Buttner 87% (via Arnold Bernhard & Co.) RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Value Line trades at a high single digit multiple of pretax earnings, which may at first glance appear compelling for a non capital-intensive business that benefits from subscriber “float.” Unfortunately, Value Line is not only lacking revenue growth, but both the publishing and asset management businesses are in decline. This suggests that the company — under present management — sees few high-return reinvestment opportunities in the business. With CEO Jean Buttner indirectly owning 87% of the stock, shareholders are in a difficult spot when it comes to advocating for constructive change. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 85 of 120 Snapshot of 100 “Magic Formula” Companies In Alphabetical Order Company / Ticker Aeropostale / ARO Allied Healthcare / AHCI Almost Family / AFAM Altria Group / MO Amedisys / AMED America's Car-Mart / CRMT Amerigroup / AGP AmerisourceBergen / ABC AmSurg / AMSG AOL / AOL Apollo Group / APOL Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI CA / CA Career Education / CECO Carter's / CRI Cass Information / CASS Centene / CNC Cephalon / CEPH CF Industries / CF Charter Comms / CCMM Chicago Bridge / CBI Continucare / CNU Corinthian Colleges / COCO Cornerstone / CRTX CSG Systems / CSGS Cubic / CUB Cumberland Pharma / CPIX Dell / DELL Dun & Bradstreet / DNB EarthLink / ELNK Eli Lilly / LLY Endo Pharma / ENDP ePlus / PLUS Expedia / EXPE Fluor / FLR Forest Labs / FRX Foster Wheeler / FWLT GameStop / GME Garmin / GRMN General Dynamics / GD Genoptix / GXDX GigaMedia / GIGM Gilead Sciences / GILD GT Solar / SOLR Gulf Resources / GFRE H&R Block / HRB Hansen Natural / HANS Hewitt Associates / HEW Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK Industry Retail (apparel) Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Tobacco Healthcare Facilities Retail (specialty) Health Insurance Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Computer Services Schools Schools Software & Programming Schools Retail (apparel) Computer Services Healthcare Facilities Biotechnology & Drugs Chemical Manufacturing Broadcasting & Cable Construction Services Healthcare Facilities Schools Biotechnology & Drugs Business Services Aerospace and Defense Biotechnology & Drugs Computer Hardware Retail Financial Services Computer Services Major Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Software & Programming Personal Services Construction Services Biotechnology & Drugs Construction Services Retail (technology) Technical Instruments Aerospace and Defense Healthcare Facilities Computer Services Biotechnology & Drugs Semiconductors Chemical Manufacturing Personal Services Beverages (non-alcoholic) Business Services Computer Hardware Biotechnology & Drugs © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Notable Shareholders Hussman, Vinik Keane, Rutabaga Royce, Pier, Keane Cap Re, GS, Franklin Munder, Earnest Alydar, Ranger, Royce Bamco, Earnest, RenTech Aronson, LSV, Fiduciary Fenimore, Dreman Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Tiger, Maverick, Cap Re Russell Frank, Jennison NWQ, Pzena, Legg Blum, RS, Kornitzer Scopus, Thompson Riverbridge, Kayne Bridger, RenTech, Eagle Times Square, LSV S.A.C., Brookside, Axon Oaktree, Franklin Frontier, SouthernSun T Rowe, Teton Royce, Kornitzer, Acadian Visium, BBT, Stelliam RenTech, LSV, Rothschild RenTech, Seligman Frontier, Millennium Southeastern, T Rowe Davis, Ariel, Breeden RenTech, Royce, Artisan Cap World, Primecap Cap Re, Royce, LSV Hovde, Heartland, Acadian Maverick, Clearbridge Montag, Clearbridge Clearbridge, LSV Altrinsic, Greenlight GS, Adage, Munder Sterneck, Aronson Longview, Cap Re, Harris Eagle, MCM, Royce Martin Currie, Acadian Cap World, Jennison Oaktree, Cadence, Adage Sprott Davis, Harris, Breeden GS, Artisan, Eaton Park Ariel, Artisan, Eagle Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Royce, Bridgeway Recent Price ($) 29.68 2.61 36.43 20.02 46.47 24.99 36.96 32.56 19.51 22.74 48.39 20.90 20.11 27.00 31.17 31.90 23.66 59.87 64.25 35.25 20.86 4.08 11.55 6.03 20.19 36.28 7.01 14.04 73.23 8.43 34.61 22.16 18.76 20.97 46.47 27.30 25.47 19.21 31.97 66.90 16.67 2.19 36.02 5.91 9.75 15.80 39.53 37.05 47.98 24.37 www.manualofideas.com YTD Price ∆ 31% -10% -8% 2% -4% -5% 37% 25% -11% -2% -20% 39% -10% 16% 19% 5% 12% -4% -29% -1% 3% -7% -16% -1% 6% -3% -48% -2% -13% 1% -3% 8% 14% -18% 3% -15% -13% -12% 4% -2% -53% -33% -17% 6% -16% -30% 3% -12% -7% -13% Market Value ($mn) 2,776 118 334 41,693 1,327 283 1,911 9,199 603 2,427 7,336 1,141 10,334 2,209 1,852 300 1,219 4,502 4,565 4,044 2,108 245 1,018 154 688 970 143 27,494 3,690 910 39,910 2,577 152 5,956 8,306 8,255 3,248 2,911 6,368 25,805 292 119 32,054 851 337 5,202 3,509 3,448 112,009 302 Enter. Value ($mn) 2,463 76 306 50,563 1,449 318 1,512 9,358 876 2,235 6,851 919 9,296 1,789 1,819 189 1,061 3,825 3,534 16,585 1,892 212 1,090 128 636 663 85 21,273 4,424 435 41,833 2,055 121 5,808 6,455 4,933 2,494 2,927 5,057 27,643 160 46 31,579 600 282 6,285 3,072 3,417 115,501 262 Website www.aeropostale.com alliedhealthcare.com www.almostfamily.com www.altria.com www.amedisys.com www.car-mart.com amerigroupcorp.com amerisourcebergen.com www.amsurg.com corp.aol.com www.apollogrp.edu bridgepointeducation.com www.ca.com www.careered.com www.carters.com www.cassinfo.com www.centene.com www.cephalon.com www.cfindustries.com www.charter.com www.cbi.com www.continucare.com www.cci.edu criticaltherapeutics.com www.csgsystems.com www.cubic.com cumberlandpharma.com www.dell.com www.dnb.com www.earthlink.net www.lilly.com www.endo.com www.eplus.com www.expediainc.com www.fluor.com www.frx.com www.fwc.com www.gamestop.com www.garmin.com generaldynamics.com www.genoptix.com. www.gigamedia.com.tw www.gilead.com www.gtsolar.com gulfresourcesco.com www.handrblock.com www.hansens.com hewittassociates.com www.hp.com www.hitechpharm.com June 30, 2010 – Page 86 of 120 Company / Ticker Immunomedics / IMMU Impax Labs / IPXL Imperial Sugar / IPSU InterDigital / IDCC ITT Educational / ESI j2 Global Comms / JCOM KBR / KBR L-3 Comms / LLL Lear / LEA Lender Processing / LPS LHC Group / LHCG Lincoln Educational / LINC Local.com / LOCM Lorillard / LO M & F Worldwide / MFW McAfee / MFE McGraw-Hill / MHP McKesson / MCK Metropolitan Health / MDF Microsoft / MSFT Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV Net1 UEPS / UEPS Omnicom / OMC Oshkosh / OSK Pioneer Southwest / PSE PMC-Sierra / PMCS Pre-Paid Legal / PPD PRG-Schultz / PRGX Primoris Services / PRIM Providence Service / PRSC Raytheon / RTN Reynolds American / RAI SAIC / SAI Santarus / SNTS Seagate Technology / STX Sharps Compliance / SMED Sohu.com / SOHU Synta Pharma / SNTA Terra Nova Royalty / TTT The Gap / GPS TSYS (Total System) / TSS Unisys / UIS United Online / UNTD Universal Travel / UTA USA Mobility / USMO Valassis Comms / VCI ViroPharma / VPHM Vonage / VG Western Digital / WDC Wright Express / WXS Industry Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Food Processing Comms Equipment Schools Comms Services Construction Services Aerospace and Defense Auto & Truck Parts Software & Programming Healthcare Facilities Schools Advertising Tobacco Business Services Software & Programming Printing & Publishing Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Software & Programming Oil Well Services Computer Services Advertising Auto & Truck Makers Oil & Gas - Integrated Semiconductors Personal Services Business Services Construction Services Personal Services Conglomerates Tobacco Software & Programming Biotechnology & Drugs Computer Storage Waste Management Computer Services Major Drugs Misc. 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Notable Shareholders FMR, BlackRock Friess, Jennison Passport, Royce Heartland, Opus, RenTech Blum, Lateef, Kornitzer Delaware, RenTech Cap World, Aronson Clarbridge, Harris, Pzena Lasry, GS, Paulson Cap World, Maverick Royce, Mesirow River Road, Cadence Essex, Bridgeway GS, RenTech, Cap Re MHR, Valinor, Acadian T Rowe, Cap Re Cap World, T Rowe, MS Cap Re, Glenview Levy Harkins, RenTech Cap Re, T Rowe Sands, Primecap General Atlantic, Dreman Cap Re, Pzena, GE Aronson, DFA Glickenhaus, Royce Waddell Reed, T Rowe Steadfast, RenTech Blum, JANA, RenTech DePrince, Michael Price Zesiger, Bridgeway Barrow Hanley Cap Re, Franklin Artisan, Franklin Westfield, Orbimed Clearbridge, LSV Cortina, MFC, Oak Ridge Orbis, RenTech, GS Bruce Kovner, ClariVest Paradigm, Harvey MS, JPM, LSV Artisan, Royce MCM, Aston, Acadian Blair, LSV, DFA Bridgeway, Whitebox RenTech, LSV, GS Peninsula, Alydar, Chilton Baker Brothers, Palo Alto Brookside, Bridgeway LSV, Acadian Select Equity, MSD Recent Price ($) 3.48 21.40 10.58 25.82 94.88 22.81 22.88 81.61 72.10 33.67 29.93 22.71 7.94 74.99 29.92 32.92 30.10 70.09 3.86 26.44 38.10 15.07 38.07 35.26 25.03 8.13 48.62 4.43 6.08 16.58 53.25 52.76 17.99 2.57 15.35 4.66 44.03 3.60 9.43 21.24 14.85 22.79 6.50 6.86 13.59 37.12 12.19 2.69 35.01 31.80 www.manualofideas.com YTD Price ∆ 8% 57% -39% -3% -1% 12% 20% -6% 7% -17% -11% 5% 37% -7% -24% -19% -10% 12% 94% -13% -14% -22% -3% -5% 11% -6% 18% -25% -24% 5% 3% 0% -5% -44% -16% -51% -23% -29% -31% 1% -14% -41% -10% -32% 23% 103% 45% 92% -21% 0% Market Value ($mn) 262 1,340 129 1,135 3,277 1,031 3,674 9,446 3,366 3,193 562 592 127 11,463 579 5,136 9,497 19,022 154 231,716 15,965 684 11,686 3,165 829 1,864 487 104 201 214 20,292 15,377 6,836 150 7,482 68 1,665 146 286 13,819 2,931 970 566 116 301 1,850 949 567 8,023 1,234 Enter. Value ($mn) 237 1,210 145 654 3,105 808 2,871 12,439 3,025 4,358 549 595 119 10,539 2,619 4,284 9,460 17,587 125 198,045 14,237 505 13,023 3,937 898 1,709 468 95 180 354 20,007 16,532 7,374 69 7,181 48 1,066 90 188 11,338 2,640 1,351 751 68 185 2,226 717 740 5,622 1,334 Website immunomedics.com www.impaxlabs.com www.imperialsugar.com www.interdigital.com www.ittesi.com www.j2global.com www.kbr.com www.l-3com.com www.lear.com www.lpsvcs.com www.lhcgroup.com www.lincolnedu.com www.local.com www.lorillard.com mandfworldwide.com www.mcafee.com www.mcgraw-hill.com www.mckesson.com www.metcare.com www.microsoft.com www.nov.com www.net1ueps.co.za omnicomgroup.com oshkoshcorporation.com pioneersouthwest.com www.pmc-sierra.com www.prepaidlegal.com www.prgx.com primorisservices.com www.provcorp.com www.raytheon.com reynoldsamerican.com www.saic.com www.santarus.com www.seagate.com www.sharpsinc.com corp.sohu.com www.syntapharma.com www.khdhumboldt.com www.gapinc.com www.tsys.com www.unisys.com www.unitedonline.com us.cnutg.com www.usamobility.com www.valassis.com www.viropharma.com www.vonage.com www.westerndigital.com wrightexpress.com June 30, 2010 – Page 87 of 120 By Market Value Company / Ticker Microsoft / MSFT Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Altria Group / MO Eli Lilly / LLY Gilead Sciences / GILD Dell / DELL General Dynamics / GD Raytheon / RTN McKesson / MCK Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV Reynolds American / RAI The Gap / GPS Omnicom / OMC Lorillard / LO CA / CA McGraw-Hill / MHP L-3 Comms / LLL AmerisourceBergen / ABC Fluor / FLR Forest Labs / FRX Western Digital / WDC Seagate Technology / STX Apollo Group / APOL SAIC / SAI Garmin / GRMN Expedia / EXPE H&R Block / HRB McAfee / MFE CF Industries / CF Cephalon / CEPH Charter Comms / CCMM Dun & Bradstreet / DNB KBR / KBR Hansen Natural / HANS Hewitt Associates / HEW Lear / LEA ITT Educational / ESI Foster Wheeler / FWLT Lender Processing / LPS Oshkosh / OSK TSYS (Total System) / TSS GameStop / GME Aeropostale / ARO Endo Pharma / ENDP AOL / AOL Career Education / CECO Chicago Bridge / CBI Amerigroup / AGP PMC-Sierra / PMCS Carter's / CRI Market Value ($mn) 231,716 112,009 41,693 39,910 32,054 27,494 25,805 20,292 19,022 15,965 15,377 13,819 11,686 11,463 10,334 9,497 9,446 9,199 8,306 8,255 8,023 7,482 7,336 6,836 6,368 5,956 5,202 5,136 4,565 4,502 4,044 3,690 3,674 3,509 3,448 3,366 3,277 3,248 3,193 3,165 2,931 2,911 2,776 2,577 2,427 2,209 2,108 1,911 1,864 1,852 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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Value ($mn) 198,045 115,501 50,563 41,833 31,579 21,273 27,643 20,007 17,587 14,237 16,532 11,338 13,023 10,539 9,296 9,460 12,439 9,358 6,455 4,933 5,622 7,181 6,851 7,374 5,057 5,808 6,285 4,284 3,534 3,825 16,585 4,424 2,871 3,072 3,417 3,025 3,105 2,494 4,358 3,937 2,640 2,927 2,463 2,055 2,235 1,789 1,892 1,512 1,709 1,819 LTM EBIT/ EV 11% 10% 11% 13% 12% 11% 13% 15% 11% 16% 14% 17% 11% 15% 13% 14% 14% 11% 16% 19% 26% 19% 16% 12% 16% 10% 13% 5% 15% 11% 66% 10% 17% 10% 13% 45% 17% 19% 13% 25% 13% 22% 16% 21% 18% 15% 14% 15% 5% 13% LTM EBIT/ Capital 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 25-50% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% 25-50% 50-99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% Last Q End 3/31 4/30 3/31 3/31 3/31 4/30 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 4/30 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 2/28 4/30 3/31 3/31 1/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 4/30 4/30 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 Industry Software & Programming Computer Hardware Tobacco Major Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Computer Hardware Aerospace and Defense Conglomerates Biotechnology & Drugs Oil Well Services Tobacco Retail (apparel) Advertising Tobacco Software & Programming Printing & Publishing Aerospace and Defense Biotechnology & Drugs Construction Services Biotechnology & Drugs Computer Storage Computer Storage Schools Software & Programming Technical Instruments Personal Services Personal Services Software & Programming Chemical Manufacturing Biotechnology & Drugs Broadcasting & Cable Retail Financial Services Construction Services Beverages (non-alcoholic) Business Services Auto & Truck Parts Schools Construction Services Software & Programming Auto & Truck Makers Computer Services Retail (technology) Retail (apparel) Biotechnology & Drugs Computer Services Schools Construction Services Health Insurance Semiconductors Retail (apparel) www.manualofideas.com Notable Shareholders Cap Re, T Rowe Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Cap Re, GS, Franklin Cap World, Primecap Cap World, Jennison Southeastern, T Rowe Longview, Cap Re, Harris Barrow Hanley Cap Re, Glenview Sands, Primecap Cap Re, Franklin MS, JPM, LSV Cap Re, Pzena, GE GS, RenTech, Cap Re NWQ, Pzena, Legg Cap World, T Rowe, MS Clarbridge, Harris, Pzena Aronson, LSV, Fiduciary Montag, Clearbridge Clearbridge, LSV LSV, Acadian Clearbridge, LSV Tiger, Maverick, Cap Re Artisan, Franklin Sterneck, Aronson Maverick, Clearbridge Davis, Harris, Breeden T Rowe, Cap Re S.A.C., Brookside, Axon Times Square, LSV Oaktree, Franklin Davis, Ariel, Breeden Cap World, Aronson GS, Artisan, Eaton Park Ariel, Artisan, Eagle Lasry, GS, Paulson Blum, Lateef, Kornitzer Altrinsic, Greenlight Cap World, Maverick Aronson, DFA Artisan, Royce GS, Adage, Munder Hussman, Vinik Cap Re, Royce, LSV Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Blum, RS, Kornitzer Frontier, SouthernSun Bamco, Earnest, RenTech Waddell Reed, T Rowe Scopus, Thompson Website www.microsoft.com www.hp.com www.altria.com www.lilly.com www.gilead.com www.dell.com generaldynamics.com www.raytheon.com www.mckesson.com www.nov.com reynoldsamerican.com www.gapinc.com omnicomgroup.com www.lorillard.com www.ca.com www.mcgraw-hill.com www.l-3com.com amerisourcebergen.com www.fluor.com www.frx.com www.westerndigital.com www.seagate.com www.apollogrp.edu www.saic.com www.garmin.com www.expediainc.com www.handrblock.com www.mcafee.com www.cfindustries.com www.cephalon.com www.charter.com www.dnb.com www.kbr.com www.hansens.com hewittassociates.com www.lear.com www.ittesi.com www.fwc.com www.lpsvcs.com oshkoshcorporation.com www.tsys.com www.gamestop.com www.aeropostale.com www.endo.com corp.aol.com www.careered.com www.cbi.com amerigroupcorp.com www.pmc-sierra.com www.carters.com June 30, 2010 – Page 88 of 120 Company / Ticker Valassis Comms / VCI Sohu.com / SOHU Impax Labs / IPXL Amedisys / AMED Wright Express / WXS Centene / CNC Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI InterDigital / IDCC j2 Global Comms / JCOM Corinthian Colleges / COCO Unisys / UIS Cubic / CUB ViroPharma / VPHM EarthLink / ELNK GT Solar / SOLR Pioneer Southwest / PSE CSG Systems / CSGS Net1 UEPS / UEPS AmSurg / AMSG Lincoln Educational / LINC M & F Worldwide / MFW Vonage / VG United Online / UNTD LHC Group / LHCG Pre-Paid Legal / PPD Gulf Resources / GFRE Almost Family / AFAM Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK USA Mobility / USMO Cass Information / CASS Genoptix / GXDX Terra Nova Royalty / TTT America's Car-Mart / CRMT Immunomedics / IMMU Continucare / CNU Providence Service / PRSC Primoris Services / PRIM Cornerstone / CRTX Metropolitan Health / MDF ePlus / PLUS Santarus / SNTS Synta Pharma / SNTA Cumberland Pharma / CPIX Imperial Sugar / IPSU Local.com / LOCM GigaMedia / GIGM Allied Healthcare / AHCI Universal Travel / UTA PRG-Schultz / PRGX Sharps Compliance / SMED Market Value ($mn) 1,850 1,665 1,340 1,327 1,234 1,219 1,141 1,135 1,031 1,018 970 970 949 910 851 829 688 684 603 592 579 567 566 562 487 337 334 302 301 300 292 286 283 262 245 214 201 154 154 152 150 146 143 129 127 119 118 116 104 68 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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Value ($mn) 2,226 1,066 1,210 1,449 1,334 1,061 919 654 808 1,090 1,351 663 717 435 600 898 636 505 876 595 2,619 740 751 549 468 282 306 262 185 189 160 188 318 237 212 354 180 128 125 121 69 90 85 145 119 46 76 68 95 48 LTM EBIT/ EV 31% 19% 23% 17% 21% 13% 14% 31% 12% 20% 28% 13% 18% 40% 24% 15% 9% 21% 26% 17% 11% 11% 18% 16% 20% 16% 15% 16% 30% 20% 33% 44% 14% 15% 16% 17% 22% 11% 22% 21% 53% >99% 5% >99% 0% 22% 19% 38% 18% 35% LTM EBIT/ Capital >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% 25-50% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 25-50% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% Last Q End 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 1/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 4/30 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 3/31 Industry Advertising Computer Services Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Business Services Healthcare Facilities Schools Comms Equipment Comms Services Schools Computer Services Aerospace and Defense Biotechnology & Drugs Computer Services Semiconductors Oil & Gas - Integrated Business Services Computer Services Healthcare Facilities Schools Business Services Comms Services Business Services Healthcare Facilities Personal Services Chemical Manufacturing Healthcare Facilities Biotechnology & Drugs Comms Services Computer Services Healthcare Facilities Misc. Financial Services Retail (specialty) Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Personal Services Construction Services Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Software & Programming Biotechnology & Drugs Major Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Food Processing Advertising Computer Services Healthcare Facilities Personal Services Business Services Waste Management www.manualofideas.com Notable Shareholders Peninsula, Alydar, Chilton Orbis, RenTech, GS Friess, Jennison Munder, Earnest Select Equity, MSD Bridger, RenTech, Eagle Russell Frank, Jennison Heartland, Opus, RenTech Delaware, RenTech Royce, Kornitzer, Acadian MCM, Aston, Acadian RenTech, Seligman Baker Brothers, Palo Alto RenTech, Royce, Artisan Oaktree, Cadence, Adage Glickenhaus, Royce RenTech, LSV, Rothschild General Atlantic, Dreman Fenimore, Dreman River Road, Cadence MHR, Valinor, Acadian Brookside, Bridgeway Blair, LSV, DFA Royce, Mesirow Steadfast, RenTech Sprott Royce, Pier, Keane Royce, Bridgeway RenTech, LSV, GS Riverbridge, Kayne Eagle, MCM, Royce Paradigm, Harvey Alydar, Ranger, Royce FMR, BlackRock T Rowe, Teton Zesiger, Bridgeway DePrince, Michael Price Visium, BBT, Stelliam Levy Harkins, RenTech Hovde, Heartland Westfield, Orbimed Bruce Kovner, ClariVest Frontier, Millennium Passport, Royce Essex, Bridgeway Martin Currie, Acadian Keane, Rutabaga Bridgeway, Whitebox Blum, JANA, RenTech Cortina, MFC, Oak Ridge Website www.valassis.com corp.sohu.com www.impaxlabs.com www.amedisys.com wrightexpress.com www.centene.com bridgepointeducation.com www.interdigital.com www.j2global.com www.cci.edu www.unisys.com www.cubic.com www.viropharma.com www.earthlink.net www.gtsolar.com pioneersouthwest.com www.csgsystems.com www.net1ueps.co.za www.amsurg.com www.lincolnedu.com mandfworldwide.com www.vonage.com www.unitedonline.com www.lhcgroup.com www.prepaidlegal.com gulfresourcesco.com www.almostfamily.com www.hitechpharm.com www.usamobility.com www.cassinfo.com www.genoptix.com. www.khdhumboldt.com www.car-mart.com immunomedics.com www.continucare.com www.provcorp.com primorisservices.com criticaltherapeutics.com www.metcare.com www.eplus.com www.santarus.com www.syntapharma.com cumberlandpharma.com www.imperialsugar.com www.local.com www.gigamedia.com.tw alliedhealthcare.com us.cnutg.com www.prgx.com www.sharpsinc.com June 30, 2010 – Page 89 of 120 By Sector – Overview Sector Basic Materials Basic Materials Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Conglomerates Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Energy Energy Financial Financial Financial Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Services Services Services Industry Chemical Manufacturing Chemical Manufacturing Aerospace and Defense Aerospace and Defense Aerospace and Defense Construction Services Construction Services Construction Services Construction Services Construction Services Conglomerates Auto & Truck Makers Auto & Truck Parts Beverages (non-alcoholic) Food Processing Tobacco Tobacco Tobacco Oil & Gas - Integrated Oil Well Services Health Insurance Misc. Financial Services Retail Financial Services Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Facilities Major Drugs Major Drugs Advertising Advertising Advertising © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Company / Ticker CF Industries / CF Gulf Resources / GFRE General Dynamics / GD L-3 Comms / LLL Cubic / CUB Fluor / FLR KBR / KBR Foster Wheeler / FWLT Chicago Bridge / CBI Primoris Services / PRIM Raytheon / RTN Oshkosh / OSK Lear / LEA Hansen Natural / HANS Imperial Sugar / IPSU Altria Group / MO Reynolds American / RAI Lorillard / LO Pioneer Southwest / PSE Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV Amerigroup / AGP Terra Nova Royalty / TTT Dun & Bradstreet / DNB Gilead Sciences / GILD McKesson / MCK AmerisourceBergen / ABC Forest Labs / FRX Cephalon / CEPH Endo Pharma / ENDP Impax Labs / IPXL ViroPharma / VPHM Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK Immunomedics / IMMU Cornerstone / CRTX Santarus / SNTS Cumberland Pharma / CPIX Amedisys / AMED Centene / CNC AmSurg / AMSG LHC Group / LHCG Almost Family / AFAM Genoptix / GXDX Continucare / CNU Metropolitan Health / MDF Allied Healthcare / AHCI Eli Lilly / LLY Synta Pharma / SNTA Omnicom / OMC Valassis Comms / VCI Local.com / LOCM Market Value ($mn) 4,565 337 25,805 9,446 970 8,306 3,674 3,248 2,108 201 20,292 3,165 3,366 3,509 129 41,693 15,377 11,463 829 15,965 1,911 286 3,690 32,054 19,022 9,199 8,255 4,502 2,577 1,340 949 302 262 154 150 143 1,327 1,219 603 562 334 292 245 154 118 39,910 146 11,686 1,850 127 Enter. Value ($mn) 3,534 282 27,643 12,439 663 6,455 2,871 2,494 1,892 180 20,007 3,937 3,025 3,072 145 50,563 16,532 10,539 898 14,237 1,512 188 4,424 31,579 17,587 9,358 4,933 3,825 2,055 1,210 717 262 237 128 69 85 1,449 1,061 876 549 306 160 212 125 76 41,833 90 13,023 2,226 119 www.manualofideas.com LTM EBIT/ EV 15% 16% 13% 14% 13% 16% 17% 19% 14% 22% 15% 25% 45% 10% >99% 11% 14% 15% 15% 16% 15% 44% 10% 12% 11% 11% 19% 11% 21% 23% 18% 16% 15% 11% 53% 5% 17% 13% 26% 16% 15% 33% 16% 22% 19% 13% >99% 11% 31% 0% LTM EBIT/ Capital 50-99% 50-99% 50-99% 50-99% 50-99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% 25-50% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 25-50% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 25-50% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% Date of Latest Quarter 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 1/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 Notable Shareholders S.A.C., Brookside, Axon Sprott Longview, Cap Re, Harris Clarbridge, Harris, Pzena RenTech, Seligman Montag, Clearbridge Cap World, Aronson Altrinsic, Greenlight Frontier, SouthernSun DePrince, Michael Price Barrow Hanley Aronson, DFA Lasry, GS, Paulson GS, Artisan, Eaton Park Passport, Royce Cap Re, GS, Franklin Cap Re, Franklin GS, RenTech, Cap Re Glickenhaus, Royce Sands, Primecap Bamco, Earnest, RenTech Paradigm, Harvey Davis, Ariel, Breeden Cap World, Jennison Cap Re, Glenview Aronson, LSV, Fiduciary Clearbridge, LSV Times Square, LSV Cap Re, Royce, LSV Friess, Jennison Baker Brothers, Palo Alto Royce, Bridgeway FMR, BlackRock Visium, BBT, Stelliam Westfield, Orbimed Frontier, Millennium Munder, Earnest Bridger, RenTech, Eagle Fenimore, Dreman Royce, Mesirow Royce, Pier, Keane Eagle, MCM, Royce T Rowe, Teton Levy Harkins, RenTech Keane, Rutabaga Cap World, Primecap Bruce Kovner, ClariVest Cap Re, Pzena, GE Peninsula, Alydar, Chilton Essex, Bridgeway June 30, 2010 – Page 90 of 120 Sector Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Industry Broadcasting & Cable Business Services Business Services Business Services Business Services Business Services Business Services Comms Services Comms Services Comms Services Personal Services Personal Services Personal Services Personal Services Personal Services Printing & Publishing Retail (apparel) Retail (apparel) Retail (apparel) Retail (specialty) Retail (technology) Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Waste Management Comms Equipment Computer Hardware Computer Hardware Computer Services Computer Services Computer Services Computer Services Computer Services Computer Services Computer Services Computer Services Computer Storage Computer Storage Semiconductors Semiconductors Software & Programming Software & Programming Software & Programming Software & Programming Software & Programming Software & Programming Technical Instruments © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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Company / Ticker Charter Comms / CCMM Hewitt Associates / HEW Wright Express / WXS CSG Systems / CSGS M & F Worldwide / MFW United Online / UNTD PRG-Schultz / PRGX j2 Global Comms / JCOM Vonage / VG USA Mobility / USMO Expedia / EXPE H&R Block / HRB Pre-Paid Legal / PPD Providence Service / PRSC Universal Travel / UTA McGraw-Hill / MHP The Gap / GPS Aeropostale / ARO Carter's / CRI America's Car-Mart / CRMT GameStop / GME Apollo Group / APOL ITT Educational / ESI Career Education / CECO Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI Corinthian Colleges / COCO Lincoln Educational / LINC Sharps Compliance / SMED InterDigital / IDCC Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Dell / DELL TSYS (Total System) / TSS AOL / AOL Sohu.com / SOHU Unisys / UIS EarthLink / ELNK Net1 UEPS / UEPS Cass Information / CASS GigaMedia / GIGM Western Digital / WDC Seagate Technology / STX PMC-Sierra / PMCS GT Solar / SOLR Microsoft / MSFT CA / CA SAIC / SAI McAfee / MFE Lender Processing / LPS ePlus / PLUS Garmin / GRMN Market Value ($mn) 4,044 3,448 1,234 688 579 566 104 1,031 567 301 5,956 5,202 487 214 116 9,497 13,819 2,776 1,852 283 2,911 7,336 3,277 2,209 1,141 1,018 592 68 1,135 112,009 27,494 2,931 2,427 1,665 970 910 684 300 119 8,023 7,482 1,864 851 231,716 10,334 6,836 5,136 3,193 152 6,368 Enter. Value ($mn) 16,585 3,417 1,334 636 2,619 751 95 808 740 185 5,808 6,285 468 354 68 9,460 11,338 2,463 1,819 318 2,927 6,851 3,105 1,789 919 1,090 595 48 654 115,501 21,273 2,640 2,235 1,066 1,351 435 505 189 46 5,622 7,181 1,709 600 198,045 9,296 7,374 4,284 4,358 121 5,057 www.manualofideas.com LTM EBIT/ EV 66% 13% 21% 9% 11% 18% 18% 12% 11% 30% 10% 13% 20% 17% 38% 14% 17% 16% 13% 14% 22% 16% 17% 15% 14% 20% 17% 35% 31% 10% 11% 13% 18% 19% 28% 40% 21% 20% 22% 26% 19% 5% 24% 11% 13% 12% 5% 13% 21% 16% LTM EBIT/ Capital >99% 50-99% >99% 25-50% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% Date of Latest Quarter 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 1/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 4/30/10 2/28/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 Notable Shareholders Oaktree, Franklin Ariel, Artisan, Eagle Select Equity, MSD RenTech, LSV, Rothschild MHR, Valinor, Acadian Blair, LSV, DFA Blum, JANA, RenTech Delaware, RenTech Brookside, Bridgeway RenTech, LSV, GS Maverick, Clearbridge Davis, Harris, Breeden Steadfast, RenTech Zesiger, Bridgeway Bridgeway, Whitebox Cap World, T Rowe, MS MS, JPM, LSV Hussman, Vinik Scopus, Thompson Alydar, Ranger, Royce GS, Adage, Munder Tiger, Maverick, Cap Re Blum, Lateef, Kornitzer Blum, RS, Kornitzer Russell Frank, Jennison Royce, Kornitzer, Acadian River Road, Cadence Cortina, MFC, Oak Ridge Heartland, Opus, RenTech Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Southeastern, T Rowe Artisan, Royce Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Orbis, RenTech, GS MCM, Aston, Acadian RenTech, Royce, Artisan General Atlantic, Dreman Riverbridge, Kayne Martin Currie, Acadian LSV, Acadian Clearbridge, LSV Waddell Reed, T Rowe Oaktree, Cadence, Adage Cap Re, T Rowe NWQ, Pzena, Legg Artisan, Franklin T Rowe, Cap Re Cap World, Maverick Hovde, Heartland, Acadian Sterneck, Aronson June 30, 2010 – Page 91 of 120 By Sector – Capital Employed in Business ($ millions) Sector Basic Materials Basic Materials Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Capital Goods Conglomerates Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Energy Energy Financial Financial Financial Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Health Care Enterprise Value 3,534 282 27,643 12,439 6,455 2,871 2,494 1,892 663 180 20,007 50,563 16,532 10,539 3,937 3,072 3,025 145 14,237 898 4,424 1,512 188 41,833 31,579 17,587 9,358 4,933 3,825 2,055 1,449 1,210 1,061 876 717 549 306 262 237 212 160 128 125 90 85 76 69 Company / Ticker CF Industries / CF Gulf Resources / GFRE General Dynamics / GD L-3 Comms / LLL Fluor / FLR KBR / KBR Foster Wheeler / FWLT Chicago Bridge / CBI Cubic / CUB Primoris Services / PRIM Raytheon / RTN Altria Group / MO Reynolds American / RAI Lorillard / LO Oshkosh / OSK Hansen Natural / HANS Lear / LEA Imperial Sugar / IPSU Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV Pioneer Southwest / PSE Dun & Bradstreet / DNB Amerigroup / AGP Terra Nova Royalty / TTT Eli Lilly / LLY Gilead Sciences / GILD McKesson / MCK AmerisourceBergen / ABC Forest Labs / FRX Cephalon / CEPH Endo Pharma / ENDP Amedisys / AMED Impax Labs / IPXL Centene / CNC AmSurg / AMSG ViroPharma / VPHM LHC Group / LHCG Almost Family / AFAM Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK Immunomedics / IMMU Continucare / CNU Genoptix / GXDX Cornerstone / CRTX Metropolitan Health / MDF Synta Pharma / SNTA Cumberland Pharma / CPIX Allied Healthcare / AHCI Santarus / SNTS © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Calculation of Capital Employed in the Business Net Working Capital Plus: Plus: Plus: Minus: Minus: Plus: Other Other Net Accts Inven- Current Accts Current Fixed Receiv. tory Assets Pay. Liab. Assets 198 287 29 181 448 790 14 1 0 6 0 84 3,738 6,677 913 2,250 6,917 2,850 1,299 262 2,770 549 2,099 834 1,138 1,696 450 1,312 1,943 831 2,179 704 1,062 1,369 321 609 254 85 251 929 378 433 358 375 1,070 306 219 50 45 37 259 47 109 22 35 63 172 93 113 5,071 382 1,310 4,049 1,969 170 1,813 1,765 311 7,519 2,635 241 1,190 1,198 116 4,925 1,024 57 321 467 79 1,707 238 788 852 139 980 1,030 394 118 119 25 83 51 32 1,874 500 338 1,802 898 1,005 50 133 36 83 51 276 2,111 3,423 1,403 538 3,201 1,810 15 1 19 9 5 207 445 65 38 1,144 51 187 51 553 205 99 13 2 7 13 0 3,730 2,471 1,293 964 3,091 7,987 1,491 1,224 757 949 933 696 8,075 9,441 257 13,255 3,538 851 3,949 4,981 38 8,435 991 666 476 468 313 130 849 323 349 237 299 99 485 432 324 87 110 171 232 46 151 29 22 175 95 325 52 51 33 204 102 110 71 201 464 270 69 9 17 13 22 111 50 40 28 11 43 10 77 14 18 36 22 36 10 6 20 4 30 22 10 6 9 20 2 0 1 5 5 17 2 1 8 13 35 11 13 7 25 20 21 7 8 30 1 8 0 2 0 7 2 1 2 10 4 4 7 3 7 7 1 28 2 1 24 8 15 5 8 5 62 1 www.manualofideas.com TOTAL 674 93 5,011 2,517 860 773 144 -348 66 24 2,176 -1,447 -1,388 -703 164 160 1,017 360 5,008 227 -621 -421 -5 11,426 2,286 1,831 207 601 733 165 78 293 -213 170 74 58 25 67 3 23 52 12 5 -7 2 13 -38 Enterprise Value / Capital Employed 5.2x 3.0x 5.5x 4.9x 7.5x 3.7x 17.3x nm 10.1x 7.6x 9.2x nm nm nm 24.0x 19.2x 3.0x .4x 2.8x 4.0x nm nm nm 3.7x 13.8x 9.6x 45.2x 8.2x 5.2x 12.4x 18.5x 4.1x nm 5.1x 9.6x 9.5x 12.3x 3.9x 87.8x 9.4x 3.1x 11.1x 25.0x nm 53.0x 5.8x nm June 30, 2010 – Page 92 of 120 ($ millions) Sector Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Services Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Technology Enterprise Value 16,585 13,023 11,338 9,460 6,851 6,285 5,808 3,417 3,105 2,927 2,619 2,463 2,226 1,819 1,789 1,334 1,090 919 808 751 740 636 595 468 354 318 185 119 95 68 48 198,045 115,501 21,273 9,296 7,374 7,181 5,622 5,057 4,358 4,284 2,640 2,235 1,709 1,351 1,066 654 600 505 435 189 121 46 Company / Ticker Charter Comms / CCMM Omnicom / OMC The Gap / GPS McGraw-Hill / MHP Apollo Group / APOL H&R Block / HRB Expedia / EXPE Hewitt Associates / HEW ITT Educational / ESI GameStop / GME M & F Worldwide / MFW Aeropostale / ARO Valassis Comms / VCI Carter's / CRI Career Education / CECO Wright Express / WXS Corinthian Colleges / COCO Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI j2 Global Comms / JCOM United Online / UNTD Vonage / VG CSG Systems / CSGS Lincoln Educational / LINC Pre-Paid Legal / PPD Providence Service / PRSC America's Car-Mart / CRMT USA Mobility / USMO Local.com / LOCM PRG-Schultz / PRGX Universal Travel / UTA Sharps Compliance / SMED Microsoft / MSFT Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Dell / DELL CA / CA SAIC / SAI Seagate Technology / STX Western Digital / WDC Garmin / GRMN Lender Processing / LPS McAfee / MFE TSYS (Total System) / TSS AOL / AOL PMC-Sierra / PMCS Unisys / UIS Sohu.com / SOHU InterDigital / IDCC GT Solar / SOLR Net1 UEPS / UEPS EarthLink / ELNK Cass Information / CASS ePlus / PLUS GigaMedia / GIGM © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Calculation of Capital Employed in the Business Net Working Capital Plus: Plus: Plus: Minus: Minus: Plus: Other Other Net Accts Inven- Current Accts Current Fixed Receiv. tory Assets Pay. Liab. Assets 223 102 132 6,859 5,184 674 1,084 6,406 2,782 648 1,534 649 1,052 1,039 2,585 767 319 455 293 1,753 559 261 721 72 1,245 574 2,567 430 757 3,420 362 377 293 898 1,547 236 521 505 13 869 369 88 38 69 275 191 36 1,152 116 768 518 575 145 134 100 45 289 167 123 50 72 121 265 413 37 43 310 313 189 119 143 37 41 54 86 62 11 72 42 386 304 949 3 358 436 47 88 75 69 221 279 60 13 3 183 50 12 10 17 31 12 48 3 33 75 135 62 15 13 40 16 130 85 120 25 31 97 53 29 3 18 21 62 160 6 1 28 14 48 47 100 23 5 107 13 207 20 -227 5 -5 21 23 0 4 2 35 36 11 1 10 9 2 30 2 12 25 14 21 0 8 3 6 2 2 3 1 2 5 9,137 501 5,214 3,279 21,146 7,372 17,548 6,436 13,541 13,350 23,219 11,242 9,101 1,182 3,619 11,402 7,477 2,049 931 476 81 2,886 452 2,073 306 1,131 559 398 1,818 685 377 1,895 571 2,054 1,257 507 188 1,508 372 1,756 419 356 124 110 570 433 399 76 44 259 118 231 562 48 1,251 129 219 8 110 29 184 291 387 62 74 627 678 64 33 22 24 107 13 737 103 242 279 650 220 48 13 7 140 117 149 64 9 249 10 70 69 211 22 401 19 56 5 16 7 96 8 21 59 7 299 33 656 480 444 10 109 9 116 49 156 18 16 34 21 14 www.manualofideas.com TOTAL 7,052 -1,599 2,677 53 240 -817 -1,539 514 -26 594 212 245 59 290 21 205 151 -63 -14 -65 6 71 127 20 24 20 27 -6 9 16 8 -2,201 12,198 -2,928 -1,108 1,087 2,468 1,828 652 290 -377 415 426 3 373 30 -36 -54 -17 -194 -258 109 -8 Enterprise Value / Capital Employed 2.4x nm 4.2x >99x 28.6x nm nm 6.7x nm 4.9x 12.4x 10.1x 38.0x 6.3x 84.4x 6.5x 7.2x nm nm nm >99x 8.9x 4.7x 23.2x 14.9x 15.6x 7.0x nm 10.2x 4.3x 6.4x nm 9.5x nm nm 6.8x 2.9x 3.1x 7.8x 15.0x nm 6.4x 5.2x >99x 3.6x 35.2x nm nm nm nm nm 1.1x nm June 30, 2010 – Page 93 of 120 Stock Price Performance Company / Ticker GigaMedia / GIGM GameStop / GME Terra Nova Royalty / TTT Foster Wheeler / FWLT Garmin / GRMN Chicago Bridge / CBI Cornerstone / CRTX Unisys / UIS Net1 UEPS / UEPS PRG-Schultz / PRGX Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV TSYS (Total System) / TSS Synta Pharma / SNTA Genoptix / GXDX United Online / UNTD M & F Worldwide / MFW Imperial Sugar / IPSU Dell / DELL CF Industries / CF Providence Service / PRSC KBR / KBR Universal Travel / UTA Seagate Technology / STX Fluor / FLR Eli Lilly / LLY Expedia / EXPE McGraw-Hill / MHP Apollo Group / APOL AmSurg / AMSG Microsoft / MSFT Oshkosh / OSK Forest Labs / FRX Corinthian Colleges / COCO General Dynamics / GD L-3 Comms / LLL Gilead Sciences / GILD Reynolds American / RAI Omnicom / OMC CA / CA Sohu.com / SOHU Primoris Services / PRIM Dun & Bradstreet / DNB Endo Pharma / ENDP Cephalon / CEPH H&R Block / HRB Altria Group / MO Centene / CNC Gulf Resources / GFRE Raytheon / RTN McAfee / MFE Recent Price ($) 2.19 19.21 9.43 25.47 31.97 20.86 6.03 22.79 15.07 4.43 38.10 14.85 3.60 16.67 6.50 29.92 10.58 14.04 64.25 16.58 22.88 6.86 15.35 46.47 34.61 20.97 30.10 48.39 19.51 26.44 35.26 27.30 11.55 66.90 81.61 36.02 52.76 38.07 20.11 44.03 6.08 73.23 22.16 59.87 15.80 20.02 23.66 9.75 53.25 32.92 (sorted by price decline since December 31, 2007; if unavailable, then by YTD price decline) Market Value ($mn) 119 2,911 286 3,248 6,368 2,108 154 970 684 104 15,965 2,931 146 292 566 579 129 27,494 4,565 214 3,674 116 7,482 8,306 39,910 5,956 9,497 7,336 603 231,716 3,165 8,255 1,018 25,805 9,446 32,054 15,377 11,686 10,334 1,665 201 3,690 2,577 4,502 5,202 41,693 1,219 337 20,292 5,136 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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Value ($mn) 46 2,927 188 2,494 5,057 1,892 128 1,351 505 95 14,237 2,640 90 160 751 2,619 145 21,273 3,534 354 2,871 68 7,181 6,455 41,833 5,808 9,460 6,851 876 198,045 3,937 4,933 1,090 27,643 12,439 31,579 16,532 13,023 9,296 1,066 180 4,424 2,055 3,825 6,285 50,563 1,061 282 20,007 4,284 Price Performance Since Since Since 12/31/09 12/31/07 12/30/05 -33% -88% -23% -12% -69% 21% -31% -69% -15% -13% -67% 38% 4% -67% -4% 3% -65% -17% -1% -53% -92% -41% -52% -61% -22% -49% -48% -25% -48% -27% -14% -48% 22% -14% -47% -25% -29% -46% na -53% -46% na -10% -45% -54% -24% -44% 83% -39% -44% -22% -2% -43% -53% -29% -42% 321% 5% -41% -42% 20% -41% na -32% -40% na -16% -40% -23% 3% -36% 20% -3% -35% -39% -18% -34% -12% -10% -31% -42% -20% -31% -20% -11% -28% -15% -13% -26% 1% -5% -25% -21% -15% -25% -33% -16% -25% -2% -2% -25% 17% -6% -23% 10% -17% -22% 37% 0% -20% 11% -3% -20% -11% -10% -19% -29% -23% -19% 140% -24% -19% na -13% -17% 9% 8% -17% -27% -4% -17% -8% -30% -15% -36% 2% -14% 16% 12% -14% -10% -16% -13% >999% 3% -12% 33% -19% -12% 21% www.manualofideas.com This FY 22x 7x 13x 12x 11x 11x 12x 16x 8x 19x 10x 15x nm 9x 6x 4x 1x 11x 8x 11x 14x 5x 4x 16x 8x 13x 12x 10x 11x 13x 4x 8x 7x 10x 10x 10x 11x 14x 11x 13x 9x 13x 7x 9x 12x 11x 13x 8x 11x 13x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 8x na 7x 7x 8x 7x 10x 9x 12x 15x 9x 8x 10x 11x 9x na 7x na 7x na 12x 10x 14x 13x nm nm 8x 13x 6x 6x 4x 4x nm na 9x 10x 8x 8x 11x na 13x 11x 4x na 4x 4x 14x 13x 8x 9x 11x 9x 10x 10x 8x 7x 11x 9x 11x 10x 10x 9x 7x 18x 6x 6x 9x 9x 9x 9x 9x 8x 10x 10x 12x 11x 10x 9x 10x 9x 7x na 12x 11x 7x 6x 8x 9x 10x 9x 10x 9x 12x 11x 6x na 10x 9x 11x 10x Notable Shareholders Martin Currie, Acadian GS, Adage, Munder Paradigm, Harvey Altrinsic, Greenlight Sterneck, Aronson Frontier, SouthernSun Visium, BBT, Stelliam MCM, Aston, Acadian General Atlantic, Dreman Blum, JANA, RenTech Sands, Primecap Artisan, Royce Bruce Kovner, ClariVest Eagle, MCM, Royce Blair, LSV, DFA MHR, Valinor, Acadian Passport, Royce Southeastern, T Rowe S.A.C., Brookside, Axon Zesiger, Bridgeway Cap World, Aronson Bridgeway, Whitebox Clearbridge, LSV Montag, Clearbridge Cap World, Primecap Maverick, Clearbridge Cap World, T Rowe, MS Tiger, Maverick, Cap Re Fenimore, Dreman Cap Re, T Rowe Aronson, DFA Clearbridge, LSV Royce, Kornitzer, Acadian Longview, Cap Re, Harris Clarbridge, Harris, Pzena Cap World, Jennison Cap Re, Franklin Cap Re, Pzena, GE NWQ, Pzena, Legg Orbis, RenTech, GS DePrince, Michael Price Davis, Ariel, Breeden Cap Re, Royce, LSV Times Square, LSV Davis, Harris, Breeden Cap Re, GS, Franklin Bridger, RenTech, Eagle Sprott Barrow Hanley T Rowe, Cap Re June 30, 2010 – Page 94 of 120 Company / Ticker Pre-Paid Legal / PPD Hansen Natural / HANS SAIC / SAI Wright Express / WXS Cubic / CUB Santarus / SNTS USA Mobility / USMO Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Cass Information / CASS Amedisys / AMED Hewitt Associates / HEW The Gap / GPS Amerigroup / AGP McKesson / MCK Career Education / CECO Allied Healthcare / AHCI j2 Global Comms / JCOM InterDigital / IDCC ITT Educational / ESI Western Digital / WDC Vonage / VG EarthLink / ELNK LHC Group / LHCG PMC-Sierra / PMCS CSG Systems / CSGS AmerisourceBergen / ABC Immunomedics / IMMU Continucare / CNU ViroPharma / VPHM Lincoln Educational / LINC Sharps Compliance / SMED Carter's / CRI Metropolitan Health / MDF Local.com / LOCM Aeropostale / ARO Almost Family / AFAM ePlus / PLUS America's Car-Mart / CRMT Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK Valassis Comms / VCI Cumberland Pharma / CPIX Lender Processing / LPS Lorillard / LO AOL / AOL Charter Comms / CCMM GT Solar / SOLR Lear / LEA Pioneer Southwest / PSE Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI Impax Labs / IPXL Recent Price ($) 48.62 39.53 17.99 31.80 36.28 2.57 13.59 47.98 31.90 46.47 37.05 21.24 36.96 70.09 27.00 2.61 22.81 25.82 94.88 35.01 2.69 8.43 29.93 8.13 20.19 32.56 3.48 4.08 12.19 22.71 4.66 31.17 3.86 7.94 29.68 36.43 18.76 24.99 24.37 37.12 7.01 33.67 74.99 22.74 35.25 5.91 72.10 25.03 20.90 21.40 Market Value ($mn) 487 3,509 6,836 1,234 970 150 301 112,009 300 1,327 3,448 13,819 1,911 19,022 2,209 118 1,031 1,135 3,277 8,023 567 910 562 1,864 688 9,199 262 245 949 592 68 1,852 154 127 2,776 334 152 283 302 1,850 143 3,193 11,463 2,427 4,044 851 3,366 829 1,141 1,340 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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Value ($mn) 468 3,072 7,374 1,334 663 69 185 115,501 189 1,449 3,417 11,338 1,512 17,587 1,789 76 808 654 3,105 5,622 740 435 549 1,709 636 9,358 237 212 717 595 48 1,819 125 119 2,463 306 121 318 262 2,226 85 4,358 10,539 2,235 16,585 600 3,025 898 919 1,210 Price Performance Since Since Since 12/31/09 12/31/07 12/30/05 18% -12% 27% 3% -11% 101% -5% -11% na 0% -10% 45% -3% -7% 82% -44% -7% -52% 23% -5% -51% -7% -5% 68% 5% -5% 59% -4% -4% 47% -12% -3% 32% 1% 0% 20% 37% 1% 90% 12% 7% 36% 16% 7% -20% -10% 7% -57% 12% 8% 7% -3% 11% 41% -1% 11% 61% -21% 16% 88% 92% 17% na 1% 19% -24% -11% 20% 72% -6% 24% 5% 6% 37% -10% 25% 45% 62% 8% 50% 19% -7% 51% 70% 45% 54% -34% 5% 54% 59% -51% 58% 652% 19% 61% 6% 94% 62% 61% 37% 65% 44% 31% 68% 154% -8% 87% 355% 14% 94% 36% -5% 99% 51% -13% 151% -17% 103% 218% 28% -48% na na -17% na na -7% na na -2% na na -1% na na 6% na na 7% na na 11% na na 39% na na 57% na na www.manualofideas.com This FY 7x 17x 13x 13x 15x 18x 8x 11x 16x 8x 13x 11x 13x 15x 10x 10x 12x 9x 9x 6x 17x 10x 11x 11x 9x 16x 10x 12x 18x 9x 7x 12x 8x 11x 10x 11x na 10x 10x 20x 22x 10x 12x 16x 19x 9x 18x 9x 11x 6x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 8x 7x 15x 13x 12x 11x 12x 11x 15x na 29x 14x 11x 18x 10x 9x 16x 14x 9x 7x 11x 10x 11x 10x 13x 11x 13x 12x 8x 7x 8x na 12x 12x 11x na 8x 7x 6x 6x 30x 19x 13x 17x 11x 9x 10x 12x 9x 8x 14x 13x nm nm 11x 11x 51x 26x 8x 7x nm na 11x 10x 8x na 9x na 10x 9x 12x 11x na na 8x 8x 11x 10x 15x 13x 7x 4x 9x 8x 11x 10x 14x 15x 17x 11x 8x 8x 11x 10x 8x 10x 9x 7x 14x 13x Notable Shareholders Steadfast, RenTech GS, Artisan, Eaton Park Artisan, Franklin Select Equity, MSD RenTech, Seligman Westfield, Orbimed RenTech, LSV, GS Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Riverbridge, Kayne Munder, Earnest Ariel, Artisan, Eagle MS, JPM, LSV Bamco, Earnest, RenTech Cap Re, Glenview Blum, RS, Kornitzer Keane, Rutabaga Delaware, RenTech Heartland, Opus, RenTech Blum, Lateef, Kornitzer LSV, Acadian Brookside, Bridgeway RenTech, Royce, Artisan Royce, Mesirow Waddell Reed, T Rowe RenTech, LSV, Rothschild Aronson, LSV, Fiduciary FMR, BlackRock T Rowe, Teton Baker Brothers, Palo Alto River Road, Cadence Cortina, MFC, Oak Ridge Scopus, Thompson Levy Harkins, RenTech Essex, Bridgeway Hussman, Vinik Royce, Pier, Keane Hovde, Heartland, Acadian Alydar, Ranger, Royce Royce, Bridgeway Peninsula, Alydar, Chilton Frontier, Millennium Cap World, Maverick GS, RenTech, Cap Re Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Oaktree, Franklin Oaktree, Cadence, Adage Lasry, GS, Paulson Glickenhaus, Royce Russell Frank, Jennison Friess, Jennison June 30, 2010 – Page 95 of 120 Free Cash Flow (sorted by LTM free cash flow yield) Company / Ticker M & F Worldwide / MFW Oshkosh / OSK AOL / AOL AmSurg / AMSG Valassis Comms / VCI Providence Service / PRSC InterDigital / IDCC Santarus / SNTS Net1 UEPS / UEPS United Online / UNTD EarthLink / ELNK Corinthian Colleges / COCO Sharps Compliance / SMED USA Mobility / USMO CSG Systems / CSGS Seagate Technology / STX Amedisys / AMED GT Solar / SOLR Western Digital / WDC GameStop / GME Endo Pharma / ENDP Cephalon / CEPH Chicago Bridge / CBI Cubic / CUB ViroPharma / VPHM L-3 Comms / LLL Garmin / GRMN Pre-Paid Legal / PPD Forest Labs / FRX Allied Healthcare / AHCI Omnicom / OMC Dell / DELL Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI Expedia / EXPE LHC Group / LHCG TSYS (Total System) / TSS Unisys / UIS ITT Educational / ESI Almost Family / AFAM Apollo Group / APOL Lender Processing / LPS Metropolitan Health / MDF The Gap / GPS Hewitt Associates / HEW McKesson / MCK Career Education / CECO j2 Global Comms / JCOM Continucare / CNU Gilead Sciences / GILD Lincoln Educational / LINC LTM FCF Yield 44% 42% 38% 35% 33% 28% 27% 24% 22% 20% 19% 19% 18% 18% 18% 17% 17% 17% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% Market Value ($mn) 579 3,165 2,427 603 1,850 214 1,135 150 684 566 910 1,018 68 301 688 7,482 1,327 851 8,023 2,911 2,577 4,502 2,108 970 949 9,446 6,368 487 8,255 118 11,686 27,494 1,141 5,956 562 2,931 970 3,277 334 7,336 3,193 154 13,819 3,448 19,022 2,209 1,031 245 32,054 592 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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Value ($mn) 2,619 3,937 2,235 876 2,226 354 654 69 505 751 435 1,090 48 185 636 7,181 1,449 600 5,622 2,927 2,055 3,825 1,892 663 717 12,439 5,057 468 4,933 76 13,023 21,273 919 5,808 549 2,640 1,351 3,105 306 6,851 4,358 125 11,338 3,417 17,587 1,789 808 212 31,579 595 Price Performance Since Since Since 12/31/09 12/31/07 12/30/05 -24% -44% 83% -5% -25% -21% -2% na na -11% -28% -15% 103% 218% 28% 5% -41% -42% -3% 11% 41% -44% -7% -52% -22% -49% -48% -10% -45% -54% 1% 19% -24% -16% -25% -2% -51% 58% 652% 23% -5% -51% 6% 37% -10% -16% -40% -23% -4% -4% 47% 6% na na -21% 16% 88% -12% -69% 21% 8% -17% -27% -4% -17% -8% 3% -65% -17% -3% -7% 82% 45% 54% -34% -6% -23% 10% 4% -67% -4% 18% -12% 27% -15% -25% -33% -10% 7% -57% -3% -20% -11% -2% -43% -53% 39% na na -18% -34% -12% -11% 20% 72% -14% -47% -25% -41% -52% -61% -1% 11% 61% -8% 87% 355% -20% -31% -20% -17% na na 94% 62% 61% 1% 0% 20% -12% -3% 32% 12% 7% 36% 16% 7% -20% 12% 8% 7% -7% 51% 70% -17% -22% 37% 5% 54% 59% www.manualofideas.com P/E Last FY 5x nm 10x 11x 27x 10x 13x 5x 10x 8x 3x 14x 16x 5x 17x nm 10x 10x 17x 9x 10x 14x 12x 17x nm 11x 9x 10x 12x 12x 15x 19x 20x 20x 12x 13x 5x 12x 13x 13x 12x 12x 13x 13x 15x 16x 15x 17x 13x 12x This FY 4x 4x 16x 11x 20x 11x 9x 18x 8x 6x 10x 7x 7x 8x 9x 4x 8x 9x 6x 7x 7x 9x 11x 15x 18x 10x 11x 7x 8x 10x 14x 11x 11x 13x 11x 15x 16x 9x 11x 10x 10x 8x 11x 13x 15x 10x 12x 12x 10x 9x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 4x 4x 10x 9x 14x 15x 11x 9x 15x 13x 11x na 11x na 29x 14x 7x na 6x 6x 13x 17x 6x 6x nm na 11x 18x 9x 8x 4x 4x 9x 7x 8x 8x 6x 6x 7x 7x 7x 6x 8x 9x 9x 8x 15x na 51x 26x 9x 9x 12x 15x 8x 7x 7x 18x 8x na 12x 11x 9x 10x 9x 7x 11x 9x 11x 9x 14x 13x 9x na 8x 7x 12x 11x 8x 7x 9x 8x 8x na 11x 10x 11x 10x 13x 12x 8x 7x 12x 12x 11x 11x 9x 8x 8x 7x Notable Shareholders MHR, Valinor, Acadian Aronson, DFA Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Fenimore, Dreman Peninsula, Alydar, Chilton Zesiger, Bridgeway Heartland, Opus, RenTech Westfield, Orbimed General Atlantic, Dreman Blair, LSV, DFA RenTech, Royce, Artisan Royce, Kornitzer, Acadian Cortina, MFC, Oak Ridge RenTech, LSV, GS RenTech, LSV, Rothschild Clearbridge, LSV Munder, Earnest Oaktree, Cadence, Adage LSV, Acadian GS, Adage, Munder Cap Re, Royce, LSV Times Square, LSV Frontier, SouthernSun RenTech, Seligman Baker Brothers, Palo Alto Clarbridge, Harris, Pzena Sterneck, Aronson Steadfast, RenTech Clearbridge, LSV Keane, Rutabaga Cap Re, Pzena, GE Southeastern, T Rowe Russell Frank, Jennison Maverick, Clearbridge Royce, Mesirow Artisan, Royce MCM, Aston, Acadian Blum, Lateef, Kornitzer Royce, Pier, Keane Tiger, Maverick, Cap Re Cap World, Maverick Levy Harkins, RenTech MS, JPM, LSV Ariel, Artisan, Eagle Cap Re, Glenview Blum, RS, Kornitzer Delaware, RenTech T Rowe, Teton Cap World, Jennison River Road, Cadence June 30, 2010 – Page 96 of 120 Company / Ticker Aeropostale / ARO AmerisourceBergen / ABC McGraw-Hill / MHP Raytheon / RTN McAfee / MFE Universal Travel / UTA Carter's / CRI Sohu.com / SOHU PRG-Schultz / PRGX SAIC / SAI General Dynamics / GD H&R Block / HRB PMC-Sierra / PMCS CF Industries / CF Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Microsoft / MSFT Foster Wheeler / FWLT Genoptix / GXDX Dun & Bradstreet / DNB Eli Lilly / LLY Centene / CNC Hansen Natural / HANS Vonage / VG Lorillard / LO Cass Information / CASS Primoris Services / PRIM Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV CA / CA Amerigroup / AGP Fluor / FLR Gulf Resources / GFRE Impax Labs / IPXL Cornerstone / CRTX Pioneer Southwest / PSE Cumberland Pharma / CPIX Reynolds American / RAI KBR / KBR Lear / LEA Altria Group / MO Terra Nova Royalty / TTT Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK America's Car-Mart / CRMT GigaMedia / GIGM Local.com / LOCM Immunomedics / IMMU Wright Express / WXS Charter Comms / CCMM ePlus / PLUS Synta Pharma / SNTA Imperial Sugar / IPSU LTM FCF Yield 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% -4% -5% -9% -9% -30% -41% -200% Market Value ($mn) 2,776 9,199 9,497 20,292 5,136 116 1,852 1,665 104 6,836 25,805 5,202 1,864 4,565 112,009 231,716 3,248 292 3,690 39,910 1,219 3,509 567 11,463 300 201 15,965 10,334 1,911 8,306 337 1,340 154 829 143 15,377 3,674 3,366 41,693 286 302 283 119 127 262 1,234 4,044 152 146 129 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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Value ($mn) 2,463 9,358 9,460 20,007 4,284 68 1,819 1,066 95 7,374 27,643 6,285 1,709 3,534 115,501 198,045 2,494 160 4,424 41,833 1,061 3,072 740 10,539 189 180 14,237 9,296 1,512 6,455 282 1,210 128 898 85 16,532 2,871 3,025 50,563 188 262 318 46 119 237 1,334 16,585 121 90 145 Price Performance Since Since Since 12/31/09 12/31/07 12/30/05 31% 68% 154% 25% 45% 62% -10% -31% -42% 3% -12% 33% -19% -12% 21% -32% -40% na 19% 61% 6% -23% -19% 140% -25% -48% -27% -5% -11% na -2% -25% 17% -30% -15% -36% -6% 24% 5% -29% -42% 321% -7% -5% 68% -13% -26% 1% -13% -67% 38% -53% -46% na -13% -17% 9% -3% -35% -39% 12% -14% -10% 3% -11% 101% 92% 17% na -7% na na 5% -5% 59% -24% -19% na -14% -48% 22% -10% -19% -29% 37% 1% 90% 3% -36% 20% -16% -13% >999% 57% na na -1% -53% -92% 11% na na -48% na na 0% -20% 11% 20% -41% na 7% na na 2% -14% 16% -31% -69% -15% -13% 151% -17% -5% 99% 51% -33% -88% -23% 37% 65% 44% 8% 50% 19% 0% -10% 45% -1% na na 14% 94% 36% -29% -46% na -39% -44% -22% www.manualofideas.com P/E Last FY 13x 19x 13x 11x 30x 9x 16x 12x 7x 15x 11x 10x 41x 9x 15x 16x 9x 10x 12x 9x 12x 18x nm 13x 18x 7x 11x 14x 13x 12x 10x 26x 11x 27x 41x 16x 13x 6x 13x 8x 29x 11x 4x nm >99x 9x nm 13x 2x nm This FY 10x 16x 12x 11x 13x 5x 12x 13x 19x 13x 10x 12x 11x 8x 11x 13x 12x 9x 13x 8x 13x 17x 17x 12x 16x 9x 10x 11x 13x 16x 8x 6x 12x 9x 22x 11x 14x 18x 11x 13x 10x 10x 22x 11x 10x 13x 19x na nm 1x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 10x 9x 14x 13x 10x 10x 10x 9x 11x 10x 4x na 11x 10x 10x 9x 7x na 12x 11x 9x 9x 10x 9x 10x 12x 8x 8x 10x 9x 11x 10x 10x 9x 8x 13x 12x 11x 8x 9x 12x 11x 15x 13x 30x 19x 11x 10x 16x 14x 7x na 12x 10x 10x 9x 13x 11x 14x 13x 6x na 14x 13x 10x 11x 8x 10x 7x 4x 10x 10x 13x 11x 11x 10x 10x 9x 8x 7x 11x 10x 8x 8x 8x na 9x na nm nm 12x 11x 17x 11x na na nm nm nm na Notable Shareholders Hussman, Vinik Aronson, LSV, Fiduciary Cap World, T Rowe, MS Barrow Hanley T Rowe, Cap Re Bridgeway, Whitebox Scopus, Thompson Orbis, RenTech, GS Blum, JANA, RenTech Artisan, Franklin Longview, Cap Re, Harris Davis, Harris, Breeden Waddell Reed, T Rowe S.A.C., Brookside, Axon Dodge & Cox, Cap Re Cap Re, T Rowe Altrinsic, Greenlight Eagle, MCM, Royce Davis, Ariel, Breeden Cap World, Primecap Bridger, RenTech, Eagle GS, Artisan, Eaton Park Brookside, Bridgeway GS, RenTech, Cap Re Riverbridge, Kayne DePrince, Michael Price Sands, Primecap NWQ, Pzena, Legg Bamco, Earnest, RenTech Montag, Clearbridge Sprott Friess, Jennison Visium, BBT, Stelliam Glickenhaus, Royce Frontier, Millennium Cap Re, Franklin Cap World, Aronson Lasry, GS, Paulson Cap Re, GS, Franklin Paradigm, Harvey Royce, Bridgeway Alydar, Ranger, Royce Martin Currie, Acadian Essex, Bridgeway FMR, BlackRock Select Equity, MSD Oaktree, Franklin Hovde, Heartland, Acadian Bruce Kovner, ClariVest Passport, Royce June 30, 2010 – Page 97 of 120 P/E Multiples (sorted initially by P/E based on estimated EPS for next fiscal year) Company / Ticker Universal Travel / UTA M & F Worldwide / MFW Seagate Technology / STX Western Digital / WDC Corinthian Colleges / COCO United Online / UNTD Gulf Resources / GFRE GameStop / GME Endo Pharma / ENDP Forest Labs / FRX Net1 UEPS / UEPS Cumberland Pharma / CPIX PRG-Schultz / PRGX Primoris Services / PRIM Pre-Paid Legal / PPD Metropolitan Health / MDF ITT Educational / ESI Allied Healthcare / AHCI Career Education / CECO Eli Lilly / LLY GigaMedia / GIGM Genoptix / GXDX Lincoln Educational / LINC CF Industries / CF GT Solar / SOLR Apollo Group / APOL Cephalon / CEPH America's Car-Mart / CRMT Pioneer Southwest / PSE Terra Nova Royalty / TTT Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI Lender Processing / LPS Unisys / UIS CSG Systems / CSGS Amedisys / AMED L-3 Comms / LLL Gilead Sciences / GILD Chicago Bridge / CBI General Dynamics / GD Local.com / LOCM Dell / DELL Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Aeropostale / ARO Cornerstone / CRTX PMC-Sierra / PMCS CA / CA Foster Wheeler / FWLT Oshkosh / OSK Raytheon / RTN Altria Group / MO Recent Price ($) 6.86 29.92 15.35 35.01 11.55 6.50 9.75 19.21 22.16 27.30 15.07 7.01 4.43 6.08 48.62 3.86 94.88 2.61 27.00 34.61 2.19 16.67 22.71 64.25 5.91 48.39 59.87 24.99 25.03 9.43 20.90 33.67 22.79 20.19 46.47 81.61 36.02 20.86 66.90 7.94 14.04 47.98 29.68 6.03 8.13 20.11 25.47 35.26 53.25 20.02 ∆ to 52-Week Low High -1% 151% -42% 45% -41% 41% -31% 36% -2% 76% -12% 46% -80% 53% -11% 49% -24% 12% -15% 21% -19% 49% -12% 153% -44% 58% -4% 46% -37% 9% -52% 17% -10% 29% -32% 30% -33% 33% -7% 10% -9% 175% -2% 134% -22% 24% -10% 71% -25% 22% -2% 59% -12% 22% -31% 9% -32% 2% -26% 71% -35% 32% -22% 32% -46% 77% -36% 18% -36% 38% -22% 20% -9% 39% -57% 24% -25% 18% -67% 11% -16% 25% -24% 14% -36% 9% -21% 104% -12% 24% -20% 20% -28% 41% -64% 26% -21% 13% -20% 9% © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Market Value ($mn) 116 579 7,482 8,023 1,018 566 337 2,911 2,577 8,255 684 143 104 201 487 154 3,277 118 2,209 39,910 119 292 592 4,565 851 7,336 4,502 283 829 286 1,141 3,193 970 688 1,327 9,446 32,054 2,108 25,805 127 27,494 112,009 2,776 154 1,864 10,334 3,248 3,165 20,292 41,693 Enter. Value ($mn) 68 2,619 7,181 5,622 1,090 751 282 2,927 2,055 4,933 505 85 95 180 468 125 3,105 76 1,789 41,833 46 160 595 3,534 600 6,851 3,825 318 898 188 919 4,358 1,351 636 1,449 12,439 31,579 1,892 27,643 119 21,273 115,501 2,463 128 1,709 9,296 2,494 3,937 20,007 50,563 P/E Last FY 9x 5x nm 17x 14x 8x 10x 9x 10x 12x 10x 41x 7x 7x 10x 12x 12x 12x 16x 9x 4x 10x 12x 9x 10x 13x 14x 11x 27x 8x 20x 12x 5x 17x 10x 11x 13x 12x 11x nm 19x 15x 13x 11x 41x 14x 9x nm 11x 13x This FY 5x 4x 4x 6x 7x 6x 8x 7x 7x 8x 8x 22x 19x 9x 7x 8x 9x 10x 10x 8x 22x 9x 9x 8x 9x 10x 9x 10x 9x 13x 11x 10x 16x 9x 8x 10x 10x 11x 10x 11x 11x 11x 10x 12x 11x 11x 12x 4x 11x 11x www.manualofideas.com P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 4x na 4x 4x 4x 4x 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x na 7x 7x 7x 6x 7x 18x 7x na 7x 4x 7x na 7x na 8x 7x 8x na 8x 7x 8x na 8x 7x 8x 9x 8x na 8x 13x 8x 7x 8x 8x 8x 8x 8x 7x 8x 9x 8x 8x 8x 10x 8x 7x 9x 7x 9x 8x 9x na 9x 8x 9x 7x 9x 9x 9x 8x 9x 8x 9x 9x 9x na 9x 10x 10x 9x 10x 9x 10x 11x 10x 12x 10x 9x 10x 9x 10x 9x 10x 9x 10x 9x FY End Date 12/31/10 12/31/10 6/30/10 6/30/10 6/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 1/31/11 12/31/10 3/31/11 6/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 9/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 3/31/11 8/31/10 12/31/10 4/30/11 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 1/31/11 10/31/10 1/31/11 12/31/10 12/31/10 3/31/11 12/31/10 9/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 Date of Latest Quarter 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 2/28/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 4/30/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 LTM EBIT/ EV 38% 11% 19% 26% 20% 18% 16% 22% 21% 19% 21% 5% 18% 22% 20% 22% 17% 19% 15% 13% 22% 33% 17% 15% 24% 16% 11% 14% 15% 44% 14% 13% 28% 9% 17% 14% 12% 14% 13% 0% 11% 10% 16% 11% 5% 13% 19% 25% 15% 11% LTM EBIT/ Capital >99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 25-50% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% 25-50% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 25-50% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% June 30, 2010 – Page 98 of 120 Company / Ticker Sohu.com / SOHU Reynolds American / RAI H&R Block / HRB McGraw-Hill / MHP Lorillard / LO InterDigital / IDCC Providence Service / PRSC Carter's / CRI AmSurg / AMSG The Gap / GPS Lear / LEA Expedia / EXPE LHC Group / LHCG Continucare / CNU USA Mobility / USMO Hewitt Associates / HEW McAfee / MFE Microsoft / MSFT Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK j2 Global Comms / JCOM Garmin / GRMN Centene / CNC Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV SAIC / SAI Dun & Bradstreet / DNB Wright Express / WXS Almost Family / AFAM Omnicom / OMC KBR / KBR EarthLink / ELNK Amerigroup / AGP McKesson / MCK TSYS (Total System) / TSS AmerisourceBergen / ABC Fluor / FLR Impax Labs / IPXL AOL / AOL Valassis Comms / VCI Cubic / CUB Hansen Natural / HANS Cass Information / CASS Charter Comms / CCMM Santarus / SNTS Vonage / VG ViroPharma / VPHM Imperial Sugar / IPSU Sharps Compliance / SMED Immunomedics / IMMU Synta Pharma / SNTA ePlus / PLUS Recent Price ($) 44.03 52.76 15.80 30.10 74.99 25.82 16.58 31.17 19.51 21.24 72.10 20.97 29.93 4.08 13.59 37.05 32.92 26.44 24.37 22.81 31.97 23.66 38.10 17.99 73.23 31.80 36.43 38.07 22.88 8.43 36.96 70.09 14.85 32.56 46.47 21.40 22.74 37.12 36.28 39.53 31.90 35.25 2.57 2.69 12.19 10.58 4.66 3.48 3.60 18.76 ∆ to 52-Week Low High -7% 64% -31% 7% -6% 47% -22% 23% -11% 10% -29% 23% -47% 12% -38% 10% -5% 21% -31% 24% -46% 18% -36% 31% -30% 25% -45% 29% -28% 12% -25% 18% -6% 39% -17% 19% -67% 23% -18% 10% -35% 27% -29% 10% -25% 32% -7% 10% -6% 16% -31% 13% -40% 21% -22% 16% -29% 8% -14% 11% -44% 2% -39% 2% -15% 20% -47% 2% -14% 26% -68% 3% -14% 30% -85% 4% -14% 17% -39% 14% -14% 13% -17% 13% -9% 126% -88% 3% -56% 18% -10% 75% -15% 179% -40% 106% -41% 93% -28% 1% © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Market Value ($mn) 1,665 15,377 5,202 9,497 11,463 1,135 214 1,852 603 13,819 3,366 5,956 562 245 301 3,448 5,136 231,716 302 1,031 6,368 1,219 15,965 6,836 3,690 1,234 334 11,686 3,674 910 1,911 19,022 2,931 9,199 8,306 1,340 2,427 1,850 970 3,509 300 4,044 150 567 949 129 68 262 146 152 Enter. Value ($mn) 1,066 16,532 6,285 9,460 10,539 654 354 1,819 876 11,338 3,025 5,808 549 212 185 3,417 4,284 198,045 262 808 5,057 1,061 14,237 7,374 4,424 1,334 306 13,023 2,871 435 1,512 17,587 2,640 9,358 6,455 1,210 2,235 2,226 663 3,072 189 16,585 69 740 717 145 48 237 90 121 P/E Last FY 12x 16x 10x 13x 13x 13x 10x 16x 11x 13x 6x 20x 12x 17x 5x 13x 30x 16x 29x 15x 9x 12x 11x 15x 12x 9x 13x 15x 13x 3x 13x 15x 13x 19x 12x 26x 10x 27x 17x 18x 18x 0x 5x nm nm nm 16x >99x 2x 13x This FY 13x 11x 12x 12x 12x 9x 11x 12x 11x 11x 18x 13x 11x 12x 8x 13x 13x 13x 10x 12x 11x 13x 10x 13x 13x 13x 11x 14x 14x 10x 13x 15x 15x 16x 16x 6x 16x 20x 15x 17x 16x 19x 18x 17x 18x 1x 7x 10x nm na www.manualofideas.com P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 10x 9x 10x 10x 10x 9x 10x 10x 11x 10x 11x na 11x na 11x 10x 11x 9x 11x 10x 11x 10x 11x 9x 11x 9x 11x 11x 11x 18x 11x 10x 11x 10x 11x 10x 11x 10x 12x 12x 12x 15x 12x 11x 12x 10x 12x 11x 12x 11x 12x 11x 12x 11x 12x 11x 13x 11x 13x 17x 13x 11x 13x 12x 14x 13x 14x 13x 14x 13x 14x 13x 14x 15x 15x 13x 15x na 15x 13x 16x 14x 17x 11x 29x 14x 30x 19x 51x 26x nm na nm na nm nm nm nm na na FY End Date 12/31/10 12/31/10 4/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 1/31/11 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 6/30/10 12/31/10 9/30/10 12/31/10 6/30/10 4/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 1/31/11 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 3/31/11 12/31/10 9/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 9/30/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/10 9/30/10 6/30/10 6/30/10 12/31/10 3/31/11 Date of Latest Quarter 3/31/10 3/31/10 1/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 1/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 4/30/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 3/31/10 LTM EBIT/ EV 19% 14% 13% 14% 15% 31% 17% 13% 26% 17% 45% 10% 16% 16% 30% 13% 5% 11% 16% 12% 16% 13% 16% 12% 10% 21% 15% 11% 17% 40% 15% 11% 13% 11% 16% 23% 18% 31% 13% 10% 20% 66% 53% 11% 18% >99% 35% 15% >99% 21% LTM EBIT/ Capital >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% 25-50% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% June 30, 2010 – Page 99 of 120 Percentile Rank within Industry Company / Ticker Charter Comms / CCMM Wright Express / WXS Cass Information / CASS Synta Pharma / SNTA Immunomedics / IMMU Gilead Sciences / GILD Impax Labs / IPXL InterDigital / IDCC Sharps Compliance / SMED Gulf Resources / GFRE Net1 UEPS / UEPS Sohu.com / SOHU Microsoft / MSFT j2 Global Comms / JCOM ViroPharma / VPHM AmSurg / AMSG Imperial Sugar / IPSU Endo Pharma / ENDP Genoptix / GXDX CA / CA Lorillard / LO GT Solar / SOLR Pioneer Southwest / PSE Reynolds American / RAI Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK Dun & Bradstreet / DNB EarthLink / ELNK Valassis Comms / VCI Eli Lilly / LLY Apollo Group / APOL Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI Universal Travel / UTA Forest Labs / FRX ITT Educational / ESI Lender Processing / LPS Altria Group / MO CF Industries / CF McGraw-Hill / MHP Pre-Paid Legal / PPD USA Mobility / USMO Santarus / SNTS Cephalon / CEPH Expedia / EXPE Lincoln Educational / LINC Aeropostale / ARO Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV M & F Worldwide / MFW PMC-Sierra / PMCS Western Digital / WDC Amedisys / AMED Industry Broadcasting & Cable Business Services Computer Services Major Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Comms Equipment Waste Management Chemical Manufacturing Computer Services Computer Services Software & Programming Comms Services Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Food Processing Biotechnology & Drugs Healthcare Facilities Software & Programming Tobacco Semiconductors Oil & Gas - Integrated Tobacco Biotechnology & Drugs Retail Financial Services Computer Services Advertising Major Drugs Schools Schools Personal Services Biotechnology & Drugs Schools Software & Programming Tobacco Chemical Manufacturing Printing & Publishing Personal Services Comms Services Biotechnology & Drugs Biotechnology & Drugs Personal Services Schools Retail (apparel) Oil Well Services Business Services Semiconductors Computer Storage Healthcare Facilities © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. (sorted by LTM EBIT margin rank) Percentile Rank within Industry Rev. Growth EPS Growth LTM EBIT 5-Year LTM LTM Est. Margin 49 65 na na 100 60 39 56 49 98 49 63 38 na 98 100 na 95 32 96 92 97 99 na 94 89 87 64 56 92 91 97 100 99 90 80 88 na 80 89 75 96 96 89 89 na 85 54 57 88 66 74 41 80 88 90 78 33 26 88 57 52 54 26 88 74 60 38 26 88 95 88 75 15 88 69 73 54 45 86 10 89 99 na 85 75 77 58 42 84 99 89 39 88 84 38 62 55 29 84 56 87 36 18 84 97 60 42 99 83 na 66 32 na 83 43 52 58 21 83 67 93 99 31 83 36 53 34 42 83 7 20 78 1 83 71 50 97 71 83 56 71 na 2 82 72 84 41 68 82 100 94 21 94 82 na 89 30 na 81 44 70 38 6 81 71 86 62 68 81 na 84 62 38 81 3 84 28 18 81 56 10 29 68 80 32 49 42 21 80 36 57 49 na 79 9 23 92 na 79 99 84 98 41 79 71 74 72 27 78 57 67 88 44 78 71 88 89 76 77 74 79 68 59 77 90 32 32 41 77 96 48 41 na 75 59 72 27 11 75 76 83 93 45 74 91 81 65 71 74 www.manualofideas.com LTM EBIT/ EV 66% 21% 20% >99% 15% 12% 23% 31% 35% 16% 21% 19% 11% 12% 18% 26% >99% 21% 33% 13% 15% 24% 15% 14% 16% 10% 40% 31% 13% 16% 14% 38% 19% 17% 13% 11% 15% 14% 20% 30% 53% 11% 10% 17% 16% 16% 11% 5% 26% 17% LTM EBIT/ Capital >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 25-50% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 25-50% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% 25-50% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% P/E Last FY nm 9x 18x 2x >99x 13x 26x 13x 16x 10x 10x 12x 16x 15x nm 11x nm 10x 10x 14x 13x 10x 27x 16x 29x 12x 3x 27x 9x 13x 20x 9x 12x 12x 12x 13x 9x 13x 10x 5x 5x 14x 20x 12x 13x 11x 5x 41x 17x 10x This FY 19x 13x 16x nm 10x 10x 6x 9x 7x 8x 8x 13x 13x 12x 18x 11x 1x 7x 9x 11x 12x 9x 9x 11x 10x 13x 10x 20x 8x 10x 11x 5x 8x 9x 10x 11x 8x 12x 7x 8x 18x 9x 13x 9x 10x 10x 4x 11x 6x 8x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 17x 11x 12x 11x 16x 14x nm nm nm nm 9x 8x 14x 13x 11x na nm na 6x na 7x na 10x 9x 11x 10x 12x 12x 51x 26x 11x 9x nm na 7x 6x 8x 13x 10x 9x 11x 10x 8x 8x 8x 10x 10x 10x 11x 10x 12x 11x 13x 17x 15x 13x 8x 9x 8x 7x 9x 7x 4x na 7x 18x 8x 7x 9x 8x 10x 9x 8x 8x 10x 10x 8x 7x 11x 18x 29x 14x 8x 9x 11x 9x 8x 7x 10x 9x 12x 10x 4x 4x 10x 12x 6x 6x 9x 7x June 30, 2010 – Page 100 of 120 Company / Ticker Terra Nova Royalty / TTT Carter's / CRI Hewitt Associates / HEW Almost Family / AFAM Corinthian Colleges / COCO United Online / UNTD The Gap / GPS AOL / AOL Seagate Technology / STX Cornerstone / CRTX Oshkosh / OSK Raytheon / RTN CSG Systems / CSGS General Dynamics / GD Continucare / CNU Garmin / GRMN Omnicom / OMC L-3 Comms / LLL McAfee / MFE Cumberland Pharma / CPIX Hansen Natural / HANS PRG-Schultz / PRGX Foster Wheeler / FWLT Hewlett-Packard / HPQ H&R Block / HRB Vonage / VG Unisys / UIS Cubic / CUB Metropolitan Health / MDF SAIC / SAI Chicago Bridge / CBI GameStop / GME Providence Service / PRSC GigaMedia / GIGM Allied Healthcare / AHCI Fluor / FLR Dell / DELL KBR / KBR Amerigroup / AGP Centene / CNC ePlus / PLUS McKesson / MCK AmerisourceBergen / ABC Local.com / LOCM Lear / LEA TSYS (Total System) / TSS LHC Group / LHCG Career Education / CECO America's Car-Mart / CRMT Primoris Services / PRIM Industry Misc. 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All rights reserved. Percentile Rank within Industry Rev. Growth EPS Growth LTM EBIT 5-Year LTM LTM Est. Margin 81 43 96 na 73 67 72 75 61 73 46 52 58 44 73 88 85 50 77 73 59 86 95 76 72 72 82 94 61 72 18 60 61 38 72 na 10 88 1 71 56 70 91 39 70 97 87 21 na 70 74 84 91 45 70 48 68 56 23 70 49 67 30 19 69 60 64 42 21 69 79 76 72 80 69 85 38 38 27 69 37 42 32 38 69 73 65 49 26 68 71 80 35 52 68 85 82 23 100 67 91 69 89 27 67 7 52 28 80 66 66 19 36 52 66 50 62 54 45 65 22 50 80 17 65 94 56 60 32 65 14 38 96 23 64 48 73 60 19 64 73 71 64 31 63 56 67 39 52 63 75 16 na 43 62 89 63 40 41 61 93 80 89 73 61 1 39 20 32 59 14 59 52 na 57 75 39 35 32 56 29 51 33 45 55 25 46 38 43 55 80 79 98 49 54 86 82 54 43 53 36 54 42 na 52 47 62 70 40 50 46 72 91 54 49 80 91 74 na 47 8 35 95 86 34 49 55 52 27 30 88 86 58 61 28 28 80 62 49 25 59 77 90 61 24 na 22 28 50 21 www.manualofideas.com LTM EBIT/ EV 44% 13% 13% 15% 20% 18% 17% 18% 19% 11% 25% 15% 9% 13% 16% 16% 11% 14% 5% 5% 10% 18% 19% 10% 13% 11% 28% 13% 22% 12% 14% 22% 17% 22% 19% 16% 11% 17% 15% 13% 21% 11% 11% 0% 45% 13% 16% 15% 14% 22% LTM EBIT/ Capital >99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% 25-50% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% 50-99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% >99% 50-99% >99% 50-99% >99% >99% P/E Last FY 8x 16x 13x 13x 14x 8x 13x 10x nm 11x nm 11x 17x 11x 17x 9x 15x 11x 30x 41x 18x 7x 9x 15x 10x nm 5x 17x 12x 15x 12x 9x 10x 4x 12x 12x 19x 13x 13x 12x 13x 15x 19x nm 6x 13x 12x 16x 11x 7x This FY 13x 12x 13x 11x 7x 6x 11x 16x 4x 12x 4x 11x 9x 10x 12x 11x 14x 10x 13x 22x 17x 19x 12x 11x 12x 17x 16x 15x 8x 13x 11x 7x 11x 22x 10x 16x 11x 14x 13x 13x na 15x 16x 11x 18x 15x 11x 10x 10x 9x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 8x 7x 11x 10x 11x 10x 12x 11x 6x 6x 6x 6x 11x 10x 14x 15x 4x 4x 10x 11x 10x 9x 10x 9x 9x 8x 9x 9x 11x 11x 12x 15x 12x 11x 9x 9x 11x 10x 7x 4x 15x 13x 7x na 10x 9x 10x 9x 10x 9x 30x 19x 9x na 15x na 8x na 12x 11x 9x 8x 7x 7x 11x na 8x na 8x na 14x 13x 9x 10x 13x 11x 13x 11x 12x 11x na na 13x 12x 14x 13x 9x na 11x 10x 14x 13x 11x 9x 8x 7x 8x 8x 7x na June 30, 2010 – Page 101 of 120 Insider Buying and Ownership Company / Ticker Synta Pharma / SNTA AOL / AOL CF Industries / CF Pioneer Southwest / PSE Primoris Services / PRIM Cubic / CUB H&R Block / HRB Terra Nova Royalty / TTT Gulf Resources / GFRE Continucare / CNU M & F Worldwide / MFW Reynolds American / RAI Universal Travel / UTA Charter Comms / CCMM Immunomedics / IMMU Seagate Technology / STX McGraw-Hill / MHP Bridgepoint Edu. / BPI Forest Labs / FRX Lender Processing / LPS Allied Healthcare / AHCI GigaMedia / GIGM Fluor / FLR KBR / KBR Lorillard / LO Career Education / CECO PRG-Schultz / PRGX Lear / LEA Cornerstone / CRTX Sohu.com / SOHU Hansen Natural / HANS Imperial Sugar / IPSU Endo Pharma / ENDP Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV Cumberland Pharma / CPIX CA / CA Dun & Bradstreet / DNB Corinthian Colleges / COCO Altria Group / MO McAfee / MFE Cass Information / CASS j2 Global Comms / JCOM Pre-Paid Legal / PPD Centene / CNC Carter's / CRI Amerigroup / AGP Omnicom / OMC Garmin / GRMN Apollo Group / APOL Santarus / SNTS Last Six Months Insider Insider Buys Sales 9 7 6 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. (sorted by fewest sells, then number of buys minus sells in past six months) Insider Own. 43% 0% 0% 62% 82% 41% 5% 79% 50% 46% 45% 42% 24% 12% 8% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 71% 22% 18% 4% 0% 0% 35% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 17% 3% 10% 2% 2% 1% 1% 44% 15% 11% Recent Price ($) 3.60 22.74 64.25 25.03 6.08 36.28 15.80 9.43 9.75 4.08 29.92 52.76 6.86 35.25 3.48 15.35 30.10 20.90 27.30 33.67 2.61 2.19 46.47 22.88 74.99 27.00 4.43 72.10 6.03 44.03 39.53 10.58 22.16 38.10 7.01 20.11 73.23 11.55 20.02 32.92 31.90 22.81 48.62 23.66 31.17 36.96 38.07 31.97 48.39 2.57 Market Value ($mn) 146 2,427 4,565 829 201 970 5,202 286 337 245 579 15,377 116 4,044 262 7,482 9,497 1,141 8,255 3,193 118 119 8,306 3,674 11,463 2,209 104 3,366 154 1,665 3,509 129 2,577 15,965 143 10,334 3,690 1,018 41,693 5,136 300 1,031 487 1,219 1,852 1,911 11,686 6,368 7,336 150 Enter. Value ($mn) 90 2,235 3,534 898 180 663 6,285 188 282 212 2,619 16,532 68 16,585 237 7,181 9,460 919 4,933 4,358 76 46 6,455 2,871 10,539 1,789 95 3,025 128 1,066 3,072 145 2,055 14,237 85 9,296 4,424 1,090 50,563 4,284 189 808 468 1,061 1,819 1,512 13,023 5,057 6,851 69 www.manualofideas.com P/E Last FY 2x 10x 9x 27x 7x 17x 10x 8x 10x 17x 5x 16x 9x nm >99x nm 13x 20x 12x 12x 12x 4x 12x 13x 13x 16x 7x 6x 11x 12x 18x nm 10x 11x 41x 14x 12x 14x 13x 30x 18x 15x 10x 12x 16x 13x 15x 9x 13x 5x This FY nm 16x 8x 9x 9x 15x 12x 13x 8x 12x 4x 11x 5x 19x 10x 4x 12x 11x 8x 10x 10x 22x 16x 14x 12x 10x 19x 18x 12x 13x 17x 1x 7x 10x 22x 11x 13x 7x 11x 13x 16x 12x 7x 13x 12x 13x 14x 11x 10x 18x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs nm nm 14x 15x 8x 8x 8x 10x 7x na 15x na 10x 9x 8x 7x 6x na 11x 11x 4x 4x 10x 10x 4x na 17x 11x nm nm 4x 4x 10x 10x 9x 7x 7x 18x 9x 8x 8x na 8x na 14x 13x 13x 11x 11x 10x 8x 7x 7x na 11x 10x 10x 11x 10x 9x 15x 13x nm na 7x 6x 12x 10x 7x 4x 10x 9x 12x 11x 6x 6x 10x 9x 11x 10x 16x 14x 12x 12x 8x 7x 12x 11x 11x 10x 13x 11x 12x 11x 12x 15x 8x 7x 29x 14x Div. Yield .6% 8.0% 1.6% .5% 3.8% 6.8% 3.1% 1.2% 1.1% .9% 5.3% .8% 1.0% .8% 1.9% 7.0% 1.8% 2.1% 4.7% - Notable Shareholders Bruce Kovner, ClariVest Dodge & Cox, Cap Re S.A.C., Brookside, Axon Glickenhaus, Royce DePrince, Michael Price RenTech, Seligman Davis, Harris, Breeden Paradigm, Harvey Sprott T Rowe, Teton MHR, Valinor, Acadian Cap Re, Franklin Bridgeway, Whitebox Oaktree, Franklin FMR, BlackRock Clearbridge, LSV Cap World, T Rowe, MS Russell Frank, Jennison Clearbridge, LSV Cap World, Maverick Keane, Rutabaga Martin Currie, Acadian Montag, Clearbridge Cap World, Aronson GS, RenTech, Cap Re Blum, RS, Kornitzer Blum, JANA, RenTech Lasry, GS, Paulson Visium, BBT, Stelliam Orbis, RenTech, GS GS, Artisan, Eaton Park Passport, Royce Cap Re, Royce, LSV Sands, Primecap Frontier, Millennium NWQ, Pzena, Legg Davis, Ariel, Breeden Royce, Kornitzer, Acadian Cap Re, GS, Franklin T Rowe, Cap Re Riverbridge, Kayne Delaware, RenTech Steadfast, RenTech Bridger, RenTech, Eagle Scopus, Thompson Bamco, Earnest, RenTech Cap Re, Pzena, GE Sterneck, Aronson Tiger, Maverick, Cap Re Westfield, Orbimed June 30, 2010 – Page 102 of 120 Company / Ticker Hewitt Associates / HEW TSYS (Total System) / TSS Unisys / UIS Western Digital / WDC Eli Lilly / LLY EarthLink / ELNK ViroPharma / VPHM ITT Educational / ESI Impax Labs / IPXL Net1 UEPS / UEPS General Dynamics / GD Sharps Compliance / SMED USA Mobility / USMO Almost Family / AFAM Oshkosh / OSK Cephalon / CEPH Dell / DELL Chicago Bridge / CBI AmSurg / AMSG PMC-Sierra / PMCS LHC Group / LHCG GameStop / GME AmerisourceBergen / ABC GT Solar / SOLR ePlus / PLUS Hi-Tech Pharmacal / HITK Amedisys / AMED L-3 Comms / LLL Expedia / EXPE United Online / UNTD McKesson / MCK Providence Service / PRSC SAIC / SAI America's Car-Mart / CRMT CSG Systems / CSGS Foster Wheeler / FWLT Gilead Sciences / GILD InterDigital / IDCC Genoptix / GXDX The Gap / GPS Lincoln Educational / LINC Wright Express / WXS Valassis Comms / VCI Metropolitan Health / MDF Raytheon / RTN Vonage / VG Local.com / LOCM Microsoft / MSFT Aeropostale / ARO Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Last Six Months Insider Insider Buys Sales 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 7 2 7 7 7 7 1 8 1 8 8 8 8 3 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 3 15 1 15 15 18 1 19 20 21 22 22 23 25 27 27 29 32 33 34 36 © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Insider Own. 11% 4% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 5% 3% 1% 34% 0% 11% 1% 1% 12% 1% 3% 1% 17% 6% 1% 1% 40% 28% 1% 0% 37% 4% 0% 2% 1% 14% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 31% 3% 1% 3% 25% 0% 25% 13% 12% 1% 0% Recent Price ($) 37.05 14.85 22.79 35.01 34.61 8.43 12.19 94.88 21.40 15.07 66.90 4.66 13.59 36.43 35.26 59.87 14.04 20.86 19.51 8.13 29.93 19.21 32.56 5.91 18.76 24.37 46.47 81.61 20.97 6.50 70.09 16.58 17.99 24.99 20.19 25.47 36.02 25.82 16.67 21.24 22.71 31.80 37.12 3.86 53.25 2.69 7.94 26.44 29.68 47.98 Market Value ($mn) 3,448 2,931 970 8,023 39,910 910 949 3,277 1,340 684 25,805 68 301 334 3,165 4,502 27,494 2,108 603 1,864 562 2,911 9,199 851 152 302 1,327 9,446 5,956 566 19,022 214 6,836 283 688 3,248 32,054 1,135 292 13,819 592 1,234 1,850 154 20,292 567 127 231,716 2,776 112,009 Enter. Value ($mn) 3,417 2,640 1,351 5,622 41,833 435 717 3,105 1,210 505 27,643 48 185 306 3,937 3,825 21,273 1,892 876 1,709 549 2,927 9,358 600 121 262 1,449 12,439 5,808 751 17,587 354 7,374 318 636 2,494 31,579 654 160 11,338 595 1,334 2,226 125 20,007 740 119 198,045 2,463 115,501 www.manualofideas.com P/E Last FY 13x 13x 5x 17x 9x 3x nm 12x 26x 10x 11x 16x 5x 13x nm 14x 19x 12x 11x 41x 12x 9x 19x 10x 13x 29x 10x 11x 20x 8x 15x 10x 15x 11x 17x 9x 13x 13x 10x 13x 12x 9x 27x 12x 11x nm nm 16x 13x 15x This FY 13x 15x 16x 6x 8x 10x 18x 9x 6x 8x 10x 7x 8x 11x 4x 9x 11x 11x 11x 11x 11x 7x 16x 9x na 10x 8x 10x 13x 6x 15x 11x 13x 10x 9x 12x 10x 9x 9x 11x 9x 13x 20x 8x 11x 17x 11x 13x 10x 11x P/E (Est.) Next In FY 2 Yrs 11x 10x 14x 13x 9x na 6x 6x 8x 9x 13x 17x 51x 26x 8x 7x 14x 13x 7x na 9x 9x nm na 11x 18x 12x 11x 10x 9x 8x 9x 9x 10x 9x 8x 11x 9x 10x 12x 11x 9x 7x 7x 14x 13x 8x 8x na na 11x 10x 9x 7x 9x 9x 11x 9x 6x 6x 13x 12x 11x na 12x 11x 8x 8x 9x 8x 10x 9x 9x 8x 11x na 8x 13x 11x 10x 8x 7x 12x 11x 15x 13x 8x na 10x 9x 30x 19x 9x na 11x 10x 10x 9x 10x 9x Div. Yield 1.9% 5.7% 7.6% 2.5% 7.4% 1.0% 2.0% 1.3% 6.2% 1.0% 1.9% 2.8% 2.0% .7% Notable Shareholders Ariel, Artisan, Eagle Artisan, Royce MCM, Aston, Acadian LSV, Acadian Cap World, Primecap RenTech, Royce, Artisan Baker Brothers, Palo Alto Blum, Lateef, Kornitzer Friess, Jennison General Atlantic, Dreman Longview, Cap Re, Harris Cortina, MFC, Oak Ridge RenTech, LSV, GS Royce, Pier, Keane Aronson, DFA Times Square, LSV Southeastern, T Rowe Frontier, SouthernSun Fenimore, Dreman Waddell Reed, T Rowe Royce, Mesirow GS, Adage, Munder Aronson, LSV, Fiduciary Oaktree, Cadence, Adage Hovde, Heartland, Acadian Royce, Bridgeway Munder, Earnest Clarbridge, Harris, Pzena Maverick, Clearbridge Blair, LSV, DFA Cap Re, Glenview Zesiger, Bridgeway Artisan, Franklin Alydar, Ranger, Royce RenTech, LSV, Rothschild Altrinsic, Greenlight Cap World, Jennison Heartland, Opus, RenTech Eagle, MCM, Royce MS, JPM, LSV River Road, Cadence Select Equity, MSD Peninsula, Alydar, Chilton Levy Harkins, RenTech Barrow Hanley Brookside, Bridgeway Essex, Bridgeway Cap Re, T Rowe Hussman, Vinik Dodge & Cox, Cap Re June 30, 2010 – Page 103 of 120 • Background on “Magic Formula” Investing Magic Formula investing (MFI) is based on a simple yet powerful way of searching for undervalued stocks. According to Joel Greenblatt’s The Little Book That Beats The Market, portfolios of stocks selected quantitatively based on MFI criteria have handily outperformed the S&P 500 over the past couple of decades. Magic Formula Performance vs. S&P 500, 1988-2004 Magic Formula (all companies) Magic Formula (largest 1000 companies) S&P 500 WHY MAGIC FORMULA CONTINUES TO WORK • “Institutional imperative” makes adherence to MFI difficult. Institutional managers care not only about investment risk but, perhaps more acutely, about career risk. Many managers cannot afford to follow a winning strategy if it involves enduring long stretches of relative underperformance. It is much safer from a career standpoint to be “wrong” when everyone else is losing money than to be “wrong” when everyone is making money. During the 1988-2004 period studied by Greenblatt, MFI handily outperformed the S&P 500, yet the strategy experienced two non-overlapping three-year periods of underperformance. While most fund managers may be able to endure a quarter or a year of underperformance, they may be left with few investors after a two- or three-year period of subpar results. It is therefore extremely difficult to stick with MFI when the going gets tough. • Investors have a hard time turning off their emotional biases. Even a quick peek at the list of candidates generated by the MFI screen – available at www.magicformulainvesting.com – is likely to make an investor’s stomach churn. Many companies on the list are either in out-offavor industries or have major company-specific issues, such as regulatory scrutiny, accounting problems, executive turnover, or deteriorating operating momentum. While many investors may agree conceptually that buying good companies when they are out of favor is a path to long-term outperformance, a much smaller number would actually be willing to follow such a strategy. As a quantitative method, the MFI screen is perfectly sanguine about picking a headhunting firm during a recession or a laser eye surgery provider when the media is calling into question the safety of laser eye surgery. Professional investors legitimately want to use the MFI list as a starting point from which to do further research and ultimately make a subjective CAGR, 1988-2004 31% 23% 12% Source: Joel Greenblatt, The Little Book That Beats the Market. Magic Formula Performance vs. S&P 500, 1999-2009 * (in %) ’99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 avg MF 16 9 36 -21 52 28 22 13 15 -36 46 14.5 S&P 15 -9 -12 -22 29 11 5 16 6 -37 19 -0.2 * MF data represents performance of Formula Investing Model Portfolio, net of fees. 1999 data is from October 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 2009 data is through September 30, 2009. Average is 1999-2009 CAGR. Source: Formula Investing, www.formulainvesting.com WHY WE LIKE MAGIC FORMULA INVESTING • • Advocated by superinvestor Joel Greenblatt. Greenblatt invented MFI as a do-it-yourself version of the approach he has espoused while amassing one of the most impressive investment track records of all time. While reliable data on Greenblatt’s complete track record is not available, some estimates put his annualized returns over the past couple of decades at well north of 20%. From 1985-1994, Greenblatt managed the Gotham Partners hedge fund, reporting annualized returns of 50% (after expenses, before performance fees). Gotham returned all outside capital in January 1995. Simple. The MFI screen ranks companies based on only two variables: “cheapness” (pre-tax unlevered earnings yield) and “goodness” (return on capital employed). The two rankings are given equal weight in the final compilation of the MFI Top 100. This simple process stands in stark contrast to most quantitative screening methods, which rely on multiple variables and are difficult to replicate. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Makes sense. Few investors would prefer a bad business to a good one, and few would purposely ignore the price they pay for a stock. MFI seeks out good companies that are available at good prices. The result is a list of businesses that offer both a high earnings yield and a relatively high probability that capital reinvested in the business will generate high returns. It makes intuitive sense that such stocks should outperform. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 104 of 120 of buying stocks with low price-to-book multiples also exhibited relatively low volatility. Volatility, of course, is the EMH adherents’ favorite definition of risk. Undeterred, Fama concluded that low price-to-book stocks must be riskier in other ways… The continuing lack of disappearance of the low price-to-book “anomaly” suggests that investors may not flock to MFI even after many years of demonstrated outperformance. judgment regarding an investment opportunity. Unfortunately, the subjective judgment is frequently tainted by emotional bias. As a result, the investor may dismiss the headhunting firm by thinking, “Of course it’s cheap, we’re in a recession!” Similarly, the investor may dismiss the laser eye surgery company by thinking, “Of course it’s cheap, they might go out of business!” • • MFI never runs out of investment candidates. Several value investment strategies have become de facto obsolete over time. For example, whereas Ben Graham successfully searched for so-called “net nets” more than a half-century ago, such companies have become virtually extinct today. The few companies whose current assets exceed the sum of their equity market value and total liabilities are typically either depleting those current assets at a rapid pace or there are other reasons why theoretical liquidation values might not be realized. As a result, today’s professional investors cannot build their businesses around “net nets.” By contrast, MFI simply ranks public companies relative to each other. There is no absolute cheapness requirement, whether it be “net net” or that book value exceed market value. As a result, MFI will always provide investors with an investable list of relatively attractive public companies. Investors tend to remain skeptical of winning strategies even after long periods of outperformance. Investors have been taught – you might say “brainwashed” – that markets are efficient and there is no free lunch. As a result, they struggle with the notion that a simple quantitative strategy can systematically outperform the best efforts of large numbers of securities analysts and portfolio managers. For example, stocks that trade at a low multiple of price to book value have outperformed the broader market in a statistically significant way for a long period of time. Economists Eugene Fama and Kenneth French have studied this phenomenon extensively (latest data is available at www.kennethfrench.com). Ironically, even after having observed this contradiction of the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH) for many years, Fama, in true professorial fashion, tried to explain it away by invoking the EMH adherents’ favorite axiom: If a strategy outperforms, it must be riskier! Unfortunately for Fama, the strategy © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. OUR PROPRIETARY SELECTION PROCESS The Manual of Ideas has developed a process that seeks to improve upon the already impressive performance of the magic formula screen. The MF 100 is an unranked list of the 100 most attractive companies based on earnings yield and return on capital employed. We highly recommend Greenblatt’s MFI website, magicformulainvesting.com MOI’s methodology recognizes that not every equity investment should be approached with the same set of questions. Security analysis should be tailored to the type of opportunity examined. For example, an investor analyzing a company that trades at a large discount to net cash and tangible book value might inquire whether the company can be liquidated without major asset impairments, not whether the company’s long-term competitive position is favorable. On the other hand, an investor analyzing a company that trades well above book value and at a high multiple of earnings must examine prospects for sustained rapid earnings growth. The performance of the MFI screen can be improved if one asks questions that take into account the nature of magic formula selections. Of particular concern is the fact that MFI favors firms exhibiting high returns on capital employed. Such companies are generally not cheap based on the liquidation value of their assets. Instead, they might be cheap based on current and prospective earning power. As a result, a crucial determination when evaluating MF selections is whether they exhibit aboveaverage returns on capital for transitory reasons or for reasons that have some permanence. Warren Buffett calls this moat; others may know it as sustainable competitive advantage. It is also crucial whether a business operates in a growing industry that allows the company to reinvest a portion of free cash flow at high rates of return. The MOI seeks out companies whose earnings yield is likely to increase over time if the stock price remains unchanged. Such companies not only sustain high returns on capital, but also grow earnings by reinvesting cash in the business. As they generate high returns, such www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 105 of 120 companies need to reinvest only a portion of FCF in order to achieve respectable growth. As a result, they generally have cash available for dividends and stock repurchases. Buybacks executed at “good” prices accelerate EPS growth and value creation. In order to narrow down the list of 100 MF companies to the most promising investments, we use a scoring methodology to rank the companies. We then consider the scoring results and a number of increasingly subjective criteria to narrow down the list to ten investments. In addition to “positive” criteria, such as sustainability of competitive advantage, management quality and industry growth, our selection methodology takes into account the following negative criteria, among others (as Charlie Munger might say, “Invert!”): • • Pro forma adjustments: We eliminate companies that would not be on the MF list if their financial statements were adjusted to reflect true operating performance (may include companies recently engaged in large M&A). Capital reinvestment: We avoid companies with virtually no opportunity for high-return reinvestment of capital (typically companies in industries in long-term decline). © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. • Threats to key revenue source: We avoid companies dependent on a specific customer or contract, if loss of latter has become a real possibility (circumstances may include acquisition of major customer, ongoing re-bid process for large contract, or loss of patent protection). • Cyclicality: We avoid capital-intensive businesses that generate high ROIC only during cyclical upswings in their respective industries. • Faddishness: We avoid companies providing a product or service that has a reasonably high likelihood of being a fad. • Insider selling: We avoid companies with heavy recent insider selling, particularly if such selling occurred at prices roughly equal to or below the current market price. • Alignment of interests: We avoid companies with major CEO conflicts of interest or corporate governance abuses. • Value proposition: We avoid companies that offer a questionable value proposition to their end customers. • M&A rollups: We avoid companies that have meaningful integration risks due to major reliance on acquisition-driven growth. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 106 of 120 Favorite Stock Screens for Value Investors Market Value Enterprise Value "Magic Formula," based on Trailing Financials 1 Synta Pharma SNTA $3.14 $127mn $71mn Trailing EBIT / EV 132% 2 EarthLink 3 Terra Nova Royalty Company Ticker Price ELNK $8.15 $880mn $405mn 50% TTT $9.83 $298mn $200mn 32% $107mn $68mn EPS Yield FY0 16% 22% "Magic Formula," based on This Year's EPS Estimates 1 GTx GTXI $2.94 2 Jiangbo Pharma JGBO $9.25 $112mn $39mn 3 ITT Educational ESI $86.94 $3,003mn $2,831mn 13% $112mn $39mn EPS Yield FY1 32% ESI $86.94 $3,003mn $2,831mn 14% GIGM $2.03 $111mn "Magic Formula," based on Next Year's EPS Estimates 1 Jiangbo Pharma JGBO $9.25 2 ITT Educational 3 GigaMedia $37mn 14% Contrarian: Shunned by the market, but not by insiders 1 Ormat Technologies ORA $28.41 $1,291mn 2 NuStar Energy L.P. 3 * Solar Capital $1,901mn Insider Buys $43,666mn NS $57.48 $3,461mn $5,391mn $30,062mn SLRC $19.49 $644mn n/m $24,635mn Contrarian: Biggest YTD Losers (deleveraged & profitable) 1 Broadwind Energy BWEN $2.32 $248mn $241mn ∆ Price YTD -71% 2 A-Power Energy 3 China Nepstar APWR $7.94 $360mn $272mn -57% NPD $3.19 $337mn $169mn -56% $21,401mn n/m ∆ Shares Q-Q -20% -17% Value with Catalyst: Cheap Repurchasers of Stock 1 United Overseas Bank UOVEY $28.42 2 China Integrated 3 Electr. For Imaging CBEH $8.54 $287mn $250mn EFII $9.70 $439mn $234mn -8% Profitable Dividend Payors with Decent Balance Sheets 1 Am. Capital Agency AGNC $28.97 $949mn $873mn Div. Yield 19% 2 Fifth Street Finance FSC $11.74 $532mn n/m 11% 3 BBVA Banco Frances BFR $6.57 $1,175mn n/m 11% $560mn $409mn EV/Revenue .06x TECD $38.28 $1,942mn $1,443mn .06x IM $15.80 $2,613mn $2,073mn .07x $27.05 $1,147mn $119mn EV/GP .12x IDT $9.79 $222mn $48mn .17x WINN $10.17 $560mn $409mn .20x Activist Targets: Potential Sales, Liquidations or Recaps 1 PennyMac Mortgage PMT $16.47 $276mn -$48mn NCAV / MV 114% Deep Value: Lots of Revenue, Low Enterprise Value 1 Winn-Dixie Stores WINN $10.17 2 Tech Data 3 Ingram Micro Deep Value: Neglected Gross Profiteers 1 WellCare WCG 2 IDT Corp. 3 Winn-Dixie Stores 2 Colony Financial 3 Ingram Micro CLNY $17.95 $263mn -$25mn 104% IM $15.80 $2,613mn $2,073mn 99% © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 107 of 120 “Magic Formula,” based on Trailing Operating Income Companies with high returns on capital employed, trading at high trailing EBIT-to-enterprise value yield Move To 52-Week Low High ▼ ▼ EBIT/ Capital Employed Tax Rate Price/ Tangible Book MV ($mn) EV ($mn) EV/ Sales Trailing EBIT/ EV Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 Synta Pharma EarthLink Terra Nova Royalty * Cytokinetics Unisys SNTA ELNK TTT CYTK UIS 3.14 8.15 9.83 2.74 20.22 -33% -10% -29% -9% -36% 121% 15% 64% 103% 100% 127 880 298 176 861 71 405 200 83 1,242 .5x .6x .4x 1.0x .3x 132% 50% 32% 30% 31% infinite 1561% infinite infinite 2270% n/m n/m 68% 1% 16% 2.9x 1.4x 1.2x 1.9x n/m 43% 1% 79% 6% 1% 11 / -/6 -/- / 17 -/5 6 7 8 9 10 GigaMedia ePlus * Ambassadors Group InterDigital * Medicis Pharma GIGM PLUS EPAX IDCC MRX 2.03 17.23 11.22 26.20 22.37 -4% -22% -9% -30% -34% 197% 11% 54% 21% 26% 111 140 214 1,152 1,349 37 109 102 670 960 .2x .2x 1.1x 2.0x 1.5x 27% 27% 25% 30% 20% infinite infinite infinite 899% infinite 6% 39% 34% 28% 43% 1.0x .8x 2.9x >9.9x 3.3x 1% 40% 6% 2% 2% -/- / 12 -/4 - / 20 -/4 11 12 13 14 15 Foster Wheeler Jiangbo Pharma * Tessera Technologies ITT Educational United Online FWLT JGBO TSRA ESI UNTD 23.31 9.25 16.86 86.94 6.02 -21% -22% -3% -2% -2% 54% 57% 91% 40% 57% 2,973 112 847 3,003 525 2,219 39 429 2,831 709 .5x .4x 1.7x 2.0x .7x 22% 131% 21% 19% 19% 705% 249% 937% infinite infinite 21% 28% 43% 39% 40% 4.2x 1.2x 1.8x >9.9x n/m 0% 50% 2% 0% 4% - / 18 -/- / 10 2/7 - / 13 16 17 18 19 20 Sohu.com * Metropolitan Health AOL Apollo Group * H&R Block SOHU MDF AOL APOL HRB 42.02 3.99 21.96 43.75 15.55 -2% -54% -11% -1% -4% 72% 13% 34% 76% 49% 1,589 159 2,344 6,632 5,120 990 130 2,151 6,148 4,429 1.9x .4x .7x 1.4x 1.1x 20% 21% 27% 20% 17% 1239% 662% 250% 416% infinite 17% 38% 47% 42% 38% 2.8x 3.9x 3.1x 9.9x >9.9x 22% 25% 0% 15% 5% -/1 - / 26 7/-/5 1/- 21 22 23 24 25 Bridgepoint Edu. Oshkosh USA Mobility * InfoSpace Amerigroup BPI OSK USMO INSP AGP 17.79 34.04 13.23 7.93 34.42 -24% -59% -26% -17% -39% 55% 31% 15% 53% 10% 971 3,056 293 284 1,780 749 3,827 177 53 1,380 1.4x .5x .6x .2x .3x 17% 26% 32% 23% 16% infinite 207% 175% 203% infinite 42% 35% n/m 4% 27% 5.9x n/m 1.9x 1.2x 2.3x 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% -/-/8 1/8 1 / 15 -/4 26 27 28 29 30 Immunomedics * Genoptix Amedisys * Primoris Services Endo Pharma IMMU GXDX AMED PRIM ENDP 3.40 15.80 44.86 6.98 22.31 -32% -2% -34% -16% -25% 111% 147% 43% 28% 11% 256 277 1,281 231 2,594 231 145 1,403 210 2,072 3.7x .8x .9x .5x 1.4x 16% 37% 18% 19% 18% infinite 131% 279% 227% 263% n/m 45% 39% 38% 26% 6.5x 1.5x n/m 4.5x 4.1x 8% 1% 1% 82% 0% -/- / 21 - / 12 1/-/1 31 32 33 34 35 Chicago Bridge Reynolds American * Impax Labs AmSurg ViroPharma CBI RAI IPXL AMSG VPHM 20.55 51.37 20.49 18.78 11.87 -56% -26% -67% -2% -54% 26% 9% 9% 26% 21% 2,076 14,972 1,283 581 924 1,860 16,127 1,153 854 692 .5x 1.9x 1.9x 1.3x 2.0x 15% 15% 25% 26% 19% infinite infinite 140% 132% 196% 39% 38% 36% 17% 42% n/m n/m 3.8x n/m 5.8x 1% 42% 5% 3% 1% -/9 -/-/7 - / 10 10 / 7 36 37 38 39 40 * Career Education * Continucare * Forest Labs * Corinthian Colleges * MedQuist CECO CNU FRX COCO MEDQ 24.71 3.63 27.63 10.25 8.21 -26% -36% -16% -2% -39% 45% 45% 20% 98% 22% 2,022 218 8,355 903 308 1,602 185 5,033 975 287 .8x .6x 1.2x .6x .9x 16% 19% 20% 23% 15% 403% 163% 154% 128% 408% 36% 39% 28% 39% 7% 6.1x 4.2x 1.9x >9.9x 6.9x 0% 46% 1% 0% 70% 3/1 -/-/-/2 -/- 41 42 43 44 45 * EMCOR Group Sinovac Biotech * Centene * Allied Healthcare CA EME SVA CNC AHCI CA 23.70 4.98 22.61 2.23 19.46 -25% -28% -25% -17% -17% 26% 151% 15% 52% 24% 1,572 269 1,165 101 10,000 1,122 205 1,007 59 8,962 .2x 2.4x .2x .2x 2.1x 22% 20% 14% 25% 14% 122% 135% infinite 113% infinite 37% 27% 36% 27% 34% 4.1x 3.8x 2.4x 1.8x n/m 2% 12% 2% 1% 25% - / 11 -/-/4 -/-/2 Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► Market value > $100 million ► ADRs and banks excluded MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 108 of 120 “Magic Formula,” based on This Year’s EPS Estimates Companies with high returns on capital employed, trading at high earnings yields (based on this FY EPS estimates) Move To 52-Week Low High MV ($mn) EV ($mn) ▼ ▼ EV/ Sales This FY EPS Yield EBIT/ Capital Employed Tax Rate Price to Tangible Book Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 GTx Jiangbo Pharma ITT Educational * ePlus Endo Pharma GTXI JGBO ESI PLUS ENDP 2.94 9.25 86.94 17.23 22.31 -35% -22% -2% -22% -25% 362% 57% 40% 11% 11% 107 112 3,003 140 2,594 68 39 2,831 109 2,072 1.0x .4x 2.0x .2x 1.4x 16% 22% 13% 13% 14% infinite 249% infinite infinite 263% n/m 28% 39% 39% 26% 3.2x 1.2x >9.9x .8x 4.1x 69% 50% 0% 40% 0% 17 / 1 -/2/7 - / 12 -/1 6 7 8 9 10 Metropolitan Health Impax Labs InterDigital Corinthian Colleges Apollo Group MDF IPXL IDCC COCO APOL 3.99 20.49 26.20 10.25 43.75 -54% -67% -30% -2% -1% 13% 9% 21% 98% 76% 159 1,283 1,152 903 6,632 130 1,153 670 975 6,148 .4x 1.9x 2.0x .6x 1.4x 12% 16% 11% 16% 12% 662% 140% 899% 128% 416% 38% 36% 28% 39% 42% 3.9x 3.8x >9.9x >9.9x 9.9x 25% 5% 2% 0% 15% - / 26 -/7 - / 20 -/2 -/5 11 12 13 14 15 * Career Education GT Solar Bridgepoint Edu. USA Mobility * Forest Labs CECO SOLR BPI USMO FRX 24.71 6.05 17.79 13.23 27.63 -26% -27% -24% -26% -16% 45% 19% 55% 15% 20% 2,022 871 971 293 8,355 1,602 620 749 177 5,033 .8x 1.1x 1.4x .6x 1.2x 11% 11% 11% 13% 13% 403% infinite infinite 175% 154% 36% 38% 42% n/m 28% 6.1x 6.5x 5.9x 1.9x 1.9x 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 3/1 - / 11 -/1/8 -/- 16 17 18 19 20 Immunomedics EarthLink GameStop * H&R Block America's Car-Mart IMMU ELNK GME HRB CRMT 3.40 8.15 18.51 15.55 24.16 -32% -10% -8% -4% -24% 111% 15% 55% 49% 13% 256 880 2,805 5,120 273 231 405 2,821 4,429 311 3.7x .6x .3x 1.1x .9x 10% 10% 14% 10% 11% infinite 1561% 104% infinite 210% n/m n/m 36% 38% 36% 6.5x 1.4x 5.7x >9.9x 1.6x 8% 1% 6% 5% 13% -/-/6 - / 11 1/1 / 15 21 22 23 24 25 Dell PMC-Sierra Lihua International Western Digital China Electric Motor DELL PMCS LIWA WDC CELM 12.93 7.75 9.12 31.78 5.77 -8% -7% -50% -22% -23% 35% 30% 39% 49% 71% 25,325 1,777 266 7,283 120 19,104 1,622 222 4,882 86 .3x 3.0x 1.1x .5x 1.0x 10% 10% 12% 20% 14% infinite infinite 117% 83% 91% 28% 5% 26% 9% 24% >9.9x 4.2x 2.9x 1.7x 2.1x 12% 1% 48% 0% 51% 3/9 - / 10 -/-/2 -/- 26 27 28 29 30 Local.com Allied Healthcare Seagate Technology * Medicis Pharma CF Industries LOCM AHCI STX MRX CF 7.55 2.23 13.68 22.37 67.60 -60% -17% -32% -34% -15% 17% 52% 58% 26% 63% 121 101 6,668 1,349 4,803 113 59 6,367 960 3,772 1.8x .2x .6x 1.5x 1.6x 10% 12% 26% 9% 11% infinite 113% 70% infinite 111% n/m 27% 2% 43% 35% >9.9x 1.8x 2.5x 3.3x 2.8x 13% 1% 2% 2% 0% - / 33 -/-/-/4 6/- 31 32 33 34 35 Gilead Sciences Foster Wheeler Lincoln Educational Penwest Pharma Primoris Services GILD FWLT LINC PPCO PRIM 36.35 23.31 20.96 3.42 6.98 -10% -21% -16% -62% -16% 38% 54% 35% 13% 28% 32,348 2,973 546 109 231 31,873 2,219 549 100 210 4.2x .5x .9x 3.7x .5x 10% 9% 12% 23% 10% 185% 705% 91% 65% 227% 25% 21% 41% n/m 38% 5.5x 4.2x 4.4x 6.0x 4.5x 1% 0% 3% 2% 82% 1 / 19 - / 18 - / 22 -/1/- 36 37 38 39 40 * SciClone Pharma * Cherokee * CSG Systems Nephros * Eli Lilly SCLN CHKE CSGS NEP LLY 2.98 16.80 19.46 5.50 33.94 -30% -7% -32% -35% -6% 79% 45% 23% 111% 12% 141 148 663 142 39,138 103 141 611 116 41,061 1.4x 4.4x 1.2x 2.4x 1.8x 12% 9% 11% 23% 13% 85% 629% 88% 54% 66% 4% 40% 34% 31% 21% 2.3x >9.9x >9.9x 1.9x 6.1x 22% 13% 1% 31% 0% 2/1 -/- / 15 -/2 -/5 41 42 43 44 45 Gulf Resources Aeropostale Hewlett-Packard * Cephalon * Fuqi International GFRE ARO HPQ CEPH FUQI 9.22 29.62 45.92 58.77 8.11 -79% -36% -20% -11% -6% 62% 9% 19% 24% 303% 319 2,770 107,200 4,419 224 263 2,458 110,692 3,742 99 2.3x 1.1x .9x 1.6x .2x 14% 10% 10% 11% 25% 62% 159% 124% 82% 50% 27% 40% 20% 26% 22% 2.2x 6.1x >9.9x 5.2x .8x 50% 1% 0% 1% 43% -/- / 35 - / 32 -/8 -/- Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► Market value > $100 million ► ADRs and banks excluded ► Enterprise value to market value < 1.5 MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 109 of 120 “Magic Formula,” based on Next Year’s EPS Estimates Companies with high returns on capital employed, trading at high earnings yields (based on next FY EPS estimates) Move To 52-Week Low High MV ($mn) EV ($mn) ▼ ▼ EV/ Sales Next FY EPS Yield EBIT/ Capital Employed Tax Rate Price to Tangible Book Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 Jiangbo Pharma ITT Educational GigaMedia Bridgepoint Edu. Career Education JGBO ESI GIGM BPI CECO 9.25 86.94 2.03 17.79 24.71 -22% -2% -4% -24% -26% 57% 40% 197% 55% 45% 112 3,003 111 971 2,022 39 2,831 37 749 1,602 .4x 2.0x .2x 1.4x .8x 32% 14% 14% 14% 14% 249% infinite infinite infinite 403% 28% 39% 6% 42% 36% 1.2x >9.9x 1.0x 5.9x 6.1x 50% 0% 1% 1% 0% -/2/7 -/-/3/1 6 7 8 9 10 Endo Pharma Corinthian Colleges Apollo Group Lihua International Metropolitan Health ENDP COCO APOL LIWA MDF 22.31 10.25 43.75 9.12 3.99 -25% -2% -1% -50% -54% 11% 98% 76% 39% 13% 2,594 903 6,632 266 159 2,072 975 6,148 222 130 1.4x .6x 1.4x 1.1x .4x 15% 19% 13% 19% 13% 263% 128% 416% 117% 662% 26% 39% 42% 26% 38% 4.1x >9.9x 9.9x 2.9x 3.9x 0% 0% 15% 48% 25% -/1 -/2 -/5 -/- / 26 11 12 13 14 15 GT Solar * Forest Labs Allied Healthcare China Electric Motor GameStop SOLR FRX AHCI CELM GME 6.05 27.63 2.23 5.77 18.51 -27% -16% -17% -23% -8% 19% 20% 52% 71% 55% 871 8,355 101 120 2,805 620 5,033 59 86 2,821 1.1x 1.2x .2x 1.0x .3x 12% 14% 15% 19% 16% infinite 154% 113% 91% 104% 38% 28% 27% 24% 36% 6.5x 1.9x 1.8x 2.1x 5.7x 1% 1% 1% 51% 6% - / 11 -/-/-/- / 11 16 17 18 19 20 Dell America's Car-Mart Western Digital Terra Nova Royalty * Actuate DELL CRMT WDC TTT ACTU 12.93 24.16 31.78 9.83 4.45 -8% -24% -22% -29% -13% 35% 13% 49% 64% 39% 25,325 273 7,283 298 202 19,104 311 4,882 200 174 .3x .9x .5x .4x 1.5x 11% 13% 20% 11% 11% infinite 210% 83% infinite infinite 28% 36% 9% 68% 14% >9.9x 1.6x 1.7x 1.2x >9.9x 12% 13% 0% 79% 7% 3/9 1 / 15 -/2 -/-/8 21 22 23 24 25 * H&R Block Local.com Seagate Technology Primoris Services Foster Wheeler HRB LOCM STX PRIM FWLT 15.55 7.55 13.68 6.98 23.31 -4% -60% -32% -16% -21% 49% 17% 58% 28% 54% 5,120 121 6,668 231 2,973 4,429 113 6,367 210 2,219 1.1x 1.8x .6x .5x .5x 11% 11% 26% 12% 11% infinite infinite 70% 227% 705% 38% n/m 2% 38% 21% >9.9x >9.9x 2.5x 4.5x 4.2x 5% 13% 2% 82% 0% 1/- / 33 -/1/- / 18 26 27 28 29 30 PMC-Sierra Penwest Pharma * SciClone Pharma Lincoln Educational Nephros PMCS PPCO SCLN LINC NEP 7.75 3.42 2.98 20.96 5.50 -7% -62% -30% -16% -35% 30% 13% 79% 35% 111% 1,777 109 141 546 142 1,622 100 103 549 116 3.0x 3.7x 1.4x .9x 2.4x 11% 29% 15% 14% 27% infinite 65% 85% 91% 54% 5% n/m 4% 41% 31% 4.2x 6.0x 2.3x 4.4x 1.9x 1% 2% 22% 3% 31% - / 10 -/2/1 - / 22 -/2 31 32 33 34 35 Gulf Resources Sohu.com CF Industries China Valves Gilead Sciences GFRE SOHU CF CVVT GILD 9.22 42.02 67.60 9.46 36.35 -79% -2% -15% -63% -10% 62% 72% 63% 57% 38% 319 1,589 4,803 347 32,348 263 990 3,772 342 31,873 2.3x 1.9x 1.6x 3.3x 4.2x 16% 10% 12% 15% 11% 62% 1239% 111% 59% 185% 27% 17% 35% 26% 25% 2.2x 2.8x 2.8x 3.3x 5.5x 50% 22% 0% 63% 1% -/-/1 6/-/2 1 / 19 36 37 38 39 40 * Medicis Pharma Fuqi International Shengkai Innovations * CSG Systems * Cephalon MRX FUQI VALV CSGS CEPH 22.37 8.11 7.99 19.46 58.77 -34% -6% -65% -32% -11% 26% 303% 32% 23% 24% 1,349 224 184 663 4,419 960 99 165 611 3,742 1.5x .2x 3.3x 1.2x 1.6x 10% 19% 12% 12% 12% infinite 50% 86% 88% 82% 43% 22% 24% 34% 26% 3.3x .8x 3.0x >9.9x 5.2x 2% 43% 87% 1% 1% -/4 -/-/- / 15 -/8 41 42 43 44 45 * JDA Software * QKL Stores * Hewlett-Packard RINO International * Eli Lilly JDAS QKLS HPQ RINO LLY 23.68 4.40 45.92 13.88 33.94 -40% -20% -20% -41% -6% 34% 99% 19% 153% 12% 987 131 107,200 397 39,138 1,104 84 110,692 315 41,061 2.5x .3x .9x 1.5x 1.8x 10% 12% 11% 16% 13% 196% 85% 124% 50% 66% 35% n/m 20% 2% 21% 6.2x 1.7x >9.9x 1.6x 6.1x 4% 67% 0% 52% 0% - / 35 -/- / 32 -/-/5 Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► Market value > $100 million ► ADRs and banks excluded ► Enterprise value to market value < 1.5 MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 110 of 120 Contrarian: Shunned By The Market, Not By Insiders Companies close to 52-week lows, with consistent insider buying and no selling ▼ Move To 52-Week Low High MV ($mn) EV ($mn) EV/ Sales Next FY P/E Price/ Tang. Book % Own. Insiders Net Sh. Bought ** $'000 % of sh. Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 Ormat Technologies NuStar Energy L.P. * Solar Capital * Texas Industries Barnes & Noble ORA NS SLRC TXI BKS 28.41 57.48 19.49 31.16 16.43 -8% -12% -11% -12% -6% 55% 12% 24% 52% 75% 1,291 3,461 644 865 946 1,901 5,391 n/m 1,334 1,006 4.8x 1.3x n/m 2.1x .2x 24x 17x 8x n/m 21x 1.5x 2.3x .9x 1.1x n/m 57% 2% 6% 17% 37% 43,666 30,062 24,635 23,495 16,742 3% <1% 4% 3% 2% 6 7 8 9 10 AOL * Tengion * Heritage-Crystal FBR Capital Markets * Coca-Cola AOL TNGN HCCI FBCM KO 21.96 3.95 8.07 4.11 50.26 -11% -16% -7% -14% -6% 34% 33% 71% 77% 18% 2,344 49 87 256 115,900 2,151 250 85 n/m 118,741 .7x n/m .9x n/m 3.8x 14x n/m 24x 10x 13x 3.1x n/m 2.1x .8x 9.2x 0% 4% 61% 3% 5% 12,385 9,464 8,780 8,068 6,886 <1% 16% 9% 3% <1% 11 12 13 14 15 * Chinacast Education * Armour Residential * Steel Dynamics * Plains Exploration KAR Auction Services CAST ARR STLD PXP KAR 6.32 6.53 14.08 21.68 12.71 -11% -4% -12% -11% -13% 36% 53% 45% 69% 25% 291 204 3,049 3,037 1,711 202 205 5,230 5,698 3,502 3.6x n/m 1.1x 4.2x 2.0x 11x 4x 7x 11x 11x 2.1x .9x 4.0x 1.1x n/m 24% 20% 5% 2% 56% 5,960 5,466 4,463 4,336 3,813 2% 3% <1% <1% <1% 16 17 18 19 20 * THQ First Community Bank * Prospect Capital Hansen Medical Auxilium Pharma THQI FCFL PSEC HNSN AUXL 4.58 2.00 10.17 2.38 24.79 -10% -13% -15% -16% -5% 93% 150% 30% 126% 55% 310 11 684 128 1,176 129 n/m n/m 113 1,000 .1x n/m n/m 6.5x 5.7x 11x 8x n/m 45x 1.5x .4x 1.1x 4.4x 10.0x 1% 53% 3% 4% 0% 3,394 3,182 2,532 2,404 2,281 1% 23% <1% 2% <1% 21 22 23 24 25 * Tyler Technologies Center Bancorp Adolor Capital Bank California Water TYL CNBC ADLR CBKN CWT 16.49 7.31 1.22 3.36 36.34 -12% -5% -13% -11% -7% 31% 39% 84% 107% 12% 577 107 57 43 756 573 n/m (16) n/m 1,158 2.0x n/m n/m n/m 2.6x 19x n/m 48x 16x 60.1x 1.4x 1.6x .5x 1.8x 5% 15% 3% 25% 6% 2,276 1,988 1,834 1,761 1,236 <1% 2% 3% 4% <1% 26 27 28 29 30 MDU Resources * Kimberly-Clark SWS Group * NCI Building Systems Bank of Commerce MDU KMB SWS NCS BOCH 18.67 61.47 10.17 8.85 4.66 -8% -16% -10% -10% -8% 30% 9% 54% 189% 35% 3,512 25,447 331 173 79 4,927 30,166 n/m 509 n/m 1.3x 1.6x n/m .6x n/m 11x 12x 13x n/m 9x 1.8x 12.0x .9x n/m 1.1x 7% 0% 9% 2% 61% 1,139 1,045 1,027 956 941 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 31 32 33 34 35 * Ascent Media * Valence Technology Cymer Bank of SC City Holding ASCMA VLNC CYMI BKSC CHCO 25.95 0.81 31.88 10.00 29.73 -15% -9% -14% -10% -5% 18% 151% 26% 47% 26% 371 109 959 40 469 55 169 790 n/m n/m .1x 10.5x 2.2x n/m n/m n/m n/m 9x 10x .6x n/m 1.8x 1.4x 1.8x 7% 49% 0% 28% 3% 908 880 797 750 743 <1% <1% <1% 2% <1% 36 37 38 39 40 Verizon Dean Foods * CNB Financial SJW Corp. CF Industries VZ DF CCNE SJW CF 28.55 10.29 10.84 24.65 67.60 -7% -9% -3% -16% -15% 20% 115% 75% 15% 63% 80,703 1,868 95 457 4,803 138,699 6,021 n/m 717 3,772 1.3x .5x n/m 3.3x 1.6x 12x 9x 9x 20x 8x n/m n/m 1.6x 1.8x 2.8x 0% 2% 8% 30% 0% 742 659 596 542 541 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 41 42 43 44 45 FalconStor Software Access National eDiets.com QuinStreet * General Steel FALC ANCX DIET QNST GSI 2.66 5.75 0.72 12.24 2.62 -1% -11% -6% -4% -8% 114% 20% 325% 49% 129% 121 61 25 552 136 82 n/m 40 482 677 1.0x n/m 2.2x 1.5x .4x n/m 9x 15x 8x 2.1x .9x n/m 6.2x 2.1x 29% 40% 7% 46% 41% 500 431 418 416 393 <1% <1% 2% <1% <1% Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► Major insider buying in past six months ► Price within 20% of 52-week low ► MV > $1 million MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. ** during past six months (value estimate based on recent price). © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 111 of 120 Contrarian: Biggest YTD Losers (deleveraged & profitable) Non-financial companies with no net debt, positive analyst estimates for next year's EPS, and large YTD price drop ▼ MV ($mn) EV ($mn) Price Change Since December 31, 2003 2008 2009 Price to Tangible Book Next FY P/E Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 Broadwind Energy A-Power Energy China Nepstar Genoptix Fuqi International BWEN APWR NPD GXDX FUQI 2.32 7.94 3.19 15.80 8.11 248 360 337 277 224 241 272 169 145 99 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m -48% 85% -37% -54% 30% -71% -57% -56% -56% -55% 1.7x 1.4x 1.5x 1.5x .8x 8x 6x 18x 11x 5x 13% 29% 76% 1% 43% 2/2 -/-/- / 21 -/- 6 7 8 9 10 SmartHeat AirMedia KongZhong RINO International China Sky One HEAT AMCN KONG RINO CSKI 6.66 3.58 6.14 13.88 11.64 218 235 220 397 195 182 159 93 315 130 n/m n/m n/m -80% 870% 11% -25% 83% 297% -27% -54% -52% -50% -50% -49% 2.2x 1.1x 2.6x 1.6x 1.8x 8x 11x 13x 6x 4x 43% 10% 0% 52% 37% -/-/-/-/-/- 11 12 13 14 15 China Distance Edu. Duoyuan Global Water Neutral Tandem athenahealth Cumberland Pharma DL DGW TNDM ATHN CPIX 3.28 18.44 11.77 23.71 7.13 114 454 389 785 146 68 241 218 717 87 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m -18% n/m -27% -37% n/m -49% -48% -48% -48% -48% 1.8x 1.7x 1.6x 8.1x 2.2x 13x 11x 10x 27x 7x 0% 49% 3% 6% 35% -/-/-/2 1 / 42 4/2 16 17 18 19 20 Energy Recovery Aviat Networks Alvarion Compellent Tech Shanda Games ERII AVNW ALVR CML GAME 3.80 3.82 2.09 12.76 5.75 199 228 130 405 1,656 150 106 28 332 1,240 n/m -11% -82% n/m n/m -50% -26% -42% 33% n/m -45% -45% -44% -44% -44% 2.0x .9x .8x 3.3x 6.4x 24x 64x 16x 47x 7x 35% 2% 6% 10% 71% - / 18 -/-/2/-/- 21 22 23 24 25 Santarus Albany Molecular Perfect World New York & Co. NVIDIA SNTS AMRI PWRD NWY NVDA 2.61 5.13 22.44 2.45 11.08 152 163 1,146 147 6,340 72 92 869 136 4,599 n/m -66% n/m n/m 43% 66% -47% 30% 6% 37% -44% -44% -43% -43% -41% 3.6x .6x 3.2x .8x 2.7x 29x 128x 6x 245x 10x 11% 33% 27% 2% 5% -/5 -/1 -/3/8 - / 22 26 27 28 29 30 Nephros Myriad Genetics Tiens Biotech Sykes Enterprises * GigaMedia NEP MYGN TBV SYKE GIGM 5.50 15.77 1.83 15.63 2.03 142 1,542 131 741 111 116 1,143 129 573 37 424% 157% -85% 82% 22% 227% -50% -7% -18% -64% -41% -40% -39% -39% -38% 1.9x 2.7x .8x 1.8x 1.0x 4x 13x 8x 8x 7x 31% 2% 95% 12% 1% -/2 -/6 -/-/7 -/- 31 32 33 34 35 AgFeed Industries Horsehead Charming Shoppes Transcend Services * Nokia FEED ZINC CHRS TRCR NOK 3.13 8.01 4.07 13.55 8.25 141 347 472 142 30,896 118 254 459 116 24,671 n/m n/m -26% 227% -51% 94% 70% 67% 36% -47% -37% -37% -37% -37% -36% 1.3x 1.0x 1.8x 4.4x 4.4x 8x 9x 21x 13x 9x 31% 0% 2% 12% 1% -/-/2/-/-/- 36 37 38 39 40 King Pharmaceuticals * Stein Mart * China Nuokang Bio Concord Medical * QKL Stores KG SMRT NKBP CCM QKLS 7.92 6.92 5.10 5.67 4.40 1,977 300 808 279 131 1,817 229 782 163 84 -48% -16% n/m n/m 43900% -25% 512% n/m n/m 76% -35% -35% -35% -34% -34% 1.7x 1.3x 9.8x 1.1x 1.7x 10x 9x 9x 10x 8x 0% 37% 73% 0% 67% 1/3 -/4 -/-/-/- 41 42 43 44 45 * Syntroleum Ceragon Networks * LSI Industries * Resources Connection TeleTech SYNM CRNT LYTS RECN TTEC 1.76 7.79 5.25 14.14 13.37 136 267 126 655 822 110 192 112 517 688 -59% 11% -61% 4% 18% 226% 54% -24% -14% 60% -34% -34% -33% -33% -33% 4.3x 1.4x 1.1x 4.0x 2.1x 25x 12x 26x 40x 11x 14% 12% 19% 3% 51% 3/-/-/4 -/-/6 Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Stock Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► Positive net cash ► Positive next FY EPS estimate ► Market value > $100 million MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 112 of 120 Value with Catalyst: Cheap Repurchasers of Stock Companies that may be creating value by reducing their shares outstanding at relatively cheap prices ▼ MV ($mn) EV ($mn) Q-Q Change in Shares Next FY P/E Price to Tangible Book Net Cash as % of MV Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 United Overseas Bank China Integrated Electr. For Imaging Aspen Insurance * Career Education UOVEY CBEH EFII AHL CECO 28.42 8.54 9.70 25.35 24.71 21,401 287 439 1,960 2,022 n/m 250 234 n/m 1,602 -19.9% -16.7% -8.3% -7.0% -3.5% 12x 7x 12x 7x 7x 1.9x 1.8x 1.3x .6x 6.1x n/m 13% 47% n/m 21% 35% 65% 1% 0% 0% -/-/-/-/3/1 6 7 8 9 10 EDENOR O2Micro Cameco Employers Holdings E-House China EDN OIIM CCJ EIG EJ 6.78 6.13 22.72 15.70 15.67 304 214 8,928 671 1,257 454 115 8,505 n/m 767 -3.1% -2.8% -2.3% -2.3% -2.2% 10x 14x 11x .5x 1.2x 1.9x 1.5x 5.6x -49% 46% 5% n/m 39% 52% 6% 0% 1% 1% -/-/-/14 / -/- 11 12 13 14 15 Dillard's Anaren * H&R Block Tongjitang Chinese * Mestek DDS ANEN HRB TCM MCCK 23.85 15.91 15.55 4.03 17.50 1,635 234 5,120 136 124 2,302 228 4,429 122 150 -2.1% -2.0% -2.0% -2.0% -1.8% 13x 12x 9x 81x - .7x 2.0x 22.0x 1.2x 1.3x -41% 3% 13% 11% -21% 34% 8% 5% 6% 0% -/-/1/-/-/- 16 Navigators Group NAVG 42.84 702 n/m -1.8% 12x .9x n/m 22% -/- No additional companies met the screening criteria outlined below. * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► MV < 2 * BV ► Price <= 12 * next FY EPS ► Debt/equity < 0.4 ► No net insider selling ► MV > $100 million ► Q-Q change in shares < 0 MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. BV = book value. # of insider trades relates to latest six months. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 113 of 120 Profitable Dividend Payors with Decent Balance Sheets Dividend-paying companies with no net debt and EPS estimates in excess of 75% of the indicated annual dividend ▼ Move To 52-Week Low High MV ($mn) EV ($mn) Dividend Yield Last 12 Annual Months Indicated Est. P/E This Next FY FY Price to Tangible Book Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 Am. Capital Agency Fifth Street Finance BBVA Banco Frances BGC Partners Telecom Argentina AGNC FSC BFR BGCP TEO 28.97 11.74 6.57 5.35 17.56 -26% -23% -51% -34% -35% 8% 16% 24% 30% 25% 949 532 1,175 444 3,457 873 n/m n/m n/m 3,239 20% 9% 2% 6% 12% 19% 11% 11% 10% 10% 5x 11x 8x 9x 8x 7x 9x 8x 8x 7x 1.5x 1.1x 1.8x 2.3x 2.7x 0% 6% 67% 33% 79% 1/5/-/2/-/- 6 7 8 9 10 TICC Capital * Cherokee NGP Capital Himax Tech EarthLink TICC CHKE NGPC HIMX ELNK 8.54 16.80 7.79 3.02 8.15 -51% -7% -32% -28% -10% 0% 45% 20% 31% 15% 230 148 169 537 880 n/m 141 n/m 376 405 7% 11% 8% 20% 5% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 11x 11x 16x 12x 10x 11x 10x 9x 10x 12x 1.0x >9.9x .7x 1.4x 1.4x 3% 13% 4% 43% 1% 5/-/6/-/-/6 11 12 13 14 15 USA Mobility American Software Nat'l Australia Bank Westpac Banking Porter Bancorp USMO AMSWA NABZY WBK PBIB 13.23 4.97 20.96 94.72 13.25 -26% -4% -20% -23% -20% 15% 41% 41% 41% 30% 293 126 43,589 56,387 117 177 88 n/m n/m n/m 8% 7% 6% 6% 6% 8% 7% 6% 6% 6% 8x 17x 11x 10x 12x 11x 13x 8x 10x 9x 1.9x 2.5x 1.6x 2.6x 1.0x 0% 13% 1% 0% 66% 1/8 -/9 -/-/-/- 16 17 18 19 20 Nokia First Bancorp NASB Financial Chunghwa Telecom Banco Santander NOK FNLC NASB CHT STD 8.25 13.14 15.23 19.65 11.05 0% 0% 0% -16% -22% 94% 66% 112% 4% 62% 30,896 128 120 19,055 90,928 24,671 n/m n/m 16,411 n/m 6% 6% 6% 6% 4% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 11x 14x 13x 14x 8x 9x 13x 6x 14x 7x 4.4x 1.3x .7x 1.6x 2.2x 1% 15% 63% 39% 21% -/-/3 -/-/-/- 21 22 23 24 25 Cal-Maine Foods Lenovo Lorillard Hot Topic Tower Bancorp CALM LNVGY LO HOTT TOBC 33.46 11.70 71.77 5.48 22.12 -27% -44% -7% -12% -14% 16% 37% 15% 82% 70% 797 5,726 10,970 244 158 737 3,647 10,046 175 n/m 2% 1% 5% 1% 5% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 12x 19x 11x 26x 12x 10x 10x 18x 8x 2.4x n/m n/m 1.1x 1.1x 45% 63% 0% 2% 21% -/1 -/-/-/-/- 26 27 28 29 30 Life Partners Bristol Myers Squibb Australia and NZ K-Fed Bancorp American Ecology LPHI BMY ANZBY KFED ECOL 19.82 25.57 19.71 9.00 14.98 -29% -25% -38% -19% -10% 24% 6% 24% 15% 33% 295 43,972 49,708 120 274 n/m 43,485 n/m n/m 240 5% 5% 5% 2% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 9x 12x 15x 39x 25x 8x 11x 11x 16x 20x 4.9x 6.1x 2.3x 1.4x 3.0x 51% 0% 1% 69% 7% 1/-/3 -/2/1/- 31 32 33 34 35 Microchip Technology United Bankshares Garmin * Colony Financial Paychex MCHP UBSI GRMN CLNY PAYX 28.86 25.37 32.02 17.95 26.51 -26% -35% -31% -4% -10% 7% 26% 26% 17% 24% 5,355 1,104 6,378 263 9,582 4,481 n/m 5,067 n/m 9,216 5% 5% 7% 1% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 14x 15x 11x 15x 19x 13x 14x 12x 10x 17x 3.7x 2.4x 2.7x 1.0x >9.9x 3% 3% 44% 1% 11% - / 11 - / 14 -/5 1/-/- 36 37 38 39 40 Maxim Integrated Credit Suisse Washington Trust Healthcare Services Turkcell MXIM CS WASH HCSG TKC 17.41 38.85 18.40 19.50 13.52 -14% -6% -24% -12% -10% 23% 55% 11% 20% 48% 5,264 44,868 297 854 11,898 4,405 n/m n/m 781 10,498 5% 5% 5% 4% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 18x 8x 13x 24x 10x 13x 7x 12x 20x 10x 2.3x 1.9x 1.5x 4.6x 2.8x 1% 0% 15% 7% 67% -/2 -/-/4 -/5 -/- 41 42 43 44 45 * Foot Locker Baldwin & Lyons Meridian Bioscience Electro Rent People's United FL BWINB VIVO ELRC PBCT 13.32 22.32 16.98 13.48 14.01 -29% -14% -6% -35% -2% 26% 19% 54% 15% 24% 2,081 330 690 323 5,250 1,602 n/m 629 264 n/m 5% 6% 4% 6% 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 15x 22x 22x 27x 37x 13x 14x 19x 18x 27x 1.3x .9x 5.6x 1.4x 1.4x 1% 45% 2% 31% 1% -/2 - / 12 -/5 - / 10 2/3 Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► Positive net cash ► Positive EPS estimates for this FY and next FY ► MV > $100 million MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 114 of 120 Deep Value: Lots of Revenue, Low Enterprise Value Companies that trade at low multiples of net revenue ▼ Move To 52-Week Low High MV ($mn) EV ($mn) EV/ Sales Est. P/E This Next FY FY Price to Tangible Book Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 Winn-Dixie Stores Tech Data Ingram Micro World Fuel Services Cardinal Health WINN TECD IM INT CAH 10.17 38.28 15.80 25.33 34.24 -12% -21% -1% -29% -39% 57% 28% 20% 20% 7% 560 1,942 2,613 1,505 12,397 409 1,443 2,073 1,210 11,867 .06x .06x .07x .09x .12x 27x 10x 9x 12x 15x 28x 9x 8x 11x 14x .8x .9x .9x 2.8x 4.0x 1% 3% 4% 4% 0% - / 14 - / 12 - / 25 -/8 -/- 6 7 8 9 10 AmerisourceBergen Eastman Kodak SYNNEX Office Depot Kelly Services ABC EK SNX ODP KELYA 31.87 4.90 26.58 4.58 15.97 -45% -48% -13% -24% -37% 4% 85% 24% 101% 19% 9,004 1,317 922 1,262 559 9,163 1,107 1,136 1,675 627 .12x .14x .14x .14x .14x 15x 9x 9x n/m 35x 14x n/m 8x 22x 18x n/m n/m 1.2x 1.7x 1.1x 1% 0% 35% 4% 22% - / 11 -/1 - / 148 -/3 -/- 11 12 13 14 15 OfficeMax McKesson Insight Enterprises Kindred Healthcare Tutor Perini OMX MCK NSIT KND TPC 14.93 68.16 14.70 14.66 17.75 -68% -37% -44% -19% -22% 33% 5% 15% 36% 44% 1,266 18,498 680 579 871 1,058 17,063 677 697 731 .15x .16x .16x .16x .16x 18x 14x 13x 11x 9x 13x 13x 11x 10x 7x 3.1x 5.8x 1.8x .7x 1.5x 0% 0% 1% 2% 46% -/3 - / 14 - / 12 -/1/4 16 17 18 19 20 Systemax Barnes & Noble Tesoro Sunoco BJ's Wholesale Club SYX BKS TSO SUN BJ 16.37 16.43 12.60 36.24 37.60 -31% -6% -16% -41% -21% 49% 75% 34% 0% 8% 600 946 1,780 4,369 2,024 580 1,006 3,332 6,004 1,971 .17x .18x .18x .18x .19x 10x 43x n/m 30x 14x 8x 21x 10x 16x 13x 1.8x n/m .7x 1.6x 1.9x 64% 37% 1% 0% 1% - / 21 6/4 - / 12 1/- / 11 21 22 23 24 25 Brightpoint Manpower EMCOR Group Celestica Sears Holdings CELL MAN EME CLS SHLD 7.80 44.46 23.70 8.88 72.52 -34% -14% -25% -33% -24% 19% 42% 26% 28% 73% 550 3,640 1,572 2,042 8,330 650 3,414 1,122 1,330 9,835 .20x .21x .21x .22x .22x 11x 37x 14x 28x 9x 17x 12x 27x 7.2x 3.2x 4.1x 1.4x 2.0x 2% 1% 2% 10% 4% - / 19 - / 16 - / 11 -/1/3 26 27 28 29 30 Arrow Electronics Flextronics Owens & Minor Valero Energy KBR ARW FLEX OMI VLO KBR 24.11 6.29 28.19 18.77 21.62 -19% -37% -9% -19% -25% 35% 33% 16% 16% 14% 2,904 5,125 1,779 10,614 3,472 3,486 5,454 1,841 17,080 2,669 .22x .23x .23x .23x .23x 7x 8x 14x 18x 13x 7x 7x 13x 9x 12x 1.4x 3.0x 3.4x .7x 2.2x 3% 0% 2% 0% 0% -/2 -/- / 15 -/6 -/- 31 32 33 34 35 Avnet Centene Administaff SUPERVALU Kroger AVT CNC ASF SVU KR 25.76 22.61 24.59 12.00 20.23 -22% -25% -33% -1% -6% 32% 15% 14% 49% 23% 3,911 1,165 643 2,547 12,945 4,149 1,007 404 9,971 19,869 .23x .24x .25x .25x .25x 10x 13x 34x 7x 12x 8x 11x 23x 6x 10x 1.6x 2.4x 3.0x n/m 3.3x 0% 2% 12% 1% 6% - / 11 -/4 - / 22 1/-/4 36 37 38 39 40 Amerigroup Sony Rite Aid Unisys Lear AGP SNE RAD UIS LEA 34.42 27.33 1.01 20.22 70.75 -39% -14% -6% -36% -44% 10% 48% 133% 100% 20% 1,780 27,427 897 861 3,303 1,380 21,235 6,992 1,242 2,962 .26x .26x .27x .28x .28x 12x 29x n/m 14x 18x 12x 12x n/m 8x 11x 2.3x 1.2x n/m n/m 2.5x 1% 0% 29% 1% 0% -/4 -/-/-/5 1/1 41 42 43 44 45 * Costco Wholesale Repsol * Fluor * Arkansas Best * Best Buy COST REP FLR ABFS BBY 56.44 21.13 44.36 20.48 35.16 -21% -11% -10% -3% -11% 10% 36% 32% 69% 39% 24,785 23,684 7,929 518 14,836 21,680 42,419 6,078 431 14,716 .28x .29x .29x .29x .29x 19x 8x 15x n/m 10x 17x 7x 14x 27x 9x 2.3x 1.5x 2.3x 1.1x 3.5x 1% 47% 0% 5% 18% - / 27 -/-/-/7 7 / 27 Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► EV to trailing revenue less than 0.5x ► Market value does not exceed revenue ► Market value > $500 million MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 115 of 120 Deep Value: Neglected Gross Profiteers Companies that trade at low multiples of gross profit ▼ Move To 52-Week Low High MV ($mn) EV ($mn) Enterprise Value / Gross Sales Profit EBIT Est. P/E This Next FY FY Price/ Tang. Book Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 WellCare IDT Corp. Winn-Dixie Stores Humana Retail Ventures WCG IDT WINN HUM RVI 27.05 9.79 10.17 48.10 8.43 -39% -84% -12% -43% -75% 45% 16% 57% 9% 42% 1,147 222 560 8,187 413 119 48 409 1,520 233 .0x .0x .1x .0x .1x .1x .2x .2x .2x .3x .8x 1.7x 12.1x .8x 1.9x 12x 27x 9x 50x 10x 28x 9x - 1.5x 1.4x .8x 2.1x 2.4x 4% 24% 1% 1% 53% -/3 -/4 - / 14 -/3 -/- 6 7 8 9 10 American Equity RealNetworks Charming Shoppes Blyth * CoreLogic AEL RNWK CHRS BTH CLGX 11.39 3.47 4.07 35.48 18.06 -54% -27% -16% -27% -21% 2% 56% 70% 69% 18% 666 469 472 313 1,877 548 147 459 240 1,981 .4x .3x .2x .3x .3x .4x .4x .5x .5x .5x 7.4x n/m n/m 7.7x 4.9x 6x n/m n/m 13x 17x 6x n/m 21x 12x 13x .8x 1.2x 1.8x 1.3x 5.9x 5% 38% 2% 34% 5% 1/1/7 2/-/5 -/- 11 12 13 14 15 Eastman Kodak THQ Office Depot Great A & P Tea Sierra Wireless EK THQI ODP GAP SWIR 4.90 4.58 4.58 4.05 7.07 -48% -10% -24% -13% -28% 85% 93% 101% 221% 84% 1,317 310 1,262 226 220 1,107 129 1,675 1,327 101 .1x .1x .1x .2x .2x .5x .5x .5x .5x .5x 1.9x n/m n/m n/m n/m 9x 42x n/m n/m - n/m 11x 22x n/m - n/m 1.5x 1.7x n/m 1.7x 0% 1% 4% 50% 7% -/1 12 / -/3 6/7 -/- 16 17 18 19 20 Core-Mark Imation OfficeMax Barnes & Noble Molina Healthcare CORE IMN OMX BKS MOH 28.19 9.90 14.93 16.43 30.48 -12% -26% -68% -6% -44% 22% 27% 33% 75% 2% 302 378 1,266 946 784 211 154 1,058 1,006 330 .0x .1x .1x .2x .1x .6x .6x .6x .6x .6x 6.5x n/m 59.1x 7.6x 6.1x 11x 35x 18x 43x 19x 9x 32x 13x 21x 15x .9x .7x 3.1x n/m 2.3x 2% 21% 0% 37% 50% - / 22 4/-/3 6/4 1 / 20 21 22 23 24 25 Interactive Brokers Hot Topic Pacific Sunwear Stein Mart Genesco IBKR HOTT PSUN SMRT GCO 17.25 5.48 3.43 6.92 28.62 -14% -12% -17% -6% -39% 22% 82% 111% 99% 22% 711 244 226 300 688 485 175 169 229 588 .4x .2x .2x .2x .4x .7x .7x .7x .7x .7x 1.1x 12.2x n/m 6.7x 8.2x 24x 26x n/m 10x 13x 14x 18x n/m 9x 11x 1.2x 1.1x .8x 1.3x 1.7x 0% 2% 2% 37% 3% -/-/-/-/4 1/6 26 27 28 29 30 Aviat Networks Evercore Partners Universal American Liz Claiborne * AnnTaylor Stores AVNW EVR UAM LIZ ANN 3.82 25.42 15.70 4.57 17.27 -6% -31% -51% -47% -60% 116% 50% 5% 113% 46% 228 436 1,185 432 1,015 106 256 661 1,010 803 .2x .7x .1x .4x .4x .7x .7x .8x .8x .8x n/m 8.8x 2.8x n/m 45.9x n/m 19x 9x n/m 15x 64x 13x 9x 18x 12x .9x 2.1x 1.3x n/m 2.3x 2% 7% 7% 0% 1% -/-/9 - / 18 -/- / 10 31 32 33 34 35 Haverty Furniture Bob Evans Farms Kenneth Cole Sears Holdings * Coldwater Creek HVT BOBE KCP SHLD CWTR 13.42 25.66 11.59 72.52 3.70 -33% -4% -44% -24% -4% 35% 33% 28% 73% 149% 290 779 210 8,330 341 245 952 143 9,835 292 .4x .6x .3x .2x .3x .8x .8x .8x .8x .8x 51.0x 8.9x n/m 14.4x n/m 18x 12x 23x 28x 53x 14x 10x 16x 27x 18x 1.2x 1.3x 1.5x 2.0x 1.4x 21% 2% 47% 4% 35% - / 16 -/3 -/1 1/3 -/- 36 37 38 39 40 Saia Fred's Extreme Networks Brown Shoe Repsol SAIA FRED EXTR BWS REP 15.00 12.05 2.82 16.71 21.13 -25% -25% -37% -62% -11% 33% 19% 34% 19% 36% 238 475 254 725 23,684 322 431 150 816 42,419 .4x .2x .5x .4x .3x .8x .8x .9x .9x .9x 201.0x 11.3x n/m 13.6x 3.5x >99x 16x 24x 15x 8x 12x 13x 13x 13x 7x 1.2x 1.2x 1.8x 2.2x 1.5x 3% 7% 5% 2% 47% -/2 -/4/-/1 -/- 41 42 43 44 45 * J.C. Penney * Christopher & Banks Kelly Services Spartan Stores Investment Tech JCP CBK KELYA SPTN ITG 23.21 6.86 15.97 14.25 17.44 -1% -22% -37% -17% -11% 60% 69% 19% 21% 66% 5,487 246 559 321 760 6,108 146 627 497 473 .3x .3x .1x .2x .8x .9x .9x .9x .9x .9x 8.6x n/m n/m 8.5x 6.8x 14x 34x 35x 10x 13x 11x 20x 18x 10x 11x 1.1x 1.3x 1.1x >9.9x 2.1x 0% 1% 22% 2% 1% -/-/4 -/-/1 -/4 Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: ► EV not more than trailing gross profit ► Market value not more than 2x gross profit ► Market value > $200 million MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. www.manualofideas.com June 30, 2010 – Page 116 of 120 Activist Targets: Potential Sales, Liquidations or Recaps Companies that may unlock value through a corporate event ▼ Move To 52-Week Low High MV ($mn) EV ($mn) Price to Tangible Book Net Cash (% of MV) Net Net ST Assets (% of MV) EV/ Sales Next FY P/E Insiders % Buys/ Own. Sells Company Ticker Price ($) 1 2 3 4 5 PennyMac Mortgage Colony Financial Ingram Micro Alvarion Exceed Company PMT CLNY IM ALVR EDS 16.47 17.95 15.80 2.09 6.75 -5% -4% -1% -7% -9% 21% 17% 20% 130% 103% 276 263 2,613 130 133 (48) (25) 2,073 28 103 .9x 1.0x .9x .8x .8x 117% 109% 21% 78% 23% 114% 104% 99% 97% 93% n/m n/m .1x .1x .3x 7x 10x 8x 16x - 1% 1% 4% 6% 18% 1/1/- / 25 -/-/- 6 7 8 9 10 Tech Data TomoTherapy Hurco Ascent Media Callaway Golf TECD TOMO HURC ASCMA ELY 38.28 3.02 15.71 25.95 6.44 -21% -20% -12% -15% -28% 28% 55% 30% 18% 58% 1,942 163 101 371 415 1,443 15 65 55 404 .9x .9x .9x .6x .8x 26% 91% 36% 85% 3% 93% 92% 90% 90% 89% .1x .1x .8x .1x .4x 9x n/m 18x n/m 16x 3% 9% 5% 7% 1% - / 12 -/8 2/1/-/1 11 12 13 14 15 Aviat Networks Hardinge Tuesday Morning Axcelis Technologies QLT AVNW HDNG TUES ACLS QLTI 3.82 8.89 4.61 1.77 5.85 -6% -57% -54% -82% -66% 116% 13% 91% 46% 14% 228 103 198 184 313 106 81 171 150 123 .9x .7x .8x .9x .8x 54% 22% 13% 19% 61% 88% 85% 85% 83% 83% .2x .4x .2x 1.0x 2.8x 64x 17x 12x n/m - 2% 3% 0% 1% 15% -/-/2 / 13 -/9/- 16 17 18 19 20 Force Protection InfoSpace FormFactor Retail Opportunity CSS Industries FRPT INSP FORM ROIC CSS 4.47 7.93 11.07 9.92 16.70 -12% -17% -5% -6% -4% 117% 53% 136% 11% 63% 314 284 554 415 162 180 53 121 85 135 1.0x 1.2x 1.0x 1.1x .9x 43% 81% 78% 80% 16% 80% 79% 79% 79% 78% .2x .2x .8x 60.5x .3x 9x 31x n/m - 1% 1% 3% 2% 19% -/3 1 / 15 -/2 - / 24 -/9 21 22 23 24 25 Maxygen Benchmark Electron. Zoran PCTEL Advanced Analogic MAXY BHE ZRAN PCTI AATI 5.78 17.46 9.96 5.36 3.40 -15% -23% -15% -9% -12% 44% 31% 24% 33% 64% 180 1,101 510 102 146 21 712 110 42 48 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x .9x 1.3x 88% 35% 78% 59% 67% 78% 75% 74% 73% 72% .5x .3x .3x .7x .5x 12x 26x 19x n/m 10% 1% 1% 6% 7% -/6 -/1 1/- / 13 1/2 26 27 28 29 30 Novatel Wireless Cutera ModusLink Core-Mark L.B. Foster NVTL CUTR MLNK CORE FSTR 5.90 9.61 6.49 28.19 27.12 -5% -21% -15% -12% -8% 132% 25% 71% 22% 29% 184 129 286 302 276 45 33 126 211 171 .9x 1.3x 1.0x .9x 1.2x 76% 74% 56% 30% 38% 71% 70% 70% 69% 68% .1x .6x .1x .0x .5x >99x n/m 34x 9x 16x 2% 6% 2% 2% 2% -/-/1 -/1 - / 22 -/- 31 32 33 34 35 Microtune Hooker Furniture * Vital Images * Universal Stainless Electro Scientific TUNE HOFT VTAL USAP ESIO 2.53 11.55 13.35 16.80 13.57 -35% -6% -24% -14% -31% 21% 55% 27% 51% 11% 137 124 193 114 378 58 86 57 89 222 1.4x 1.0x 1.4x .8x 1.1x 57% 31% 70% 22% 41% 66% 66% 66% 66% 65% .7x .4x 1.0x .8x 1.5x 51x 11x n/m 10x 15x 3% 4% 2% 2% 1% -/1/3/1 -/-/1 36 37 38 39 40 * BigBand Networks * Aceto Richardson Electron. Rimage Gilat Satellite BBND ACET RELL RIMG GILT 2.90 6.38 9.63 17.12 4.55 -7% -25% -71% -19% -13% 103% 17% 28% 13% 37% 196 162 170 163 184 31 123 162 64 60 1.4x 1.3x 1.3x 1.3x .8x 84% 24% 5% 61% 68% 63% 63% 62% 62% 61% .2x .4x .4x .8x .3x n/m 12x 10x 15x - 2% 4% 18% 1% 6% 22 / 79 1/2/3 -/5 -/- 41 42 43 44 45 Oplink Comms JAKKS Pacific * Willbros Group Bel Fuse * Exar OPLK JAKK WG BELFB EXAR 14.91 14.74 8.21 18.41 7.23 -27% -28% -7% -20% -13% 34% 14% 125% 37% 10% 313 411 326 214 317 143 241 232 134 122 1.3x 1.3x .9x 1.2x 1.3x 54% 41% 29% 37% 61% 61% 61% 60% 60% 60% 1.1x .3x .2x .7x .9x 15x 11x 7x 14x 22x 3% 1% 3% 14% 18% -/-/-/-/6 1/- Company website SEC Y! Proxy Y! Price Charts * New additions are highlighted. Criteria: ► Tang. book > 50% of MV ► ST assets - liabilities > 50% of MV ► Net cash ► Insiders < 20% ► MV > $100 million MV = market value. EV = enterprise value. Number of insider transactions relates to most recent six-month period. © 2009-2010 by BeyondProxy LLC. 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