The next are at present’s upgrades for Validea’s Value Investor mannequin primarily based on the printed technique of Benjamin Graham. This deep worth methodology screens for shares which have low P/B and P/E ratios, together with low debt and stable long-term earnings development.
AUTONATION INC (AN) is a mid-cap worth inventory within the Retail (Specialty) business. The ranking in accordance with our technique primarily based on Benjamin Graham modified from 57% to 86% primarily based on the agency’s underlying fundamentals and the inventory’s valuation. A rating of 80% or above sometimes signifies that the technique has some curiosity within the inventory and a rating above 90% sometimes signifies sturdy curiosity.
Firm Description: AutoNation, Inc., by means of its subsidiaries, is an automotive retailer in the US. The Firm operates by means of three segments: Home, Import and Premium Luxurious. Its Home phase consists of retail automotive franchises that promote new automobiles manufactured by Basic Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. Its Import phase consists of retail automotive franchises that promote new automobiles manufactured primarily by Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Subaru, and Nissan. Its Premium Luxurious phase consists of retail automotive franchises that promote new automobiles manufactured primarily by Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Lexus, Jaguar, Bentley, and Land Rover. The franchises in every phase additionally promote used automobiles, components and automotive restore and upkeep providers, and automotive finance and insurance coverage merchandise. It owns and operates roughly 349 new automobile franchises from 252 shops situated in the US, primarily in metropolitan markets within the Sunbelt area.
The next desk summarizes whether or not the inventory meets every of this technique’s assessments. Not all standards within the under desk obtain equal weighting or are impartial, however the desk supplies a quick overview of the sturdy and weak factors of the safety within the context of the technique’s standards.
| SECTOR: | PASS |
| SALES: | PASS |
| CURRENT RATIO: | PASS |
| LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS: | PASS |
| LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: | PASS |
| P/E RATIO: | PASS |
| PRICE/BOOK RATIO: | FAIL |
Detailed Evaluation of AUTONATION INC
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (ACLS) is a small-cap worth inventory within the Semiconductors business. The ranking in accordance with our technique primarily based on Benjamin Graham modified from 57% to 86% primarily based on the agency’s underlying fundamentals and the inventory’s valuation. A rating of 80% or above sometimes signifies that the technique has some curiosity within the inventory and a rating above 90% sometimes signifies sturdy curiosity.
Firm Description: Axcelis Applied sciences, Inc. designs, manufactures and providers ion implantation and different processing tools used within the fabrication of semiconductor chips. The Firm provides an entire line of excessive power, excessive present and medium present implanters for all utility necessities. Along with tools, the Firm supplies in depth aftermarket lifecycle services and products, together with used instruments, spare components, tools upgrades, upkeep providers and buyer coaching. Its Purion flagship techniques are all primarily based on a typical platform, which allows a mix of implant purity, precision and productiveness. Combining a single wafer finish station, with superior spot beam architectures (that ensures all factors throughout the wafer see the identical beam situation on the identical beam angle), Purion merchandise allow course of management to optimize machine efficiency and yield, at excessive productiveness. The Firm sells its merchandise to semiconductor chip producers around the globe.
The next desk summarizes whether or not the inventory meets every of this technique’s assessments. Not all standards within the under desk obtain equal weighting or are impartial, however the desk supplies a quick overview of the sturdy and weak factors of the safety within the context of the technique’s standards.
| SECTOR: | FAIL |
| SALES: | PASS |
| CURRENT RATIO: | PASS |
| LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS: | PASS |
| LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: | PASS |
| P/E RATIO: | PASS |
| PRICE/BOOK RATIO: | PASS |
Detailed Evaluation of AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
About Benjamin Graham: The late Benjamin Graham will be the oldest of the gurus we comply with, however his impression on the investing world has lasted for many years after his dying in 1976. Often known as each the “Father of Worth Investing” and the founding father of your entire area of safety evaluation, Graham mentored a number of of historical past’s biggest traders — together with Warren Buffett — and impressed a slew of others, together with John Templeton, Mario Gabelli, and one other of Validea’s gurus, John Neff. Graham constructed his fortune and fame after dwelling by means of some extraordinarily troublesome occasions, together with each the Nice Melancholy and his family’s monetary woes following his father’s dying when Benjamin was a younger man. His funding agency posted each year returns of about 20 p.c from 1936 to 1956, far outpacing the 12.2 p.c common return for the market throughout that point.
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