Re: UOPX (was: [CANSLIM] VectorVest fundies)


From: "Katherine Malm" <kmalm@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: UOPX (was: [CANSLIM] VectorVest fundies)
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 10:15:22 -0600

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Hi Duke,

One thing I always do when looking at a stock is to ascertain the "true" =
competition. Very often, a company's competitors will be scattered in =
other industry groups. That's also the reason that I look for strength =
from both directions--strong stocks-->>true competitors-->>industry as =
well as strong/rising industry-->>stocks-->>competitors.

UOPX is the "online" component of APOL's business and was spun off to =
take advantage of the "e" in "e-commerce." That's why it gets lumped =
together with other ecommerce businesses. The question is, is the =
industry group descriptive? Yes. Is it sufficient for evaluating UOPX's =
"group" strength? No.

Couple of good spots for finding the true competition:
http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/7/0,2163,100527,00.html
http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=3D3422194&pid=3Dr&mode=3DALL&quer=
y=3Duopx&t=3Ds

Katherine
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Duke Miller=20
  To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20
  Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:27 AM
  Subject: RE: UOPX (was: [CANSLIM] VectorVest fundies)


  Patrick & Katherine:

  I got stopped out as well.=20

  Upon heeding your advice Katherine, a glance at IBD Industry Group =
lists the following:
    U of Phnx Onln=20
        Ticktmstr CIB=20
        Hotel Rsrv Nwk=20
        Net Bank Inc.=20
        Neoforma Inc=20
        Global Sports=20
        Getty Images=20
        1800Flowers.cm=20
        Expedia Inc=20
        eBay Inc.=20
        Digital River=20
        DoubleClick=20
        Cryptologic=20
        Amazon Comm=20


  What in the name of WON do post-secondary education companies like =
UOPX have in common with Ticketmaster?!?!  At Multex (you can register =
for free) they have a 54 page Piper-Jaffrey report on the industry and =
feature the following companies in the report:

         In This Report: =20
        APOL, CECO, COCO, DTHK, EDMC, EDSN, LSPN, LTRE, REVU, RLRN, =
SCHS, SLVN, SMTF, UOPS=20




  Certainly worth a look-see.  And further testimony that IBD needs to =
continue refining its industry groups. =20

  Duke
    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com =
[mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Katherine Malm
    Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:01 AM
    To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
    Subject: Re: UOPX (was: [CANSLIM] VectorVest fundies)


    Hi Patrick,

    Three essential reasons:

    (1) APOL, the parent, owns the lion's share of outstanding shares. =
As goes APOL, so goes UOPX. APOL made a feeble attempt at breaking out =
of a cup with no handle 2/26. Immediately tailed down the following day. =
No valid handle to go with the rest of the cup, so APOL's breakout on =
3/4 was bogus in my mind. UOPX gapped and staged an attempted B/O on the =
same day, but given APOL's lousy chart, I put the odds of UOPX's B/O =
succeeding at very low.

    (2) At the time I saw UOPX setting up, its forward PE (not trailing) =
based on EPS estimates and growth rate had it at 2 times the industry =
average. In a market where value has been steadily outperforming growth, =
I know that no stock that is so significantly overpriced by comparison =
has a chance of going anywhere.

    (3) The rest of the stocks in the industry are also setting up, so =
the industry is strong. I would rather choose another stock in the same =
industry with a better "story", technicals and valuation as a result.

    Katherine
      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Patrick Wahl=20
      To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20
      Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 1:05 PM
      Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] VectorVest fundies


      If you don't mind one more question, just briefly why did you say =
a day or two ago=20
      that you thought UOPX was not a suitable Canslim buy candidate?

      My limited examination of the fundamentals didn't turn up any =
obvious problems,=20
      and technically I thought it looked ok.  As I mentioned last week, =
I had questions=20
      about its longer term potential, but short term could not see =
anything wrong.

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<DIV>Hi Duke,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>One thing I always do when looking at a stock is to ascertain the =
"true"=20
competition. Very often, a company's competitors will be scattered in =
other=20
industry groups. That's also the reason that I look for strength from =
both=20
directions--strong stocks--&gt;&gt;true competitors--&gt;&gt;industry as =
well as=20
strong/rising industry--&gt;&gt;stocks--&gt;&gt;competitors.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>UOPX is the "online" component of APOL's business and was spun off =
to take=20
advantage of the "e" in "e-commerce." That's why it gets lumped together =
with=20
other ecommerce businesses. The question is, is the industry group =
descriptive?=20
Yes. Is it sufficient for evaluating UOPX's "group" strength? No.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Couple of good spots for finding the true competition:</DIV>
<DIV><A=20
href=3D"http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/7/0,2163,100527,00.html">http:/=
/www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/7/0,2163,100527,00.html</A><A=20
href=3D"http://www.hoovers.com"></A></DIV>
<DIV><A=20
href=3D"http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=3D3422194&amp;pid=3Dr&amp=
;mode=3DALL&amp;query=3Duopx&amp;t=3Ds">http://search.freefind.com/find.h=
tml?id=3D3422194&amp;pid=3Dr&amp;mode=3DALL&amp;query=3Duopx&amp;t=3Ds</A=
></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Katherine</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Ddukemill@tampabay.rr.com =
href=3D"mailto:dukemill@tampabay.rr.com">Duke=20
  Miller</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dcanslim@lists.xmission.com=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
 </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 12, 2002 =
9:27=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: UOPX (was: =
[CANSLIM]=20
  VectorVest fundies)</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT face=3DArial>Patrick &amp; =

  Katherine:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT face=3DArial>I got stopped =
out as=20
  well.&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT face=3DArial>Upon heeding =
your advice=20
  Katherine, a glance at IBD Industry Group lists the=20
  following:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20
  class=3D625014414-12032002><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman">&nbsp;</FONT>=20
  <TABLE style=3D"WIDTH: 92pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" =
cellSpacing=3D0=20
  cellPadding=3D0 width=3D123 border=3D0 x:str>
    <COLGROUP><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">
    <COL style=3D"WIDTH: 92pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: =
4498"=20
    width=3D123></FONT>
    <TBODY>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; WIDTH: 92pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; =
BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"=20
      width=3D123 height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>U of Phnx =
Onln</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ticktmstr =
CIB</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hotel Rsrv =
Nwk</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Net Bank =
Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Neoforma =
Inc</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Global =
Sports</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Getty =
Images</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>1800Flowers.cm</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Expedia =
Inc</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>eBay Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Digital =
River</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>DoubleClick</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Cryptologic</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR style=3D"HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=3D17>
      <TD=20
      style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; BORDER-LEFT: =
#d4d0c8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
transparent"=20
      height=3D17><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Amazon=20
  Comm</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT face=3DArial>What in the =
name of WON=20
  do post-secondary education companies like UOPX have in common=20
  with&nbsp;Ticketmaster?!?! &nbsp;At Multex (you can register for free) =
they=20
  have a 54 page Piper-Jaffrey&nbsp;report on the industry and feature =
the=20
  following companies in the report:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT=20
  face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV><SPAN =
class=3D210152015-12032002>
  <DIV>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D3 align=3Dleft bgColor=3D#ffffff =
border=3D0>
    <TBODY>
    <TR>
      <TD><SPAN=20
    =
class=3DGBtextb>&nbsp;In&nbsp;This&nbsp;Report:&nbsp;</SPAN></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD><SPAN class=3Dv10>APOL, CECO, COCO, DTHK, EDMC, EDSN, LSPN, =
LTRE,=20
        REVU, RLRN, SCHS, SLVN, SMTF, =
UOPS</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT face=3DArial>Certainly =
worth a=20
  look-see.&nbsp; And further testimony that IBD needs to continue =
refining its=20
  industry groups.&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=3D210152015-12032002><FONT=20
  face=3DArial>Duke</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN>
  <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
  style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
    <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
    size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
    owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com=20
    [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]<B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Katherine=20
    Malm<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 11, 2002 12:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
    canslim@lists.xmission.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: UOPX (was: =
[CANSLIM]=20
    VectorVest fundies)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV>Hi Patrick,</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>Three essential reasons:</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>(1) APOL, the parent, owns the lion's share of outstanding =
shares. As=20
    goes APOL, so goes UOPX. APOL made a feeble attempt at breaking out =
of a cup=20
    with no handle 2/26. Immediately tailed down the following day. No =
valid=20
    handle to go with the rest of the cup, so APOL's breakout on 3/4=20
    was&nbsp;bogus in my mind. UOPX gapped and staged an attempted B/O =
on the=20
    same day, but given APOL's lousy chart, I put the odds of UOPX's B/O =

    succeeding at very low.</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>(2) At the time I saw UOPX setting up, its forward PE (not =
trailing)=20
    based on EPS estimates and growth rate had it at 2 times the =
industry=20
    average. In a market where value has been steadily outperforming =
growth, I=20
    know that no stock that is so significantly overpriced by comparison =
has a=20
    chance of going anywhere.</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>(3) The rest of the stocks in the industry are also setting up, =
so the=20
    industry is strong. I would rather choose another stock in the same =
industry=20
    with a better "story", technicals and valuation as a result.</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>Katherine</DIV>
    <BLOCKQUOTE=20
    style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- =
</DIV>
      <DIV=20
      style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
      <A title=3Dpjwahl@attbi.com =
href=3D"mailto:pjwahl@attbi.com">Patrick Wahl</A>=20
      </DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
      title=3Dcanslim@lists.xmission.com=20
      =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
=20
      </DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 10, =
2002 1:05=20
      PM</DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANSLIM] =
VectorVest=20
      fundies</DIV>
      <DIV><BR><BR>If you don't mind one more question, just briefly why =
did you=20
      say a day or two ago <BR>that you thought UOPX was not a suitable =
Canslim=20
      buy candidate?<BR><BR>My limited examination of the fundamentals =
didn't=20
      turn up any obvious problems, <BR>and technically I thought it =
looked=20
      ok.&nbsp; As I mentioned last week, I had questions <BR>about its =
longer=20
      term potential, but short term could not see anything=20
    wrong.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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