Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps


From: Ian <ianstm@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 07:03:04 -0800

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IMHO, ACMR had its CANSLIM volume breakout in October at $18. My experience in this market is that once the secondary hits (after the shares have doubled in 5 months, and are up 300%+ on the year), it is time to be very cautious. Personally, I will use very tight stops (much less than 7%) if I ever buy a stock thats just done a secondary after a big run. Some even make it to my short-sell watch list. Also, I saw some real weakness in retailers the last couple of days.

Just my 2 cents - worth waht you paid for it,

Ian
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Hodes 
  To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps


  Tom:  Thanks for your comments.  Here's one more for the mix ACMR.  It has a nicer 3 year growth rate for earnings and revenue.  Projected earnings growth of 26%.  Sector is rated #2.  May be little extended past it's pivot point.  As I read the chart, pp is 34.   
   
  Bob Hodes
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Tom Worley 
    To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
    Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:51 AM
    Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps


    Hi Robert,
     
    Some quick comments:
    INT - both sales and earnings stagnant on sequential basis, weak forecasts, very weak industry
    MIMS - same thing, despite a 34% earnings growth forecast for present year
    RACN - nice chart and growing fundies, may be developing into a steep LLUR
     
    Tom Worley
    stkguru@bellsouth.net
    AIM: TexWorley
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Robert Hodes 
    To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
    Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:51 PM
    Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps


    HI:  I'm new to this listserve but I've been reading IBD for some time now. I also have an interest in micro and small caps.  I've been evaluating a strategy that looks at stocks selected by IBD criteria and crossreferences this list with stocks selected by a GARP (growth at a reasonably price strategy).  This tends to identify many small cap companies.  A few look like they are about to breakout to new highs.  They all have good EPS and RS ratings. Currently, I'm watching INT and MIMS and RACN from this selection process.  Good luck.
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Tom Worley 
      To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
      Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:24 PM
      Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps


      Gene,
       
      Micro and really, really small "small caps" are my favorites. I review daily a list of stocks hitting new highs that day, using Marketwatch at the CBS site. My basic parameters are volume of 1000 to 500,000 shares traded that day, price from $2 to $20, market cap up to several hundred million (depending on your preference), and trailing PE of 1 to 100.
       
      For CANSLIM criteria, I want RS at least over 80, but preferably well over 90. I will accept EPS ranking down to about 50 or so, but only if I can vocalize why earnings per share is ready to accelerate. I personally prefer funds ownership in the low single digits to zero (I like to be smarter and quicker than the average small cap fund manager), with management ownership well into double digits. I have had some of my better results with management owning over 50% of the issue.
       
      While I like ROE well into double digits, I have had many winners where it was in the low single digits when I first bought it.
       
      Tom Worley
      stkguru@bellsouth.net
      AIM: TexWorley
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Gene Ricci 
      To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
      Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:57 PM
      Subject: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps


      I would like to find fundamentally sound microcap stocks... any hints on DGO criteria... ?
       
      Thanks,
      Gene
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Tom Worley 
        To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
        Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:25 PM
        Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] SMD


        Good luck, I saw it on many of my daily lists, but also could not convince
        myself that Karaoke (shudder) was making a come back.

        Guess I should have dug deeper despite my lack of singing talent.

        Tom Worley
        stkguru@bellsouth.net
        AIM: TexWorley
        ----- Original Message -----
        From: "Ricardo Bekin" <rbekin@hotmail.com>
        To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
        Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:02 PM
        Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] SMD


        HI Tom, I thought it might have been an acquisition, but then I dug into the
        financials and listened to the latest conference call, and the bottom line
        is it was growth, pure and simple (I personally don't like Karaoke, but I
        guess there's a whole lot of wannabe Wayne Newtons and Spice Girls out
        there)

        SMD thinks they can continue to grow in the US (it would be great if they
        picked up the WalMart account) and then will also expand in Europe

        by the way, I had some other issues with the Balance Sheet, like the huge
        spike in A/R, but the CC cleared that too (they have already collected on
        most or all of the receivables)

        "sounds" good to me

        ----- Original Message -----
        From: "Tom Worley" <stkguru@bellsouth.net>
        To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
        Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:49 PM
        Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] SMD


        > Ricardo,
        >
        > I note that the Sep and Dec quarters tripled sales, and earnings went
        > through the roof. I would want to know that whatever happened to cause
        this
        > (maybe an acquisition?) will continue in the future.
        >
        > Tom Worley
        > stkguru@bellsouth.net
        > AIM: TexWorley
        > ----- Original Message -----
        > From: "Ricardo Bekin" <rbekin@hotmail.com>
        > To: "CANSLIM" <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
        > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:13 PM
        > Subject: [CANSLIM] SMD
        >
        >
        > SMD is close to a new high today, on 1.5 times ADV, it just keeps humming
        > along (sorry...)
        >
        > I liked the fundamentals and bought it earlier this month (before the
        split)
        >
        > Ricardo
        >
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<DIV><FONT size=2>IMHO, ACMR had its CANSLIM volume breakout in October at $18. 
My experience in this market is that once the secondary hits (after the shares 
have doubled in 5 months, and are up 300%+ on the year), it is time to be very 
cautious. Personally, I will use very tight stops (much less than 7%) if I ever 
buy a stock thats just done a secondary after a big run. Some even make it to my 
short-sell watch list. Also, I saw some real weakness in retailers the last 
couple of days.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Just my 2 cents - worth waht you paid for it,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ian</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV 
  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A href="mailto:rchodes@charter.net" title=rchodes@charter.net>Robert 
  Hodes</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A 
  href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com" 
  title=canslim@lists.xmission.com>canslim@lists.xmission.com</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:19 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom:&nbsp; Thanks for your comments.&nbsp; Here's 
  one more for the mix ACMR.&nbsp; It has a nicer 3 year growth rate for 
  earnings and revenue.&nbsp; Projected earnings growth of 26%.&nbsp; Sector is 
  rated #2.&nbsp; May be little extended past it's pivot point.&nbsp; As I read 
  the chart, pp is 34.&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Hodes</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV 
    style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
    <A href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net" title=stkguru@bellsouth.net>Tom 
    Worley</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A 
    href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com" 
    title=canslim@lists.xmission.com>canslim@lists.xmission.com</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:51 
    AM</DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Robert,</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Some quick comments:</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>INT - both sales and earnings stagnant on sequential 
    basis, weak forecasts, very weak industry</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>MIMS - same thing, despite a 34% earnings growth 
    forecast for present year</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>RACN - nice chart and growing fundies, may be 
    developing into a steep LLUR</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>Tom Worley<BR><A 
    href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net">stkguru@bellsouth.net</A><BR>AIM: 
    TexWorley</DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- 
    <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A 
    href="mailto:rchodes@charter.net" title=rchodes@charter.net>Robert Hodes</A> 
    </DIV>
    <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com" 
    title=canslim@lists.xmission.com>canslim@lists.xmission.com</A> </DIV>
    <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:51 PM</DIV>
    <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANSLIM] MicroCaps</DIV></DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HI:&nbsp; I'm new to this listserve but I've 
    been reading IBD for some time now.&nbsp;I also have an interest in micro 
    and small caps.&nbsp; I've been evaluating a strategy that looks at stocks 
    selected by IBD criteria and crossreferences this list with stocks selected 
    by a GARP (growth at a reasonably price strategy).&nbsp; This tends to 
    identify many small cap companies.&nbsp; A few look like they are about to 
    breakout to new highs.&nbsp; They all have good EPS and RS ratings. 
    Currently, I'm watching INT and MIMS and RACN from this selection 
    process.&nbsp; Good luck.</FONT></DIV>
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      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
      <DIV 
      style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
      <A href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net" title=stkguru@bellsouth.net>Tom 
      Worley</A> </DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com" 
      title=canslim@lists.xmission.com>canslim@lists.xmission.com</A> </DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:24 
      PM</DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANSLIM] 
MicroCaps</DIV>
      <DIV><BR></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gene,</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Micro and really, really small "small caps" are my 
      favorites. I review daily a list of stocks hitting new highs that day, 
      using Marketwatch at the CBS site. My basic parameters are volume of 1000 
      to 500,000 shares traded that day, price from $2 to $20, market cap up to 
      several hundred million (depending on your preference), and trailing PE of 
      1 to 100.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial>For CANSLIM criteria, I want RS at least over 80, 
      but preferably well over 90. I will accept EPS ranking down to about 50 or 
      so, but only if I can vocalize why earnings per share is ready to 
      accelerate. I personally prefer funds ownership in the low single digits 
      to zero (I like to be smarter and quicker than the average small cap fund 
      manager), with management ownership well into double digits. I have had 
      some of my better results with management owning over 50% of the 
      issue.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial>While I like ROE well into double digits, I have had 
      many winners where it was in the low single digits when I first bought 
      it.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>Tom Worley<BR><A 
      href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net">stkguru@bellsouth.net</A><BR>AIM: 
      TexWorley</DIV>
      <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- 
      <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:genr@swbell.net" title=genr@swbell.net>Gene Ricci</A> </DIV>
      <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com" 
      title=canslim@lists.xmission.com>canslim@lists.xmission.com</A> </DIV>
      <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:57 PM</DIV>
      <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [CANSLIM] MicroCaps</DIV></DIV>
      <DIV><BR></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I&nbsp;would like&nbsp;to find 
      fundamentally sound microcap stocks... any hints on DGO criteria... 
      ?</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Gene</FONT></DIV>
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        <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
        <DIV 
        style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
        <A href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net" title=stkguru@bellsouth.net>Tom 
        Worley</A> </DIV>
        <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A 
        href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com" 
        title=canslim@lists.xmission.com>canslim@lists.xmission.com</A> </DIV>
        <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 20, 2002 
        5:25 PM</DIV>
        <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANSLIM] SMD</DIV>
        <DIV><BR></DIV>Good luck, I saw it on many of my daily lists, but also 
        could not convince<BR>myself that Karaoke (shudder) was making a come 
        back.<BR><BR>Guess I should have dug deeper despite my lack of singing 
        talent.<BR><BR>Tom Worley<BR><A 
        href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net">stkguru@bellsouth.net</A><BR>AIM: 
        TexWorley<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Ricardo Bekin" 
        &lt;<A 
        href="mailto:rbekin@hotmail.com">rbekin@hotmail.com</A>&gt;<BR>To: 
        &lt;<A 
        href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>&gt;<BR>Sent: 
        Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:02 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] 
        SMD<BR><BR><BR>HI Tom, I thought it might have been an acquisition, but 
        then I dug into the<BR>financials and listened to the latest conference 
        call, and the bottom line<BR>is it was growth, pure and simple (I 
        personally don't like Karaoke, but I<BR>guess there's a whole lot of 
        wannabe Wayne Newtons and Spice Girls out<BR>there)<BR><BR>SMD thinks 
        they can continue to grow in the US (it would be great if they<BR>picked 
        up the WalMart account) and then will also expand in Europe<BR><BR>by 
        the way, I had some other issues with the Balance Sheet, like the 
        huge<BR>spike in A/R, but the CC cleared that too (they have already 
        collected on<BR>most or all of the receivables)<BR><BR>"sounds" good to 
        me<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Tom Worley" &lt;<A 
        href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net">stkguru@bellsouth.net</A>&gt;<BR>To: 
        &lt;<A 
        href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>&gt;<BR>Sent: 
        Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:49 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] 
        SMD<BR><BR><BR>&gt; Ricardo,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; I note that the Sep and Dec 
        quarters tripled sales, and earnings went<BR>&gt; through the roof. I 
        would want to know that whatever happened to cause<BR>this<BR>&gt; 
        (maybe an acquisition?) will continue in the future.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Tom 
        Worley<BR>&gt; <A 
        href="mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net">stkguru@bellsouth.net</A><BR>&gt; 
        AIM: TexWorley<BR>&gt; ----- Original Message -----<BR>&gt; From: 
        "Ricardo Bekin" &lt;<A 
        href="mailto:rbekin@hotmail.com">rbekin@hotmail.com</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; To: 
        "CANSLIM" &lt;<A 
        href="mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
        Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:13 PM<BR>&gt; Subject: [CANSLIM] 
        SMD<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; SMD is close to a new high today, on 1.5 
        times ADV, it just keeps humming<BR>&gt; along 
        (sorry...)<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; I liked the fundamentals and bought it 
        earlier this month (before the<BR>split)<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
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