Re: Growth Estimates (was: [CANSLIM] Updated CANSLIM hunting list)


From: SRP Singh <ssingh_01803@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Growth Estimates (was: [CANSLIM] Updated CANSLIM hunting list)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 07:35:13 -0700 (PDT)

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Hi Katherine,

  Thanks for your testing with QP2 estimates.
  I agree with you that the projected growth estimates
are useful. But I would feel comfortable working with
short to medium term estimates rather than long term
(3-5 years) growth estimates.

Thanks
SRP


- --- Katherine Malm <kmalm@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> I absolutely believe that projected growth estimates
> are useful. It's the only means of narrowing down
> the universe of technically strong stocks in order
> to draw your eye to potential CANSLIM candidates.
> That doesn't mean they are "right" it just means
> they are "the best info available." The alternative
> is to read absolutely everything (SEC filings, etc.)
> about every possible stock and make your own
> assessment of future growth potential--impossible.
> The idea is simply to use a minimum figure as a
> hurdle, then let additional past fundamentals and
> current technical pattern help in the final
> selection. 
> 
> If you were to throw out future growth estimates
> assuming that they are not "accurate", then throw
> out past fundamentals assuming that they "don't tell
> the whole story" then you're left with nothing but
> technicals. That means you're a pure technician,
> forced to play a short-term game with entry/exit
> *only* on technical patterns. Decidedly *not*
> CANSLIM, as it is the inclusion of both fundamentals
> and intermediate term technicals which puts you
> firmly in CANSLIM territory.
> 
> Katherine
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: xjadair 
>   To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:26 AM
>   Subject: Re: Growth Estimates (was: [CANSLIM]
> Updated CANSLIM hunting list)
> 
> 
>   Do you really believe any of the projected growth
> estimates are worth anything. I would be more
> surprised if any matched and are there any studies
> to indicate past performance of the projected growth
> rates.
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: Katherine Malm 
>     To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
>     Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:07 PM
>     Subject: Re: Growth Estimates (was: [CANSLIM]
> Updated CANSLIM hunting list)
> 
> 
>     Hi SRP,
> 
>     I don't use the QP2 data, so folks using it may
> have a more definitive answer as to what they have
> found useful.
> 
>     But...your question got me to wondering how the
> QP2 projections matched what I use in VectorVest. In
> VV, there is a forward growth parameter (GRT) which
> indicates the annual projected growth for "the next
> 1 to 3 years." I always use GRT>=15 in my own stock
> selection criteria.
> 
>     I asked a friend who uses QP2 to forward the
> data for approx 3000 stocks with prices >= $6. I
> then ran a test to see how things compared between
> my numbers and the QP2 projected numbers. I deleted
> a lot of the stocks on the list because QP2 had 0%
> or 9999% for many of them. I then did a simple
> "toggle" test for GRT>=15, yes or no. Then did the
> same for each of the QP2 projected numbers (>=15%,
> yes or no). I then counted up the Yes/No matches
> between QP2 and VV. Here are the results:
> 
>     Using %EPS Proj CFY: 59% matched
>     Using %EPS Proj 3-5 yrs: 62% matched
>     Using %EPS Proj NFY: 57% matched
>     Using a test where any one of the above 3
> projected was >=15%: 47% matched.
> 
>     I don't know what to tell you beyond that, but
> the using any of the QP2 projected numbers, the
> differences are marked, so couldn't draw any
> conclusions based on the tests I ran.
> 
>     Katherine
>       ----- Original Message ----- 
>       From: SRP Singh 
>       To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
>       Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 3:33 PM
>       Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Updated CANSLIM hunting
> list
> 
> 
>       Hi Katherine and ALL,
>                Thanks for your reply. it really
> helps.
> 
>       I've the following items in my filter to
> arrive at
>       forward growth rates cutoff.
> 
>       If %EPS Proj CFY >= 15.0
>       Or %EPS Proj CFY = 0.0
>       Or %EPS Proj NFY >= 20.0
> 
>       It means projected/estimated EPS growth for
> Current
>       Financial Year (CFY) should be greater than or
> equal
>       to 15% 
>       or 
>       the same equal to zero as some stocks may not
> have any
>       estimate
>       or Projectd EPS growth for Next Financial Year
> (NFY)
>       should be greater than or equal to 20 %
> 
>       Is this a valid way to filter out lower growth
> stocks
>       ? or Should one use Current QUARTER (instead
> of Year)
>       and Next QUARTER estimates? One can also take
> last 6
>       months actual EPS growth and extrapolate to
> arrive at
>       next 6 month expected growth. 
> 
>       Which is the more valid way to arrive at
> growth figure
>       ?
> 
>       Thanks,
>       SRP
> 
> 
> 
>       --- Katherine Malm <kmalm@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>       > Hi SRP,
>       > 
>       > 1. To find out if the RS Line is increasing,
> I
>       > simply run a calculation based on the price
> today
>       > vs. 26 weeks ago. The RS Line compares the
> price of
>       > the stock to the S&P500 on that date and
> then plots
>       > it. To be accurate, I should have said that
> I've
>       > included stocks where the RS Line is not
> decreasing.
>       > That is, I included anything where the RS
> Line was
>       > the same or higher over 26 weeks. The
> calculation is
>       > as follows: (Pn = Price now, P26 = Price 26
> wks ago,
>       > SPXn = SPX now, SPX26 = SPX 26 wks ago):
>       > 
>       > % Inc in RS Line 26 wks = (Pn/SPXn -
> P26/SPX26) /
>       > (P26/SPX26)
>       > 
>       > The line you see on the DGO or IBD charts is
> a plot
>       > of this relationship between Price & SPX
> over time
>       > and is *not* a plot of the RS Ranking (1-99)
> over
>       > time. That is, it tells you how the price of
> the
>       > stock is doing relative to the S&P500. The
> RS
>       > Ranking tells you how the stock is
> performing vs.
>       > all other stocks based on price appreciation
> over
>       > the last 12 months (based on 40% current
> quarter and
>       > 20% for each of the previous quarters).
>       > 
>       > 2. D/E is Debt to Equity. Or, what some
> people
>       > simply call the Debt Ratio. I like it to be
> <=50%,
>       > but don't use it as a filter, just a
> weigh-in
>       > factor. Reasons are numerous, including
> errors in
>       > the data sources, the norm for the industry,
> etc.
>       > 
>       > Katherine
>       >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>       >   From: SRP Singh 
>       >   To: canslim@lists.xmission.com 
>       >   Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:20 PM
>       >   Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Updated CANSLIM
> hunting
> 
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