RE: [CANSLIM] Current Case Study - XRAY


From: "Duke Miller" <dukemill@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Current Case Study - XRAY
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 14:26:31 -0400

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Hermann:

At the time I replied, this list was floundering a bit, throwing out
this stock or that (along with personal slurs, innuendo, etc), without
much thought or providing "why" of their posts.  Then along comes Mike,
putting a stock on the table, including a description of the company,
most of the essential CANSLIM facets about the stock, and WHY he liked
it.  When I saw this, my intent was to communicate a) to him that his
summary IS superlative, and b)to the rest of the group, particularly
newcomers, that this is what we mean herein when we say, "Post any stock
you're considering and want feedback on, but be sure to tell us why
you're posting it, how do you think it conforms to CANSLIM, etc.

For your information, off list, Mike responded to me in French.  Ah, I
thought, my idiom was well directed; and yes, a sign of a certain level
of "class."   The French notwithstanding, Mike's contributions to this
group (cwh online analysis tools, among other things) may not put him in
the highest social class, but I think many of the regulars will agree
he's probably ahead of whatever is next to the highest!

Duke

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com
[mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Hermann Ertl
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 12:50 AM
To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Current Case Study - XRAY


That is a good point, Duke. Don't use simple language if a more
complicated expression, that adds value to the information, can be
found.

I thought you spoke about XRAY when you said, "cr=E8me de la cr=E8me!" =
and I
would have liked that you explain what - actually that is not the right
word because superlative means everything - why it is superlative.

Now I am not sure. Did you say Mike belongs to the highest social class?






> From: "Duke Miller" <dukemill@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:07:35 -0400
>
> Hermann:
>
> 1.  Something superlative.
> 2.  People of the highest social level.
>
> [French : cr=E8me, cream + de, of + la, the + cr=E8me, cream.]
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com=20
> [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Hermann Ertl
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 9:20 PM
> To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
> Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Current Case Study - XRAY
>
>
> cr=E8me de la cr=E8me  -  would you please elaborate.
>
>
>
> > From: "Duke Miller" <dukemill@tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com>
> > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:25:32 -0400
> >
> >    e  Mike:   When it comes to submitting  stocks for
> > consideration, this has got to be, beyond a doubt, the cr=E8me de la =

> > cr=E8me!
> >
> >         -----Original    Message-----
> > From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com=20
> > [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Mike Gibbons
> > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:27 PM
> > To:    canslim@lists.xmission.com
> > Subject: [CANSLIM] Current Case Study -    XRAY
> >
> >    In    view of the interest in current cases rather than 20-20
> > hindsight,  and discussions to aid the    learning process,  I offer
> > XRAY as an example, which    broke out today from a CwH pattern with
> > short handle       Firstly, let me add the disclaimer that I'm a
> > programmer who was introduced to CANSLIM as a development project,
> > and I'm 1    year into the 3 yr learning curve, so further comment
> > by the "experts" is    welcomed to improve my own
> > understanding.       Firstly the fundamentals which are very strong,
> > with the    exception that Institutional Ownership is already quite
> > high. There are    differing views on what the level should be, but
> > somewhere less than 30% would    be better. Additional DD would be
> > required to determine why    pre-tax profit margins are decreasing
> > and if that is cause for    concern. (This information is drawn from
> > yahoo/multex not    IBD)
> > C                Current Earnings        >        Earnings per share
> > growth of at least 25%          in the most recent quarter
> > >
> >
> > Most recent quarter year on year growth.          (Published
> > financial data).
> >
> >        35.00 %              >        Latest three quarters of sales
> > growth          should be a minimum of 25%        >        Average
> > year on year growth for last 3          quarters. (Published
> > financial data).       51.00 %              >        Sales growth
> > should be accelerating.                  >        Difference in year
> > on year growth rates          over last 3 quarters. (Published
> > financial data).        23.00             A                Strong
> > Annual Earnings        Growth                Annual earnings growth
> > for the last three          years of 25% or greater                3
> > year compound EPS growth rate. (Published          financial
> > data).       53.00 %                      Return on equity should be
> > at least          17%                Published financial data.
> > 21.00 %                     Pretax profit margins should
> > be          increasing                Profit Margin for most recent
> > quarter minus          profit margin 1 year ago. (Published
> > financial data).       -1.00                   size=3D2>N
> > >        New Products, Services or Leadership         >        If a
> > company has a dynamic new product or          service, or is
> > capitalizing on new conditions in the economy, this can have a=20
> > dramatic impact on the price of a stock. Buy stocks just as
> > they          emerge from a sound "base" pattern and make new price
> > highs.                 Not Known
> > size=3D2>S                Supply and Demand                 Watch =
the
> > demand for shares by looking at          the percentage change in
> > volume for each of your stocks. Analyze a          stock's daily and
> > weekly price and volume changes.                 The up/down volume
> > ratio measures the ratio          of accumulation days to
> > distribution days over the last 50          days.
> > 0.90             L                Leading Stocks in Leading Industry
> > Groups                          Nearly 50% of a stock's price action
> > is a          result of its industry group's performance. Focus on
> > the top industry          groups, and within those groups select
> > stocks with the best price          performance.
> > Multex Industry Rank ( 0 - 99 )
> > (26 week          relative performance).
> > 90
> >
> > Multex Rank within Industry ( 0 - 99 ).          Provided for
> > informational purposes only.
> > (4 week relative          performance)
> >
> >        22              >        The stock's Relative Price Strength
> > Rating          should be in the 80s or 90s         >        We
> > calculate RS daily by ranking all NYSE,          AMEX and NASDAQ
> > stocks. Our RS algorithm is described          here. It correlates
> > well with IBD's. Value.          Score pro-rated in range
> > 60-79.       83             I                Institutional
> > Sponsorship                You want at least a few of the
> > better          performing mutual funds owning the stock. They're
> > the ones who will          drive the stock up on a sustained
> > basis.                Institutional Ownership. Value in range 5
> > -          30% needed to score 1.       79.00
> > %                      No. of Institutions. Provided for
> > informational purposes only.       568
> > size=3D2>M        >        Market Direction         >        You can
> > buy the best stocks, but if the          general market is weak,
> > most likely your stocks will be weak          also.
> > Because Market Direction is not specific to          any one
> > particular stock, we do not evaluate it on a per stock
> > basis.               Look at the chart below. Note that the handle
> > is only    3 days long. This is normally insufficient to have shaken
> > out the potential    sellers and WON recommends that a handle should
> > be at least 1-2 weeks long,    otherwise a breakout is prone to
> > failure. Also the volume in the handle has    not dried up. This is
> > often the case in the early days of handle formation and    we would
> > like to see the volume decrease below the ADV and the price wedge
> > downwards as the handle progresses.       Look at the volume coming
> > up the right side of the    cup - consistently above the 50 ADV
> > accompanied by big price positive price    movements, with only two
> > days when the stock closed slightly down. It would    have been
> > better if the volume had been below the ADV on those days, in
> > which    case the stock would have earned a higher CQ (Chart
> > Quality)    score.
> >
> >  Note the RS    line. This is quite high at 83, but has advanced
> > only    slightly over the last few days despite significant    price
> > gains in this stock. This indicates that other stocks are doing
> > at    least as well.       The 50 day up/down volume    is at 0.90.
> > Values less than 1 mean that the down volume days exceed the up=20
> > volume
>
> > days. However, the trend of the line is upwards, which is a
> > positive    sign.        I'll go out on a limb and say my guess
> > is    that todays breakout will not be sustained (although its
> > holding now -    just) and it will continue to form a
> > handle.           I conclude that this is one to watch but not to
> > buy    right  now.                  Aloha,       Mike Gibbons
> > Proactive Technologies,    LLC   http://www.proactech.com   =
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