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CTAS (CINTAS CORPORATION) P/E: 26.8 GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: $.02 SECTOR: CONSUMER SERVICES ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 2.09 DIVIDEND: 1.06% CTAS is a company providing uniforms to major companies. They report 7/20/17 after the market close. The company is profitable, and has acquired smaller businesses to grow its revenue, while selling a paper-shredding company it had previously acquired. The company has more cash than debt. Inventories increased by 9%, and revenue increased by 5.3%. Income before taxes grew 2.5%, and $642,000 in losses from discontinued operations and a $9 million acquisition expense reduced the profit improvement to just under 2%. The majority of revenue is derived from uniform rental services. According to wikinvest, CTAS has 30% of market share for uniform rentals due to its commitment to providing specialized products to fit customer needs. Cintas was founded as The Acme Industrial Laundry Company in 19...

STLD (STEEL DYNAMICS INC) P/E: 17 GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH: $.56 SECTOR: NON-ENERGY MINERALS ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 1.81 DIVIDEND: 1.7% STLD is a company endeavoring in the production of steel. They are listed on the Nasdaq, and beat Wall Street expectations by 11% when they last report. The company will announce Q2 2017 earnings after market close 7/19/17. On a year-over-year basis, STLD increased its sales by 35%. Cost of goods increased only 27%, and income tax expense nearly tripled. With the exception of nickel, all steel raw resources have increased in price over the past year. Profit sharing rose by a similar margin as income tax expense. Net income increased by 27%, and the amount of shares was decreased minimally. Steel Dynamics has less than half of the value of its long-term debt in cash. Inventories increased only 6%. The company has commodity futures contracts shorting aluminum and copper. STLD has risen 2.6% year...

TDOC (TELADOC, INC) P/E: n/a GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: $.1 SECTOR: HEALTH SERVICES ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 22 DIVIDEND: none TDOC is the ticker for Teladoc, a telemedicine company specializing in subscription services. The company provides companies access to consult with licensed physicians 24 hours a day with the subscription model. A recent IPO, TDOC is not yet profitable, and has consistent revenue growth. TDOC increased its revenue 60% on a year-over-year basis when it reported last 5/8/17. They increased advertising budget nearly 50% to support strong revenue growth, while their “legal” budget was diminished significantly. “Technology and development” increased about 25%, and sales costs increased 50%. While overall net loss actually increased on a year-over-year basis, EPS was reported as increased due to an increase in the amount of shares outstanding. The reported EPS beat wall street expectations, and revenue beat...

CMG (CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC) P/E: 122 GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: $2.48 SECTOR: CONSUMER SERVICES ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 3 DIVIDEND: none CMG is the ticker for Chipotle Mexican Grill, incorporated. The company's share price has fallen substantially from its all-time highs, due in part to a disease outbreak at its stores, and is up 5% in 2017. The company's share price dropped substantially 7/11/17, and it will report again 7/26/17. Chipotle posted substantial gains last quarter on a year-over-year basis, rising from a loss of $.88 to a profit of $1.6 per share. Revenue increased by about 33%. Chipotle supplemented the revenue gains by cutting its “other operating costs” about 10%, increasing its “general and administrative expenses” only 10%, and decreasing the number of outstanding shares by about 3 %. Cash increased approximately 30%, while liabilities increased about 5%. Steve Ellis, who founded the company ...

PGR (PROGRESSIVE CORP) P/E: 21.7 GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: $.25 SECTOR: FINANCE ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 1.35 DIVIDEND: 1.53% Progressive is an insurance company founded in 1937. Up 25% YTD, PGR will report earnings in mid July, looking to extend the streak. PGR dispenses its 1.53% dividend in one large yearly chunk. Progressive managed to increase underwriting margin by approximately 60% while increasing total revenue by 13% on a year-over-year basis. While the company claims to have more assets than liabilities, it has less than 8% of its debt in cash. However, because Progressive makes money by investing its revenue from premiums, it would lose profit capability by having the majority of its funds in cash. The revenue earned from premiums is nearly 60 times the company's investment income, which is concentrated in company debt securities and government obligations. While EPS has beat Wall Street expectations 6 out of...

ORLY (O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE PARTS) P/E: 16.3 GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 2.06 SECTOR: RETAIL TRADE DIVIDEND: none ORLY is a chain of Auto Parts stores. The company's share price plunged almost 19% 7/5/17, after reporting a decline in its same-store sales numbers. A rapidly expanding company, ORLY has a disproportionate amount of debt on its balance sheet. In the last quarter, O'Reilly increased sales by almost 3%, while operating income decreased by almost 4%. However, the company did post an increase in EPS on a year-over-year basis by virtue of decreased taxation. Autozone has only 1% of the amount of cash as it does long-term debt. The company also reports that it has roughly twice as much assets as it does liabilities, with the majority of these holdings in inventory and property. Cash decreased from 4Q '16 to 1Q '17, coinciding with the rise in inventory, and property. O'Rei...