Daily Newsletter: 7/30/2010
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| Today's
Issue Sponsored By: |
Information Systems Associates, Inc.
OTCBB:IOSA
ISA is a leading provider of data center optimization software, services and solutions based out of Palm City, FL. Its core technology OSPI (On Site Physical Inventory®) provides a toolset allowing customers to create a highly accurate data set of their current IT assets. This information can be utilized to enable businesses to make meaningful decisions on Data Center Management that lead to optimization of resources, cost reductions and significant ROI.
All organizations regardless of size need an accurate data set for their existing IT asset infrastructure. This in turn enables them to take advantage of the considerable cost reductions and efficiency gains that can be achieved by Data Center Optimization methodologies. Our team of dedicated professionals provides the technology and expertise that can help your organization to get this job done quickly, precisely and cost-effectively.
Current “by hand” data collection practices are both slow and prone to large margins of error. We have developed a unique proprietary software application, OSPI (On Site Physical Inventory®), to eliminate these problems.
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| Recent
Companies of Interest: |
Companies of Interest included in
this publication are derived from the numerous sources and screens we use
on a routine basis to select our focus companies featured in our monthly
newsletter the Emerging Growth News. While we have only
briefly reviewed these companies, something caught our attention and in
our opinion the company warrants further inspection.
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Boots & Coots, Inc. (WEL:AMEX) $2.97 7/30/2010
The company provides a suite of integrated pressure control and related services to onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration and development companies primarily in North America, Asia, South America, north and west Africa, and the Middle East. Sales were up 51% and earnings were up 700% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 49.50 times trailing earnings, 8.74 times forward earnings, 1.25 times sales, 2.18 times book, $0.08 per share in cash, $243 million market cap., $279 million enterprise value.
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DDI Corp. (DDIC:NASDAQ) $8.45 7/30/2010
The company provides printed circuit board (PCB) engineering and manufacturing services primarily in North America. Sales were up 84% and earnings were up 1,350% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 33.14 times trailing earnings, 7.22 times forward earnings, 0.91 times sales, 2.27 times book, $0.61 per share in cash, $168 million market cap., $168 million enterprise value.
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GSI Technology Inc. (GSIT:NASDAQ) $6.28 7/30/2010
The company designs, develops, and markets static random access memory (SRAM) products for the networking and telecommunications markets. Sales were up 61% and earnings were up 88% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 16.75 times trailing earnings, 10.47 times forward earnings, 1.31 PEG ratio, 2.58 times sales, 1.75 times book, $1.69 per share in cash, $174 million market cap., $127 million enterprise value.
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Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (GPRE:NASDAQ) $9.47 7/30/2010
The company engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of ethanol and related by-products in the United States. Sales were up 59% and earnings were up 800% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 5.42 times trailing earnings, 5.26 times forward earnings, 0.54 PEG ratio, 0.20 times sales, 0.75 times book, $6.18 per share in cash, $297 million market cap., $551 million enterprise value.
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Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc (USAP:NASDAQ) $21.33 7/29/2010
The company manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steel products, including stainless steel, tool steel, and certain other alloyed steels primarily in the United States. Sales were up 67% and earnings were up 1,120% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 63.11 times trailing earnings, 12.93 times forward earnings, 1.14 PEG ratio, 1.23 times sales, 0.99 times book, $5.59 per share in cash, $144 million market cap., $120 million enterprise value.
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Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (EBSB:NASDAQ) $10.67 7/28/2010
The company operates as the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank that offers deposit and loan products for individuals and businesses in Massachusetts. Sales were up 52% and earnings were up 275% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 30.14 times trailing earnings, 19.05 times forward earnings, 1.74 PEG ratio, 5.17 times sales, 1.14 times book, $4.10 per share in cash, $233 million market cap., $300 million enterprise value.
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Supertex Inc. (SUPX:NASDAQ) $27.04 7/28/2010
The company engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs) utilizing high voltage DMOS, HVCMOS, and HVBiCMOS analog and mixed signal technologies. Sales were up 71% and earnings were up 185% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 68.83 times trailing earnings, 18.91 times forward earnings, 1.58 PEG ratio, 5.25 times sales, 1.94 times book, $6.72 per share in cash, $350 million market cap., $263 million enterprise value.
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Washington Banking Co. (WBCO:NASDAQ) $13.95 7/28/2010
The company operates as the bank holding company for Whidbey Island Bank that provides community commercial banking services in northwestern Washington. Sales were up 55% and earnings were up 144% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 32.37 times trailing earnings, 14.68 times forward earnings, 1.55 PEG ratio, 5.40 times sales, 1.57 times book, $5.05 per share in cash, $213 million market cap., $172 million enterprise value.
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Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT:NYSE) $20.98 7/27/2010
The company operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds a 80% net profits interests in certain natural gas producing working interest properties of XTO Energy Inc. Sales were up 318% and earnings were up 327% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 15.29 times trailing earnings, 15.06 times sales, 6.36 times book, $0.13 per share in cash, $839 million market cap., $825 million enterprise value.
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Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. (AFOP:NASDAQ) $1.55 7/23/2010
The company designs, manufactures, and markets fiber optic components and integrated modules for communications equipment manufacturers and service providers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Sales were up 57% and earnings were up 300% over the same period last year (as reported in the most recent quarter), trading at 36.90 times trailing earnings, 14.09 times forward earnings, 0.78 PEG ratio, 2.15 times sales, 1.32 times book, $0.93 per share in cash, $66 million market cap., $27 million enterprise value.
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| Stocks
Under $5.00 Hitting 12 Month Highs: |
| Date |
Name |
Symbol |
Price |
| 7/29/2010 | Crown Media Holdings, Inc. | CRWN | $2.53 |
| 7/29/2010 | Energy Focus, Inc. | EFOI | $1.53 |
| 7/29/2010 | ICO Global Communications Holdings Lt | ICOG | $1.91 |
| 7/29/2010 | Ramtron Intl Corp. | RMTR | $3.56 |
| 7/29/2010 | Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. | ZARLF | $1.85 |
| 7/28/2010 | KEMET Corp. | KEM | $3.58 |
| 7/28/2010 | SatCon Technology Corp. | SATC | $3.42 |
| 7/28/2010 | Silicon Image, Inc. | SIMG | $4.35 |
| 7/28/2010 | Westell Technologies Inc. | WSTL | $1.90 |
| 7/27/2010 | Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. | AFOP | $1.81 |
| View More Stocks Under $5 Hitting 12 Month Highs |
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| Stocks
Under $5.00 With Significant Insider Buying: |
| Date |
Name |
Symbol |
Price |
Transaction Value |
| 7/23/2010 | Primus Guaranty, Ltd. | PRS | $4.08 | $224,600 |
| 7/22/2010 | Photronics Inc. | PLAB | $4.60 | $259,800 |
| 7/20/2010 | Sky Petroleum, Inc. | SKPI.OB | $0.28 | $121,726 |
| 7/20/2010 | Merge Healthcare Inc. | MRGE | $3.03 | $151,544 |
| 7/20/2010 | Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. | CMRG | $2.96 | $59,200 |
| 7/20/2010 | Ladenburg Thalmann Financial | LTS | $1.14 | $56,973 |
| 7/19/2010 | World Heart Corp. | WHRT | $2.58 | $111,309 |
| 7/16/2010 | Luby’s, Inc. | LUB | $4.95 | $436,263 |
| 7/15/2010 | WHX Corp. | WXCO | $3.90 | $198,598 |
| 7/15/2010 | Sky Petroleum, Inc. | SKPI.OB | $0.21 | $55,344 |
| View More Stocks Under $5 With Significant Insider Buying |
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| Additions/Deletions
to Focus List Companies: |
| Companies included in WSR's Focus List are
a compilation of WSR's Featured Companies and the companies included in
its model Microcap Portfolio. |
| Date |
Name |
Symbol |
Price |
Notes |
| 7/7/2010 | GeoResources, Inc. | GEOI | $13.54 | Added to Aggressive Growth Portfolio |
| 7/2/2010 | SmartMetric Inc. | SMME | $0.05 | Added to Speculative Portfolio |
| 6/30/2010 | eLandia International, Inc. | ELAN.OB | $0.55 | Removed from Florida Top 30 Portfolio |
| 6/1/2010 | Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. | TRIT | $10.54 | Added to Aggressive Growth Portfolio |
| 5/6/2010 | Vertex Energy, Inc. | VTNR | $0.32 | Added to Aggressive Growth Portfolio |
| 4/28/2010 | Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. | BBGI | $5.54 | Removed from Florida Top 30 Portfolio |
| 4/28/2010 | Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. | CCRN | $10.54 | Removed from Florida Top 30 Portfolio |
| 4/28/2010 | Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. | LBMH.OB | $2.00 | Added to Florida Top 30 Portfolio |
| 4/12/2010 | New Century Companies | NCNC | $0.18 | Added to Speculator Portfolio |
| 3/23/2010 | Homeowners Choice, Inc. | HCII | $6.98 | Removed from Florida Top 30 Portfolio |
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| Corporate
Sponsors or Featured Companies: |
***Breaking News***
BAY HARBOR, FL--(Marketwire - 07/28/10) - SmartMetric, Inc. recently announced that it has filed a second Amended Complaint against Visa and MasterCard for patent infringement in United States District Court.
Colin Hendrick, SmartMetric President & CEO stated, "In the filing, SmartMetric will be seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction against each defendant, prohibiting each of them from further infringement. In addition, SmartMetric will be seeking an award of actual damages SmartMetric has suffered by reason of the infringement, and also a royalty on each of the defendant’s infringement."
AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation recently provided an update of its 2010 operations. As previously announced, FieldPoint and Cimarex Energy Co. are partnering to drill two wells that will target the Bone Spring formation in section 15 of the East Lusk Federal field in Lea County, New Mexico. Drilling of the first of these wells is expected to begin this fall as planned, possibly early in the fourth quarter. FieldPoint will own a 43.75% working interest, Cimarex will own a 37.5% working interest, and other partners will own the remaining 18.75% working interest in the two wells.
During the first quarter of 2010, both Revenues and Net Income increased dramatically over the same period last year. Ray Reaves, President and CEO of FieldPoint commented, "Favorable market conditions have continued through the second quarter and we are very pleased with our performance year to date. As a result of this, and our strong balance sheets, we are able to go forward with an aggressive growth program. I feel doubly fortunate that we are also in a position to continue a program to buy back FPP shares, which creates additional shareholder value."
Mr. Reaves added, "The remainder of 2010 will be an exciting and highly important time for FieldPoint. Participation in our first horizontal drilling operation, with such a stellar partner as Cimarex, will be a milestone in itself. If market conditions continue to be favorable, as it appears they might, this could be a banner year for us in terms of both financial performance and growth."
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 Ecosphere Technologies, Inc.
OTCBB:ESPH
Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. is a diversified water engineering and services company primarily focused on the natural gas industry. The Company provides water-recycling services at the well site to provide clean water for energy companies to extract natural gas from unconventional shale plays. Ecosphere’s mission is to identify, create and produce clean technologies that solve a significant industry challenge, improve the quality of life and the environment, and are economically viable. Ecosphere has an extensive portfolio of patented clean technologies that can be purchased and licensed for use in large-scale and sustainable applications across industries, nations and ecosystems.
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 FieldPoint Petroleum Corp.
AMEX:FPP
The Company acquires, operates, and develops oil and gas properties located in Texas and Wyoming. FieldPoint Petroleum looks to continue expanding in Texas and Wyoming, as well as in other Rocky Mountain and mid-continent states such as Montana, North Dakota and Oklahoma.
As os December 31, 2008, FieldPoint Petroleum has varying ownership interests in 368 gross productive wells (98.33 net) located in three states. The Company operates 62 of the 368 wells; the other wells are operated by independent contractors under standard industry contracts. The Company’s primary objective is to operate most of the oil and gas properties in which it has an economic interest.
The Company believes that, with operator’s responsibility and authority, it is in a better position to control cost, safety, and work timelines, as well as other critical factors affecting the wells’ economics.
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 HS3 Technologies, Inc.
OTCBB:HSTH
HS3 Technologies, Inc. is a national provider of innovative security solutions, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. HS3 provides technologies and services through a national authorized dealer and distribution program. Utilizing independent sales professionals, national distribution and local dealers, HS3 offers custom security solutions for commercial, residential, government and military applications. These state-of-the-art products include digital video recording technology (DVR), biometric access control (door locks), personal biometric identification units, CCTV, video monitoring centers, cellular networks, wireless mesh networks units and wireless internet-linked satellite surveillance systems. HS3 Technologies is bringing together technologies, services and people to fulfill the increasing global security needs of today and tomorrow.
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Information Systems Associates, Inc.
OTCBB:IOSA
ISA is a leading provider of data center optimization software, services and solutions based out of Palm City, FL. Its core technology OSPI (On Site Physical Inventory®) provides a toolset allowing customers to create a highly accurate data set of their current IT assets. This information can be utilized to enable businesses to make meaningful decisions on Data Center Management that lead to optimization of resources, cost reductions and significant ROI.
All organizations regardless of size need an accurate data set for their existing IT asset infrastructure. This in turn enables them to take advantage of the considerable cost reductions and efficiency gains that can be achieved by Data Center Optimization methodologies. Our team of dedicated professionals provides the technology and expertise that can help your organization to get this job done quickly, precisely and cost-effectively.
Current “by hand” data collection practices are both slow and prone to large margins of error. We have developed a unique proprietary software application, OSPI (On Site Physical Inventory®), to eliminate these problems.
Click here to obtain additional information...
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 Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc.
OTCBB:LBMH
Liberator is recognized for offering a simple, reliable way to purchase medical supplies needed on a regular, ongoing, repeat-order basis, with the convenience of direct billing to Medicare and private insurance. Approximately 85% of its revenue comes from supplying products to meet the rapidly growing requirements of general medical supplies, personal mobility aids, diabetes, urological, ostomy and mastectomy patients. Liberator communicates with patients and their doctors on a regular basis regarding prescriptions and supplies. Customers may purchase by phone, mail or internet, with repeat orders confirmed with the customer and shipped when needed.
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 Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
AMEX:NOG
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. is an exploration and production company based in Wayzata, Minnesota. Northern’s core area of focus is the Williston Basin, specifically the Mountrail County, North Dakota area Bakken and Three Forks/Spanish trend. Northern Oil’s secondary objective is conventional, 3D driven, oil and gas exploration and development throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
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 SmartMetric, Inc.
OTCBB:SMME
SmartMetric, Inc. has developed a portable biometric identity and transaction card capable of storing a wide variety of personal information while protecting you against identity theft and fraud. It is one of the most advanced portable identity authentication solutions in the world today. The card contains a biometric fingerprint scanner and reader which only you can unlock and is smaller and thinner than a credit card. The SmartMetric card is ideal for a wide range of consumers, including Personal, Government and Corporate.
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 Voyager Oil & Gas
OTCBB:VYOG
Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. is an exploration and production company based in Billings, Montana. Voyager’s primary focus is oil shale resource prospects in the continental United States.
Voyager currently controls 21,000 net acres in the Williston Basin targeting the Bakken and Three Forks, 57,000 net acres in the Tiger Ridge Field area of central Montana targeting the Eagle Sand and 33,500 net acres in central Montana targeting the Heath Oil Shale.
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