Corporate Webpages Vulcan Materials Company
Vulcan Materials Co. has been around in one form or another
since 1909. At least 60% of Vulcan's revenues come from the
sale of crushed stone, sand, and gravel used in highway,
commercial building and home construction. It operates quarries
in several states and in Central and South America. It is a
world market leader, and the largest U.S. aggregate producer.
It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and does most of its
business in the Southeast. But it has significant operations in
California as well, especially around Los Angeles, and acquired
CalMat, a California company.
The company shows particular concern for the environment and
beautification of quarries, which are often quite ugly and scar
the land. Driving through Irwindale or Duarte, CA gives a local
example of the magnitude of the problem.
Reading the news, one gets the sense Vulcan is waiting for
government stimulus money to start rebuilding infrastructure as
a major hope to get back on a more positive earnings track.
Near term prospects have been derailed by the national economy,
although Vulcan enjoys a competitive advantage in the locations
of its facilities close to rail lines and other modes of transportation.
We were led into a review of this company by Morningstar, which
did a great job for our last review but is very disappointing
this time. Almost all other researchers and analysts disagree
with Morningstar on this "pick." Vulcan has high debt, high
headwinds, and entire industry group in near the bottom of the
heap in performance. Earnings prospects are hurting this
company, and even though next year's earnings could skyrocket
compared to this year's, this year's are so bad that the
meaningfulness of the rise is questionable.
Funds are accumulating the stock for the long haul. The company
is relatively stable and comparitively risk-free. But we do not
like the excessive management compensation packages for a
company doing so poorly, and the CFO is selling his stock option
perquisites with Timing Grade A while the CEO holds another $32
million in exercisable stock options. This points to
excessively poor corporate governance, although the situation is
more common to materials companies than other businesses.
The stock is currently trading in the middle of a channel
formation, and now might not be an especially favorable entry time.
It does not react well to oscillator indicator trading systems
and works better with trend-following ones. We anticipate, near
term, the stock will go lower, perhaps closer to the $40/share
range, but not much lower than that.
11-04-2009: Vulcan Materials Company (VMC): Waiting for Some Stimulus
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Vulcan Materials Company (VMC ) Sector: Industrial Goods
1200 Urban Center Drive Industry: General Building Materials
Birmingham, AL 35242 Exchange: NYSE
Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in
the production and sale of basic materials for the infrastructure
primarily in the United States. The company operates in three
segments: Aggregates, Asphalt mix and Concrete, and Cement. The
Aggregates segment produces construction aggregates, including
crushed stone, sand and gravel, rock asphalt, and recycled concrete.
This segment-Ęs aggregates are used primarily in the construction and
maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as
in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other
nonresidential facilities. Its aggregates are also used as railroad
track ballast. The Asphalt mix and Concrete segment produces and
sells asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete; and other concrete
products, such as block, prestressed, and precast beams, as well as
resells purchased building materials related to the use of
ready-mixed concrete and concrete block. The Cement segment provides
Portland and masonry cement in bulk form and bags to the concrete
products industry. It also mines, produces, and sells calcium
products for the animal feed, paint, plastics, and joint compound
industries. In addition, this segment imports cement, clinker, and
slag to resell, as well as to blend, bag, or reprocess into
specialty cements. Vulcan Materials Company serves asphalt mix,
ready-mixed concrete, and concrete product producers; and
construction, road and highway, nonresidential building,
nonresidential parking lot, and residential contractors. The
company, formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc., was founded in
1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Last Trade: 47.12 52-Week Range: 77.95 - 34.30
Trade Date: 11-02 Avg. Volume: 1,255,430 Shares
Index Membership: S&P 500 Employees: 9,320
Corporate Governance:
Vulcan Materials Company's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ-«) as
of 1-Oct-09 is better than 22.8% of S&P 500 companies and 70.4% of
Materials companies.
EPS: -1.52 Dividend Amount: $ 1.00 Yield: 2.20%
Ex-Dividend Date: 23-Nov-09 Mkt Cap: $ 5,890,000K
Payout Ratio: 0.00%
Last Split Factor (new for old): 3:1 Split Date: 11-Mar-99
Key Statistics:
Enterprise Value: $ 8,830,000K Revenue (ttm) : $ 3,130,000K
Gross Profit: $ 749,710K
Earnings before Income Tax, Depreciation and Amortization: $ 643,160K
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm): 2.82 Revenue per Share: $ 28.20
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm): 13.73 Qtrly Rev Growth (y to y):-29.30%
P/E Ratio (fwd projected): 38.31 P/E Ratio (current): 0.00
P/E Growth Ratio (5 yr expected): 9.24 Operating Margin: 7.91%
Price/Sales Ratio: 1.84 Profit Margin: -5.40%
Price/Book Value: 1.44 Book Value: $ 32.03/sh.
Return on Assets: 1.72% Net Income Avl to Common: $ -174,070K
Return on Equity: -4.40% Diluted Earnings/Share: $ -1.52
Qrtly Earnings Growth (yoy): -84.20%
Balance Sheet Items : Cash Flow Items (ttm):
(most recent qrtr) (trailing 12 mo.)
Total Cash: $ 50,470K Operating Cash Flow:$ 470,530K
Total Debt: $ 2,990,000K Lvgd Free Cash Flow:$ 216,480K
Total Debt/Equity: 0.00
Total Cash/Share: $ 0.40
Current Ratio: 1.24
Share Statistics: Stock Price History:
Shares Outstanding: 124,990K Stk 52-Week Change: -14.20%
Float: 112,640K S&P 500 52-Wk Chng: 7.93%
Sh. Short % of Float: 12.30% 50-Day Moving Avg: 52.64
Short Ratio: 15.70 200-Day Moving Avg: 47.99
% Held by Institutions: 89.80% Beta: 1.24
% Held by Insiders: 3.28%
Analysts' Estimates: Cur. Qtr Next Qtr Cur. Year Next Year
___________________________ Sep-09 Dec-09 Dec-09 Dec-10
Average Earnings Estimate 0.37 0.20 0.47 1.23
Average Revenue Estimate 809M 726M 2,840M 3,090M
Factors Comparing This Company to Its Industry Leader (1.0 = Average):
Long Term EPS Growth Rate (5 yr): 0.216 EPS Growth (Qrtly YoY): -.143
PEG Ratio (ttm, 5 yr expected): 0.111 P/E Ratio (ttm): 0.000
Revenue Growth (Qrtly YoY): -.669
Annual Income Statements: All numbers in thousands)
Period Ending 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05
Total Revenue 3,651,438 3,342,475 2,895,327
Cost of Revenue 2,901,726 2,410,481 2,186,851
Gross Profit 749,712 931,994 708,476
Operating Expenses:
Research & Development 0 0 0
Selling, General & Administrative 342,584 264,396 215,318
Non-Recurring Expenses 158,026 -5,557 -7,598
Other Operating Expenses 0 -21,904 0
Total Operating Expenses 0 0 0
Operating Income or Loss 249,102 695,059 500,756
Income from Continuing Operations:
Total Other Income/Expenses Net -1,231 34,712 16,627
Earnings Before Interest & Taxes 247,871 729,771 517,383
Interest Expense 172,813 26,310 37,146
Income Before Taxes 75,058 703,461 480,237
Income Tax Expense 76,724 225,963 136,402
Minority Interest 0 0 0
Net Income from Continuing Op.s -1,666 477,498 343,835
Non-recurring Events:
Discontinued Operations -2,449 -9,964 44,922
Extraordinary Items 0 0 0
Effect of Accounting Changes 0 0 0
Other Items 0 0 0
Net Income -4,115 467,534 388,757
Preferred Stock & Other Adjustmnts 0 0 0
Net Income Avail To Common Shares -4,115 467,534 388,757
Quarterly Income Statements: All numbers in thousands)
Period Ending 30-Jun-09 31-Mar-09 31-Dec-08 30-Sep-08
Total Revenue 721,859 600,294 799,199 1,013,349
Cost of Revenue 576,025 522,687 650,009 812,503
Gross Profit 145,834 77,607 149,190 200,846
Operating Expenses:
Research & Development 0 0 0 0
Selling, General & Adminis. 80,804 81,436 88,620 74,790
Non-Recurring Expenses -654 -2,503 244,999 -2,530
Other Operating Expenses 0 0 0 0
Total Operating Expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating Income or Loss 65,684 -1,326 -184,429 128,586
Income from Continuing Operations:
Total Other Income/Expenses Net 3,582 -280 -821 -2,871
Earnings Before Int. & Taxes 69,266 0 -1,606 0
Interest Expense 44,073 43,919 46,583 44,578
Income Before Taxes 25,193 -45,525 -231,833 80,854
Income Tax Expense 9,632 -13,270 -14,641 21,038
Minority Interest 0 0 0 -283
Net Income from Continuing Op.s 15,561 -32,255 -217,192 59,816
Non-recurring Events:
Discontinued Operations 6,650 -525 -661 -766
Extraordinary Items 0 0 0 0
Effect of Accounting Changes 0 0 0 0
Other Items 0 0 0 0
Net Income 22,211 -32,780 -217,853 59,050
Preferred Stock & Other Adj.s 0 0 0 0
Net Income Avail To Common Shs 22,211 -32,780 -217,853 59,050
Annual Balance Sheets: All Numbers in Thousands
Period Ending 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05
Current Assets:
Cash & Cash Equivalents 10,194 55,230 275,138
Short Term Investments 36,734 0 175,140
Net Receivables 428,182 417,224 499,554
Inventory 364,311 243,537 197,752
Other Current Assets 54,469 15,388 17,138
Total Current Assets 893,890 731,379 1,164,722
Long-Term Investments 27,998 6,664 6,942
Property, Plant & Equipt 4,155,812 1,869,114 1,603,967
Goodwill 3,083,013 620,189 617,083
Intangible Assets 673,792 0 0
Accumulated Amortization 0 0 0
Other Assets 79,664 196,879 196,170
Deferred Long Term Asset Charges 0 0 0
Total Assets 8,914,169 3,424,225 3,588,884
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable 268,881 294,157 306,947
Short/Current Long Term Debt 1,394,185 199,530 272,067
Other Current Liabilities 0 0 0
Total Current Liabilities 1,663,066 493,687 579,014
Long Term Debt 2,153,588 322,064 323,392
Other Liabilities 590,564 249,492 223,093
Deferred LT Liability Charges 983,806 357,871 336,844
Minority Interest 409 0 0
Negative Goodwill 0 0 0
Total Liabilities 5,391,433 1,423,114 1,462,343
Stockholder Equity:
Misc. Stocks Options Warrants 0 0 0
Redeemable Perferred Stock 0 0 0
Preferred Stock 0 0 0
Common Stock 110,270 139,705 139,705
Retained Earnings 1,862,913 2,972,738 2,637,427
Treasury Stock 0 -1,298,074 -785,053
Capital Surplus 1,734,835 191,695 136,675
Other Stockholder Equity -185,282 -4,953 -2,213
Total Stockholder Equity 3,522,736 2,001,111 2,126,541
Net Tangible Assets -234,069 1,380,922 1,509,458
Quarterly Balance Sheets: All Numbers in Thousands
Period Ending 30-Jun-09 31-Mar-09 31-Dec-08 30-Sep-08
Current Assets:
Cash & Cash Equivalents 43,711 47,446 10,194 90,969
Short Term Investments 6,755 11,530 36,734 36,992
Net Receivables 454,581 400,505 428,182 582,565
Inventory 363,583 361,820 364,311 372,081
Other Current Assets 58,425 60,840 54,469 42,938
Total Current Assets 927,055 882,141 893,890 1,125,545
Long-Term Investments 30,614 28,011 27,998 25,003
Property, Plant & Equipt 4,028,248 4,089,668 4,155,812 3,720,085
Goodwill 3,091,524 3,082,467 3,083,013 3,899,517
Intangible Assets 683,092 672,871 673,792 0
Accumulated Amortization 0 0 0 0
Other Assets 87,339 80,406 79,664 356,970
Deferred LT Asset Charges 0 154,432 0 176,974
Total Assets 8,847,872 8,835,564 8,914,169 9,127,120
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable 275,847 138,939 268,881 217,596
Current Portion LT Debt 472,717 978,689 1,394,185 1,508,253
Other Current Liabilities 0 0 0 0
Total Current Liabilities 748,564 1,272,060 1,663,066 1,902,823
Long Term Debt 2,535,259 2,551,611 2,153,588 2,173,429
Other Liabilities 603,582 603,986 590,564 423,662
Deferred LT Liab. Charges 957,248 954,577 983,806 684,098
Minority Interest 0 0 409 410
Negative Goodwill 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities 4,844,653 5,382,234 5,391,433 5,184,422
Stockholder Equity:
Misc. Options, WarrantS 0 0 0 0
Redeemable Perferred Stock 0 0 0 0
Preferred Stock 0 0 0 0
Common Stock 124,989 110,556 110,270 110,146
Retained Earnings 1,743,097 1,775,587 1,862,913 2,134,748
Treasury Stock 0 0 0 0
Capital Surplus 2,316,507 1,750,688 1,734,835 1,724,343
Other Stockholder Equity -181,374 -183,501 -185,282 -26,539
Total Stockholder Equity 4,003,219 3,453,330 3,522,736 3,942,698
Net Tangible Assets 228,603 -302,008 -234,069 43,181
Annual Cash Flow: All Numbers in Thousands
Period Ending 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05
Net Income -4,115 -32,780 388,757
Operating Activites:
Depreciation 389,060 224,696 220,956
Adjustments to Net Income 174,406 -17,479 -38,514
Changes in Accounts Recv'bls 61,352 -56,599 -53,533
Changes in Liabilities -116,876 -21,983 5,983
Changes in Inventories -7,630 -28,552 -6,210
Changes in Other Op'ing Actv's 0 11,732 -44,255
Total Cash Flow fr Operations 435,185 579,349 473,184
Investing Activities:
Capital Expenditures -353,196 -435,207 -215,646
Investments -37,935 175,444 4,666
Other Cash Flows fr Investing 0 154,756 61,808
Total Cash Flows fr Investing -189,040 -105,007 -149,172
Financing Acitivies:
Dividends Paid -214,783 -144,082 -118,229
Sale or Purchase of Stock 79,674 -493,912 -190,539
Net Borrowings -114,349 -73,632 -11,603
Other Cash Flows fr Financing -21,381 17,376 47
Total Cash Flows fr Financing -270,839 -694,250 -320,324
Effect of Exchange Rate Change 0 0 0
Change in Cash & Cash Equiv.s -24,694 -219,908 3,688
Quarterly Cash Flow: All Numbers in Thousands
Period Ending 30-Jun-09 31-Mar-09 31-Dec-08 30-Sep-08
Net Income 22,211 -32,780 -217,853 59,050
Operating Activites:
Depreciation 99,600 99,315 97,569 98,716
Adjustments to Net Income 9,378 3,856 249,132 2,141
Changes in Accounts Recv'bls 0 0 61,352 0
Changes in Liabilities 0 0 -116,031 -222
Changes in Inventories 0 0 -7,630 0
Changes in Other Oper'g Acts -66,885 34,707 43,035 -15,496
Total Cash Flow f Operations 64,304 105,098 109,574 144,189
Investing Activities:
Capital Expenditures -34,463 -25,638 -10,942 -96,227
Investments 5,387 25,203 -29,248 -9,265
Other Cash Flows fr Investing -35,721 15,043 33,498 -24,489
Total Cash Flows fr Investing -64,797 14,608 -6,692 0
Financing Acitivies:
Dividends Paid -54,683 -54,069 -53,967 -53,840
Sale or Purchase of Stock 572,379 9,555 -3,217 20,969
Net Borrowings -521,079 -37,931 -129,229 -46,082
Other Cash Flows fr Financing 141 -9 2,756 4,504
Total Cash Flows fr Financing 0 0 0 0
Effect of Exchange Rate Chg 0 0 0 0
Change in Cash & Cash Equiv. -3,735 37,252 -80,775 0
VMC Vulcan Materials Company [Indices near +3.0 or near zero,
or < zero bear special attention.]
P/E Ratio Tests:
Current P/E Ratio < 28? 0.0000 P/E Ratio > 5? 0.0000
P/E Ratio Vs Growth Rate: 3.0000 Forward P/E Ratio < 28? 0.7309
Sales Tests:
Price/Sales Ratio < 2.3? 1.2500 Inventory/Sales < 5%? 0.5011
Sales < $1 billion? 0.2739 Operating Margin < 7.5%? 0.9482
Balance Sheet Tests:
Debt/Equity < 0.40? 1.0000 Long-Term Debt Service: 1.6358
LTD Being Reduced? 1.8000 Short-Term Debt Service: 3.0000
Current Ratio > 2? 0.6190 Working Capital >= 1.5? 1.6149
Leverage Ratio < 20%? 0.6735 Debt / Assets < 1? 3.0000
Quick Ratio > 1? 0.6657 Inventory Turnover > 1? 3.0000
Shares Out Decreasing? 1.2000 Market Cap.> 1.5 Billion? 0.2547
Profit Margin > 7.5%? -0.7200
Income Tests:
Dividend Yield > 2.0%? 2.7273 EPS Annual Growth > 10%? 0.0000
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 1.8800 EPS 5-yr Growth > 20%? 1.2000
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 1.9620 EPS Growth Consistent? 1.8000
EPS Qrtly Growth > 10%? -3.0000 Collection < 45 days? 1.0514
Rev. Qtrly Growth > 15%? -3.0000 Gross Pft/Cur. LTD < 1? 0.4016
EPS Annual Growth > 10%? 0.0000 Borrowing Int. Rate< 6%? 1.2971
Stock Performance Tests:
Volatility > 25%? 3.0000 % Held by Insiders < 5%? 1.5244
Beta > 1.25? 0.9920 % Held by Institut. < 50? 0.5568
50 Da MA > 200 Da MA? 0.2961 % Held by Institut. > 30? 2.9933
52-Wk Change vs. S&P 500: 0.5287 Short Ratio > 5? 3.0000
Price/Book Value < 3? 2.5600 Short % of Float > 20? 0.6150
Return on Assets > 17%? 0.1012 Average Volume > 100,000? 3.0000
Cash Flow Tests:
Oper. C.F. > Lever'd C.F: 2.1735 Positive Free Cash Flow? 1.0000
Positive Oper. Cash Flow? 1.0000 Price to C.F./sh. Ratio: 1.9434
Cash Flow / Assets >.10? 0.2447
VMC Vulcan Materials Company Overall Zenith Index: 1.1504
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Short Interest Ratio |
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The summary below includes a value for `Degree,' which refers on a
scale of 1 to 10 the range of a channel in the period under consi-
deration compared to the total range of price movement. It also looks
for the last closing price to be within the channel, otherwise zeroed.
The `Index' is the `Degree' weighted for volatility. Generally, the
the higher the index, the more suitable is the stock for trading as
a `rolling stock' between channel high and low points.
Results for Vulcan Materials Co.:
Symbol? VMC
Total Months Available: 118
Months in Cycle? 4
Months Covered by Periods: 12
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3
H1 L1 H2 L2 H3 L3
77.95 38.75 53.94 34.30 62.00 39.14
RANGE = 77.95 TO 34.30 Close = 46.03
CHANNEL = 53.94 TO 39.14 Degree = 3
Volatility = 32.15% Index = 9
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20 Days:
1 Day:
The following table details which MACD signals on the preceding chart are best taken. Originally, this was set up for a two-day span, but ten days gives a better sample. Unfortunately, with the 10-day span, the colored lines on the histogram are much harder to read. Both spans are shown above. Red turning into green on the histogram is a buy and green turning into red is a sell, but with the following conditions. The share price must have moved at least 0.2% away from the previous signal price in order to avoid whipsawing. More importantly, the +/- magnitude of the MACD (the blue line, which crosses the red line at signal time) must be greater than the minimum required magnitude indicated below. Otherwise, the signal is ignored. VMC Minimum Magnitude MACD for Action = ± 0.0250 Ticker Day Time Hist. MACD Sig Line Act Price Profit VMC 21 12:41 0.0065 -0.1556 -0.1621 B 52.49 0.00 VMC 21 12:46 -0.0001 -0.1556 -0.1555 S 52.27 -0.42 VMC 22 06:31 0.0029 0.0227 0.0198 52.30 -0.78 VMC 22 07:12 0.0000 -0.1438 -0.1438 B 51.79 -0.78 VMC 22 07:33 -0.0049 -0.0375 -0.0326 S 51.63 -1.09 VMC 22 11:38 0.0023 0.0973 0.0951 B 52.32 -2.43 VMC 22 12:24 -0.0012 0.1331 0.1343 S 52.92 -1.28 VMC 22 12:25 0.0020 0.1368 0.1348 B 53.04 -1.51 VMC 22 12:26 -0.0056 0.1278 0.1334 S 52.91 -1.75 VMC 23 06:30 0.0490 -0.0447 -0.0937 53.30 -1.26 VMC 23 06:54 0.0093 0.0348 0.0254 B 52.80 -1.26 VMC 23 07:27 -0.0074 -0.1242 -0.1168 S 51.84 -3.08 VMC 23 07:40 0.0045 -0.1759 -0.1805 B 51.67 -2.75 VMC 23 07:57 -0.0041 -0.0963 -0.0922 S 51.38 -3.31 VMC 23 08:12 0.0053 -0.1276 -0.1328 B 51.20 -2.96 VMC 23 08:18 -0.0060 -0.1324 -0.1264 S 50.92 -3.51 VMC 23 09:07 0.0003 0.0553 0.0551 B 51.33 -4.31 VMC 23 09:54 -0.0071 0.0316 0.0388 S 51.21 -4.55 VMC 23 10:41 0.0020 -0.0918 -0.0939 B 50.74 -3.63 VMC 26 06:30 -0.0049 0.0199 0.0248 50.80 -2.83 VMC 26 06:58 -0.0094 0.2072 0.2166 S 51.62 -2.83 VMC 26 07:32 0.0066 -0.0779 -0.0845 B 51.23 -2.07 VMC 26 08:13 -0.0028 0.0832 0.0859 S 51.62 -1.31 VMC 26 08:47 0.0080 -0.2473 -0.2552 B 50.28 1.28 VMC 26 09:02 -0.0002 -0.1743 -0.1741 S 49.94 0.61 VMC 26 09:09 0.0050 -0.1899 -0.1949 B 49.84 0.81 VMC 26 11:36 -0.0013 -0.0540 -0.0527 S 49.42 -0.04 VMC 26 12:34 0.0044 -0.0355 -0.0398 B 49.32 0.17 VMC 26 12:39 -0.0036 -0.0394 -0.0358 S 49.16 -0.16 VMC 26 12:43 0.0019 -0.0361 -0.0380 B 49.26 -0.36 VMC 27 06:30 0.0005 0.0187 0.0182 49.06 -0.16 VMC 27 07:01 -0.0187 -0.0784 -0.0597 S 48.59 -0.16 VMC 27 07:26 0.0010 -0.1069 -0.1079 B 48.35 0.34 VMC 27 07:50 -0.0024 0.0811 0.0836 S 48.64 0.94 VMC 27 08:14 0.0036 -0.0835 -0.0871 B 48.29 1.66 VMC 27 08:16 -0.0006 -0.0864 -0.0858 S 48.12 1.30 VMC 27 08:21 0.0054 -0.0830 -0.0884 B 48.22 1.10 VMC 27 09:25 -0.0027 -0.0260 -0.0233 S 48.08 0.81 VMC 27 10:26 0.0038 -0.0793 -0.0831 B 47.76 1.47 VMC 27 11:32 -0.0012 0.0948 0.0960 S 48.00 1.97 VMC 27 11:50 0.0056 0.0622 0.0566 B 48.26 1.43 VMC 27 12:04 -0.0030 0.1286 0.1316 S 48.52 1.97 VMC 27 12:42 0.0034 -0.0275 -0.0308 B 48.28 2.45 VMC 28 06:01 0.0087 0.0381 0.0294 48.33 2.85 VMC 28 06:50 -0.0029 -0.0467 -0.0439 S 47.91 2.85 VMC 28 07:10 0.0045 -0.1776 -0.1821 B 47.43 3.85 VMC 28 07:30 -0.0055 -0.0662 -0.0607 S 47.27 3.51 VMC 28 07:35 0.0057 -0.0643 -0.0700 B 47.47 3.09 VMC 28 07:48 -0.0061 -0.0271 -0.0209 S 47.27 2.67 VMC 28 08:08 0.0028 -0.1064 -0.1092 B 46.93 3.39 VMC 28 08:35 -0.0016 0.0323 0.0339 S 47.13 3.81 VMC 28 08:39 0.0024 0.0329 0.0304 B 47.28 3.49 VMC 28 09:36 -0.0013 -0.0656 -0.0642 S 46.84 2.56 VMC 28 09:57 0.0008 -0.0683 -0.0691 B 46.68 2.90 VMC 28 10:22 -0.0020 0.1158 0.1178 S 47.22 4.06 VMC 28 11:43 0.0037 -0.0557 -0.0593 B 46.97 4.59 VMC 28 12:24 -0.0040 -0.0385 -0.0345 S 46.72 4.06 VMC 28 12:45 0.0028 -0.0626 -0.0654 B 46.59 4.34 VMC 29 06:30 0.0477 0.0806 0.0330 47.44 2.80 VMC 29 06:44 -0.0059 0.1639 0.1699 S 47.17 2.80 VMC 29 07:00 0.0074 0.0581 0.0507 B 47.42 2.27 VMC 29 07:42 -0.0072 0.0374 0.0446 S 47.59 2.62 VMC 29 09:04 0.0044 0.0369 0.0325 B 48.10 1.55 VMC 29 09:11 -0.0045 0.0379 0.0424 S 48.00 1.34 VMC 29 10:17 0.0032 -0.0530 -0.0562 B 47.74 1.89 VMC 30 06:31 0.0084 0.0181 0.0097 47.68 2.55 VMC 30 06:47 -0.0010 -0.0610 -0.0600 S 47.33 2.55 VMC 30 07:07 0.0059 -0.1762 -0.1821 B 46.77 3.74 VMC 30 07:17 -0.0009 -0.1676 -0.1666 S 46.47 3.09 VMC 30 07:26 0.0002 -0.1523 -0.1526 B 46.37 3.31 VMC 30 07:33 -0.0023 -0.1492 -0.1469 S 46.15 2.83 VMC 30 08:55 0.0041 -0.1640 -0.1681 B 45.53 4.17 VMC 30 09:24 -0.0050 0.0501 0.0551 S 45.82 4.81 VMC 30 10:07 0.0013 -0.0966 -0.0979 B 45.33 5.88 VMC 30 10:24 -0.0071 -0.0649 -0.0578 S 45.10 5.37 VMC 30 10:57 0.0013 0.0499 0.0486 B 45.43 4.64 VMC 30 11:00 -0.0066 0.0433 0.0499 S 45.28 4.31 VMC 30 11:05 0.0057 0.0510 0.0453 B 45.55 3.72 VMC 30 11:05 0.0057 0.0510 0.0453 B 45.55 3.72 VMC 30 12:03 -0.0003 0.0689 0.0691 S 45.77 4.20 VMC 30 12:33 0.0049 0.0465 0.0416 B 45.98 3.74 VMC 30 12:37 -0.0029 0.0430 0.0459 S 45.87 3.50 VMC 30 12:41 0.0116 0.0593 0.0477 B 46.15 2.89 VMC 30 12:51 -0.0097 0.0582 0.0679 S 45.94 2.43 VMC 02 05:00 -0.0022 0.0111 0.0133 46.03 2.17 VMC 02 06:34 0.0428 0.0668 0.0240 B 46.72 2.17 VMC 02 06:44 -0.0069 0.1186 0.1255 S 46.32 1.32 VMC 02 06:54 0.0067 0.0491 0.0424 B 46.59 0.74 VMC 02 07:17 -0.0108 0.2508 0.2616 S 47.40 2.47 VMC 02 07:40 0.0050 0.0898 0.0848 B 47.71 1.82 VMC 02 07:41 -0.0001 0.0847 0.0848 S 47.53 1.44 VMC 02 08:14 0.0129 -0.0866 -0.0994 B 47.12 2.31 VMC 02 08:27 -0.0112 -0.0527 -0.0415 S 46.80 1.63 VMC 02 09:04 0.0000 -0.0353 -0.0353 B 46.70 1.84 VMC 02 09:43 -0.0014 -0.0718 -0.0704 S 46.01 0.36 VMC 02 10:03 0.0086 -0.0893 -0.0979 B 45.90 0.60 VMC 02 10:27 -0.0009 0.0653 0.0662 S 46.23 1.32 VMC 02 10:58 0.0032 -0.0642 -0.0674 B 45.90 2.03 VMC 02 11:00 -0.0055 -0.0741 -0.0686 S 45.74 1.69 VMC 02 11:43 0.0063 0.1434 0.1370 B 46.84 -0.72 VMC 02 11:45 -0.0027 0.1341 0.1369 S 46.69 -1.04 VMC 02 11:46 0.0002 0.1371 0.1369 B 46.80 -1.27 VMC 02 11:48 -0.0071 0.1282 0.1353 S 46.69 -1.51 VMC 02 12:05 0.0005 0.0565 0.0560 B 46.82 -1.79 VMC 02 12:08 -0.0063 0.0512 0.0575 S 46.70 -2.04 VMC 02 12:29 0.0033 -0.0521 -0.0554 B 46.54 -1.70 VMC 02 12:52 -0.0031 0.1065 0.1096 S 46.94 -0.84 VMC 02 12:56 0.0015 0.1098 0.1084 B 47.15 -1.29 VMC 03 06:30 -0.1078 -0.0912 0.0166 46.02 0.67 VMC 03 06:50 -0.0056 -0.2871 -0.2815 S 45.45 0.67 VMC 03 06:52 0.0100 -0.2710 -0.2810 B 45.68 0.16 VMC 03 06:52 0.0100 -0.2710 -0.2810 B 45.68 0.16
Stock Fetcher |
Point & Figure Chart |
Wall Street Analyzer |
Marketspace Chart |
Time Series Forecast |
Neural Network Prediction |
"Neurostock" can only track long trades. Therefore its performance, as tracked by itself on stocks which are consistently falling, may not appear as good as it could if each "sell" signal were a "short sale."
Ultimate Trading Systems |
The corresponding trades for the above chart are shown in tabular form below.
Recommendation |
| Factors | Weighted Points |
|---|---|
| News | - 1 |
| Comparison | - 1 |
| Industry | - 1 |
| Bond Issue | + 1 |
| Zenith Index | - 1 |
| GAAP vs. non-GAAP Earnings < 1% | - 1 |
| Cash Flow | + 1 |
| Ratios | - 1 |
| Market Grader | - 1 |
| Intrinsic Value DCF | - 1 |
| Intrinsic Value DDM | - 1 |
| Stock Scout | - 1 |
| Projected Earnings | + 1 |
| Research Reports | - 1 |
| Analysts | - 1 |
| Executive Perquisites | - 1 |
| Insider Activity | - 1 |
| Institutional Activity | + 1 |
| Management Reporting | + 1 |
| Short Interest | - 1 |
| Sentiment | - 1 |
| Standard & Poor's | - 1 |
| Moving Average | - 1 |
| Stock Fetcher | + 1 |
| Point & Figure | - 1 |
| Wall Street Analyzer | - 1 |
| Marketspace Chart | - 1 |
| Time Series Chart | + 1 |
| Neural Network | - 1 |
| Stock Options | + 1 |
| Ultimate Trading Systems | - 1 |
| Total | - 15 |
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