Month: October 2014

StocktoberFest: Schlumberger (SLB)

As the price of oil dips to multi-year lows (~$84) so to will those companies who are in the business of oil.  Schlumberger derives 100% of its business from oilfield services with 38.6% in drilling, 36% in reservoir production and the remaining 25.7% in reservoir characterization.  If the...

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StocktoberFest: Fifth Street Finance (FSC)

The lending game can be extremely volatile especially with small to medium sized business’.  Competition is fierce from large banks, and rate spreads continue to tighten, leaving little room profit.  This may make it difficult for Fifth Street to continue paying its $0.0917 per share dividend or approximately...

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StocktoberFest: Garmin (GRMN)

Global weakness and a strengthening dollar may put continued pressure on Garmin.  As of last quarters report almost 50% of revenues can be attributed to international sales with 38.6% of that from Europe and 8.5% from Asia.

Horowitz & Company’s proprietary Fundamental Scoring System (F|score) takes into consideration many factors...

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StocktoberFest: Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar seems to be entering into a recipe for disaster as global demand slows, commodities prices slump and on top of that, a strengthening U.S. dollar.  However, let’s see how they score:

Horowitz & Company’s proprietary Fundamental Scoring System (F|score) takes into consideration many factors related to each company’s financial...

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StocktoberFest: Best Buy (BBY)

Wall Street seems to have a love / hate relationship with Best Buy as they have become the “showroom” for Amazon.com buyers.  However, despite this, fundamentals remain strong within Best Buy despite waning revenues.

Horowitz & Company’s proprietary Fundamental Scoring System (F|score) takes into consideration many factors related to each...

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