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Best Stocks To Watch In 2013: ETFs For China’s Investment Sweethearts
Tweet China has confirmed its status as an integral part of the growth engine driving the global economy, which is why its recent investing activity may be leading some U.S. investors to worry. Most people know that China is sitting on a hefty pile of foreign exchange reserves, approximately $3.2 trillion, … Read entire article »
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Best Stocks To Watch In 2013: Himax Technologies Increases Sales but Misses Estimates on Earnings
Tweet Himax Technologies (Nasdaq: HIMX ) reported earnings on Feb. 13. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Himax Technologies beat expectations on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly and GAAP earnings per share shrank significantly. Gross margins increased, operating margins dropped, and net margins shrank. Revenue detailsHimax Technologies recorded revenue of $169.2 million. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for revenue of $160.2 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 20% higher than the prior-year quarter’s $141.2 million. Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates. EPS detailsEPS came in at $0.02. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.03 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.02 for Q4 were 67% lower than the prior-year quarter’s $0.06 ... … Read entire article »
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Best Stocks To Watch In 2013: Best Stocks To Watch In 2012
Tweet Successful investing is about concentrating on the factors that really count. For us Fools, few things are more important than finding honest management teams with a whole lot — reputations, careers and, preferably, a boatload of common stock — riding on the success of the business. Looking for high levels of insider ownership makes sense for a few reasons: Founders and managers who “eat their own cooking” are inherently motivated to act in the best interest of the company. Insiders have a better sense of the prospects for their business and industry, so a high ownership stake is often a very positive signal. Portfolios with a high average of insider ownership outperform the market over long periods of time. After all, billionaires such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett got to where they are today by betting on their own companies. And by winning their bets, they’ve made millionaires out of thousands of investors in the ... … Read entire article »
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