BlackBerry�� surprise announcement about exploring options like finding a buyer or forming a joint venture has one deeply ominous implication. Since it happened just 6 weeks after the supposed mass market model Q5 debuted in Europe and Africa, it implies that the Q5 has been another disappointment. This is a very serious matter indeed, since the more expensive Z10 and Q10 sales disappointed during May quarter. BlackBerry has clearly been unable to find its footing in the rapidly evolving smartphone pricing environment, clinging to its premium heritage far too long. But the company still has one ace in the hole ��and on that card rides the entire M&A dream.
The one real asset BlackBerry still possesses is the BlackBerry Messenger, which became a crucially important messaging tool in a variety of emerging markets ranging from Nigeria to Indonesia. BlackBerry has enjoyed the benefits of a powerful network effect in these markets. It still held more than 50% of Nigeria�� smartphone market in 2012 and was the leading smartphone brand in Indonesia with a whopping 12 million users last winter. This is BlackBerry�� secret weapon: it is better to have massive market share in 5-6 substantial phone markets than have a diluted market share among 50 countries. In countries where its smartphone share has been high, BlackBerry Messenger has been a key messaging system, knitting together the most affluent consumers and forcing upper middle classes to join the bandwagon to become part of the club.
Hot Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2014: Hudbay Minerals Inc (HBM)
HudBay Minerals Inc., an integrated mining company, engages in the exploration and development of copper, zinc, and precious metals mines in North and South America. It primarily produces copper concentrates containing copper, gold, and silver; and zinc metal. The company principally owns underground 777 mine that covers an area of 4,400 hectares and is located in Flin Flon, Manitoba. It also owns ore concentrators and a zinc production facility in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
Hot Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2014: Dycom Industries Inc.(DY)
Dycom Industries, Inc. provides specialty contracting services in the United States and Canada. The company?s services include engineering services, which comprise the design of service area concept boxes, terminals, buried and aerial drops, transmission and central office equipment, administration of feeder and distribution cable pairs, and fiber cable routing and design for telephone companies; and make-ready studies, strand mapping, field walk-out, computer-aided radio frequency design and drafting, and fiber cable routing and design for cable television multiple system operators. The company also provides construction, maintenance, and installation of splice fiber, copper, and coaxial cables to telephone companies; installation and maintenance of customer premise equipment, including set top boxes and cable modems to cable television multiple system operators; and premise wiring services, which include installation, repair, and maintenance of telecommunications infrast ructure within improved structures to various corporations, and state and local governments. In addition, Dycom offers underground utility locating services, such as locating telephone, cable television, power, water, sewer, and gas lines to various utility companies. Further, it provides construction and maintenance services for electric utilities and others, which include installing and maintaining overhead and underground power distribution lines, as well as maintenance and installation of underground natural gas transmission and distribution systems. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Paul]
Dycom Industries, Inc. is a provider of specialty contracting services. Its EPS forecast for the current year is 0.43 and next year is 0.73. According to consensus estimates, its topline is expected to grow 3.41% current year and 7.47% next year. It is trading at a forward P/E of 23.62. Out of five analysts covering the company, three are positive and have buy recommendations, one has a sell rating and one has a hold rating.
10 Best Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: WellCare Helath Plans Inc.(WCG)
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs in the United States. The company offers Medicaid plans, including plans for beneficiaries of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs; Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs; and ABD programs and state-based programs, such as Children?s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) and Family Health Plus (FHP) programs for qualifying families who are not eligible for Medicaid. The TANF program provides assistance to low-income families with children; and ABD and SSI programs provide assistance to low-income aged, blind, or disabled individuals. It also provides Medicare, a federal health insurance program; Medicare Advantage, a Medicare?s managed care alternative to original Medicare that provides individuals standard Medicare benefits directly through Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and coordinated care plans, which are administered through health m aintenance organizations and require members to seek health care services and select a primary care physician from a network of health care providers. In addition, the company provides prescription drug plans comprising the Medicare Part D program that offers national in-network prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries. As of December 31, 2011, it served approximately 2,562,000 members. WellCare Health Plans, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Paul]
The managed care provider resolved its problems with Medicare and is all set for a world where its role as a mediator between corporations and government-sponsored health care will be in great demand. The company, with a $1.4 billion market cap, has over $1.2 billion cash in the bank and no debt. This could easily be a double in 2012. I own the stock.
Hot Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2014: Rush Enterprises Inc.(RUSHB)
Rush Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and related services in the United States. The company owns and operates a network of commercial vehicle dealerships under the Rush Truck Centers name. Its Rush Truck Centers primarily sell commercial vehicles manufactured by Peterbilt, International, Hino, UD, Ford, Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso, IC Bus, or Blue Bird; and provide new and used commercial vehicles, aftermarket parts, service and repair, financing, leasing, and rental services, as well as property and casualty insurance to its commercial vehicle customers and other truck owners. The company serves owner operators, regional and national truck fleets, corporations, and local governments. It operates a network of 70 centers located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. The company was founded in 1965 and is he adquartered in New Braunfels, Texas.
Hot Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2014: Thundelarra Explrn Ltd(Canada CUFS)
Thundelarra Exploration Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties in Australia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, uranium, and nickel deposits in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The company is based in West Perth, Australia.
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