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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Skechers makes a bid for Heelys	Filed under: Deals, Crocs Inc (CROX)Heelys (NASDAQ: HLYS) has looked interesting to me for the past few months. Sure, it's a fad product that's way past its prime but look at the balance sheet: the stock is trading very close to its book value and has $96 million in cash on the balance sheet, compared with a market cap of just over $130 million. The company also has no debt.Apparently Skechers (NASDAQ: SKX) sees some value here too. In a press release issued after the close of the market yesterd...	August 14, 2008
Option Update: Nordstrom and Red Robin volatility up into EPS	Filed under: Options, Nordstrom, Inc (JWN)Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) is expected to report Q2 EPS today after the market close. JWN August 30 straddle is priced at $2.90, September 30 is at $4.40. JWN September option implied volatility of 58 is above its 26-week average of 52 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement. Red Robin Gourmet (NASDAQ: RRGB) is scheduled to report Q2 EPS today. RRGB August 30 straddle is priced at $2.60, September is at $5.15. RRGB September option implied ...	August 14, 2008
Should Crocs disclose safety issues in its 10-K?	Filed under: Products and services, Crocs Inc (CROX)Yesterday, I wrote about Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) and the problems the company is having in Japan. The government there has asked the company to consider changing the design of its footwear after reports that children were getting hurt wearing its rubber sandals on escalators. What's interesting is that the reports about Crocs' safety issues have all come from the media, not the company's SEC filings. Back in 2006, ABC reported that Crocs can...	April 22, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word on the StreetWORD ON THE STREET VIDEOFinanical Outlook With GasparinoCNBCs Charlie Gasparino joined the show to talk about the Ambac (ABK) bailout going bust and what may help the financials. He never believed in the viability of this bailout and the disappointment shown by the market Wednesday was not a surprise. Bond insurers like ABK and MBIA (MBI) have not become irrelevant but the problems pale in comparison to the de-leveraging of the entire financial sector. Fixing these will not ...	March 05, 2008
Weekend Reading - Buffett and Other Pros Reveal Lastest Holdings	The 13Fs came flying in this week. I hope you were able to keep up with all the news. If not, Value Investing News has got your back. Here are the top stories our members unearthed this week: Brush Up on Sherwin-Williams (SHW), But Still Too Soon to Buy Business Wire Canada Opening Reception: A Conversation with Warren Buffett (BRK-A) Good Things Come to Those with Patience (NOVN) Examples Of Bad Magic Formula Stocks (HLYS) (IAR) (KG) (USMO) Graham’s investing philosophy Pzena Investm...	February 15, 2008
Heeleys CEO checks out	Filed under: Management, Crocs Inc (CROX)Someone had to pay for the extremely disappointing downturn in the stock of Heelys Inc. (NASDAQ: HLYS), the children's shoe company that builds wheels into its footwear. The company's CEO was pushed out on Friday. The stock has fallen from a 52-week high of $40.09. The shares now change hands just above $6. After a huge run in revenue that moved from $21 million in 2004 to $188 million in 2006, more recently sales have fallen off to $50 million after hi...	February 02, 2008
Industry Ranks and Additional Stocks	If I did not use a mechanical method for ranking replacement candidate stocks against my portfolio, I would not let so many stocks go onto my potential replacement list. Today I updated my industry model, and here it is: Industry Groups January 2008 (If you have any difficulty downloading that, let me know. I’ve been having trouble with that.) From that, I ran a bunch of screens, adding in some technology industries that have been hit of late. Here are the additional tickers that will b...	January 12, 2008
Additional Tickers for the October Reshaping and Reader Questions	Here are therebalan additional tickers for the upcoming reshaping: AE ALE ARA ATO BAC BAMM BBW BONT BWS C CEC CHIC CHRS CPB CTR DBRN DF DLM DTE DUK FINL FL FMD GEHL GYI HAIN HLYS HNZ HZO JOSB JPM KSWS MW NI NWY ODP OGE PLCE POR PSS PTEN PTRY RSC RT SCVL SGU SHOO SLGN SMRT SRE TUES UNH WLFC WR WTSLA ZONS And now for a reader question on the original reshaping candidates list: What’s your ranking system? Have you written a note about it? Also, what was the criteria for inclusion in the list...	October 17, 2007
Heelys, Inc.: Ready For a Bounce	When I first looked at Heelys (HLYS) stock it was trading as high as $40+ after the IPO....	October 16, 2007
Today's Upgrades / Downgrades	Here are the late Friday analyst calls:Komag KOMG Caris & Company Below Average » AverageApollo Group APOL BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Western Digital WDC Needham & Co Buy » Strong BuyHeelys HLYS CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform Phillips-Van Heusen PVH Matrix Research Hold » Buy Ralcorp Holdings RAH BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » BuyDiodes DIOD UBS Neutral » Buy Research In Motion RIMM Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform ...	June 30, 2007

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