“Dinero Diablos” Portfolio Analysis: Dashboard Diagnostics April 21, 2010 Presented by: Mark Robertson Founder and Managing Partner –
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 2 Club History & Characteristics Club Name: “Dinero Diablos” Location: Northern California # of Members: 16 (All-Male) Founded: TBD The club uses a set of rules for selling: (1) Sell Zone, (2) Sales/EPS stagnant 3-4 quarters, (3) U/D = 1, (4) Relative Value > 150%, (5) <5-7% Total Return, (6) Down trends in margins, (7) Stock price decline for no apparent reason. Simplify. Treat decisions from a total portfolio perspective. Core holdings: Sell if PAR is less than money market rates. Non-Core holdings: Sell if PAR is less than market average.
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 3 Dashboard View: (1) Returns, (2) Quality, (3) Growth
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 4 Sector Diversification
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6 Position Size Range Recommendations …
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8 Challenge: EZCORP (EZPW)... Auto-Sell?
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 9 Summary (Points of View): EZCORP (EZPW) MANIFESTValue LineS&PMorningstar Return Forecast1.6% ($22.70)-1% [1] ($17.75) Quality59.3B Financial Strength57 (5% of 6.22%) B++A Growth Forecast14%8.5% (per sh) Profitability11.9% (Net) 14.6% (ROE) 12.9% (Net) Valuation10.0x 10.7x ($17.70) Overall RatingWeak Hold (48) StockCharts RSI = 65.9 PnF Sentiment: “Bullish” (Price Objective: $24) CASPI = 97.8% April 21, 2010 [1] – Low VL 3-5 Year Forecast StockCharts RSI = 65.9 PnF Sentiment: “Bullish” (Price Objective: $24) CASPI = 97.8% April 21, 2010 [1] – Low VL 3-5 Year Forecast
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 10 Sales Growth & 5-Year Forecast (EZPW) 1. We’ve added 2010E and 2011E (ACE). 2. Note the “bends”, lower expectations for Cycle characteristics? 3. Note the shift in shares outstanding in 2009.
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 11 Sales Growth & 5-Year Forecast (EZPW) 1. Switching to Sales/share Year historical growth aligns with VL. 3. VL forecasts a decline to 8.5% (influence of 2011?)
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 12 % Net Margin Profitability ‘Report Card’ and Forecast (EZPW)
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 13 Profitability ‘Report Card’ and Forecast (EZPW)
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 14 Valuation Characteristic and Trend (EZPW) A projected average P/E in the realm of 10x seems pretty reasonable. 10 Years 5 Years
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 15 [Modified] Preferred Procedure (EZPW) Sales (Trailing 12-Mo)673 X Net Margin (%)11.9% / Shares (M)48.7 Earnings Per Share$1.65 X P/E Ratio13.8x Stock Price (4/20/2010)$22.70 Income Statement (4/21/2010) Income Statement (4/21/2015) Sales1268 X Net Margin (%) 12% / Shares (M)52.0 Earnings Per Share $2.93 X P/E Ratio (Proj Avg) 10.0x Stock 13.5% 5.2% + 0.0% (Ann. Yield) 5.2% = Projected Annual Return (PAR)
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 16 Technical Analysis (EZPW) Institutions hold 78.9% of shares A single individual holds 100% of voting shares.
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 17 Ask the Audience: Would you sell EZPW? Yes, Sell! No. Hold, I feel lots of momentum with this one.
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 18 Any holdings qualified as accumulation targets?
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 19 Accumulation Candidate: FTI Consulting (FCN) Growth=11% Profitability=10% P/E=18x... PAR ~20% QR=74.7
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 20 Accumulation Candidate: ITT Educational (ESI) Growth=16% Profitability=21% P/E=17x... PAR ~19% QR=78.5
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 21 Add 100 shares of FCN and 40 shares of ESI...
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Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 23 Sold EZPW, Added ESI & FCN... And Bought ORCL
Dashboard Diagnostics: Dinero Diablos 24 Think Results. Impact. Before and After. Bigger Picture. Before.After. Converting the challenge stock to cash and accumulating a couple of high-return (high-quality) holdings with some non-healthcare shopping nudges the portfolio in the right direction.