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ACES’ December 22, 2000 Selection:
The "homebuilders" have dominated this month's stock picks (Beazer Homes, Lennar Corp. and Standard Pacific Corp. being the other homebuilders previously picked during the month). ACES' pick for the Christmas Holidays, M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., is also in the homebuilding business. M.D.C. was graded with an ASG of 12.0150.
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (Sector: Capital Goods; Industry: Construction Services; Ticker: MDC (NYSE). Products/Services: Designs, builds, and sells single-family homes and townhomes for first-time and move-up buyers; (a subsidiary) provides mortgage loans. Areas of operations: Denver and Colorado Springs (Colorado); Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland; Northern and Southern California; Phoenix and Tucson (Arizona); and Las Vegas (Nevada).
Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.)
Fundamentals: (Growth Rates, Revenues, Earnings, Price Performance, etc.)
- Revenue: 24.10%
- EPS: 70.38%
- Price: 110.34%
ACES Stock Grade (ASG)*: 12.0150
* - A proprietary number devised by ACES that combines a stock's profitability, management's performance, per share earnings, PE, financial strength and other selected variables in one number. A higher Grade (number) is preferable than a lower Grade.
Closing Price: $32.21 per shr. (Dec. 22, 2000)
ACES’ December 15, 2000 Selection:
Two homebuilders composes ACES' 3rd set of picks for December; Standard Pacific Corp. and Lennar Corp.. Standard Pacific Corp. was graded with an ASG of 12.0181. Lennar has an ASG of 11.0073.
Fundamentals: (Growth Rates, Revenues, Earnings, Price Performance, etc.)
- Revenue: 57.82%
- EPS: 43.73%
- Price: 96.99%
ACES Stock Grade (ASG)*: 12.0181
* - A proprietary number devised by ACES that combines a stock's profitability, management's performance, per share earnings, PE, financial strength and other selected variables in one number. A higher Grade (number) is preferable than a lower Grade.
Closing Price: $22.5625 per shr. (Dec. 15, 2000)
Fundamentals: (Growth Rates, Revenues, Earnings, Price Performance, etc.)
- Revenue: 29.03%
- EPS: 10.21%
- Price: 111.33%
ACES Stock Grade (ASG)*: 11.0073
* - A proprietary number devised by ACES that combines a stock's profitability, management's performance, per share earnings, PE, financial strength and other selected variables in one number. A higher Grade (number) is preferable than a lower Grade.
Closing Price: $35.625 per shr. (Dec. 15, 2000)
ACES’ December 8, 2000 Selection:
ACES second pick for December, EOG Resosurces, Inc., is in the energy business. EOG was graded with an ASG of 12.0198. EOG is the second energy stock ACES selections (KMP Partners being the other stock).
EOG Resources, Inc. (Sector: Energy; Industry: Oil & Gas Operations; Exchange/Ticker: NYSE/EOG). Products/Services: Exploration, development and marketing of natural gas and crude oil. Areas of operations: Major production basins in Canada, offshore Trinidad, and in the U.S.
Fundamentals: (Growth Rates, Revenues, Earnings, Price Performance, etc.)
- Revenue: 4.19%
- EPS: 1003.2%
- Price: 204.75%
ACES Stock Grade (ASG)*: 12.0198
* - A proprietary number devised by ACES that combines a stock's profitability, management's performance, per share earnings, PE, financial strength and other selected variables in one number. A higher Grade (number) is preferable than a lower Grade.
Closing Price: $45.625 per shr. (Dec. 8, 2000)
ACES’ December 1, 2000 Selection:
ACES first pick for December, Toll Brothers, Inc., is in the home construction business. Toll was graded with an ASG of 11.0078. Toll is the third home builder in ACES selections (NVR Homes and Beazer Homes being the other two).
Fundamentals: (Growth Rates, Revenues, Earnings, Price Performance, etc.)
- Revenue: 23.92%
- EPS: 41.75%
- Price: 117.48%
ACES Stock Grade (ASG)*: 11.0078
* - A proprietary number devised by ACES that combines a stock's profitability, management's performance, per share earnings, PE, financial strength and other selected variables in one number. A higher Grade (number) is preferable than a lower Grade.
Closing Price: $39.44 per shr. (Dec. 1, 2000)
ACE'S STOCK ACES
TABLE OF SELECTED STOCKS ~ DECEMBER 2000Stock Name,
(Business sector)SYM ASG Pick Dt Pick Dt
PrceEval. Dt Eval. Dt
PrceDiv. Dt
Cum. Div.Shr. Prce
+Div.Days % Ann.
Appr.EOG Rsrces.
(Gas&Oil Operations)EOG 12.0198 12/08/00 $45.63 --- --- --- --- --- --- Lennar Corp.
(Construct'n Srvcs)LEN 11.0073 12/15/00 $35.625 --- --- --- --- --- --- M.D.C. Holdings
(Construct'n Srvcs)MDC 12.0150 12/22/00 $32.21 --- --- --- --- --- --- Standard Pacific
(Construct'n Srvcs)SPF 12.0181 12/15/00 $22.5625 --- --- --- --- --- --- Toll Bros.
(Construct'n Srvcs)TOL 11.0078 12/01/00 $39.44 --- --- --- --- --- --- AVG. DAYS \ ANNUAL RETURN --- --- SYM - A stock's symbol.
PICK DT - Date when a stock was "picked".
PICK DT PRICE - A stock's closing price at its pick date.
EVAL. DATE - A stock's evaluation date (when the stock's market performance is determined).
EVAL. DATE PRCE - A stock's closing price at its evaluation date.
CUM. DIV. - Cumulated dividends paid (if any) by a stock since its pick date.
SHR. PRCE + DIV. - A stock's evaluation date price + its cumulated dividends.
DAYS - Number of days between a stock's pick and evaluation dates.
% ANN. APPR. - A stock's annualized appreciation. Formula: (((Shr. Prce+Div.)/Days) X 356 X 100).
.....................Note: Appreciation rate does not include broker fees.
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