Archive for November, 2007
VeraSun Energy – Q3 Update
VeraSun Energy (VSE: 0.00 N/A N/A) is the largest pure play ethanol producer. Ethanol producers have taken a hit due to the double whammy of lower ethanol prices and higher corn prices. VeraSun did manage to stay in the green with a 7 cent per share profit, but things are definitely tough in the corn [...]
Baffled by Terra Nitrogen Co. LP
I am always on the look out for companies that pay an out-sized dividend, then do some research and see where the cash comes from. Terra Nitrogen Co. LP (TNCLP) (TNH: 92.14 -1.11 -1.19%) caught my attention with its 8.4% yield. I was further intrigued when I saw the stock started the year at $32 [...]
Gigamedia has an excellent quarter and sparkling future.
20 Stock Portfolio member Gigamedia (GIGM: 2.02 +0.01 +0.50%) released 3rd quarter earnings before market open and the results were excellent. Revenue was up 76% YoY and net profits up 49%. The historically weak 3rd quarter improved on Q2 numbers. Revenue and profits were above analysts estimates (not that I care much). The exciting news [...]
Aegean Seems Poised for Growth – WSJ.com
Aegean Seems Poised for Growth – WSJ.com Subscription is required to the Wall Street Journal.com, but this is an excellent article on the prospects for Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW: 16.80 -0.14 -0.83%). With the recent pullback in the price I finally purchased some of the stock for my own portfolio. This stock should be [...]
All my stocks are down! Panic time?
Not really. Like anyone who owns stocks and checks them regularly, the last week has been trying to say the least. I hold primarily smaller cap stocks and the value has fallen about 10%. So I take a look at the issues and try to see if I missed something that affects what I thought [...]
