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IABC Episode 8 – Different Flavors of Earnings

Jul 192010

In episode 8 of IABC, we follow-up on Quiksilver (ZQK) and what action we took on it this past week.

We examine the different flavors of earnings that you find on the Fundamentals tab when you’re looking at a stock quote. We look at Net Income, EBIT, EBITDA, and Free Cash Flow and discuss what the differences are and why they’re important. After our discussion, we look at Eaton Corporation (ETN), identify the different types of earnings and show how greatly they can differ, find out why, and show why each is important.

- John

IABC Episode 7 – ZQK: Buy sell or hold?

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Jul 102010

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In this episode of Investing ABC’s we examine whether it’s time to buy sell or hold Quiksilver (ZQK).

We have been in and out of Quiksilver several times over the years and are consumers of their products. Quiksilver manufactures Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes branded products. The brands have been prolific in Southern California for years, both at the beach and on the slopes.

Let’s look at why we current hold ZQK and detemine whether it’s time to sell.

Also during this process, we took notice of Garmin (GRMN). We’ve been watching Garmin for a while and are consumers of their products. Check out the thoughts on GRMN and whether it might be our next target.

– John