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RCII a Hold Heading Into Q2 Report

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25 Jul 1:22am
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We maintain our Hold on Rent-A-Center (RCII) shares ahead of its second quarter earnings report scheduled for July 29. In the first quarter, Rent-A-Center reported better-than-expected results thanks to its restructuring efforts, but management kept its full-year EPS guidance at $2.17- $2.32. Rent-A-Center's positive factors include its move into the payday loan business and strategic store closures, which should help improve the operating efficiency and cash flow generation of the ...
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Tractor Supply Surprises

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25 Jul 1:14am
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Tractor Supply (TSCO) reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter, beating the consensus estimate by $0.05. Management reiterated its sales and EPS guidance for full-year 2008. We are increasing our sales and EPS estimates for 2008 and 2009. Despite the difficult macro conditions - including higher food and energy prices and weak consumer confidence - Tractor Supply's focus on sales growth and cost controls is enabling the company to deliver solid results. We think ...
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Pfizer Only a Good Hold

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25 Jul 1:04am
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We believe Pfizer Inc. (PFE) continues to face an uphill battle in growing its top line given the company's sheer size and lack of a significant pipeline. While near-term earnings growth will come in the form of cost-cutting and share repurchases, the company lacks a catalyst to increase revenues once Lipitor loses patent exclusivity. We expect the company to look to do a number of significant deals in the pharma and biotech industry in order to build the franchise and invest for th...
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Energizer Powers Ahead

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24 Jul 11:53pm
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Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) is experiencing top-line growth both through organic growth in the razor blade and battery businesses and though the acquisition of Playtex. In addition, guidance for integration savings, originally estimated to be $57 million, was raised to $70 million. The management is incentivized with annual and two-year bonus plans and a stock incentive plan. To date, management has been successful in qualifying for performance-based awards. The stock is upgraded t...
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Robert Half Stays a Hold

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24 Jul 11:33pm
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Robert Half International (RHI) is one of the world's largest providers of temporary staffing, project professionals, and permanent placement services to the finance and accounting industries. The company's solid results during 2007 are encouraging with all operating divisions except one (Protiviti) posting impressive double-digit growth. The management expects the growth momentum to continue in light of continued improvement in the U.S. labor market. However, concerns remain about ...
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