Pacific Sunwear of California is implementing a restructuring plan which will eliminate between 175-225 of their approximately 825 stores. These stores comprise between 21 to 27% of their stores and are the less profitable ones. They will then focus on their remaining 550-600 stores which are the more profitable ones. In addition, Pacific Sunwear has… Continue Reading
Pepco Holding, Inc. (POM) is an energy company which has 1.9 million customers in new Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C.. PHI has 3 subsidiaries which provide electric power: Delmarva, Atlantic City Electric and Pepco. In addition, Delmarva Power supplies natural gas. Pepco is a Fortune 500 company. Pom’s stock has been going up since… Continue Reading
Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. (ALU) is a network solutions company that provides solutions to help service providers, business, and governments to provide data, voice and video communication services to end-users internationally. The company develops and markets software and related services to mange customer services over the mobile devices, the phone and the web. The company offers many… Continue Reading
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. is has 3 business groups: Noise Com, Boonton Electronics, and Microlab, all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries. These companies provide a number of services in the communication industry. The group designs microwave based and radio frequency products for advanced communications and wireless markets. Wireless Telecom serves both government and corporate… Continue Reading
Mitel Network Corp. (MITL) shares skyrocketed from $2.68 on Thursday to $3.55 on Friday. On Thursday evening Mitel reported adjusted second quarter profits much higher than expected and this caused the jump in stock price. These unexpected profits also led to a much greater trading volume of Mitel shares than usual. Mitel is a communications… Continue Reading
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) develops, manufactures and markets health care products on a global basis. JNJ has 3 product segments: consumer health care products, pharmaceutical products and medical devices and diagnostic products. Among the consumer products are those used for skin care, baby care, oral care, women’s health care, wound care, nutritional products etc. The… Continue Reading
Many companies today are attracting outside attention from venture capitalists, investors and others – and they are doing so with unusual approaches. This year, Cyber Monday showed a record $1.25 billion in sales. Seeing the incredible possibilities in the online retail world, venture capitalists are investing a record amount in the field. According to Thomson… Continue Reading
Home Depot Inc. (HD) is a well known chain that sells home improvement products. In addition, it also sells and installs various items such as central air conditioners and generators. On November 1, Home Depot had 2,246 stores, located mainly in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China. As far as fundamentals are concerned, net income… Continue Reading
Coca Cola (KO), the colossus company that served the world before we were born, is one of the more relatively stable investments for our time. The company has been in business for over 120 years so it has a wealth of experience and assets. The company sells soft drinks, juices, coffees, teas, energy drinks, and… Continue Reading