My search for potential ideas started by using the net number
of shares purchased and comparing to total shares in the float. Part of me was
looking to measure insider buying conviction. Then I made sure value potential
was real by reviewing financial performance and the markets over or under
reaction.
ELSE, ICCC, DLIA.SXCL presented interesting value attributes
coupled with notable insider conviction worth a closer look.
ELSE:
Electro-Sensors manufactures and
distributes industrial production monitoring and process control systems.
Current Dividend Yield is 4.00%
Market Cap = 13.56M
EV = 4.94M
EV / EBITDA = 6.06M
EV/Revenue = .76
Percentage held by insider = 60.39%
17,713 shares were purchased by insider during 2012 for an
average price of 3.90
1.32 million shares in float for a value based on closing
price of 4.00 of 5.28M
Book value is 3.03 per share with 2.54 per share in cash and
16.30% YOY increase in revenue
Insider Activity:
ImmuCell
Corp. (ICCC)
Financially
sound tiny but profitable 16 million nano cap sitting on valuable animal health
biotechnology. This technology is used to protect calves health without the use of antibiotics. The
company sells its products to distributors and bovine veterinarians, as well as
directly to dairy producers.
Based in Portland, Main and founded in 1982, "ImmuCell's purpose is to create scientifically-proven and
practical products that result in a measurable economic impact on animal health
and productivity in the dairy and beef industries."
ICCC has a margin of safety and could be considered a heads
i win real big tails i dont lose too much.Why .. 3.06 in tanglble book value,
1.66 per share in cash.2.1 million in real estate recorded on the books in 1992 but this is the margin of safety part. Upside is in the FDA approval for thier MASTiK product to protect health of calves without the use of antibiotics coupled with exsiting profitable bussiness.
dELiA*s, Inc. (DLIA) and Steel Excel Inc. (SXCL) are worth taking a look at and at least considering keeping on a watch list.
"Sometimes your personality is coded in such a way that
it is a part of you, acting that way is a necessity, you are compelled to be an
entrepreneur or a musician or a stay-at-home dad, because you are simply not
built like everyone else."
Taken from Preeti Gupta's unexpected purposeful and enjoyable book:
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