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8/15/2011

Value Based 08/15/11 Insider Buys (ZINC,AIRT,HNH)

ZINC: Horsehead Holding Co
30,000 shares were purchased for 284,000 @9.49

Details
ZINC: Horsehead Holding Co    10% Ownership : John T Grant    purchased  5,000 shares for 48,450  @9.69

ZINC: Horsehead Holding Co    10% Ownership : SHILLING JACK W 15,000 shares for  141,050 @9.41

ZINC: Horsehead Holding Co    President & CEO : Hensler James M 10,000  shares purchased for 95,300 @ 9.5330,000  284,800 9.49

Prior Mention
http://shadowstock.blogspot.com/search?q=zinc


AIRT : Air T Inc. 10% Ownership : Gioffre John J  (Air Delivery & Freight Services) 1000    shares purchased for $7780  @ 7.78

Prior Mention
http://shadowstock.blogspot.com/search?q=airt


HNH:  Handy &Harman Ltd. 10% Ownership : SPH Group Holdings LLC   13,009 shares purchased for  168,566  @12.92

Prior Mention
http://shadowstock.blogspot.com/search?q=hnh

4/04/2012

Select Insider Purchases Reported 04/04 and 04/03

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04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 44,512 Shares for $52,079 at $ 1.17 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,369,243

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 6,056 Shares for $7,267 at $ 1.20 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,375,299

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 11,836 Shares for $14,203 at $ 1.20 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,387,135

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 14,400 Shares for $17,280 at $ 1.20 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,401,535

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 800 Shares for $960 at $ 1.20 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,402,335

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 32,300 Shares for $37,468 at $ 1.16 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,434,635

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 7,000 Shares for $7,840 at $ 1.12 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,441,635

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 10,000 Shares for $10,400 at $ 1.04 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,451,635

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 37,400 Shares for $41,140 at $ 1.10 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,489,035

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 11,000 Shares for $11,990 at $ 1.09 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,500,035

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 16,796 Shares for $18,476 at $ 1.10 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,516,831

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 27,500 Shares for $30,525 at $ 1.11 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,544,331

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 5,000 Shares for $5,650 at $ 1.13 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,549,331

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 14,500 Shares for $16,385 at $ 1.13 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,563,831

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 5,000 Shares for $5,750 at $ 1.15 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2,568,831

04/04/2012  NOOF: NEW FRONTIER Insider Purch 10,000 Shares for $11,200 at $ 1.12 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:24:56 Shares Owned after Purch 2578,831

04/02/2012  OME: OMEGA PROTEI Insider Purch 1,405 Shares for $10,875 at $ 7.74 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:46:05 Shares Owned after Purch 1,405

04/02/2012  OME: OMEGA PROTEI Insider Purch 1,405 Shares for $10,875 at $ 7.74 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:46:05 Shares Owned after Purch 1,405

04/03/2012  STON: STONEMOR PAR Insider Purch 410 Shares for $10,004 at $24.40 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:05:55 Shares Owned after Purch 3,426

04/03/2012  AEHR: AEHR TEST SY Insider Purch 8,250 Shares for $9,075 at $ 1.10 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:13:17 Shares Owned after Purch 125,750

04/03/2012  TROP: Tropicana En Insider Purch 10,897 Shares for $158,007 at $14.50 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:20:26 Shares Owned after Purch 17,129,659

04/03/2012  AIRT: AIR T INC  Insider Purch 1,608 Shares for $15,356 at $ 9.55 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:25:05 Shares Owned after Purch 254,959

04/03/2012  AIRT: AIR T INC  Insider Purch 3,168 Shares for $30,128 at $ 9.51 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:25:05 Shares Owned after Purch 258,127

04/03/2012  AIRT: AIR T INC  Insider Purch 4,895 Shares for $46,943 at $ 9.59 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:25:05 Shares Owned after Purch 263,022

04/03/2012  DGTW: DigitalTown, Insider Purch 2,500 Shares for $2,000 at $ 0.80 Buyers Title = CEOTime Reported: 17:35:40 Shares Owned after Purch 85,000

9/17/2011

Micro Cap Value with annual improving financials and negative one year price returns

My focus covered the time period 2008/2007 up to the current period. Only companies reducing debt, buying back shares, increasing their cash balance and having a one year drop in their stock price.

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VSNT: Versant Corporation

Current price = 11.60

Average FCF from 2008 to the TTM/Current Enterprise value =56.65%
Average ROIC 2008 to the TTM = 13.78%
Total liabilities reduced from 2008 compared to the TTM
Positive net insider buying
YOY quarterly sales increase of 22.80%
Share buybacks 2007 to 2010

Prior mention of VSNT:

Market Cap: 34.25M
Enterprise Value: 10.44M
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 0.63
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 5.04
Revenue: 16.67M
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 22.80%
Gross Profit (ttm): 13.65M
Total Cash: 23.14M
Total Cash Per Share: 7.84
Current Ratio: 6.01
Book Value Per Share: 10.93
52-Week Change: -2.85%52-Week High (Jan 28, 2011)3: 14.22
52-Week Low (Aug 24, 2011)3: 9.96
50-Day Moving Average: 10.90
200-Day Moving Average: 12.33
Shares Outstanding: 2.95M
Float: 2.32M
% Held by Insiders: 9.32%
% Held by Institutions: 27.50%


AIRT: Air T, Inc
Current  Price = 7.71

Prior Mention of AIRT

Average FCF from 2008 to the TTM/Current Enterprise value =19.39%
Average ROIC 2008 to the TTM = 13.46%
Total liabilities reduced from 2008 compared to the TTM
Slight positive net insider buying
YOY quarterly sales increase of 10.20%
Share buybacks 2007 to 2010

Market Cap: 18.86M
Enterprise Value: 12.30M
Trailing P/E: 9.38
Price/Book (mrq): 0.73
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 0.14
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 3.52
Revenue: 84.90M
Qtrly Revenue Growth: 10.20%
Gross Profit: 14.29M
EBITDA: 3.50M
Total Cash: 6.66M
Total Cash Per Share: 2.72
Current Ratio (mrq): 4.99
Book Value Per Share (mrq): 10.60
52-Week Change: -14.05%
52-Week High(Jan 14, 2011)3: 10.50
52-Week Low(Aug 5, 2011)3: 5.78
50-Day Moving Average3: 7.98
200-Day Moving Average3: 9.00
Shares Outstanding5: 2.45M
Float: 2.33M
% Held by Insiders1: 4.87%
% Held by Institutions1: 25.50%

UTMD: Utah Medical Products Inc
Current Price = 26.05

Average FCF from 2008 to the TTM/Current Enterprise value =5.79%
Average ROIC 2008 to the TTM = 15.41%
Total liabilities reduced from 2008 compared to the TTM
Slight positive net insider buying
YOY quarterly sales increase of 65.30%
Share buybacks 2007 to 2010

Market Cap: 94.67M
Enterprise Value: 114.97M
Trailing P/E: 14.95
Price/Book: 2.38
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 3.89
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 9.92
Revenue: 29.58M
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 65.30%
Gross Profit (ttm): 13.21M
EBITDA: 11.59M
Total Cash (mrq): 6.35M
Total Cash Per Share: 1.75
Current Ratio (mrq): 1.71
Book Value Per Share: 11.00
52-Week Change: -6.29%
52-Week High (Oct 7, 2010)3: 30.46
52-Week Low (Jul 21, 2011)3: 24.52
50-Day Moving Average3: 26.01
200-Day Moving Average3: 26.93
Shares Outstanding5: 3.63M
Float: 3.25M
% Held by Insiders1: 15.18%
% Held by Institutions1: 52.90%

BDR: Blonder Tongue Laboratories, In  
Current Price = 1.22

Average FCF from 2008 to the TTM/Current Enterprise value =3.08%
Average ROIC 2008 to the TTM = 2.35%
Total liabilities reduced from 2008 compared to the TTM
positive net insider buying
YOY quarterly sales decrease of -12.08%
Share buybacks 2007 to 2010

Market Cap: 7.58M
Enterprise Value: 9.52M
Trailing P/E: 8.97
Price/Book (mrq): 0.35
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 0.32
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 4.62
Revenue: 29.85M
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): -12.80%
Gross Profit: 12.26M
EBITDA: 2.06M
Total Cash: 1.46M
Total Cash Per Share: 0.24
Current Ratio (mrq): 6.02
Book Value Per Share: 3.53
52-Week Change: -38.69%
52-Week High (Nov 4, 2010)3: 2.84
52-Week Low (Aug 29, 2011)3: 1.12
Shares Outstanding5: 6.21M
Float: 3.62M
% Held by Insiders: 41.58%
% Held by Institutions: 11.10%

QUAD: Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Current Price = 21.07

Average FCF from 2008 to the TTM/Current Enterprise value =3.64%
Average ROIC 2008 to the TTM = 0%
Total liabilities reduced from 2008 compared to the TTM
positive net insider buying
YOY quarterly sales increase of  171%
Share buybacks 2007 to 2010

Market Cap: 996.38M
Enterprise Value: 2.60B
Price/Sales: 0.21
Price/Book: 0.68
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 0.55
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 4.08
Revenue (ttm): 4.77B
Revenue Per Share (ttm): 101.20
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 171.50%
Gross Profit): 810.20M
EBITDA (ttm): 637.90M
Total Cash (mrq): 16.60M
Total Cash Per Share: 0.35
Current Ratio: 1.46
Book Value Per Share: 31.33
52-Week Change: -56.29%
52-Week High (Sep 24, 2010)3: 49.11
52-Week Low (Sep 6, 2011)3: 17.68
Shares Outstanding5: 47.29M
Float: 22.75M
% Held by Insiders1: 20.20%
% Held by Institutions1: 46.10% 

RIMG: Rimage Corp

Current Price = 14.02

Average FCF from 2008 to the TTM/Current Enterprise value =234%
Average ROIC 2008 to the TTM = 7.12%
Total liabilities reduced from 2008 compared to the TTM
positive net insider buying
YOY quarterly sales decrease of -9.5%
Share buybacks 2007 to 2010

Market Cap: 132.77M
Enterprise Value: 13.69M
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday): 17.75
Price/Book (mrq): 1.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 0.15
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 0.99
Revenue: 89.71M
Qtrly Revenue Growth: -9.50%
Gross Profit: 43.51M
EBITDA: 13.83M
Total Cash (mrq): 119.08M
Total Cash Per Share: 12.57
Current Ratio: 7.94
Book Value Per Share: 13.62
52-Week Change: -9.26%
52-Week High (Oct 19, 2010)3: 18.25
52-Week Low (Sep 6, 2011)3: 12.63
50-Day Moving Average3: 13.70
200-Day Moving Average3: 14.42
Shares Outstanding5: 9.47M
Float: 9.32M
% Held by Insiders1: 1.36%
% Held by Institutions1: 77.40%

SRDX:  SurModics Inc.
Current Price = 10.37

Average FCF from 2008 to the TTM/Current Enterprise value =6.36%
Average ROIC 2008 to the TTM = 2.22%
Total liabilities reduced from 2008 compared to the TTM
positive net insider buying
Share buybacks 2007 to 2010

Market Cap: 181.72M
Enterprise Value: 147.38M
Price/Sales: 2.66
Price/Book: 1.11
Enterprise Value/Revenue: 2.23
Enterprise Value/EBITDA: 11.45
Revenue: 66.18M
Revenue Per Share: 3.80
Qtrly Revenue Growth: -3.40%
Gross Profit: 60.47M
EBITDA: 12.87M
Total Cash: 34.35M
Total Cash Per Share: 1.96
Current Ratio: 6.73
Book Value Per Share: 9.01
52-Week Change: -5.12%
S&P500 52-Week Change3: 8.03%
52-Week High (May 16, 2011)3: 15.50
52-Week Low (Nov 16, 2010)3: 8.29
50-Day Moving Average3: 10.37
Shares Outstanding: 17.52M
Float: 12.91M
% Held by Insiders1: 17.26%
% Held by Institutions1: 54.70%
                   

5/14/2012

05/14/12 Value Based Insider Purchases

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Symbol FullTitleofBuyer Industry Value Purchased Shares Purchased Price Paid Market Cap Enterprise Value
OVRL 10% Ownership : MARATHON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Data Storage Devices 654,048 325,737 2.01 48,950,000 44,610,000
JRN 10% Ownership : MSDC Management, L.P. Publishing - Newspapers 594,800 148,700 4.00 227,840,000 256,170,000
CVO Chairman and CEO : BURTON ROBERT G SR Business Services 250,000 125,000 2.00 126,860,000 1,390,000,000
AHC Chairman, President & CEO : DECHERD ROBERT W Publishing - Newspapers 169,087 40,000 4.23 92,820,000 33,220,000
KRO 10% Ownership : POSTON GEORGE E Specialty Chemicals 133,185 6,500 20.49 2,360,000,000 2,600,000,000
CLRO 10% Ownership : BAGLEY EDWARD D Communication Equipment 130,048 31,943 4.07 35,940,000 25,810,000
FARM PRESIDENT, CEO : KEOWN MICHAEL H Processed & Packaged Goods 103,958 15,000 6.93 112,180,000 129,420,000
TQNT PRESIDENT AND CEO : QUINSEY RALPH Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits 102,800 20,000 5.14 829,520,000 644,590,000
GPX 10% Ownership : Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. Education & Training Services 81,276 5,200 15.63 296,750,000 289,060,000
NLS SVP, Law & Human Resources : BOLIO WAYNE M Sporting Goods 39,150 15,000 2.61 76,870,000 58,630,000
CVO 10% Ownership : ARMSTRONG GERALD S Business Services 32,000 16,000 2.00 126,860,000 1,390,000,000
CVO President : BURTON ROBERT G JR Business Services 19,600 10,000 1.96 126,860,000 1,390,000,000
NLS 10% Ownership : Horn Richard A Sporting Goods 13,065 5,000 2.61 76,870,000 58,630,000
AIRT 10% Ownership : AO Partners I, LP Air Delivery & Freight Services 12,415 1,300 9.55 23,360,000 16,380,000
TQNT 10% Ownership : GIBSON C SCOTT Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits 7,650 1,500 5.10 829,520,000 644,590,000
PGTI Vice President : Burns Monte Wray General Building Materials 6,766 2,855 2.37 130,400,000 154,390,000
SGU CFO : AMBURY RICHARD Oil & Gas Pipelines 5,925 1,500 3.95 236,670,000 356,650,000
CVO SVP, Legal Affairs : Scheinmann Ian R Business Services 4,100 2,000 2.05 126,860,000 1,390,000,000
RFMD 10% Ownership : GARDNER JEFFERY R Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits 3,920 1,000 3.92 1,090,000,000 953,810,000
SGA 10% Ownership : TOWERVIEW LLC Broadcasting - Radio 3,140 91 34.51 151,640,000 149,090,000

Details below:

05/14/2012  AHC: A. H. Belo C Insider Purch 13099 Shares for $55671 at $ 4.25 Buyers Title = Chairman, President & CEOTime Reported: 17:19:48 Shares Owned after Purch 310956
05/14/2012  AHC: A. H. Belo C Insider Purch 24226 Shares for $102234 at $ 4.22 Buyers Title = Chairman, President & CEOTime Reported: 17:19:48 Shares Owned after Purch 297857
05/14/2012  AHC: A. H. Belo C Insider Purch 2675 Shares for $11182 at $ 4.18 Buyers Title = Chairman, President & CEOTime Reported: 17:19:48 Shares Owned after Purch 313631
05/14/2012  AIRT: AIR T INC  Insider Purch 1300 Shares for $12415 at $ 9.55 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 16:38:07 Shares Owned after Purch 294878
05/14/2012  CLRO: CLEARONE COM Insider Purch 27354 Shares for $112151 at $ 4.10 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 19:00:52 Shares Owned after Purch 2459418
05/14/2012  CLRO: CLEARONE COM Insider Purch 4589 Shares for $17897 at $ 3.90 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 19:05:20 Shares Owned after Purch 2464007
05/14/2012  CVO: CENVEO, INC  Insider Purch 125000 Shares for $250000 at $ 2.00 Buyers Title = Chairman and CEOTime Reported: 10:10:10 Shares Owned after Purch 3328648
05/14/2012  CVO: CENVEO, INC  Insider Purch 2000 Shares for $4100 at $ 2.05 Buyers Title = SVP, Legal AffairsTime Reported: 10:11:47 Shares Owned after Purch 22757
05/14/2012  CVO: CENVEO, INC  Insider Purch 5000 Shares for $10000 at $ 2.00 Buyers Title = PresidentTime Reported: 11:17:18 Shares Owned after Purch 512186
05/14/2012  CVO: CENVEO, INC  Insider Purch 5000 Shares for $9600 at $ 1.92 Buyers Title = PresidentTime Reported: 11:17:18 Shares Owned after Purch 517186
05/14/2012  CVO: CENVEO, INC  Insider Purch 8000 Shares for $16000 at $ 2.00 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 10:28:05 Shares Owned after Purch 95971
05/14/2012  CVO: CENVEO, INC  Insider Purch 8000 Shares for $16000 at $ 2.00 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 10:28:05 Shares Owned after Purch 95971
05/14/2012  FARM: FARMER BROTH Insider Purch 14600 Shares for $101178 at $ 6.93 Buyers Title = PRESIDENT, CEOTime Reported: 16:31:27 Shares Owned after Purch 14600
05/14/2012  FARM: FARMER BROTH Insider Purch 400 Shares for $2780 at $ 6.95 Buyers Title = PRESIDENT, CEOTime Reported: 16:31:27 Shares Owned after Purch 15000
05/14/2012  GPX: GP STRATEGIE Insider Purch 5200 Shares for $81276 at $15.63 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:32:36 Shares Owned after Purch 3375280
05/14/2012  JRN: JOURNAL COMM Insider Purch 148700 Shares for $594800 at $ 4.00 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:26:07 Shares Owned after Purch 5785309
05/14/2012  KRO: KRONOS WORLD Insider Purch 6500 Shares for $133185 at $20.49 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:26:07 Shares Owned after Purch 20000
05/14/2012  NLS: NAUTILUS, IN Insider Purch 100 Shares for $250 at $ 2.50 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:00:08 Shares Owned after Purch 100
05/14/2012  NLS: NAUTILUS, IN Insider Purch 15000 Shares for $39150 at $ 2.61 Buyers Title = SVP, Law & Human ResourcesTime Reported: 16:56:08 Shares Owned after Purch 30800
05/14/2012  NLS: NAUTILUS, IN Insider Purch 2400 Shares for $6240 at $ 2.60 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:00:08 Shares Owned after Purch 5000
05/14/2012  NLS: NAUTILUS, IN Insider Purch 2500 Shares for $6575 at $ 2.63 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 17:00:08 Shares Owned after Purch 2600
05/14/2012  OVRL: OVERLAND STO Insider Purch 25737 Shares for $54048 at $ 2.10 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 14:21:04 Shares Owned after Purch 3532723
05/14/2012  OVRL: OVERLAND STO Insider Purch 300000 Shares for $600000 at $ 2.00 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 14:21:04 Shares Owned after Purch 3506986
05/14/2012  PGTI: PGT, Inc.  Insider Purch 2855 Shares for $6766 at $ 2.37 Buyers Title = Vice PresidentTime Reported: 11:26:24 Shares Owned after Purch 25946
05/14/2012  RFMD: RF MICRO DEV Insider Purch 1000 Shares for $3920 at $ 3.92 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 15:18:30 Shares Owned after Purch 68800
05/14/2012  SGA: SAGA COMMUNI Insider Purch 91 Shares for $3140 at $34.51 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 16:20:40 Shares Owned after Purch 868591
05/14/2012  SGU: STAR GAS PAR Insider Purch 100000 Shares for $382000 at $ 3.82 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:17:19 Shares Owned after Purch 12461350
05/14/2012  SGU: STAR GAS PAR Insider Purch 100000 Shares for $382000 at $ 3.82 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:17:19 Shares Owned after Purch 12461350
05/14/2012  SGU: STAR GAS PAR Insider Purch 1500 Shares for $5925 at $ 3.95 Buyers Title = CFOTime Reported: 09:20:30 Shares Owned after Purch 21690
05/14/2012  SGU: STAR GAS PAR Insider Purch 70000 Shares for $275100 at $ 3.93 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:17:19 Shares Owned after Purch 12531350
05/14/2012  SGU: STAR GAS PAR Insider Purch 70000 Shares for $275100 at $ 3.93 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 11:17:19 Shares Owned after Purch 12531350
05/14/2012  TQNT: TRIQUINT SEM Insider Purch 1500 Shares for $7650 at $ 5.10 Buyers Title = 10% OwnershipTime Reported: 15:48:07 Shares Owned after Purch 34443
05/14/2012  TQNT: TRIQUINT SEM Insider Purch 20000 Shares for $102800 at $ 5.14 Buyers Title = PRESIDENT AND CEOTime Reported: 15:50:03 Shares Owned after Purch 101456

4/09/2012

Micro Cap Potential Value .. Insider Buys Reported 04/09/12

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CMRG: Casual Male Retail Group
Price on post $3.21
10% Ownership : HOLTZMAN SEYMOUR Purchased 5,000 shares for 15,550 @3.10 per share, Industry = Apparel Stores ,
 52 week return =  -31.26%

Enterprise Value = 137.98M
Market Cap = 152.61M

MEI : Methode Electronics
Price on post $8.67
10% Ownership : SHELTON PAUL G  Purchased 3,000 shares for 26,070 @ 8.69 per share , Industry = Diversified Electronics ,
52 week return =  -28.11%

Enterprise Value = 290.69M
Market Cap = 320.96M

LGL: The LGL Group
Price on post = $7.44
10% Ownership : GABELLI MARIO J  purchased 1,800 shares for 13,464 @7.48 per share, Industry = Scientific Tech Instruments  
52 week return =   -45.69

Enterprise Value = 9.09M
Market Cap = 19.34M


AIRT: Air T Inc 
Price on post = $9.50
10% Ownership : AO Partners I, LP  purchased 1,100 shares for 10,395 @9.45 per share, Industry =  Air Delivery & Freight Services ,
52 week return = -.11%

8/19/2014

Share Buybacks, Insider Buying and Negative Stock Price Returns over past 52 Weeks

List of stocks meeting this criteria. comments and data analysis to be provided tomorrow

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BIRT: post price = $4.46 current price 

ACAT: post price = $37.67 current price 


ELX: post price = $5.29 current price 

DRIV:post price = $15.28 current price

SRDX:post price = $20.27 current price

ORBT:post price = $2.80 current price


DTSI:post price = $21.82 current price


AIRT:post price = $10.81 current price


TWMC:post price = $3.66 current price






8/26/2011

Tiny (nano cap) Deep Value Companies

Tonight  I will start with MPAD.OB  

Your commitment should be long term as the market's immediate recognition of their potential value is unlikely. Future value may be realized several ways; the company declares a special dividend, goes private for a premeium, takeover or just a rise in the stock price as the markets slowly recognizes the future value of a well run shareholder friendly company.

These other nano capitalization stocks may qualify and may be introduced with further details ; Some were introduced in prior posts. VSNT,MMUS,AIRT,ISIG,UG,FLL,SIF,TRMS,OFI
MPAD.OB ; MICROPAC INDUSTRIES

Micropac Industries provides microelectronic and optoelectronic components and modules. Contract electronic manufacturing services are also provided. The company products are sold in the industrial, medical, military, and aerospace markets.  The company was founded in 1963.

Intrinsic value: MPAD has been a consistent cash machine. TTM FCF = 3,370,000 : 2010 = 2,534,000: 2009 = 1,538,000: 2008 = 356,000: 2007 = 2,083,000: 2006 = 721,000
Using a basic discounted cash flow and assuming an annualized 1 million in FCF (far less than average over the past 5 years) with a large discount rate of 9% and assuming zero growth still give us a present value of  10.7 million. This amount far exceeds the current enterprise value of 3.3 million providing us with a large margin of safety.

TTM EBITDA=  3.9 million
TTM Gross Profit = 8.47 million

All of these valuation metrics compare favorable to the current enterprise value of 3.3 million.
Profitability
Free Cash Flow/Sales %:  TTM FCF/Sales = 14.20%, 2010 = 10.98 2009 = 8.75% 2008 = 1.77%, 2007 = 11,24% 2006 = 4.20%

High earnings margins; TTM EBT = 17.06%, 2010 EBT = 17.84%. 2009 = 7.21%, 2008 = 14.70%, 2007 = 13.83%, 2006 = 4.98%
Trailing P/E (ttm): 5.44
Price/Sales (ttm): 0.58
Price/Book (mrq): 0.75
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm): 0.15
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm): 0.88
Productivity
Consistent high return on invested capital: TTM = 15.49%, 2010 = 16..59%, 2009 = 5.54%,2008 = 14.06%, 2007 = 13.34%,2006 = 12.97%

Closely held with 75% held by one insider.
Mean Reversion: Stock Performance: 3 month stock return = -41%, 1 year 0%, 3 Years = -.831%

Strong Capital Structure: share count was  2,757,315 for 2006 and is still 2,757,315 for the most recent financial report.
Book value has been increasing from 2.27 for 2003 to the current  book value of 7.11

Consistent small annual dividend of about .10 per share or a current 1.8% dividend yield.

Market Cap: 13.79M
Enterprise Value 3.33M

Small Long Position: MPAD.OB

10/17/2010

Good Companies (High ROIC) selling at bargain Prices (High Earnings Yield)

in combination and only those below 50 million. This post will be a twist on Joel Greenblatt’s Magic Formula. I attempted to use (hopefully) a more normalized earnings for this adjustment on the magic formula. Earnings were based on the historical average EBITDA from 2006 to 2009. This earnings calculation was then used to measure how effective they were in using their operational assets to create earnings. Joel Greenblatt uses EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes). But for tonight I will use EBITDA until I update my data mining models.

Assets used to run the business was calculated as follows; [(current assets – current liabilities) + Net PPE (property plant and equipment)].The balances for the TTM was used.

The rational that started this search was twofold. The excellent MagicFormulaInvesting.com site focuses only on companies greater that 50 million. Joel Greenblatt has admitted smaller companies perform on average better than larger more closely followed larger stocks. The second idea was to use average historical EBITDA (earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization) from 2006 to 2009. The thought process was that using the TTM EBITDA would eliminate some ideas if they had temporary losses and the average prior (06-09) may indicate more normalized earnings.

I will expand the approach, audit for accuracy, improve the data mining techniques and closely review for alternative approaches that may also uncover ideas based on the “cheap and good companies” philosophy.

Some additional constraints added to the search were; stable share count over the past 4 years, sound balance sheet with little debt, trading near 52 week low.

I didn’t have time tonight to post the supporting decision making financial data but believed the ideas were worth a look.  The supporting data should be posted latter this week.

Please click to get quotes on the 4 ideas below


VSNT $11.53

AIRT $8.75

These two ideas are profitable but more of mean reversion with a margin of safety boosted by a relatively strong real estate holding.

HSKA $.46 - .49 (10/15/10)
“production facility located in Des Moines, Iowa, consists of 168,000 square feet of buildings on 34 acres of land, which we own. We also own a 175-acre farm used principally for testing products, located in Carlisle, Iowa.”

VII $4.06 (10/15/10)
“The Company principally operates from an 80,000 square-foot facility located at 89 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, New York, which it owns. The Company also owns a 14,000 square-foot sales, service and warehouse facility in southern England which services the U.K., Europe and the Middle East”

9/02/2013

Follow up notes on prior post presenting potential value

“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced.”
Swami Vivekananda    

Click to view all 25 ideas based on prior weeks insider buying

RVM: 329% off 52 week high of 3.95 on Sept 12, 2012 

IDSA: Statistically cheap, tiny deep value nano cap, deep discount to book and 52 change -42.49%

HSON: Strong flow of positive insider activity, historically cheap,-40% over 52 weeks, value institution holding Heartland 9% and Royce.

VSCI: 

COSI: Cash rich and micro cap value guru MILLER LLOYD adding more shares

ICCC:  Tiny 9M cash rich biotechnology for dairy industry. Had but no longer a partnership with Pfizer animal health. Profitable

GAMR: Cash more than price,.72 cash versus price = .27, 104% off 52 high, MILLER LLOYD I III adding to his position, Nano cap size

KRO: Surge of heavy diversified group of insider buying over the past 30 days.

PDEX:  Large Insider purchases relative to float last week.

RAIL: 8.09 per share in cash, near 52 week low, founded 1909, Royce 5% and Heartland 10% holding shares


BZC: Founded 1962, 40,900 shares purch for $364,003. EV = 79.84M,

AIRT: 23,400 share purch during August for $243,136. MC = 25M, EV =18M


Okay that’s it for tonight.