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Profile of Stocks to Be Considered
Risk: S&P B+ or better
Merrill Lynch B or better
Value Line "3" or better
The stock should be rated by two of the three
The stock under consideration must have been public (data available) for 5 years to be eligible.
Any stock considered should have the potential for above average total return on a long-term basis. The more stable the stock the better. The potential for growth in earnings should be shown.
I. Title Page Firm Name Author's Name
A. Current Price - Dow Jones News Retrieval (Pull up just before your presentation)
B. 52 Week High - WSJ
C. 52 Week Low - WSJ - Add purchase price on short reports and any follow-up report.
D. P/E Ratio - Current price/current year estimated earnings.(Do not use Value Line P/E)
E. Beta - Value Line
F. Dividend Yield - current dividend (annualized)/current price. (Do not use Value Line yield)
G. Exchange - Value Line and WSJ
H. Relative P/E [P/E of your firm divided by S&P 500 P/E] Show S&P data.
I. Book Value (Value Line Equity/shares) (Value Line shows for most)
J. Market Value/Book Value
K. Merrill Lynch Rating A or B
Value Line Safety 3/2/1
As part of Va ...