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Zachary Scheidt's Blog Posts
Black Friday Indeed
11/27/09
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Today is traditionally known as “Black Friday” in the retail industry for a number of reasons. Traditionally, it was the day after Thanksgiving when many retailers actually crossed into the black, meaning they became profitable for the year. More commonly, retailers and shoppers refer to t...
WFMI
Whole Foods Market – Not Every Sale is a Bargain
11/24/09
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Black Friday is coming – that dreaded day when consumers look for bargains, and retailers stay open from dawn (or pre-dawn) to dusk in a day that could make or break sales goals for the entire year. Investors are shopping for bargains as well, and many are looking for quality stocks on sale. T...
IPI
The Silver Trade is Better than Gold
11/23/09
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Much attention has been given to gold lately, and rightfully so. The yellow metal is often an excellent proxy for inflation, and can be a strong indicator of investor sentiment. As investors become more risk averse, they look for “hard assets” that are likely to hold their value regardless o...
IPI
POT
Agriculture in Focus – Fertilizers Sprout Profits
11/19/09
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CRM Earnings – The Price of Perfection
11/18/09
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China Drug Research Company Reports Stellar Earnings
11/17/09
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Shares of Wuxi PharmaTech Inc. (WX) are trading sharply higher this morning after the company announced a strong third quarter. The company grew revenue by 10% over last year for a total of $70.0 million while adjusted earnings per share grew 32% to $0.24 per share. More importantly, the compa...
YGE
STP
Solar Manufacturers Draw Attention
11/16/09
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Suntech Power Holdings (STP) is trading sharply higher this morning after the company announced that they would be opening a manufacturing facility in Arizona. The China-based solar panel maker has managed to remain profitable this year despite a difficult environment for solar manufacturers. Th...
ACM
Aecom Shars Rebound Sharply – Domestic and International Strength
11/13/09
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Shares of AECOM Technology Corp. (ACM) are sharply higher this week after the infrastructure company issued the fourth quarter earnings announcement. Since the company operates with a September year end, 2009 is now in the books and it has been a decent year. For the fourth quarter, the company ...
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GMCR
Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) Fails to Live Up to Expectations
11/12/09
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is down sharply this morning after announcing earnings last night. While the revenue and profit numbers for the fourth quarter (the company operates with a September year end) showed considerable growth, the stock (which is featured in the Retail Fail quarterl...
BAC
BCS
Vitamin Shoppe Adds to Successful IPO
11/11/09
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One of the more successful IPOs over the past few weeks has come from Vitamin Shoppe Inc. (VSI). The stock was offered to investors at $17.00 and began trading on October 28. Underwriters included JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC) / Merrill Lynch, and Barclays Plc. (BCS). The stock t...
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Rosetta Hits IPO Price – Lowest Trading Since April
11/10/09
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The company that allows you to “start learning a new language in less than 5 minutes” is having trouble communicating its message to Wall Street. During the third quarter Rosetta Stone Inc. (RST) booked revenue of $67.2 million and earnings of $0.29 per share. The result showed growth over t...
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GXDX
Genoptix Beats Expectations and Raises Estimates
11/09/09
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Analysts ended up with a bit of egg on their face last week when Genoptix Inc. (GXDX) reported earnings. In August we took a look at the company, noting that new customers were leading to significant revenue growth. The trend has continued with Q3 revenue coming in at $33.5 million – good for ...
IRS
Loans to Congress – The Untold Debt Story
11/07/09
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What if I walked up to you this afternoon and asked you personally for a loan? I know, we probably haven’t met and already you are uncomfortable with my overt start to our conversation. But let’s run with this for a few minutes… Assuming you had the money to lend, and I appeared to be a ...
BX
Blackstone Sees Improving Trends
11/06/09
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While major equity markets gyrate in mixed trading after the payroll report, investors in The Blackstone Group LP (BX) are pushing the stock decidedly higher. Blackstone reported earnings this morning and while the official numbers showed a loss for the quarter, it appears that trends are turning...
NILE
Blue Nile Reports Growth
11/06/09
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Investors in Blue Nile Inc. (NILE) are cheering the third quarter earnings release. For the period ending September 30, the company grew revenue by 2.4% and turned in earnings of $0.17 per share. The profit represented 13% growth over the same period last year as the company noted specific stren...
FOMC
Fed Maintaints Emergency Rate While Saying “All is Well”
11/05/09
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded its two day meeting yesterday with their customary announcement at 2:15 PM. The statement concluded (as everyone expected) that the Fed would leave rates unchanged at a target of 0% to 0.25%. More importantly, the committee said that it plans to...
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IPO’s Offer Mixed Bag of Results
11/02/09
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The market melt-down caused a significant decline in the number of IPO transactions over the past two years. While a typical year used to include more than 200 major offerings, there were less than 50 such offerings in 2008 and so far I count 44 major transactions for 2009. However, the pace of ...
SXE
Stanley Inc. Reports and Raises Guidance
10/30/09
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Stanley Inc. (SXE) is trading sharply higher today after reporting earnings for the fiscal second quarter. ZachStocks featured SXE last month noting that the company’s government contracts would likely drive growth in earnings. Investors are quickly competing to buy shares after the announceme...
LogMeIn Logs a Strong Third Quarter
10/29/09
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This week LogMeIn Inc. (LOGM) reported earnings for the first full quarter that the company was public. The stock has been a rousing success with the initial investors receiving stock on July 1 at a price of $16. Initially, the stock began trading near $20 for a 25% initial premium to the deal p...
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RMG
Verisk Analytics – A Successful IPO
10/28/09
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Over the past two months, the IPO market has heated up, allowing companies and private investors to access liquidity by selling new shares to the public. While the performance of these deals have varied from company to company, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) turned out to be one of the better managed, mo...
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Investment Style:
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More willing to take occasional risks while protecting assets from the risk of major losses. Portfolio is comprised mostly of solid companies with a history of consistently creating returns for investors, but includes some riskier holdings such as smallcaps, or foreign companies that will posses larger returns.
Avg exp holding time:
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Age:
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Occupation:
Portfolio Manager
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Atlanta
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Website:
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About Me:
I am the Managing General Partner of Stearman Capital, LP; an Atlanta based hedge fund. The fund focu
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I am the Managing General Partner of Stearman Capital, LP; an Atlanta based hedge fund. The fund focuses on recently issued securities and companies issuing IPOs. The fund seeks positive returns in all market environments while strictly managing risk. I have earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and have been involved in alternative investments for 7 years.
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