Good Chinese Stocks In 2014

Encouraging data earlier this month led to a bullish beginning for the markets in September. Thus far, the S&P 500 Index is up 8.8% — propelled higher on good global economic news. At the top of the stock market news is strong data from China’s manufacturing sector.

According to two recent surveys, Chinese manufacturing activity rose in August for the first time in four months. The two surveys showed production, new orders and purchasing prices all climbed higher in the month. Given the strength in the Chinese economy, I continue to expect China stocks to outperform in the coming rally with another 25% to 40% upside by year-end.

Overall, despite the inevitable volatility in the markets along the way, the unprecedented growth drivers in China will continue directing investors to where the real opportunity resides.

Here are my top five China stocks to buy as we enter October.

Good Chinese Stocks In 2014:Feihe International Inc. (ADY)

 Feihe International, Inc. engages in the production and distribution of infant formula, milk powder and soybean, rice, and walnut products in the People?s Republic of China. It offers milk powder for infants and young children formulated for zero to six months, six months to one year, one to three years, and three to six years of age, as well as for expectant mothers, students, and for the middle-aged and elderly populations. The company also processes and distributes raw milk powder to beverage manufacturers and other wholesalers for use in their blended drink products. In addition, it offers soybean powder, an alternative to milk powder primarily for seniors; rice cereal, an alternative to milk powder principally for young children, teenagers, and seniors; walnut products, including walnut powder and walnut oil; and other products, which include cream, skim milk powder, full milk powder, butter, other related milk powder products, and water and cheese marketed primarily for children. Further, the company processes and distributes semi-finished rice cereal to wholesalers and retailers. As of August 9, 2011, it had approximately 200 company-owned milk collection stations; 7 production facilities with an aggregate milk powder production capacity of approximately 1,950 tons per day; and a distribution network that reaches approximately 80,000 retail outlets. The company was formerly known as American Dairy, Inc. and changed its name to Feihe International, Inc. in October 2010. Feihe International, Inc. is based in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

Good Chinese Stocks In 2014:Guangshen Railway Company Limited (GSH)

 Guangshen Railway Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, primarily provides passenger and freight transportation services on the Shenzhen-Guangzhou-Pingshi railway in the People's Republic of China. The company?s freight services include the transportation of full load and single load cargo, containers, bulky and overweight cargo, dangerous cargo, fresh and live cargo, and oversized cargo. It also offers long distance passenger transportation services. In addition, the company engages in the sale of food, beverages, and merchandise on board the trains and in railway stations. Further, it engages in the operation of a travel agency, as well as provision of services relating to warehousing, hotel management, cargo loading and unloading, catering management and services, advertising, and freight transportation and package agency services. Additionally, the company provides property management services, as well as involves in the supervision of construction projects. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 218 pairs of passenger trains, including 100 pairs of inter-city high-speed passenger trains between Guangzhou and Shenzhen; 13 pairs of Hong Kong Through Trains; and 105 pairs of long-distance passenger trains. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

Good Chinese Stocks In 2014:LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (LDK)

 LDK Solar Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic (PV) products; and development of power plant projects. It offers solar-grade and semiconductor-grade polysilicon; and multicrystalline and monocrystalline solar wafers to the manufacturers of solar cells and solar modules. The company also provides wafer processing services to monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cell and module manufacturers; and sells silicon materials, such as ingots and polysilicon scraps. In addition, it engages in the production and sale of solar cells and modules to developers, distributors, and system integrators; and design and development of solar power projects in Europe, the United States, and China, as well as provides engineering, procurement, and construction services. LDK Solar Co., Ltd. operates in Europe, the Asia Pacific, and North America. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Xinyu City, the People?s Republic of China.

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• By Paul At 2012-2-22

  LDK Solar Co., Inc.(NYSE: LDK) closing price in the stock market Tuesday, Jan. 3, was $4.38. LDK is trading 9.48% above its 50 day moving average and -11.82% below its 200 day moving average. LDK is -70.74% below its 52-week high of $14.97 and 71.76% above its 52-week low of $2.55. LDK‘s PE ratio is 6.53 and its market cap is $573.78M.

   

  LDK Solar Co., Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic (PV) products; and development of power plant projects together with its subsidiaries. LDK offers solar-grade and semiconductor-grade polysilicon; and multicrystalline and monocrystalline solar wafers to the manufacturers of solar cells and solar modules.

Good Chinese Stocks In 2014:Perfect World Co. Ltd. (PWRD)

 Perfect World Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, operation, and licensing of online games primarily in the People?s Republic of China, the United States, and the Rest of Asia. It develops online games based on its game engines and game development platforms. The company?s 3D massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) include Perfect World, an adventure and fantasy game with traditional Chinese settings; Legend of Martial Arts, an adventure story of Chinese swordsmen set in an ancient kingdom; and Perfect World II, which is set in a similar content and graphic background as Perfect World. It also offers Zhu Xian that is based on martial arts focused adventure set in a fantasy world; Chi Bi, a war story developed based on ancient Chinese history known as the Three Kingdoms; Hot Dance Party, a 3D online casual game; Pocketpet Journey West, a 3D MMORPG based on the classical novel of Chinese literature, Journey to the West; Battle of the Immortals, a mysterious adventure, which enables game players to travel between eastern and western cultures, and adventures in historic sites and turf wars; and Fantasy Zhu Xian, a 2D turn-based MMORPG based on the Internet fantasy novel Zhu Xian. It also involves in the production and distribution of films, as well as television advertising activities. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

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IRS Auditing More Big Earners - SmartMoney.com

If your income is high, your chances of getting a visit from the Tax Man are on the rise -- and there isn't much you can do about it.

Last year, the Internal Revenue Service sharply increased face-to-face audits of upper-income taxpayers, according to data released Thursday. For taxpayers reporting income above $200,000, so-called field audits rose 34% in fiscal 2011 to 78,392, from 58,521 in fiscal 2010. (The IRS fiscal year begins on Oct. 1.)

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Field audits, which are conducted by an agent, are often more in-depth than "correspondence" audits, which are conducted by mail and sometimes involve a single issue. Overall, the agency audited 3.9% of taxpayers with income above $200,000, up from 3.1% in 2010.

The increase in field audits for taxpayers reporting income over $1 million, though smaller, was still significant: 24%, for a total of 20,475 in 2011, versus 16,509 in fiscal year 2010.

Overall, the agency audited 12.5% of taxpayers reporting income over $1 million, compared with 8.4% in 2010.

 

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"We are looking more at taxpayers at these income levels because we find more issues there," says IRS Deputy Commissioner Steve Miller.

The IRS's new data include the revenue from its programs to combat offshore tax evasion by U.S. taxpayers with undeclared accounts, Mr. Miller says, but the report doesn't specifically break out the revenue raised by them. In 2009 and 2011, the agency held two limited amnesties tailored for those with such accounts.

David Gannaway, a principal with CitrinCooperman CPAs in New York, says most of the audit increase he has seen is related to the IRS's pursuit of revenue from undeclared offshore accounts. The agency is cross-checking data provided by Swiss banks with individual tax returns.

IRS agents then initiate what seems to be a regular audit, Mr. Gannaway says. "They ask only at the end whether there is an offshore account -- without disclosing that the IRS has records in hand," he says. The penalties for not disclosing offshore accounts are severe.

Certified public accountant Jonathan Horn, who practices in New York, has noted a jump in other audits for upper-income taxpayers as well. In one case involving a home-office deduction, he says, an IRS agent made a home visit.

In another case, involving rental real estate, the auditor compared the rents specified in leases with bank deposits to verify that all income was being reported.

Dennis Newman, a CPA with Sharrard, McGee in Greensbo! ro, N.C. , also saw a jump in face-to-face audits in 2011. Two areas of focus: investors' reporting of cost basis -- which is used to determine taxable gain or loss -- and "grouping" rules for determining passive losses for real-estate investments.

What can taxpayers do to avoid such audits? "There's not much," Mr. Horn says, "except not take deductions they're legally entitled to."

Like many tax preparers, he tells clients to keep detailed records. In one case last year, he says, the only tax due involved mileage deductions for which the client didn't have a log.

Audits of subchapter S returns, which are often filed by small businesses, also rose in 2011, up 13% over their 2010 level.

Overall, the IRS collected slightly less revenue from enforcement efforts in 2011, $55.2 billion versus $57.6 billion in 2010. Mr. Miller attributes the drop to anomalies, such as several large cases that were closed in 2010.

In 2011 the IRS recommended 1,622 tax-related criminal prosecutions, up 7% from the 2010 figure. The conviction rate was 93%, and the average sentence was 25 months.

Besides enforcement data, the IRS's release includes information about electronic filing of returns and taxpayer service. The percentage of e-filed returns rose to 77% in 2011, compared with 69% in 2010.

Overall, 94% of taxpayers said they were satisfied with the IRS's answers to toll-free calls, up slightly from the previous year.

But "level of service" ratings dropped to 70% from 74% in 2010, in part because the agency had fewer employees to answer phones. "Most who got through to us were satisfied, but fewer got through," Mr. Miller says.

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Top 10 Cities Decimated by the Global Recession

Top 10 Metropolitan Regions Destroyed by the Global Recession

10. Richmond, Virginia, United States 

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
10	Richmond	-1%	+0.2%	$48,083	$61 billion	1.27 million

 

Although not the largest of cities on this list, Richmond kicks off the list as the first American city to be crushed by the global recession. And statistically so, Richmond experienced the 10th slowest economic growth among the world's largest cities last year. Due to the city relying heavily on government jobs – more t! han one in six jobs-- employment dropped 1% between 2010 and 2011. During that same time the U.S.'s employment rate increased nearly the same amount, and is one of the few areas that continues to worsen on the national level. Also, being a port city, Richmond relies on international trade coming in and out of their large waterway. Though due to lack of trade from the slowed global economy, Richmond has a treacherous climb out of this recession.

9. Valencia, Spain

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
9	Valencia	-0.9%	-0.2%	$23,165	$59 billion	2.56 million

 

Valencia is one of only 12 large cities in the world to experience a decline in both income and employment last year. Part of the European! countri es associated with economic struggles known as PIGS, Spain has been decimated by unemployment. More so than most other Eurozone nations actually. But of the metro, eurozone areas, Valencia has seen the worst of it, as employment in the country dropped by a disastrous 10%.

 

8. Barcelona, Spain 

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
8	Barcelona	-1.2%	+0.2%	$29,767	$162 billion	5.43 million

 

Barcelona, one of the country's most prideful regions, has been slammed by Spain's hapless economy. The metropolitan region experienced significantly strong growth with a pre-recession boom betw! een 1997 and 2007, carried on the shoulders of housing construction. The employment increased an average of 3.3% per year which was one of the highest rates in Europe. Then the recession hit and now Barcelona remains one of the slowest growing cities in the world, with a 1.2% drop in employment between 2010 and 2011 and income barely moving again.

7. Naples, Italy 

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
7	Naples	-1.1%	-0.1%	$17,723	$70 billion	3.98 million

 

Strict austerity measures have nearly brought Italy back into another recession, and Naples has seen the worst of it. Between 2008 and 2009, employment decreased by 3.7% and an add! itional 1.8% the following year. Between 2010 and 2011, employment slumped another 1.1%, even while national employment in Italy actually increased just a little. From Brookings: “Venice-padova posted modest growth in income and employment thanks to a strengthening business and financial services sector, ranking it 130th overall.” Meanwhile, Naples “shed jobs and stagnated on income, ranking it 194th overall.”

 

6. Madrid, Spain 

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
6	Madrid	-1.4%	+0.1%	$33,208	$212 billion	6.4 million

 

The Spanish capital, Madrid, mirrored it's fellow city Barcelona with a large p! re-reces sion growth between 1993 to 2007. The employment was growing at an even higher rate than the Catalonia city to the north, at an annual rate of 3.7%. Between 2008 and 2009, it dropped 5.7% and has since slipped an additional 2%. Income dropped more than 5% between 2008 and 2010. And it doesn't look any better for Madrid as the government announced the first round of austerity measures to be imposed, which will immediate impact hundreds of thousands of government employees in Madrid.

5. Sacramento, California, United States 

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
5	Sacremento, CA	-1%	-0.8%	$42,283	$92 billion	2.18 million

The Spanish capital mirrored much of it's fellow city Barcelona with a large pre-recession growth between 1993 to 2007. The employment was growing at an even higher rate than the Catalonia city to the north, at an annual rate of 3.7%. Between 2008 and 2009, it dropped 5.7% and has since slipped an additional 2%. Income dropped more than 5% between 2008 and 2010. And it doesn't look any better for Madrid as the government announced the first round of austerity measures to be imposed, which will immediate impact hundreds of thousands of government employees in Madrid.

 

 

 

Surprisingly enough, not Detroit nor Cleveland land on this list, thanks in part to the slowest-growing city in North America, Sacremento. The capital city of California is similar to it's American counterpart, Richmond, and previous Madrid, as it has a substantial amount of government workers, which due to regional austerity measures specifically in California, were some of the hardest hit labor forces over the past couple of years. More than one in four nonfarm jobs in the region are public servants. The city grew before the recession at nearly double the level of the rest of the nation. Much of this is due to San Fransisco residents moving into it's neighbor capital city. Brookings says “60 percent of the decline in employment [in the city] originated in local/non-market services, of which government employment accounts for about half.”

4. Seville, Spain

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
4	Seville	-2%	-0.3%	$20,166	$38 billion	1.86 million

 

Between 1993 and 2007, just like the rest of Spain's largest cities, Seville's employment increased, at a rate of 3% per year. At the same time, income increased by 2.7% a year. Just before the recession employment spiked heavily to a monsterous 8.1% but income fell 5.5%, the following next year employment slipped again, this time by an additional 2.4% and income as well by 1.2%. Long-term economic troubles are a given when the nation's four largest cities are among the world's slowest growing metro areas. Be on the watch for Spain's continued slump.

3. Dublin, Ireland

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
3	Dublin	-3%	-0.3%	$55,578	$95 billion	1.72 million

 

Ireland is the typical story of the brightest star-- of the EU nations-- fizzling out. The years leading up to the recession couldn't have gotten much sweeter for Ireland as new companies were being adding more rapidly than anywhere else in Europe. Employment rose in Dublin at 4.3% per year between 1993 and 2007, while the median income increased at 5.6% a year (both record-high growth rates in Europe). Much of this growth came from the Irish housing market (where some of the world's richest entrepreneurs grew their riches). But the recession destroyed the housing market like a recking ball to brick. Dublin was the only metro region still in absolute recession between 2009 and 2010, as income dropped 1.8% and employment fell at the world's-worst 4%.

2. Lisbon, Portugal

Rank:	City:	Change In Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income per Capita	GDP	Population:
2	Lisbon	-2.4%	-2.8%	$24,194	$69 billion	2.84 million

 

The battle for which country will reach crisis level following Greece's utter collapse continues to wage on. Many say Ireland, others Spain, but by the looks of the Brookings report, Portugal seems like the darkhorse to put your money on (in gambling purposes, not financially). Before the recession, Portugal's employment was not overwhelmingly amazing, only 0.8% growth per year. But the fallout, specifically for Lisbon, was massive as it currently has the second-worst declining metropolitan economy in the world: “Similar to Dublin and Athens, Lisbon's economy suffers because of poor national and regional macroeconomic conditions. Unable to finance its budget deficit on commercial financial markets, Portugal sought and obtained a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.” Strict austerity measures were put in place because of the IMF required them, which added fuel to the flame for Lisbon's already morbid economy.

1. Athens, Greece!

Rank:	City:	Change in Employment (10-11)	Change in Income (10-11)	Income Per Capita	GDP	Population:
1	Athens	-3.5%	-4.85%	$24,585	$102 Million	4.14 million

 

No surprise here, the Greek capital, Athens, has been the butt of the world's jokes lately, as it is ground zero of the European fiscal crisis. Greece continues on the verge of an economic collapse even after being shot with an international bailout and pressing austerity measures. Nothing seems to cure this ailment and it's getting no better. Restructuring of the Greek debt failed recently and income continues to drop, now more than 10%. Between 2009 and 2010, it fell 6% and an additional 4.7% between 2010 and 2011. Both figures took the crown for worst in the world. But don't forget, employment also declined by 3.5% during that same time. Also the world's worst. Well now Athen's can take another title: “The Most Decimated City Following the Global Recession&! rdquo;.. . but sadly, we already knew that.

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Congressional Insider Trading Ban Passes, With a Caveat

The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday morning to ban insider trading by members of Congress and the executive branch. The bill also makes lawmakers publicly disclose trades they’ve made. The bill passed 417 to 2. John Campbell (R-California) and Rob Woodall (R-Georgia) voted against it.

But House Republicans stripped a provision from the Senate version of the bill that would have made people who gather intel from Congress for the financial community register as lobbyists and disclose their activities. Critics say that change weakens the bill. The House version instead asks for a congressional study of the proposal. The final law could change once the House and Senate bills are reconciled.

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CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) � Technically speaking, Friday�s early downdraft marks this year�s first �real� selling pressure.

Against this backdrop, each major benchmark has dropped within view of significant support � S&P 1,333 and Dow 12,750 � and the response to these areas should set the near-term technical tone.

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Top 20 TIPS Funds in 401(k) Plans: BrightScope

Research firm BrightScope announced this week the Top 20 Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) funds by total distribution.

As the inflation-resistant potential of TIPS funds causes an investment surge in retirement plans, they now represent roughly $15 billion of the $3.2 trillion in 401k, 403b, and 457 assets tracked, according to San Diego-based BrightScope.

“In fact, the amount of investable assets dedicated to TIPS funds has been growing at a steady 30% rate as plan sponsors, consultants and advisors see more value in diversification,” said Ryan Alfred, president and co-founder of BrightScope, in a statement. “This makes having access to detailed information and analytics about TIPS funds invaluable for asset managers looking for a competitive advantage.”

BrightScope’s list is part of a series of rankings that it regularly publishes to provide investment managers, mutual fund companies and investors with more insight into the top funds and managers in the retirement marketplace. The firm’s database includes a detailed investment menu on nearly 50,000 plans, representing nearly 90% of all the assets in 401(k)s.

More detailed information on the TIPS industry and the Top 20 Funds is now available in a free white paper from BrightScope, “TIPS Funds Continue Strong DC Asset Growth.”

Read about BrightScope’s list of Top 15 Mid-Cap Funds in Defined Contribution Plans at AdvisorOne.

In reverse order, the Top 20 TIPS funds by total distribution are:

20. Fidelity Advisor Inflation-Protected Bond

19. American Century Inflation Protection Bond

18. DFA Inflation-Protected Securities

17. MassMutual Premier Inflation-Protected Bond

16. Wellington Management TIPS Plus

15. Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities

14. Fidelity Trust Treasury Bond Index

13. FFTW Inflation-Indexed Bond

12. BlackRock, led by Larry Fink (left),  Inflation Protected Bond

11. American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

10. Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond  

9. Northern Trust Daily TIPS

8. Barclays Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index Trust

7. American Century Inflation-Adjusted Bond

6. Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond

5. SSgA US Inflation-Protected Bond Index

4. BlackRock US TIPS

3. TIAA-CREF Inflation-Linked Bond

2. Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities

1. PIMCO, led by Bill Gross (left), Real Return

CVS Caremark Corporation marks Active Volume - NYSE:CVS

CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is a pharmacy healthcare provider in the United States. CVS Caremark Corporation achieved its new 52 week high price of $41.30 where it was opened at $41.81 UP 0.02 points or +0.05% by closing at $41.01. CVS transacted shares during the day were over 5.28 million shares however it has an average volume of 10.05 million shares.

CVS has intra-day market capitalization $53.38 billion and an enterprise value at $62.64 billion. Trailing twelve months price to sales ratio of the stock was 0.51 while price to book ratio in most recent quarter was 1.43. In profitability ratios, net profit margin in past twelve months appeared at 3.29% whereas operating profit margin for the same period at 5.93%.

The company made a return on asset of 6.07% in past twelve months and return on equity of 9.24% for similar period. In the period of trailing 12 months it generated revenue amounted to $104.01 billion gaining $76.84 revenue per share. Its year over year, quarterly growth of revenue was 12.50% holding 7.30% quarterly earnings growth.

According to preceding quarter balance sheet results, the company had $1.71 billion cash in hand making cash per share at 1.32. The total of $10.77 billion debt was there putting a total debt to equity ratio 28.70. Moreover its current ratio according to same quarter results was 1.53 and book value per share was 28.06.

Looking at the trading information, the stock price history displayed that its S&P500 52 Week Change illustrated 0.45% where the stock current price exhibited up beat from its 50 day moving average price $38.42 and remained above from its 200 Day Moving Average price $36.39.

CVS holds 1.30 million outstanding shares with 1.30 million floating shares where insider possessed 0.26% and institutions kept 85.10%.

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Big handset company Sony-Ericsson is launching its own music store following about a billion other companies into the business of selling digital songs to owners of portable multimedia devices. That list is dominated by Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes, and includes offerings from Nokia (NOK) and Amazon (AMZN).

According to The Wall Street Journal, Sony-Ericsson "announced deals with 10 record labels, including Sony BMG, Warner Music Group Corp. and EMI Group Ltd." Because some of the content comes from emerging markets the premise for the service is clever. The company’s handsets sold in those geographic areas will have some content to go with them.

That is, if Apple has not gotten there first.

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Daily ETF Roundup: VXX Surprisingly Pops, DBA Slips Lower

Today was a peculiar day for the markets as indexes got off to a shaky start, but managed to recover their lost ground, while volatility ticked higher amidst the plethora of good news. On the home front, the Nasdaq led the way higher, gaining 0.39% on the day, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind, posting a 0.05% gain on the day. Greece has reportedly reached an agreement with policymakers overseas, although the deal has not yet been officially finalized [see also February Edition Of ETF Edge Now Available].�

Investors at home rejoiced over better-than-expected economic data; jobless claims came in at 358,000, beating analysts’ expectations of 370,000, while wholesale�inventories�also expanded by 1% after coming in flat last month. In international news, both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept their interest rates unchanged at 0.50% and 1.00% respectively. Gold’s price action on the day was volatile as investors digested news surrounding the pending Greek bailout. The precious yellow metal soared as high as $1,755 an ounce in early morning trading, although selling pressures prevailed throughout the day and futures prices settled near $1,730 an ounce as the trading session drew to a close [see Are Gold ETFs The Best Defense Against Euro Drama?].�

The Barclays iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) was one the strongest performers, gaining 4.86% on the day. It’s very surprising to see volatility tick higher on a day stacked with encouraging news on both sides of the Atlantic ocean. Uncertainty returned to the markets as Greek woes appear to be approaching a climax,�although�it certainly didn’t inspire any noteworthy selling pressures on Wall Street [see also Low Volatility ETFdb Portfolio].�

The PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) was one of the worst performers, shedding 0.79% on the day. Agricultural commodities across the board were in red territory; oat ! and whea t led the way lower, losing 3.5% and 2.4% respectively on the day. Encouraging�developments�from the Euro zone did not help this corner of the market as investors instead jumped ship to stocks. The U.S. dollar also inched higher throughout the trading�session�which further pressured commodity prices lower.�

[For more ETF analysis, make sure to sign up for our�free ETF newsletter�or try a�free seven day trial to ETFdb Pro]

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Good Stocks 2013

The political uproar from the debt-ceiling negotiations has resulted in high volatility and heavy selling in the past week. But despite the uncertainties, along with an economic slowdown in Europe and the United States, stocks are still confined to a trading range that began early this year.

But offsetting the uncertainties is the fact that with more than three-quarters of all companies reporting earnings, almost three-quarters of them have exceeded Q2 earnings estimates. Thus, it appears that the current trading range will be maintained. Patient investors should use the current pullback as an opportunity to acquire undervalued securities.

Here are your top stocks to buy for August:

Good Stocks 2013:Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (SWHC)

 Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation provides products and services for safety, security, protection, and sports in the United States and internationally. The company offers firearms, handguns, sporting rifles, hunting rifles, black powder firearms, handcuffs, and firearm-related products and accessories. It also provides turnkey perimeter security solutions to protect and control access to key military, government, and corporate facilities. The company?s perimeter security solutions include proprietary products, such as canopies and guard booths, signs and signals, intrusion detection systems and vehicle inspection systems, fencing and gates, and bollards and wedge barriers to reduced-risk and mobile barriers, as well as facility analysis, solution design, system engineering and installation, construction management, customer training, and system maintenance. In addition, it offers forging, heat treating, finishing, and plating services. Smith & Wesson sells its products to gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement and security agencies and officers, and military agencies primarily through distributors, dealers, consumer promotions, and retailers. It also operates Websites; and a retail store, including a commercial shooting range, in Springfield, Massachusetts, as well as an online retail store for non-firearm accessories to market its products and services. The company was founded in 1852 and is based in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Good Stocks 2013:Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS)

 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. develops electronic design automation software and hardware for customers worldwide. Its products and services are used to design and develop integrated circuits (ICs), and electronics systems. The company?s Incisive functional verification platform enables customers to employ enterprise-level verification process automation, including metric-driven verification planning, process tracking, and management. Cadence Design Systems? Encounter digital IC design platform is used to create and convert logical representation of a digital IC into a detailed physical blueprint and then detailed design information for showing the physical implementation of IC. Its Virtuoso custom design platform is used for ICs designed at the transistor level, including analog, radio frequency, memory, digital blocks, and standard cell libraries. The company?s Allegro system interconnect design platform enables the user to design electronic products across the domains of ICs, IC packages, and PCBs; and includes the OrCAD product line that focuses on entry-level PCB solutions. Cadence Design Systems? design for manufacturing product group includes physical verification and analysis products, which are used to analyze and verify that the physical blueprint of the IC has been constructed correctly and can be manufactured. It also offers engineering and education services related to IC design and methodology. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Good Stocks 2013:L&L Energy Inc. (LLEN)

 L&L Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the coal mining, clean coal washing, coal coking, and coal wholesaling businesses in the People?s Republic of China. It involves in producing, processing, and selling metallurgical coke used primarily for steel manufacturing; and crushing coal and washing out soluble sulfur compounds with water or other solvents. The company has four coal mines comprising the DaPuAn, SuTsong, Ping Yi, and DaPing mines; three coal washing plants; one coking facility; and coal wholesale and distribution facilities. It also has a financial interest in the Bowie mine, a thermal coal mine located in Paonia, Colorado. The company provides its products to customers in the steel and the electrical/utility industries, as well as to cement factories. L&L Energy, Inc. sells its products directly and through third-party wholesalers. The company was formerly known as L & L International Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to L&L Energy, Inc. in January 2010. L&L Energy, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Good Stocks 2013:Citizens South Banking Corporation (CSBC)

 Citizens South Banking Corporation operates as the holding company for Citizens South Bank that provides various commercial banking services to local customers in the United States. The company offers a range of retail products, commercial banking services, and mortgage lending services. It provides retail deposit products, such as checking, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers commercial analysis deposit accounts, business checking accounts, and repurchase agreements for business customers. In addition, it provides various consumer and commercial loans, including business, real estate, residential, and consumer loans. Further, the company offers consumer and business credit cards, debit cards, commercial letters of credit, and safe deposit box rentals, as well as electronic funds transfer services, including automated clearing house and wire transfers. Additionally, it provides online banking, remote deposit capture, cash management, bank-by-phone capabilities, and ATM services. The company also acts as a broker in the sale of uninsured financial products. As of March 31, 2011, it operated through 21 branch offices located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Good Stocks 2013:Jarden Corporation (JAH)

 Jarden Corporation manufactures, sources, markets, and distributes consumer products worldwide. Its Outdoor Solutions segment provides consumer lifestyle products, including camping and outdoor equipment, such as air beds, camping stoves, coolers, foldable furniture, gas grills, lanterns and flashlights, propane fuel, sleeping bags, tents, and water recreation products, such as boats, kayaks, and tow-behinds; fishing equipment; team sports equipment for baseball, softball, football, basketball, field hockey, and lacrosse products; skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and in-line skating products; water sports equipment, personal flotation devices, and all-terrain vehicle gears; and technical and outdoor apparel and equipment. The company?s Consumer Solutions segment offers clippers and trimmers; electric blankets, mattress pads, and throws; household kitchen appliances, such as blenders, coffeemakers, irons, mixers, slow cookers, toasters, toaster ovens, and vacuum packaging machines; personal care and wellness products, including air purifiers, fans, heaters, and humidifiers; hospitality products; and scales for consumer use. Its Branded Consumables segment provides household staples, including arts and crafts paint brushes, children?s card games, clothespins, collectible tins, cord, rope and twine, fencing, fire extinguishing products, firelogs and firestarters, home canning jars and accessories, kitchen matches, other craft items, plastic cutlery, playing cards and accessories, safes, security cameras, security doors, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, storage organizers and workshop accessories, toothpicks, and window guards and accessories. Jarden Corporation offers its products through department, mass merchants, sporting goods and outdoor recreation, club, drug, grocery, home improvement, and craft stores, as well as through wholesalers, company-owned factory outlet stores, and the Internet. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rye, New York.

Good Stocks 2013:Gorman-Rupp Company (The) (GRC)

 The Gorman-Rupp Company designs, manufactures, and sells pumps and related fluid control products worldwide. It offers a line of pumps, including self priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps. The company?s larger pumps are sold principally for use in the construction, industrial, water, and wastewater handling fields; for boosting low residential water pressure; for pumping refined petroleum products, including the ground refueling of aircraft; for fluid control in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications; for dewatering and flood control purposes; and for various agricultural uses. Its fire protection pumps have applications in sprinkler systems, fire hydrants, stand pipes, fog systems, and deluge systems at hotels, banks, factories, airports, schools, and public buildings. The Gorman-Rupp Company sells small pumps for use in various products, such as food processing, chemical, photo processing, waste treatment, HVAC equipment, appliances, and solar heating, as well as for automated explosives detection systems in airports. The company markets its products through a network of distributors, manufacturers? representatives, third-party distributor catalogs, and direct sales, as well as through direct sales to government. The Gorman-Rupp Company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio.

Good Stocks 2013:Giga-tronics Incorporated (GIGA)

 Giga-tronics Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets various test and measurement equipment used in the development, test, and maintenance of wireless communications products and systems, flight navigational equipment, electronic defense systems, and automatic testing systems worldwide. Its products are primarily used in the design, production, repair, and maintenance of commercial telecommunications, radar, and electronic warfare equipment. The company operates in two segments, Giga-tronics Division and Microsource. The Giga-tronics Division segment produces signal sources, generators and sweepers, and power measurement instruments for use in the microwave and radio frequency range of 10 kilohertz to 50 gigahertz. This segment also manufactures switch modules and interface adapters that operate with a bandwidth from direct current to optical frequencies for defense, aeronautics, communications, satellite, electronic warfare, commercial aviation, and semiconductor markets. The Microsource segment develops and manufactures a line of Yttrium, Iron, and Garnet tuned oscillators, filters, and microwave synthesizers, which are used in various microwave instruments or devices. The company markets its products through various independent distributors and representatives to commercial and government customers. Giga-tronics Incorporated was founded in 1980 and is based in San Ramon, California.

Good Stocks 2013:MIND C.T.I. Ltd. (MNDO)

 Mind C.T.I. Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets real-time and off-line billing and customer care software for various types of communication providers. The company offers billing and customer care solution supports multiple services, including voice, data, and content services, as well as prepaid and postpaid payment models in a single platform. It also provides a workflow engine to support the creation and execution of business processes, such as order management, trouble ticket, and debt collection. In addition, the company offers an integral point of sale solution that comprises dealer, store, and cashier management and sales processes. Further, it provides professional services, primarily to billing and customer care customers, consisting of installation, turnkey project implementation services, customer support, training and maintenance services, customization, and project management. Additionally, the company offers call management systems, including PhonEX, MEIPS, and PhonEX-ONE, which are used by organizations for call accounting, telecom expense management, traffic analysis, and fraud detection. Mind C.T.I. Ltd. offers its products through marketing alliances with network equipment vendors, systems integrators, and resellers in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, and Israel. It primarily serves traditional wireline and wireless, voice over Internet protocol, and broadband IP network operators, as well as WiMAX operators, cable operators, 3G operators, and mobile virtual network operators. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Yoqneam, Israel.

Good Stocks 2013:Sysco Corporation (SYY)

 Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, distributes food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in North America and Europe. The company offers a line of frozen foods, such as meats, fully prepared entrees, fruits, vegetables, and desserts; a line of canned and dry foods; fresh meats, custom-cut fresh steaks, other meat, seafood, and poultry; dairy products; beverage products; imported specialties; and fresh produce. It also supplies various non-food items, including paper products, such as disposable napkins, plates, and cups; tableware, which include china and silverware; cookware comprising pots, pans, and utensils; restaurant and kitchen equipment and supplies; and cleaning supplies. In addition, the company offers personal care guest amenities, equipment, housekeeping supplies, room accessories, and textiles to the lodging industry. It serves restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, schools and colleges, hotels and motels, lodging establishments, and other foodservice customers. Sysco Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:

• By Richard Young At 2012-2-22

  Click to EnlargeAmerica’s largest foodservice company is Sysco (NYSE:SYY), which operates out of 180 locations nationwide. Sysco serves around 400,000 customers including hospitals, schools, restaurants and hotels. My relative strength chart for Sysco shows a positive trend developing. Buy.

• By Michael At 2012-1-12

  Sysco distributes food products to restaurants, health care and educational facilities, and hotels. The company operates 177 distribution facilities serving about 400,000 customers and generates more than $39 billion in annual sales. Sysco has increased dividends 43 times in 40 years.

  In the past five years, earnings have grown roughly 8% a year. Although earnings were flat year-over-year at $1.2 billion in the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011, EPS was 4% higher at $1.94 compared with $1.86 in 2010.

  In November, Sysco hiked the dividend by 4% to a $1.08 annual rate. The new dividend is payable on Jan. 27, 2012, to shareholders of record on Jan. 6, 2012.

• By Tom Bishop At 2011-8-26

   

  Sysco Corporation provides food and related products in the United States. SYY recently traded at $27 and has a 3.9% dividend yield. SYY lost 1.8% during the past 12 months. The stock has a market cap of $15.8 billion, P/E ratio of 13.8 and forward P/E ratio of 12.9. The stock has total debt/equity ratio of 0.64 and Beta of 0.69.

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Stifel (SF) Performance Encourages Investors

Missouri-based Stifel Financial Corp. (SF), parent of Stifel Nicholas Securities, reported record fourth-quarter revenues of $228.2 million and earnings of $0.59 as compared to 2007 fourth-quarter earnings of $0.51. Consensus among analysts was for earnings of $0.58. Coming in the face of earnings stress at most other financial services firms, the Stifel report was greeted warmly by investors.

Revenues from commissions dropped substantially during the period, as did investment banking revenues, as it has become virtually impossible for companies seeking to raise capital through an initial or secondary public offering to attract investor interest.

Overall revenue at the company, however, increased by 5% year-over-year, with increased revenue from principal transactions more than offsetting the drop in commission and investment banking income.

Stifel has consistently outperformed the industry, making the firm one of the fastest growing private wealth management businesses in the country. Stifel has historically maintained one of the highest ranked research operations in the country. The company’s research staff was recently ranked number one in the industry by StarMine, the world’s largest equity research performance rating source for stock picking and for earnings accuracy.

Key ratios at Stifel are significantly better than the company’s competitors. The price/earnings ratio, for example, is 18.38 compared to the industry average of 3.61. The company’s price/sales ratio is a low 1.06, while the industry average is 6.41.

Over the last 5 years Stifel has delivered returns on assets nearly double the industry average for the period. The return on equity for the period has averaged over 12 percent, compared to 9.63 percent for the industry.

Stifel operates a bank as one of its businesses and qualified for Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds. Co! mpany Ch airman and Chief Executive Officer Ron Kruszewski, however, stated in the earnings conference call that TARP funds were not accepted by Stifel as a matter of principal. Of course, it also helped that the bank owned by the company did not hold the toxic assets causing problems at other financial institutions, making it much easier to take a principled stand.

Stifel’s stock price has outpaced its competitors as well. Raymond James (RJF), Piper Jaffray (PJC), T D Ameritrade (AMTD) and Charles Schwab (SCHW) are all trading closer to their 52-week lows than is Stifel. None has reported fourth-quarter earnings approaching the results achieved at Stifel.

While the road ahead for the industry is likely to be rocky, Stifel appears to be in a favorable position to outperform the industry and the general market in 2009 and beyond.

This article was written by Jamie Dlugosch, contributor to InvestorPlace.com. For more actionable insight like this, go to: www.InvestorPlace.com.

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Best India Stocks In 2012

US debt crisis, European PIGS and inflation in emerging economies are creating fears among investors about Bear Market. Business & Economy and India Today published coverstories on slowdown in Indian economy. Some analysts are treating US Q2 GDP numbers as warning signals for upcoming recession. High inflation-interest rates, crisis in Government, rising costs and economic slowdown forced analysts to reduce earnings estimates of Indian companies. Bear market safe heaven- gold – already crossed 23,500 levels. Gold gave good returns to investors in 2012 Bear market also. It may give good returns in 2012 Bear market (if occurs) also.

During 2012 crisis, India reported 6.8% GDP growth. Now, analysts are expecting 7-7.5% GDP growth rate in 2012-13. But, RBI and Government are still talking about 8% GDP growth. 1 year back, Stock Market analysts talked about 18-20% earnings growth for 2012-13. Now, they are talking about 10-15% earnings growth.

We don’t know whether Bear Market occurs or not but global and domestic economies are facing problems due to dififerent reasons. It may be right time to know about best performing Indian stocks in 2012 bear market. They may not perform well once again but there may be some stocks which perform well in bear markets due to their business models, support from Mutual funds and their conservative nature.

Best India Stocks In 2012:Infosys Technologies Limited (INFY)

 Infosys Ltd. provides information technology (IT) and consulting services worldwide. It offers IT services, such as application, architecture, independent validation and testing, information management, infrastructure, packaged application, SOA, systems integration, and knowledge services; product engineering services, manufacturing process and plant solutions, and product lifecycle management services; and consulting services in the areas of information and technology strategies, product innovation, next generation commerce, process excellence, and learning and complex change. The company also provides business process outsourcing solutions in the areas of business platforms, customer service outsourcing, finance and accounting, human resources outsourcing, legal services, sales and fulfillment, and sourcing and procurement outsourcing. In addition, it offers collaborative analytics solutions; digital consumer platform; Finacle universal banking solution; iProwe, a Web accessibility assessment product; mConnect, a real-time enterprise middleware; and research and analytical support services. Further, the company offers unified communications and collaboration solution that streamlines business processes between employees, customers, and suppliers; iTransform that helps healthcare organizations accelerate transition to new platforms; and supply chain visibility and collaboration product suite. It serves aerospace and defense, airlines, automotive, banking, capital markets, communication services, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, education, energy, healthcare, high technology, hospitality and leisure, insurance, life sciences, logistics and distribution, publishing, resources, utilities, and retail industries. Infosys Ltd. has a strategic partnership with Alstom SA. The company was formerly known as Infosys Technologies Limited and changed its name to Infosys Ltd. on June 16, 2011. Infosys Ltd. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

Advisors' Opinion:

By Admin At 2011-10-21

Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) started in 1981 by seven individuals with a paltry investment of USD 250 are today a global leader of IT and consulting with revenues of over US$ 4.8 billion (Financial year end 2010). Infosys has an enviable international presence with over 50 offices and development centers in India, China, Australia, the Czech Republic, Poland, the UK, Canada and Japan.

Infosys and its subsidiaries have 113,796 employees as on March 31, 2010. Infosys takes pride in building strategic long-term client relationships. Over 97% of our revenues come from existing customers. Forbes magazine has named Infosys in its list of Global High Performers. For investors wanting their money to grow without compromising on safety factors, Infosys is the company to park their funds.

Best India Stocks In 2012:Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc (SBI)

 Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities that provide income exempt from federal income tax. It invests primarily in investment grade municipal securities. The fund employs intensive proprietary research to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital 1-15 Year Municipal Bond Index. The fund was formerly known as Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. was formed on December 19, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.

Advisors' Opinion:

• By Kennedy At 2011-10-21

  Measured by any yardstick - be it revenues, profits, assets, market capitalization - SBI is the largest bank in India. With more than 16,000 branches, SBI also accounts for the largest bank branch network in entire India. The range of services offered by SBI include Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, Demat Services, ATM Services, Corporate Banking, Credit Cards, Merchant Banking, Agricultural Banking, Online Services and lot more.

  With an asset base of $260 billion and $195 billion in deposits,SBI has a market share of about 20% in deposits and advances among Indian commercial banks and SBI also accounts for almost one-fifth of the nation's loans. When millions of Indians have trusted SBI for all their financial dealings, will not the individual investor’s money be safe with them?

Best India Stocks In 2012:Rediff.com India Limited (REDF)

 Rediff.com India Limited provides online Internet based services in India and to the global Indian community. The company's Websites consist of channels relevant to Indian interests, such as cricket, astrology, matchmaker, and movies; content on various matters, which include news and finance; search facilities; and a range of community features consisting of e-mail, chat, messenger, photo/video sharing capabilities, e-commerce, blogs, broadband wireless content, and mobile value-added services to mobile phone subscribers in India, as well as online advertising and online shopping services. It also publishes two weekly newspapers, ?India Abroad? and ?India in New York? for the Indian-American community based in the United States and Canada. The company?s target client base for advertising and sponsorships include global companies doing business in India, domestic corporations, and small and medium enterprises. As of March 31, 2010, it had 89.5 million online registered users. The company was formerly known as Rediff Communication Private Limited and changed its name to Rediff.com India Limited in February 2000. Rediff.com India Limited was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Best India Stocks In 2012:Sify Technologies Limited (SIFY)

 Sify Technologies Limited provides enterprise and consumer Internet services primarily in India. The company offers various corporate network/data services comprising e-commerce and network connectivity solutions, such as end-to-end services network, application, and security services; voice origination and termination services; co-location and managed hosting services; and system integration services for data centre build, hardware distribution, security solutions, and turnkey projects. It also provides application services, including SLEMS and Microsoft Exchange messaging platforms; I-test for online assessment and LiveWire, which enable management of training processes across the organization; document management system for the management of documents electronically; and Forum, a forward supply chain solution. In addition, the company operates e-Ports that offer browsing, chat, email, gaming, utility bill payment, travel ticketing, hotel booking, mobile recharge, Internet telephony, and online share trading services; and portals, which provide news, views, reviews, interactions, and services in the areas of movies, sports, finance, food, videos, astrology, online games, shopping, and travel, as well as offers content offerings and broadband services. Further, it provides infrastructure management services, such as network management, datacenter and helpdesk outsourcing, desktop and storage outsourcing, IT security outsourcing, LAN and WAN outsourcing, database and telecom outsourcing, and application monitoring and management services to automotive, chemical, media, and financial enterprises; and virtualization design, integration, and deployment services for servers, storage, networks, and end user clients. Sify has approximately 1,278 e-Ports in 200 towns and cities; and serves 1,06,000 broadband subscribers through 1500 cable TV Operators. The company, formerly known as Sify Limited, was founded in 1995 and is based in Chennai, India.

Advisors' Opinion:

• By Wyatt Rese! arch Sta ff At 2011-8-30

  Shares of SIFY skyrocketed last week after the company announced a new partnership with Saudi telecom. SIFY will provide ICT services to the Middle East's largest telecom carrier.

  Shares of the Indian-based internet and network services have doubled over the past four months.

Best India Stocks In 2012: (TORNTPHAR.NS)

 Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of branded and unbranded generic pharmaceutical products in India. The company focuses on the cardiovascular, central nervous system, gastro-intestinal, diabetology, anti-infective, and pain management areas. It offers tablets, capsules, and parenterals. The company?s principal products include insulin, lamotrigine, and citalopram. Its active pharmaceutical ingredients comprise nicorandil, risperidone, venlafaxine hydrochloride, ropinarole hydrochloride, duloxetine hydrochloride, ormeloxifen hydrochloride, nebivolol hydrochloride, sertraline hydrochloride, and clopidogrel bisulphate; and Level 1 area products include atomoxatine hydrochloride, rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate, and esomeprazole sodium. The company also involves in the contract manufacture of human insulin for other companies. It exports its products to approximately 50 countries worldwide. The company was formerly known as Trinity Laboratories and changed its name to Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited in 1971. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited was founded in 1959 and is based in Ahmedabad, India.

Advisors' Opinion:

• By John Reese At 2011-10-21

  Torrent has a very strong domestic focus, an advantage as the attention of global pharma majors turns towards India. The ongoing consolidation has created a lot of excitement about drug companies and this highly profitable company will be in the limelight. The company? penetration in smaller cities and towns will be an advantage in the coming years.

Best India Stocks In 2012: (GLAXO.NS)

 GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited, a research-based healthcare and pharmaceutical company, provides prescription medicines and vaccines in India. Its product portfolio comprises prescription medicines that range across various therapeutic areas, such as anti-infectives, dermatology, gynecology, diabetes, oncology, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunosuppressant, nutritional, central nervous system, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases; and vaccines for the prevention of various diseases, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, invasive disease caused by H, influenza, chickenpox, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, rotavirus, and cervical cancer. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Mumbai, India. GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited is a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc.

Advisors' Opinion:

• By Quickel At 2011-10-21

  GlaxoSmithKline Pharma or GSK Pharma, the Indian arm of a multinational research-based Pharmaceutical company focused on making prescription medicines and vaccines, - is arguably one of the best and safest Indian Pharma stocks. The company is committed to tackling the three major diseases identified by the World Health Organization - HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. With opportunities in India opening up, GSK India is aligning itself with the parent company to realize certain well-set long term goals. An investor in GSK Pharma can reap rich dividends without being unduly obssessed with safety factor.

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Carlyle's Billionaire Trio Won't Join PE Pals On NYSE, Opt For Nasdaq

Bain Capital co-founder Mitt Romney’s track record may be the biggest story on the campaign trail, but there is more news in the private equity world with one of his old firm’s competitors offering fresh details on its bid to go public Tuesday.

Carlyle Group, the PE firm founded by billionaires William Conway, Daniel D’Aniello and David Rubenstein, filed a revised S-1 with the SEC that says it plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq under the symbol “CG.” That marks a departure from the path taken by its publicly-traded rivals, as shares of Blackstone Group, Apollo Global Management and Fortress Investment Group all trade on the NYSE.

The IPO of Carlyle, which is being led by underwriters JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Credit Suisse, comes as many companies that it and its ilk took private in years past are also preparing for public listings.

If the market for new offerings opens up in 2012 — and it did not have a great finish to 2011 — PE-backed names like Avaya, Toys R’ Us and Party City could be among those that make their debuts.

The most hotly-anticipated new listing remains Facebook, as investors wait for a filing from the social network that is anticipated to make its public debut in 2012. For a deeper look at what to expect from the market for new public companies, see The IPO Class Of 2012: Facebook And Beyond.

As Forbes contributor Laurie Bennett notes, the revised IPO filing also details compensation for Carlyle’s billionaire trio, showing that Conway, D’Aniello and Rubenstein each pocketed about $138 million in 2011.

The Carlyle co-founders also made headlines around the holidays with their video wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. Watch below:

 

Strange Volume of Nordson Corporation - NASDAQ:NDSN

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) witnessed volume of 8.34 million shares during last trade however it holds an average trading capacity of 517,234.00 shares. NDSN last trade opened at $51.99 reached intraday low of $50.74 and went -0.96% down to close at $51.34.

NDSN has a market capitalization $3.50 billion and an enterprise value at $3.51 billion. Trailing twelve months price to sales ratio of the stock was 3.05 while price to book ratio in most recent quarter was 5.69. In profitability ratios, net profit margin in past twelve months appeared at 18.98% whereas operating profit margin for the same period at 26.08%.

The company made a return on asset of 19.12% in past twelve months and return on equity of 42.58% for similar period. In the period of trailing 12 months it generated revenue amounted to $1.16 billion gaining $17.08 revenue per share. Its year over year, quarterly growth of revenue was 26.70% holding 101.20% quarterly earnings growth.

According to preceding quarter balance sheet results, the company had $66.79 million cash in hand making cash per share at 0.98. The total of $70.99 million debt was there putting a total debt to equity ratio 11.42. Moreover its current ratio according to same quarter results was 2.73 and book value per share was 9.11.

Looking at the trading information, the stock price history displayed that its S&P500 52 Week Change illustrated 17.80% where the stock price exhibited up beat from its 50 day moving average with $51.15 and remained below from its 200 Day Moving Average with $50.81.

NDSN holds 68.25 million outstanding shares with 56.62 million floating shares where insider possessed 16.33% and institutions kept 72.30%.

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