Tuesday, September 20, 2011

LVS - The most profitable casino stock

Direct Competitor Comparison

LVS PVT1 MGM WYNN Industry
Market Cap: 35.41B N/A 5.39B 18.99B 444.47M
Employees: 34,000 70,0001 45,000 16,405 4.50K
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy): 47.10% N/A 16.70% 32.40% 8.60%
Revenue (ttm): 8.38B 8.91B1 6.32B 4.87B 422.77M
Gross Margin (ttm): 47.02% N/A 37.65% 71.77% 47.67%
EBITDA (ttm): 2.80B N/A 1.10B 1.28B 71.91M
Operating Margin (ttm): 23.75% N/A 7.28% 18.13% 11.19%
Net Income (ttm): 1.04B 876.40M1 2.89B 376.57M N/A
EPS (ttm): 1.19 N/A 5.75 3.02 0.05
P/E (ttm): 40.94 N/A 1.92 50.78 20.04
PEG (5 yr expected): 0.84 N/A -0.54 0.41 0.73
P/S (ttm): 4.28 N/A 0.84 4.03 1.12

Monday, September 19, 2011

Should you invest in stocks?

Stock investing can be very rewarding and very risky , its not for everyone , before you decide to invest in stocks you should find out
what it takes to succeed , here are some basic rules that you should follow :

Rule # 1 - Discipline - Make sure that you have a plan and that you would stick into that plan . Dont buy when prices go up sell when prices go down, that leads to the next rule.

Rule # 2 - Control your emotions . Dont worry about the market , if the market goes down do not fear , if the market goes up dont be greedy , if you pick a company with strong fundamentals , good earnings ,  good management you will make money most of the time.

Rule # 3 - Be patient . Long term investments requires patience. If you buy a stock in a bull market most likely you are going to loose
money , search for bargains , undervalued stocks with a good track record , that's the way to reap generous profits.

Rule # 4 - Measure Risk . Start investing very little money until you learn the business , make sure to risk a very small porcentage of your net worth.

Study the history of the markets , read books from investment masters like Benhamin Graham , understand their philosophies ,
learn their strategies and you will find a way to become an expert investor , develop your on tactics and strategies and once you feel
confident that stock investing is for you , start small and leverage your way to success.

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