| Thu, Apr 23, 2009 |
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More Cash, Less Debt = Stock Market Gains?
Today there were a couple of posts about how tech stocks are currently especially attractive because they hold plenty of cash and tend to have little debt. Paul Kedrosky initially caught my eye with his post "Tech Cash is King" which in turn pointed me to a story on Bloomberg by Eric Martin. I ran a screen tonight that looked at both cash and debt. Specifically, I screened for a Price-to-Cash ratio under three, a Debt-to-Equity ratio under three and a Market Cap greater than $2.5 million. Based on these criteria, I obtained a list of 136 stocks. Judging from our list, it is absolutely true that many tech stocks do seem to have lots of cash and little debt. What also became apparent as I went through the list is that there [More...] |
| Tue, Oct 21, 2008 |
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WebMD, HLTH Try New Tack
The credit crisis claimed another victim this week when WebMD ( WBMD) on Monday canceled its long-planned buyout of HLTH (HLTH). WebMD, which runs...
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| Mon, Oct 20, 2008 |
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In Brief - Monday
HLTH (HLTH), which has an 84% stake in health care Web site WebMD (WBMD), cancelled plans to fully acquire WebMD. HLTH cited concerns about taking...
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WebMD-HLTH merger flatlines
Shares of WebMD Health Corp. [WBMD] spiked 23%, to $18.69, on news Monday that HLTH Corp. [HLTH], which owns 84% of the online health information service, has killed a $2.31...
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| Tue, Oct 07, 2008 |
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Weekly Mergers and Acquisitions Report
IMCL has announced reaching a definitive agreement to be acquired by LLY for $70 per share in a cash tender offer transaction. An IMCL press release states the following [More...] |
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