Well I got another buy-out in 2020. ZAGG got an offer for up to $4.45 a share on Friday. That’s the good news. I sold my shares for a 43% loss. Fortunately I only had a small position.

We stopped publishing our free weekly CSI Blog after 10 years of publishing at the end of 2015. We are following our 3 remaining open positions until the end.

In late 2015 I started offering a paid subscription service which is similar to the Blog, but we tell you exactly what stocks we bought and why—and sold every day, with a weekly summary of activity, open positions, how many shares we own and their valuations.

Through November, 2020, I have averaged a 40.5% gain on the 47 stocks I have sold (45 winners and 2 small losers) in my private portfolio since January 1, 2016. Eleven of the 48 stocks have had buy-out offers, including six in 2017 and two in 2018, none in 2019 and finally one in 2020.

My total portfolio was up 72.8% in 2019. I took profit in the entire gain and banked it in cash.

NASDAQ is up for the year on the backs of stocks selling at astronomical multiples—of sales. The NYSE and Russell 2000 indexes finally got in the black in November. I ended November solidly in the black.

If you are interested in becoming one of our private paid subscribers, please e-mail me at daveosowski@gmail.com.

Here is the list of private subscription stocks I have bought and sold since December 2015.

2020 Alaska Comm. 46% gain-Buy-Out

2020 PDL BioPharma, 34% gain

2020 MIX Telegraphics, 27% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics, 3% gain

2020 VOXX, 1% gain

2020 Alaska Comm. 46% gain

2020 Cutera, 31% gain

2020 Aviat Networks, sold remaining 1/3 for a 7% gain (overall 15% gain)

2020 DHI .4% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics-54% gain

2020 Medical equipment company-sold 33% for a 61% gain

2020 Old line media company-sold 50% for a 44% gain

2019 EXFO, 1% gain

2019 PERI, 77% gain

2019 Quantum Corp, sold for 48% gain

2019 EXTR, 15% gain

2019 Medical Device company, sold 50% for a 53% gain

2019 DHI Corp, 46% gain

2019 Medical device company, (sold 80%), 69% gain

2019 Lantronix, 41% gain

2019 PDLI, 15% gain

2018 The Rubicon Project 1% gain

2018 Otelco 116% gain.

2018 Global Ship Lease 4% gain

2018 Telecom Services (57% sold) 3% gain

2018 Lantronix, 52% gain

2018 Ceragon Networks, 82% gain

2018 Aviat Newtowrks. (1/3 sold) 17% gain

2018 Pitney Bowes 31% gain

2018 Calix-1% gain

2018 Xerox 34% gain, Buy-Out

2018 RMG Networks-1% gain

2017 Telecommunications Co., 59% gain (partial sale)

2017 magicJack 17% gain, Buy-Out

2017 eGain 56% gain

2017 YUME 90% gain, Buy-Out

2017 MaxPoint Interactive 60% gain

2017 Shortel 24% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Tremor Video 25% gain

2017 MRV Communications 6% loss, Buy-Out

2017 Ceragon Networks 55% gain

2017 Angie’s List 60% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Lantronix 135% gain

2017 Syneron Medical 46% gain, Buy-Out

2017 RocketFuel 140% gain

2017 Conduent .1% gain

2017 Harmonic 74% gain

2016 Ceragon Networks 48% gain

2016 Alphatec 71% gain

2016 Universal Insurance 36% gain

2016 Mitel Networks 15% gain

2016 Avid Technology 50% gain

2016 Silicon Graphics 70% gain, Buy-Out

2016 Imatron 30% gain

2016 Harmonic 80% gain

2016 United Online 5% loss, Buy-Out

Of our closed out positions on the Blog, since inception, we have had 71 winners, 19 losers for a 79% win-rate with an average gain of 35.7%.

We will continue to update on the remaining stock positions individually until they are all sold.

Both AVID and ATEC jumped in November while SYNC continued to STINK.

SYNC reported Q3 earnings. They seemed to be going in the right direction but my valuation fell to $2.27 from $2.59 as advertising revenues continued to be hurt by COVID. Revenues were $18.5 million compared to $23.7 million last year (excluding AT&T revenues). $4.2 million of the revenue decline was advertising. They had an adjusted loss of $2.3 million compared to $1 million last year.  Their recurring revenue was $8.1 million or about $32 million a year. SYNC’s entire market cap is $52 million. Recurring revenue multiples run anywhere from 3X to 15X.

ATEC reported Q3 earnings. As pre-announced, revenues soared to $40.1 million from $28.1 last year. They still lost $2 million of adjusted EBITDA compared to $3 million last year. They are projecting $143.5 million to $146 million of revenue for the year which means that Q4 should be in the $45 million range. My valuation rose to $5.74 from $3.92. While this has been trading way over my valuation (which I think is pretty conservative), it seems to have great momentum so I will hold for a while as next quarter looks to be pretty good also. While they only had a bit under $16 million of cash at the end of the quarter, this will increase by the recent stock offering to over $120 million, providing a long runway to continue to grow.

November 2020 Legacy Positions:

SYNC

Share cost $2.56

Current Price $1.46

Lifetime Gain (Loss) (43%)

YTD Loss 4%

Current Valuation $2.24

Price to Value ratio 64%

Prior Valuation $2.59

ATEC

Share cost $7.06

Current Price $10.50

Lifetime Gain 49%

YTD Gain 48%

Current Valuation $5.74

Price to Value ratio 183%

Prior Valuation $3.92

AVID

Share cost $8.35

Current Price $12.15

Lifetime gain 49%

YTD Gain 42%

Current Valuation $17.78

Price to Value ratio 68%

Prior Valuation $14.48 

I sold ALSK this week on the buy-out offer for $3.00 a share for another 46% gain. I bought ALSK back after closing out my previous position earlier this year for a 46% gain when the stock fell for no reason and they had good earnings.

We stopped publishing our free weekly CSI Blog after 10 years of publishing at the end of 2015. We are following our 3 remaining open positions until the end.

In late 2015 I started offering a paid subscription service which is similar to the Blog, but we tell you exactly what stocks we bought and why—and sold every day, with a weekly summary of activity, open positions, how many shares we own and their valuations.

Through October, 2020, I have averaged a 40.3% gain on the 46 stocks I have sold (44 winners and 2 small losers) in my private portfolio since January 1, 2016. Nine of the 46 stocks have had buy-out offers, including six in 2017 and two in 2018, but none in 2019 or 2020-yet.

My total portfolio was up 72.8% in 2019. I took profit in the entire gain and banked it in cash.

NASDAQ is up for the year on the backs of stocks selling at astronomical multiples—of sales. The NYSE and Russell 2000 indexes are still down but have recovered much of their losses. I finally eked into the black but went under again on October 30^th.

If you are interested in becoming one of our private paid subscribers, please e-mail me at daveosowski@gmail.com.

Here is the list of private subscription stocks I have bought and sold since December 2015.

2020 PDL BioPharma, 34% gain

2020 MIX Telegraphics, 27% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics, 3% gain

2020 VOXX, 1% gain

2020 Alaska Comm. 46% gain

2020 Cutera, 31% gain

2020 Aviat Networks, sold remaining 1/3 for a 7% gain (overall 15% gain)

2020 DHI .4% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics-54% gain

2020 Medical equipment company-sold 33% for a 61% gain

2020 Old line media company-sold 50% for a 44% gain

2019 EXFO, 1% gain

2019 PERI, 77% gain

2019 Quantum Corp, sold for 48% gain

2019 EXTR, 15% gain

2019 Medical Device company, sold 50% for a 53% gain

2019 DHI Corp, 46% gain

2019 Medical device company, (sold 80%), 69% gain

2019 Lantronix, 41% gain

2019 PDLI, 15% gain

2018 The Rubicon Project 1% gain

2018 Otelco 116% gain.

2018 Global Ship Lease 4% gain

2018 Telecom Services (57% sold) 3% gain

2018 Lantronix, 52% gain

2018 Ceragon Networks, 82% gain

2018 Aviat Newtowrks. (1/3 sold) 17% gain

2018 Pitney Bowes 31% gain

2018 Calix-1% gain

2018 Xerox 34% gain, Buy-Out

2018 RMG Networks-1% gain

2017 Telecommunications Co., 59% gain (partial sale)

2017 magicJack 17% gain, Buy-Out

2017 eGain 56% gain

2017 YUME 90% gain, Buy-Out

2017 MaxPoint Interactive 60% gain

2017 Shortel 24% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Tremor Video 25% gain

2017 MRV Communications 6% loss, Buy-Out

2017 Ceragon Networks 55% gain

2017 Angie’s List 60% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Lantronix 135% gain

2017 Syneron Medical 46% gain, Buy-Out

2017 RocketFuel 140% gain

2017 Conduent .1% gain

2017 Harmonic 74% gain

2016 Ceragon Networks 48% gain

2016 Alphatec 71% gain

2016 Universal Insurance 36% gain

2016 Mitel Networks 15% gain

2016 Avid Technology 50% gain

2016 Silicon Graphics 70% gain, Buy-Out

2016 Imatron 30% gain

2016 Harmonic 80% gain 2016 United Online 5% loss, Buy-Out

Of our closed out positions on the Blog, since inception, we have had 71 winners, 19 losers for a 79% win-rate with an average gain of 35.7%.

We will continue to update on the remaining stock positions individually until they are all sold.AVID reported Q3 2020 earnings.  They beat analyst’s estimates on both the top and bottom line. My valuation jumped to $17.78 from $14.48.

October 2020 Legacy Positions:

SYNCShare cost $2.56

Current Price $1.40

Lifetime Gain (Loss) (45%)

YTD Loss 8%

Current Valuation $2.59

Price to Value ratio 54%

Prior Valuation $2.48

ATEC

Share cost $7.06

Current Price $8.54

Lifetime Gain 21%

YTD Gain 21%

Current Valuation $3.92

Price to Value ratio 218%

Prior Valuation $4.27

AVID

Share cost $8.35

Current Price $9.32

Lifetime gain 12%

YTD Gain 9%

Current Valuation $17.78

Price to Value ratio 52%

Prior Valuation $14.48 

We stopped publishing our free weekly CSI Blog after 10 years of publishing at the end of 2015. We are following our 3 remaining open positions until the end.

In late 2015 I started offering a paid subscription service which is similar to the Blog, but we tell you exactly what stocks we bought and why—and sold every day, with a weekly summary of activity, open positions, how many shares we own and their valuations.

Through September, 2020, I have averaged a 40.3% gain on the 46 stocks I have sold (44 winners and 2 small losers) in my private portfolio since January 1, 2016. Nine of the 46 stocks have had buy-out offers, including six in 2017 and two in 2018, but none in 2019 or 2020-yet.

My total portfolio was up 72.8% in 2019. I took profit in the entire gain and banked it in cash.

NASDAQ is up for the year on the backs of stocks selling at astronomical multiples—of sales. The NYSE and Russell 2000 indexes are still down but have recovered much of their losses. I finally eked into the black and am beating the DOW and Russell 2000 but am still far behind NASDAQ.

If you are interested in becoming one of our private paid subscribers, please e-mail me at daveosowski@gmail.com.

Here is the list of private subscription stocks I have bought and sold since December 2015.

2020 PDL BioPharma, 34% gain

2020 MIX Telegraphics, 27% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics, 3% gain

2020 VOXX, 1% gain

2020 Alaska Comm. 46% gain

2020 Cutera, 31% gain

2020 Aviat Networks, sold remaining 1/3 for a 7% gain (overall 15% gain)

2020 DHI .4% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics-54% gain

2020 Medical equipment company-sold 33% for a 61% gain

2020 Old line media company-sold 50% for a 44% gain

2019 EXFO, 1% gain

2019 PERI, 77% gain

2019 Quantum Corp, sold for 48% gain

2019 EXTR, 15% gain

2019 Medical Device company, sold 50% for a 53% gain

2019 DHI Corp, 46% gain

2019 Medical device company, (sold 80%), 69% gain

2019 Lantronix, 41% gain

2019 PDLI, 15% gain

2018 The Rubicon Project 1% gain

2018 Otelco 116% gain.

2018 Global Ship Lease 4% gain

2018 Telecom Services (57% sold) 3% gain

2018 Lantronix, 52% gain

2018 Ceragon Networks, 82% gain

2018 Aviat Newtowrks. (1/3 sold) 17% gain

2018 Pitney Bowes 31% gain

2018 Calix-1% gain

2018 Xerox 34% gain, Buy-Out

2018 RMG Networks-1% gain

2017 Telecommunications Co., 59% gain (partial sale)

2017 magicJack 17% gain, Buy-Out

2017 eGain 56% gain

2017 YUME 90% gain, Buy-Out

2017 MaxPoint Interactive 60% gain

2017 Shortel 24% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Tremor Video 25% gain

2017 MRV Communications 6% loss, Buy-Out

2017 Ceragon Networks 55% gain

2017 Angie’s List 60% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Lantronix 135% gain

2017 Syneron Medical 46% gain, Buy-Out

2017 RocketFuel 140% gain

2017 Conduent .1% gain

2017 Harmonic 74% gain

2016 Ceragon Networks 48% gain

2016 Alphatec 71% gain

2016 Universal Insurance 36% gain

2016 Mitel Networks 15% gain

2016 Avid Technology 50% gain

2016 Silicon Graphics 70% gain, Buy-Out

2016 Imatron 30% gain

2016 Harmonic 80% gain

2016 United Online 5% loss, Buy-Out

Of our closed out positions on the Blog, since inception, we have had 71 winners, 19 losers for a 79% win-rate with an average gain of 35.7%.

We will continue to update on the remaining stock positions individually until they are all sold.

September 2020 Legacy Positions:

SYNC

Share cost $2.56

Current Price $1.51

Lifetime Gain (Loss) (41%)

YTD Loss 1%

Current Valuation $2.59

Price to Value ratio 58%

Prior Valuation $2.48

ATEC

Share cost $7.06

Current Price $6.64

Lifetime Loss 6%

YTD Loss 6%

Current Valuation $3.92

Price to Value ratio 169%

Prior Valuation $4.27

AVID

Share cost $8.35

Current Price $8.56

Lifetime gain 2%

YTD Loss 1%

Current Valuation $14.48

Price to Value ratio 59%

Prior Valuation $11.77 

We stopped publishing our free weekly CSI Blog after 10 years of publishing at the end of 2015. We are following our 3 remaining open positions until the end.

In late 2015 I started offering a paid subscription service which is similar to the Blog, but we tell you exactly what stocks we bought and why—and sold every day, with a weekly summary of activity, open positions, how many shares we own and their valuations.

Through August, 2020, I have averaged a 40.3% gain on the 46 stocks I have sold (44 winners and 2 small losers) in my private portfolio since January 1, 2016. Nine of the 46 stocks have had buy-out offers, including six in 2017 and two in 2018, but none in 2019 or 2020-yet.

My total portfolio was up 72.8% in 2019. I took profit in the entire gain and banked it in cash.

NASDAQ is up for the year on the backs of stocks selling at astronomical multiples—of sales. The NYSE and Russell 2000 indexes are still down but have recovered much of their losses. I am still down in line with the Russell in 2020.

If you are interested in becoming one of our private paid subscribers, please e-mail me at daveosowski@gmail.com.

Here is the list of private subscription stocks I have bought and sold since December 2015.

2020 PDL BioPharma, 34% gain

2020 MIX Telegraphics, 27% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics, 3% gain

2020 VOXX, 1% gain

2020 Alaska Comm. 46% gain

2020 Cutera, 31% gain

2020 Aviat Networks, sold remaining 1/3 for a 7% gain (overall 15% gain)

2020 DHI .4% gain

2020 QUAD Graphics-54% gain

2020 Medical equipment company-sold 33% for a 61% gain

2020 Old line media company-sold 50% for a 44% gain

2019 EXFO, 1% gain

2019 PERI, 77% gain

2019 Quantum Corp, sold for 48% gain

2019 EXTR, 15% gain

2019 Medical Device company, sold 50% for a 53% gain

2019 DHI Corp, 46% gain

2019 Medical device company, (sold 80%), 69% gain

2019 Lantronix, 41% gain

2019 PDLI, 15% gain

2018 The Rubicon Project 1% gain

2018 Otelco 116% gain.

2018 Global Ship Lease 4% gain

2018 Telecom Services (57% sold) 3% gain

2018 Lantronix, 52% gain

2018 Ceragon Networks, 82% gain

2018 Aviat Newtowrks. (1/3 sold) 17% gain

2018 Pitney Bowes 31% gain

2018 Calix-1% gain

2018 Xerox 34% gain, Buy-Out

2018 RMG Networks-1% gain

2017 Telecommunications Co., 59% gain (partial sale)

2017 magicJack 17% gain, Buy-Out

2017 eGain 56% gain

2017 YUME 90% gain, Buy-Out

2017 MaxPoint Interactive 60% gain

2017 Shortel 24% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Tremor Video 25% gain

2017 MRV Communications 6% loss, Buy-Out

2017 Ceragon Networks 55% gain

2017 Angie’s List 60% gain, Buy-Out

2017 Lantronix 135% gain

2017 Syneron Medical 46% gain, Buy-Out

2017 RocketFuel 140% gain

2017 Conduent .1% gain

2017 Harmonic 74% gain

2016 Ceragon Networks 48% gain

2016 Alphatec 71% gain

2016 Universal Insurance 36% gain

2016 Mitel Networks 15% gain

2016 Avid Technology 50% gain

2016 Silicon Graphics 70% gain, Buy-Out

2016 Imatron 30% gain

2016 Harmonic 80% gain

2016 United Online 5% loss, Buy-Out

Of our closed out positions on the Blog, since inception, we have had 71 winners, 19 losers for a 79% win-rate with an average gain of 35.7%.

We will continue to update on the remaining stock positions individually until they are all sold.

SYNC reported Q2 earnings. Not bad IMO. Revenues were $18.2 million compared to $22.2 million last year (excluding the AT&T revenues). Their software and services revenue actually increased a bit to $10.9 million from $10.6 million last year but their portal and advertising segment got whacked by COVID and was $7.3 million down from $11.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $455,000 compared to $1,615,000 last year. They have a $10 million cost reduction plan going on to increase profitability. May valuation rose to $2.59 from $2.48. SYNC continues to get no respect in the market

ATEC reported Q2 earnings. Revenues were actually up to $29.6 million from $27.3 million, but they lost $15.8 million compared to a loss of $12.4 million last year.  They did way better on revenues than I expected, but they continue to burn cash which was down to $31.1 million and they filed for a shelf registration to sell up to $200 million of additional stock from time-to-time. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of only $1.1 million but they really do have to pay interest etc. While they seem to be doing a fairly good job on revenues, especially in this COVID time, the possible additional share dilution and continuing losses make me queasy. My valuation fell to $3.92 from $4.27.

AVID reported Q2 earnings. Not bad at all. Revenues were down but profits were up. Revenues fell from $99 million to $79 million but Non-GAAP net income rose from $885,000 to $5,082,000 ($.12 a share). My valuation rose to $14.48 from $11.77.

August 2020 Legacy Positions:

SYNC

Share cost $2.56

Current Price $1.16

Lifetime Gain (Loss) (55%)

YTD Loss 24%

Current Valuation $2.59

Price to Value ratio 45%

Prior Valuation $2.48

ATEC

Share cost $7.06

Current Price $5.99

Lifetime Loss 15%

YTD Loss 15%

Current Valuation $3.92

Price to Value ratio 153%

Prior Valuation $4.27

AVID

Share cost $8.35

Current Price $8.10

Lifetime gain -3%

YTD Loss 6%

Current Valuation $14.48

Price to Value ratio 56%

Prior Valuation $11.77