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CSI TIP: BUY ATEC @ $1.56

Alphatec Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ–ATEC)

Valuation-$3.00

Price August 29, 2014-$1.56

ATEC has had some troubles lately. We personally bought ATEC earlier this year, but then sold it when it lost a $50 million lawsuit they inherited from an acquisition in March. We now own ATEC again based on recent performance.

Latest earnings were for the second quarter ended 6/30/2014. ATEC posted record sales and adjusted EBITDA. Revenues were up 4% to $53.2 million from $51 million and they lost $2.9 million versus a $4.7 million loss last year. They are projecting around $210 million of sales for 2014 and adjusted EBITDA of $30-$33 million. Our valuation based on the latest quarter is $3.00 a share.

Back in March when they lost the lawsuit they entered into a loan facility with Deerfield entities  (which own about 4% of ATEC) to be able to fund the lawsuit settlement. They currently have about $21 million in cash and $100 million in debt. They still have $31.5 million to pay on the settlement but are only required to pay this in $1.1 million quarterly installments.

Healthpoint Capital is a longtime holder of about 20% of ATEC.

Trading at only 52% of our valuation we think this is a BUY.

There are about 97 million shares outstanding and it trades about 180,000 shares a day.

About ATEC:  Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update August 23rd 2014

We were down .6% last week. We are now up 6.4% for the year. The DOW was up 2.0% and NASDAQ was up 1.7%. For the year, the DOW is now up 2.6% and NASDAQ is up 8.7%

 MRVC earnings last week.

 Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD

40%

CCUR

30%

SIGM

52%

MRVC

17%

SYNC

48%

 PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, SYNC, SIGM and UNTD can still be bought.

 Last week we went 7 stocks up, 6 down and 1 unchanged. Since inception we are now 68 stocks up and 18 down for a 79.1% winning percentage (80% is our target win %).  Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

 The model portfolio assumes $10,000 invested in each stock (unless we double-up–then it is $20,000), less $10 commission each way (TD Ameritrade rate).  Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update August 18th 2014

We were up 2.8% last week. We are now up 7.0% for the year. The DOW was up .7% and NASDAQ was up 2.2%. For the year, the DOW is now up .5% and NASDAQ is up 6.9%

XRSC, DXM, PRSS, SYNC, EXTR, BLIN, CTIG and UNTD earnings last week.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 39%
CCUR 31%
SIGM 52%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 46%

PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, SYNC, SIGM and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 7 stocks up and 7 down. Since inception we are now 68 stocks up and 18 down for a 79.1% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

The model portfolio assumes $10,000 invested in each stock (unless we double-up–then it is $20,000), less $10 commission each way (TD Ameritrade rate). Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update August 11th 2014

We were down 1.4% last week. We are now up 4.2% for the year. The DOW was up .4% and NASDAQ was up .4%. For the year, the DOW is now DOWN .1% and NASDAQ is up 4.7%

XRSC earnings last week.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 45%
CCUR 30%
SIGM 54%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 49%

PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, SYNC, SIGM and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 5 stocks up, 8 down and 1 even. Since inception we are now 68 stocks up and 18 down for a 79.1% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

The model portfolio assumes $10,000 invested in each stock (unless we double-up–then it is $20,000), less $10 commission each way (TD Ameritrade rate). Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update August 4th 2014

The markets finally got whacked last week, bringing us along with it. We were down 4.1% last week. We are now up 5.6% for the year. The DOW was down 2.8% and NASDAQ was down 2.2%. For the year, the DOW is now DOWN .5% and NASDAQ is up 4.2%

TSYS earnings last week.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 45%
CCUR 30%
SIGM 57%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 48%

 PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, SYNC, SIGM and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 2 stocks up, 11 down and 1 even. Since inception we are now 68 stocks up and 18 down for a 79.1% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

The model portfolio assumes $10,000 invested in each stock (unless we double-up–then it is $20,000), less $10 commission each way (TD Ameritrade rate).  Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update July 27th 2014

We were up 3.9% last week on the back of ARIS’s price rebound. We are over weighted in ARIS. We are now up 9.7% for the year. The DOW was down 8% and NASDAQ was up .6%. For the year, the DOW is up 2.3% and NASDAQ is up 6.5%

Some good EXTR news last week.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 45%
CCUR 30%
SIGM 57%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 48%

PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, SYNC, SIGM and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 7 stocks up, 5 down and 2 even. Since inception we are now 68 stocks up and 18 down for a 79.1% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

The model portfolio assumes $10,000 invested in each stock (unless we double-up–then it is $20,000), less $10 commission each way (TD Ameritrade rate).  Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update July 20th 2014

Last week was an up week for us after three weeks of going nowhere. We were up .6% last week and are now up 5.8% for the year. The DOW was up .9% and NASDAQ was up .3%. For the year, the DOW is up 3.2% and NASDAQ is up 6.0%

No significant news last week.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 49%
CCUR 30%
SIGM 55%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 47%

PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, EXTR, SYNC and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 8 stocks up, 5 down and 1 even. Since inception we are now 66 stocks up and 19 down for a 77.6% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

The model portfolio assumes $10,000 invested in each stock (unless we double-up–then it is $20,000), less $10 commission each way (TD Ameritrade rate).  Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update July 12th 2014

Please check out our updated all time Performance Record on the link on the left of this page.

We were down 1.4% last week and are now up 5.3% for the year. The DOW was down .7% and NASDAQ was down 1.7%. For the year, the DOW is up 2.2% and NASDAQ is up 5.7%

No significant news last week.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 49%
CCUR 30%
SIGM 50%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 45%

 PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, EXTR,SYNC and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 4 stocks up, 9 down and 1 even. Since inception we are now 67 stocks up and 18 down for an 78.8% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions, 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

The model portfolio assumes $10,000 invested in each stock (unless we double-up–then it is $20,000), less $10 commission each way (TD Ameritrade rate). Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update July 7th 2014

We were dead even again last week and are now up 6.7% for the year. The DOW was up 1.3% and NASDAQ was up 2%. For the year, the DOW is up 3% and NASDAQ is up 7.4%

No big news last week.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand per share divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 46%
CCUR 30%
SIGM 50%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 45%

PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, EXTR,SYNC and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 9 stocks up and 5 down. Since inception we are now 68 stocks up and 17 down for an 80% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

Since our beginning, we have closed out the following positions:  Continue reading →

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Cheap Stock Weekly Update June 30th 2014

We were dead even last week and are now up 6.7% for the year. The DOW was down .6% and NASDAQ was up .7%. For the year, the DOW is up 1.7% and NASDAQ is up 5.3%

SYNC had some activist news.

Some of our stocks are just stupid cheap—compared to their net cash on hand per share divided by their stock price.

Check this list:

UNTD 46%
CCUR 30%
SIGM 51%
MRVC 16%
SYNC 45%

PRSS, MRVC, DAEG, EXTR and UNTD can still be bought.

Last week we went 8 stocks up and 6 down. Since inception we are now 68 stocks up and 17 down for an 80% winning percentage (80% is our target win %). Of our closed-out positions 59 have been winners and 13 have been losers for an 82% win percentage and a 34% average net gain per position.

Since our beginning, we have closed out the following positions:  Continue reading →

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