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1. Cooper Inds Plc (CBE) Price: $45.54
Industry: Electronics
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 22 16:08 EDT 2011
CBE
Cooper Inds Plc $45.54 Power Gauge Rating
CBE - Very Bearish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for CBE is very bearish due to very poor
financial metrics and negative expert opinions. The rating also reflects bullish
price/volume activity.
Financial Metrics
CBE's financial metrics are very poor due to a high price to sales ratio and
Earnings Performance relatively low cash flow.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral
CBE Cooper Inds P.. September 21, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for CBE is neutral. Stories concerning CBE have a
balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Very Bearish
Price to Book Value CBE's financial metrics are very poor. The company has relatively low revenue
per share and generates relatively low free cash flow relative to market
Return on Equity
capitalization.
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high return on equity,
Price to Sales Ratio high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow.
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 2.59 Price/Book 2.03 Return on Invest 12.6%
LT Debt/Equity 0.44 Price/Sales 1.48 Return on Equity 17.4%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Neutral
Earnings Surprise CBE's earnings performance has been neutral. The company has a stable 5 year
earnings trend and has a history of weak earnings growth.
Earnings Trend The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, worse than
expected earnings in recent quarters, an upward trend in earnings this year, a
Projected P/E Ratio relatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 5,184.60 5,903.10 6,521.30 5,069.60 5,065.90 Quarterly EPS $0.86 $0.96 +0.10
Rev % Growth 9.60% 13.86% 10.47% -22.26% -0.07% Yearly EPS $2.67 $3.80 +1.13
EPS $2.52 $3.80 $3.64 $2.63 $2.67 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth 19.39% 50.50% -4.21% -27.75% 1.52% 3-5 year EPS 2.32% 13.67% +11.35
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.95 $0.96 $0.01 1.05 12/09 $0.60 $0.53 $0.72 $0.77 $2.62
1 Qtr Ago $0.84 $0.84 $0.00 0.00 12/10 $0.71 $0.25 $0.86 $0.87 $2.69
2 Qtr Ago $0.85 $0.85 $0.00 0.00 12/11 $2.10 $0.98 - - -
3 Qtr Ago $0.84 $0.85 $0.01 1.19 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bullish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for CBE is bullish. CBE is trading on higher volume than
its 90 day average volume and is in an accelerating price trend compared to 4
Price Trend months ago.
Price Trend ROC
The rank for CBE is based on its relative weakness versus the market, negative
Chaikin money flow, a negative Chaikin price trend, a positive Chaikin price trend
ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether CBE is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 69.76 % Change Price - 4 Weeks 2.34% Average Volume 20 Days 1,685,504
52 Week Low 41.72 % Change Price - 24 Weeks -33.00% Average Volume 90 Days 1,669,142
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -15.45% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 3.29% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 32%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -23.30%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Bearish
Short Interest Expert opinions about CBE are negative. Analysts are lowering their EPS
estimates for CBE and analysts's opinions on CBE have been more negative
Insider Activity recently.
The rank for CBE is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a
Analyst Opinions
low short interest ratio and pessimistic analyst opinions.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 0.96 1.03 -6.80% Mean this Week Strong Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 0.96 1.01 -4.95% Mean Last Week Strong Buy Curr Qtr 0 10 0 10
Curr Yr 0 8 0 8
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 10 0 10
Current FY 3.80 3.91 -0.11 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Strong Buy
Next Yr 0 9 0 10
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
CBE's Competitors in Electronics News Headlines for CBE
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) Cooper Industries Provides Updated Third
Gauge growth growth Quarter and Full Year Guidance and Preliminary
CBE 2.32% 13.67% 15.37% 0.88 13.01 5,066 Outlook for 2012 - Sep 15, 2011
TRMB 11.94% 18.50% 11.36% 1.01 20.09 1,294
Cooper Lighting's Outdoor LED Product Wins
Two Top Awards in Architectural SSL Product
SI 2.18% 35.48% 5.92% 0.23 8.04 103,125 Innovation Competition - Aug 25, 2011
GRMN 27.47% 15.00% 22.77% 1.04 11.97 2,690 Cooper Lighting's Outdoor LED Product Wins
Two Top Awards in Architectural SSL Product
PHG 1.63% - -1.30% - 17.09 34,596 Innovation Competition - Aug 25, 2011
Cooper Lighting Introduces a Series of Metalux
Retrofit ...
Cooper Industries may withdraw bid to buy Laird
- Jul ...
Company Details Company Profile
COOPER INDS PLC Cooper Industries Plc, formerly Cooper Industries, Ltd., operates in two business
5 FITZWILLIAM SQUARE segments: Electrical Products and Tools. The Company manufactures, markets and sells
DUBLIN 2, L2 00000 its products and provides services throughout the world. Operations in the United States
USA are conducted by wholly owned subsidiaries of Cooper, organized by the two business
Phone: 7132098400 segments. Cooper serves four major markets: the industrial, commercial, utility and
Fax: 713-209-8981 residential markets. Cooper also serves the electronics and telecommunications markets.
Website: Markets for Cooper's products and services are worldwide, with United States being the
http://http://www.cooperindustries.c key market. The Electrical Products segment manufactures, markets and sells electrical
om and circuit protection products. The Tools segment manufactures, markets and sells
Full Time Employees: 24,795 hand tools for industrial, construction, electronics and consumer markets.
Sector: Computer and Technology
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