CCME
I post enough about this POS, but had to go out of my way to let you know that if you missed today's move, tomorrow will likely present a great buying opportunity at the open.
This is because VISN reported crappy earnings and guided down for Q1 '10 ... so, CCME was down AH. Gotta love how the market will sell an already super-cheap company just because another company in the same industry had negative things to say -- not to mention VISN already had a PE of 20ish while CCME trades at a PE of about 6. And dont forget, CCME will likely earn in Q4 '09 as much as VISN did in the fiscal year '09 ... lol, gotta love the inefficiencies of the market.
Take advantage of this and buy yourself some more CCME if you dont already have enough. Just for comparative reasons, another i-hubber compiled the following and, after verifying, I'm sharing it with you:
CCME vs VISN
VISN struggled during Q3 aswell, while CCME had a blow-out quarter. I think VISN's problems are company specific. CCME beats VISN on almost every metric and economies of scale efficiencies are only beginning for CCME, whereas VISN's organic growth seems to be plateauing and they must begin to buy growth.
CCME: Q3 revenue was $26.1 million
VISN: Q3 revenue was $30.8 million
VISN: Q4 revenue was $31.8 million
CCME: Q3 gross profit was $17.5 million
VISN: Q3 gross profit was $15.4 million
VISN: Q4 gross profit was $14.5 million
CCME: Q3 gross margin was 67%
VISN: Q3 gross margin was 49.9%
VISN: Q4 gross margin was 45.6%
CCME: Q3 net income was $11.7 million
VISN: Q3 net income was $7.2 million
VISN: Q4 net income was $5.6 million
CCME present market cap: $481M
VISN present market cap: $589M (before tomorrow's drop)
CCME 2009 Expected Net Income: $42M
VISN 2009 Non-Gaap Net Income: $33.7M
VISN 2009 Gaap Net Income: $26.6M
CCME: "We continue to expand our operations, both in the areas where we have a strong presence and in new areas as well. As of today, our network includes 46 bus operator partners, up from 40 in mid-September, with whom we have entered agreements for terms ranging from five to eight years. The total number of buses equipped with our television systems is now over 20,000, increasing approximately by 2,000 buses since mid-September. In the fourth quarter, we plan to further expand our geographic coverage through the signing of several new agreements with the new bus operators."
CCME Feb 8th/2010: Jacky Lam, CME’s Chief Financial Officer stated, “As anticipated, we believe our 2009 fourth quarter was exceptionally strong. We expect to announce 2009 fourth quarter and year-end results in mid-March.”
VISN Q3: "While the advertising market remains uncertain in the near term, we are starting to see promising signs of recovery and remain optimistic about the future. Our third quarter results show that we have been able to mitigate the negative effects of a competitive sales environment and have been able to stabilize our performance relative to competition."
VISN Q4: ""Although the challenges faced by our industry throughout a difficult 2009 extended into the fourth quarter, we were pleased to end the year above our own expectations.'In the near-term, we expect a number of factors will negatively impact our revenue including industry competition, restructuring our sales force and integrating our acquisition of Digital Media Group.'
In Summary:
CCME = better business model = better financial performance
VISN = weaker business model = weaker financial performance