Description: AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., founded in 1985, provides healthcare staffing for hospitals and other facilities in the United States and worldwide. Health care professionals range from surgical nurses, dialysis technicians and physicians in a variety of specialties are placed in both temporary and permanent positions at a variety of sites including hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies. AMN Health care Services is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Investment Conclusion: A conservative estimate of value indicates that AMN Healthcare has a $20 price target and over 130% short-term investment potential. The long-term potential is favorable with positive ratings on business simplicity and the SWOT analysis opportunities. Uncertainty around government health care initiatives and the unemployment rate have hurt the stock. Regardless of the government’s decision, AMN Healthcare will prosper. There will either be millions of additional people seeking health care, or the industry will simply go back to where it was prerecession. Either event will boost demand for health professionals. An aging population will require ever more nursing, so the long-term potential is secure.

Industry Analysis: The health care staffing industry performs best in the middle of bull markets when unemployment is low. Demand for health care services remains generally constant. The largest health care companies have a weighted average potential of 35% and the most undervalued utility companies have an average potential of 180%. The health care industry SWOT analysis indicates that health care stocks have many more strengths than weakness, but not enough opportunities to dictate a favorable rating. The long-term outlook for the health care industry is neutral.

Valuation Analysis: The discounted cash flow analysis produced a $19 price target and 120% investment potential; the comparative analysis produced a $16 price target and 91% potential; the Buffett valuation conclusion was $30, which equals a 250% investment potential. AHS’s WACC (weight average cost of capital) discount rate conclusion was 9%, which indicates that the analysis is an average risk. Each quantitative analysis features a mode where users can experiment with AHS’s valuation analysis.

SWOT Analysis: AMN Healthcare has more strengths than weaknesses and more opportunities than threats, which results in a favorable SWOT analysis. The full valuation report has details for the SWOT statements listed here: SWOT Strengths: low cost product, services business, and niche market leader; SWOT Weaknesses: third party reimbursements; SWOT Opportunities: demographic trends, hiring temps first, nursing shortage, health care cost, swine flu, and US census hiring; SWOT Threats: regulated business.

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Description: Cascal N.V. provides water and wastewater services to residential and commercial customers in the United Kingdom and in many emerging countries around the world. Cascal collects water from surface and groundwater sources before distributing it to customers. Cascal also treats wastewater from customers before returning it to the environment.

Investment Conclusion: A conservative estimate of value indicates that Cascal has a $14 price target and over a 135% short-term investment potential. The long-term potential has positive ratings on business simplicity and the SWOT strengths, but it has average ratings for industry dominance.

Industry Analysis: The utility industry performs best during the late stages of bull markets just as the general stock market is peaking. The largest utility companies have a weighted average potential of 36% and the most undervalued utility companies have an average potential of 143%. Based on the utility industry SWOT analysis, the long-term outlook for the utility industry is positive.

Valuation Analysis: Each quantitative analysis features a Wikiwealth Innovative Experiment Mode (WIEM) where users can experiment with HOO’s valuation analysis. The discounted cash flow analysis produced a $16 price target and 169% investment potential; the comparative analysis produced a $13 price target and 126% potential; the Buffett valuation conclusion was $1, which equals a negative 82 percent investment potential. HOO’s WACC discount rate conclusion was 7%, which indicates that the analysis is low risk.

SWOT Analysis: HOO has many more strengths than weaknesses and more opportunities than threats, which results in a positive SWOT analysis. The full investment report has details for the SWOT statements listed here: SWOT Strengths: geographically diverse business, long term contracts, emerging profits from china, stable business, diverse customers, and urban growth areas; SWOT Weaknesses: government contracts; SWOT Opportunities: fragmented market, city runoff pollution control, consolidating industry, and emerging markets; SWOT Threats: polluted water supply, political risk, and energy cost increases.

Recent News: Cascal purchased several water treatment facilities in the Caribbean. Cascal recently received an upgrade to overweight from JP Morgan.

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A summary of the QXM research report is presented below:
Description: Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co. (QXM) develops and sells mobile communication devices and accessories for mobile cellular technologies in the People’s Republic of China.

Investment Conclusion: A conservative estimate of value indicates that Qiao Xing Mobile has a $15 price target and over a 250% short-term investment potential. The long-term potential has positive ratings on business simplicity and the SWOT analysis.

Industry Analysis: The telecom industry performs best during the early stages of bull markets. The largest telecom companies have a weighted average potential of 54% and the most undervalued telecom stocks have an average potential of 123%. Based on the telecom industry SWOT analysis, the long-term outlook for the telecom industry is positive.

Valuation Analysis: Each quantitative analysis features a Wikiwealth Innovative Experiment Mode (WIEM) where users can experiment with QXM’s valuation analysis. A Discounted Cash Flow analysis produced a $17 price target and 280% investment potential; a Comparative analysis produced a $14 price target and 215% potential; Buffett valuation conclusion is a $4 price target and zero percent potential. QXM’s WACC discount rate conclusion was 12%.

SWOT Analysis: QXM has more strengths than weakness and more opportunities than threats, which results in a positive SWOT analysis. The full investment report has full details for the SWOT statements listed here: SWOT Strengths: emerging market phone development, low cost input, take-over candidate, country market leader; SWOT Weaknesses: company resources; SWOT Opportunities: domestic market potential, Chinese currency revaluation, mobile device growth, government bias, supply chain cost reductions, high-end phones, emerging markets, smart phones; SWOT Threats: counterfeit products, iPhone.

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