Take it Private! is a new series looking at one company each week that, in my opinion, has no reason for being public. To find these companies, I screen for the following:- High insider ownership
- A history of solid profitability
- A paltry Price/Earnings and/or Price/Cash Flow multiple, and a reasonable Price/Book ratio.
- A stagnant stock price accompanied by low volume indicating a lack of interest in the stock
Steven Mallas recently asked What happened to Playboy stock?, and referring to the company's tanking stock price and operational problems wrote that he'd "love to be invited for an extended stay at the Playboy mansion so that I could help solve the company's problems "
Five winners of a weak dollar: SBUX, PEP, AAPL
Twitter valuation off by half: NeXt Up Research
Comfort Zone Investing: The unmighty dollar
