Continue reading FedEx Is Rising with the Economy's Prospects

FedEx Is Rising with the Economy's Prospects originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

It's hard to have a personal touch via e-mail, but if ever there was a day when you should try it, it's Valentine's Day. That makes IncrediMail (MAIL) a great pick.

IncrediMail develops software that lets users customize e-mail using animation, 3D effects, handwritten signatures and sound effects. This makes digital messages much warmer and more personal and can help long-distance sweethearts say "I love you."

Continue reading Valentine's Day Stock #9: IncrediMail (MAIL)

Valentine's Day Stock #9: IncrediMail (MAIL) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Valentine's Day may be a commercialized holiday to some, but there's no denying that its big business. And this coming Valentine's Day may be extra sweet since it falls on a Sunday, making it a great excuse for a romantic night out. In fact, total Valentine's Day spending is expected to reach $17.6 billion this year, up 3.3% over 2009, according to consumer spending researchers at IBISWorld.

That's a big payday, and one that investors should be paying attention to.

Continue reading Ten Valentine's Day Stocks to Love (and 10 to Hate)

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Continue reading Post Office may cut delivery, close branches

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Hey, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) beat the estimates of Wall Street! That's awesome, right? Not in this case. The nemesis of United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) reported Q2 numbers on Thursday, and they didn't matter for the most part. What mattered more was that management seemed to be in a frantic mood over cutting costs and capital expenditures.

According to this article, FedEx only managed to deliver (yes, I used that word on purpose) a four-cent rise in earnings per share; they came in at $1.58, one penny higher than what analysts expected. Problem for FedEx is this lousy economy. The company will have a hard time ensuring that it can deliver (there's that word again) on its promised guidance for the rest of the year. Simply put, if the economy continues to sour, and if confidence doesn't bounce back soon, then there will be less demand for its services. No complex arguments necessary for this thesis, so far as I can tell. I would imagine that it's going to be rough for management to keep employee morale going at an acceptable level with all the cost reductions and job cuts that are being used to navigate the stormy seas. One of the worst problems I see is the minimum one-year freeze on 401(k) company matching contributions that was mentioned in the press release. Seriously, that will be a bitter pill to swallow for many.

I personally would stay away from FedEx's stock. Yes, it is well off its highs, but is all the bad news priced in the stock? My opinion: not on your life. I cannot see how anyone could read that earnings release and subsequently decide to buy shares of the company. The commentary is kind of unnerving, if you ask me. CEO Frederick W. Smith thinks the current financial climate is one of the worst seen in the company's history. Tell us something we didn't already know, buddy! What I find unnerving is that I really don't get a sense that there's any sort of plan beyond the cuts. The company is just looking to survive as best it can. I wish FedEx luck, but I don't want to get involved with the stock. At all.

Disclosure: I don't own any company mentioned; positions can change at any time.

FedEx beats estimates, but I'll stay away originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The company just takes software programs and activities we take for granted -- and makes them fun.

We've written about the small cap's travails with partner Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), and the on-again, off-again partnership that threw the stock for a ride a couple weeks back. The company uses Google to help monetize traffic on the site and the loss of Google as a partner was enough to whack the stock.

Continue reading What's going on at Incredimail (MAIL)?

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Continue reading Incredimail debacle shows why smallcap investing is dangerous

Incredimail debacle shows why smallcap investing is dangerous originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

News that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has decided to stop the AdSense partnership with the Israeli Incredimail (NASDAQ: MAIL) has sent Incredimail stock tumbling. The company said that Google is disabling ads to search result pages displayed through the Incredimail account, and in addition that the Company's AdSense account has been disabled. In 2006 and 2007, search revenues powered by Google's AdSense program made a significant contribution to the Company's results.

There is no reason for this move yet and I shudder to think what happened to cause Google to cancel the program. Incredimail stock has been under pressure since the company announced it was going to focus resources on the top line to grow revenues, at the potential expense of short-term profitability. While this is a short-term setback for the internet company, I am sure that it will quickly announce a new partnership. With the stock under $5, this may be the bottom. This is a very interesting company with a cool product. The company still has cash of more than $20 million and the stock has a market-cap of less than $40 million. Keep in mind too that both revenue streams continue to grow. It may yet turn out to be an Incredible story.

Aaron Katsman is the lead Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of America Israel Investment Associates, LLC. and Senior Editor of IsraelNewsletter.com. DISCLOSURE: Writer's fund has no positions in any stock mentioned as of 1/11/08.

Google cuts off Incredimail originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Ever see those smiley faces your friends and family may append to their email messages? Well, the leader in the space is a publicly-traded Israel firm named Incredimail (NASDAQ: MAIL). We, at Israel Opportunity Investor recently had a chance to sit with founder and CEO of Incredimail, Yaron Adler.

Tell us about your company.

Yaron Adler: Incredimail is an Israeli company, founded in late 1999. Incredimail is our flagship product for email. The product allows users to customize and personalize traditional email communication in a way that brings life and excitement to applications they regularly use. We enable you to send emails with 3D effects, funny animations, and customized backgrounds. We aren't re-inventing the wheel. We take existing applications, like email, and make them fun to use.

Do you have any other products?

YA: We are continuously looking for existing, successful consumer markets, and then we try to bring fun to these markets. Email, Magentic, (our desktop and screensaver application), our soon-to-launch messenger product and social network, we're launching Q1 2008, called Incrediworld. This product will not only be completely tailored for Incredimail users and products but also act as a fully-fledged social network.

Continue reading CEO interview: Incredimail, much more than just email

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