An Analysis of Jim Cramer’s CANDIES
June 23, 2010 by Seeking Alpha
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Gold Digger submits:
Since quite a few retail investors watch CNBC and particularly Jim Cramer because his theatrics make his opinions more fun to watch, and perhaps more credible too. In the past few days he mentioned a fun word, Candies (basically it’s an acronym for Chipotle (CMG), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), Deckers (DECK), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Express Scripts (ESRX) and Salesforce (CRM)). These are all growth stocks that have given some good returns until now. So I thought it would be a good idea to put these stocks into some perspective for investors and followers.
Growth stocks are good because they provide good returns as the underlying company is in the growth phase and its earnings are increasing at a fast pace. As analysts align their expectations with real earnings, these stocks tend to go up. However, investors should keep in mind that growth stocks are much more volatile too and any one event can totally wipe out gains in these stocks. The risk is even higher for those investors who try to play the catch up role and missed the initial up moves. Also, these stocks are highly dependent on the economy and consumer buying power.
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Did Jim Cramer Miss the Next NAT?
April 1, 2010 by Seeking Alpha
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Stephen Rosenman submits:
Jim Cramer devoted his sell block a few weeks ago to several IPO offerings in the dry bulk and oil tanker markets. This article focuses on Baltic Shipping (BALT), a company started by Genco Shipping (GNK) to convey iron, coal, fertilizer, and other dry bulk. Mr. Cramer criticized the IPO because it did not own any ships and concerns about Genco management taking advantage of shareholders.
As to no ships, BALT has actually purchased 6 vessels, 2 Cape and 4 Supramax sized vessels, and plans to acquire more. The 6 ships cost $288 million and are expected to come on line between April and October. The Capes have already been contracted out to Cargill for 11 to 13.5 months on the spot market.
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Sell, Sell, Sell? SEC Investigates Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com
March 20, 2010 by Seeking Alpha
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Wall Street Cheat Sheet submits:
Last October, I got into an argument with Jim Cramer because he asked me to remove my article about how Cramer’s company TheStreet.com (TSCM) was a “Sell” based on the framework in Cramer’s own books (See the emails in “Sorry Cramer … We Will Not Bow Down“). If TSCM was an exception to Cramer’s iron-clad rules because late 10Qs and bailing executives somehow didn’t raise concerns like in every other case, it seems someone more important than both of us is concerned with the inner workings of TheStreet.. the SEC.
Zero Hedge has broken the not-so-surprising news that Wednesday TheStreet filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC which presses the ultimate “Sell, Sell, Sell” button on Cramer’s circus play station:
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Sell, Sell, Sell? SEC Investigates Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com
March 18, 2010 by Seeking Alpha
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Wall Street Cheat Sheet submits:
Last October, I got into an argument with Jim Cramer because he asked me to remove my article about how Cramer’s company TheStreet.com (TSCM) was a “Sell” based on the framework in Cramer’s own books (See the emails in “Sorry Cramer … We Will Not Bow Down“). If TSCM was an exception to Cramer’s iron-clad rules because late 10Qs and bailing executives somehow didn’t raise concerns like in every other case, it seems someone more important than both of us is concerned with the inner workings of TheStreet.. the SEC.
Zero Hedge has broken the not-so-surprising news that Wednesday TheStreet filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC which presses the ultimate “Sell, Sell, Sell” button on Cramer’s circus play station:
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Predicting Qualcomm’s Past Is Easy, Jim Cramer
February 4, 2010 by Seeking Alpha
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Joel West submits:
CNBC yelling head Jim Cramer trashed Qualcomm’s (QCOM) stock on Tuesday night, after last week’s disappointing earnings guidance for the current quarter. (This is by someone who earlier this month owned the shares.)
Qualcomm attributed the problem to delayed 3G demand in developing countries while smartphone prices are falling in the developed countries. Both hurt the company’s royalties. One analyst suggests that the company also faces increased 3G chipset competition, particularly selling to Samsung.
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Jim Cramer Is Right
January 12, 2010 by Seeking Alpha
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Trader Mark submits:
My editor at Seeking Alpha, also (by some miracle) is the editor for the Jim Cramer content for the website. Lucky her… what a combo to deal with. She emailed me about a Jim Cramer clip last night on Mad Money and my thoughts on it – you can see the clip below. Essentially it says fewer jobs = more profits = good for corporate America.
My retort? Jim Cramer is right! We’ve been saying the same thing for a long time.
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Selling TheStreet.com on Jim Cramer’s Advice
December 22, 2009 by Seeking Alpha
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Alex Filonov submits:
I closed my TheStreet.com (TSCM) yesterday. This was my worst investment ever. Oh well, our mistakes should teach us something.
First of all, my reasons for selling were straight from Jim Cramer’s book, "Real Money"
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Would TheStreet.com Be Worth More Without Jim Cramer?
May 16, 2009 by
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Microcap Speculator submits:
TheStreet.com (Nasdaq: TSCM)’s 10-Q report warns that the loss of its co-founder and Chairman of the Board Jim Cramer “would have a material adverse effect on the Company.” For a long time, I assumed that was true. After all, Jim Cramer had become the public face of TheStreet.com and RealMoney.com. But does Cramer still add value?
Cramer did a masterful job positioning himself as the emblem of the last bull market. Sometimes serious, sometimes a buffoon, Jim Cramer was always in the spotlight. As my friend James Altucher points out, some of Cramer’s calls were brilliant. But many were absolutely horrid (Bear Stearns, anyone?). In the end, Jim Cramer became so in love with pounding his fists on the table for the cameras that he completely lost sight of the impact this carnival could have on the investing public.
Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com: Things Were Bad Last Quarter, and They’re Getting Worse
February 20, 2009 by
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Peter Kafka submits:
No surprise that Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com (TSCM) had a crummy fourth quarter: Selling ads or subscriptions for a financial Website was a tough proposition in the last three months of 2008. But maybe things will get better later on this year, right?
Nope. Advertising was down 21% at TheStreet during its last quarter, and the company expects things to get worse. “Early indications suggest that the year-over-year decline in advertising revenue that we saw in the fourth quarter will increase in the first half of the year,” chief financial officer Eric Ashman predicted in the company’s earnings release.
Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com: Things Were Bad Last Quarter, and They’re Getting Worse
February 20, 2009 by
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Peter Kafka submits:
No surprise that Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com (TSCM) had a crummy fourth quarter: Selling ads or subscriptions for a financial Website was a tough proposition in the last three months of 2008. But maybe things will get better later on this year, right?
Nope. Advertising was down 21% at TheStreet during its last quarter, and the company expects things to get worse. “Early indications suggest that the year-over-year decline in advertising revenue that we saw in the fourth quarter will increase in the first half of the year,” chief financial officer Eric Ashman predicted in the company’s earnings release.