Another Oil Casualty
IHS is a global provider of information and analysis, decision-support tools and related services, serving four information domains: energy, product lifecycle, security, and environment. It also provides macroeconomic data and analysis
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Since going public in 2006, IHS has exhibited smooth and predictable growth in earnings even when faced with major challenges. Even during the credit crisis in 2008-2009 when stocks fell and the price of oil dropped from $150 to $35, the company continued to perform.
The expected growth in earnings should be enough to carry the stock back to higher valuations
Purple Chips 12 -18 month target: $134.00
LOW VALUATION IN IHS INC. AT $114.95 (IHS-US, $115.01) - HALF POSITION
PURPLE CHIPS TARGET: $134.00 POSITION SIZE: HALF (2.5%) P/E: 20.2X DIV: NIL MKT CAP: $7.8B Debt: NIL RETURN ON CAPITAL: N/A EARNINGS YIELD: 3.1% 5 YR EPS Growth rate*:17.2% P/E/G Ratio: 1.17X 2014 EPS: $5.06 2015 EST.: $6.43 2016 EST.: $7.23
*Blended growth rate= 2/3 historical (5yrs), 1/3 forward.
