Portfolio Trend

The Portfolio Trend report is designed to analyze the trend of the operations of the companies in the portfolio over two consecutive quarters relative to earnings, sales, and pre-tax profit in order to view the “trend of the trends.”

Portfolio Trend Description

The Portfolio Trend is divided up into several sections

  • Ticker, Company Name, Size: The ticker symbol, company name, and company size (based on revenue)
  • Percent Change with sub-headings of Quarter Sales, Quarter Pre-Tax Profit, Quarter EPS and 12 Months EPS: These show two consecutive quarters of data, along with the percent change from the same periods in the previous year
  • Take Stock Estimated E/S Growth: The estimated Earnings Per Share, as calculated by our Take Stock tool on the StockCentral web site, www.stockcentral.com
  • Projected Average Return: Calculated using Analyst Consensus Estimates (ACE) of EPS growth, this shows the potential percentage return if the stock is bought at the price listed on the report, held for five years, and then sold at the average of the High and Low prices at that time.
  • Total Return: Calculated using Analyst Consensus Estimates (ACE) of EPS growth, this shows the potential percentage return if the stock is bought at the price listed on the report, held for five years, and then sold at the projected High price at that time.
  • Number of Shares: The number of shares of the stock currently held by the club.
  • Dollar Value: The market value, and price per share as of the most recent valuation, and the date of that valuation.

% of Portfolio: The percent of total value of the security to the total market value of the portfolio.