Is Alliance One a Jesse C. Stine "SuperStock"?

27 ก.พ. 2018

Here's a breakdown of where AOI does -- and does not -- fit the bill as a "SuperStock", as defined by Jesse C. Stine:

YES: Strong Base Breakout -- massive volume expansion after 8 months of low-volume trading
YES: Breakout above 20 week SMA
YES: Sustained volume expansion for two weeks post-breakout
YES: High angle of attack: 12.90 -> 15.85 -> 21.80
NO: Price below $15 (although it was pre-breakout)
YES: Clean, orderly chart - limited volatility pre-breakout
YES: Prior momentum/superstock (all-time high above $250, multiple steep runs above $100)
YES?: Respect for Magic Line (10-week SMA)

YES: Earnings Winner: "Q3 EPS $9.80 vs (1.73) In Prior Year Period, Sales 477M vs 454M In Prior Year Period"
YES: Sustainable Earnings
YES: Annualized PE < 10 (3.39)
YES: Sequential revenue & earnings improvement
YES: Easy Earnings Comparisons
NOT SURE: High Operating Leverage & Increasing Margins
NOT SURE: Increasing Backlog
NO: Open Market Insider Buying
YES: Low Float (9 million)
YES: Super Theme: Tobacco, eCig Liquids/Vapins, Cannabis
NOT SURE: Conservative Management
YES: Simple & Impressive Blockbuster Earnings Release Headline