BOOM ==> The Hello 2008 Winner!

[jiesen]

BOOM posts a loss, vs profits last year. Shares pop 15%! Who'd a thunk? (Yeah I've been waiting forever for this one to come back for me... but it WILL!)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dynamic-materials-reports-2q-loss-222800696.html

Dynamic Materials reports 2Q loss

Dynamic Materials reports second-quarter loss of $1.3 million

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) _ Dynamic Materials Corp. (BOOM) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $1.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Boulder, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents. Losses, adjusted for restructuring costs, were 3 cents per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 7 cents per share.
The welding company and maker of explosion-welded clad metal plates posted revenue of $44.7 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $43 million.
Dynamic Materials shares have declined 34 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $10.54, a drop of 49 percent in the last 12 months.

[jiesen]

I think there are plenty of great stocks in this list- but nary a haircut among them today: (it's just my list of big-pharma stocks that I check out periodically, MRK is the only one I've ever bought... still wish I'd kept it!)
LLY, NVS, DNA, AMGN would be among my top picks right now.

Hmm, looking back can be interesting sometimes... don't know why I never picked up any of those great pharma stocks I was looking at back then. Just so I can feel a little more regret, this is what coulda shoulda woulda been:
LLY: up 50% over the 7 years (not bad)
NVS: a double from there
DNA: purchased by Roche at a $25 premium to where it traded ($70) Jan 2008. The deal was announced mid-2008.
AMGN: up about 4x ($45 to $170) since Jan. 2008!!!

[jiesen]

BOOM posts a loss, vs profits last year. Shares pop 15%! Who'd a thunk? (Yeah I've been waiting forever for this one to come back for me... but it WILL!)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dynamic-materials-reports-2q-loss-222800696.html

Dynamic Materials reports 2Q loss

Dynamic Materials reports second-quarter loss of $1.3 million


BOULDER, Colo. (AP) _ Dynamic Materials Corp. (BOOM) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $1.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Boulder, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents. Losses, adjusted for restructuring costs, were 3 cents per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 7 cents per share.
The welding company and maker of explosion-welded clad metal plates posted revenue of $44.7 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $43 million.
Dynamic Materials shares have declined 34 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $10.54, a drop of 49 percent in the last 12 months.

Told ya this one would make a comeback... look at BOOM now! Up from below $10 about two years ago to $43 today, and it's now up 600%+ in just over 2 years. Glad I'm holding it still, but really wish I'd picked up some more when it was trading at $6 in 2016!

[billyjoe]

Jiesen, How do you get access to the picks from years ago? I have very little luck with the search and advanced search modes.

---------------billy

[jiesen]

Jiesen, How do you get access to the picks from years ago? I have very little luck with the search and advanced search modes.

---------------billy

yeah, I know. Sometimes it works for me, sometimes it doesn't. I just keep trying every now and then, and post whenever it's working!

[jiesen]

Ok, I upped my limit until it hit at 50.8, so now I'm in, and will fearlessly spam the Yahoo! board with my opinion. I probably paid $2 more than I had to for this one, but I think when it hits $64 in 4-6 weeks, it won't really matter anymore whether I paid 48 or 50 for it.

Welp, there it is... BOOM! Ok, took a bit more than 6 weeks on this one, but a profit's a profit nonetheless. It's finally above 63 again, and methinks time to sell this one for a 15% gain at 65 this week...

Target. Achieved. BOOMMMMMM!

[billyjoe]

Jiesen, I think Mr. Market's NVR deserves a 2nd look. Unless their next earnings is worse than expected, I see some fast $$ to be made.

----------------billy

[jiesen]

I agree, and think NVR does look pretty good right now. However, I'm holding it already and am happy with the amount I've got....and will sell it when it gets to a 15% gain!

[jiesen]

Welp, there it is... BOOM! Ok, took a bit more than 6 weeks on this one, but a profit's a profit nonetheless. It's finally above 63 again, and methinks time to sell this one for a 15% gain at 65 this week...

Target. Achieved. BOOMMMMMM!

Well, went to put the order in to sell on Monday, and I managed to get $69 and change instead of $65, so I got out with about a 20% gain rather than the 15% I was expecting. Fair compensation for holding it for a decade?

Anyway, thanks for yet another great pick, $$MM (even if this one did take awhile)...
YOU ARE HUUUUUUUGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!