HELE Sold! ===> 49 winners in a row for $$$MR. MARKET$$$

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  • mrmarket
    Administrator
    • Sep 2003
    • 5971

    HELE Sold! ===> 49 winners in a row for $$$MR. MARKET$$$

    Today I sold HELE at 29.48. That's a 22% gain over my purchase price of 24.13. That's 22% in only 4 months. Can you do that? you? YOU? YOU??!!!

    That's 49 consecutive profitable trades of 15% or better! 49! 49!!! How do I do it? There must be mirrors there somewhere. There must be stock picks up my sleeve. Somebody must have pulled a rabbit out of a hat.

    Actually there is no reason other than the fact that I am the greatest stock picker on the planet. Only $$$MR. MARKET$$$ can pick stocks in every conceivable industry and make money regardless. My computer runs while I lift weights. My computer runs while I drink beer. My computer runs while I watch pro wrestling. My computer runs while I watch the Patriots smash the Titans.

    Build me a temple. Bring me your finest meats and cheeses. Still another $$$MR. MARKET$$$ pick will be forthcoming. But first you must tell everyone who is the greatest stock picker of all time.

    Come on...give me my props. All hail the great one, $$$MR. MARKET$$$!



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    Message 10 of 14
    Subject: $$$MR. MARKET$$$ Loves HELE
    Date: 9/3/2003 10:25 PM Eastern Standard Time
    From: EBarsamian
    MsgId: <[email protected]>



    So you call up your best girl and she tells you that she can’t go out with you because she has to wash her hair. Maybe those girls are always washing their hair, or maybe you just don’t give good wood. Whatever the reason, all that hairwashing makes for some good stockpicking.

    Today I bought Helen of Troy Limited (HELE) at 24.13. I will sell it in 4 to 6 weeks at 27.87. Here’s why I like HELE:

    -The stock is up over 81% over the last year yet it has a PE of only 14.

    Earnings are growing and Wall Street is lapping it up. Chances are, you have HELE stuff in your house right now. HELE also raised its profit projections for the full year to a range of $1.75 to $1.80 a share, up from an earlier forecast of $1.45 to $1.50, and announced a generous stock buy back program.

    The CEO, Jerry Rubin, has been out on the dog and pony show pumping the company and Wall Street is listening. Listen to him crow: "This marks our tenth consecutive year of first quarter sales increases, and we are extremely pleased with the results achieved in this difficult retail sales environment. Sales increased in every segment of our business, excluding Tactica. Gross margins increased to 49.6 percent from 48.3 percent last year. First quarter operating income increased 5.4 percentage points to 15.2 percent of net sales from 9.8 percent a year ago. First quarter net income increased 7.5 percentage points to 13.9 percent from 6.4 percent a year ago.

    "For the fiscal year ending February 28, 2004, we expect overall sales to increase 9 to 12 percent, to a range of $500 to $515 million. We are raising our fiscal year earnings per share guidance to $1.75 to $1.80, from $1.45 to $1.50, or 34 to 37 percent increase from prior fiscal year's earnings per share of $1.31. Year-over-year sales have increased in 34 of the past 37 quarters, with net income increasing in 33 of these 37 quarters, which we believe demonstrates a consistent financial performance during the past nine years. Because of our continuing confidence in the future performance of the company, our Board of Directors' has authorized a Stock Repurchase Program consisting of 3,000,000 shares, effective immediately," Rubin concluded.

    Helen of Troy's core products include personal-care appliances, such as hair dryers and curling irons, which are sold under the Vidal Sassoon and Revlon brand names at discount retailers. Have you checked out MTV lately, not only women, but men are primping themselves these days. That could be a 50% growth in available customers for this stuff.

    Helen of Troy has indicated it may consider acquisitions of small brands out of large, multinational consumer-products companies, though no names were mentioned. Today they just bought Brut from Unilever. I love Brut. I apply it liberally all over my massive physique.

    HELE always beats their numbers and should have no problem blasting the $1.80 per share number they most recently through out there. If they hit $1.95, as $$$MR. MARKET$$$ believes they will, this should catapult HELE stock to $27.30/share, using the P/E multiple of 14 they presently carry.

    So what’s so special about Helen of Troy? Helen of Troy is at the center of one of mythology's greatest love stories. Two great civilizations, the Trojans and the Greeks/Spartans, led by two men (Paris and Agamemnon respectively), battled for almost 10 years over the love of one woman: Helen. Those guys, Paris and Agamemnon were a couple of losers. They should have spent a week in Vegas and instead would be saying “Helen who?” as they chomp on Partegas Cigars and sample life’s finest hedonistic activities.

    I am HUGE!! Bring me your finest meats and cheeses!

    $$$MR. MARKET$$$
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    I am HUGE! Bring me your finest meats and cheeses.

    - $$$MR. MARKET$$$
  • jiesen
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2003
    • 5319

    #2
    Hail Mr Market!!!

    I sold mine too, at 29.0, and got my 15%. Thanks for yet ANOTHER awesome pick. So which one will be #50?


    You are HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Karel
      Administrator
      • Sep 2003
      • 2199

      #3
      Ernie, when your stocks go this fast, your money (and ours ) will appreciate so fast you're going to move the market all on your own

      You're H U G E !!
      My Investopedia portfolio
      (You need to have a (free) Investopedia or Facebook login, sorry!)

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      • titanomega1
        Member
        • Sep 2003
        • 54

        #4
        sleeping at the helm

        I was sleeping twice on Helen of Troy bought at 22.16 and sold at 28.43! Thats 28 % in 4 months. MrMarket is huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        I will parlay my earnings into into booze and nuts. When are we going to have the MR. Market bobble head dolls?

        I for one will place that right next to Elvis and a mint condition Ken.

        Also sold CCBI I am lighting my cubans with franklins. You? You?

        You? You?

        Hey Mr. Market the chicks of Markey Watch want you to demonstrate the proper form for squats in a segment titled. Money and Muscle!
        "my elbows are hinges, my arms machines"

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        • #5
          Talk about blowing away earnings, man that was sweet revenge for last quarter!


          -Dave

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          • billyjoe
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2003
            • 9014

            #6
            HELE sold

            She wasn't the cutest babe around
            But Helen of Troy was sweet
            So what the HELE send Mr. Market
            More trays of cheese and meat
            billyjoe

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            • mxa
              Member
              • Oct 2003
              • 39

              #7
              You are Huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

              You inspire me. I wish I could lift half the weights you lift.
              My IRA thanks you!
              I will buy you a huge beer when I retire.

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              • #8
                HELE

                WOW wheeee
                Ya HA
                We sold a winner again.

                WOW are we huge.

                ERNIE, you are the BEST, I can never pick them like you.
                We will all have to build you a temple.

                This is great, blow out earning and what a move up!
                Thanks every one and
                Go EAGLES.
                (from Philly)

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                • Rob
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 3194

                  #9
                  Re: HELE Sold! ===> 49 winners in a row for $$$MR. MARKET

                  Originally posted by mrmarket
                  Today I sold HELE at 29.48. That's a 22% gain over my purchase price of 24.13.
                  $$$Mr. Market$$$, I'm curious. Why did you hold this one for a 22% gain when you normally are only looking for 15% to pull the trigger?
                  —Rob

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                  • mrmarket
                    Administrator
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 5971

                    #10
                    Re: HELE Sold! ===> 49 winners in a row for $$$MR. MARKET

                    Originally posted by Rob
                    Originally posted by mrmarket
                    Today I sold HELE at 29.48. That's a 22% gain over my purchase price of 24.13.
                    $$$Mr. Market$$$, I'm curious. Why did you hold this one for a 22% gain when you normally are only looking for 15% to pull the trigger?
                    It popped at the open after the earnings announcement. I couldn't have sold it for less if I tried!
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                    I am HUGE! Bring me your finest meats and cheeses.

                    - $$$MR. MARKET$$$

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                    • #11
                      URBN should be #50 for MM

                      The stock passed your sell point of 41.70 intraday on both Jan 27 and 28. Did you catch it? #50 is a BIG MILESTONE, big fella! Congrats!

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                      • #12
                        the Pats in the SB more important than making $$$?

                        That was a great win for Brady and the Pats, no doubt about it. Brady is finally being talked about in Montana's company. If the Pats management continues to surround Brady with all these quality players, he will continue to shine. His results show: you don't need all-Pro receivers to win the SB, accuracy is the most important trait in a QB, you can win a SB (like Montana) by throwing most short passes under a well-designed, pick-based system for the receivers, just like the 49ers. The system requires a really accurate passer, which Brady is. It's taken the league almost 10 years to find the perfect passer for the WC offense, and the PATS HAVE HIM!

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