http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ ...brought to you by Steve Birenberg en-us steve@northlakecapital.com 2012-02-01T13:16:28-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2012/02/01/small_cap_back.html For the first time in 13 months, Northlake’s Market Cap model has a new signal. Beginning February, 2012, the model favors small cap. As a result, Northlake client holdings dedicated to the model have sold the S&P 400 Mid Cap... 1697@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ Models 2012-02-01T13:16:28-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2012/01/25/another_blowout_2.html Apple continues to amaze. Relative to expectations this is one of the best quarters I ever remember by any company. Damn, I am pretty certain I wrote that about Apple previously! In calendar 2011, Apple earned $35 a share. Guidance... 1696@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ AAPL 2012-01-25T09:11:49-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2012/01/24/strong_quarter_4.html EMC Corporation (EMC) reported better than expected 4Q11 results. Revenues of $5.57 billion and EPS of 49 cents exceeded consensus estimates of $5.49 billion and 46 cents, respectively. The company provided detailed 2012 guidance in line with street estimates. Revenues... 1695@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ EMC 2012-01-24T09:41:05-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2012/01/20/google_in_the_p.html Two minute minor, five minute major, ten minute misconduct, or game misconduct? I'm thinking ten minute misconduct. The quarter is not nearly as bad as the stock would suggest. Revenues were light but operating income, EBITDA, and free cash flow... 1694@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ GOOG 2012-01-20T11:23:35-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2012/01/03/2012_starts_at.html Northlake's Market Cap and Style models begin 2012 as they ended 2011, favoring Mid Cap and Growth. Both themes struggled in December but underlying factors in the models remain in place. As a result of the latest signals, Northlake clients... 1693@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ Models 2012-01-03T12:59:37-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/12/28/a_holiday_gift.html Just before Christmas Santa delivered gold for shareholders of Charter Communications (CHTR). Santa made a first stop at Cablevision (CVC) headquarters, leavng coal, when it was announced that Tom Rutledge was abruptly leaving his role as #1 operating executive at... 1692@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ CHTR 2011-12-28T09:38:20-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/12/05/december_sticks.html Mid Cap and Growth continue to be the favored themes at Northlake Capital Management, LLC. The latest model signals for December showed some underlying but not enough to shift the signals. As a result, for at least another month, Northlake... 1691@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ Models 2011-12-05T11:22:09-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/11/29/new_liberty_med.html Two transactions have occurred in Northlake client accounts as of this morning. Last week, shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) were purchased as a new investment idea. More on QCOM in a moment. Today, a merger concluded between Liberty Capital (LCAPA) and... 1690@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ LCAPA 2011-11-29T07:57:26-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/11/16/where_i_stand_o.html Media stocks finally caught a bid late last week coinciding with the final set of earnings reports from the group. Viacom, AMC Networks, and Disney each reported solid results and indicated current, positive trends remained largely intact. The Street remains... 1689@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ Media 2011-11-16T09:57:57-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/11/07/cbs_leads_more.html Given the increased importance of macro issues on the stock market and record high correlations among individual stocks, I am expanding media company earnings analysis this quarter to touch on all companies and major trends, not just Northlake positions. Media... 1688@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ CBS 2011-11-07T09:10:12-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/11/02/growth_and_mid_1.html There are no changes to Northlake's Market Cap and Style models for November. Mid Cap and Growth remain the favored themes. As a result, client positions dedicated to these models and currently invested in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY)... 1687@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ Models 2011-11-02T15:32:53-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/11/02/discovery_leads.html Given the increased importance of macro issues on the stock market and record high correlations among individual stocks, I am expanding media company earnings analysis this quarter to touch on all companies and major trends, not just Northlake positions. Several... 1686@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ DISCA 2011-11-02T14:05:00-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/10/19/less_shiny_appl_1.html Yesterday, I wrote in a preview of Apple’s earnings for Wall Street All-Stars and Minyanville that the company needed to report over $8.25 in earnings with good guidance for the stock to respond positively in the very short-term. Consensus EPS... 1685@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ AAPL 2011-10-19T12:18:44-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/10/16/google_still_lo.html Google (GOOG) reported better than expected third quarter earnings of $9.72. Consensus was $8.74. Revenue growth of 33% slightly exceeded consensus estimates. The EPS beat was helped by other income, foreign exchange, and a lower than expected tax rate but... 1684@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ GOOG 2011-10-16T17:43:29-06:00 http://www.northlakecapital.com/clients/mediatalk/archives/2011/10/05/mid_cap_survive.html There are no changes to Northlake's Market Cap and Style models for October. The signals continue to favor Mid Cap and Growth. Underlying indicator movement was modest with a slight shift toward large cap and further movement toward what is... 1683@http://www.northlakecapital.com/mediatalk/ Models 2011-10-05T09:29:04-06:00