Buy 3, Sell 1, Portfolio Problems at Icarra

Ambassadors Group, Inc. (EPAX) profits by partnering with a non-profit, People to People, to send Americans on educational foreign trips. It pays a 2.75% dividend, and is currently under-valued due to the depreciating dollar and conerns over terrorism. It has a $328 million market cap at $16.74/share, 16% Pre-Tax Earnings Yield, and over 100% Pre-Tax Return on Capital.

Thomas Group, Inc. (TGIS) is a consulting firm that gets most of its revenues from the US Navy. It pays a 5.35% dividend with a payout ratio just under 60%. At $7.48/share, it has a market cap of $82 million, an EY of 18%, and ROC over 100%.

Trident Microsystems, Inc. (TRID) makes chips for LCD and Plasma televisions for major companies such as Samsung, Sony, and Phillips. An options backdating scandal and competition from low-cost makers have brought the price down, and the stock is currently trading at $5.82/share, with a market cap of almost $350 million, an EY of 27%, and ROC over 100%. The company pays no dividend.

On a bookkeeping note, it looks like my portfolio at Icarra.com has lost most of my recent transactions, so I'll work on correcting those and look into setting up the tracking portfolio somewhere else.

I found the ticker for DEBS, which has moved to a German exchange. It's now known by DE1.BE. It was picked 1 year ago, so will be sold this week.

PWEI Merger Completed

PWEI, purchased in November, completed its merger on 6/22. Shareholders will receive $33.50 per share, a 7% loss from the original purchase price of $35.95. This has been reflected in my Icarra portfolio.

Icarra Portfolio

I've set up a tracking portfolio at Icarra.com. It's more advanced than just a spreadsheet like I've been using, including charts and comparisons to different benchmarks.

Magic Zecco Portfolio at Icarra

For simplicity's sake, I'm just using transactions of $500 for each stock, even though this results in fractional shares. The portfolio has no transaction costs, but this is the case with Zecco anyway.