StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of
February 12, 2007
| Stock: |
ECtel, Ltd. |
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| Ticker Symbol: |
ECTX - Nasdaq - Communication
Equipment |
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| Buy: |
5.00 to 5.25 |
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| Sell: |
8.00 |
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Info: |
ECtel, Ltd. engages in the
development and marketing of Integrated Revenue
Management (IRM) solutions for communications
service providers. Its IRM solutions enable
communications service providers to deploy,
execute, and oversee multiple revenue management
programs, such as fraud prevention and revenue
assurance products, on the same platform. The
company�s products comprise proprietary software
and hardware components, as well as
off-the-shelf hardware and software components.
Its solutions equip telecommunications service
providers with data gathering and analysis
capabilities by detecting and preventing fraud;
supporting revenue assurance, including call
leakage detection; enabling to settle
interconnect disputes between operators; and
monitoring network usage, and providing traffic
trend reports. The company�s IRM platform also
includes various components, including probes,
data management layer or data loaders, and
dashboard. ECtel markets its fraud prevention
and revenue assurance solutions to
communications service providers primarily
through direct sales force, as well as through
sales representatives, distributors, and sales
consultants worldwide. The company, formerly
known as ECI Telesystems, Ltd., was founded in
1990 and is headquartered in Rosh Ha�ayin,
Israel. |
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| Financial Info: |
For the fiscal year ended
12/31/2006, revenues rose 24% to $28.8 million.
Net loss rose 68% to $2.3 million. |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 2.96, Total Debt/Equity: N/A, Trailing
P/E: N/A, Forward P/E: N/A, Price/Book:
1.74, Price/Sales: 3.01 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 16.36
million shares outstanding with 10.40
million shares in the trading
float. Institutions own
approximately 36.90% of the shares outstanding.
There have been no insider purchases or
insider sales in the last six months.
Real-Time SEC
Filings
As of 1/9/2007, there were 14,360 shares short.
Net Institutional Buying: N/A shares prior to latest
quarter. |
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| Articles: |
ECtel Reports Strong
Growth in Q4 and Full-Year 2006 |
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