StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of
May 1, 2006
| Stock: |
MIVA, Inc. |
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| Ticker Symbol: |
MIVA - Nasdaq - Internet Information
Providers |
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| Buy: |
4.00 to 4.25 |
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| Sell: |
7.00 |
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Info: |
MIVA, Inc., an independent
performance marketing network, provides
e-commerce solutions in North America, Europe,
and Asia. The company delivers qualified leads
to advertisers, facilitates commerce for online
merchants, and provides relevant information to
customers. It operates through three divisions:
MIVA Media, MIVA Direct, and MIVA Small
Business. MIVA Media division provides
performance marketing services, Pay-Per-Click,
and Pay-Per-Call services. This division also
offers private label service that provides large
publishers with the opportunity to brand and
sell their own performance marketing service. In
addition, it offers solutions for publishers,
including private branded toolbars, configurable
algorithmic search, contextual capabilities, and
expandable banners. MIVA Direct division
provides desktop consumer software, such as
private-branded toolbars and various
search-related applications. MIVA Small Business
division develops integrated online marketing
and business solutions based on the MIVA
Merchant e-commerce platform, including
storefronts, payment processing, logistics
management, and professional services. The
company, formerly known as FindWhat.com, Inc.,
was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Fort
Myers, Florida. |
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| Financial Info: |
For the fiscal year ended
12/31/2005, revenues increased 15% to $194.6
million. Net loss totaled $130.2 million vs. an
income of $17 million. |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 1.81, Total Debt/Equity: 0.018, Trailing
P/E: N/A, Forward P/E: N/A, Price/Book:
0.91, Price/Sales: 0.68 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 31.09
million shares outstanding with 22.50
million shares in the trading
float. Institutions own
approximately 36.58% of the shares outstanding.
There have been no insider purchases and 2
insider sales totaling 24,192 shares in the last six months.
Real-Time SEC
Filings
As of 4/10/2006, there were 1.92 million shares short.
Net Institutional Buying: 966,811 shares prior to latest
quarter. |
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| Articles: |
MIVA
Announces New Distribution Partner Deals in
Europe |
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