StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of
April 11, 2005
| Stock: |
Napster, Inc.
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| Ticker Symbol: |
NAPS - Nasdaq - Software and
Programming |
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| Buy: |
7.00 to 7.25 |
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| Sell: |
11.00 + |
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Info: |
Napster, Inc., formerly
Roxio, Inc., is a provider of digital media
software and services for the consumer market.
It provides software that enables individuals to
record digital content onto compact disc (CDs)
and digital video discs (DVDs) and offers photo
and video editing products. The Company's
products and services allow customers to access,
archive, create, customize and share digital
materials in formats compatible with a number of
digital entertainment devices, such as personal
computers (PCs), CD and DVD players, compressed
audio players and personal digital assistants.
The Company operates its business in two
segments and divisions: the consumer software
products division, which provides a family of
PC-based consumer software products that allows
customers to create, manage, customize and share
digital content, and the online music
distribution division, Napster LLC, which
provides paid online music service under the
Napster brand. |
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| Financial Info: |
For the nine months ended
12/31/04, revenues totaled $29.3M, up from $5.9
million, while net loss from continuing
operations rose 17% to $44.5 million. |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 3.39, Total Debt/Equity: 0.105, Trailing
P/E: N/A, Forward P/E: N/A, Price/Book:
1.74, Price/Sales: 5.16 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 42.76
million shares outstanding with 42.20
million shares in the trading
float. Institutions own
approximately 17.57% of the shares outstanding.
There have been no reported insider purchases
and 1
insider sale totaling 60,000 shares in the last six months.
Real-Time SEC
Filings
As of 3/8/2005, there were 7.96 million shares short.
Net Institutional Buying: : 7.513 million
shares prior to latest
quarter. |
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| Articles: |
Napster Is Strong
Runner-Up To Apple's iTunes
Napster Shares Jump After
Boosted Guidance |
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