Admittedly, we did not expect something like this. Suffice it to say BGG’s 2Q12 earnings results and conference call included a number of unexpected outcomes both operationally and strategically. Obviously the big news of the day was...
READ MORE >If there has been any sector that has served as the backbone of the recent rally in the market it has been the homebuilders. Most of the largest publicly traded homebuilders have witnessed stock...
READ MORE >As we anticipated, BGG reported 1Q12 results that were well above consensus expectations. The magnitude of revenue upside was larger than we expected, but the company’s loss per share was roughly inline with our forecast. ...
READ MORE >For the first time in a long time, TTC reported quarterly results that fell short of expectations. While some investment firms and analysts are willing to look past the company’s “product rework” expense in the quarter as a “one-time” item, we...
READ MORE >Admittedly, BGG’s 4Q11 results and initial FY12 EPS guidance were well below our expectations. Our channel checks indicated that sell through of outdoor power equipment weakened from 1Q11 to 2Q11 and that trends in June and July were modestly worse...
READ MORE >We have been recommending a pair trade: long BGG/short TTC for approximately 9-12 months. Thus far the trade has not been a winner, generating a modest (-3.0%) loss compared to a relatively healthy...
READ MORE >BGG shares rallied modestly today, despite the significant outperformance posted by the company on both the top and bottomline for 3Q11. We attribute the tepid stock price response to the relatively muted outlook for 4Q11 provided by...
READ MORE >We have been recommending a pair trade: long BGG/short TTC for approximately 6-9 months. Thus far the trade has not been a winner, generating a modest gain 1.5% compared to a robust 26.5% increase for the...
READ MORE >SELL/SHORT
$4
SELL
$50
SELL/SHORT
$45
SHORT
$18
SELL/SHORT
$5
SELL/SHORT
$42
LONG
$75
LONG
$128
SELL/SHORT
$50
SELL/SHORT
$50
LONG
$5.50
SHORT
$50
SHORT
$28
LONG
$65
LONG
$37
PAIR TRADE
$10
PAIR TRADE
$30
LONG
$35
SHORT
$35
SELL/SHORT
$10
SHORT
$101
SHORT
$15
SHORT
$0
SHORT
$9
SHORT
$0
PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
SHORT
$14.00
SHORT
$22
SHORT
$15
SHORT
$20
SHORT
$31
SHORT
$35
SHORT
$30
PAIR - LONG KNL/SHORT MLHR
25%
SHORT
$100
LONG
$8
LONG
$20
SHORT
$22
PAIR - LONG CSGP/SHORT LOOP
40%
LONG
$35
SHORT
$275
SHORT
$0