Stock Pitch Ideas?

I've recently been asked by a professor to provide a stock pitch to help prepare for upcoming interviews and I was curious if anyone could provide me with ideas/industries to look into.

I was fortunate enough to come across an article written by someone on this site a while back which was extremely informative. I've decided to take the authors approach when trying to pitch this idea. I've provided a link to the article below.

I'm now just trying to get on track and actually choose a company to be long on. It's possible he might ask me for a short pitch as well, so short ideas would be great too! Thanks for anyone who can help me out.

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/whs-interview-stock-pitch-checklist…

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[quote=Quazie]I've recently been asked by a professor to provide a stock pitch to help prepare for upcoming interviews and I was curious if anyone could provide me with ideas/industries to look into.

I was fortunate enough to come across an article written by someone on this site a while back which was extremely informative. I've decided to take the authors approach when trying to pitch this idea. I've provided a link to the article below.

I'm now just trying to get on track and actually choose a company to be long on. It's possible he might ask me for a short pitch as well, so short ideas would be great too! Thanks for anyone who can help me out.

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/whs-interview-stock-pitch-checklist…]

Google Ben Graham value screen and run it (or find a newsletter that has recently). That should give you some good ideas. Also, try Barron's/Forbes as well. Pending spins and splits can be interesting, as can acquirers in a transformational merger.

If there is an industry you understand, think of the companies in it you think are most competitive, and then look where they trade vs peers, and decide if they valuation premium low (go long) or high (go long a peer or maybe even short).

 

I'll be nice and hand you one. Look at Q-Logic (QLGC). It's buying back a ton of stock and has a lot of cash on its balance sheet. Back out the cash and look at "normal" earnings/EBITDA/fcf/etc multiples.

Not necessarily a great investment, but you could definitely make a compelling pitch.

All I care about in life is accumulating bananas
 

And don't start your pitch with an industry overview. Formulate a thesis and relate all of your arguments back to the thesis. Don't give useless statistics about the total addressable market and whatnot. Make a succinct argument that proves your thesis.

All I care about in life is accumulating bananas
 

I won't suggest any because I don't know that I have any 'unique' ideas at the moment. However, I suggest you have at least two pitches ready, not just one. Perhaps one in detail, and a second more superficial pitch if you haven't got the time to fully prepare two. Maybe a long and a short.

 

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