Should You Link Up With Linktone?

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December 28, 2009 | Comments (1)

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Is it time to consider Linktone Ltd.?
Our expedition begins with Linktone Ltd.. Is now a good time to consider Linktone Ltd., or should you look elsewhere? Let's look at Linktone Ltd. and some related companies.

Linktone Ltd. vs. Related Companies

Stock	Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq: LTON )	American Tower (NYSE: AMT )	NII Holdings (Nasdaq: NIHD )	Partner Communications Company Ltd (Nasdaq: PTNR )
CAPS Community Rating We prefer 4-star or 5-star stocks.
CAPS 1000 We like stocks rated "outperform" by 80% of top CAPS members.	100% Outperform	65% Outperform	97% Outperform	93% Outperform
Five-Year Revenue Growth We like to see five-year revenue growth of at least 10%.	5.85%	18.55%	29.27%	7.07%
Gross Margin (TTM) We like to see gross margins of 35% or higher.	69.2%	75.8%	59.7%	39.7%
Total Debt-to-Equity A total debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50 or less gets a check.	.00	1.30	1.19	.96
Return on Equity We look for a minimum of 14% return on equity.	2.0%	8.3%	12.9%	50.8%
Total Score	4 of 6	2 of 6	4 of 6	4 of 6

N/M = not meaningful.

Linktone Ltd., NII Holdings, and Partner Communications Company Ltd appear to be a better opportunity than these peer comparisons.

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Report this Comment On July 28, 2010, at 12:03 PM, SPYDERMAN23 wrote:

I have bben invested in LTON for about 5 years. and added to my holdings within the past 6 months when the stock price weakended due to general market conditions.
If you believe in the continued growth of the China market and economy, this is a very good investment due to the potential for excellent growth in the new land of opportunity.

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