Mark Lin
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Mark is a private value investor and is the author of CheapskateInvesting.com website which uses a systematic quantitative screening approach to filter the global stock markets for cheap cigar-butts and wide-moat compounders.
Recent Articles by Mark Lin
Apr 3, 2014
by Mark Lin
1 Company Is a Good Play on the Home Shopping Market
As an investor, it pays to be a contrarian. An emerging company with growing market share may promise greater rewards than the market leader in that particular industry, such as ValueVision Media in the home shopping market.
Apr 1, 2014
by Mark Lin
How Increased Brand Awareness and a Multichannel Strategy Will Propel This Company's Growth
An increasing number of Americans are obese and turning to weight loss programs. Investing in multichannel weight loss player Medifast means you don't have to make a bet which weight loss channel will be most popular with consumers.
Mar 31, 2014
by Mark Lin
Can This Italian Restaurant Group Weather the Storm?
When a company reports disappointing financial results, investors should assess if uncontrollable factors were responsible and whether company fundamentals are strong. In the case of Bravo Brio Restaurant, its financial performance was impacted by bad weather and it has a sound business model with the customer needs in mind.
Mar 31, 2014
by Mark Lin
1 Company Is A Good Play On The High Protein Trend
While the high protein diet is gaining popularity with an increasing number of consumers, not all companies will benefit to the same extent. Omega Protein has factors such as demand outpacing supply and its quality-assured domestic manufacturing facilities working in its favor.
Mar 28, 2014
by Mark Lin
Less Is More for This Boutique Hotel Management Company
The classic hotelier model involved building as many hotels as possible and replicating the same service level and customer experience across all of them. However, when you try to provide everything to everybody you end up representing nothing. As a result, more travelers have become attracted to hotels that serve their specialized needs, like those managed by Morgans Hotel.
Mar 28, 2014
by Mark Lin
How Citi Trends' Business Model Laid the Foundation for Its Turnaround
When the going goes tough, the tough gets going. Citi Trends managed to deliver positive earnings following two years of losses, by going back to its roots and focusing on the strengths of its business model.
Mar 28, 2014
by Mark Lin
Which Company Will Benefit the Most From the Battle Against Obesity?
Obesity is a real problem in America today, but investors shouldn’t rush into buying all the fitness and weight-management stocks. Instead they should choose the company offering the best weight-loss results, which will imply strong customer captivity in the mid-to-long term.
Mar 27, 2014
by Mark Lin
One Company Is Capitalizing on the Two Biggest Food Service Trends
Good companies don’t ignore trends; they capitalize on them. Jamba, a leading seller of smoothies and juices, has achieved three years of same store-sales growth, despite a difficult economic environment. Its success lies in its ability to capitalize on two emerging food service trends.
Mar 27, 2014
by Mark Lin
The Two Things That Make This Online Retailer Click
The battle of bricks versus clicks is raging on in many consumer markets. Online retailer Vitacost.com has capitalized fully on its advantages compared to its physical counterparts, by offering more choices at lower prices. This gives it a clear advantage over its brick and mortar peers in the vitamins and dietary supplements market.
Mar 27, 2014
by Mark Lin
Why Warren Buffett Owns This Community Newspaper Publisher and Why You Should Too
A strategy of following superinvestors' stock purchases has proven to be more profitable for many investors, and there's no bigger superinvestor than Warren Buffett. His investment into newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is worth examining.
Mar 25, 2014
by Mark Lin
Why This Company Is Good Now and Potentially Great In the Future
A good company stands still, while a great one strives for continuous improvement. Xerium isn’t satisfied with its current status as the top two players in its businesses and has embarked on initiatives to be a better company.
Mar 25, 2014
by Mark Lin
Why This Housewares Company Is a Good Long-Term Investment
Boring is good when it comes to choosing a good long-term investment. Warren Buffett’s choice of candies (See’s) and sodas (Coca-Cola) reaped huge dividends. This ordinary-looking housewares company could be an interesting investment option.
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