| Company name | Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
| Stock ticker | LVS |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]LVS[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Good |
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
| Employee productivity | Fair |
| Sales growth | Fair |
| EPS growth | Good |
| P/E growth | Poor |
| EBIT growth | Good |
ANALYSIS
| Confident Investor Rating | Fair |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $82.03 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $72.23 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $32.53 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $52.96 |
The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=lvs
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVSC) is a developer of destination properties that offers accommodations, gaming, entertainment and retail, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants and other amenities. The Company’s principal operating and developmental activities occur in three geographic areas: Macao, Singapore and the United States. In Macao, its operating segments are The Venetian Macao; Sands Cotai Central; Four Seasons Macao; Sands Macao, and Other Asia (that includes its ferry operations and various other operations). In Singapore, its operating segment is Marina Bay Sands. In the United States, its operating segments are The Venetian Las Vegas, which includes the Sands Expo Center and The Palazzo, and Sands Bethlehem. The Paiza Club located at the Company’s properties is an invitation-only club, which offers a range of services and amenities. The Company also offers players club loyalty programs at its properties.
Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Las Vegas Sands Corp. as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns. I will leave Las Vegas Sands Corp. on my Watch List for now to see if it improves.
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How was this analysis of Las Vegas Sands Corp. calculated?
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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:
- Stock price at the time of the calculation: $53.03
- Growth: 0.1
- Current EPS (TTM): $3.21
- P/E: 16.5
- Future EPS Calc: $5.16
- Future Stock Price Calc: $85.3
- Target stock price: $52.96
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