Company name Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA (ADR)
Stock ticker NETC
Live stock price [stckqut]NETC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $23.01
Target stock price (averages with growth) $18.42
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $10.71
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $22.85

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=netc

Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA is a Brazil-based company primarily engaged in the pay-television and broadband Internet industries. The Company’s pay television (Pay TV) sector comprises programming and broadcasting of movie, sports, entertainment and news channels. The Company provides Internet access under the brand name Net Virtua. The Company offers voice services, such as local fixed telephony, with Empresa Brasileira de Telecommunicacoes SA under the brand name Net Fone Via Embratel. As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries included Net Brasilia Ltda, Net Rio Ltda, Net Sao Paulo Ltda, Reyc Comercio e Participacoes Ltda, Jacarei Cabo SA, 614 TVH Vale Ltda, 614 Servicos de Internet Maceio Ltda and 614 Servicos de Internet Joao Pessoa Ltda.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor.

Many readers have reached out to me to ask about how to run a balanced portfolio. This article is designed to help you with general guidelines for developing such portfolio. A balanced portfolio should be 20-40% in index funds and 60-80% in individual stocks spread out among many industries. This allows you to have exposure to the general market, the international market, and the growth of truly well-run companies. The proportion of money between index funds and individual companies should be dictated by your age and how soon you will need the money to pay for life’s expenses.

The first thing to do is invest 20 to 40% of your portfolio in index funds. Divide these index funds into at least four categories:

  • international funds
  • bonds funds
  • small-cap or mid-cap funds
  • large-cap funds

I suggest that you balance your fund investments equally every year. This means that you would have 5% of your portfolio in each fund category. You may have to annually add money from the individual stock 80% of your portfolio to maintain at least 20% index fund exposure.

It really doesn’t matter which company manages the index fund you choose. There is some variation in international funds since they can track many different markets so you may need to study a bit for that component. There is little true variation in bonds funds so just find one that tracks the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index. For the stock index funds, they should track one of the S&P indexes or one of the Russell indexes.

If you are over 65 then you may want to start dropping down to 60% of your portfolio being in individual stocks and 40% index funds. You definitely want to consider this if you are over 75 years of age. However, if you are under 65 then you probably should have a portfolio of stocks that is approximately 80% of your portfolio. At 65 you may think you need to be more cautious but there is a high probability that a 65 year-old person is going to live to be 90. If you have reached the glorious age of 75 then you are even more likely to live to 90.  With 25-45 more years of spending to do, you really need your money to continue to grow even if you are retired. As you approach 80 or 90 years, you may want to have a more even mix of stocks, bonds, and money-market cash. To understand this better, check out my whitepaper, Retire In Luxury.

Divide 80% of your portfolio into equal allotments that are larger than $5,000 per allotment. You should have at least 10 allotments in a balanced portfolio. You could have 20 or 30 allotments depending on the size of your portfolio. If you do not have $50,000 to divide 10 ways then divide your existing portfolio into $5,000 increments. You will find that you are much more efficient and profitable if you invest $5,000 or more using GOPM. If you have fewer than 10 allotments, be very diligent about getting a good mix of industries so that you are not overly hurt by any one trend.

Regardless of the number of allotments that you choose, you need to choose twice that number in stocks that you are tracking.  So if you have 10 allotments, you should track 20 stocks. This allows you to always have a stock that is rising to invest your money. Invariably, some of your tracked stocks will be going sideways or down but by tracking double the number you need, you are likely to have 10 that have upward momentum.

You should plan on investing in 10 to 30 companies at a time using the tools that I show in The Confident Investor. Grow your investment in any individual stock until you have doubled your money using GOPM (Grow on Other People’s Money).

When you have doubled your money in half of your companies, you may want to consider changing your allocation size to a larger allocation. This will allow you to continue to grow your investment in those great companies.

It is also possible to stop investing in any given company at half of an allotment or twice allotment depending on how you feel about that company. You should also factor the number of companies in the same industry you already having a portfolio. For instance, if you have 2 companies in nearly every industry except you only have one mining company, feel free to allow that mining company to grow to a double allotment. Similarly, if you have 3 software companies in your portfolio then you may want to limit one or all of them to a half allotment so that your portfolio is not overweight in that category.

Let me show you an example of a 50-year-old man (we will call him Bob) that has been able to save $150,000 in his IRA account.

  • $7,500 in an international index fund
  • $7,500 in a bond fund
  • $7,500 in a small-cap  or a mid-cap fund
  • $7,500 in a large-cap fund
  • $120,000 divided into 10 allotments of $12,000 each.  This means that Bob will purchase up to $12,000 in any stock on the 20 possibilities.

For the 20 stocks, Bob chose the following from the Confident Investor Watch List:

Apple Inc. Technology – Personal
Akamai Technologies Technology – Internet
Ansys, Inc. Technology – Enterprise Software
Atlas Pipeline Energy
Caterpillar, Inc. Manufacturing – Machinery
Chipotle Mexican Retail – Restaurant
Cirrus Logic Technology – Semiconductor
Deckers Outdoor Footwear
Ebay Inc. Retail – Web
Extra Space Storage Real Estate
Goldcorp Inc. Mining – Gold
Google Inc. Advertising – Web
Hms Holdings Corp Healthcare – Services
Helmerich & Payne Energy
Merck & Co., Inc. Pharmaceutical
Net Servicos de Comunicacao Telecommunications – International
Priceline.com Inc. Retail – Web
Boston Beer Alcohol Beverages
Washington Banking Finance
Yum! Brands, Inc. Retail – Restaurant

Bob will invest in these companies as indicated by the technical indicators described in my book, The Confident Investor.  You can purchase my book wherever books are sold such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Books A Million. It is available in ebook formats for Nook, Kindle, and iPad.

Company name Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA (ADR)
Stock ticker NETC
Live stock price [stckqut]NETC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $20.46
Target stock price (averages with growth) $21.08
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $12.53
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $16.86

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=netc

Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA is a Brazil-based holding company engaged in the pay-television and broadband Internet industries. The Company provides cable television services under the brand name, NET, and Internet access under the brand name, NET VIRTUA. The Company provides voice services with Empresa Brasileira de Telecommunicacoes SA under the brand name, NET FONE VIA EMBRATEL. As of December 31, 2011, the Company held 100% interest in the subsidiaries: Net Brasilia Ltda., Net Rio Ltda., Net Sao Paulo Ltda., Reyc Comercio e Participacoes Ltda., Jacarei Cabo S.A., 614 TVH Vale Ltda., 614 Servicos de Internet Maceio Ltda. and 614 Servicos de Internet Joao Pessoa Ltda.

 

Confident Investor comments: This is a good stock if you want technology and international exposure to your portfolio. At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

 

Company name Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA (ADR)
Stock ticker NETC
Live stock price [stckqut]NETC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $16.87
Target stock price (averages with growth) $22.75
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $19.18
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $15.13

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=netc

Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA is a Brazil-based public shareholding company engaged in the pay-television and broadband Internet industries. The Company provides cable television services under the brand name, NET, and Internet access under the brand name, NET VIRTUA. The Company provides voice services with Empresa Brasileira de Telecommunicacoes SA under the brand name, NET FONE VIA EMBRATEL. As of December 31, 2011, the Company held stake in its subsidiaries include Net Brasilia Ltda., Net Rio Ltda., Net Sao Paulo Ltda., Reyc Comercio e Participacoes Ltda., Jacarei Cabo SA, 614 TVH Vale Ltda., 614 Servicos de Internet Maceio Ltda. Big TV and 614 Servicos de Internet Joao Pessoa Ltda. Big TV. As on September 30, 2010, the Company acquired 100% of the quotas of Net Belo Horizonte Ltda., Net Brasilia Ltda. and Net Campinas Ltda from its subsidiary, Net Rio Ltda.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.  This stock is especially good if you need exposure to the Brazilian market in your portfolio.

Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

Company name Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA (ADR)
Stock ticker NETC
Live stock price [stckqut]NETC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $13.7
Target stock price (averages with growth) $23.17
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $19.39
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $13.66

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=netc
Net Servicos de Comunicacao S.A. (Net Servicos) is a multiservice company in the pay-television and broadband Internet industries in Brazil. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had 3.7 million pay-television connected subscribers in 93 locations in Brazil, including in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It is a provider of high-speed cable modem Internet access in Brazil through its NET V?rtua service, which had 2.9 million subscribers as of December 31, 2009. Net Servicos also provides fixed line telephony through its NET Fone via Embratel service, which had 2.6 million subscribers as of December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, its advanced network of coaxial and fiber-optic cable covered over 61,000 kilometers and passed approximately 10.8 million homes of which approximately 7.8 million belong to high and middle income classes and approximately 79% of such network had two-way communication capability.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.