Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: RPRX, ARCT, LUB, JCS, DCIN

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Apr 23, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CFOs is illustrated in the chart below:





Repros Therapeutics (RPRX, Financial): CFO Katherine Anderson Bought 3,000 Shares


CFO of Repros Therapeutics (RPRX) Katherine Anderson bought 3,000 shares on 04/13/2012 at an average price of $3.86. Zonagen Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of products for the human reproductive system, including sexual dysfunction, vaccine adjuvants, products for fertility and female health as well as urological applications, specifically prostate cancer. Repros Therapeutics has a market cap of $57.2 million; its shares were traded at around $4.37 with and P/S ratio of 28601.2. Repros Therapeutics had an annual average earnings growth of 70.4% over the past 5 years.


Repros Therapeutics Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2011. Net loss for the three month period ended Dec. 31, 2011, was ($2.7) million or ($0.22) per share as compared to a net loss of ($1.2) million or ($0.13) per share for the same period in 2010. The net loss for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2011, was ($12.5) million or ($1.04) per share as compared to a net loss of ($4.8) million or ($0.59) per share for the same period in 2010. Total revenues and other income decreased to $2,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to $421,000 for the same period in the prior year.


President and CEO Joseph Podolski and CFO Katherine Anderson bought shares of RPRX stock.


American Realty Capital Trust Inc. (ARCT, Financial): CFO and Treasurer Brian D. Jones Bought 1,000 Shares


CFO and Treasurer of American Realty Capital Trust Inc. (ARCT) Brian D. Jones bought 1,000 shares on 04/18/2012 at an average price of $11. American Realty Capital Trust Inc. is a real estate investment trust that acquires and operates single-tenant, freestanding commercial properties net leased on a long-term basis to primarily investment grade tenants. Amer Realty Cap has a market cap of $1.97 billion; its shares were traded at around $11.06 with and P/S ratio of 15.2. The dividend yield of Amer Realty Cap stocks is 6.4%.


President and CEO William M Kahane, CFO and Treasurer Brian D. Jones, and Director Nicholas S. Schorsch bought shares of ARCT stock.


Luby'S Inc. (LUB, Financial): Senior Vice President and CFO K. Scott Gray Bought 500 Shares


Senior Vice President and CFO of Luby's Inc. (LUB) K. Scott Gray bought 500 shares on 04/11/2012 at an average price of $6.19. Luby's Inc. is a holding company. They operate cafeteria-style restaurants under the name Luby's located in close proximity to retail centers, business developments, and residential areas. Luby's Inc. has a market cap of $177.7 million; its shares were traded at around $6.13 with a P/E ratio of 31.6 and P/S ratio of 0.5.


Luby's Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter fiscal 2012, a twelve-week period, which ended on February 15, 2012. Restaurant sales increased $4.5 million, to $146.6 million, during the first two fiscal quarters of 2012; Luby's Cafeterias generated sales of $105.1 million and Fuddruckers contributed sales of $41.5 million.


Senior Vice President and CFO K Scott Gray, 10% Owner Partners LLC Bandera, and Director Frank Markantonis bought shares of LUB stock.


Communications Systems Inc. (JCS, Financial): CFO David T. McGraw Bought 395 Shares


CFO of Communications Systems Inc. (JCS) David T. McGraw bought 395 shares on 04/16/2012 at an average price of $11.81. Communications Systems manufactures and markets connectors and wiring devices for voice, data and video communications under the "Suttle" brand name in the U.S. and internationally. Communications Systems Inc. has a market cap of $110.3 million; its shares were traded at around $13.26 with a P/E ratio of 10 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Communications Systems Inc. stocks is 4.9%. Communications Systems Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 24.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Communications Systems Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.


Communications Systems Inc. reported financial results for its full year and fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011. For the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2011, net income was $9,798,000, or $1.15 per diluted share, on sales of $143,775,000. In fiscal 2010 the company earned $9,715,000 or $1.15 per diluted share, on sales of $120,072,000. For the three months ended Dec. 31, 2011, the company incurred a loss of ($574,000) or ($0.07) per diluted share, on sales of $25,338,000, compared to 2010 fourth quarter net income of $1,970,000 or $0.23 per diluted share, on sales of $30,208,000.


CEO William G. Schultz, CFO David T. Mcgraw, and Vice President Bleick Karen J. Nesburg bought shares of JCS stock.


Digital Cinema (DCIN, Financial): CFO Brian D. Pflug Bought 5,000 Shares


CFO of Digital Cinema (DCIN) Brian D. Pflug bought 5,000 shares on 04/16/2012 at an average price of $5.61.


CEO and Chairman, 10% Owner A. Dale Mayo, CFO Brian D. Pflug, and Director Charles Goldwater bought shares of DCIN stock.


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