Wide Margins of Safety for These Stocks

The DCF calculator helps to find low-priced investments

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May 31, 2016
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The following stocks are trading with wide margins of safety, according to the DCF calculator, and some of them have very low P/E ratios. GuruFocus' All-in-One Screener can be used to find similar stocks.

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE) has a market cap of $688.61 million and a GuruFocus’ business predictability of 3.5/5 stars. The stock has a price of $19.39 with a P/E ratio of 6.40 and according to the DCF calculator is trading with a margin of safety of 77% since its fair value is $83.45. During the last 12 months the price of the stock has dropped by 24% and is now 48.01% below its 52-week high.

It is a vertically integrated insurance holding company, which through its various subsidiaries covers insurance underwriting, distribution, claims processing and exposure management.

Its profitability and growth is rated 9/10 with ROE of 39.41% and ROA of 10.69% that are ranked higher than 96% of other companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.29% of outstanding shares followed by Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (DECK) has a market cap of $1.6 billion and a GuruFocus business predictability of 3/5 stars. The stock has a price of $53.19 with a P/E ratio of 10.95 and according to the DCF calculator is trading with a margin of safety of 50% since its fair value is $106.19. During the last 12 months the price of the stock has dropped by 31% and is now 35.61% below its 52-week high.

The company is engaged in designing, marketing and distributing footwear, apparel and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities.

Its profitability and growth is rated 7/10 with ROE of 15.67% and ROA of 10.80% that are ranked higher than 75% of other companies in the Global Footwear & Accessories industry.

Royce is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus, with 3.19% of outstanding shares followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.17%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.19%, Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1% and Jones with 0.02%.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) has a market cap of $549.99 billion and a GuruFocus’ business predictability of 4.5/5 stars. The stock has a price of $100.35 with a P/E ratio of 11.18 and according to the DCF calculator is trading with a margin of safety of 61% since its fair value is $255.93. During the last 12 months the price of the stock has dropped by 24% and is now 24.49% below its 52-week high.

The company designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players and sells a variety of related software, services, accessories, networking solutions and third-party digital content.

Its profitability and growth is rated 9/10 with ROE 40.05% and ROA of 17.80% that are ranked higher than 97% of other companies in the Global Consumer Electronics industry.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21% of outstanding shares followed by Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%, Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%, David Einhorn (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%, Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1% and David Rolfe (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.

Bbva Banco Frances S.A. (BFR) has a market cap of $3.34 billion. The stock has a price of $19.09 with a P/E ratio of 11.78 and according to the DCF calculator is trading with a margin of safety of 67% since its fair value is $45.07. During the last 12 months the price of the stock has risen by 11% and is now 26.27% below its 52-week high.

The company provides financial products and services to corporations, medium and small companies and individuals.

Its profitability and growth is rated 10/10 with ROE of 31.44% and ROA of 4.14% that are ranked higher than 95% of other companies in the Global Banks - Regional - Latin America industry.

Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.07% of outstanding shares followed by Fisher with 0.01%.

Air Methods Corp. (AIRM) has a market cap of $1.28 billion and a GuruFocus business predictability of 5/5 stars. The stock has a price of $34.03 with a P/E ratio of 11.52 and according to the DCF calculator is trading with a margin of safety of 60% since its fair value is $83.13. During the last 12 months the price of the stock has dropped by 21% and is now 27.98% below its 52-week high.

The company is a provider of air medical emergency transport services and systems throughout the U.S.

Its profitability and growth is rated 9/10 with ROE of 21.41% and ROA of 7.60% that are ranked higher than 82% of other companies in the Global Airports & Air Services industry.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.22% of outstanding shares followed by Jones with 0.14% and Cohen with 0.04%.

Nicholas Financial Inc. (NICK) has a market cap of $83.77 million. The stock has a price of $10.78 with a P/E ratio of 6.79 and according to the DCF calculator is trading with a margin of safety of 55% since its fair value is $24.23. During the last 12 months the price of the stock has dropped by 19% and is now 23.22% below its 52-week high.

The company through its subsidiaries, is engaged in acquiring and servicing contracts for purchases of new and used automobiles and light trucks, as well as makes direct loans and sells consumer-finance related products.

Its profitability and growth is rated 8/10 with ROE of 12.80% and ROA of 43.90% that are ranked higher than 65% of other companies in the Global Credit Services industry.

Simons is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 6.47% of outstanding shares.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc. (SMBC) has a market cap of $181.26 million and a GuruFocus business predictability of 2/5 stars. The stock has a price of $24.45 with a P/E ratio of 12.46 and according to the DCF calculator is trading with a margin of safety of 56% since its fair value is $55.8. During the last 12 months the price of the stock has risen by 29% and is now 1.97% below its 52-week high.

The company is engaged in providing range of banking and financial services to individuals and corporate customers in its market areas.

Its profitability and growth is rated 7/10 with ROE of 11.35% and ROA of 1.12% that are ranked higher than 66% of other companies in the Global Savings & Cooperative Banks industry.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Royce with 0.58% of outstanding shares followed by Black with 0.16%.

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