Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: HTBI, HRB, FLL, TINY, MMLP

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Jul 16, 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:





Hometrust Bancshares (HTBI, Financial): Senior Vice President and CFO Tony J. Vuncannon Bought 37,425 Shares


Senior Vice President and CFO of Hometrust Bancshares (HTBI) Tony J. Vuncannon bought 37,425 shares during the past week at an average price of $10.


CEO F. Edward Broadwell Jr., Senior Vice President and CFO Tony J. Vuncannon, and Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Howard L. Sellinger bought shares of HTBI stock.


H&R Block Inc. (HRB, Financial): CFO Gregory J. Macfarlane Bought 6,300 Shares


CFO of H&R Block Inc. (HRB) Gregory J. Macfarlane bought 6,300 shares on 07/09/2012 at an average price of $16.05. H&R Block Inc. is a diversified company involved in tax return preparation,electronic filing of income tax returns and other tax-related services. H&R Block Inc. has a market cap of $4.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.48 with a P/E ratio of 13.43 and P/S ratio of 1.57. The dividend yield of H&R Block Inc. stocks is 4.84%.


H&R Block Inc. reported GAAP net income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 of $346.0 million, or $1.16 per share. Total revenues of $2.9 billion were down 1.7 percent compared to the prior year.


CFO Gregory J. Macfarlane and Director Paul J. Brown bought shares of HRB stock.


Full House Resorts Inc. (FLL, Financial): COO and CFO Mark J. Miller Bought 4,000 Shares


COO and CFO of Full House Resorts Inc. (FLL) Mark J. Miller bought 4,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $2.8. Full House develops and manages gaming facilities. The company has a management agreement with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians for the development and management of a first-class casino/resort with gaming devices in the Battle Creek, Mich., area, which is currently in the pre-development stage. Full House Resorts Inc. has a market cap of $50.98 million; its shares were traded at around $2.73 with a P/E ratio of 10.5 and P/S ratio of 0.48.


Full House Resorts Inc. announced results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. Net income attributed to the company for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $25.8 million, or $1.38 per common share, compared to net income of $1.6 million, or $0.09 per common share, in the prior-year period.


COO and CFO Mark J. Miller bought shares of FLL stock.


Harris & Harris Group Inc. (TINY, Financial): President and CFO Daniel B. Wolfe Bought 375 Shares


President and CFO of Harris & Harris Group Inc. (TINY) Daniel B. Wolfe bought 375 shares on 07/11/2012 at an average price of $3.96. Harris & Harris Group Inc., based in New York, is a publicly traded venture capital firm exclusively focused on investing in companies enabled by nanotechnology and microsystems. Harris & Harris Group Inc. has a market cap of $128.34 million; its shares were traded at around $4.14 with and P/S ratio of 182.57. Harris & Harris Group Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 6.6% over the past 10 years.


Chairman and CEO Douglas W. Jamison, President and CFO Daniel B. Wolfe, and Director Bruce W. Shewmaker bought shares of TINY stock.


Martin Midstream Partners LP (MMLP, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Robert D. Bondurant Bought 134 Shares


Executive Vice President and CFO of Martin Midstream Partners LP (MMLP) Robert D. Bondurant bought 134 shares on 07/09/2012 at an average price of $32.74. Martin Midstream is a limited partnership which stores and transports hydrocarbon products and specialty chemicals, primarily in the Gulf Coast. Martin Midstream Partners LP has a market cap of $808.27 million; its shares were traded at around $35.22 with a P/E ratio of 51.46 and P/S ratio of 0.65. The dividend yield of Martin Midstream Partners LP stocks is 8.72%.


Martin Midstream Partners LP announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Martin Midstream Partners LP reported net income for the first quarter of 2012 of $10.5 million, or $0.40 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the first quarter of 2011 of $7.3 million, or $0.31 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the first quarter of 2012 were $338.3 million compared to $283.0 million for the first quarter of 2011.


President and CEO, 10% Owner Ruben S Martin, Executive Vice President and CFO Robert D. Bondurant, and Executive Vice President and COO Randall Tauscher bought shares of MMLP stock.


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