John Keeley Adds Four New Positions During 1Q2015

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May 15, 2015
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John Keeley (Trades, Portfolio) of Keeley Asset Management recently added four new positions to his portfolio. He currently owns 354 stocks, valued at $4.91 billion and a 7% quarter over quarter turnover.

23.4% of Keeley's portfolio consist of stocks in the consumer cyclical sector. The second largest sector in his portfolio is industrials, which consists of 20.1% of his portfolio and last is the financial services sector, which consists of 18.4%.

Keeley added Urban Edge Properties (UE, Financial) during 1Q2015. He purchaed 1,481,032 shares at an average price of $23.90 a share. The stock is currently trading at $22.07 a share.

The company has a 4.20 current ratio, which indicates it may have some issues in working capital management, issues with efficiently using current assets or short-term financing facilities.

The current debt to equity ratio is 4.98, as of December 2014.

808,216 shares of Vista Outdoor Inc (VSTO, Financial) were purchased at an average price of $41.34 a share.

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The chart above shows the company's long-term debt.

Vista's cash to debt ratio is currently 0.07, which indicates the company was unable to pay off its debt with cash on hand at the end of the quarter as of December 2014.

The company's debt to equity ratio is 1.09.

Overall, Vista has a financial strength rating of 6 out of 10.

1,020,450 shares of Houghton Miffin Harcourt Company (HMHC) were purchased at an average price of $20.58 a share. The stock is currently trading at $23.26 a share.

The company's cash to debt ratio is 3.06, which indicates the company was able to pay off its debt with the current cash on hand for the quarter ending December 2014.

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Houhgton's long-term debt for the quarter was $1.76 billion and the company's debt to equity for the quarter ending was 0.14.

Keeley purchased 473,280 shares of Texas Capital Bancshares Inc (TCBI, Financial) at an average price of $47.15.

According to the DCF calculator, Texas Capital's intrinsic value is $58.80 and an 8% margin of safety since the stock is currently trading at $53.96, which indicates it may currently be overvalued.

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Earnings per share for the trailing twelve months as of March 2015 was $2.98 and its growth rate for the past year was 17.40%. The P/E ratio is 18.14.

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