ValuEngine Weekly: Aerospace Stocks,Microsoft, Valuations, Press News, and ValuEngine Capital

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April 15, 2016 If you no longer wish to receive this free newsletter, CLICK HERE to unsubscribe The ValuEngine Weekly is an Investor Education newsletter focused on the quantitative approach to investing and the tools available from In today's fast-moving and globalized financial markets, it is easy to get overloaded with information. The winners will adopt an objective, scientific, independent and unemotional approach to investing. If you are not yet a member of ValuEngine's stock analysis service, sign up now for a two-week free trial at www.valuengine.com ! VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 43.08% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 12.99% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Six sectors are calculated to be overvalued. MARKET OVERVIEW Index Started week Friday PM Change Change % ytd DJIA 17586.48 17914.2 327.72 1.86% 2.81% NASDAQ 4873.39 4944.33 70.94 1.46% -1.26% RUSSELL 2000 1097.96 1130.94 32.98 3.00% -0.44% S&P 500 2050.23 2081.27 31.04 1.51% 1.83% Summary of VE Stock Universe Stocks Undervalued 56.92% Stocks Overvalued 43.08% Stocks Undervalued by 20% 24.26% Stocks Overvalued by 20% 12.99%

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This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Aerospace Stocks. We also examine the latest data on Microsoft. We provide a look at our most recent stock valuation study. ValuEngine Capital, our investment advisory firm, offers full-service money management--and received some nice press from integrity research.

Transcript of ValuEngine Weekly: Aerospace Stocks,Microsoft, Valuations, Press News, and ValuEngine Capital

April 15, 2016

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The ValuEngine Weekly is an Investor Education newsletter focused on the quantitative approach toinvesting and the tools available from In today's fast-moving and globalized financial markets, it is easy to

get overloaded with information. The winners will adopt an objective, scientific, independent andunemotional approach to investing. If you are not yet a member of ValuEngine's stock analysis service,

sign up now for a two-week free trial at www.valuengine.com!

VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 43.08% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 12.99% of those equities are calculated tobe overvalued by 20% or more. Six sectors are calculated to be overvalued.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Index Started week Friday PM Change Change % ytd

DJIA 17586.48 17914.2 327.72 1.86% 2.81%

NASDAQ 4873.39 4944.33 70.94 1.46% -1.26%

RUSSELL 2000 1097.96 1130.94 32.98 3.00% -0.44%

S&P 500 2050.23 2081.27 31.04 1.51% 1.83%

Summary of VE Stock UniverseStocks Undervalued 56.92%

Stocks Overvalued 43.08%

Stocks Undervalued by 20% 24.26%

Stocks Overvalued by 20% 12.99%

SECTOR OVERVIEW

Sector Change MTD YTD Valuation Last 12-MReturn

P/ERatio

Aerospace -0.48% 0.83% -2.63% 2.31% undervalued -8.12% 20.07

Auto-Tires-Trucks -0.07% 0.37% 2.05% 8.48% undervalued -15.99% 12.27

Basic Materials -0.70% 5.22% 24.59% 10.03% overvalued 0.08% 27.31

Business Services -0.09% 0.93% 7.05% 2.54% overvalued -9.30% 22.34

Computer and Technology -0.22% 0.55% 6.01% 3.07% undervalued -8.89% 27.21

Construction 0.12% 2.96% 17.90% 1.99% undervalued -5.88% 20.95

Consumer Discretionary -0.01% 0.51% 2.50% 4.41% undervalued -10.22% 24.22

Consumer Staples -0.21% 0.28% 4.69% 8.83% overvalued -4.74% 23.89

Finance 0.12% 1.51% -0.14% 2.78% undervalued -6.84% 15.98

Industrial Products 0.15% 2.86% 6.68% 3.48% overvalued -12.22% 19.57

Medical 0.33% 4.49% -3.58% 10.03% undervalued -20.24% 26.02

Multi-Sector Conglomerates 0.39% 0.64% 5.40% 4.71% overvalued -8.54% 17.31

Oils-Energy -0.89% 4.69% 6.14% 1.53% undervalued -38.00% 22.08

Retail-Wholesale -0.18% -0.55% 0.07% 6.84% undervalued -14.63% 22.39

Transportation -0.07% 2.70% 3.71% 10.22% undervalued -27.45% 13.56

Utilities -0.16% -0.55% 6.36% 6.67% overvalued -3.43% 22.84

Sector Talk—AerospaceBelow, we present the latest data on leading Aerospace Sector stocks from our

Professional Stock Analysis Service. We applied some basic liquidity criteria--share price greater than $3 and average daily volume in excess of 100k shares. We have been following the sector closely of late because it has been correlated so tightly to overall equity price moves.

Top-Five Aerospace Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker Company Name Market Price Valuation Last 12-M Retrn

LDOS LEIDOS HOLDINGS 51.14 12.87% 21.99%

OA ORBITAL ATK INC 86.86 31.04% 14.70%

RTN RAYTHEON CO 125.15 13.95% 15.40%

NOC NORTHROP GRUMMN 200.13 25.23% 22.60%

HII HUNTINGTON INGL 143.62 4.72% 3.32%

Top-Five Aerospace Sector Stocks--Long-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker Company Name Market Price Valuation Last 12-M Retrn

LDOS LEIDOS HOLDINGS 51.14 12.87% 21.99%

OA ORBITAL ATK INC 86.86 31.04% 14.70%

RTN RAYTHEON CO 125.15 13.95% 15.40%

NOC NORTHROP GRUMMN 200.13 25.23% 22.60%

HII HUNTINGTON INGL 143.62 4.72% 3.32%

Top-Five Aerospace Sector Stocks--Composite Score

Ticker Company Name Market Price Valuation Last 12-M Retrn

GD GENL DYNAMICS 133.57 -0.51% 0.35%

LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN 225.44 1.08% 14.24%

SPR SPIRIT AEROSYS 47.04 -9.76% -9.59%

HII HUNTINGTON INGL 143.62 4.72% 3.32%

LDOS LEIDOS HOLDINGS 51.14 12.87% 21.99%

Top-Five Aerospace Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

Ticker Company Name Market Price Valuation Last 12-M Retrn

OA ORBITAL ATK INC 86.86 31.04% 14.70%

NOC NORTHROP GRUMMN 200.13 25.23% 22.60%

AIR AAR CORP 24.61 20.17% -19.18%

RTN RAYTHEON CO 125.15 13.95% 15.40%

LDOS LEIDOS HOLDINGS 51.14 12.87% 21.99%

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Microsoft (MSFT) is a technology company. Their products include operating systems for computing devices, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; cross-device productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. They also design and sell hardware including PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, phones, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. They offer cloud-based solutions that provide customers with software, services, platforms, and content. They also provide consulting and product and solution support services, and they train andcertify computer system integrators and developers.

ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on MICROSOFT CORP for 2016-04-14. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that MICROSOFT CORP has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size and Momentum.

Read our Complete Detailed Valuation Report on Microsoft HERE.

ValuEngine Forecast

TargetPrice*

ExpectedReturn

1-Month 55.76 0.73%

3-Month 57.21 3.34%

6-Month 59.15 6.85%

1-Year 60.18 8.70%

2-Year 70.25 26.90%

3-Year 73.25 32.32%

Valuation & RankingsValuation 39.12% overvalued Valuation Rank(?) 7

1-M Forecast Return 0.73% 1-M Forecast Return Rank 92

12-M Return 32.92% Momentum Rank(?) 93

Sharpe Ratio 0.72 Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) 93

5-Y Avg Annual Return 15.54% 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank 90

Volatility 21.60% Volatility Rank(?) 72

Expected EPS Growth 6.30% EPS Growth Rank(?) 34

Market Cap (billions) 454.16 Size Rank 100

Trailing P/E Ratio 20.50 Trailing P/E Rank(?) 57

Forward P/E Ratio 19.29 Forward P/E Ratio Rank 32

PEG Ratio 3.26 PEG Ratio Rank 12

Price/Sales 5.16 Price/Sales Rank(?) 17

Market/Book 8.30 Market/Book Rank(?) 14

Beta 0.96 Beta Rank 47

Alpha 0.31 Alpha Rank 93

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Valuations Back Into Normal RangeValuEngine tracks more than 7000 US equities, ADRs, and foreign stock which

trade on US exchanges as well as @1000 Canadian equities. When EPS estimates are available for a given equity, our model calculates a level of mispricing or valuation percentage for that equity based on earnings estimates and what the stock should be worth if the market were totally rational and efficient--an academic exercise to besure, but one which allows for useful comparisons between equities, sectors, and industries. Using our Valuation Model, we can currently assign a VE valuation calculation to more than 2800 stocks in our US Universe.

We combine all of the equities with a valuation calculation to track market valuation figures and use them as a metric for making calls about the overall state of the market. Two factors can lower these figures-- a market pullback, or a significant rise in EPS estimates. Vice-versa, a significant rally or reduction in EPS can raise the figure. Whenever we see overvaluation levels in excess of @ 65% for the overall universe and/or 27% for the overvalued by 20% or more categories, we issue a valuation warning.

We now calculate that 43.08% of the stocks we can assign a valuation are overvalued and 12.99% of those stocks are overvalued by 20% or more. These numbers are just a bit higher than what we saw the last time we published our valuation study at the beginning of March. We saw values climbing well into "normal" range--between 40-60%--during the market rally since then, but they declined a bit with the latest pull back, and then jumped up once more with the rally over the past few days.

In case you hadn't noticed, the US is in a presidential election cycle, which has often correlated to a good year for stocks in the past. However, this year we see a variety of challenges. Every bit of good news about the US economy gets negated by something in China, or on the world-wide commodities markets, or in the energy sector, etc.

We need to wait and see what happens this cycle. We remain confident that if the Fed manages to curb its appetite for rate increases in order to allow US workers tobenefit from the recovery--finally--we will see decent growth here. Of course, this pre-supposes election results which do not end up in new austerity measures, governmentshut downs, etc.

The chart below tracks the valuation metrics from April 2015. It shows levels in excess of 40%.

This chart shows overall universe over valuation in excess of 40% vs the S&P 500 from April 2013

This chart shows overall universe under and over valuation in excess of 40% vs the S&P 500 from March 2007*

*NOTE: Time Scale Compressed Prior to 2011.

ValuEngine In The NewsEditor's Note: The Following Article Was Posted By Integrity Research This Week

ValuEngine Offers Money Management On Top Of ResearchRecently, Melbourne Florida-based quantitative research firm ValuEngine,

formed a separate registered investment advisory firm called ValuEngine Capital Management to provide investment management services to retail clients based on ValuEngine’s time tested independent research.

ValuEngine Capital Management (VECM) initially rolled out three (3) different portfolios based on unique strategies developed by ValuEngine reflecting the risk-reward profiles of different investors. These strategies include the ValuEngine View Strategy, the ValuEngine Market Neutral Strategy, and the ValuEngine Diversified Strategy.

VECM is targeting retail customers with a minimum $20,000 to invest, and fees for VCMs management services run 1.5% of assets invested. In addition to receiving professional investment management services, VCM clients all receive a complimentary subscription to VE’s proprietary research services.

ValuEngine (VE) is a stock valuation and forecasting service founded by Ivy League finance academics and Wall Street professionals in 1996 which forecasts more than 7,000 stocks, REITS, ADRs, and foreign stocks actively traded on US exchanges. The service has traditionally been available to retail and professional investors who subscribe to it from the ValuEngine website (www.valuengine.com).

For the past 15 years, ValuEngine has toyed with the idea of providing clients the ability to directly invest based on their research. Unfortunately, life as a small business always got in the way. However, after the market crash of 2008, retail investors became less interested in conducting their own investment research, settlingon the free information available from Yahoo Finance or Google. Consequently, as individual subscriptions plummeted, ValuEngine looked for other ways to grow its business of serving retail investors.

This led the firm to start aggressively licensing its research to large banks and brokerage firms who then redistribute it to their retail clients. A few of these partners include Wells Fargo, Scotia Capital, Forbes.com and Fidelity.

While investors were not interested in paying for third-party research services, they did indicate that they were more open to a “full-service” offering bundling both ValuEngine’s independent research services with money management. Hence ValuEngine Capital Management was born.

While it is still too early to tell whether VCM will be a success, in its early days management says that they are finding it much easier and more lucrative to set up new money management accounts than it is to sell research.

Of course, providing money management is substantially more expensive an undertaking than just providing research given the regulatory, compliance, and customer support overhead required. In addition, the money management space is an extremely crowded one with thousands of traditional active managers, and the plethora of much cheaper passively managed investment products.

However, VECM does not need to attract billions of dollars in assets under management to make it a success for ValuEngine. Rather, VECM just provides another way for ValuEngine to commercialize its valuable research IP. The interesting question for us is whether other independent research firms will try to diversify their revenues by getting into the money management business. We will wait and see.

MICHAEL MAYHEW

APRIL 11, 2016

ValuEngine Capital Money Management Services

We are pleased to announce that ValuEngine Capital has begun trading for our clients. ValuEngine Capital, a registered investment advisory firm, offers our clientsinvestment-management services based on industry-leading ValuEngine research. ValuEngine Capital melds the cutting-edge financial theory of ValuEngine's award-winning quantitative independent research with the best real-world Wall St. practices.ValuEngine Capital offers refined investment portfolios for investors of all risk-reward profiles.

ValuEngine Capital is offering three investment strategies to clients, the ValuEngine View Strategy, the ValuEngine Market Neutral Strategy, and the ValuEngine Diversified Strategy.

ValuEngine View Strategy: The ValuEngine View Strategy is the product of a sophisticated stock valuation model that was first developed by ValuEngine's academic research team. It utilizes a three factor approach: fundamental variables such as a company's trailing 12-month Earnings-Per-Share (EPS), the analyst consensus estimate of the company's future 12-month EPS, and the 30-year Treasury yield are all used to create a more accurate reflection of a company's fair value. A total of eleven additional

firm specific variables are also used. The ValuEngine View portfolio is constructed by integrating both our Aggressive Growth—based on the Valuation Model--and Diversified Growth—based on the Forecast Model-- Portfolio Strategies.

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The ValuEngine View Strategy is constructed by integrating this model alongwith some basic rules for market capitalization and industry diversification. The portfolio has 15 stocks and is rebalanced once each month. Automatically Trade Our Portfolio Strategies ValuEngine Market Neutral Strategy: The ValuEngine Market Neutral Strategy is the product of ValuEngine's Forecast Model. This model was developed by a team of PhD'sand is based on the cutting edge economic theories of Wall Street professionals and Ivy League academics. We carefully examine dozens of fundamental and technical factors for over 8,000 individual stocks, synthesize the data, and then come up with a sector-diverse list of our best and worst forecast 1-month return stocks. Short and long-term historic factors in the VE Forecast model's calculation include past-valuation levels of the stock and its recent price-momentum factor relative to other stocks. The ValuEngine Market Neutral Strategy utilizes Forecast Model outputs along with market capitalization, price, and sector diversification rules to construct a monthly portfolio made up of 16 stocks for both the long and short sides.

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