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1. Goldman Sachs (GS) Price: $116.89
Industry: Invest BKRS-MGRS
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Aug 17 10:46 EDT 2011
GS
Goldman Sachs $116.89 Power Gauge Rating
GS - Very Bearish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for GS is very bearish due to very weak
earnings performance, very negative expert opinions, poor financial metrics and
bearish price/volume activity.
Financial Metrics
GS's earnings performance is very weak as a result of a relatively poor trend in
Earnings Performance earnings this year and inconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral
GS Goldman Sachs August 16, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for GS is neutral. Stories concerning GS have a
balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Bearish
Price to Book Value GS's financial metrics are poor. The company is carrying too much long term debt
and has relatively low revenue per share.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, low price to book value
and high price to sales ratio.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 0.78 Price/Book 0.87 Return on Invest 3.2%
LT Debt/Equity 2.48 Price/Sales 1.55 Return on Equity 11.7%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Very Bearish
Earnings Surprise GS's earnings performance has been very weak. The company experienced
relatively poor earnings growth in the past 12 months and has an erratic 5 year
earnings trend.
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on a relatively poor trend in earnings this year, a relatively low
Projected P/E Ratio projected P/E ratio and inconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 69,353.00 87,968.00 53,579.00 51,673.00 39,161.00 Quarterly EPS $3.19 $2.80 -0.39
Rev % Growth 59.83% 26.84% -39.09% -3.56% -24.21% Yearly EPS $14.15 $11.53 -2.62
EPS $20.93 $26.34 $4.67 $23.74 $14.15 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth 78.43% 25.85% -82.27% 408.35% -40.40% 3-5 year EPS 3.96% 11.33% +7.37
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $2.29 $1.85 $-0.44 -19.21 12/09 $3.48 $5.27 $5.74 $9.01 $23.50
1 Qtr Ago $0.79 $1.56 $0.77 97.47 12/10 $6.02 $0.84 $3.19 $4.10 $14.15
2 Qtr Ago $3.78 $3.79 $0.01 0.26 12/11 $1.66 $1.96 - - -
3 Qtr Ago $2.29 $2.98 $0.69 30.13 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bearish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for GS is bearish. GS is experiencing sustained selling
and has underperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.
Price Trend
The rank for GS is based on its relative weakness versus the market, negative
Price Trend ROC
Chaikin money flow, a negative Chaikin price trend and a positive Chaikin price
trend ROC.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether GS is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 175.00 % Change Price - 4 Weeks -9.04% Average Volume 20 Days 8,742,894
52 Week Low 110.34 % Change Price - 24 Weeks -27.55% Average Volume 90 Days 6,717,307
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -26.11% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 1.17% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 13%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -20.65%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Very Bearish
Short Interest Expert opinions about GS are very negative. Analysts are lowering their EPS
estimates for GS and analysts's opinions on GS have been more negative
Insider Activity recently.
The rank for GS is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a
Analyst Opinions
low short interest ratio and pessimistic analyst opinions.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 2.80 2.80 0.00% Mean this Week Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 4.52 4.52 0.00% Mean Last Week Buy Curr Qtr 0 0 0 12
Curr Yr 0 0 2 14
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 0 4 8
Current FY 11.53 12.57 -1.04 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Next Yr 0 0 2 13
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
GS's Competitors in Invest BKRS-MGRS News Headlines for GS
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) Firm accused of defrauding 5 Wis. school
Gauge growth growth districts - Aug 10, 2011
GS 3.96% 11.33% 21.07% 0.89 11.48 39,161 Credit Union Regulator Accuses Goldman - Aug
INTL 998.08% - 0.05% - 13.76 46,940
10, 2011
Regulator sues Goldman Sachs over risky
NMR 46.97% 87.13% 3.08% 0.24 29.64 16,626
mortgages - Aug 9, 2011
RJF 14.49% 12.00% 8.37% 1.01 12.28 2,980 Feds: Probe into WaMu ends with no charges -
Aug 5, 2011
JEF 18.36% 15.00% - 0.71 - 2,797
Bank of America reports $8.8 billion loss - Jul
MS 24.82% 10.00% 9.93% 1.36 30.48 31,622
19, 2011
SCHW -0.34% 16.00% 15.78% 1.00 20.77 4,248
Company Details Company Profile
GOLDMAN SACHS Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking and securities firm, providing a full range
200 WEST STREET of investing, advisory and financing services worldwide to a substantial and diversified
NEW YORK, NY 10282 client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high net
USA worth individuals. (Company Press Release)
Phone: 2129021000
Fax: 212-902-3000
Website:
http://http://www2.goldmansachs.co
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Full Time Employees: 35,700
Sector: Finance
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