Stocks I Like

The Following Are Stocks I Like and Why

Saturday, July 23, 2005

The Guitar Center is a Musical Instruments Retail Sales Chain with many stores across the United States. I have personally dealt with the Guitar Center having purchase a number of Guitars from them, plus Guitar Accessories therefore I am very familiar with Guitar Center Operation.

The Guitar Center is to Guitars what Wal-Mart is to the general retail discount merchandise, what McDonalds is to fast food, what Starbucks is to Coffee Shops.

As of this date:

Saturday, July 23, 2005

The Guitar Center has annual revenues of

1.56 Billion Dollars

The Market Cap of the Guitar Center is:

1.61 Billion Dollars

To me the Price to revenues Ratio is a good one.

The price to earnings ratio is to me all right

Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): 67.53M

The Guitar Center in and of itself has increased the sales of musical instruments and accessories. Even the Small independent music stores have done quite well in the time the Guitar Center has been a chain store business dealing in musical instruments.

I would not expect huge gains in the Guitar Center Stock but I like it for it appears to be a very solid stock that perhaps small growth could be in order. The Guitar Center has just acquired a company that markets music instruments in keeping with Public School Music Programs and that should make the company even more stable and solid.

The Guitar Center offers Electronic Accessories such as computerized recording gear that most all musicians want, electronic gear that small local music stores cannot offer. The Guitar Center offers electronic effects and other accessories that most small local music stores cannot offer. The Guitar Center owns a internet music sales business "Musicians Friend" that does big business on the net.

In general the Guitar Center offers the most competitive retail price. This is true on many items that can be purchased locally only at a Guitar Center Music Store.

I was informed that 70 percent of all Guitar Sold have a Wholesale Price of $200.00. The Guitar Center caters heavy duty to this price range in Guitars offering Fender Guitars made in Mexico that retail at a price that most everyone can afford and the Guitars are incredibly good for the money. I personally own a Mexican Fender Telecaster. The Guitar Center also offers brands other than Fender that are affordable to everyone who wants to play the Guitar.

In addition to offering the lower cost Guitars that make up 70 percent of the retail Guitar Market the Guitar Center also offers more expensive brand names that are popular. The Guitar Center offers affordable Guitar Amps and the more expensive Tube Amps sold by Fender.

The buyer for the Guitar Center knows and understands the Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, and Professional Audio Market and stocks the Guitar Centers accordingly. This makes for good sales by the Corporation.

I consider the Guitar Center to be a good stock for a port folio where the person wants to invest in the musical instruments business.

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Starbucks created the Coffee Shop Business

No other company in the coffee business can actually compete with Starbucks.

Starbucks is said to have a "Coffee Shop On Every Corner" and this is true. The visibility of Starbucks is as close to being as visible as McDonalds Hamburgers.

In my opinion Starbucks has succeeded because it serves a better tasting cup of Coffee in a very pleasant Environment. Sales of Starbuck Coffee to be served in the home brewed by the buyer themselves is very high as well as the coffee sold already brewed in the Starbucks Coffee Shops.

Starbucks sells CDs by very well established artists who are pretty much legends.

Starbucks also sells Tasty Baked Good to have with Coffee.

Starbucks Management appears to be very competent and in business, management is everything.

Starbucks Stock Chart shows steady growth from about year 1993 and has had four stock splits.

I doubt that one could expect huge stock gains at this time but the future is never quite predictable.

Coffee is an items that most everyone loves and drinks. In my opinion Starbucks has the best tasting Coffee, by far.

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Google has had near unprecedented growth in the last year. Can great growth be expected for the future. Only a Gifted psychic could know the answer to that question. However I expect Google to continue to grow for the company appears very solid and has a very useful product for sales, their product is basically advertising for internet web sites

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Dell Computer is to the Computer Industry what IBM was before the PC, Personal Computer, came into being: An innovative builder and marketer of Computers.

The Dell Company has grown in leaps and bounds in the last few years and is perhaps the best known name in PCs at this time.

The Chart for Dell Computer shows steady growth from about 1990 to year 2000 with 7 stock splits.

I see no end in sight for Dell Computer. Dell computer has the technical know how to serve the world of PCs which now dominates both the home and Business Computer Market. While other large Personal Computer Companies have faltered, Dell Computer has remained strong.

Apple Computer

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Apple Stock Chart

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Robert Lee Johnson

Plays Guitar and Dobro, Electric Lap Steel, and Mandolin