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US InsightsJefferies Franchise Picks Update - 21 StocksWith Differentiated Analysis
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Jeffrey Holford, PhD, ACA *Equity Analyst
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Philip Ng, CFA *Equity Analyst
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Brian Pitz *Equity Analyst
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Key TakeawayThe Jefferies Franchise Pick List was introduced in December 2013 to highlightJefferies' highest conviction Buy rated stocks in the US. The stocks on the listhave returned 29% since inception, 1250 bps above the S&P 500, with thebulk of that outperformance coming in 2015. This piece takes a closer lookat performance for the list, and offers the latest investment theses for the 21stocks.
It's been a good first half. We last published performance data for the List inmid December, and at that point, the List had outperformed the S&P by 180bps.Outperformance since inception now stands at 1250bps and ATVI, CHTR, EPAM, JACK,MNK, NFX, RH, and WETF have each returned 20% or more relative to the S&P. Looking atperformance contribution since our December update, the biggest positive contributors,in order, have been WETF, EPAM, MNK, ATVI and PRU, with all but PRU outperforming theS&P by 20% or more. Importantly, the List has also avoided blow-ups in 2015, and afterremoving 13 names in 2014 due to stop loss violations, we've only removed 1 stock for sucha violation in 2015. That stock was WMB, analyst Chris Sighinolfi continued to like the stockat the time of removal, the rules forced our hand, and the stock has since outperformed theS&P by 10% as we sat and watched.
Intel and Micron have been the biggest drags on performance since ourDecember 2014 update. Mark Lipacis and Sundeep Bajikar have defended INTC andMU, respectively, publishing notes in late May that pointed to a PC MPU destock in 1H15,and expectations for a restock beneficial to INTC and MU in 2H15. Additionally, Mark hassuggested that the ALTR acquisition will help INTC diversify further away from PCs, boostingthe multiple, and Sundeep has pointed out that MU will benefit from DRAM under-supplyin 2H15.
Stocks currently on the Franchise Picks List are: ABBV, ATVI, AMAT, T, BA, CBS,EPAM, GOOGL, IR, INTC, JAH, MNK, MU, OC, PFE, PRU, RKT, PAY, VMW, WDC andWETF. Stocks that have been added since the December 2014 update are: ABBV, AMAT, T,OC, PFE, RKT, VMW, and WDC and the two stocks that have been removed are: CCK (whichwe swapped for RKT) and WMB (which, as noted, violated the stop loss).
The Jefferies Franchise Pick List is intended to highlight our highest convictionsingle name opportunities. We may consider sector balance and factor exposure, butultimately we're looking to highlight the stocks that our analysts believe are most compellingand where they can point to differentiated work and/or estimates. Our stop loss is 15% or20% relative to the S&P depending on the volatility of the stock. Stocks having 120 dayvolatility in the bottom quartile of S&P stocks have a 15% stop loss, and the remainder have20% stop losses.
Jefferies does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that Jefferies may have a conflictof interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision.Please see analyst certifications, important disclosure information, and information regarding the status of non-US analysts on pages 13 to 17 of this report.
Current Stocks and Investment Theses
AbbVie (Holford, ABBV, PT $90) Jeff has increased confidence in a delay in Humira biosimilars following his work on the
patent estate and recent management commentary. He does not expect biosimilars to
arrive before mid-2019 in the US and 2H 2018 outside the US. Further, he estimates that
Humira operating margins are currently around 59% but can be improved in the face of
biosimilars, owing to the drop-off in royalty stack and lower SG&A costs, forming a long-
run rate of 77% even after allowing for increased rebates. Jeff’s revenue estimates are 4%-
30% above consensus (2016E-20E) and EPS estimates are 7%-45% ahead of consensus
(2016E-20E). The $90 target implies a 2018 PE multiple of 11.3x vs the US Pharma sectors
average of 13.6x
Chart 1: Jefferies Base Case estimates vs Consensus sales for Humira ($m),
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Source: First Order, Company Data, Jefferies estimates
Activision (Pitz & Fitzgerald, ATVI, PT $26) Brian Pitz and Brian Fitzgerald like ATVI’s product pipeline and believe that strong game
sales increasingly lead to longer tailed, annuity-like revenue streams. Call of Duty (COD)
was the #1 console game of 2014, selling-through well over $1B (~17MM unit sales) and
digital licensing / season pass sales were up double digits Y/Y. Destiny now has 16MM
users, up from 9.5MM in November. Engagement is impressive (3 hours/day), suggesting
robust go-forward digital license purchases. New free-to-play PC game Heroes of the
Storm launched June 2 to mostly positive reviews. The closed beta had 11MM users.
Applied Materials (Bajikar, AMAT, PT $28) The TEL merger termination was disappointing to Sundeep, as part of his thesis was on
industry consolidation, but there are still multiple reasons to invest. His proprietary
bottom up analysis suggests WFE CapEx growth in CY16 is likely to be driven by 3D
NAND and Foundry, and he expects Dep/Etch growth to outpace WFE growth, with
AMAT to benefit. Sundeep also believes AMAT will benefit from larger, higher-res, and
flexible screens, DRAM and NAND end markets are likely to be more stable customers
going forward, and foundry competition is intensifying with Samsung disrupting TSMC.
Our EPS are 13%/17% above Street for calendar ‘15/’16, respectively.
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AT&T (McCormack, T, PT $40) The close of the DTV acquisition should remove lingering dividend concerns, and pro
forma for the deal, fully taxed, Mike expects a 63% payout in 2016, versus 105% in 2014.
He believes deal synergy estimates are conservative, and also sees upside to Street
estimates for Wireless margins (thanks to a less heavy iPhone refresh in 4Q) and ARPU
(lapping of Mobile Share Value). Pro forma for DTV, the Jefferies target is based on a 13x
2016 P/FCF multiple, which is in line with the group, currently, the pro-forma entity
trades at a discounted 11.2x.
Chart 2: Improving Dividend Sustainability under Multiple Scenarios
Source: Jefferies estimates, company data
Boeing (Rubel, BA, PT $185) Howard’s investment case for Boeing is based on margin improvement driven by capital
investment and advances in productivity. Strong cash flow and a visible backlog allows
for long-range production planning. Operationally, BA has been focused on reducing the
cost of manufacturing through improving its production processes and managing the
make versus buy decision. Howard thinks the aircraft market remains healthy with air
traffic growth of 6% for ’15, which supports his long-range sales forecast. BA enjoys a
FCF yield of 7%+, and cash flow should improve in 2H15, with better working capital
management and an improvement in operations. Our $185 price target is based on
above consensus 2016 EPS of $9.40 and a 5% premium to the S&P500 market multiple.
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Chart 3: BA Capex as % of Revenues vs. Sales per Employee 1965-2018E
Source: Company filings and Jefferies estimates
CBS (Janedis, CBS, PT $68) John thinks CBS has several levers to pull that could offer upside to numbers into 2016
and beyond. He thinks the most upside could come from the recently announced
Showtime OTT offering, where he estimates that every 1mm subs equates to about $0.13
upside to our model. Additional upside could come from international Showtime
licensing deals (Canada). John believes $4.40 is a reasonable minimum level of earnings
in 2016, that’s above the Street’s $4.30, we look for $4.60, and as stated, believe there’s
upside to the Jefferies estimate. Spectrum sales could also drive long term upside.
Management remains focused on returning cash to shareholders through share buybacks
and dividends. Valuation is attractive on a P/E basis with shares trading at 13.5x vs the
group at 15.3x.
EPAM Systems (Kupferberg, EPAM, PT $70) Jason’s analysis leads him to believe offshore IT services growth in Continental Europe
could significantly outpace that in the United States. Market research/channel checks
indicate Europe is becoming increasingly open to offshoring, and he concludes EPAM is
among the best positioned. Geopolitical tensions especially in Russia and the Ukraine
(~25% of headcount is in Ukraine) have created headline risk but Jason hasn’t seen an
indication that their business has been impacted. Management continued to sound
bullish in recent meetings. Valuation remains attractive, trading at about 21x EPS despite
mid-high 20% constant-currency top-line growth.
Google (Pitz & Fitzgerald, GOOG, PT $700) Brian Pitz and Brian Fitzgerald’s bullish Google view has much to do with their positive
stance on YouTube, as they believe the video offering is best positioned as TV ad budgets
begin to shift online. In fact, the 7% decline in cost per click in the March quarter was
driven by the high growth in YouTube and resulting mix shift—YouTube ads currently
cost less than traditional search ads, driving down overall CPC, but core search CPC is
actually improving Y/Y. Pitz and Fitz believe 2015 will be an inflection point for online
video as advertisers are finally better equipped to produce ads suited to the medium and
as they look to take advantage of the shift in video viewership from TV to online. They
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estimate the value of YouTube at about 10% of the Google value and note that the stock
trades at only about 12x (ex-cash) Jefferies’ ’16 Op EPS.
Ingersoll-Rand (Volkmann, IR, PT $78) Though Steve has largely been cautious on machinery stocks he continues to recommend
IR as a relatively defensive name. With little to no exposure to the oil & gas markets the
business should benefit from improving trends in North American residential and non-
residential construction markets. Order trends continue to outpace revenue guidance
(and expectations) with Climate bookings increasing 6% in 1Q while Consensus forecasts
call for just 3% top-line growth in the business for 2015. Notably, with high-margin
Thermo King bookings up high-single digits in 1Q there is potentially another leg to
margin expansion beyond the existing cost reduction programs the company has in
place.
Chart 4: HVAC Shipments Continue to Trend Higher
Source: AHRI data, Jefferies
Intel (Lipacis, INTC, PT $48) Though expensive, Mark likes the ALTR deal for potential top-line synergies and believes
that it signals a shift to a “Data Center” from “PC” play. Although they continue to
diversify away from PCs, Mark believes the PC destock seen in 1H15 will yield to a restock
by 2H15, bolstering results. He expects that lower mobile losses in 2H15 and the
potential for a Tier 1 OEM modem socket in early 2016 would shift sentiment on the
stock. We model a significant step up in 2016 EPS to $3.00 (25% ahead of the Street) as
mobile losses fade and data center continues to grow. Our $48 PT assumes a 16x 2016, a
discount to peers and in line with historical avg.
Jarden (Grundy, JAH, PT $63) Kevin looks for 5% organic sales growth in F15, at the high end of their guidance, boosted
in 2H15 by the sell-in of “American Home” by Yankee Candle. Building on that sales
growth, he sees opportunity for margin expansion, notes that the P/E multiple, at 16x
Jefferies’ ’16 EPS estimate, is at the very low end of consumer staples, and Kevin believes
we’ll see either M&A or a buyback announcement by year end ’15. He doesn’t currently
model M&A, but a $500M deal could be mid/high single digit accretive.
JAH’s organic sales growth is accelerating and should continue to trend toward the high
end of the co.’s 3-5% org sales guidance on an LTM avg. basis with the launch of
“American Home” in 2H15.
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Chart 5: JAH Organic Sales Growth
Source: Jefferies
Mallinckrodt (Petrone, MNK, PT $145) Anthony considers them well positioned for M&A--prepared to execute on a potential
$2B-18B transaction but also ripe to be taken out. He likes the Ikaria acquisition with
further out accretion potentially surpassing $1 per share, in his view. We think double-
digit Acthar growth is sustainable and the company can see revenue tripling from today’s
~$1B run-rate, Ofirmev is in position to be used in “multi-modal” pain management
that’s becoming increasingly adopted, and there are no plans to leave the gConcerta
market where volumes have benefitted from KUDCO exiting and Actavis increasing prices.
Micron (Bajikar, MU, PT $40) MU remains Sundeep’s top Semiconductor pick driven by Moore Stress and industry
consolidation. He expects Micron's DRAM cost structure to improve at a faster pace versus
the competition, driven by solid advances in spacer based patterning for 20nm, as well as
1Xnm and 1Ynm nodes, which we believe are unlikely to use EUV. DRAM pricing was
weaker than expected in Q1, but corrective supply-side actions are likely going forward,
this should drive better DRAM pricing, and Sundeep believes that would be a surprise to
the market. Our C15 EPS estimate is 14% above Street and C16 is 18% above. (See the
chart on the following page.)
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Chart 6: MU stock vs. PC inventory cycle
Source: Factset, Jefferies
Owens Corning (Ng, OC, PT $51) Phil expects margin expansion as OC benefits from a pickup in roofing demand coupled
with a decline in asphalt prices (35-45% of COGS for roofing, closely correlated to crude
prices), noting a 10% decline in asphalt prices translates to 18% increase in earnings.
While the spring roofing price increase has seen mixed traction thus far, Phil is
encouraged the industry is showing much improved discipline, with TAMKO announcing
a second price increase. OC should work as long as the industry holds pricing firm, which
will allow the company to capture the cost tailwind from lower asphalt prices and benefit
from a recovery in insulation and roofing demand.
Pfizer (Holford, PFE, PT $45) Short term drivers include strength in Ibrance, which is shaping up to be one of the fastest
oncology product launches ever and where we estimate $5.5B in 2020 sales versus
consensus’ $3.3B. Additionally, Jeff believes the market will start to better appreciate the
durable growth at GEP, the separation of GEP by ’17 at a minimum, and optionality on
further accretive M&A (Shire, Actavis, AstraZeneca and Glaxo are potential targets, in his
view). Jeff’s sum of the parts analysis gets us to $45, which considers the potential for a
4% yield for GEP and a 14x multiple on 2016 EPS.
Prudential (Devine, PRU, PT $100) Colin believes the market has over discounted risks of oversight by the Federal Reserve
and possible capital requirements. PRU offers good growth potential and a balanced mix
of businesses that can deliver a 14-16% ROE even with low rates or uneven markets.
Higher rates provide optionality. A potential SIFI designation comes with risk to capital
flexibility, but Colin views those risks as tolerable due to management’s ability to work
constructively with Federal regulators. His $100 price target implies a P/B (ex. OCI) of
1.58x on projected YE15 BV and is consistent with a forecasted 17.1% ROE.
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Rock-Tenn (Ng, RKT, PT $84) With RKT getting regulatory approval for the MWV transaction, it’s on track to close on
July 1st. Phil believes there’s meaningful runway for margin expansion from upside to the
synergies and cost takeout initiatives. Based on its strong FCF profile and under-levered
BS, Phil believes RKT can buy back 18-23% of the shares outstanding over the next 2
years. The combination will help to improve the industry structure, and he believes
boxboard prices are likely to increase and could provide upside to Jefferies’ estimates. The
combination will also increase RKT’s exposure to less commodity oriented consumer
packaging markets, a positive for the multiple as boxboard stocks trade 1.6x turn higher
on an EV/EBITDA basis.
Chart 7: Current RKT Segment Revenue Split
Source: Company Data, Jefferies Estimates
Chart 8: PF Segment Revenue Split
Source: Company Data, Jefferies Estimates
VeriFone (Kupferberg, PAY, PT $43) The 500+bps gap between Verifone‘s operating margins and those of competitor
Ingenico offer an opportunity, in Jason’s view, as Verifone is working to expand margins
by accelerating the top line (we look for 8.4% growth in ’16) and controlling operating
expense growth (4.4% in ’16 and 3.7% in ’17 down from double digits in in ’13 and ‘14).
Top line will benefit from a long tailed EMV terminal replacement cycle, and Jason doesn’t
see a cliff coming next year. He believes the APAC business has bottomed and is poised to
show improvement over the next 12 months. Next phase of the turnaround is about
achieving normalized earnings power (we think ~$2.50 in EPS), and on this basis the
stock remains undervalued.
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VMware (DiFucci, VMW, PT $104) The market is focused on the 80%+ of x86 workloads that have been virtualized, believing
that the company is running out of growth, but fails to appreciate that a much smaller
percentage of CPUs have been virtualized (see chart). Additionally, John thinks there’s a
good chance VMW can transform themselves into one of the software greats by
leveraging success in virtualization into other markets in which they already have a
toehold. These markets include End User Computing, Software Defined Networking,
Software Defined Storage, and Hybrid Cloud among others.
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Western Digital (Kisner, WDC, PT $123) The stock is down about 17% from last year’s highs owing primarily to concerns about
PCs and accelerating NAND adoption. James took advantage of this weakness to add
WDC to the Franchise Pick list in mid-April. James’ work suggests Cloud/Web 2.0
investments will lead to a return to HDD revenue growth by C16. While NAND is likely to
grow robustly, the gap in cost per bit (which we don’t believe will fall below 15x) will
help to insulate HDDs, and the shift to Cloud applications can drive ASPs and potentially
upside to our numbers, which for ’16 are already 11% ahead of the Street. His analysis of
gross margins by product indicates that gross profits from business critical HDDs
(capacity/nearline HDDs used by enterprises and hyperscale) will exceed gross profits
from PCs in H2’CY16. James thinks this could catalyze multiple expansion as the stock is
seen as more of a cloud play than PC play. A PC restock cycle in 2H15 is another tailwind.
(See chart on following page.)
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Chart 10: % of WDC Gross Profit from PCs and Enterprise
Source: Jefferies
Wisdom Tree (Thind, WETF, PT $23) As the only publically traded ETF manager, Wisdom Tree is a pure play on the secular
growth in ETFs and well positioned to continue outperforming its peers as investment
dollars continue to shift away from active asset managers and towards passive strategies.
WETF’s diverse product set helps it attract assets under almost all economic conditions.
With QE in Europe still in its early stages and QE in Japan ongoing, Surinder expects net
flows to remain elevated, especially within its suite of currency hedged products (e.g.,
HEDJ and DXJ). Additionally, with US interest rates set to rise later this year, he expects
net flows in the back half of 2015 to be aided by these rising rate (interest rate hedged)
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Chart 11: WETF Organic Growth Tends to Occur in Steps
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Jefferies Franchise Picks
Company Name Ticker Analyst Date Added Rel. Ret. Since
Addition*
Price ($) Mkt Cap ($M) JEF C15
P/E
Sector
AbbVie ABBV Jeff Holford 6/8/2015 -0.7% 68.17 119,298.4 16.2 Health Care
Activision ATVI Brian Pitz 12/18/2013 31.5% 25.50 18,517.8 21.1 Technology
Applied Materials AMAT Sundeep Bajikar 4/20/2015 -8.0% 20.04 24,681.2 14.1 Technology
AT&T T Mike McCormack 6/3/2015 -0.6% 34.71 180,249.0 13.4 Telecom
Boeing BA Howard Rubel 9/18/2014 5.9% 141.57 97,898.1 16.0 Industrials
CBS CBS John Janedis 10/29/2014 3.3% 59.47 29,382.3 16.7 Discretionary
EPAM Systems EPAM Jason Kupferberg 12/19/2014 44.2% 70.78 3,461.5 26.8 Technology
Google GOOG Brian Pitz 9/3/2014 -13.1% 552.60 371,245.8 17.5 Technology
Ingersoll-Rand IR Stephen Volkmann 12/18/2013 0.5% 69.18 18,313.3 18.0 Industrials
Intel INTC Mark Lipacis 12/18/2013 12.6% 31.82 150,954.1 12.8 Technology
Jarden JAH Kevin Grundy 12/1/2014 17.4% 53.38 10,279.1 18.4 Discretionary
Mallinckrodt MNK Anthony Petrone 7/21/2014 59.3% 124.37 14,548.2 16.1 Health Care
Micron MU Sundeep Bajikar 12/18/2013 -4.3% 25.19 27,244.0 7.1 Technology
Owens Corning OC Phil Ng 1/26/2015 -0.3% 40.42 4,769.4 19.2 Industrials
Pfizer PFE Jeff Holford 3/23/2015 -1.8% 34.29 211,146.5 16.8 Health Care
Prudential PRU Colin Devine 1/30/2015 14.6% 90.54 41,014.6 9.3 Financials
Rock-Tenn RKT Phil Ng 5/5/2015 1.3% 63.14 8,892.2 15.6 Materials
VeriFone PAY Jason Kupferberg 1/28/2014 4.9% 36.94 4,222.0 19.9 Technology
VMware VMW John DiFucci 2/18/2015 6.1% 90.72 38,452.8 22.9 Technology
Western Digital WDC James Kisner 4/13/2015 -2.9% 93.60 21,613.4 11.6 Technology
WisdomTree WETF Surinder Thind 12/19/2014 55.5% 22.88 3,135.3 32.7 Financials
Average 10.7% 66,634.2 17.2
Source: Bloomberg, Jefferies Prices are as of 6/10/15 close * Relative return compared to S&P 500 during time on the list
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Franchise Picks Performance Statistics
Franchise Picks and S&P 500 Returns Since Inception
Source: Bloomberg, Jefferies
Quick Facts Around Portfolio Performance
Source: Bloomberg, Jefferies Sharpe calculation uses a 2.84% risk free rate * Measure takes the performance of all stocks that were/are on the list compared to the S&P 500’s return during that time. Discrepancy with overall portfolio performance due to the portfolio’s compounding returns.
Performance Methodology Franchise Picks performance is measured as an equal-weighted portfolio, compounding
based on the average daily return for each stock; daily returns for every stock are added
together, averaged, then multiplied by the prior day’s closing value. The index was
created with a value of 100 at inception and has risen to 128.8 as of 6/10/15. Prices at
which securities are added/removed are done as of market close the day the report is
released.
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Franchise Picks SPX
Measure Return
Franchise Picks Absolute 28.83%
S&P 500 16.27%
Franchise Picks Relative 12.56%
Portfolio Sharpe Ratio 2.79
Avg. Rel. Including Removes* 4.28%
Current Best (Rel.): MNK 59.29%
Current Worst (Rel.): GOOGL -13.13%
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Analyst Certification:I, Jefferies Equity Research, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subjectsecurity(ies) and subject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specificrecommendations or views expressed in this research report.I, Sundeep Bajikar, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Colin Devine, CFA, CPA, CFP, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subjectsecurity(ies) and subject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specificrecommendations or views expressed in this research report.I, John DiFucci, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Brian Fitzgerald, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Kevin Grundy, CPA, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Jeffrey Holford, PhD, ACA, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subjectsecurity(ies) and subject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specificrecommendations or views expressed in this research report.I, John Janedis, CFA, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, James Kisner, CFA, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Jason Kupferberg, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Mark Lipacis, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Mike McCormack, CFA, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subjectsecurity(ies) and subject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specificrecommendations or views expressed in this research report.I, Philip Ng, CFA, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) andsubject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendationsor views expressed in this research report.I, Anthony Petrone, CFA, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subjectsecurity(ies) and subject company(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specificrecommendations or views expressed in this research report.I, Brian Pitz, certify that all of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject security(ies) and subjectcompany(ies). I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendations or viewsexpressed in this research report.I, Howard A. 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I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specificrecommendations or views expressed in this research report.As is the case with all Jefferies employees, the analyst(s) responsible for the coverage of the financial instruments discussed in this report receivescompensation based in part on the overall performance of the firm, including investment banking income. We seek to update our research asappropriate, but various regulations may prevent us from doing so. Aside from certain industry reports published on a periodic basis, the large majorityof reports are published at irregular intervals as appropriate in the analyst's judgement.
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Explanation of Jefferies RatingsBuy - Describes securities that we expect to provide a total return (price appreciation plus yield) of 15% or more within a 12-month period.Hold - Describes securities that we expect to provide a total return (price appreciation plus yield) of plus 15% or minus 10% within a 12-month period.Underperform - Describes securities that we expect to provide a total return (price appreciation plus yield) of minus 10% or less within a 12-monthperiod.The expected total return (price appreciation plus yield) for Buy rated securities with an average security price consistently below $10 is 20% or morewithin a 12-month period as these companies are typically more volatile than the overall stock market. For Hold rated securities with an averagesecurity price consistently below $10, the expected total return (price appreciation plus yield) is plus or minus 20% within a 12-month period. ForUnderperform rated securities with an average security price consistently below $10, the expected total return (price appreciation plus yield) is minus20% or less within a 12-month period.NR - The investment rating and price target have been temporarily suspended. Such suspensions are in compliance with applicable regulations and/or Jefferies policies.CS - Coverage Suspended. Jefferies has suspended coverage of this company.NC - Not covered. Jefferies does not cover this company.Restricted - Describes issuers where, in conjunction with Jefferies engagement in certain transactions, company policy or applicable securitiesregulations prohibit certain types of communications, including investment recommendations.Monitor - Describes securities whose company fundamentals and financials are being monitored, and for which no financial projections or opinionson the investment merits of the company are provided.
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Jefferies Franchise PicksJefferies Franchise Picks include stock selections from among the best stock ideas from our equity analysts over a 12 month period. Stock selectionis based on fundamental analysis and may take into account other factors such as analyst conviction, differentiated analysis, a favorable risk/rewardratio and investment themes that Jefferies analysts are recommending. Jefferies Franchise Picks will include only Buy rated stocks and the numbercan vary depending on analyst recommendations for inclusion. Stocks will be added as new opportunities arise and removed when the reason forinclusion changes, the stock has met its desired return, if it is no longer rated Buy and/or if it triggers a stop loss. Stocks having 120 day volatility inthe bottom quartile of S&P stocks will continue to have a 15% stop loss, and the remainder will have a 20% stop. Franchise Picks are not intendedto represent a recommended portfolio of stocks and is not sector based, but we may note where we believe a Pick falls within an investment stylesuch as growth or value.
Risks which may impede the achievement of our Price TargetThis report was prepared for general circulation and does not provide investment recommendations specific to individual investors. As such, thefinancial instruments discussed in this report may not be suitable for all investors and investors must make their own investment decisions basedupon their specific investment objectives and financial situation utilizing their own financial advisors as they deem necessary. Past performance ofthe financial instruments recommended in this report should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of future results. The price, value of, andincome from, any of the financial instruments mentioned in this report can rise as well as fall and may be affected by changes in economic, financialand political factors. If a financial instrument is denominated in a currency other than the investor's home currency, a change in exchange rates mayadversely affect the price of, value of, or income derived from the financial instrument described in this report. In addition, investors in securities suchas ADRs, whose values are affected by the currency of the underlying security, effectively assume currency risk.
Other Companies Mentioned in This Report• AbbVie (ABBV: $68.04, BUY)• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI: $25.30, BUY)• AT&T Inc. (T: $34.88, BUY)• CBS Corporation (CBS: $58.77, BUY)• EPAM Systems (EPAM: $70.09, BUY)• Ingersoll-Rand Plc (IR: $69.65, BUY)• Intel Corporation (INTC: $31.85, BUY)• Jarden Corporation (JAH: $53.51, BUY)• Mallinckrodt Plc (MNK: $126.29, BUY)• Micron Technology, Inc. (MU: $25.02, BUY)• Owens Corning (OC: $40.41, BUY)• Pfizer, Inc. (PFE: $34.46, BUY)• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU: $89.93, BUY)• Rock-Tenn Company (RKT: $63.98, BUY)• The Boeing Company (BA: $142.96, BUY)• VeriFone Systems, Inc. (PAY: $36.39, BUY)
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• VMware, Inc. (VMW: $89.36, BUY)• Western Digital (WDC: $94.46, BUY)• WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (WETF: $22.82, BUY)
Distribution of RatingsIB Serv./Past 12 Mos.
Rating Count Percent Count Percent
BUY 1073 51.59% 296 27.59%HOLD 839 40.34% 162 19.31%UNDERPERFORM 168 8.08% 13 7.74%
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