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Investing in Frontier Communications (FTR) is all about the risk associated with its $0.40 annual dividend and if the nearly 10% yield is sustainable. That risk, in turn, will be based on whether an investor believes that the revenue declines can be stopped and/or reversed. It is an issue that has been unfolding ever since Frontier's acquisition of a significant portion of Verizon Communications' (VZ) rural telecom business nearly three years ago.Investors in Frontier have been hearing management discussing the need to invest in the network to increase the availability of High Speed Internet ("HSI") and to integrate the disparate computer systems. (Part of this investment was required by the Federal government as a condition for the acquisition from Verizon.) Once accomplished, the company would have the ability to market bundled offerings, run company-wide promotions, use a unified call center and would hopefully reduce customer losses.Frontier had

The business process management and technology services consulting industry has holistic dynamics as compared to other industries as the business of these companies is highly integrated and in most cases spread across a number of sectors. The prospects of companies operating in this industry come down to global business activity and competitive advantage between companies. Genpact Ltd. (G) is the global leader in the business process management and technology services.Genpact was established in 1997 as a business unit of General Electric's (GE) capital wing, GE Capital. Later, the unit started to grow and provide services to the other segments of GE and in FY05 the company became a separate independent entity while maintaining GE as a major client. Genpact's global operations provide substantial strategic advantage to the company as it operates across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Australia and Africa. The company's services range across core businesses

With all the articles on Seeking Alpha about Intel (INTC), I tended to overlook them because Intel for the last 10 years has been dead money. The stock has not moved; however, it did pay a nice dividend and that made up for some of the stagnation. But what got me thinking about Intel is the current profile in The Atlantic about its former CEO Paul Otellini. Now we all know how the company passed on making chips for the iPhone and missed the mobile revolution, but what intrigued me the most were the many positives about Intel since Otellini became CEO. Among them are: Intel remains the world's leading semiconductor company. Intel vanquished its chief rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Intel generated more revenue during Otellini's 8-year tenure than it did during the rest of the company's 45 year history. During Otellini's tenure, the company generated $66 billion

At some point, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will accept that if it really wants its currency to sell-off and stay down, it will have to be much more direct about its intentions. The tradition of talking down one's currency is now well-established from the Bank of Japan to the Swiss National Bank to the Bank of England and even the Federal Reserve. The European Central Bank would try to talk its currency down if it was not more fearful of a market overreaction tat prices in a collapse of the euro itself.In Monday's minutes (Tuesday Australia time) of the May 7th policy meeting, the RBA provided no direct smoking gun to explain what I called at the time a mystifying rate cut. The minutes begin on a relatively optimistic note on expected economic growth rates: Members noted that global economic data released over the past

Introduction Looking for the next hot Basin in the U.S., an investor will stumble upon the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin where the dominant formation is the Niobrara shale. The industry is still in the early stages of unlocking the potential of the Niobrara and Codell formations in this Basin as different spacing densities within multiple formations are still being delineated.Although the large caps always attract most of the attention in any play, there are also companies that are worth a deeper look because they might be good short candidates or potential buyout targets. One thing is for sure: Not all the shale plays are created equal, and Niobrara or Codell are not Bakken or Eagle Ford. The Synergy Case With this in mind, let's check out Synergy Resources (SYRG) whose operations are in the DJ Basin. Synergy holds 218,000 net acres, spread out in Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada

Chevron Corporation (CVX) is one of the so-called supermajors, the six largest publicly owned oil and gas companies, the other five being BP (BP), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), Total (TOT) and ConocoPhillips (COP). Chevron history The oldest predecessor of Chevron, the Pacific Coast Oil Company, was founded 134 years ago in 1879, in the same year that the famous "inventor" of the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein, was born, for those of us who happen to be interested not only in investing but also in history. In fact, relativity is a very relevant concept for investors, as stock prices are also relative - relatively cheap or expensive, compared to the intrinsic value of the companies and prices of other stocks and asset classes. Stock dividend yields are relatively high or low as compared to a risk-free interest rate, bond yields, or other forms of income

Zale (NYSE:ZLC) will report earnings before markets open on Wednesday, May 22nd. Zale Corporation operates retail jewelry stores under the Zales, Gordon’s, and Bailey Banks & Biddle names. The Company’s stores are located primarily in shopping malls in the United States and Puerto Rico. Zales offers moderately priced jewelry, Gordon’s offers merchandise at somewhat higher prices, and Bailey Banks & Biddle offers upscale jewelry. Here is your Cheat Sheet to Zale Earnings: Earnings Expectations: Analysts expect earnings of $0.01 per share on revenues of $443.83 million. Analyst Trends: Analysts have a more negative outlook for the company’s next-quarter performance. Over the past three months, the average estimate for next quarter’s earnings has fallen from a loss of $0.2 to a loss $0.23. For the current year, the average estimate is a profit of $0.14, which is worse than the estimate ninety days ago. Earnings Trends: Here’s how Zale has been performing on an annual basis: Fiscal Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Revenue ($) in millions 2,138 1,780 1,616 1,743 1,867 Diluted EPS ($) 0.25 -5.94 -2.92 -3.50 -0.85 Next, our CHEAT SHEET investing framework asks us to drill down to the recent quarterly data: Quarter Revenue ($) in millions Diluted EPS ($) Past Performance: Zale has beat analyst estimates 3 times in the past four quarters. Shareholders could expect a boost if the company beats estimates. “E = Earnings Are Increasing Quarter-Over-Quarter” is a core component of our successful CHEAT SHEET investing framework. Don’t waste another minute – click here to discover our CHEAT SHEET stock picks now! (Company fundamentals provided by Xignite Financials. Email any earnings discrepancies to earnings [at] wallstcheatsheet.com) Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Cor (NYSE:BAH) will report earnings before markets open on Wednesday, May 22nd. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. provides management and technology consulting services to the U.S. government in the defense, intelligence and civil markets. The Company offers economic and business analysis, information technology, intelligence and operations analysis, modeling and simulation, organization and other consulting services. Here is your Cheat Sheet to Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Cor Earnings: Earnings Expectations: Analysts expect earnings of $0.37 per share on revenues of $1.51 billion. Currently, the company’s P/E ratio stands at 11.23. Analyst Trends: Analysts have a neutral outlook for the company’s next-quarter performance. Over the past three months, the average estimate for next quarter’s earnings is a profit of $0.38 and has not changed. For the current year, the average estimate is a profit of $1.63, which is the same as the estimate ninety days ago. Earnings Trends: Here’s how Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Cor has been performing on an annual basis: Fiscal Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Revenue ($) in millions 4,351 5,123 5,591 5,859 Diluted EPS ($) -18.04 0.22 0.66 1.70 Next, our CHEAT SHEET investing framework asks us to drill down to the recent quarterly data: Quarter Dec. 31, 2011 Mar. 31, 2012 Jun. 30, 2012 Sep. 30, 2012 Dec. 31, 2012 Revenue ($) in millions 1,443 1,541 1,432 1,388 1,393 Diluted EPS ($) 0.44 0.3610 0.43 0.27 0.38 Past Performance: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Cor has beat analyst estimates 4 times in the past four quarters. Shareholders could expect a boost if the company beats estimates. “E = Earnings Are Increasing Quarter-Over-Quarter” is a core component of our successful CHEAT SHEET investing framework. Don’t waste another minute – click here to discover our CHEAT SHEET stock picks now! (Company fundamentals provided by Xignite Financials. Email any earnings discrepancies to earnings [at] wallstcheatsheet.com) Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

I have written a number of articles about Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) and recently wrote a piece detailing its various lines of business. I have been long CLNE on the theory that the surplus of natural gas in the United States will work its way into the transportation sector of the economy and that CLNE is uniquely positioned to play a key role in that transition.In order to better understand CLNE's prospects it is important to be aware of the distinction between the two fuels it sells, the nature of the markets each fuel is sold into, and CLNE's potential market power in each of those markets. These two fuels are Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG); CLNE has other lines of business discussed in earlier articles but these two will probably be the ones which determine whether CLNE has the enormous upside I described

According to Engadget and a litany of websites, Sony (SNE) recently demonstrated its slick new 13.3-inch Slate, at the Educational IT Solutions Expo in Japan. This A4-sized tablet (i.e. digital "yellow / legal pad" replacement), uses a flexible plastic-based reflective display from E-Ink (8069.TWO), called Mobius, and is designed specifically for power-sipping (3-week charge) note-taking.As the media on Sony's new product convey, this super-thin product uses optical touch technology and has no cover-glass. This intuitively means the Sony slate's touch technology has to be licensed from Neonode (NEON). Neonode's involvement makes perfect sense considering that Sony was NEON's first optical-touch licensee (for eReaders in 2010) and has been a very strong customer. Finally, if one looks at the resolution specifications for Neonode's MultiSensing technology, its fast 1 Kilohertz (1,000 times per second) refresh rate makes it ideal for handwriting, versus capacitive's inadequate rates of 60-120 times per second