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2/10/2012 4:03 PM

Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

A media and communications company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and printing services.

Current Price $4.88 Mkt Cap $270.24M
Open $4.99 P/E Ratio 6.50
Prev. Close $5.12 Div. (Yield) 0.08 (5.20%)
Daily Range $4.85 - $5.04 Volume 400,771
52-Wk Range $2.69 - $6.18 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Wradical (41.94)
Submitted September 14, 2006

Journal Comm.was employee-owned for years. Price has been under pressure by long-time employees selling to diversify. Plus, possible takeover candidate for larger newspaper chains. Broadcast properties are good.

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TMFUltraLong (99.99)
Submitted April 23, 2010

I at first thought I had failed to yet again clean the litter box, but I was sorely mistaken...it's the stench of Journal Communications. Did you really read their last quarterly report...because if you did you would not be buying into this absurd… More

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Member Avatar aggiecoll05 (43.26) Submitted: 8/31/2011 1:50:58 PM : Outperform Start Price: $3.66 JRN Score: +16.67

piotroski screen

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Member Avatar spreadsheetV1 (94.85) Submitted: 11/23/2009 1:32:11 AM : Outperform Start Price: $3.85 JRN Score: +5.40

This met a high level screen to indicate a buy and strong outperform against its peers (other tickers in its industry). My 1st version of this spreadsheet devles deep into the company's balnace sheet and recent income statements, combined with other relevant price data for the company including insider/institutional holdings, short interest, debt levels, etc.
Testing capabilities of this 1st version of my automated, valuation spreadhseet matched with my personal criteria and see how it holds up.

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Member Avatar tobeme (< 20) Submitted: 6/22/2008 11:02:28 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.73 JRN Score: -1.86

This is the one diversified media co. I'm interested in. Great dividend yield. No debt issues, good cash. Making the necessary moves to further itself in the new playing field.

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Score Leader

mdjuranovic

mdjuranovic (96.66) Score: +86.23

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in JRN.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
mlagarde007 64.61 10/5/2006 Underperform 1Y $9.87 -50.58% +5.72% +56.30 0 Comment
Markivelli 70.98 10/13/2008 Outperform 1Y $2.57 +89.65% +46.84% +42.80 0 Comment
2st2 96.85 1/8/2009 Outperform NS $2.54 +92.22% +51.72% +40.51 0 Comment
2st4 98.24 1/8/2009 Outperform NS $2.54 +92.22% +51.94% +40.28 0 Comment
bobbob12345 < 20 2/14/2008 Underperform 3W $6.78 -28.07% +2.25% +30.32 0 Comment
aggiecoll05 43.26 8/22/2011 Outperform 3Y $3.66 +33.33% +16.66% +16.67 1 Comment
pennycruncher 80.64 10/19/2009 Underperform 5Y $4.50 +8.44% +23.19% +14.74 0 Comment
SharesNoFutures 80.44 2/3/2012 Underperform 5Y $5.39 -9.46% +0.01% +9.47 0 Comment
tuckerboreo 87.11 8/11/2011 Outperform 3Y $3.88 +25.77% +17.65% +8.12 0 Comment
golfprocfa 60.85 2/1/2012 Underperform 5Y $5.22 -6.51% +1.25% +7.77 0 Comment
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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackTheBenchmar 42.25 2/16/2011 Outperform NS $5.50 -11.27% +0.68% -11.95 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.25 7/22/2009 Underperform 3M $1.89 +102.65% +14.43% -88.22 7/13/2010 @ $3.83 1 Comment
TrackBearStearns 94.76 3/26/2008 Outperform NS $6.85 -28.75% +3.63% -32.38 0 Comment
TrackJohnKeeley 77.64 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $9.30 -4.90% -4.17% -0.73 12/31/2007 @ $8.84 1 Comment

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