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VCA Antech, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOOF)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

An animal healthcare services company operating in the United States, provides veterinary services and diagnostic testing to support veterinary care and sell diagnostic imaging equipment and other medical technology products and related services.

Current Price $22.50 Mkt Cap $1.95B
Open $22.55 P/E Ratio 12.20
Prev. Close $22.75 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $22.18 - $22.81 Volume 101,392
52-Wk Range $14.73 - $26.29 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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All Players

231 Outperform
11 Underperform
 

All-Star Players

81 Outperform
2 Underperform
 

Wall Street

5 Outperform
1 Underperform
 

Top WOOF Bull/Bear Pitches

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tekennedy (63.26)
Submitted November 04, 2010

This company has consistantly high ROE with a low valuation and considerable room to grow. Their market leading position in a fragmented market will help ensure further economies of scale as growth continues. The business model of acquiring new… More

vetsuburb (82.57)
Submitted March 25, 2008

I know the industry and most of the analyst are wrong. This industry of pet animal health is rarely changed by the ecconomy. When a beloved pet is sick, money comes from somewhere to pay that bill. This is why over a billion dollars was spent last… More

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Member Avatar chuyita (41.75) Submitted: 9/13/2011 12:15:42 PM : Outperform Start Price: $15.35 WOOF Score: +28.17

Vestar is a leading international private equity firm specializing in management buyouts and growth capital investments with $7 billion in assets under management. The firm targets companies in the U.S. and Europe in five key industry sectors: consumer, diversified industries, healthcare, media/communication, and financial services. Vestar has been particularly active since 2006 with investments in the healthcare information services segment including its investment in MediMedia. Since the firms founding in 1988, the Vestar funds have completed more than 69 investments in companies with a total value of more than $30 billion. Vestar has operations in New York, Boston, Denver, Munich, and Paris. For more information, please visit Vestars website

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Member Avatar tekennedy (63.26) Submitted: 11/4/2010 12:44:37 PM : Outperform Start Price: $22.29 WOOF Score: -12.58

This company has consistantly high ROE with a low valuation and considerable room to grow. Their market leading position in a fragmented market will help ensure further economies of scale as growth continues. The business model of acquiring new locations while growing labs internally seems an effective model. A result of this plan is the laboratory segment consititutes the primary source of excess returns at this point because of the significant goodwill in the animal hospital segment; over time they should be able to grow into the goodwill and increase overall ROE. Take advantage of temporary economic conditions to get into a company which should beat the S&P over time. This is one in my own portfolio.

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Member Avatar hammyttu (24.48) Submitted: 9/29/2010 9:45:34 PM : Outperform Start Price: $20.22 WOOF Score: -5.43

Stock screen results. Using ROE, PE, LT debt/Equity, Current Ratio.

Leaderboard

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Bigsef77 (69.69) Score: +48.89

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Top
Pick
Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
Index
Gain
Score Commentary
Bigsef77 69.69 8/20/2009 6/15/2011 Underperform 1Y $25.30 -10.91% +33.76% +44.67 0 Comment
stoccato 75.72 10/9/2006 Underperform 1Y $35.19 -36.00% +5.66% +41.67 0 Comment
scarabelli 73.96 10/16/2006 Underperform 1Y $33.15 -32.07% +4.38% +36.45 0 Comment
Joe1962 57.52 2/6/2008 Underperform 3M $32.48 -30.60% +3.97% +34.58 0 Comment
pishposhjosh 43.65 2/5/2008 Underperform NS $32.49 -30.62% +2.83% +33.45 0 Comment
JOHOMarlena 28.62 7/10/2007 Underperform 1Y $37.92 -40.61% -7.20% +33.41 0 Comment
gandalf18 96.54 11/14/2006 Underperform 1Y $32.17 -30.00% +2.54% +32.53 0 Comment
garyvanness 40.38 3/19/2008 Underperform 3M $30.40 -25.86% +4.45% +30.30 0 Comment
vetsuburb 82.57 3/25/2008 Underperform 1Y $30.48 -26.05% +3.25% +29.30 1 Comment
chuyita 41.75 9/22/2011 Outperform 1Y $15.35 +46.84% +18.67% +28.17 1 Comment

Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score End Date Commentary
TrackBarrington 95.21 6/22/2011 Outperform NS $19.88 +13.38% +4.04% +9.34 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 11/15/2010 Underperform 3W $22.42 +0.54% +11.86% +11.33 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 12/4/2009 Outperform 3W $23.52 -4.68% +8.13% -12.80 11/16/2010 @ $22.42 0 Comment
TrackSunTrustRH 93.06 6/25/2009 Outperform NS $25.88 -12.91% +50.46% -63.36 0 Comment
TrackJefferies 84.59 9/30/2008 Underperform NS $28.97 -27.55% -26.64% +0.90 2/13/2009 @ $20.99 0 Comment
TrackWayneRogers < 20 2/15/2008 Outperform 3M $32.52 -30.69% +3.55% -34.24 0 Comment
TrackDodgeCox 93.96 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $44.23 -32.35% -7.56% -24.80 6/13/2008 @ $29.92 1 Comment
TrackCLKing 70.52 12/5/2007 Outperform NS $41.05 -49.31% -25.87% -23.44 7/23/2010 @ $20.81 0 Comment
TrackRonBaron 88.29 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $41.75 -46.01% -7.80% -38.21 1 Comment
TrackJefferies 84.59 7/27/2007 Outperform NS $41.19 -29.67% -23.64% -6.03 9/30/2008 @ $28.97 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 85.56 4/20/2007 Outperform NS $40.45 -52.56% -38.07% -14.48 1/7/2009 @ $19.19 0 Comment
TrackScottBleier 91.90 1/13/2007 Outperform 3M $33.70 -33.18% -0.44% -32.73 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 1/5/2007 Outperform NS $31.77 -10.42% -15.93% +5.52 4/30/2010 @ $28.46 0 Comment
TrackRyanBeck < 20 11/28/2006 Outperform NS $31.34 +17.26% -5.71% +22.97 3/1/2007 @ $36.75 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.15 11/17/2006 Underperform 3W $31.71 -25.83% -20.75% +5.08 12/5/2009 @ $23.52 0 Comment

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