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March 13, 2009 - Mira, Portugal – SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (ATD.B). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Couche-Tard investor.
Shares in Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard have steadily declined in value since early 2007. Nevertheless, the stock beat the Canadian market over the past year, losing just 17% compared to the 40% decline in the TSX Composite index. In the company's latest results released November 25th 2008, Couch-Tard reported record quarterly earnings as the result of high margins on fuel. Comparable in-store sales fell 1% in the US Stores while rising 1.4% in Canada compared to the same quarter in the year earlier period. During the quarter, the company reported weakened sales in the southern areas of the US due to the economic crisis. Investors will learn if this weakness has spread North over the past quarter when the company announces results on March 16th. Nevertheless, in order to assess whether Couche-Tard shares will recover over the long-run, we should focus on the company's long-term underlying fundamentals. We can assess Couch-Tard's fundamentals through the use of the StockMarks framework. Couche-Tard currently has an overall long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 61, rating above the Canadian market average. This rating places Couche-Tard second among ten of the company's closest peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business, market positioning and share comparisons.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components – Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Couche-Tard for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks™ ratings for Couche-Tard is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=ATD.B&cod_country=18
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites, from multiple professional platforms including Reuters Knowledge, TheMarkets.com and Thomson Research or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=18
About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA:
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. The StockMarks™ system is based on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder returns.
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