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Slide 1: Brookdale Senr (BKD) Industry: Medical Care BKD Brookdale Senr Price: $13.64 Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 22 16:07 EDT 2011 $13.64 Power Gauge Rating BKD - Very Bearish The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for BKD is very bearish due to very poor financial metrics and very weak earnings performance. The rating also reflects bullish price/volume activity. BKD's financial metrics are very poor due to a high long term debt to equity ratio and low return on equity. TM Financial Metrics Earnings Performance Price/Volume Activity Expert Opinions News Sentiment Rating Neutral BKD Brookdale Senr September 21, 2011 Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for BKD is neutral. Stories concerning BKD have a balanced or neutral sentiment. TM News Sentiment :Neutral Power Trend - 5 Year Chart The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential I want to receive special offers about trading stocks with your brokerage partner, optionsXpress. Click here www.chaikinpowertools.com
Slide 2: Financials & Earnings Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating LT Debt/Equity Ratio Very Bearish BKD's financial metrics are very poor. The company is carrying too much long term debt and yields a relatively low return on shareholder's equity. The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, low return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow. Price to Book Value Return on Equity Price to Sales Ratio Business Value Assets and Liabilities Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 0.44 2.36 Valuation Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 1.56 0.75 Returns Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM -0.4% -1.3% Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating Earnings Growth Very Bearish BKD's earnings performance has been very weak. The company has not met analysts' earnings estimates and is priced relatively high compared to next year's projected EPS. The rank is based on worse than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years. Earnings Surprise Earnings Trend Projected P/E Ratio Earnings Consistency 5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth 12/06 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth 1,309.91 $-1.34 12/07 1,839.30 40.41% $-1.60 -19.40% 12/08 1,928.05 4.83% $-3.67 -129.37% 12/09 2,023.07 4.93% $-0.60 83.65% 12/10 2,213.26 9.40% $-0.41 31.67% EPS Estimates Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $-0.14 $-0.41 Actual EPS Growth 14.89% EST EPS Current $-0.05 $-0.34 Est EPS Growth 12.50% Change +0.09 +0.07 Change -2.39 EPS Surprise Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $-0.02 $-0.03 $-0.06 $-0.09 Actual $-0.01 $-0.01 $0.01 $-0.10 Difference $0.01 $0.02 $0.07 $-0.01 % Difference 50.00 66.67 116.67 -11.11 EPS Quarterly Results FY 12/09 12/10 12/11 Qtr 1 $-0.13 $-0.12 $-0.10 Qtr 2 $-0.10 $-0.08 $-0.28 Qtr 3 $-0.18 $-0.14 Qtr 4 $-0.18 $-0.07 Total $-0.59 $-0.41 - Fiscal Year End Month is December. I want to receive special offers about trading stocks with your brokerage partner, optionsXpress. Click here www.chaikinpowertools.com
Slide 3: Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating Relative Strength vs Market Bullish Price and volume activity for BKD is bullish. BKD is in an accelerating price trend compared to 4 months ago and is trading on higher volume than its 90 day average volume. The rank for BKD is based on its relative weakness versus the market, a negative Chaikin price trend, a positive Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend. Chaikin Money Flow Price Trend Price Trend ROC Volume Trend Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow Chart shows whether BKD is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock. Price Activity Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 28.05 13.53 -24.50% Price Activity Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value -4.68% -50.36% -3.79% -43.18% Volume Activity Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 1,615,952 1,614,278 48% Expert Opinions Expert Opinions Earnings Estimate Revisions Neutral Expert opinions about BKD are neutral. Insiders are net buyers of BKD's stock and BKD has been under-performing the Medical Care industry over the past 13 weeks. The rank for BKD is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a high short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the stock versus the Medical Care industry group. Short Interest Insider Activity Analyst Opinions Relative Strength vs Industry Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr -0.05 -0.01 Current Current FY -0.34 7 Days Ago % Change -0.05 -0.01 0.00% 0.00% Analyst Recommendations Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Buy EPS Estimates Revision Summary Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 0 0 0 Down 0 0 0 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 1 0 0 1 Down 0 0 0 0 30 Days Ago % Change -0.34 0.00 Next Yr I want to receive special offers about trading stocks with your brokerage partner, optionsXpress. Click here www.chaikinpowertools.com
Slide 4: The Company & Its Competitors BKD's Competitors in Medical Care Company BKD SKH FVE SBRA KND SRZ TMH ESC Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 14.89% 9.04% 10.47% 22.11% 2.19% -4.81% 47.29% 21.60% Projected EPS growth 12.50% 9.75% 10.00% 7.50% 12.00% 13.20% 15.00% Profit Margin -3.14% 0.92% 1.64% -2.14% 0.90% 3.89% 1.23% -2.56% PEG 0.35 0.49 1.13 0.45 1.02 PE 3.11 4.28 3.78 5.52 14.35 Revenue(M) 2,213 820 1,241 1,907 4,360 1,407 2,671 1,007 News Headlines for BKD Brookdale Board of Directors Authorizes $100 Million Share Repurchase Program - Aug 11, 2011 Brookdale will buy Horizon, form venture with HCP - Jun 1, 2011 Brookdale Senior Living Announces Acquisitions - Jan 18, 2011 Brookdale Announces Secondary Offering by Selling Stockholders - Nov 9, 2010 Company Details BROOKDALE SENR 111 WESTWOOD PLACE SUITE 400 BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 USA Phone: (615) 221-2250 Fax: 615-221-2289 Website: http://http://www.brookdaleliving.co m Full Time Employees: 38,600 Sector: Medical Company Profile Brookdale Senior Living Inc. is a leading owner and operator of senior living facilities throughout the United States. The Company is committed to providing an exceptional living experience through properties that are designed, purpose-built and operated to provide the highest-quality service, care and living accommodations for residents. The Company owns and operates independent, assisted and dementia-care facilities. Power Gauge Ratings are created using a relative ranking system that assigns a rank of 0 to 100 (100 being the highest) to each stock in the universe. Rank is calculated by evaluating each of the stocks factors and combining them into a single number using a weighting formula. A stock's rank ranges from 100-0, where 100 is the strongest, and a rank of 95 indicates the stock is better than 95% of the stocks in the universe. Chaikin Stock Research(CSR) is not registered as a securities broker dealer or investment advisor with either the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or with any state securities regulatory authority. CSR is not responsible for trades executed by users of this research report, our web site or mobile app based on the information included herein. The information presented in this report does not represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks or any financial instrument nor is it intended as an endorsement of any security or investment. The information in this report is generic by nature and is not personalized to the specific financial situation of any individual. The user bears complete responsibility for their own investment research and should seek the advice of a qualified investment professional before making any investment decisions. Copyright (c) 1978-(Present) by ZACKS Investment Research, Inc ("ZACKS"). The information, data, analyses and opinions contained herein (1) includes the confidential and proprietary information of ZACKS, (2) may not be copied or redistributed, for any purpose, (3) does not constitute investment advice offered by ZACKS, (4) are provided solely for informational purposes, and (5) are not warranted or represented to be correct, complete, accurate or timely. ZACKS shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from, or related to, use of this information, data, analyses or opinions. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. ZACKS is not affiliated with Chaikin Power Tools. This report from Chaikin Power Tools is for informational purposes only and is not a recommendation to buy or sell securities. LM 2.3 DS 3.0 LS 2.1 Data Provided by ZACKS Investment Research, Inc., www.zacks.com Special offers to trade stocks from optionsXpress: www.chaikinpowertools.com