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Stock Research Report for TW as of 7/27/11 - Chaikin Power Tools
1. Towers Watson (TW) Price: $63.18
Industry: Business Service
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:30 EDT 2011
TW
Towers Watson $63.18 Power Gauge Rating
TW - Neutral
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for TW is neutral with attractive financial
metrics, very strong earnings performance, bullish price/volume activity and
very positive expert opinions.
Financial Metrics
TW's earnings performance is very strong as a result of high earnings growth
Earnings Performance over the past 3-5 years.
Price/Volume Activity
TW's financial metrics are very good due to a high price to book value ratio.
Despite these bullish factors, Chaikin Power Tools has identified a negative
Expert Opinions
trend resulting in a neutral rating.
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral
TW Towers Watson July 21, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for TW is neutral. Stories concerning TW have a
balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Bullish
Price to Book Value TW's financial metrics are very good. The company does not hold much long term
debt and generates high free cash flow relative to market capitalization.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio and relatively high cash
flow.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 1.45 Price/Book 1.36 Return on Invest 12.0%
LT Debt/Equity 0.00 Price/Sales 1.96 Return on Equity 12.0%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Very Bullish
Earnings Surprise TW's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a history of
strong earnings growth and has outperformed analysts' earnings estimates.
Earnings Trend The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than
expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and
Projected P/E Ratio consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
06/06 06/07 06/08 06/09 06/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 1,271.81 1,486.52 1,760.06 1,676.03 2,387.83 Quarterly EPS $0.45 $0.96 +0.51
Rev % Growth - 16.88% 18.40% -4.77% 42.47% Yearly EPS $2.04 $4.64 +2.60
EPS $2.11 $2.74 $3.65 $3.43 $2.04 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth - 29.86% 33.21% -6.03% -40.52% 3-5 year EPS 18.24% 12.00% -6.24
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.94 $1.26 $0.32 34.04 06/08 $0.82 $0.93 $0.95 $0.73 $3.43
1 Qtr Ago $0.84 $0.91 $0.07 8.33 06/09 $0.70 $0.57 $0.12 $0.77 $2.16
2 Qtr Ago $0.90 $0.71 $-0.19 -21.11 06/10 $0.45 $0.65 $0.94 - $2.04
3 Qtr Ago $0.80 $0.69 $-0.11 -13.75 Fiscal Year End Month is June.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bullish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for TW is bullish. TW is experiencing sustained buying
and has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.
Price Trend
The rank for TW is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin
Price Trend ROC
money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend and a negative Chaikin price trend
ROC.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether TW is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 66.38 % Change Price - 4 Weeks 0.21% Average Volume 20 Days 275,667
52 Week Low 41.13 % Change Price - 24 Weeks 11.16% Average Volume 90 Days 327,438
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 13.24% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P -4.57% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 83%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 9.40%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Very Bullish
Short Interest Expert opinions about TW are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS
estimates for TW and shorting of TW is low.
Insider Activity
The rank for TW is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low
short interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock, optimistic
Analyst Opinions
analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Business Service
industry group.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 0.90 0.90 0.00% Mean this Week Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 0.96 0.96 0.00% Mean Last Week Buy Curr Qtr 0 0 0 0
Curr Yr 0 0 0 0
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 0 0 0
Current FY 3.77 3.77 0.00 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Next Yr 0 0 0 0
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
TW's Competitors in Business Service News Headlines for TW
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) Towers Watson Launches Executive
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TW 18.24% 12.00% 6.61% 1.14 17.69 - Towers Watson Introduces Updated Version of
ACN 6.70% 13.25% 8.12% 1.37 19.47 23,094
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CBZ 5.61% 12.50% 3.61% 1.00 12.63 733
Towers Watson Launches New iPad Application
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NCI 4.68% 13.50% 3.67% 1.14 17.55 704
Underleveraged, Towers Watson Study Finds -
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Company Details Company Profile
TOWERS WATSON Towers Watson & Co. is a global professional services company that helps organizations
901 N. GLEBE ROAD improve performance through effective people, risk and financial management. It offers
ARLINGTON, VA 22203 solutions in the areas of employee benefits, talent management, rewards, and risk and
USA capital management. The Company's benefits solutions cover health and group benefits,
Phone: (703) 258-8000 mergers and acquisitions, retirement, and technology and administration. Its risk and
Fax: 703-258-8585 financial services solutions include financial modeling software, investment, reinsurance,
Website: insurance consulting, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. Its talent and
http://http://www.watsonwyatt.com/ rewards solutions cover communication and change, employee surveys, HR function
Full Time Employees: 7,700 effectiveness, rewards, talent management, data services, executive compensation,
Sector: Business Services mergers and acquisitions, and sales effectiveness and compensation. Towers Watson &
Co. was formerly known as Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. and is headquartered in New
York.
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