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MARKETSURFER commented on an article. 6:14 PM

Is It Time to Hit the Brakes on Toyota?

Dear Autoenthusiast,

Toyota has I believe the highest debt levels of any automaker. Look it up. I was quoting the current figures from "Key Statistics" on Toyota on the Yahoo Finance website. GM has

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MARKETSURFER commented on an article. 5:44 PM

Is It Time to Hit the Brakes on Toyota?

Toyota currently has debt of $166 billion. It has a levered free cash flow of negative $8 billion. Toyota generated about $31 billion in cash flow in the last year but it's levered free cash flow after payment of

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MARKETSURFER commented on an article. 1:25 PM

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

The finance arm of Ford which encompasses the $80 billion in debt brings in $1 to $2 billion in additional profits for Ford each. As long as the credit worthyness of the debt in it's entirety is reasonable, then more debt in the

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MARKETSURFER commented on an article. 2:02 AM

Bonds: So Much More Dangerous Than You Think

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) seem to be a more reasonable alternative in bond investments as they offer a nice dividend return that is State tax free, the bonds are fully backed by the federal government for their

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MARKETSURFER commented on an article. 1:52 AM

Is Ford Destined for Greatness?

Please remember that $70 billion out of the

$90 billion of debt on the books is attributable to

Ford's credit/lending arm. This is actually "good" debt as it allows Ford to

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MARKETSURFER commented on an article. 1:55 PM

Is P/E Really the Best Tool for Picking an Undervalued Stock?

I couldn't understand him at all. He was saying something about "EV or something like that over enterprise value is the best metric." Can someone please let me know what he was saying was the best metric. I just couldn't

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