Blue Coat Systems (BCSI)

25.82 +0.00  +0.00%  Mar 23, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Blue Coat Systems Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

BCSI 2.366
SFSF 10.34
IRM 1.663
VRNT 1.455

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

BCSI 43.03
SFSF 3.364
IRM 14.87
VRNT 52.32

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

BCSI 2.444
SFSF 8.190
IRM 3.951
VRNT 7.891

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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BCSI News

Once Top Security Stock, Blue Coat Just Went Private
Feb 15, 6:14PM Investor's Business Daily
sld $BCSI for a 10% gain; sld $SNDA for a 25% gain; sld $SYNO for a 65% gain;
about 102 days ago by txbondman
@bigtexastrader $AKRX replaces $BCSI in the S&P Small Cap 600, reason for the huge volume today.
about 104 days ago by camitrader
$AKRX replaces $BCSI in S&P small cap 600. Up +4% A/H.
about 108 days ago by Ibdinv
$CBOE to Replace $TIN in S&P MidCap 400, $AKRX to Replace $BCSI, $VPFG to Replace $SONO in SmallCap 600
about 108 days ago by Street_Insider
Riverbed Plays the Guidance Game -- and Loses
Jan 27, 12:26PM Motley Fool
Lots of eyes on $FFIV today...good but ..no pos here...$BCSI WTF!
about 131 days ago by EXPstocktrader
$FFIV $BCSI related...no pos here though...
about 131 days ago by EXPstocktrader
Blue Coat Wearing Gold, Not Red Coat
Dec 28, 10:24AM Seeking Alpha
Companies experiencing their own Christmas miracles: $JEF $JBLU $MNI $BCSI http://stks.co/1fFw
about 157 days ago by casajohn
RT @ScottKesslerSPCIQ Today we reiterated our Buy opinion on $WBSN (19), peer $BCSI agreed to its proposed acquisition http://stks.co/1TeO
about 170 days ago by howardlindzon
HIGH $PUT VOLU $AYR 10695% $HMSY 8711% $MNI 8366% $NRG 4263% $DCI 3612% $BCSI 1378% $AMED 1335% $LDK 1207% $DMND 1190% $SPPI 1177%
about 170 days ago by livevol_pro
Today we reiterated our Buy opinion on $WBSN (19), after the news that peer $BCSI agreed to its proposed acquisition. http://dcl.sr/MD
about 170 days ago by ScottKesslerSPCIQ
HIGH $PUT VOLU $MNI 4398% $NRG 3801% $AMED 1276% $LDK 1150% $CECO 1118% $SPPI 1098% $BCSI 928% $AONE 878% $CRK 859% $DMND 753%
about 170 days ago by livevol_pro
Has The Economy Finally Recovered?
Dec 09, 12:19PM Benzinga
Movers: $BCSI $DMND $FLOW $SIGA $MNI $COO $CYAN
about 171 days ago by Fibline
Blue Coat Systems rises 44.1%
Dec 09, 12:00PM theflyonthewall.com
taking a small victory lap on my almost forgotten $BCSI calls, up 502% today
about 171 days ago by JoshPritchard
HIGH $PUT VOLU $NRG 2825% $LDK 1105% $CECO 1043% $SPPI 979% $AONE 866% $BCSI 692% $DMND 590% $LIFE 536% $WIN 427% $DD 330%
about 171 days ago by livevol_pro
$RVBD $FIRE $WBSN advance on $BCSI deal
about 171 days ago by ivanhoff
Happy to see Blue Coat Systems getting taken out. Let's get Fortinet & Riverbed sold next. $BCSI $FTNT $RVBD
about 171 days ago by TechStockRadar
$BCSI Volume Alert - Currently at 5 x average daily volume.
about 171 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Wow $SFSF then $BCSI....$RVBD next?
about 171 days ago by EXPstocktrader
Blue Coat Gets Taken for a Nice Premium http://stks.co/1Sqe Highlights & Insights on the Stream $BCSI
about 171 days ago by StockTwits
RT @pca88 "perfectly timed" option trade in SuccessFactors turned $15k into $850k ov weekend on takeover http://stks.co/1Sqc $SFSF $BCSI?
about 171 days ago by EXPstocktrader
hares of Blue Coat $BCSI resume trading up 45%
about 171 days ago by Street_Insider
Blue Coat $BCSI shares to resume trade at 7:30am ET
about 171 days ago by Street_Insider
@OptionRadar Must have been a lucky guess because insider trading is illegal, unless you are in congress. $BCSI
about 171 days ago by citgoman
Blue Coat $BCSI holders to get $25.81/share in cash from PE firm Thoma Bravo; stock halted after news release
about 171 days ago by Street_Insider
application control only tech group i follow outperforming market on 200 day. shifting $ to $FFIV $CHKP $BCSI etc...
about 176 days ago by nelsonhill

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