Imation Corporation (IMN)

5.71 +0.16  +2.88%  May 29, 5:20PM Go Pro
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Imation Corporation 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.

IMN 0.1743
HILL 0.3434
XRTX 0.2303
NTAP 1.728

Price to Earnings Ratio

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

IMN 18.44
XRTX 10.05
NTAP 18.90

Price to Book

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

IMN 0.3054
HILL 1.450
XRTX 0.8356
NTAP 2.509

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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IMN News

IMATION CORP Financials
May 10, 1:04PM
Bearish MACD for Imation Corp.
May 10, 10:32AM Zacks
Consumer Cyclical Sector Wrap
May 03, 4:39PM Fox Business
$IMN filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3eKU
about 26 days ago by MarketBrief
Here's 1 Reason Imation Looks Weak
May 03, 10:20AM Motley Fool
Here's 1 Reason Imation Looks Weak
May 02, 10:40AM Fool
This Metric Says You're Smart to Own Imation
Apr 27, 10:50AM Motley Fool
Listen to $IMN Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 10:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Tq3
about 35 days ago by earningscast
Keep Businesses Alive With Careful Growth Strategies
Mar 22, 1:39PM Investor's Business Daily
$IMN filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/308E
about 69 days ago by MarketBrief
Imation Passes This Key Test
Mar 14, 10:13AM Fool
Listen to $IMN investor day - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2af3
about 91 days ago by earningscast
$IMN - STOPPED OUT of remaining 2/3rd position @ 6.18 for a Gain of .16c/per (+2.6%), and an Overall Gain of 3.4%
about 113 days ago by exkapie
Fool Cheatsheet: Imation Earnings
Feb 06, 10:20AM Fool
$IMN - STOPPED OUT of 1/3rd position at 6.31 for a Gain of $0.29c/per (+4.8%)
about 116 days ago by exkapie
Listen to $IMN Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS -0.14 vs est -0.34) - live at 10:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2EWx
about 116 days ago by earningscast
$IMN - **EARNINGS B/O Friday 3rd **
about 117 days ago by exkapie
$IMN - MOVING SellStop on 1/3rd position to 6.31 (from 6.17); MOVING SellStop on remaining 2/3rd position to 6.18 (from 6.02)
about 117 days ago by exkapie
EBR: Watchlist/worksheet/3 Trading Ideas $SGI $OXY $IMN http://stks.co/2D4J
about 117 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
$IMN - MOVING SellStop on 1/3rd position to 6.17 (from 5.82); MOVING SellStop on remaining 2/3rd position to 6.02 (from 5.82)
about 118 days ago by exkapie
SUb $10 stocks that have my eye tmrw: $EPAX $AGEN $CEDC $GY $BLDR $IMN $TRGT $SONC $OME $CYTX $CHDX
about 118 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
$IMN - The only thing keeping me in the trade is the nicely-formed Symmetrical Triangle (see chart)
about 119 days ago by exkapie
$IMN - ORDER FILLED @ 6.02 - ENTERED SellStop at 5.82
about 127 days ago by exkapie
$IMN - 9 crosses 20ema - closes above 50ema - ENTERED BUY LONG order @ Limit 6.05 - if filled enter SellStop at 5.82
about 129 days ago by exkapie
$IMN http://stks.co/1t8j Thin name on the radar.
about 139 days ago by VexTrades
Imation Corp: Following In The Path of Kodak? ($IMN, $EK, $MMM) http://stks.co/1Zjp
about 166 days ago by valuewalk
How Many Net-Nets Are There? http://stks.co/1PC0 $IM $IMN $TUES $RIMG
about 175 days ago by valuewalk
$IMN Insider Buy: $111K of stock bought by Mark Lucas (President & Ceo) on November 23, 2011 http://stks.co/1I5c
about 183 days ago by MarketBrief
Short Notice: Stocks in free fall making new lows & nearing critical $5 mark: $ART, $FOE, $HWAY, $IMN, $RBS. Thin options on all (FOE is OK)
about 188 days ago by DrKris
$IMN Crossed daily lows support.
about 189 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$IMN filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/xXY
about 208 days ago by MarketBrief
Coming to a Gadget Near You: A Movie for All Your Screens http://stks.co/iU3 the death of DVDs & CDs is one step closer $IMN $DTSI
about 222 days ago by GlennBusch
$AAPL helping to end the CD http://stks.co/4K $IMN
about 287 days ago by GlennBusch
$LEN.B, $VOXX, $EJ, $IMN companies below book value with more current assets than total assets, that still produce positive earnings
about 354 days ago by secretbonus

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