IHS INC-Cap is at 6.62b.  Book is 32.59.  EPS is at 36 average is at 46.68.  Enterprise value is at 8.46.  Earnings growth next year is at 9.52.  EPS long term is at 9.86.  Return on equity is at 8.61.  Debt is at 3.98.  These guys have been growing by acquisition.  This is seemingly why their debt is high and why r on e is lowish.  Eh.  Maybe not, these figures are in line with the norm. Analysts hate it.  Short interest is very low.  These guys are a commodity analytics provider.   Using a generous 10 for r on e, we have a book value of 84.53 and thus an EPS of say 8.453 and thus a share price of say 253 using a loft 30 p/e.  They are currently selling at 96.56.  They are pricey.  I’ll watch and set an alert for 70.  These guys are a good company, but they are almost in the category of a growth stock without a walloping galloping type of growth.

AN-AUTONATION INC-Sells at 45.18.  Cap is 5b.  Short interest is at 3.64.  P/E is at 11.3.  They’re at their 52 week low.  Analysts are neutral.  Book is at 20.40.  Average p/e is 17.  Book is shrinking.  Growth is at 13.48 and 12.7 long term.  Return on equity is at 20.97. Debt is at 87%.  Great historical earnings.  Return on equity is very good and growing with the excepition of 2008.    Book value per share is goo d except for 2008.  We’ll say book will be 82.5 in 10, and thus we might see eps of 16.5, and thus a price of 247 in 10 with a 15 p.e or maybe 160 with a 10 p/e.   This is a pretty good stock.