3D Systems has been a "stock of the month" twice already. However, it would be quite arrogant, and very likely incorrect, if I were to act under the assumption that DDD will the only winner in the red-hot 3D printing industry. Therefore, two high-growth competitors have been added to the portfolio...
Stratasys (SSYS)
Positives:
116% revenue growth.
$141M cash, $0 debt.
42% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; forward P/E of 34.
Negative cash flows.
Negative profit margin (-4%) and ROE (-1%).
ExOne (XONE)
Positives:
192% revenue growth.
$71M cash, $5M debt.
37% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; forward P/E of 117(!!).
Atrocious profit (-31%) and operating (-25%) margins.
Heavily shorted (32%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them. (Note that AGNC, BBEP, NLY, and PSEC have now been classified as "speculative"...if you would be thinking I am now one step away from exiting these stocks, you might be right.)
Apple (AAPL) 9.97%
Google (GOOG) 8.60%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 8.42%
Baidu (BIDU) 4.89%
Amazon (AMZN) 4.61%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 4.34%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 4.33%
Ace Limited (ACE) 4.14%
3D Systems (DDD) 2.72%
American Software (AMSWA) 2.71%
American Capital Agency (AGNC) 2.68%
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 2.61%
Blackstone (BX) 2.58%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) 2.23%
McDonald's (MCD) 2.06%
Apache (APA) 1.96%
Prospect Capital (PSEC) 1.88%
Intel (INTC) 1.85%
Vodafone (VOD) 1.83%
Under Armour (UA) 1.82%
DuPont (DD) 1.76%
Nike (NKE) 1.49%
American Express (AXP) 1.45%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.37%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.34%
Ansys (ANSS) 1.34%
Coca-Cola (KO) 1.31%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.29%
International Business Machines (IBM) 1.24%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.21%
ExOne (XONE) 1.21%
BreitBurn Energy Partners (BBEP) 1.19%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.17%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 1.17%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 1.15%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.11%
Stratasys (SSYS) 1.10%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 0.90%
The Distressed (BEBE, GSOL, LZB, MSI, TMUS) 0.88%
