ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) Last Close 34.93 (USD) November 18, 2013 NEW YORK Exchange AVERAGE SCORE Avg Daily Vol 17.7M Market Cap 156.9B POSITIVE OUTLOOK: 's current score of 8 places it among the top quartile of stocks scored. HIGHLIGHTS 52-Week High 36.43 52-Week Low 29.78 Average Score Trend (4-Week Moving Avg) NOV-2010 NOV-2011 NOV-2012 NOV-2013 - The score for ORACLE CORPORATION has been on a positive trend from 6 to 8 over the past 6 weeks. - The recent change in the Average Score was primarily due to an improvement in the Price Momentum component score. PRICE AND VOLUME CHARTS BUSINESS SUMMARY Trailing PE 15.1 Forward PE 11.8 Annual Div 0.48 Dividend Yield 1.4% ROE 25.5% Annual Rev 37.4B LTG Forecast 10.6% Inst Own 85.5% 1-Mo 6.2% 3-Mo 7.8% Score Averages Software & IT Services Group: 4.1 Mega Market Cap: 7.5 Software & IT Services Sector: 4.1 S&P 500 Index: 6.8 Peers -6M -3M -1M -1W Current 1Y Trend 7 7 7 8 8 6 8 7 7 8 3 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 3 4 3 4 4 THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S MEAN Buy 42 Analysts Mean recommendation from all analysts covering the company on a standardized 5-point scale. Sell Reduce Hold Buy 1-Year : 16.4% 5-Year : 105.2% Strong Buy Oracle Corporation is a provider of enterprise software and computer hardware products and services. The Company's software, hardware systems, and services businesses develops, manufactures, markets, hosts and supports database and middleware software, applications software, and hardware systems, with the latter consisting primarily of computer server and storage products. It is organized into three businesses: software, hardware systems and services. Its software business consists of two segments: new software licenses and software license updates and product support. Its hardware systems business consists of two segments: hardware systems products and hardware systems support. The Company's services business consists of the remainder of its segments and offers consulting services, managed cloud services, and education services. On April 5, 2012, the Company acquired Taleo Corporation (Taleo). Effective March 13, 2013, it acquired Nimbula Inc. Page 1 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) INDICATOR COMPONENTS OPTIMIZED SCORE PEER ANALYSIS Average Score Ticker The AVERAGE SCORE combines the quantitative analysis of six widely-used investment decision making tools: Earnings, Fundamental, Relative Valuation, Risk, Price Momentum and Insider Trading. A simple average of the underlying component ratings is normally distributed to rank stocks on a 1-10 scale (10 being awarded to the most favorable). These factors may be evaluated differently using alternative methodologies and the importance of individual factors varies across industries, market capitalization and investment styles. Additional criteria should always be used to evaluate a stock. Earnings Fundamental Relative Valuation Risk Price Momentum Insider Trading Historically, companies with an optimized score of 2 have tended to significantly underperform the market over the following 12-month period. Price (Nov/18/13) As an alternative approach to equally weighting each of the six factors, independent research firm, Verus Analytics, conducted a backtest to empirically determine the optimal factor blend. Results and weighting vary across four different market capitalization categories. For large cap stocks, price momentum and insider trading historically provided the most explanatory power among the six factors and are weighted heavily in the current optimized score. Among the small cap universe, the earnings and fundamental factors joined with insider trading and price momentum to explain returns. PRICE MOMENTUM VALUATION FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSTS 1-Mo 3-Mo 1-Yr Market Cap Trailing PE Forward PE Dividend Yield Net Margin LTG I/B/E/S Forecast Mean Currency in USD # of Analysts 6 37.20 6.4% 17.0% 40.3% 315.4B 14.1 14.1 3.0% 28.3% 7.2% Hold 36 8 34.93 6.2% 7.8% 16.4% 156.9B 15.1 11.8 1.4% 26.2% 10.6% Buy 42 4 56.60 7.5% 24.7% 73.4% 27.4B 65.2 39.8 -- 8.3% 11.7% Buy 24 6 73.41 6.8% 14.3% 23.8% 20.5B 26.0 20.7 1.0% -2.5% 14.2% Buy 21 8 23.65-6.9% -9.9% 31.6% 16.1B 21.1 13.4 2.5% 14.7% 9.0% Buy 30 9 CA 32.75 8.8% 7.2% 50.2% 14.4B 14.0 12.5 3.1% 20.9% 13.5% Hold 14 7 CHKP 62.44 6.9% 10.4% 43.0% 11.9B 20.0 17.6 -- 46.4% 9.3% Buy 30 4 ADSK 43.30 7.5% 20.5% 37.5% 9.6B 46.0 28.6 -- 11.0% 8.3% Buy 20 4 RHT 46.56 7.6% -9.6% -3.9% 8.2B 57.4 32.0 -- 10.9% 15.6% Buy 32 5 ANSS 84.53-2.1% -1.9% 25.6% 7.8B 34.1 26.2 -- 29.4% 17.0% Hold 11 2 N 95.92-13.1% 4.9% 64.2% 7.1B -- 369.6 -- -15.7% 26.0% Hold 24 5.7 Average 53.75 3.2% 7.8% 36.6% 54.1B 31.3 53.3 2.2% 16.2% 12.9% Buy 25.8 PEER COMPANIES MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHKP CHECK POINT SOFTWARE ADOBE SYSTEMS ADSK AUTODESK INC IT INC RHT RED HAT INCORPORATED SYMANTEC CORPORATION ANSS ANSYS INC CA CA INC N NETSUITE INCORPORATION Page 2 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) EARNINGS Currency in USD NEUTRAL OUTLOOK: Mixed earnings expectations and performance. Earnings Score Trend (4-Week Moving Avg) NOV-2010 NOV-2011 NOV-2012 NOV-2013 EARNINGS INDICATORS HIGHLIGHTS Earnings Surprises (33.3% weight) Earnings Score Averages Software & IT Services Group: 5.9 Mega Market Cap: 6.6 Software & IT Services Sector: 5.9 S&P 500 Index: 6.3 Peers -6M -3M -1M -1W Current 1Y Trend 4 7 9 6 8 6 6 4 7 7 2 3 4 4 5 5 2 3 5 4 6 3 3 4 4 Estimate Revisions (33.3% weight) Recommendation Changes (33.3% weight) Last 4 Quarters Last 4 Weeks Last 120 Days # Surprises (> 2%) 2 # Up Revisions 0 # Broker Upgrades 0 # Surprises (< -2%) 1 # Down Revisions 0 # Broker Downgrades 1 # In-Line (within 2%) 1 Avg Up Revisions 0.0% Avg Surprise 1.9% Avg Down Revisions 0.0% - currently has an Earnings Rating of 4. The average Earnings Rating for its Software Industry is 5.7 and the S&P 500 COMPOSITE average is 5.5. - Over the past 4 quarters, the company has reported 2 positive (>2%), 1 negative (<-2%), and 1 in-line (within 2%) surprises. The average surprise for this time period has been 1.9%. Most recently on Sep/18/13, the company reported quarterly earnings of 0.59 per share, a positive surprise of 5.2% above the consensus of 0.56. - 's current quarter consensus estimate has remained relatively unchanged over the past 90 days at 0.67. Estimates within its Industry have moved an average of -8.0% during the same time period. PRICE TARGET The chart indicates where analysts predict the stock price will be within the next 12 months, as compared to the current price. 48.00 44.00 40.00 36.00 32.00 34.93 HIGH MEAN 28.00 LOW Current Price Price Target 12-Month Price Target Mean 36.30 High 43.00 Low 28.00 Target vs. Current 3.9% # of Analysts 34 Page 3 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) EARNINGS PER SHARE Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by the number of shares outstanding. Analysts tend to interpret a pattern of increasing earnings as a sign of strength and flat or falling earnings as a sign of weakness. The charts provide a comparison between a company's actual and estimated EPS, including the high and low forecasts. MEAN ESTIMATE TREND Q 11-13 Q 02-14 1.000 0.900 0.800 0.700 0.600 0.640 0.650 Actuals 0.870 0.590 Estimates 0.500 11-12 02-13 05-13 08-13 11-13 02-14 3.900 3.600 3.300 3.000 2.700 2.460 Actuals 2.680 Estimates 2.400 2012 2013 2014 2015 Y 2014 Y 2015 Price Target Current 0.671 0.699 2.904 3.176 36.30 30 Days Ago 0.671 0.699 2.901 3.170 36.20 90 Days Ago 0.690 0.707 2.883 3.160 36.00 % Change (90 Days) -2.8% -1.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% EARNINGS SURPRISES Next Expected Report Date: Dec/16/13 Comparing a company's actual earnings to the mean expectation of analysts results in a difference referred to as a 'positive' or 'negative' surprise. Research has shown that when a company reports a surprise, it is often followed by more of the same surprise type. Surprise Summary (Last 12 Quarters) Surprise Type Amount Percent Quarters (> 2%) 8 66.7% Quarters (< -2%) 2 16.7% In-Line Quarters (within 2%) 2 16.7% ANNUAL REVENUE A pattern of increasing sales in conjunction with a rising EPS may influence a buy recommendation, while flat or falling sales and faltering earnings may explain a sell recommendation. A rising EPS with flat or falling sales may result from increased cost efficiency and margins, rather than market expansion. This chart shows the sales forecast trend of all analysts and the highest and lowest projections for the current and next fiscal year. 44B 42B 40B 38B 35.8B 36B Actuals Surprise Type 37.2B 37.2B HIGH MEAN LOW HIGH MEAN LOW ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS Quarterly 11-13 02-14 Mean 0.671 0.699 High 0.690 0.720 Low 0.630 0.670 # of Analysts 34 34 Annual 2014 2015 Mean 2.904 3.176 High 2.970 3.400 Low 2.700 2.840 # of Analysts 39 38 Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Mean: Buy (42 Analysts) Strong Buy Buy Hold Reduce Sell Announce Date 0 2 Surprise Detail (Last 6 Periods) Period End Date 9 Actual EPS Mean EPS 15 16 Surprise (%) POSITIVE Sep/18/13 Aug/31/13 0.590 0.561 5.2% IN-LINE Jun/20/13 May/31/13 0.870 0.874-0.5% NEGATIVE Mar/20/13 Feb/28/13 0.650 0.664-2.1% POSITIVE Dec/18/12 Nov/30/12 0.640 0.610 4.9% IN-LINE Sep/20/12 Aug/31/12 0.530 0.531-0.2% POSITIVE Jun/18/12 May/31/12 0.820 0.782 4.9% Estimates 34B 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 HIGH MEAN LOW 2014 2015 Mean 38.4B 40.3B High 38.9B 41.1B Low 37.8B 39.3B Forecasted Growth 3.2% 8.4% # of Analysts 38 38 Page 4 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) FUNDAMENTAL POSITIVE OUTLOOK: Strong fundamentals such as high profit margins, low debt levels, or growing dividends. Fundamental Score Trend Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2011 2012 2013 FUNDAMENTAL INDICATORS HIGHLIGHTS Profitability Revenue Growth 1.2% For year over year Gross Margin 73.4% on Equity 25.5% Net Margin 26.2% Debt Peers Fundamental Score Averages Software & IT Services Group: 3.9 Mega Market Cap: 7.2 Software & IT Services Sector: 3.9 S&P 500 Index: 6.7 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 10 9 9 9 10 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 5 7 9 5 8 6 5 5 4 Current Ratio 3.1 For year over year Debt-to-Capital 29.1% ending 05/13 Interest Funding 5.6% Interest Coverage 13.3 - currently has a Fundamental Rating of 10, which is significantly more bullish than the Software Industry average of 5.2. Earnings Quality Days Sales in Inv. 11.1 For period ending 05/13 Days Sales in Rec. 61.0 For period ending 05/13 Q3 2013 Current 3Y Trend Dividend Div. Growth Rate 0.0% For year over year ending 05/13 Dividend Funding 8.1% ending 05/13 - The company's gross margin has been higher than its Industry average for each of the past five years. - The company's days sales in receivables is at its five-year low. Dividend Coverage 10.4 ending 05/13 Current Div. Yield 1.4% ending 11/13 - Of the 115 firms within the Software Industry, ORACLE CORPORATION is among the 18 companies that pay a dividend. The stock's dividend yield is currently 1.4%. - The company's current ratio has been higher than its Industry average for each of the past five years. Page 5 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) RELATIVE VALUATION POSITIVE OUTLOOK: Multiples significantly below the market or the stock's historic norms. Relative Valuation Score Trend (4-Week Moving Avg) NOV-2010 NOV-2011 NOV-2012 NOV-2013 RELATIVE VALUATION INDICATORS Forward PEG (50% weight) Forward PEG 1.1 5-Yr Average 1.0 Rel. to 5-Yr Avg. 10% Premium S&P 500 Index 1.8 Rel. To S&P 500 HIGHLIGHTS 40% Discount Relative Valuation Score Averages Software & IT Services Group: 4.4 Mega Market Cap: 6.1 Software & IT Services Sector: 4.4 S&P 500 Index: 5.8 Peers -6M -3M -1M -1W Current 1Y Trend 8 9 10 9 9 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 Trailing PE Trailing PE 15.1 5-Yr Average 18.1 Rel. to 5-Yr Avg. 17% Discount S&P 500 Index 25.4 Rel. To S&P 500 - Compared to the Software Industry, is currently trading at a significant discount based on Trailing P/E, Forward P/E, and Forward PEG. - 's Trailing P/E of 15.1 represents a 17% Discount to its 5-year average of 18.1. - currently has a Valuation Rating of 9 which is significantly above the S&P 500 COMPOSITE index average rating of 5.8. 41% Discount Forward PE Forward PE 11.8 5-Yr Average 12.7 Rel. to 5-Yr Avg. 7% Discount S&P 500 Index 19.5 Rel. To S&P 500 40% Discount - 's Forward PEG of 1.1 represents a 10% Premium to its 5-year average of 1.0. - 's Forward P/E of 11.8 represents a 7% Discount to its 5-year average of 12.7. Page 6 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) PRICE TO SALES The most recent week's close price divided by the revenue per share. 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.0 5-Yr Average 2009 FORWARD PE 2010 Price to Sales: 4.3 5-Year Average: 4.4 S&P 500 Index Average: 2.7 Software Industry Average: 4.7 2011 2012 The most recent week's close price divided by the sum of the four upcoming quarterly consensus estimates. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 5-Yr Average 2009 2010 2013 Forward PE: 11.8 5-Year Average: 12.7 S&P 500 Index Average: 19.5 Software Industry Average: 44.7 2011 2012 2013 TRAILING PE The most recent week's close price divided by the sum of the four most recently reported quarterly earnings. 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 5-Yr Average 2009 FORWARD PEG 2010 Trailing PE: 15.1 5-Year Average: 18.1 S&P 500 Index Average: 25.4 Software Industry Average: 51.7 2011 2012 The Forward P/E divided by the five-year forecasted growth rate. 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 5-Yr Average 2009 2010 2013 Forward PEG: 1.1 5-Year Average: 1.0 S&P 500 Index Average: 1.8 Software Industry Average: 2.5 2011 2012 2013 Page 7 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) RISK POSITIVE OUTLOOK: Consistent return patterns (low volatility). Risk Score Trend (4-Week Moving Avg) NOV-2010 NOV-2011 NOV-2012 NOV-2013 RISK INDICATORS Magnitude Of s Daily s (Last 90 Days) Best 2.5% Worst -1.9% Monthly s (Last 60 Months) Best 22.9% Worst -18.2% HIGHLIGHTS Volatility Standard Deviation Risk Score Averages Software & IT Services Group: 4.5 Mega Market Cap: 8.9 Software & IT Services Sector: 4.5 S&P 500 Index: 8.3 Peers -6M -3M -1M -1W Current 1Y Trend 6 9 9 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 Last 90 Days 0.99 Last 60 Months 8.03 Intra-Day Swing (Last 90 Days) Last 90 Days Avg 1.5% Last 90 Days Largest 2.8% - currently has a Risk Rating of 10 while the S&P 500 COMPOSITE index has an average rating of 8.3. - On days when the market is up, shares tends to outperform the S&P 500 COMPOSITE index. However, on days when the market is down, the shares generally decrease by more than the S&P 500 COMPOSITE index. - In both short-term and long-term periods, has shown high correlation (>=0.4) with the S&P 500 COMPOSITE index. Thus, this stock would provide only low levels of diversification to a portfolio similar to the broader market. - Over the past 90 days, shares have been less volatile than the overall market, as the stock's daily price has fluctuated less than 94% of S&P 500 COMPOSITE index firms. Beta (1-year) Beta vs. S&P 500 0.95 Days Only 1.17 Days Only 1.13 Beta vs. Group 0.82 Days Only 0.85 Days Only 0.81 RISK ANALYSIS Peers Best Daily Worst Daily Last 90 Days # Days Up Correlation Correlation vs. S&P 500 Last 90 Days 60% Last 60 Months 70% Correlation vs. Group Last 90 Days 60% Last 60 Months 71% # Largest Days Intra-Day Down Swing Last 60 Months Best Monthly Worst Monthly 2.5% -1.9% 37 28 2.8% 22.9% -18.2% 9.2% -3.1% 41 23 3.9% 28.1% -32.5% 1.7% -1.3% 40 23 5.6% 18.5% -20.7% 7.3% -4.6% 37 28 3.5% 15.7% -16.5% 2.5% -12.7% 36 29 6.5% 21.9% -35.8% S&P 500 2.2% -1.6% 39 24 1.9% 10.8% -16.9% Page 8 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) PRICE MOMENTUM Currency in USD NEUTRAL OUTLOOK: Performance relatively in-line with the market. Price Momentum Score Trend (4-Week Moving Avg) NOV-2010 NOV-2011 NOV-2012 NOV-2013 PRICE MOMENTUM INDICATORS Relative Strength (70% weight) Relative Strength Indicator (scale 1-100, 100 is best) Price Momentum Score Averages Software & IT Services Group: 5.2 Mega Market Cap: 6.8 Software & IT Services Sector: 5.2 S&P 500 Index: 6.5 Peers -6M -3M -1M -1W Current 1Y Trend 6 7 9 8 8 4 9 8 8 8 10 5 7 8 7 7 6 4 6 6 7 10 5 1 2 Industry Avg Last 1 Month 62 54 Last 3 Months 55 53 Last 6 Months 53 53 PRICE PERFORMANCE Daily close prices are used to calculate the performance of the stock as compared to a relevant index over five time periods. 1-Week 1-Month 3-Month YTD 1.6% 1.1% 6.2% 2.7% 4.8% 7.8% 8.2% 25.6% S&P 500 Seasonality (30% weight) Average Monthly (Last 10 Years) NOV DEC JAN Company Avg -2.1% 3.5% 0.8% Industry Avg 0.1% 3.9% 2.8% Industry Rank 93 of 115 59 of 116 41 of 117 S&P 500 Close Price (Nov/18/13) 34.93 1792 52-Week High 36.43 1798 52-Week Low 29.78 1388 - On Nov/18/13, closed at 34.93, 4.1% below its 52-week high and 17.3% above its 52-week low. - shares are currently trading 4.4% above their 50-day moving average of 33.47, and 5.2% above their 200-day moving average of 33.22. - The S&P 500 COMPOSITE is currently 0.4% below its 52- week high and 29.1% above its 52-week low. 1-Year 16.4% 31.7% Page 9 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) INSIDER TRADING Currency in USD NEGATIVE OUTLOOK: Recent or longer-term trend of selling by company insiders. Insider Score Trend (4-Week Moving Avg) NOV-2010 NOV-2011 NOV-2012 NOV-2013 INSIDER TRADING INDICATORS Short-Term Insider (70% weight) Most Recent Buys and Sells (Last 90 days) Name Role Tran Date Tran Type Shares Kurian, Thomas O Oct/21/13 - Oct/28/13 S 1,600,000 Garcia, Molina Hector D Oct/15/13 S 2,500 Kurian, Thomas O Sep/27/13 S 400,000 HIGHLIGHTS - currently has an Insider Rating of 1, which is significantly more bearish than both the Software Industry average of 3.89 and the Software & IT Services Industry Group average of 3.58. - Executives at ORACLE CORPORATION have not purchased or sold any shares thus far this quarter. Over the past five years, the average purchase and sell totals for Q4 have been $14,932 and $50,321,432, respectively. TOP INSTITUTIONAL HOLDERS Institution Inst. Type # Shares Held Reported Date Ellison (Lawrence Joseph) Strategic 1.11B Sep/03/13 The Vanguard Group, Inc. Inv Mgmt 171M Sep/30/13 Capital Research Global Inv... Inv Mgmt 148M Sep/30/13 State Street Global Advisor... Inv Mgmt 146M Sep/30/13 BlackRock Institutional Tru... Inv Mgmt 131M Sep/30/13 Updated weekly as of Nov/16/13 Insider Trading Score Averages Software & IT Services Group: 3.6 Mega Market Cap: 3.5 Software & IT Services Sector: 3.6 S&P 500 Index: 3.6 Peers -6M -3M -1M -1W Current 1Y Trend 2 3 4 9 9 2 8 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 MONTHLY BUYS AND SELLS 80 40 0 40 80 BUYS Long-Term Insider (30% weight) Insider Summary (Last 6 Months) Total Shares Acquired 6,222,500 Total Shares Disposed 6,222,500 Net Shares -- Sector Average 33,736 $ Market Value - Millions SELLS D J F M A M J J A S O N TOP EXECUTIVE HOLDERS Insider Name Role Excludes derivative and option exercises # Direct Reported Shares Value Date Ellison, Lawrence Jo... CEO 1.11B 38.8B Oct/03/13 Berg, Jeffrey S D 56,499 1.97M Oct/18/12 Kurian, Thomas O 32,327 1.13M Oct/28/13 Fowler, John F O 19,987 0.70M Aug/03/12 Catz, Safra A P 12,535 0.44M Jul/17/13 Updated monthly as of Nov/17/13 Page 10 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) TIPS The Thomson Reuters Stock Report is a comprehensive, company-specific analysis that includes a proprietary Stock Rating along with underlying component indicators and supportive data elements. The report is updated daily, although some of the data elements and the ratings are updated weekly. Average Score The Average Score combines a quantitative analysis of six widely-used investment decision making tools - Earnings, Fundamental, Relative Valuation, Risk, Price Momentum, and Insider Trading. First, a simple average of the six underlying component ratings is calculated. Then, a normal distribution is used to rank each stock across the market on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most favorable. A score of 8 to 10 is considered positive, 4 to 7 is neutral, and 1 to 3 is negative. These six factors may be evaluated differently using alternative methodologies, and the importance of individual factors varies across groups, market capitalization and investment styles. Additional criteria should always be used to evaluate a stock. A company must have sufficient data available for at least four of the six component indicators in order to receive an overall Average Score. Approximately 85% of the stocks within the coverage universe meet the criteria to generate a score. Optimized Score As an alternative to the average score, the Stock Report includes an Optimized Score generated by independent research firm, Verus Analytics. It uses the same six component ratings, but rather than equally weighting each of the factors, the weighting varies by market capitalization of the underlying security based on backtesting research. These scores are also updated weekly and distributed normally on a 1 to 10 scale, with 10 being best. The variable size is assigned monthly by ranking the market capitalization and assigning the appropriate category as follows: Large - Top 5.55% Mid - Next 13.87% Small - Next 34.68% Micro - Remaining 45.9% Indicator Components The six indicators that comprise the stock rating are displayed. Like the stock rating, the component rating scale is 1 to 10, with 10 being best. A company will receive an NR for No Rating if the required data elements or criteria are not met. A detailed section for each component is included in the report. Indicator Trends Within each component section, historical score trends are displayed, typically using a 4-week moving average over a timeframe of the past three years. The dotted orange line indicates the average of the scores over those three years. The most recent occurrence of the best and worst scores are also displayed on the chart in grey boxes to put the current score into historical context. 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The recommendations are presented on a five-point standardized scale: strong buy, buy, hold, reduce, and sell. Earnings Surprises The surprise summary includes the total number of quarters (and percentage) in the past 12 quarters in which earnings surprises were positive, negative, or inline. In order to be recognized as a positive or negative surprise, the percent must be greater than 2% above or 2% below the consensus, respectively. The surprise detail section includes a listing of the company's quarterly earnings reported for the most recent 6 quarters. The consensus analyst estimate is provided to determine if the actual earnings report represented a positive surprise, negative surprise, or in-line result. Fundamental The Fundamental Rating is based on a combination of four factors: profitability, debt, earnings quality, and dividend. Companies that do not pay a dividend are not penalized. Each factor is equally weighted. Then, equal deciles are used to rank each stock across the market on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most favorable. A stock needs to have at least three of the four fundamental factors present for a given fiscal quarter in order to receive a score. Profitability is comprised of four data elements. Revenue Growth: (Net Sales Previous Net Sales) / Previous Net Sales Gross Margin: Gross Profit / Net Sales on Equity: Net Income / Total Equity Net Margin: Net Profit / Net Sales Debt is comprised of four data elements. Current Ratio: Current Assets / Current Liabilities Debt-to-Capital: Total Debt / Total Capital Interest Funding: Interest Expense / Operating Cash Flow Interest Coverage: (Pre-Tax Income + Interest Expense) / Interest Expense Earnings Quality is comprised of two data elements. Days Sales in Inventory: 365 / (Cost of Goods Sold / Inventory) Days Sales in Receivables: 365 / (Net Sales (Revenues) / Receivables) Dividend is comprised of four data elements. The company must have a current dividend yield. Dividend Growth Rate: (Dividends per Share Previous Dividends per Share) / Previous Dividends per Share Dividend Funding: Dividends / Operating Cash Flow Dividend Coverage: (Pre-Tax Income + Interest Expense) / (Interest Expense + Dividends) Dividend Yield: Annual Dividends per Share / Current Market Price per Share Indicator Trend The fundamental indicator trend displays quarterly scores over the past three years. The best and worst scores over that timeframe can be easily determined from the values shown on the chart for each quarter. Page 11 of 12
ORACLE CORPORATION (-N) Relative Valuation The Relative Valuation Rating is based on a combination of three factors: Forward PEG (50% weight), Trailing P/E, and Forward P/E. After the weightings are considered to combine individual factors, equal deciles are used to rank each stock across the market on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most favorable. These common valuation metrics are evaluated against the overall market, the index, and the company's own historic 5-year averages. A stock needs to have at least one of the three relative valuation factors in order to receive a score. Trailing P/E: Close Price / Most Recent 4 Quarters of Earnings Forward P/E: Close Price/ Upcoming 4 Quarters of Earnings Forward PEG: Forward P/E / Long-Term Forecasted Growth Rate Valuation Averages values are excluded when calculating the averages. A maximum value of 100 is placed on Trailing P/E and Forward P/E, a maximum value of 5 is placed on Forward PEG, and a maximum value of 20 is placed on Price to Sales when calculating the averages. Higher values are rounded down to the maximum for the averages. Valuation Multiples The valuation multiples provide the Trailing P/E, Forward P/E, Forward PEG, and Price to Sales for the company and the S&P 500 index average. In addition, a comparison of the current company s values to its 5-year average and an industry average are presented. A discount occurs when the company s ratio is valued more favorably (lower) than that to which it is compared. Risk The Risk Rating displays stocks on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being awarded to the least risky stocks. It is derived by looking at a series of long-term (5-year) and short-term (90-day) stock performance measures including volatility, magnitude of returns, beta, and correlation. Each factor is equally weighted. Then, equal deciles are used to rank each stock across the market. A stock needs to have at least two of the four risk factors in order to receive a score. Magnitude of s The best / worst daily returns in the past 90 days and the best / worst monthly returns in the past 60 months. Volatility The standard deviation of the stock price over the last 90 days and last 60 months, along with the average and largest intra-day stock swing. Beta Measures the tendency of a security s returns to respond to swings in the market, based on the beta of the company versus the relevant index. Correlation Determines how closely the returns of the stock and the relevant index move together, measured over the last 90 days and last 60 months. Risk Analysis Price analysis for the company and the S&P 500 is provided over two time periods. Daily analysis is provided for the last 90 days, whereas monthly statistics are used for the last 60 months. Price Momentum The Price Momentum Rating is based on a combination of two technical performance factors: relative strength (70% weight) and seasonality (30% weight). After the weightings are considered to combine individual factors, equal deciles are used to rank each stock across the market on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most favorable. A stock needs to have data for the relative strength factor in order to receive a score. Relative Strength The relative strength of the company for the last 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months on a scale of 1 to 100. Seasonality The average monthly return (price performance) for the current month and next 2 months for the company and industry, over the past 10 years. A lower industry rank indicates a higher return. Price Performance Daily close prices are used to calculate the price performance of the stock. The performance of the S&P 500 is also displayed as a means of comparison. Insider Trading The Insider Trading Rating is based on short-term (60% weight) and long-term (40% weight) legal insider trading behavior. After the weightings are considered to combine individual factors, a function similar to a normal distribution is used to rank each stock across the market on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being most favorable. A stock needs to have at least one of the two insider trading factors in order to receive a score. Short-Term Insider Uses insider buy and sell transactions within the past 90 days. This factor is based on the Thomson Reuters quantitative insider trading model that considers the insider's role, consensus, number of shares, market capitalization of the company, and the historic stock performance following trades by the given insider. Long-Term Insider Looks at buying, selling and option exercise decisions over the past six months relative to other stocks within the same business sector. The net shares are presented alongside the business sector average as a means of comparison. Monthly Buys and Sells The total market value of open-market buying and selling is displayed by month in the chart for easy comparison. Transactions by trusts and corporations are excluded, along with buys greater than $10 million and sales greater than $50 million. Transactions for the exercise of derivatives and option exercises are excluded from the totals. Institutional Holders The top five institutional holders of the company are listed in descending order, based on their total share holdings. Possible values for the institution type include Brokerage, Funds, Inv Mgmt, or Strategic. Executive Holders The top five executive insiders of the company are listed in descending order, based on their total direct common share holdings (options are not considered). Indirect holdings are excluded, as the owner may not actually have investment discretion over these shares. This table is updated monthly. Insiders who have not filed any transactions or holdings over the past two years are excluded as this may indicate that the individual is no longer associated with the company. Additionally, direct shares held must be greater than 1,000 to be considered. Insider Roles AF - Affiliate B - Beneficial Owner CB - Chairman CEO - Chief Executive Officer CFO - Chief Financial Officer CM - Committee Member CO - Chief Operating Officer CT - Chief Technology Officer D - Director EVP - Exec Vice President GC - General Counsel DISCLAIMER O - Officer OH - Other P - President R - Retired SH - Shareholder SVP - Senior Vice President T - Trustee TR - Treasurer VC - Vice Chairman VP - Vice President All information in this report is assumed to be accurate to the best of our ability. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. The information contained in this report is not to be construed as advice and should not be confused as any sort of advice. 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