Research

At B. Riley, our research process is an interactive one where we perform extensive due diligence on companies until the analyst develops the knowledge base and understanding of the company and the industry to make a recommendation. Our analysts continuously monitor industry developments and communicate with the management, competitors, suppliers and customers of the companies we follow, regularly communicating our findings through Research Updates and daily Morning Notes.

While we do not necessarily publish research on all of the companies we review, the knowledge base and understanding of many of our monitored companies parallels that of our covered companies. We actively cover over 100 companies and monitor an additional 100. Our analysts cover small to mid-cap companies that are under-followed or misunderstood by Wall Street. We believe that the pricing of small cap equities is frequently inefficient, and therefore provides the greatest potential rewards to diligent security analysis.

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This Week's Research

  • 02/22/12 Morning Note B. Riley & Co. Morning Notes: ABTL, ANGI, AXTI, CAKE, DRCO, KTOS, NEWP, PRGX, SHOO, TXRH, YELP
  • 02/22/12 Update TXRH (Neutral; $16.00 PT): Guests Continue to Stampede Through the Doors Regardless of Price; However Benefits from Traffic not Apparent; Mantain…
  • 02/22/12 Update SHOO (Buy; $57.00 PT): Q4 sales and EPS beat on broad-based strength; organic growth and acquisitions expected to drive growth in ‘12; increasing…
  • 02/22/12 Update CAKE (Neutral; $33.00 PT): A Bit of Ground Hog Day
  • 02/22/12 Flash Report Yelp (Flash Research): 4Q11 Slightly Below Estimates as Brand/Other Revenues Slow Down but Local Revenues Come in Ahead
  • 02/21/12 Morning Note B. Riley & Co. Morning Notes: BC, CKEC, CNK, IMAX, KSWS, PPC, Q4 '11 Earnings Preview Update, RGC, RLD, UNTD
  • 02/21/12 Earnings Preview Q4 '11 Earnings Preview - Sorted By Date
  • 02/21/12 Update BC (Buy; $41 PT): Outboard Motors Just Beginning a Multi-Year Growth Cycle; Mercury Poised to Gain Share; Investor Day Targets Lend Incremental Conviction…
  • 02/21/12 Update PPC (Buy; $8.30 PT): Reports Q4 ’11 Results; Delivers Solidly Positive EBITDA; Operating Model Transformed With New Contract Structure; Operational…
  • 02/21/12 Earnings Preview Q4 '11 Earnings Preview - Sorted By Company Name
  • 02/21/12 Update KSWS (Buy; $6.50 PT): Speculative K-Swiss segment turnaround, but intrinsic value in both brands in excess of EV; increasing estimates and PT from…
  • 02/17/12 Update BJRI (Neutral; $50.00 PT): Sales strength continues, margins expand, and growth plans reiterated
  • 02/17/12 Update KONA (Neutral; $5.77 PT): We are downgrading from “Buy” to “Neutral” amid management turnover
  • 02/17/12 Morning Note B. Riley & Co. Morning Notes: BANC, DAVE, ELNK, JDSU, MCHX, ROVI, RRGB, SHOO, WWWW, XOXO
  • 02/17/12 Update DAVE (Buy; $15.00 PT): Promotional efforts reflected in improved SSS; efficiencies may yield stronger margins in FY’12; increased growth is targeted
  • 02/17/12 Update MCHX (Neutral; $5.00 PT): Pre-announced Quarter was In Line; No Clarity/Visibility on Shift by Partner; Maintain Neutral Rating
  • 02/17/12 Update ELNK (Buy; $15.40 PT): Reports Q4 in line; sets expectations for FY ’12 to be investment year; Maintain Buy and lowering PT from $15.91 to $15.40
  • 02/17/12 Update RRGB (Buy; $45.00 PT): Sales display improvement, not just operating costs; Maintain Buy and raising price target from $40.00 to $45.00
  • 02/17/12 Update XOXO (Buy; $13.00 PT): In Line Revenues with Bottom line Beat with Strength in Local Offset by Weakness in National; Increasing Estimates and PT increases…
  • 02/17/12 Update WWWW (Buy; $18.00 PT); Strong Beat on All Metrics Should Drive LDD Growth in 2013; Reiterate Buy and Increasing PT from $17 to $18
  • 02/17/12 Update ROVI (Buy; $40.00 PT): Positioned to Double-Team Consumers on Digital Adoption Trends; Reiterate Buy and Raising PT from $36.00 to $40.00