Mastercard Inc (MA) Price: $339.15

Industry: Business ServiceChaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 08 17:09 EDT 2011

Mastercard Inc

MA$339.15

Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Earnings Performance

Financial Metrics

Power Gauge Rating

MA Mastercard Inc

News Sentiment :Neutral

September 06, 2011

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral

Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM

for MA is neutral. Stories concerning MA have abalanced or neutral sentiment.

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential

MA - Very Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM

for MA is very bullish due to very bullishprice/volume activity, very positive expert opinions and strong earningsperformance. The rating also reflects poor financial metrics.

Price and volume activity for MA is very bullish which is indicated by its pricestrength versus the market and positive Chaikin money flow.

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Financials & Earnings

Business Value

Price to Sales Ratio

Return on Equity

Price to Book Value

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating

Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns

Bearish

MA's financial metrics are poor. The company may be overvalued and hasrelatively low revenue per share.

The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book valueratio, high return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow.

Ratio TTM

Current Ratio 2.03

LT Debt/Equity 0.00

Ratio TTM

Price/Book 7.87

Price/Sales 7.78

Ratio TTM

Return on Invest 40.5%

Return on Equity 40.5%

Earnings Consistency

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Trend

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Growth

Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates

EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results

Bullish

MA's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a history ofstrong earnings growth and has a stable 5 year earnings trend.

The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better thanexpected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively high projected P/E ratio andconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.

12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10

Revenue(M) 3,326.07 4,067.60 5,526.10 5,098.68 5,539.00

Rev % Growth 13.22% 22.29% 35.86% -7.73% 8.64%

EPS $0.37 $8.05 $-1.95 $11.19 $14.10

EPS % Growth -86.14% 2,075.68% -124.22% 673.85% 26.01%

Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change

Quarterly EPS $3.96 $4.82 +0.86

Yearly EPS $14.10 $17.69 +3.59

Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change

3-5 year EPS 14.46% 16.56% +2.10

Estimate Actual Difference % Difference

Latest Qtr $4.21 $4.76 $0.55 13.06

1 Qtr Ago $4.10 $4.29 $0.19 4.63

2 Qtr Ago $3.05 $3.16 $0.11 3.61

3 Qtr Ago $3.54 $3.94 $0.40 11.30

FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

12/09 $2.81 $2.67 $3.46 $2.25 $11.19

12/10 $3.47 $3.50 $3.96 $3.17 $14.10

12/11 $4.31 $4.77 - - -

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Volume Trend

Price Trend ROC

Price Trend

Chaikin Money Flow

Relative Strength vs Market

Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chart shows whether MA is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity

Very Bullish

Price and volume activity for MA is very bullish. MA has outperformed the S&P500 over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying.

The rank for MA is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikinmoney flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROCand an increasing volume trend.

Factor Value

52 Week High 339.10

52 Week Low 191.98

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 53.29%

Factor Value

% Change Price - 4 Weeks 11.65%

% Change Price - 24 Weeks 37.36%

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 4.40%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 48.70%

Factor Value

Average Volume 20 Days 1,279,178

Average Volume 90 Days 1,273,948

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 65%

Relative Strength vs Industry

Analyst Opinions

Insider Activity

Short Interest

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert Opinions Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Very Bullish

Expert opinions about MA are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPSestimates for MA and shorting of MA is low.

The rank for MA is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a lowshort interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock, optimisticanalyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Business Serviceindustry group.

Current 7 Days Ago % Change

Current Qtr 4.82 4.82 0.00%

Next Qtr 3.93 3.93 0.00%

Current 30 Days Ago % Change

Current FY 17.69 17.70 -0.01

Factor Value

Mean this Week Buy

Mean Last Week Buy

Change 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago Strong Buy

Last Week Last 4 Weeks

Up Down Up Down

Curr Qtr 0 0 0 0

Curr Yr 0 0 0 1

Next Qtr 0 0 0 0

Next Yr 0 0 0 2

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The Company & Its Competitors

MA's Competitors in Business Service

Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth

MA 14.46% 16.56% 34.85% 1.16 21.00 5,539

HPY 17.72% 15.43% 1.74% 1.32 23.80 1,864

V 33.83% 16.60% 39.72% 1.07 18.95 8,065

LPS 3.62% 7.67% 9.69% 0.88 5.30 2,456

ADS 14.17% 15.00% 8.68% 0.92 14.86 2,791

FIS 61.33% 13.80% 7.82% 0.84 12.42 5,270

FISV 1.30% 12.50% 10.67% 0.96 12.77 4,133

GPN 15.68% 12.82% 11.25% 1.12 16.06 1,860

News Headlines for MA

Bank of America to sell Canadian card business- Aug 15, 2011

Bank of America to sell Canadian card business- Aug 15, 2011

Court approves credit card steering settlement -Jul 20, 2011

Competition Bureau could force Maple to sell offassets, insiders say - Jul 19, 2011

Senate Votes Down A Delay in Rules On DebitCard Fees - Jun 9, 2011

Company Details Company Profile

MASTERCARD INC2000 PURCHASE STREETPURCHASE, NY 10577USAPhone: 9142492000Fax: 914-249-4206Website:http://http://www.mastercard.comFull Time Employees: 5,600Sector: Business Services

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED advances global commerce by providing a criticaleconomic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchantsworldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and marketspayment solutions and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services tofinancial institution customers and merchants. Its family of brands include MasterCard,Maestro and Cirrus.

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