Topic: How To Invest

Can you please give me a view on Magic Software, a software company out of Israel? Many thanks.

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Magic Software Enterprises, $6.36, symbol MGIC on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 36.9 million; Market cap: $234.4 million; www.magicsoftware.com), develops and sells programs that other developers use to build large, custom-designed software applications for businesses. Magic’s products include uniPaaS, for building and deploying software, and iBOLT, which lets companies easily add diverse programs and applications to major software programs from suppliers like Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Magic’s revenue rose 24.0%, to $34.8 million from $28.0 million a year earlier. Earnings per share fell 9.0%, to $0.10 from $0.11, due to a higher tax bill. The stock trades at 12.7 times this year’s forecast earnings per share of $0.50. It yields 2.8%. The company operates in a highly competitive industry, but it continues to gain popularity with software developers worldwide. Magic Software Enterprises is okay to hold, but only for aggressive investors. investors. …