Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: FCH, TSTF, ZOOM, CONN

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Apr 11, 2011
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week.


FELCOR LODGING TRUST INC. (FCH, Financial): Executive VP & CFO Andrew J. Welch Bought 62,060 Shares

Executive VP & CFO of FELCOR LODGING TRUST INC. (FCH) Andrew J. Welch bought 62,060 shares on 3/29/2011 at an average price of $6. FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. is a real estate investment trust. Felcor Lodging Trust Inc. has a market cap of $619 million; its shares were traded at around $6.39 with and P/S ratio of 0.6.


FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated reported operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Net loss was $225.8 million for the year. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $103.1 million, or $1.08 per share, compared to a $60.4 million loss, or $0.96 per share, for the same period in 2009.


President and CEO Richard Allen Smith, Executive VP & CFO Andrew J. Welch and Executive Vice President Michael A Denicola bought shares of FCH stock.


TeamStaff Inc. (TSTF, Financial): CFO John E. Kahn Bought 51,020 Shares

CFO of TeamStaff Inc. (TSTF) John E. Kahn bought 51,020 shares on 03/31/2011 at an average price of $0.49. Teamstaff Inc., formerly Digital Solutions, Inc., provides a wide range of employer services and human resource management. Teamstaff Inc. has a market cap of $3.9 million; its shares were traded at around $0.76 with and P/S ratio of 0.1.


TeamStaff Inc. announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010. The Company's revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2010, was $10.6 million as compared to $10.8 million in the comparable quarter last year. Loss from continuing operations was $0.3 million or ($0.07) per basic share compared to a loss from continuing operations of $0.7 million or ($0.13) per basic share in the comparable quarter last year. There was no net income or loss from discontinued operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, compared to a net loss from discontinued operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 of $1.1 million or ($0.23) per basic share.


CEO and President Zachary Parker, CFO John E. Kahn, and Director William H. Alderman bought shares of TeamStaff stock.


Zoom Technologies Inc. (ZOOM, Financial): CFO Anthony K. Chan Bought 20,000 Shares

CFO of Zoom Technologies Inc. (ZOOM) Anthony K. Chan bought 20,000 shares on 04/01/2011 at an average price of $3.19. Zoom Tech is a designer, producer and marketer of modems and other personal computer communications products for the home and office. Zoom Technologies Inc. has a market cap of $51.4 million; its shares were traded at around $3.24 with a P/E ratio of 3.5 and P/S ratio of 0.2.


Zoom Telephonics Inc. reported net sales of $3.1 million for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, up 10.5% from $2.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Zoom Telephonics' net sales were $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, up 23.8% from $10.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.


CFO Anthony K Chan bought shares of ZOOM stock.


Conn's Inc. (CONN, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Michael J. Poppe Bought 10,466 Shares

Executive Vice President/CFO of Conn's Inc. (CONN) Michael J. Poppe bought 10,466 shares on 04/05/2011 at an average price of $4.79. Conns Inc. is a specialty retailer currently operating retail locations in Texas and Louisiana. Conn's Inc. has a market cap of $190 million; its shares were traded at around $5.98 with a P/E ratio of 33.2 and P/S ratio of 0.2.


[img]file:///C:/Users/ERICKU~1.ERI/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/img]Conn's Inc. reported a net loss of $3.39 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2011, compared to a net income of $1.68 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the same quarter ended January 31, 2010. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of ended January 31, 2011, were $213.39 million, compared to $207.27 million, for the same quarter of fiscal ended January 31, 2010.


Interim CEO and President Theodore M. Wright, Executive Vice President and CFO Michael J Poppe, and Director Theodore M. Wright bought shares of Conn's stock.


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