Audiocodes (AUDC) Turns The Corner

Written by: Aaron Katsman | April 30, 2008

Aaron Katsman
www.IsraelNewsletter.com

Shares of Audiocodes (AUDC), an Israeli provider of Voice over IP (VOIP) technology, are surging on the heels of a strong earnings report. The company reported record earnings, an indicated strong growth for the remainder of this year as well as for 2009.

This small VOIP company has long been overlooked by the financial community, but the fundamentals make this an interesting play for long-term investors.

The company has a PEG of less than 0.6, and has over $137 million in cash and cash equivalents. Audiocodes has a market-cap of $177, which means that it’s trading at a discount to revenues as well. Throw in a 4,000,000 share buyback and this could be a sleeper. 

Investors should be aware that for the last 3.5 years, shares in Audiocodes have gone in just one direction, straight down. With that being said, today’s report, potentially, maybe the jump-start needed to break the downward spiral, and be the catalyst to help propel shares going forward. 

Disclosure: Author’s fund has no position in AUDC, fund has no position in any other stock mentioned as of 4/30/08.

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Aaron Katsman is Managing Editor of the Israel Opportunity Investor newsletter. He is lead portfolio manager for the Israel Growth Portfolio and Managing Director of America Israel Investment Associates, LLC. For more information, go to www.israelnewsletter.com or call 1-888-327-6179, or email aaron@profile-financial.com.