Ballard scraped 35 in GCFC's 9-point win over ESS at Carrara — barely above his 31 BE and well below the 48 he posted in R5. At $220.7k with a 31 BE there is still cash generation margin but the output is underwhelming for a 142-game veteran. Was a buy after R5 but this score tempers enthusiasm. Hold if you picked him up last week; do not buy at this form.
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Form
Declining
Trajectory
Flat
Consistency
Variable
Charlie Ballard
·Bye Rd 12
DEF
SC Avg45.0
Form
Break-even32↑ rising
Price$221k3wk ↑ $240k
Owned—
Value0.3poor
UNDERVALUED — 13 pts above BE. Price rising.+$1k/wk
R0
R1
R2
72
R3
—
R4
42
R5
48
R6
35
R7
How they compare
Charlie Ballard
DEF
James Blanck
DEF
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Form
R2
72
R4
42
R5
48
R6
35
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Pricing
Price$221k
Price$120k
Breakeven32
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$1k
Cash/wk+$0k
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MID
AVG94
3GM102
BKE88
PRICE$485k
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