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3 Stocks Under $10 That Are Significantly Undervalued

As the market continues to sell off, more and more stocks are entering into bargain territory. I usually focus on large cap stocks, however some small caps are starting to look enticing based on valuation. Here are three I think look interesting at these price levels.

Interpublic Group ( IPG ) – The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. It offers various services across marketing disciplines, including consumer advertising, digital marketing, media buying and planning, public relations, events marketing, search engine marketing, e-commerce solutions, and specialized communications disciplines. The company also provides various diversified services, such as meeting and event production, sports and entertainment marketing, corporate and brand identity, and strategic marketing consulting. Its global brands include McCann, Draftfcb, and Lowe; and full-service agency brands comprise Campbell-Ewald, Campbell Mithun, Hill Holliday, the Martin Agency, Mullen, and Gotham.

Overview - IPG is down nearly 30% since early March, but looks like a bargain at these price levels for the following reasons:

Celestica Inc. (CLS) - Celestica Inc. provides electronics manufacturing services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers in the consumer, communications, enterprise computing, industrial, aerospace and defense, healthcare, and green technology sectors in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company offers supply chain management, product design, prototyping, systems assembly and test, product assurance, failure analysis, quality management, order fulfillment and logistics, and after-market services, as well as green services comprising removal of hazardous substances and waste management/recycling. Its products are used in various end products, including smart phones; servers; networking, wireless, and telecommunications equipment; storage devices; aerospace and defense electronics, such as in-flight entertainment and guidance systems; healthcare products; audiovisual equipment, including set-top boxes; printer supplies; peripherals; and a range of industrial and green technology electronic equipment consisting of solar panels and inverters.

Ephrata Review » End of the paper patient charts?ECH continues ...

Ephrata Community Hospital (ECH) is in the midst of a major project-converting paper patient charts to an electronic format or electronic medical record system (EMR).

John Jabour, ECH vice president of information systems and chief information officer, said that research for an EMR package began in 2006 and 2007. Implementation, which began in 2008, is an ongoing process that’s expected to be complete in the next two years. Jabour asks patients to be understanding during this transition to electronic records.

"They’ve been well-trained but it is new to our staff, so we appreciate the patients’ understanding," he said.

Khiet Trinh, M.D., ECH’s chief medical information officer and a member of the conversion team, said that there are a lot of advantages to an EMR.

"With a paper chart, only one person at a time can use it. Electronic records enable a number of health providers to view the record at the same time. That’s important, but the main benefit is patient safety. A physician can check when diagnostic tests were last completed so they’re not duplicated. He or she may also check for allergies to medications as well as current medications so that there’s no interaction between new and any current medications," he explained.

It also facilitates evidence-based treatment; the EMR system indicates what are the current best practices for the situation. The EMR system that ECH has invested in, updates the best practices guidelines quarterly, so the most current information is available. Additionally the new system tracks certain core measures that payers such as health insurers are requiring the hospital to report. Dr. Trinh noted that previously that report had to be compiled by searching through records, which was time-consuming.

ECH has had a number of milestones, with the most recent one being the PCS (Patient Care System) going online at the hospital itself in January. Jabour said that hospital patients will notice some changes including a barcode on their patient wristband, which helps reduce patient misidentification.

"The barcode is scanned prior to administering the medication or doing testing or procedures. It’s a check to ensure that the right medication and dosage is given to the patient or that he or she is being given the correct test and that the patient does not have allergies to the medication or the test is not being duplicated," Dr. Trinh said.

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