Stock Market: Am I the only one excited by this sale?

The stock market is going DOWN!

Isn't that awesome?

If you've been following my blog, you'll realize that I'm NOT being sarcastic about this.

Quick Analysis: Career Education Corp (CECO)

CECO: Career Education Corp

For Profit Education Company

Recent Range: $13/share – $35/share (Current Price: 29.47, as of close of 5/4/10)

Price/Sales (P/S) = 1.34 (3.49, Industry)
Price/Book (P/B) = 2.74 (8.06)
Gross Margin = 65.3% (56.8%)
Pre-Tax Margin = 12.2% (15.3%)
Debt/Equity Ratio = 0.00 (0.22)
Current Ratio = 1.4 (1.9)
Return on Equity = 15.6% (47.2%)
Return on Assets = 9.8% (19.9%)

Analysis: Confused…There are a lot of mixed messages here.