TOP IDEAS: Caldwell Partners International's (TSX: CWL) stock is up 76% with more upside to come - Investorfile Target Reached.

Investorfile’s share price accumulation target of $1.30 for Caldwell Partners International Inc. was reached on July 18, 2014. For the record, we do not revise share price targets for our Investorfile Top Ideas - Small Cap Value Stocks. We have positioned our blog to be one of the first providers of a pragmatic perspective of a small cap company stock's potential worth, where there may be uncovered value that has been largely overlooked by the investment community.

Caldwell Partners International Inc. (TSX: CWL - $1.30) is a North American executive search firm whose focus is on the high end of the employment search market; for CEOs, CFOs, presidents, boards of directors and senior level positions. The Company has about 32 executive search partners in the USA and Canada with a revenue run rate over $40 million.

For Caldwell Partners, we think the Investorfile blog has had a pretty good read on the Company’s business prospects and stock appreciation potential as one of our Top Ideas.

Case in point:

First, it was our prediction last December that Caldwell Partners' executive search business was on the upswing and should realize a big turnaround in revenue growth and profits for fiscal 2014 (See: Investorfile strikes big on 3 small cap predictions in 2013; declares 3 more for 2014 – New Prediction #2). That prediction followed our blog post on the Company in November 2013 (See: For Caldwell Partners International: 2014 could be a breakout year for profits and stock price.)

Since that time and nine months into fiscal 2014, Caldwell Partners reported that revenues reached $31.9 million, 36% higher than 2013 with profits about $0.06 per share compared to a loss of $0.06 per share the year prior.

Second, we suggested 3 months ago that small cap investors should pay more attention to Caldwell Partners’ stock to start sharing in the gains (See: Caldwell Partners is on a growth course). Then the Company’s stock was worth $0.96.

Today Caldwell Partners’ shares trade at $1.30.

The question now: Is there still plenty of upside potential for growth investors to continue to invest in Caldwell Partners’ stock?

We say yes, and give 5 reasons why:

1. Business metrics are strong. The Company recently has said they continue to see gains in important metrics for the executive search business such as average fee and searches per partner, and revenue levels on a per partner basis are at a new high.
2. Cash rich to aggressively grow. Caldwell Partners has about $11 million in unencumbered cash on hand (no debt) which will be used grow for new partner acquisitions.
3. Increasing dividends. Last year the Company increased the dividends, while this year Caldwell Partners is more profitable and can afford even higher dividend payouts.
4. Attracting new shareholders. Caldwell Partners' market capitalization is on the rise, which is beginning to attract a wider institutional investor audience to invest in shares of the Company.
5. Takeover target. Not that a takeover is imminent, but the Company’s growing revenue base (of over $40 million) could attract a buyer looking for footprint in the North American executive search space.

The stock price is up 76% since we first recommended that small cap value investors should accumulate Caldwell’s stock up to a price of $1.30 per share. Including dividends the total the return to date is 113%. (See: Caldwell Partners International: US expansion pays "dividends” for small cap value investors.) That said, we are still very bullish on the Company’s fiscal 2014 outlook and the stock price should continue its appreciation trend beyond $1.30.

The Company currently pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share, paid out quarterly.

Caldwell Partners has approximately 21 million shares outstanding.

The Caldwell Partners International website: www.caldwellpartners.com

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