Prescott Group Capital Management LLC is an investment advisor founded in 1992. The firm invests in both small and medium-sized publicly traded securities, with investments undertaken through private partnerships. The third quarter SEC 13F filings of Prescott Group Capital Management LLC covering the period ended September 30, 2014, indicated that Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG), Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR), and BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ:BIOS) were its primary holdings.
The primary investment of Prescott Group Capital Management LLC was Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG), which had a total investment valued at $44.90 million. Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) is an aviation holding company that provides air cargo transportation and related services to a wide range of customers. Red Mountain Capital was the biggest holder of the company with investment totaling 11.52 million sahres. Prescott Group Capital Management was second among the biggest holders of the company with 6.17 million shares. (You can see complete list on hedge funds which hold positions on Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) at the end of the third quarter).
Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) was the second largest investment of the firm with investment valued at $27.66 million. Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) is a health and wellness manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated natural health supplements and personal care products. The company’s third quarter 2014 result posted $0.06 in earnings per share, falling short of consensus estimate of $0.22. Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR) posted $0.29 in earnings per share for the same period last year.
BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ:BIOS) became the third largest investment of Prescott Group Capital Management LLC, accounting for total value of $14.45 million. BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ:BIOS) is a pharmacy benefit management and pharmaceutical company that works together with managed care entities to control the cost of prescription drugs. The company posted a net loss of 45 cents a share from continuous operations, going lower than its one cent loss last year. For the same quarter, the revenue of BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ:BIOS) jumped 27.9% year-over-year to $243.9 million, beating Zacks estimate of $240 million.
This article has been written by Victor Ochieng.
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