Summary This FedEx Stock Analysis is based on Q3 FY2016 financial results and outlook for the remainder of FY2017. The integration of TNT is proceeding as planned but management has accelerated the implementation of activities which were to have taken place later in the integration process. FedEx shares have increased dramatically in recent months but [...]
Summary This Kellogg stock analysis is based Q4 and FY2016 results and forecast presented February 9, 2017 which reflects continued struggles. It does not have an enviable Revenue, FCF, Gross and Operating margins, and Debt/Equity track record. Kellogg has not had a wide economic moat for years. Kellogg does not satisfy several of my Stock [...]
I crafted the following list of stock picking rules to follow because selecting companies in which to invest can be a daunting undertaking. There are so many companies from which to choose which is why it is wise to pay heed to what Warren Buffett wrote in the 1977 Berkshire Hathaway annual report. Berkshire Hathaway [...]
Summary This Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK) stock analysis is based on Q4 and FY2016 results reported on January 19, 2017. BK does not have a record of steadily increasing its dividends annually. The number of shares outstanding as at FYE2016 exceeded that as at FYE2007! Shares are currently overpriced. I would not [...]
The purpose of this short post is to provide an update of the dividend income generated in the FFJ Portfolio during the month of February 2017. The total dividend income received was pretty meager but fortunately the vast majority of our investments are not held in this portfolio. We generated CDN $152.15 from Smart REIT [...]
The other day a reader asked me for some ideas as to how I go about selecting companies in which to invest. He had read other blogs which make extensive use of technical indicators and oscillators (Williams%R, MACD, Bollinger Bands, Stochastic Oscillator, etc.) and relied to a great extent on charting tools (SharpCharts, Point & [...]
Summary This Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) stock analysis is based on Q4 and FY2017 results released February 21, 2017. WMT reported $4.38 Diluted EPS from continuing operations. Total revenue of $485.9B increased 0.8% or 3.1% to $496.9B if currency adjustments are excluded. Operating income decreased 5.6% to $22.8B or decreased 2.9% to $23.4B when currency adjustments [...]
I have previously written about my concerns re: consumer debt levels here and here. While I don’t like to harp on the negative, I can’t help but become increasingly concerned when I read that Deutsche Bank’s chief international economist who has been staunchly bullish on the economy for quite some time is now talking about [...]
Summary This VF Corporation stock analysis is based on Q4 and FY 2016 results and the outlook for fiscal 2017 which were released February 17, 2017. Market conditions continue to be extremely challenging. VFC is unlikely to hit many of its 17X17 key targets which it introduced to shareholders in June 2013. VFC continues to [...]
Summary This United Technologies stock analysis is based on its Q4 and FY2016 results reported January 25, 2017. 2016 GAAP EPS of $6.13, up 35% vs. FY2015 and adjusted EPS of $6.61, up 5% vs. FY2015. Adjusted EPS of $6.30 – $6.60 projected for FY 2017. Treasury Stock has increased roughly $12B from FYE 2014-FYE [...]