Summary Becton Dickinson released its Q1 2019 results and held FY2019 guidance steady from that released November 6th when Q4 and FY2018 results were released. BDX’s credit rating was revised lower by Moody’s and S&P Global as a result of the debt taken on for the Carefusion and CR Bard acquisitions. BDX, however, continues to [...]
Church & Dwight (CHD) released Q4 and FY2018 results and provided FY2019 guidance on February 5, 2019. The investment community promptly knocked ~7.50% from CHD's previous day's closing share price. I previously reviewed CHD's Q3 2018 results on November 1, 2018 and concluded that investors would be better off being patient and to wait for [...]
I periodically employ a conservative 'out of the money covered call' option strategy when I think I can generate some option premium income and I have a strong probability of retaining the underlying security. Within the last few months I have written articles in which I have disclosed that I have initiated short-term out-of-the-money covered [...]
Summary ITW released Q4 and FY2018 results and FY2019 guidance on February 1, 2019 and held its Investor Day on December 7, 2018. Excluding a one-time $0.658B charge associated with the passage of the ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’ in FY2017, ITW grew EPS by 15%, expanded operating margin by 60 bps to a record [...]
Summary ADP reported Q2 2019 results on January 30th and raised its guidance for the remainder of FY2019. ADP continues to richly reward shareholders but shares appear to be overvalued. I plan to employ the conservative option strategy I successfully used in November 2018 to enhance my investment returns. Introduction Following Automatic Data Processing’s (NADAQ: [...]
This is my January 2019 FFJ Portfolio dividend income update. The portfolio was created in January 2017 for the purpose of demonstrating how investing in high quality companies with competitive advantages and with a record of consistently increasing dividends can assist investors in reaching their long-term financial goals without the need to speculate or to [...]
Summary UPS reported Q4 and FY2018 results on January 31, 2019 and provided guidance for FY2019. In FY2018, UPS generated $6.1B of Free Cash Flow, reinvested $6.6B into its global network, and returned $4.2B to shareowners through $1B in share repurchases and $3.2B in dividends. In September 2018 UPS held its 2018 Transformation Conference in [...]
Summary CNR has just released its Q4 and FY2018 results which reflect remarkable turnaround from early 2018. A ~18% increase in CNR’s quarterly dividend has just been announced together with details of a new normal course issuer bid. While CNR is already one of my largest holdings I am open to acquiring additional shares in [...]
Summary MMM lowered its FY2018 EPS guidance when it released its Q3 2018 results in October. FY2019 EPS guidance provided at its November Investor Day been lowered to $10.45 - $10.90 which still represents a 17.5% - 22.6% YoY increase from the $8.89 earned in FY2018. The company consistently generates significant Free Cash Flow. Another [...]
Summary GWW reported Q4 and FY2018 results on January 24th and it shares retraced ~11% from the previous day’s close. Many industrial companies to whom GWW supplies products have reported strong FY2018 results and are expecting to increase their revenue and earnings in 2019. Macro issues (trade tensions and tariffs) still exist and if the [...]
