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If you're struggling to find decent companies in which to invest look no further than these two companies. They might be a bit rich at the moment but put them on your radar so you can take action if they pullback. I am often astounded to learn of some of the companies in which people [...]
This past week my wife and I were out of town clearing out my in-law's principal residence in which they have resided since the early 1960s. Unfortunately, they have reached the stage where remaining in their principal residence is no longer a viable option even though my father-in-law went through the significant expense of retrofitting [...]
Summary HRL, as with other companies in the Consumer Staples sector, is experiencing headwinds such as changing consumer tastes. Its stock price has not been negatively impacted to the same extent as other members of this sector. HRL Investors have not experienced significant positive investment returns over the last couple of years. They have, however, [...]
This is an introduction to my Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) stock analysis which is based on Q3 2018 results and management's guidance for Q4. Summary CSCO continues to shift toward the development and sale of more software and subscription-based offerings so as to improve the predictability of its revenue. It has an extremely strong balance [...]
Summary CSCO continues to shift toward the development and sale of more software and subscription-based offerings so as to improve the predictability of its revenue. It has an extremely strong balance sheet and generates significant FCF on an annual basis. I expect investors will continue to be rewarded with double digit percentage annual dividend growth. [...]
North American equity markets are certainly experiencing some interesting times of late. Volatility has picked up and we are now experiencing triple digit intra-day swings in the S&P 500. Many investors who started investing subsequent to the Financial Crisis have never experienced this level of volatility. If you started investing subsequent to 2009, market conditions [...]
Market Volatility has certainly picked up recently. Look at the iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXX). Set the interval as weekly and look at different date ranges starting from the maximum date range and work your way down to the last 3 months. Note the spike commencing early February. The VXX is [...]
Summary MKC is a dominant provider of spice and seasoning products to the commercial and industrial markets. It leveraged its balance sheet to acquire Reckitt Benckiser’s Food Division (‘RBFD’) for ~$4.21B in 2017 but management is committed to a significant reduction in debt levels by the end of fiscal 2020. Growth in revenue and margins [...]
On Saturday morning, February 24, 2018, Warren Buffett’s much anticipated 2017 Letter to Shareholders was released; Buffett’s Shareholder Letters dating back to 1977 can be accessed here. By the time I compose this post (the afternoon of February 25, 2018) I have already read his letter three times; I will undoubtedly read it several more [...]
Summary On October 25th Visa reported strong Q4 and 2017 earnings. Growth was experienced in payments volume, cross-border volume, and processed transactions. V reported a broad list of accomplishments and initiatives in process including the integration of the European operations which is proceeding ahead of plan. While V increased the quarterly dividend ~18% to $0.195/share/quarterly, [...]
