In my May 29, 2022 post, I recommend investors pass on Cisco Systems (CSCO) despite its attractive valuation. I now disclose my exit since there are companies that can produce superior long-term investment returns. CSCO's credit risk is acceptable but its top-line growth is negligible despite having spent over $12B on acquisitions in the last [...]
It might seem odd that I recommend you pass on Cisco (CSCO) despite its attractive valuation. After all, I repeatedly state that investors should pay particularly close attention to valuation. I last reviewed Cisco (CSCO) in my November 4, 2021 guest post at Dividend Power. At that time, Q4 2021 (July 31, 2021 FYE) [...]
My recently published Cisco (CSCO) – Driving Profitable Growth Strategy guest post can be read at Dividend Power. CSCO, having raised its dividend 11 consecutive years, is a Dividend Contender. The company designs and sells a broad range of technologies that power the Internet. It integrates its platforms across networking, security, collaboration, applications and the [...]
This Cisco Dividend Achiever review looks at whether Cisco, a company that has increased its dividend annually since April 20, 2011, is currently an attractive investment. Over the course of several years, there has been an evolution in the term Dividend Achiever. We now have multiple Dividend Achiever Indexes. In a nutshell, however, a Dividend [...]
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is a dominant supplier of switches, routers, firewalls, and complementary networking products. Its products are mission critical for network performance, stability, and security. It released its Q4 and FY2019 results and provided Q1 2020 guidance following the August 14, 2019 market close. The broad investment community was not pleased with results [...]
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) stands to benefit from demographic and technology macro trends. I view it as a good long-term investment but shares currently appear to be fully valued, if not slightly overvalued. I suggest investors be patient and wait for shares to retrace to more attractive valuation levels. Summary CSCO provides essential network [...]
Summary Strategy is to be "the" networking company rather than a maker of individual products. Shift to more of a software and subscription-based offering strategy improves revenue predictability. Customers exposed to high switching costs which increases CSCO product/service stickiness. Strong Balance Sheet and strong Free Cash Flow (~$12.4B, ~$12.9B, and ~$12.8B in FY2016 – FY2018). [...]
This company may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the Technology sector who also want to generate an increasing stream of dividend income. Summary This company’s shift to more of a software and subscription-based offerings is resulting in more revenue predictability. The company has an extremely strong balance sheet and generates significant FCF on [...]
Summary Cisco has shifted to more of a software and subscription-based offerings is resulting in more revenue predictability. It has an extremely strong balance sheet and generates significant FCF on an annual basis. An investment in Cisco offers investors the opportunity to have exposure to the technology sector without having to assume the potential of [...]
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 [...]
