CME Group Inc. (CME) is an appealing long-term growth stock with a unique attractive dividend which is missed by stock screeners. Summary CME reported Q4 and FY2018 results on February 7, 2018. Despite strong results, its share price continues to be bid lower having dropped from a ~$196 high set in November. Its unique dividend [...]
Investors should consider S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) if interested in a high quality growth stock in which to invest for the long-term. Summary SPGI released its Q4 and FY2018 results and provided FY2019 guidance on February 7th. It benefits from a wide economic moat and an asset-light business model. SPGI is one of very few [...]
Summary BR’s shares were grossly overvalued in August/September 2018 and the share price has subsequently retraced by just over 30% from the 52 week high. Q2 2019 and 1H 2019 results were released February 7th and the share price took a ~6.7% hit from the previous day’s close. The vast majority of investors make investment [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
