Summary PAYX released Q2 results on December 19th and provided an update on the Oasis Outsourcing Acquisition which was announced on November 26th. Investors may be concerned about the 80+% dividend payout ratio but management has reiterated on several occasions that the company’s positive cash flows have historically allowed it to support its business and [...]
Following the release of FedEx's (FDX) Q2 2019 less than stellar results after the close of business on December 18th, the investment community shaved ~12% from FDX's stock price on December 19th. Weak FedEx Express results were reported due to international revenue challenges driven by international economic weakness. Projected earnings for the remainder of the [...]
Summary Reuters has recently published a story that JNJ has known internally about the presence of asbestos in its talcum powder for decades. Regardless of whether investors feel this is ‘old news’ or not, the fact remains that there are roughly 9,000 – 10,000 pending talc related cases. JNJ is currently appealing a case [...]
FedEx (FDX) has seen its share price drop ~31% from its 52 week high. FedEx Express’s CEO will retire effective Dec. 31, 2018, after just two years at the helm with this ‘retirement’ announcement coming in the midst of the crucial holiday season. While Q2 2019 results will be released December 18th and we could [...]
General Mills (GIS) is scheduled to release Q2 FY2019 results shortly. While the ~5.1% dividend yield and current attractive valuation will appeal to many investors I see far too many headwinds. Investors should be investing in companies which provide products/services that are growing in demand. Looking at GIS’s suite of products and considering that the [...]
Summary Korn/Ferry released Q2 results and reported the best top line and bottom line results in the company’s history. Many investors will likely shy away from a KFY investment because of its sub 1% dividend yield and stagnant quarterly dividend. I view shares as being attractively valued and am currently employing a conservative covered Call [...]
Stock screeners can be misleading. In the case of this company, in 2012 it introduced a variable dividend component to its dividend policy. This variable dividend is not picked up by stock screeners which likely results in many investors completely overlooking this company as a worthwhile long-term investment. On August 5, 2018 I wrote [...]
On August 5, 2018 I wrote this article in which I indicated that relying solely on stock screeners to identify investment opportunities has its shortcomings. At the time of that article CME was trading just shy of ~$162 and stock screeners reflected a dividend yield of ~1.73%. Fast forward to December 5 and the stock [...]
Summary BMO recently reported FY2018 which reflected the benefit of a 21% YoY reduction in the provisions for credit losses as well as a low tax rate. Canadian and US operations benefited from solid loan growth with strong Q4 performance evidenced in Personal and Commercial banking and accelerated growth in its U.S. segment. Senior management [...]
Summary CM recently reported FY2018 results and senior management indicated it is confident it can continue to deliver EPS growth within the 5% - 10% medium-term target range. CM is focused on expanding in the U.S. and gains from the PrivateBancorp acquisition are exceeding expectations. With the highest concentration of the Big 5 in Canadian [...]
