Valuentum Exclusive Analysis for the Discerning Investor

There Is Milk At The Store
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." -- Winston Churchill

Aug 6, 2018

Valuentum’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Distribution
The weighted average cost of capital is one of the most subjective measures in corporate finance, but it is also one of the most important ones.

Jun 29, 2018

Dividend Growth Still A Resilient Theme
Rising interest rates may pose headwinds to yield-sensitive dividend payers, but we think dividend growth investing remains a resilient theme. We’re big fans of the concept of yield-on-cost, but close attention to valuations, free cash flow generation and balance-sheet health will remain critical.

May 30, 2018

Study: Valuentum's Best Ideas Newsletter Portfolio
"Though we largely achieved the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio’s goals in advancing the newsletter portfolio each publication year (ends December 15) and achieving relative outperformance and risk-adjusted superiority to the benchmark, we may have done even better had our equity allocation been full during the measurement period." -- Brian Nelson, CFA

May 10, 2018

Omega’s First-Quarter Results Not Terrible; Dividend Still Intact
Image Source: Omega Healthcare, March 2018 presentation. Omega Healthcare is a healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) that has been battling concerns within its customer base regarding rent payments. Just how healthy its customer line-up truly is will likely play out in coming years, but for now, management is leaving the dividend intact. Shares yield 9%+ at the time of this writing.

Apr 18, 2018

ICYMI: Valuentum’s Improved Stock and ETF Web Pages
Valuentum has rolled out improved stock and ETF web pages on its website www.valuentum.com. Now, subscribers can access key proprietary information on the stock and ETF web pages in addition to the customary stock and ETF reports.

Apr 12, 2018

The Dividend Cushion Meets the Dividend Aristocrats
We showcase the Dividend Cushion ratios for the Dividend Aristocrats, a grouping of firms that have increased their dividends for more than 20 consecutive years. The Dividend Cushion's track record of quantifying excess cash-flow capacity that leads to outsize dividend growth and assessing cash shortfalls that lead to dividend cuts has been excellent.

Mar 12, 2018

The "Luck" and "Randomness" of Index Funds
If the year-to-year performance of active funds relative to index funds can be considered “random,” so then is the year-to-year performance of index funds relative to active funds, regardless of fees and expenses. Image shown: page 1 of 14.

Feb 18, 2018

Subscribe: The Nelson Exclusive Is Simply One of a Kind
“I think the Nelson Exclusive publication is worth far more than what we charge for it, and we’re making it even better.”

Jan 5, 2018

Admit It: You Know Nothing About the Dividend
President of Investment Research Brian Nelson talks about how the concept of a dividend is completely miscontrued due to societal and cultural reasons, but he also explains why he likes dividends. Warning: He's going to bust out Monopoly pieces. You don't want to miss this! Running time: ~15 minutes.

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