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Apr 19, 2012
Yum! Brands Posts Solid First-Quarter Results; China Growth Strong, US Performance Improving
Yum! Brands issued solid first-quarter results that showed improving domestic performance but cost pressures in its fastest-growing markets. Though the firm raised its 2012 earnings guidance, it still came in lower than what we were expecting.
Apr 18, 2012
Intuitive Surgical Posts Strong First-Quarter Results
Intuitive Surgical continues to impress. We'd love to add the firm to the portfolio in our Best Ideas Newsletter, but only at the right price.
Apr 18, 2012
IBM Raises Full-Year Earnings Guidance; 1Q Beat Due to Lower Quality Drivers; Services Backlog Falls
Though IBM raised its full-year 2012 earnings guidance, we weren't pleased with its poor earnings-quality growth in the first quarter and services backlog decline. Nonetheless, we're sticking with our fair value estimate.
Apr 17, 2012
Coca-Cola Reports Strong First-Quarter Results; Hits 14-Year Highs
Coca-Cola reported solid first-quarter performance that revealed strong worldwide volume growth. Though we liked the performance in the period, we remain on the sidelines on the basis of valuation.
Apr 16, 2012
Valuentum's April Edition of Its Best Ideas Newsletter!
The April edition of our Best Ideas Newsletter is now available.
Apr 13, 2012
JP Morgan's First-Quarter Results Support Our Small Financials Exposure; Credit Quality Continues to Improve
JP Morgan reported strong first-quarter results that revealed a strengthening balance sheet and positive credit trends in its consumer real estate and credit card portfolios. We expect better price performance from banking stocks through 2012 as concerns regarding the domestic housing market and European sovereigns ease.
Apr 13, 2012
Coinstar Pre-announces a Huge Earnings Beat; Chanos Blushes
We think Coinstar's pre-announcement should serve as a reminder of the risks involved in shorting stocks.
Apr 11, 2012
Stay the Course: Alcoa's 1Q Results Support the Overweight Aerospace Position in Our Best Ideas Portfolio
Alcoa kicked off first-quarter earnings season with a strong report. Not only did it report a nice earnings beat, but it raised its outlook for aerospace end market demand 3 percentage points, to as much as 14% growth during 2012. The aluminum giant's comments regarding the automotive sector weren't that shabby either. We think this bodes well for our positions in our Best Ideas portfolio, and with a large percentage of our portfolio in cash, we're waiting patiently to capitalize on the recent market pullback.
Apr 6, 2012
March Retail Sales Speak to Strength in the US Economy
Retail sales numbers issued by the ICSC reinforce our view that the US economy continues to grow and that the pace of expansion may even be accelerating.
Apr 4, 2012
Strong March Auto Sales Support Our Bullish Take on Ford
We continue to like Ford as the best way to capitalize on pent-up demand for automobiles. The firm's March performance was its best in five years, and we expect even better performance by the automaker in the months ahead.


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