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Jan 31, 2019
Altria’s Sprawling Business to Underperform Long-Term Bottom-Line Target in 2019
Image Source: Melanie Tata.  Altria’s business has grown increasingly complex recently as it has levered up to add exposure to new growth opportunities. We don’t find the convoluted company attractive, even after considering its lofty yield, and its core cigarette business continues to face material industry-wide volume declines.
Jan 30, 2019
Earnings Roundup: Big Name Dividend Payers
Image Source: Simon Cunningham.  Let’s take a quick look at the fourth quarter earnings reports of a few wide-ranging, big-name dividend payers, all of which are leaders in their respective industries. Included in this article: Boeing, McDonald’s, and AT&T.
Jan 30, 2019
A Great Couple Months! Apple Pops!
Image shown: The markets continue to rally significantly since the near-term bottom in December. No changes to simulated newsletter portfolios.
Jan 29, 2019
Caterpillar Crushed by Expectations for No Growth in China
Image Source: Mining.com.  Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar saw its share price drop significantly following its fourth quarter report January 28 as it reported disappointing bottom-line results for the quarter and announced expectations for softness in China.
Jan 29, 2019
Today's Recorded Website Walk Through
No changes to simulated newsletter portfolios.
Jan 28, 2019
Intel Disappoints with 2019 Guidance; Sell-off Overdone
Image shown: Intel’s revenue mix continues to shift towards its data-centric businesses and away from its PC-centric business. Source: Intel fourth quarter presentation.  Simulated newsletter portfolio idea Intel disappointed with its fourth quarter 2018 results and guidance for 2019 as multiple headwinds are expected to persist in the near term. Nevertheless, we don’t think the sell-off was entirely justified as the company continues to position itself to take advantage of the high-growth potential of its data-centric businesses.
Jan 24, 2019
Our Report on the Regional Banks and Asset Management Stocks
Image Source: Carlssa Rogers. Our report on the Regional Banks and Asset Management companies can be found in this article. Report includes AB, AINV, AMP, ARCC, BCH, BEN, BGCP, BKU, BLK, BMO, BNS, CM, FSIC, ISBC, KKR, LAZ, LM, MAIN, MTB, NABZY, NYCB, OCN, PBCT, PFG, PSEC, RY, SBNY, SBSI, STT, TCBI, TD, VLY, WBK.
Jan 23, 2019
Consumer Staples Giants Fight Input Cost Inflation
Image source: Procter & Gamble fiscal second quarter presentation.  Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark reported calendar fourth quarter earnings January 23, and both were able to deliver organic sales growth in the period. Commodity cost inflation and currency weakness are key headwinds to keep an eye on moving forward as they have weighed on margin performance, particularly at Kimberly-Clark as Procter & Gamble reported impressive productivity cost savings.
Jan 23, 2019
Consider Selling Discipline = Systematic, Forward-looking, Repeatable
Image shown: An illustration of Valuentum's call on Kinder Morgan during 2015. You can read about this in more detail in the Preface of Value Trap: Theory of Universal Valuation. For a consider-selling discipline to be successful, it must be systematic, forward-looking and repeatable. The Valuentum process worked equally well with General Electric during 2017 (image later in note).  No changes to simulated newsletter portfolios.
Jan 22, 2019
Johnson & Johnson Overcoming Pharma Pricing Pressure
Image Source: Johnson & Johnson fourth quarter presentation. Johnson & Johnson’s ‘Pharmaceutical’ segment continues to deliver top-line growth despite ongoing headwinds related to net price decreases in the US pharma space. The company remains one of our favorite dividend growth ideas as its higher-growth ‘Pharmaceutical’ segment is augmented by a solid ‘Consumer’ business and improving ‘Medical Devices’ business.


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