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Feb 1, 2019
Earnings Roundup: Amazon, Facebook, Honeywell, PayPal, Visa
Let's talk about our views on Amazon, Facebook, Honeywell, PayPal, and Visa. We think Facebook's equity offers the biggest bargain, but Visa remains our top idea, as it has been for some time.
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 31, 2019
Microsoft’s Free Cash Flow Strong Despite Robust Strategic Growth Investments
Image Source: Mike Mozart.  Microsoft continues to take advantage of strong demand for its hybrid cloud portfolio, and it is winning business from leading enterprise customers. Free cash flow generation remains strong despite significantly higher levels of strategic growth investments.
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
Valuentum -- Brian Nelson -- Kris Rosemann -- Portfolio Managers
From inception through mid-2015, newsletter editor, Brian Nelson, managed the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio (see Appendix, Figure 8), and since then it has been co-managed with Kris Rosemann, who acts as Head of Data across Valuentum’s research processes. Mr. Nelson comes from a background in independent investment research and buyside aggressive-growth active management. Mr. Rosemann’s research and analysis is published across widely-read syndication platforms, and his work is quoted across media organizations, the latest with respect to Valuentum’s groundbreaking research on master limited partnerships.
Jan 30, 2019
Novartis Closes Out Busy Year; Proposes Dividend Hike
Image Source: Novartis fourth quarter presentation.  European pharmaceutical giant Novartis had a busy year in 2018 on its quest to renew its focus on medicines, and management is excited about its future growth trajectory. We continue to like its free cash flow generation and dividend growth potential.
Jan 30, 2019
Apple’s Services Growth on Track; Weakness to Persist in China
Image Source: William Hook.  Apple delivered fiscal first quarter results after the close January 29 that were largely in-line with recently adjusted expectations. China has been and will likely continue to be a soft spot, but the company’s Services revenue continues to impress. Strong free cash flow generation and balance sheet health are synonymous with the company.
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 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 25, 2019
Brian Nelson - Author - Value Trap - Valuentum
Wall Street doesn’t know it has a problem. Index and quantitative investors have been free-riding on the backs of active managers for years, but growth in price-agnostic trading may finally have reached the tipping point. Brian Nelson, former Director of Methodology at Morningstar and President of Investment Research at Valuentum, explains how enterprise valuation forms the Theory of Universal Valuation and why a focus on it may not only help you avoid value traps, but also save you from the next financial crisis. This is a 356 page book, including Preface, Notes, Bibliography and Index.


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