JD.com Set to Take on Amazon Head On
April 11, 2018
Image source: JD.com fourth quarter presentation Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has grown at a tremendous rate in recent years, and it is expected to continue taking advantage of a ripe opportunity in its home nation. However, management has more grandiose plans for its burgeoning e-commerce platform as it expects to make its US debut before the end of 2018. By Kris Rosemann When you think of the Chinese Internet space, probably Alibaba (BABA), Tencent (TCEHY) and Baidu (BIDU) are among the first to come to mind, but there is another giant in the Chinese Internet space. You may not be aware of this, but ranked by revenue, JD.com (JD) is one of China’s largest e-commerce companies. Through its website, www.jd.com,
Portfolios: Dividend Growth Versus Best Ideas
April 8, 2018
Let’s talk about the difference between the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio and the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio. Hi folks, I wanted to post a short note because it’s important that we continue to explain the difference between the two newsletter portfolios that we provide as part of the individual membership. We publish a Dividend Growth Newsletter and a Best Ideas Newsletter, the former delivered on the 1st of the month and the latter delivered on the 15th of the month. We also cover and provide reports on over 1,000 stocks and dividends on our website, as well as provide quarterly publications like the Dividend100 publication, for example. We cover the bases. We also provide the monthly Nelson Exclusive publication, which by
Dividend Growth Portfolio: Adding Two New Gems
April 6, 2018
We’re making some moves in the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio today. By Brian Nelson, CFA We decided to remove Boeing (BA) and Procter & Gamble (PG) from the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio recently. You can view the Dividend Growth Newsletter notification log here. We still like both companies a lot. Boeing has a fantastic position and an inherently hedged business portfolio, while Procter & Gamble still retains some of the best consumer brands, even after a rather aggressive brand simplification process. However, Boeing has run too far too fast, and we can’t rule out P&G turning into another General Electric (GE) given its decision, too, to shrink its brand exposure. We’re replacing those two stalwarts with two key players
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending April 6
April 6, 2018
Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending April 6. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK): now $0.195 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT): now $1.2748 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.23. Cisco (CSCO): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29. CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust ETF (FXA): now $0.05599 per share monthly dividend, was $0.05154. CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF (FXC): now $0.01500 per share monthly dividend, was $0.01107. Dollar
Walgreens Boots Alliance Remains at the Crossroads of a Rapidly-Evolving Healthcare Landscape
April 5, 2018
Image Source: Walgreens 2Q 2018 Earnings Release By Alexander J. Poulos The evolving healthcare landscape has been dealing with the threat of a disruptive new competitor entering the market and considerable political risk. Though the need for healthcare remains impervious to economic forces, a clear deflationary trend has descended on the industry that has affected many of the well-entrenched participants. Let’s examine Walgreens Boots Alliance for clues that a shift in sentiment may have occurred in this well known, yet beleaguered sector. We’re watching Walgreen’s equity very closely. The Consolidation Trend Continues One of the often overlooked, but in our view, key dynamics affecting the drug distributers/retailers such as Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is the continued deflationary trends exhibited in
Valuentum Website Navigation
April 4, 2018
Hi everyone, I wanted to cover a few topics about our website navigation. Some of you have been asking about where to find the newsletter portfolios. In addition to their being published in the monthly newsletters, we added links to them back on the left column of the website under the Newsletters/Portfolios section: Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio: /20120809_4 Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio: /20120809_3 Don’t forget to ask about the new High Yield Dividend Newsletter and the Nelson Exclusive publication. Others have emailed about the images of the screens on our website. Those screens are always included in the newsletters that we deliver each month, and now the data can be conveniently downloaded in a weekly Excel file download and sorted
Alert: Dropping P&G; Also — Intel’s Dividend Hike; General Motors Puts Up Strong March Sales
April 3, 2018
We were reminded of some good news from Intel and General Motors, but the time has come to part with Procter & Gamble. We may have included it in the simulated Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio too long. By Brian Nelson, CFA Hope you all had a warm holiday weekend. It was pleasant this morning to be reminded that simulated newsletter portfolio idea Intel (INTC) increased its dividend 10% when it reported quarterly results January. The dividend will be payable on June 1 to shareholders of record on May 7. The enthusiasm behind our call on Intel and our article in the April edition of the Dividend Growth Newsletter was a bit short-lived given the recent rumors in the PC market,
Michael Kors – The Latest 9 or 10 on the Valuentum Buying Index
April 2, 2018
Image shown: The performance of Michael Kors relative to the stock market since it registered a 9 on the Valuentum Buying Index. Is it any surprise that the markets seem to be struggling at current levels? The Valuentum Buying Index registered its latest 9 or 10 with Michael Kors in August 2017. While that stock has surged, the market has floundered. It’s so important to be patient for ideas. Anyone can create ideas. Not everyone can create good ideas, and that’s the difference. You don’t want to miss the next highly-rated stock on the VBI! Read more about the Valuentum Buying Index >> Rank our Coverage Universe by the Valuentum Buying Index >>
Trump Knocks Air Out of Amazon; Intel Investors Overreact to Apple News
April 2, 2018
Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers are closing stores all over the country…not a level playing field! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018 President Trump continues to move markets, and his messages about Amazon haven’t gone unnoticed. Apple seems to be targeting wider gross margins in coming years, as it looks to bring in-house a part of its supply chain. Intel’s shares overreact. By Brian Nelson, CFA President Trump seems to want to put Amazon (AMZN) in its place, and his recent comments have been a source of fear for many investors of
Why Some Investors Fail — Worms!
April 2, 2018
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When you read our research, we’re not just providing financial metrics — Valuentum is striving to provide an answer to the most important question in investing: what is a company worth? Though there are varying opinions about which underlying factor is the most important investment consideration, at the end of the day, the process of valuation collects every investment consideration to provide a conclusion. It is the answer after all other considerations, the final outcome of analysis. It is why we say that investors that don’t pay attention to valuation may be doomed to fail…eventually. Not seeking valuation is not seeking the answer.
