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Jun 21, 2024
CarMax Dealing with Vehicle Affordability Issues
Image: CarMax’s shares have yet to recover from prior year highs. CarMax’s quarter wasn’t great, and while industry trends are improving, stiff headwinds are still prevalent. We remain on the sidelines with respect to shares.
Jun 20, 2024
Kroger’s Identical Store Sales Beat Consensus
Image: Kroger’s shares have been choppy during the past couple years. Kroger reaffirmed its full-year 2024 guidance. The company expects identical-store without fuel of 0.25%-1.75%, adjusted FIFO operating profit of $4.6-$4.8 billion and adjusted net earnings per diluted share of $4.30-$4.50. Adjusted free cash flow is targeted in the range of $2.5-$2.7 billion on capital expenditures of $3.4-$3.6 billion for the year. Kroger ended the quarter with ~$12.2 billion in debt and $345 million in cash. All things considered, we liked Kroger’s report, but uncertainties regarding its deal with Albertsons coupled with a large net debt position leave us on the sidelines. Shares yield ~2.2% at the time of this writing. 
Jun 18, 2024
Lennar Navigating Fluctuating Interest Rate Environment Well
Image: Lennar has been a strong performer since the beginning of 2023. We liked the quarterly update from Lennar, and while we won’t be adding this homebuilder to any newsletter portfolio, we’re interpreting its performance as another positive data point regarding the macroeconomic environment.
Jun 17, 2024
Adobe’s Outlook Doesn’t Disappoint
Image: Adobe’s shares are getting back on track after it issued a strong outlook for fiscal 2024. We like Adobe’s asset-light business model, strong free cash flow generation, and better-than-expected outlook, but we’re already quite tech heavy in the newsletter portfolios.
Jun 13, 2024
Broadcom Issues Strong Guidance, Announces Stock Split
Image: Broadcom’s shares have done quite well in the past couple of years. We liked its fiscal second quarter results and outlook. Broadcom’s fiscal second quarter results were fantastic, and its levels of profitability are a sight to see. We like the momentum behind its operations, its forward-looking guidance, as well as its free cash flow generating capacity. Shares yield ~1.4% at the time of this writing.
Jun 12, 2024
Oracle Misses in Q4 But Bookings Performance and Outlook Strong
Image: Oracle’s shares have done quite well since the beginning of 2023, and management’s outlook speaks to continued strength. We liked Oracle’s cash flow performance for fiscal 2024 and outlook for not only fiscal 2025 but also its positive commentary associated with the momentum it has built for fiscal 2026. We continue to like Oracle as an idea for the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio and ESG Newsletter portfolio. Shares yield ~1.3% at the time of this writing.
Jun 10, 2024
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Jun 10, 2024
J.M. Smucker’s Free Cash Flow Outlook Solid
Image: J.M. Smucker's shares have faced pressure during the past several months, but its free cash flow outlook looks solid. We liked J.M. Smucker’s fiscal fourth quarter results and are huge fans of its free cash flow generation, but we like companies in the newsletter portfolios more. Nonetheless, J.M. Smucker is one for your radar. Shares yield ~3.7% at the time of this writing.
Jun 6, 2024
Lululemon’s Fiscal First Quarter Results Well Received But Competition Remains Fierce
Image: Lululemon’s shares have been under considerable pressure so far in 2024. We think Lululemon’s Power of Three x2 initiatives are achievable, but hitting these long-term targets won’t be easy given increasing competition in the athleisure space from Vuori and others. Shares of Lululemon have fallen quite a bit since peaking in December of last year. We won’t be adding Lululemon to any newsletter portfolio anytime soon, and our $350 per share fair value estimate remains unchanged.
Jun 5, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Reports Strong AI Systems Revenue
Image: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is breaking out nicely. We liked the AI-related news from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and shares were up nicely following the report. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s cash flow performance was also solid, with free cash flow increasing $322 million, to $610 million, for the three months ended April 30, 2024. HPE’s revenue growth for fiscal 2024 is now expected to expand 1%-3% in constant currency (was 0%-2%) and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $1.85-$1.95 per share, the midpoint above the $1.88 per share the Street had been expecting at the time.


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