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Apr 28, 2024
Alphabet Posts Strong First Quarter, Initiates Dividend, Launches Huge Buyback
Image: Alphabet’s valuable properties continue to put up nice revenue growth. Alphabet ended the quarter with $108.1 billion in total cash and marketable securities against a long-term debt load of $13.2 billion, so Alphabet has an ample net cash position to support cash returns to shareholders. For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, Alphabet’s free cash flow totaled $16.8 billion, slightly lower than the same period last year due to a near doubling in capital spending, but nonetheless, the measure was healthy. We continue to like Alphabet as a top weighting in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.
Apr 26, 2024
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of April 26
Let's take a look at firms raising/lowering their dividends this week.
Apr 24, 2024
Lackluster Electric Vehicle Adoption Rates Impacting Tesla
Image Source: Tesla. On April 23, Tesla reported lower-than-expected first-quarter 2024 results as reduced vehicle prices weighed on performance. It should not be surprising to investors if Tesla’s vehicle volume growth rate is much lower in 2024 than it was in 2023.
Apr 19, 2024
Netflix to Stop Reporting Membership Numbers Starting Next Year
Image: Netflix still has a lot of room for growth. From where we stand, Netflix has won the streaming wars. Nearly 270 million households across 190+ countries subscribe to its content, and with estimates that there are more than two people per household, management emphasized that it has an audience of more than a half a billion people. Netflix has further room for growth, too, as it notes that its share of TV viewing is less than 10% in every country. Management pointed to content such as the boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, as well as live programming such as WWE Raw as a couple examples to keep audiences entertained. We like Netflix, but we can’t get comfortable adding it to any newsletter portfolio at this time.
Apr 15, 2024
Goldman Sachs Delivers in First Quarter
Image Source: Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs put up solid first-quarter 2024 results across all lines of its business, revealing that capital markets activity remains very healthy, even in the face of elevated interest rates. Goldman Sachs' book value per share was $321.10 at the end of the first quarter, revealing that shares are trading at 1.25x book at the time of this writing.
Apr 12, 2024
JPMorgan Cautious on Geopolitical Tensions and Inflationary Pressures
Image Source: Hakan Dahlstrom. On April 12, JPMorgan reported mixed first-quarter 2024 results. JPMorgan is one of our favorite banks, in part due to strong leadership at the top and solid fortress-like balance sheet. Though we don’t include any individual bank in the newsletter portfolios, we do think the Financial Select Sector SPDR makes sense for diversification reasons, as showcased in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio. Shares of JPMorgan yield ~2.4% at the time of this writing.
Apr 10, 2024
Delta Reports Strong March Quarter; Airline Stocks are Too Risky for Our Taste
Image Source: Colin Brown. Delta’s quarter ending in March was solid, and its full year outlook was encouraging. In general, however, we don’t like airline equities. The extreme ticket price transparency creates an ultra-competitive environment, and overcapacity is always a concern. We view airlines as merely trading vehicles on the health of the global economy and the trajectory of crude oil prices. Delta is operating well, but it will never be able to escape the challenges of its industry, and for those reasons we remain on the sidelines with respect to shares.
Apr 7, 2024
Geopolitical Risks Driving Crude Oil Prices Higher
Image: Crude oil prices have staged a strong advance to start 2024. Geopolitical tensions continue to be elevated as concerns grow that the war in the Middle East could further escalate, and as the war in Ukraine continues to rage on. On April 1, Israel apparently staged an attack on an Iran embassy in Syria that killed several military officials, including three senior Iranian commanders. Iran has indicated that it would retaliate, and many are speculating that the possible attack may be on Israeli soil, which would further increase global tensions. Ukraine has also been actively targeting Russian energy infrastructure, cutting into Russia’s refining capacity.
Apr 5, 2024
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of April 5
Let's take a look at firms raising/lowering their dividends this week.
Apr 3, 2024
Gilead’s 4%+ Dividend Yield Covered Nicely with Free Cash Flow
Image: Gilead’s coverage of its dividend with free cash flow remains rock-solid. What we like about Gilead is that the company remains a very strong free cash flow generator, with the measure coming in at $7.4 billion during 2023 versus dividend payments of $3.8 billion. On a free cash flow coverage basis, Gilead 4%+ dividend yield looks rock-solid, and for this, we think investors may be wise to get paid to wait for upcoming catalysts within Gilead’s HIV and oncology pipeline.


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