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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.

Dec 31, 2018

Valuentum Stock Screeners
Brian Nelson provides members with an update on Valuentum's stock screeners and the significant number of forward-looking data we provide. This article was sent to members via email December 29.

Dec 20, 2018

Market Mayhem -- Alerts for Members
Dear members -- we released a number of emails today. Please read and let us know if you have any questions. We're here for you.

Nov 21, 2018

Consumer Staples Earnings Roundup
Image Source: Mike Mozart. Let’s take a look at the earnings reports of some of the largest consumer staples companies. Margin performance left a good deal to be desired across the space as transportation and raw material costs are largely on the rise, and organic growth trends could be better. Companies included: Kellogg, Kraft Heinz, Kimberly-Clark, and Colgate Palmolive.

Nov 16, 2018

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 16
Let's take a look at companies that raised/lowered their dividend this week.

Sep 5, 2018

There Is Milk At The Store
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." -- Winston Churchill

Aug 6, 2018

Valuentum’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Distribution
The weighted average cost of capital is one of the most subjective measures in corporate finance, but it is also one of the most important ones.

May 30, 2018

Study: Valuentum's Best Ideas Newsletter Portfolio
"Though we largely achieved the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio’s goals in advancing the newsletter portfolio each publication year (ends December 15) and achieving relative outperformance and risk-adjusted superiority to the benchmark, we may have done even better had our equity allocation been full during the measurement period." -- Brian Nelson, CFA

Apr 25, 2018

We Said Consumer Staples Would Underperform
The consumer staples sector has been pummeled by a number of factors, from long-term concerns about the adoption of new products in the tobacco industry to pressures on gross margins for branded consumables and generally underperforming free cash flows in the tried-and-true beverage arena. We still like the business models of many constituents, but you knew this was coming.

Apr 18, 2018

ICYMI: Valuentum’s Improved Stock and ETF Web Pages
Valuentum has rolled out improved stock and ETF web pages on its website www.valuentum.com. Now, subscribers can access key proprietary information on the stock and ETF web pages in addition to the customary stock and ETF reports.

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