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Macy’s Cuts Guidance, Dividend Cut Could Be on the Horizon
Image Shown: Macy’s cut adjusted EPS guidance for FY2019, which implies a material drop from its FY2018 performance. Flat revenue guidance, gross margin pressure, and rising SG&A expenses all signal there’s likely more pain yet to come. Image Source: Macy’s – IR Presentation. We are staying far away from Macy’s and most retailers in general, but continue to like Dollar General Corporation as the nimble retailer has posted stellar performance since joining the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio in April 2017.

Jul 29, 2019

Letting Dollar General Run Higher
Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio holding Dollar General has trounced the market by roughly 70 percentage points since it was added to the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio in April 2017. Yet another big outperformer.

Jun 5, 2019

Dollar General Continues to Lead
Image Source: Dollar General (IR 2016 Presentation). We like Dollar General’s growth trajectory (as it plans to continue expanding its small-box store footprint via new stores) and its impressive same-store sales performance, with 29 consecutive years of growth as of fiscal 2018.

Jan 7, 2019

Best Ideas Newsletter Idea Dollar General Strong in Difficult Market
Image shown: Dollar General has exceeded the market’s return by more than 50 percentage points since being added to the simulated Best Ideas Newsletter in April 2017.The dollar stores are a nice area to be when the economic environment grows more uncertain, and we continue to like Dollar General as the play in this area. It remains a staple in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.

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.

Dec 4, 2018

Dollar General Slips on Lower Bottom-Line Guidance
Simulated Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio idea Dollar General continues to deliver consistent top-line performance, but higher than expected expenses in the second half of its fiscal 2018, including hurricane-related expenses and rising transportation costs, resulted in a reduction of operating margin and diluted earnings per share guidance. Net sales growth expectations were also tempered slightly.

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

Sep 4, 2018

Dollar General Keeps Growing; Guidance Raised
Image shown: Dollar General’s share price performance since early 2017. It was first highlighted in the simulated Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio in April 2017.Simulated Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio idea Dollar General turned in a solid fiscal second quarter report and subsequently raised its top-line guidance. Shares have advanced nearly 60% since we first highlighted the company, and its business continues to be a model of consistency.

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.

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