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Oct 28, 2024
In the News: Newmont, McDonald’s, the Election
Newmont is facing cost pressures, while its gold production is expected to be flattish in 2025. McDonald's has worked fast to put the recent E. coli outbreak behind it. We don't expect the situation to damage McDonald's brand or impact the trajectory of its business in the long run. The U.S. Presidential election is on November 5, and while there are differences between the agendas of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, we're not making changes to the newsletter portfolios on account of political risk and uncertainty.
Sep 27, 2024
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of September 27
Let's take a look at firms raising/lowering their dividends this week.
Sep 26, 2024
An Important Measure of Leverage for Dividend-Growth and Income-Oriented Shareholders, One That Is Dividend-Adjusted
As more and more investors rely on company dividends for income, dividends, in our view, have become more debt-like commitments in nature, especially from the perspective of dividend-growth or income-oriented shareholders. Years ago, we rolled out a measure of financial leverage that considers both the company’s debt and the present value of its future expected cash dividend obligations, which, in the eyes of die-hard dividend-growth or income-oriented shareholders, may be implicitly assumed to be debt-like commitments in substance. We think this leverage ratio can be used in conjunction with the Dividend Cushion ratio to gain additional insight into the dividend-paying financial health of an entity.
Aug 9, 2024
Paper: Value and Momentum Within Stocks, Too
Abstract: This paper strives to advance the field of finance in four ways: 1) it extends the theory of the “The Arithmetic of Active Management” to the investor level; 2) it addresses certain data problems of factor-based methods, namely with respect to value and book-to-market ratios, while introducing price-to-fair-value ratios in a factor-based approach; 3) it may lay the foundation for academic literature regarding the Valuentum, the value-timing, and ultra-momentum factors; and 4) it walks through the potential relative outperformance that may be harvested at the intersection of relevant, unique and compensated factors within individual stocks.
Jul 29, 2024
McDonald’s Speaks of Cautious Consumer But Traction with $5 Meal Deal
McDonald’s second quarter results weren’t great. Comparable store sales and consolidated operating income fell during the period, but McDonald’s lapped a very strong second quarter of 2023, which included a double-digit comp. Diluted earnings per share also declined at a mid-single-digit pace. That said, however, McDonald’s $5 meal deal is gaining traction, and we think it is part of the solution for lower guest counts driven by its recent strategic pricing actions. McDonald’s hasn’t been a strong performer in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio of late, but we remain optimistic on its prospects in the current inflationary environment. Shares yield 2.6%.
Jun 10, 2024
Update: Frequently Asked Questions About Valuentum Securities, Inc.
Valuentum (val∙u∙n∙tum) [val-yoo-en-tuh-m] Securities Inc. is an independent investment research publisher, offering premium equity reports and dividend reports, as well as commentary across all sectors/companies, a Best Ideas Newsletter (spanning market caps, asset classes), a Dividend Growth Newsletter, modeling tools/products, and more. Independence and integrity remain our core, and we strive to be a champion of the investor. Valuentum is based in the Chicagoland area. Valuentum is not a money manager, broker, or financial advisor. Valuentum is a publisher of financial information. We address a number of questions from both subscribers and visitors to our site.
May 17, 2024
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May 1, 2024
McDonald’s Continues to Be Impacted By the War in the Middle East
Image: McDonald's shares have largely traded sideways the past couple years. Though impacts from the Middle East weren’t great and the pace of adjusted operating income and adjusted earnings per share growth weren’t as high as we would have liked in the first quarter, we’re sticking with McDonald’s in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio. McDonald’s mostly franchised business model works well in the current inflationary environment, and we continue to like the value it provides to consumers.
Mar 11, 2024
You Already Own Whatever Your Investment Will Pay You in Dividends
Image Source: Images Money. Stocks are generally valued on the present value of all their future free cash flows, which already include future dividend payments. A company’s dividend policy may impact an investor’s eagerness to pay a higher price for shares on the basis of a higher yield, but the dividend is a symptom of future free cash flows (and therefore intrinsic value), not the driver behind it.
Mar 8, 2024
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