Nucor Is One of the Best in a Bad Business

Image Source: Nucor Corporation – June 2019 IR Presentation By Callum Turcan Steel and steel product producer Nucor Corporation (NUE) bills itself as North America’s largest recycler, using scrap metal at its mills in the US to maintain its status as a low cost producer of anything from steel beams to precision castings. The company has 25-scrap based steel mills that can produce 27 million tons of steel per year. Our fair value estimate for Nucor stands at $53 per share after our recent industry update, and we like the firm’s dividend coverage as well. Shares of NUE yield 2.8% and trade just north of our fair value estimate as of this writing. Strong Free Cash Flows On October 22, … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending March 6

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 6. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Aecon (AEGXF): now CAD 0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.145. Alamos Gold (AGI): now $0.015 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.010. Americold Realty Trust (COLD): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term (FINS): now $0.1116 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1112. Armanino Foods of Distinction (AMNF): now $0.0275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0250. B. Riley Financial … Read more