This month's picks are a couple of telecommunications stocks with steady dividends and exceptional balance sheets...
China Mobile (CHL)
Positives:
A veritable bank vault. $73B cash vs. $0.8B debt.
2.6% dividend yield.
Massive $35B operating, $7B free cash flows.
Negatives:
Large $263B market cap; not much room for capital appreciation.
Negative earnings growth (-9%).
Tepid 7% revenue growth.
Cisco (CSCO)
Positives:
$53B cash vs. $21B debt.
2.8% dividend yield.
68% earnings growth.
Negatives:
Somewhat large $151B market cap; not much room for capital appreciation.
Tepid 7% revenue growth.
Minuscule 0.07% insider ownership.
Here's my current portfolio (growth and dividend). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 14.24%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 7.96%
Google (GOOG/GOOGL) 6.27%
Baidu (BIDU) 6.24%
3D Systems (DDD) 4.14%
Under Armour (UA) 3.70%
Amazon (AMZN) 3.49%
Twitter (TWTR) 3.32%
Stratasys (SSYS) 2.99%
Ace Limited (ACE) 2.96%
Blackstone (BX) 2.63%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.63%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 2.46%
Nike (NKE) 2.07%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.81%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.78%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.77%
American Software (AMSWA) 1.68%
Cisco (CSCO) 1.64%
Boeing (BA) 1.60%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.52%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.49%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.49%
Intel (INTC) 1.48%
DuPont (DD) 1.46%
EMC (EMC) 1.24%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.15%
Alibaba (BABA) 1.09%
Starbucks (SBUX) 1.08%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 0.91%
American Express (AXP) 0.89%
Ansys (ANSS) 0.89%
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.88%
Hershey (HSY) 0.87%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 0.86%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 0.85%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.83%
Salesforce.com (CRM) 0.81%
Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.80%
Groupon (GRPN) 0.79%
Coca-Cola (KO) 0.78%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 0.70%
International Business Machines (IBM) 0.58%
iRobot (IRBT) 0.55%
SolarCity (SCTY) 0.46%
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Stocks Of The Month: QIHU, TWTR
Looking for some cheap growth...so I went back to my "Losers" for the second month in a row.
Qihoo 360 (QIHU)
Positives:
Excellent revenue (100%) and earnings (30%) growth.
Positive cash flows ($326M operating, $89M free).
24% insider holdings.
Outstanding PEG ratio of 0.59 (if you believe in such things).
Negatives:
Expensive 49 P/E, though forward P/E of 16 is very reasonable.
Modest profit (14%) and operating (18%) margins.
Twitter (TWTR)
Positives:
Beyond excellent revenue growth (114%!).
$3.6B cash vs. $1.5B debt.
Positive cash flows ($36M operating, $296M free).
Negatives:
Beyond expensive forward P/E of 117.
Terrible margins (-83% profit, -81% operating), ROA (-18%), ROE (-46%).
Significantly shorted (9%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth and dividend). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 13.55%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 9.04%
Baidu (BIDU) 6.81%
Google (GOOG/GOOGL) 6.00%
3D Systems (DDD) 4.20%
Under Armour (UA) 3.66%
Amazon (AMZN) 3.42%
Ace Limited (ACE) 2.99%
Stratasys (SSYS) 2.88%
Twitter (TWTR) 2.87%
Blackstone (BX) 2.73%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.67%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 2.55%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 2.37%
Nike (NKE) 2.05%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.78%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.77%
American Software (AMSWA) 1.63%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.61%
Boeing (BA) 1.57%
Intel (INTC) 1.52%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.51%
DuPont (DD) 1.43%
Alibaba (BABA) 1.25%
EMC (EMC) 1.21%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.12%
Starbucks (SBUX) 1.05%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 0.98%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 0.96%
American Express (AXP) 0.95%
Hershey (HSY) 0.92%
Cisco (CSCO) 0.92%
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.92%
Ansys (ANSS) 0.89%
China Mobile (CHL) 0.88%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.87%
Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.87%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 0.85%
Coca-Cola (KO) 0.78%
Groupon (GRPN) 0.76%
Salesforce.com (CRM) 0.74%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 0.69%
International Business Machines (IBM) 0.60%
iRobot (IRBT) 0.55%
SolarCity (SCTY) 0.51%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU)
Positives:
Excellent revenue (100%) and earnings (30%) growth.
Positive cash flows ($326M operating, $89M free).
24% insider holdings.
Outstanding PEG ratio of 0.59 (if you believe in such things).
Negatives:
Expensive 49 P/E, though forward P/E of 16 is very reasonable.
Modest profit (14%) and operating (18%) margins.
Twitter (TWTR)
Positives:
Beyond excellent revenue growth (114%!).
$3.6B cash vs. $1.5B debt.
Positive cash flows ($36M operating, $296M free).
Negatives:
Beyond expensive forward P/E of 117.
Terrible margins (-83% profit, -81% operating), ROA (-18%), ROE (-46%).
Significantly shorted (9%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth and dividend). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 13.55%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 9.04%
Baidu (BIDU) 6.81%
Google (GOOG/GOOGL) 6.00%
3D Systems (DDD) 4.20%
Under Armour (UA) 3.66%
Amazon (AMZN) 3.42%
Ace Limited (ACE) 2.99%
Stratasys (SSYS) 2.88%
Twitter (TWTR) 2.87%
Blackstone (BX) 2.73%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.67%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 2.55%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 2.37%
Nike (NKE) 2.05%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.78%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.77%
American Software (AMSWA) 1.63%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.61%
Boeing (BA) 1.57%
Intel (INTC) 1.52%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.51%
DuPont (DD) 1.43%
Alibaba (BABA) 1.25%
EMC (EMC) 1.21%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.12%
Starbucks (SBUX) 1.05%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 0.98%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 0.96%
American Express (AXP) 0.95%
Hershey (HSY) 0.92%
Cisco (CSCO) 0.92%
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.92%
Ansys (ANSS) 0.89%
China Mobile (CHL) 0.88%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.87%
Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.87%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 0.85%
Coca-Cola (KO) 0.78%
Groupon (GRPN) 0.76%
Salesforce.com (CRM) 0.74%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 0.69%
International Business Machines (IBM) 0.60%
iRobot (IRBT) 0.55%
SolarCity (SCTY) 0.51%
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Stocks Of The Month: DDD, SSYS
This month's stocks were heavily hinted at here, being responsible for much of my 2014 losses. However, I am nothing if not a stubborn stubborn stubborn determined investor...
3D Systems (DDD)
Positives:
Solid revenue growth (23%).
$377M cash vs. $10M debt.
Positive cash flows ($24M operating, $13M free).
Only 3D printing stock with positive margins (3% profit, 6% operating), ROA (2%), ROE (2%).
Negatives:
Absurd 152 P/E, though forward 29 P/E is a bargain.
Negative earnings growth (-83%).
Heavily shorted (38%).
Stratasys (SSYS)
Positives:
62% revenue growth.
$459M cash vs. $50M debt.
22% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; though forward P/E of 26 is a bargain.
Negative profit/operating margins (-4%) and ROA/ROE (-1%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative (hey, there is no speculative!)). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 12.67%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 9.14%
Baidu (BIDU) 7.21%
Google (GOOG/GOOGL) 5.95%
3D Systems (DDD) 4.62%
Stratasys (SSYS) 4.00%
Under Armour (UA) 3.37%
Ace Limited (ACE) 3.14%
Amazon (AMZN) 2.90%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 2.72%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.61%
Blackstone (BX) 2.48%
Twitter (TWTR) 2.23%
Nike (NKE) 2.13%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.81%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.79%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.74%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.73%
Intel (INTC) 1.66%
American Software (AMSWA) 1.58%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.57%
Alibaba (BABA) 1.49%
DuPont (DD) 1.44%
Boeing (BA) 1.42%
EMC (EMC) 1.35%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.15%
American Express (AXP) 1.05%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 1.00%
Starbucks (SBUX) 0.99%
Cisco (CSCO) 0.96%
Hershey (HSY) 0.95%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 0.94%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 0.93%
Ansys (ANSS) 0.88%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 0.87%
Groupon (GRPN) 0.84%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.84%
Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.84%
Coca-Cola (KO) 0.83%
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.80%
China Mobile (CHL) 0.78%
Salesforce.com (CRM) 0.75%
International Business Machines (IBM) 0.61%
iRobot (IRBT) 0.58%
SolarCity (SCTY) 0.49%
3D Systems (DDD)
Positives:
Solid revenue growth (23%).
$377M cash vs. $10M debt.
Positive cash flows ($24M operating, $13M free).
Only 3D printing stock with positive margins (3% profit, 6% operating), ROA (2%), ROE (2%).
Negatives:
Absurd 152 P/E, though forward 29 P/E is a bargain.
Negative earnings growth (-83%).
Heavily shorted (38%).
Stratasys (SSYS)
Positives:
62% revenue growth.
$459M cash vs. $50M debt.
22% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; though forward P/E of 26 is a bargain.
Negative profit/operating margins (-4%) and ROA/ROE (-1%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative (hey, there is no speculative!)). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 12.67%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 9.14%
Baidu (BIDU) 7.21%
Google (GOOG/GOOGL) 5.95%
3D Systems (DDD) 4.62%
Stratasys (SSYS) 4.00%
Under Armour (UA) 3.37%
Ace Limited (ACE) 3.14%
Amazon (AMZN) 2.90%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 2.72%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.61%
Blackstone (BX) 2.48%
Twitter (TWTR) 2.23%
Nike (NKE) 2.13%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.81%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.79%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.74%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.73%
Intel (INTC) 1.66%
American Software (AMSWA) 1.58%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.57%
Alibaba (BABA) 1.49%
DuPont (DD) 1.44%
Boeing (BA) 1.42%
EMC (EMC) 1.35%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.15%
American Express (AXP) 1.05%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 1.00%
Starbucks (SBUX) 0.99%
Cisco (CSCO) 0.96%
Hershey (HSY) 0.95%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 0.94%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 0.93%
Ansys (ANSS) 0.88%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 0.87%
Groupon (GRPN) 0.84%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.84%
Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.84%
Coca-Cola (KO) 0.83%
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.80%
China Mobile (CHL) 0.78%
Salesforce.com (CRM) 0.75%
International Business Machines (IBM) 0.61%
iRobot (IRBT) 0.58%
SolarCity (SCTY) 0.49%
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