This month's pick is a swoosh...
Nike (NKE)
Positives:
+$3.2B cash minus debt.
Massive operating free cash flow ($2.5B).
Dividend increased for 25 consecutive years, currently yielding 1.6%.
Negatives:
Negative earnings growth (-18%).
Mild profit and operating margins (8% and 12% respectively).
Low insider ownership (0.27%).
Here's my current portfolio. As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 12.40%
Google (GOOG) 8.54%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 7.38%
Baidu (BIDU) 6.06%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 5.64%
Ace Limited (ACE) 4.54%
American Capital Agency (AGNC) 4.26%
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 3.60%
Amazon (AMZN) 3.23%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 3.19%
American Software (AMSWA) 2.97%
Blackstone (BX) 2.64%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) 2.62%
Apache (APA) 2.30%
Prospect Capital (PSEC) 2.27%
McDonald's (MCD) 2.23%
Vodafone (VOD) 1.96%
Intel (INTC) 1.86%
DuPont (DD) 1.81%
BreitBurn Energy Partners (BBEP) 1.77%
3D Systems (DDD) 1.74%
Under Armour (UA) 1.73%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 1.59%
Ansys (ANSS) 1.56%
International Business Machines (IBM) 1.49%
Nike (NKE) 1.47%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.42%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.42%
American Express (AXP) 1.34%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 1.30%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.25%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.11%
The Distressed (BEBE, GSOL, LZB, MSI, PCS, RVR) 1.09%