This month's stocks are a couple of repeats from June and July, which I thought of as deserving a larger portion of my portfolio...
Qihoo 360 (QIHU)
Positives:
China. Mobile. Search. A competitor/complimentary-investment of Baidu.
Explosive revenue (108%) and earnings (372%!) growth.
$378M cash, $0 debt.
Negatives:
Ridiculous 165 P/E, though forward P/E of 40 is reasonable.
Modest operating (15%) and profit (14%) margins.
Stratasys (SSYS)
Positives:
116% revenue growth.
$148M cash, $0 debt.
42% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; forward P/E of 42.
Negative cash flows.
Negative profit margin (-5%) and ROE (-2%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 10.65%
Apple (AAPL) 10.38%
Google (GOOG) 7.42%
Baidu (BIDU) 6.36%
Amazon (AMZN) 4.17%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 3.81%
Ace Limited (ACE) 3.59%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 3.48%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 2.93%
3D Systems (DDD) 2.83%
Stratasys (SSYS) 2.64%
Blackstone (BX) 2.41%
American Software (AMSWA) 2.16%
Under Armour (UA) 1.98%
Vodafone (VOD) 1.81%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) 1.79%
Apache (APA) 1.78%
Prospect Capital (PSEC) 1.71%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.71%
DuPont (DD) 1.68%
Intel (INTC) 1.54%
Nike (NKE) 1.36%
Ansys (ANSS) 1.35%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 1.34%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 1.33%
Starbucks (SBUX) 1.30%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.28%
American Express (AXP) 1.25%
Cisco (CSCO) 1.21%
Hershey (HSY) 1.21%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 1.16%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.14%
ExOne (XONE) 1.11%
Coca-Cola (KO) 1.09%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.09%
International Business Machines (IBM) 1.04%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.01%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 1.00%
Microsoft (MSFT) 0.97%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 0.97%
The Distressed (BEBE, GSOL, LZB, MSI, TMUS) 0.78%
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Stocks Of The Month: CSCO, HSY, LVS, SBUX, WYNN (Oh, The Vices)
After selling AGNC, BBEP, and NLY last month, I needed some new, reliable dividend stocks.
Chocolate. Coffee. Gambling. The Internet. These are vices which humans just can't get enough of. As an investment idea, it seems as good as any other I've thought of.
Cisco (CSCO)
Positives:
$47B cash, "only" $16B debt.
Safe, growing 2.7% dividend yield.
Negatives:
Tepid revenue growth (5%).
$139B market cap.
Hershey (HSY)
Positives:
65% return on equity.
Seems very Heinz-ish in quality. (hey, Warren Buffett.)
Negatives:
Tepid revenue growth (7%).
More debt ($2B) than cash ($570M).
Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Positives:
Excellent revenue (26%) and earnings (120%!) growth.
52% held by insiders.
Negatives:
More debt ($10B) than cash ($2B).
Starbucks (SBUX)
Positives:
Good profit (11%) and operating (14%) margins.
Solid revenue (13%) and earnings (25%) growth.
Negatives:
Fairly small (1.1%) dividend yield.
It is possible, maybe even likely, that someone will come along and make a better cup of coffee someday.
Wynn Resorts (WYNN)
Positives:
Outstanding earnings growth (44%).
Ridiculous return on equity (224%!!).
Negatives:
Tepid revenue growth (5%).
More debt ($6B) than cash ($2B).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 10.04%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 8.98%
Google (GOOG) 8.05%
Baidu (BIDU) 6.89%
Amazon (AMZN) 4.50%
Ace Limited (ACE) 3.90%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 3.87%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 3.11%
3D Systems (DDD) 2.62%
Blackstone (BX) 2.61%
American Software (AMSWA) 2.52%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) 1.94%
Under Armour (UA) 1.91%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.86%
DuPont (DD) 1.83%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.79%
Apache (APA) 1.78%
Vodafone (VOD) 1.78%
Prospect Capital (PSEC) 1.74%
Intel (INTC) 1.65%
Ansys (ANSS) 1.50%
Nike (NKE) 1.44%
Cisco (CSCO) 1.39%
Starbucks (SBUX) 1.39%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 1.38%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 1.36%
American Express (AXP) 1.34%
Hershey (HSY) 1.34%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.33%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.27%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 1.25%
Coca-Cola (KO) 1.19%
International Business Machines (IBM) 1.15%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.13%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.11%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 1.09%
Stratasys (SSYS) 1.07%
ExOne (XONE) 1.05%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 1.05%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.04%
The Distressed (BEBE, GSOL, LZB, MSI, TMUS) 0.84%
Chocolate. Coffee. Gambling. The Internet. These are vices which humans just can't get enough of. As an investment idea, it seems as good as any other I've thought of.
Cisco (CSCO)
Positives:
$47B cash, "only" $16B debt.
Safe, growing 2.7% dividend yield.
Negatives:
Tepid revenue growth (5%).
$139B market cap.
Hershey (HSY)
Positives:
65% return on equity.
Seems very Heinz-ish in quality. (hey, Warren Buffett.)
Negatives:
Tepid revenue growth (7%).
More debt ($2B) than cash ($570M).
Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Positives:
Excellent revenue (26%) and earnings (120%!) growth.
52% held by insiders.
Negatives:
More debt ($10B) than cash ($2B).
Starbucks (SBUX)
Positives:
Good profit (11%) and operating (14%) margins.
Solid revenue (13%) and earnings (25%) growth.
Negatives:
Fairly small (1.1%) dividend yield.
It is possible, maybe even likely, that someone will come along and make a better cup of coffee someday.
Wynn Resorts (WYNN)
Positives:
Outstanding earnings growth (44%).
Ridiculous return on equity (224%!!).
Negatives:
Tepid revenue growth (5%).
More debt ($6B) than cash ($2B).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them.
Apple (AAPL) 10.04%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 8.98%
Google (GOOG) 8.05%
Baidu (BIDU) 6.89%
Amazon (AMZN) 4.50%
Ace Limited (ACE) 3.90%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 3.87%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 3.11%
3D Systems (DDD) 2.62%
Blackstone (BX) 2.61%
American Software (AMSWA) 2.52%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) 1.94%
Under Armour (UA) 1.91%
McDonald's (MCD) 1.86%
DuPont (DD) 1.83%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.79%
Apache (APA) 1.78%
Vodafone (VOD) 1.78%
Prospect Capital (PSEC) 1.74%
Intel (INTC) 1.65%
Ansys (ANSS) 1.50%
Nike (NKE) 1.44%
Cisco (CSCO) 1.39%
Starbucks (SBUX) 1.39%
Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 1.38%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 1.36%
American Express (AXP) 1.34%
Hershey (HSY) 1.34%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.33%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.27%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 1.25%
Coca-Cola (KO) 1.19%
International Business Machines (IBM) 1.15%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.13%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.11%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 1.09%
Stratasys (SSYS) 1.07%
ExOne (XONE) 1.05%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 1.05%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.04%
The Distressed (BEBE, GSOL, LZB, MSI, TMUS) 0.84%
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Stocks Of The Month: SSYS, XONE
3D Systems has been a "stock of the month" twice already. However, it would be quite arrogant, and very likely incorrect, if I were to act under the assumption that DDD will the only winner in the red-hot 3D printing industry. Therefore, two high-growth competitors have been added to the portfolio...
Stratasys (SSYS)
Positives:
116% revenue growth.
$141M cash, $0 debt.
42% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; forward P/E of 34.
Negative cash flows.
Negative profit margin (-4%) and ROE (-1%).
ExOne (XONE)
Positives:
192% revenue growth.
$71M cash, $5M debt.
37% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; forward P/E of 117(!!).
Atrocious profit (-31%) and operating (-25%) margins.
Heavily shorted (32%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them. (Note that AGNC, BBEP, NLY, and PSEC have now been classified as "speculative"...if you would be thinking I am now one step away from exiting these stocks, you might be right.)
Apple (AAPL) 9.97%
Google (GOOG) 8.60%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 8.42%
Baidu (BIDU) 4.89%
Amazon (AMZN) 4.61%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 4.34%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 4.33%
Ace Limited (ACE) 4.14%
3D Systems (DDD) 2.72%
American Software (AMSWA) 2.71%
American Capital Agency (AGNC) 2.68%
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 2.61%
Blackstone (BX) 2.58%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) 2.23%
McDonald's (MCD) 2.06%
Apache (APA) 1.96%
Prospect Capital (PSEC) 1.88%
Intel (INTC) 1.85%
Vodafone (VOD) 1.83%
Under Armour (UA) 1.82%
DuPont (DD) 1.76%
Nike (NKE) 1.49%
American Express (AXP) 1.45%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.37%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.34%
Ansys (ANSS) 1.34%
Coca-Cola (KO) 1.31%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.29%
International Business Machines (IBM) 1.24%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.21%
ExOne (XONE) 1.21%
BreitBurn Energy Partners (BBEP) 1.19%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.17%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 1.17%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 1.15%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.11%
Stratasys (SSYS) 1.10%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 0.90%
The Distressed (BEBE, GSOL, LZB, MSI, TMUS) 0.88%
Stratasys (SSYS)
Positives:
116% revenue growth.
$141M cash, $0 debt.
42% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; forward P/E of 34.
Negative cash flows.
Negative profit margin (-4%) and ROE (-1%).
ExOne (XONE)
Positives:
192% revenue growth.
$71M cash, $5M debt.
37% of shares owned by insiders.
Negatives:
No earnings as of yet; forward P/E of 117(!!).
Atrocious profit (-31%) and operating (-25%) margins.
Heavily shorted (32%).
Here's my current portfolio (growth, dividend, and speculative). As always, I believe in all of these stocks - until I sell them. (Note that AGNC, BBEP, NLY, and PSEC have now been classified as "speculative"...if you would be thinking I am now one step away from exiting these stocks, you might be right.)
Apple (AAPL) 9.97%
Google (GOOG) 8.60%
Tesla Motors (TSLA) 8.42%
Baidu (BIDU) 4.89%
Amazon (AMZN) 4.61%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 4.34%
Southern Copper (SCCO) 4.33%
Ace Limited (ACE) 4.14%
3D Systems (DDD) 2.72%
American Software (AMSWA) 2.71%
American Capital Agency (AGNC) 2.68%
Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 2.61%
Blackstone (BX) 2.58%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) 2.23%
McDonald's (MCD) 2.06%
Apache (APA) 1.96%
Prospect Capital (PSEC) 1.88%
Intel (INTC) 1.85%
Vodafone (VOD) 1.83%
Under Armour (UA) 1.82%
DuPont (DD) 1.76%
Nike (NKE) 1.49%
American Express (AXP) 1.45%
Qihoo 360 (QIHU) 1.37%
ConocoPhillips (COP) 1.34%
Ansys (ANSS) 1.34%
Coca-Cola (KO) 1.31%
Wells Fargo (WFC) 1.29%
International Business Machines (IBM) 1.24%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.21%
ExOne (XONE) 1.21%
BreitBurn Energy Partners (BBEP) 1.19%
China Mobile (CHL) 1.17%
Canadian National Railway (CNI) 1.17%
Computer Programs and Systems (CPSI) 1.15%
BlackRock (BLK) 1.11%
Stratasys (SSYS) 1.10%
F5 Networks (FFIV) 0.90%
The Distressed (BEBE, GSOL, LZB, MSI, TMUS) 0.88%
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