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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $20 (New York symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 290.3 million; Market cap: $5.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellrubbermaid.com) makes plastic storage bins, tools, window blinds, pens and a number of other household items. Its top brands include Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Parker, Graco, Waterman and Levolor.
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These consumer-product makers continue to face strong competition from cheaper generic brands. However, all three are doing a good job of cutting costs and expanding internationally. Even so, only two are buys right now.
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $64 (New York symbol PG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.8 billion; Market cap: $179.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend …read more »
Newell Rubbermaid took its present form in 1999, when Newell Companies bought Rubbermaid Inc. That doubled the size of the old Newell, which felt it needed to get bigger to improve its negotiating position with big retailers like Wal-Mart. Even now, Wal-Mart still accounts for 12% of the company’s sales.
The combined company went on to buy several other businesses over …read more »
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $16 (New York symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 278.2 million; Market cap: $4.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 1.3%; WSSF Rating: Average) makes plastic storage bins and other consumer items. Its top brands include Rubbermaid, Sharpie and Levolor.
The company went through a deep setback in sales and earnings in 2008. In response, …read more »
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $33 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 342.9 million; Market cap: $11.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 3.3%; WSSF Rating: Above Average) expects sales to rise by 2.5% to 3.5% in its current fiscal year, which ends July 31, 2010. That’s less than its earlier prediction of 4% to 5% growth.
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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $16 (New York symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 277.7 million; Market cap: $4.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; WSSF Rating: Average) makes plastic storage bins, tools, window blinds, pens and a number of other household items. Its top brands include Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Waterman and Levolor.
In response to falling sales, Newell is closing …read more »
A weak economy is prompting more consumers to choose cheaper generic brands over brand names. That’s dampened the profits of these four leading consumer-products firms. However, they are doing a good job of cutting their costs. This gives them the ability to lower their prices without hurting their profit margins.
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $57 (New York symbol PG; Conservative Growth …read more »
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $9.21 (New York symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 277.2 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; WSSF Rating: Average) makes a wide variety of household products, such as plastic storage bins, tools and pens. International markets account for 30% of its revenue.
The company’s total term debt was $2.9 billion as …read more »
Newell and Tupperware have fallen sharply in the past few months on fears that weaker consumer confidence will hurt their sales and earnings. However, they own some of the world’s best-known brands, and this is helping them expand overseas. They both use oil to make their products, so they also stand to gain from falling oil prices. This should let …read more »
STATE STREET CORP. $72 (New York symbol STT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 431.3 million; Market cap: $31.1 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) earned $570 million in the second quarter of 2008, up 55.7% from $366 million a year earlier. Most of that gain was due to State Street’s acquisition of Investors Financial Services Corp. in July 2007 for …read more »
