Top pick Barrick Mining just raised its dividend a whopping 140% as it generates record earnings and continues its strategic asset reorganization.
Warner Music Group Corp. is well-positioned for higher-margin catalog revenues, added streaming adoption, and new AI monetization opportunities.
ARC Resources keeps returning its cash flow to shareholders through a growing dividend and substantial share buybacks.
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TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $60 (New York symbol TUP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 50.5 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands.com) makes plastic food and beverage containers, as well as cosmetics and fragrances. In the three months ended March 26, 2016, Tupperware’s sales fell 9.6%, to $525.7 million from $581.8 million a year earlier. Earnings per share also fell 10.8%, to $0.91 from $1.02. Overseas markets supplied 75% of the company’s sales; without exchange rates, sales rose 1% and earnings per share gained 10%. Due to lower raw material costs, Tupperware raised its 2016 earnings forecast to $4.28 to $4.38 a share, excluding exchange rates. That’s up from its earlier range of $3.81 to $3.91. The stock trades at a reasonable 13.9 times the midpoint of its new range....
ABB LTD. ADRs $21 (New York symbol ABB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.2 billion; Market cap: $46.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abb.com) makes transformers, transmission systems and circuit breakers for electrical utilities. It also produces automation systems and robotics for industrial clients. Slowing growth in China and a higher U.S. dollar caused ABB’s sales in the first quarter of 2016 to fall 7.6%, to $7.9 billion from $8.6 billion a year earlier. But thanks to a new restructuring plan, earnings per ADR were flat at $0.28. ABB expects its restructuring to save it $1 billion annually by the end of 2017. ABB is a buy....
Recent earthquakes in southern Japan have forced Toyota and Honda to suspend production at their auto assembly plants in the region. The shutdown will have a greater impact on Toyota, which builds nearly half of its cars in Japan compared to just 17% for Honda. It will take several weeks to resume normal operations, but the closures should have less of an impact on their long-term prospects. TOYOTA MOTOR CO. ADRs $106 (New York symbol TM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $159.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.toyota.com) is the world’s largest carmaker....
NORDSTROM INC. $53 (New York symbol JWN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 172.9 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nordstrom.com) mainly sells upscale clothing, accessories and footwear. It owns and operates 326 stores in the U.S. and Canada. The company is facing stronger competition from online retailers. In response, it plans to cut jobs at its corporate and regional support centres. In all, these layoffs represent 1% of its workforce. The cuts should save Nordstrom $60 million a year; it earned $600 million, or $3.15 a share, in the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016. The company will invest the savings in its own e-commerce operations....