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Warner Music Group Corp. is well-positioned for higher-margin catalog revenues, added streaming adoption, and new AI monetization opportunities.
Top pick Linamar Corp. is trading cheaply despite delivering higher sales and profits.
Gen Digital Inc. is trading quite cheaply for a firm that just grew revenue nearly 26% while providing plenty of cash flow for innovation, dividends and buybacks.
AT&T Inc. offers a 4.2% yield at an attractive valuation as it’s tapped to generate over $18 billion in free cash flow while continuing to build ultrafast wireless and fibre-optic networks.
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It’s generally a bad idea to invest in companies that are active in a declining industry. When demand is shrinking, you have to work harder every year just to maintain your current position. But sometimes, the competitive advantages of a particular company can override a bad industry outlook.
For instance, the tobacco industry has been on the decline since the 1960s....
For instance, the tobacco industry has been on the decline since the 1960s....
Supremex, $5.45, symbol SXP on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 28.8 million; Market cap: $154.7 million; www.supremex.com), is a leading North American maker of envelopes, and also sells packaging and specialty products. The company has plants in seven Canadian provinces and two in the U.S. Supremex converted from an income trust to a conventional corporation on January 1, 2011. In 2011, the company had revenue of $143.9 million. That fell to $131.9 million in 2013, and to $129.0 million in 2014. The main reason was a steady decline in the use of envelopes by businesses and by individuals (due to email and the Internet), especially in Canada....
Xylem Inc., $37.97, symbol XYL on New York (Shares outstanding: 179.4 million; Market cap: $6.7 billion; www.xyleminc.com), sells equipment and services related to managing water. The company takes its name from “Xylem,” the Greek word describing the vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients through plants. With its products, Xylem Inc. helps clients collect, distribute, use and return water to the environment. The company operates through two divisions:...