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This week’s first question raises a subject I’ve written about a number of times over the years. Now is a particularly good time for an update.
Q: Hello, Pat. I have been an Inner Circle member for a while now and find it very useful. So, I want to thank you for your great advice....
Q: Hello, Pat. I have been an Inner Circle member for a while now and find it very useful. So, I want to thank you for your great advice....
VONTIER CORP., $24.48, symbol VNT on New York, is focused on transportation and mobility solutions. The company’s portfolio of brands includes mobility technologies, retail and commercial fuelling, fleet management, telematics (vehicle communication systems), and vehicle diagnostics and repair.
Vontier reports that its products and services keep traffic flowing through more than 90,000 intersections, serve more than 260,000 customer fuelling sites, monitor more than 480,000 commercial vehicles, and equip over 600,000 auto technicians worldwide.
In October 2020, Fortive (symbol FTV on New York) spun off Vontier....
Vontier reports that its products and services keep traffic flowing through more than 90,000 intersections, serve more than 260,000 customer fuelling sites, monitor more than 480,000 commercial vehicles, and equip over 600,000 auto technicians worldwide.
In October 2020, Fortive (symbol FTV on New York) spun off Vontier....
TELUS CORP., $32.13, Toronto symbol T, is a buy.
The company is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier, with 11.42 million users. That’s just behind BCE’s Bell Mobility (with 11.71 million users) and ahead of Rogers Communications (11.30 million users)....
The company is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier, with 11.42 million users. That’s just behind BCE’s Bell Mobility (with 11.71 million users) and ahead of Rogers Communications (11.30 million users)....
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INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC., $8.09, symbol INDI on Nasdaq, is a manufacturer of automotive semiconductors (computer chips) and software used in the sensors for advanced driver assistance systems, including LiDAR. Based in California, the company has offices in the U.S., Europe, Israel, Japan, and China.
LiDAR sensors on vehicles emit single particles of light, known as photons, that strike nearby objects such as cars, pedestrians, and trees....
LiDAR sensors on vehicles emit single particles of light, known as photons, that strike nearby objects such as cars, pedestrians, and trees....
BCE INC., $66.66, Toronto symbol BCE, is a buy.
The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It also provides wireless services and high-speed Internet access, in addition to owning TV and radio stations.
BCE has raised its dividend rate each year since 2008....
The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It also provides wireless services and high-speed Internet access, in addition to owning TV and radio stations.
BCE has raised its dividend rate each year since 2008....
TELUS CORP., $31.57, Toronto symbol T, is a buy.
The company is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier with 11.42 million users, just behind BCE’s Bell Mobility (with 11.71 million users) and ahead of Rogers Communications (11.30 million users)....
The company is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier with 11.42 million users, just behind BCE’s Bell Mobility (with 11.71 million users) and ahead of Rogers Communications (11.30 million users)....
The profitability of banks is determined by a variety of factors including their business mix, lending profit-margins, loan and deposit growth, bad debts, and cost management. The top-performing banks consistently find the right balance between these factors, leading to strong results and stock market performance.
Lending margins drive profits
A key driver of bank profits is their net interest margins—that’s the difference between the interest rate that a bank charges on loans it issues and the interest rate that it pays to depositors and other providers of funds to the bank.
In a rising interest rates environment, banks normally manage to increase their net interest margins—as long as the increase in the cost of funding lags the higher pricing of their loans to customers.
Banks that derive a large portion of their revenues from their lending activities benefit relatively more from improving their lending margins....
Lending margins drive profits
A key driver of bank profits is their net interest margins—that’s the difference between the interest rate that a bank charges on loans it issues and the interest rate that it pays to depositors and other providers of funds to the bank.
In a rising interest rates environment, banks normally manage to increase their net interest margins—as long as the increase in the cost of funding lags the higher pricing of their loans to customers.
Banks that derive a large portion of their revenues from their lending activities benefit relatively more from improving their lending margins....
The performance of energy services companies is highly dependent on the willingness of their oil and gas production customers to spend money on exploration and new infrastructure. Note, energy producers spend more readily when they generate strong profits and cash flow.
Meantime, the higher oil and gas prices that prevailed for most of 2021 are now creating a return to pre-COVID-19 capital spending by many producers.
Energy producers are inclined to expand their operations and upgrade their facilities when they become more profitable....
Meantime, the higher oil and gas prices that prevailed for most of 2021 are now creating a return to pre-COVID-19 capital spending by many producers.
Energy producers are inclined to expand their operations and upgrade their facilities when they become more profitable....