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QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. $85 (New York symbol KWR; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 13.3 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.quakerchem.com) makes lubricants and chemicals that keep mechanical parts from rusting.
The company continues to buy smaller firms that add to its expertise.
For example, it recently paid $18.9 million for Binol AB, a Swedish firm that makes lubricants from vegetable fats and oils. Binol, which sells its products to clients in the metalworking, forestry and construction industries, will add $15.3 million to Quaker’s annual sales.
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The company continues to buy smaller firms that add to its expertise.
For example, it recently paid $18.9 million for Binol AB, a Swedish firm that makes lubricants from vegetable fats and oils. Binol, which sells its products to clients in the metalworking, forestry and construction industries, will add $15.3 million to Quaker’s annual sales.
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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $35 (New York symbol NWL; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 271.1 million; Market cap: $9.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newellrubbermaid.com) makes plastic storage bins, tools, window blinds, pens and many other household goods.
The company makes most of its products from oilbased resins, so it stands to gain from the recent drop in oil prices.
Newell continues to streamline its manufacturing and distribution operations, which should cut $270 million from its annual costs by mid-2015. The company now feels it can save an additional $200 million a year by the end of 2017.
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The company makes most of its products from oilbased resins, so it stands to gain from the recent drop in oil prices.
Newell continues to streamline its manufacturing and distribution operations, which should cut $270 million from its annual costs by mid-2015. The company now feels it can save an additional $200 million a year by the end of 2017.
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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $246 (New York symbol SHW; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 96.0 million; Market cap: $23.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.sherwin-williams.com) is North America’s largest paint and varnish producer.
Sherwin sells to consumers through over 4,100 company-owned stores in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. It also distributes its products through other retailers and makes paint for carmakers and other industrial users.
In September 2013, the company paid $165 million for Mexican paint maker Comex’s U.S. and Canadian operations, including 314 stores.
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Sherwin sells to consumers through over 4,100 company-owned stores in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. It also distributes its products through other retailers and makes paint for carmakers and other industrial users.
In September 2013, the company paid $165 million for Mexican paint maker Comex’s U.S. and Canadian operations, including 314 stores.
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PETSMART INC. $81 (Nasdaq symbol PETM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 99.4 million; Market cap: $8.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.petm.com) has accepted an $83.00-a-share takeover offer from a group of private firms.
The purchase price works out to a 159.4% gain since we first recommended PetSmart at $32 in our October 2007 issue.
The buyers aim to complete the takeover in the first half of 2015. Investors should hold their shares and tender them to avoid paying brokerage fees.
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The purchase price works out to a 159.4% gain since we first recommended PetSmart at $32 in our October 2007 issue.
The buyers aim to complete the takeover in the first half of 2015. Investors should hold their shares and tender them to avoid paying brokerage fees.
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GANNETT CO., INC. $30 (New York symbol GCI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector: Shares outstanding: 225.8 million; Market cap: $6.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gannett.com) is the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., with 82 dailies, including USAToday, its flagship paper.
The company offers subscribers in 35 markets a special rate if they also take USAToday, which is partly why USAToday is the top-selling newspaper in the U.S., at 1.1 million copies a day.
Gannett also publishes 443 non-daily papers in the U.S., as well as 17 dailies and over 200 weekly papers and magazines in the U.K. Publishing accounts for 57% of its revenue but just 22% of its profits.
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The company offers subscribers in 35 markets a special rate if they also take USAToday, which is partly why USAToday is the top-selling newspaper in the U.S., at 1.1 million copies a day.
Gannett also publishes 443 non-daily papers in the U.S., as well as 17 dailies and over 200 weekly papers and magazines in the U.K. Publishing accounts for 57% of its revenue but just 22% of its profits.
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United Technologies fell slightly in late November, after Louis Chenevert, its chief executive for the past six years, retired suddenly. However, new CEO Gregory Hayes (who is also a former vicepresident) will likely continue Chenevert’s focus on the company’s main aerospace and construction divisions. These businesses operate in cyclical markets, but their outlook is bright. Airlines are replacing their aging fleets, increasing demand for jet engines and other parts, while developing countries’ongoing urbanization fuels building-product sales. United Technologies also has another advantage many competitors can’t match: because of its many subsidiaries, it can offer construction clients an integrated package of building products, such as elevators, heating and fire-control systems....
BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $55 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $88.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bhpbilliton.com) still plans to spin off its aluminum, manganese, nickel and silver operations, as well as some coal mines, into a separate company in the first half of 2015. After the spinoff, BHP will focus on four main commodities: metallurgical coal, iron ore, copper and oil. In all, they account for 96% of its earnings. Prices of these commodities have declined in the past few months, mainly due to slowing growth in China, Japan and Europe. In response, the company is laying off workers and making its main properties more productive....
Technology stocks tend to be riskier than other manufacturing firms. That’s because demand for their products is cyclical, and they must spend heavily on research and development. Even then, there’s no guarantee their efforts will boost their sales or protect them from start-ups with better technology. All four of these techs lead their niche markets, and they all have strong balance sheets. These factors temper their risk, but we still think they’ll make little progress in the next few months. APPLE INC. $119 (Nasdaq symbol AAPL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.9 billion; Market cap: $702.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.9; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apple.com) continues to profit from strong demand for its iPhone smartphone, which accounts for 56% of its sales. Other products include Mac computers (16%), iPad tablets (13%) and iPod music players and other services (15%)....
INTEL CORP. $37 (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.9 billion; Market cap: $181.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) expects its revenue to rise by about 5% in 2015, compared to the consensus forecast of a 3.4% increase. That’s because businesses are replacing their older computers more quickly than expected. Intel only recently started making chips for mobile devices, so it offered manufacturers special discounts to encourage them to switch over. However, it expects to cut these subsidies, as it will soon launch a new mobile chip that combines a processor with a wireless modem. That cuts the need for two separate chips. The company has also raised its dividend by 6.7%. The new annual rate of $0.96 a share yields 2.6%....
TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $66 (New York symbol TUP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 50.4 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands.com) makes household goods, mainly plastic food and beverage containers, as well as cosmetics and fragrances. The stock is down 32% from its peak of $97 in December 2013. That’s mainly because the company gets 75% of its sales from outside North America, and the recent rise in the U.S. dollar has hurt the contribution of its overseas operations. In the quarter ended September 27, 2014, Tupperware’s sales fell 2.4%, to $588.7 million from $603.2 million a year earlier. But if you exclude the negative impact of currency rates, sales rose 4%. Gains in emerging nations like Indonesia and Brazil offset declines in established markets, particularly Germany....