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YUM! BRANDS INC. $72 (New York symbol YUM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 446.2 million; Market cap: $32.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.yum.com) has raised its quarterly dividend by 10.4%, to $0.37 a share from $0.335....
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $189 (New York symbol IBM, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $207.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ibm.com) continues to add to its software expertise.
The company recently paid an undisclosed sum for U.K.-based Daeja Image Systems....
The company recently paid an undisclosed sum for U.K.-based Daeja Image Systems....
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $52 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 502.3 million; Market cap: $26.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.1; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) earned $164.4 million, or $0.32 a share, in its fiscal 2013 third quarter, which ended August 30, 2013....
CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $24 (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.4 billion; Market cap: $129.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cisco.com) is a leading maker of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks....
CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $24 (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.4 billion; Market cap: $129.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cisco.com) is a leading maker of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks. The company’s hardware includes routers, local area network (LAN) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switches, and server computers. Cisco mainly sells this equipment to large businesses and government agencies.
The company continues to profit as wireless carriers upgrade their networks to handle rising demand for video and other media. Cisco is also benefiting from a major restructuring plan, which included selling its low-margin consumer products businesses and focusing on more profitable operations, like software.
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The company continues to profit as wireless carriers upgrade their networks to handle rising demand for video and other media. Cisco is also benefiting from a major restructuring plan, which included selling its low-margin consumer products businesses and focusing on more profitable operations, like software.
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ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $52 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 502.3 million; Market cap: $26.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.1; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) earned $164.4 million, or $0.32 a share, in its fiscal 2013 third quarter, which ended August 30, 2013. That’s down 43.5% from $291.2 million, or $0.58 a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 7.9%, to $995.1 million from $1.1 billion.
The company is doing a good job of selling its Creative Cloud package of photo-editing and desktop-publishing programs as a subscription service instead of a one-time purchase. It added 331,000 Creative Cloud subscribers during the third quarter, compared to 221,000 in the second quarter. It now has 1.03 million subscribers and should reach its goal of 1.25 million by the end of fiscal 2013.
However, the stock trades at 35.9 times Adobe’s likely 2013 earnings of $1.45 a share. That’s a high p/e ratio for a company that’s shifting to a new business model. As well, its revenue and earnings could suffer if fewer users than expected sign up for the full version of Creative Cloud when their trial periods end.
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The company is doing a good job of selling its Creative Cloud package of photo-editing and desktop-publishing programs as a subscription service instead of a one-time purchase. It added 331,000 Creative Cloud subscribers during the third quarter, compared to 221,000 in the second quarter. It now has 1.03 million subscribers and should reach its goal of 1.25 million by the end of fiscal 2013.
However, the stock trades at 35.9 times Adobe’s likely 2013 earnings of $1.45 a share. That’s a high p/e ratio for a company that’s shifting to a new business model. As well, its revenue and earnings could suffer if fewer users than expected sign up for the full version of Creative Cloud when their trial periods end.
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ABB LTD. ADRs $24 (New York symbol ABB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.3 billion; Market cap: $55.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abb.com) makes transformers, transmission systems and circuit breakers for electrical power utilities. The Switzerland-based company also produces automation systems and robotics that industrial clients use to improve their productivity.
The uncertain economy is hurting equipment orders. However, an acquisition helped push up ABB’s revenue by 5.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2013, to $10.2 billion from $9.7 billion a year earlier. Earnings per ADR rose 13.8%, to $0.33 from $0.29 (each American Depositary Receipt represents one ABB common share).
ABB is a buy....
The uncertain economy is hurting equipment orders. However, an acquisition helped push up ABB’s revenue by 5.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2013, to $10.2 billion from $9.7 billion a year earlier. Earnings per ADR rose 13.8%, to $0.33 from $0.29 (each American Depositary Receipt represents one ABB common share).
ABB is a buy....
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $189 (New York symbol IBM, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $207.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ibm.com) continues to add to its software expertise.
The company recently paid an undisclosed sum for U.K.-based Daeja Image Systems. This company’s products make it easier to view digital images in hundreds of different computer-file formats, without first installing the program that created the original image. Daeja’s products also help businesses mask sensitive information on computer images, and restrict access to certain files.
IBM is a buy.
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The company recently paid an undisclosed sum for U.K.-based Daeja Image Systems. This company’s products make it easier to view digital images in hundreds of different computer-file formats, without first installing the program that created the original image. Daeja’s products also help businesses mask sensitive information on computer images, and restrict access to certain files.
IBM is a buy.
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YUM! BRANDS INC. $72 (New York symbol YUM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 446.2 million; Market cap: $32.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.yum.com) has raised its quarterly dividend by 10.4%, to $0.37 a share from $0.335. The new annual rate of $1.48 yields 2.1%. This was the ninth annual increase since Yum began paying dividends in 2004.
The stock has held up well, even though sales at its Chinese KFC outlets continue to suffer in the wake of false allegations that they bought chicken with higher-than-permitted levels of antibiotics. Yum is responding with an advertising campaign to emphasize the quality of its ingredients. It feels this will spur its Chinese sales.
Yum Brands is still a buy....
The stock has held up well, even though sales at its Chinese KFC outlets continue to suffer in the wake of false allegations that they bought chicken with higher-than-permitted levels of antibiotics. Yum is responding with an advertising campaign to emphasize the quality of its ingredients. It feels this will spur its Chinese sales.
Yum Brands is still a buy....
SONY CORP. ADRs $21 (New York symbol SNE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $21.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.sony.com) has rejected a plan from Dan Loeb, an activist investor who owns 7% of the company’s shares. Loeb wants Sony to sell 15% to 20% of its entertainment division, which makes movies, TV shows and music recordings and accounts for 16% of Sony’s revenue.
The company feels that owning media content gives it an edge over other electronics makers.
Meanwhile, Sony’s revenue fell 9.8% in its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2013, to $17.3 billion from $19.2 billion a year earlier. That’s partly because the company sold its chemical operations in September 2012. Weak camera demand also hurt its revenue.
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The company feels that owning media content gives it an edge over other electronics makers.
Meanwhile, Sony’s revenue fell 9.8% in its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2013, to $17.3 billion from $19.2 billion a year earlier. That’s partly because the company sold its chemical operations in September 2012. Weak camera demand also hurt its revenue.
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