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These three firms provide vital information to lenders and other financial companies. They are also leaders in their niche markets. That cuts their risk and makes it hard for new competitors to challenge them.
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. $100 (New York symbol DNB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 38.8 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dnb.com) is the world’s largest provider of credit reports on individual companies....
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. $100 (New York symbol DNB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 38.8 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dnb.com) is the world’s largest provider of credit reports on individual companies....
MICROSOFT CORP. $33 (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.3 billion; Market cap: $273.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www....
PEPSICO INC. $79 (New York symbol PEP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $118.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pepsico.com) earned $2.05 billion in the three months ended June 15, 2013, up 16.1% from $1.8 billion a year earlier....
High unemployment and rising gasoline prices have hurt U.S. consumer spending and prompted shoppers to shift to discount and warehouse chains. That’s putting pressure on department stores.
However, we feel that well-established department store operators like these three will overcome the downturn....
However, we feel that well-established department store operators like these three will overcome the downturn....
NEWMONT MINING CORP. $31 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 497.7 million; Market cap: $15.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) has written down the value of its gold inventories, as well as two of its gold mines in Australia, by $1.8 billion....
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $71 (Nasdaq symbol TROW; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 260.1 million; Market cap: $18.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.7; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.troweprice .com) has agreed to sell its banking subsidiary, which mainly offers certificates of deposit.
The company will receive $24 million for this business when the deal closes, probably by the end of 2013....
The company will receive $24 million for this business when the deal closes, probably by the end of 2013....
GOOGLE INC. $849 (Nasdaq symbol GOOG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 333.2 million; Market cap: $282.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.0; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.google.com) has started selling Chromecast, a new $35 device that connects to the back of a television set....
TOYOTA MOTOR CO. ADRs $124 (New York symbol TM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $198.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.toyota.com) sold 193,394 vehicles in the U.S....
GANNETT CO. INC. $24 (New York symbol GCI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector: Shares outstanding: 229.1 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gannett.com) publishes 99 newspapers in the U.S....
PENGROWTH ENERGY CORP. $5.90 (Toronto symbol PGF; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 517.7 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 8.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.pengrowth.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada and off the Nova Scotia coast. Gas accounts for about 60% of its production; the other 40% is oil.
Rising shale gas production in Canada and the U.S. increased supplies and cut prices from $8.19 per thousand cubic feet in 2008 to $2.38 in 2012. As a result, Pengrowth’s cash flow per share fell 67.1%, from $3.65 in 2008 to $1.20 in 2012.
Due to writedowns and other unusual items, Pengrowth’s earnings have been erratic. Earnings dropped from $1.58 a share (or a total of $395.9 million) in 2008 to $0.32 a share (or $84.9 million) in 2009. Earnings rebounded to $0.76 a share (or $230.3 million) in 2010 but fell to just $0.03 a share (or $12.7 million) in 2012.
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Rising shale gas production in Canada and the U.S. increased supplies and cut prices from $8.19 per thousand cubic feet in 2008 to $2.38 in 2012. As a result, Pengrowth’s cash flow per share fell 67.1%, from $3.65 in 2008 to $1.20 in 2012.
Due to writedowns and other unusual items, Pengrowth’s earnings have been erratic. Earnings dropped from $1.58 a share (or a total of $395.9 million) in 2008 to $0.32 a share (or $84.9 million) in 2009. Earnings rebounded to $0.76 a share (or $230.3 million) in 2010 but fell to just $0.03 a share (or $12.7 million) in 2012.
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