Updating Sherwin-Williams Co. and Sony Corp.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $281 (www.sherwin-williams.com) earned $9.31 a share in 2014, up 24.6% from $7.47 in 2013. Sales rose 9.3%, to $11.1 billion from $10.2 billion. These gains are partly due to Mexican paint maker Comex’s U.S. and Canadian operations (including 314 stores), which Sherwin bought… Read More

Three winners from low oil prices

These three companies use oil to maker their products, so they all stand to gain from the 40% drop in crude prices since June 2014.

And even when oil rebounds, they will continue to benefit from recent acquisitions and their high market shares. However, not… Read More

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $246 – New York symbol SHW

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… Read More

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $221 – New York symbol SHW

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $221 (New York symbol SHW; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 97.8 million; Market cap: $21.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.sherwin-williams.com) reported that its sales rose 12.1% in the quarter ended June 30, 2014, to… Read More

Sherwin drops Mexican takeover

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $202 (New York symbol SHW; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 100.3 million; Market cap: $20.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.sherwin-williams.com) has dropped its $2.3-billion offer to buy Mexican paint maker Comex, as regulators seemed… Read More

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $202 – New York symbol SHW

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $202 (New York symbol SHW; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 100.3 million; Market cap: $20.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.sherwin-williams.com) has dropped its $2.3-billion offer to buy Mexican paint maker Comex, as regulators seemed… Read More