Sell Tupperware to lower your taxes

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TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP., $8.58, is now a sell. The company (New York symbol TUP; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 48.7 million; Market cap: $417.8 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend suspended in November 2019; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.tupperwarebrands.com) makes consumer goods, including plastic food and beverage containers as well as cosmetics. Tupperware has suspended its $0.27-a-share quarterly dividend for investors. That’s due to declining sales in key overseas markets like China and Brazil. In the quarter ended September 28, 2019, its sales fell 13.9%, to $418.1 million from $485.8 million a year earlier. The company gets 90% of its revenue from outside the U.S., and the high U.S. dollar hurt the contributions of its overseas operations. Even if you adjust for currency rates, sales in the quarter still fell 11%. Earnings before unusual items also dropped 51.1%, to $0.43 a share from $0.88. We feel Tupperware, which is down over 70% for investors in 2019, is a good candidate for tax-loss selling. That will help you…