Value Stocks

Value stocks are stocks trading lower than their financial fundamentals suggest. They are perceived as undervalued, and have the potential to rise. Many new tech stocks, for instance, start out as growth stocks and transition into value stocks.

They have a low price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios—which is why they’re less expensive than growth stocks. Due to this fundamental distinction, a value stock is often traded at a more affordable rate than a growth stock.

To investors, they see companies that fall into this category as undervalued. These investors are less likely to invest in a growth stock because they feel that value company’s stock will eventually reach their full potential once they are recognized by the market.

Generally speaking, the climb is steady for value stocks. The only other way for it to emerge into the market like a growth stock is for it to be a bit more innovative with its products or services.

Pat McKeough is an expert at delving into a company’s financial statements and identifying undervalued securities and value stocks. That’s because value stocks are the foundation of any long term investment strategy, at TSI Network we also recommend our three-part Successful Investor strategy:

  1. Invest mainly in well-established companies;
  2. Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; the Consumer sector; Finance; Utilities);
  3. Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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Value Stocks Library Archive
BOEING CO. $229 remains a hold. The aircraft maker (New York symbol BA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 583.0 million; Market cap: $133.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend suspended in June 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.boeing.com) has received approval from aviation regulators for modifications to its 737 Max jetliner.


In 2019, regulators grounded the plane following crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia....

LINAMAR CORP. $72 remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol LNR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 65.4 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.linamar.com) makes a variety of automotive parts, including cylinder heads and cylinder blocks....
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $22 is still a buy for aggressive investors. Canada’s leading commercial printer (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 87.0 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) paid $1.7 billion for Chicago-based Coveris Americas in May 2018....
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $30 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 162.1 million; Market cap: $4.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Western Canada, South America and the U.K.


Finning’s revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2020, fell 11.7%, to $1.55 billion from $1.76 billion a year earlier....

Continuing COVID-19 lockdowns, particularly in Ontario and Quebec, will undoubtedly limit sales and earnings for these leading retailers. However, all of them have expanded their online businesses in the past few years. That should help them handle any longer-term shift away from in-store shopping.


We feel all four are poised to move higher in 2021 as the economy re-opens....
HP INC. $25 is a hold. The company (New York symbol HPQ; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $40.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.hp.com) continues to see strong demand for new personal computers as more people work from home due to COVID-19....
CEDAR FAIR L.P. $39 is still a hold. The partnership (New York symbol FUN; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 56.7 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.4; Dividend suspended in June 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cedarfair.com) owns 11 amusement parks and four water parks....
WAJAX CORP. $18.02 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wajax.ca; Shares o/s: 20.0 million; Market cap: $360.4 million; Divd. yield: 5.6%) has bought Calgary-based Tundra Process Solutions for $99.1 million. Tundra provides maintenance and technical services to customers in the Western Canadian midstream oil and gas, oil sands, petrochemical, mining, forestry and municipal markets.


Tundra also distributes industrial process equipment from leading manufacturers of valves, instrumentation and controls, motors and drives, control buildings, boilers and water treatment solutions.


For the 12 months ended November 30, 2020, the company had revenues of approximately $147.8 million....
Canada’s Big Five banks are setting aside fewer funds for future bad loans. That reflects government COVID-19 support programs to the those directly hurt by lockdowns.


In response to the pandemic, banking regulators forced banks to suspend share buybacks and freeze their dividends....
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $11 is still a hold. The company (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.75 billion; Market cap: $96.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 0.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) has three main businesses: aviation (jet engines and aircraft electronics); electrical power equipment (such as turbines and related equipment for gas-fired and nuclear power plants); and renewable power equipment (wind farms and hydroelectric plants).


The company has agreed to pay $200 million to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to disclose problems in its gas-turbine power and insurance businesses....