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Over the next few weeks, I will be writing a series of pieces on trends in the global economic landscape, and what the implications of these trends are for investors. Before we begin, however, a brief history lesson is in order…
Investors have been extremely averse to buying back into the tech sector after getting burned in the wake of the technology bubble bursting back in 2000-2002. Although prices have rebounded since then, shares in this sector have, in aggregate, failed to generate excitement. With the exception of crowd-pleasers such as Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL), technology shares have essentially “missed” this cycle and have performed roughly in line with the broad market. However, the stars are beginning to re-align and technology shares may benefit from key emerging secular trends that will likely change the business landscape in the years to come. Indeed, several big name technology companies such as IBM (IBM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Oracle (ORCL), and Cisco (CSCO) are on our “Strong buy” list, and are well-positioned to beat the market over a 3-12 month time horizon.
On Wednesday, Seattle’s Best, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starbucks, rolled out Just Pure Flavor, a new line of flavour essences for coffee-based beverages. The move is consistent with Starbucks’ recent efforts to diversify revenues away from retail stores and focusing more on home-based consumption. In an environment where consumers are thinking twice about splurging on $5 lattes, Starbucks definitely “gets it”, and continues to show that they are nimble in adapting to new trends in consumer behaviour. The stock closed above $20 for the first time since January 2008, and we believe that there are many reasons to expect more upside in the months to come.
Companies with large amounts of cash have a greater ability to withstand the pressures of a recession and are well positioned to expand their businesses through takeovers if such opportunities present themselves. However, we believe that an analysis of a firm's cash position would be incomplete without also considering their debt burden. As a result, we have conducted a study of firms with large cash on hand and subtracted total liabilities to determine their net cash position. More precisely, we define the net cash position as Cash & Equivalents + Short-Term Investments - Total Liabilities.
The list below shows 20 of the largest firms with high net cash. These stocks should not be 20 Stocks With High Net Cash
We conducted a study looking for stocks with solid spring and summer seasonal track records starting in 1990 through today. Our findings were quite impressive and suggested that even during the so called "sideways" summer months, there are still stocks who persistently delivered positive returns year after year during this period. In all 6 examples, the stocks climbed at least 79% of the time during their respective strong seasonal periods. In all cases, these stocks were graded as Strong Buys or Buys by our Ranking System. Food for thought.
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A Brief History of Asset Bubbles (part I)
Over the next few weeks, I will be writing a series of pieces on trends in the global economic landscape, and what the implications of these trends are for investors. Before we begin, however, a brief history lesson is in order…
More »Battle Of The Banks: Canadian vs. U.S.
Comparing and contrasting large Canadian and U.S. banks
More »Technology: The Way of the Future
Investors have been extremely averse to buying back into the tech sector after getting burned in the wake of the technology bubble bursting back in 2000-2002. Although prices have rebounded since then, shares in this sector have, in aggregate, failed to generate excitement. With the exception of crowd-pleasers such as Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL), technology shares have essentially “missed” this cycle and have performed roughly in line with the broad market. However, the stars are beginning to re-align and technology shares may benefit from key emerging secular trends that will likely change the business landscape in the years to come. Indeed, several big name technology companies such as IBM (IBM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Oracle (ORCL), and Cisco (CSCO) are on our “Strong buy” list, and are well-positioned to beat the market over a 3-12 month time horizon.
More »Starbucks: Good Things Brewing
On Wednesday, Seattle’s Best, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starbucks, rolled out Just Pure Flavor, a new line of flavour essences for coffee-based beverages. The move is consistent with Starbucks’ recent efforts to diversify revenues away from retail stores and focusing more on home-based consumption. In an environment where consumers are thinking twice about splurging on $5 lattes, Starbucks definitely “gets it”, and continues to show that they are nimble in adapting to new trends in consumer behaviour. The stock closed above $20 for the first time since January 2008, and we believe that there are many reasons to expect more upside in the months to come.
More »20 Stocks With High Net Cash
Companies with large amounts of cash have a greater ability to withstand the pressures of a recession and are well positioned to expand their businesses through takeovers if such opportunities present themselves. However, we believe that an analysis of a firm's cash position would be incomplete without also considering their debt burden. As a result, we have conducted a study of firms with large cash on hand and subtracted total liabilities to determine their net cash position. More precisely, we define the net cash position as Cash & Equivalents + Short-Term Investments - Total Liabilities.
The list below shows 20 of the largest firms with high net cash. These stocks should not be
20 Stocks With High Net Cash
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More »Seasonality: 6 Stocks With Strong Spring & Summer Performance
We conducted a study looking for stocks with solid spring and summer seasonal track records starting in 1990 through today. Our findings were quite impressive and suggested that even during the so called "sideways" summer months, there are still stocks who persistently delivered positive returns year after year during this period. In all 6 examples, the stocks climbed at least 79% of the time during their respective strong seasonal periods. In all cases, these stocks were graded as Strong Buys or Buys by our Ranking System.
Food for thought.
More »Note: XRAY only began trading in April 1991.
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