For a long time the UK listed oil and gas super-majors were considered laggards compared to their North American peers. In the decade between January 2004 and January 2014, for example, Royal Dutch Shell returned 8.7% per annum assuming dividends were reinvested. BP returned a rather measly 4% per annum on the same basis. In contrast Exxon Mobil generated annual…

It has been almost a year since I first covered Fevertree Drinks (LON: FEVR) on the site. By now I’m sure most readers will have heard of the company but for those who haven’t then its primary business is in the manufacture of premium mixers, specifically tonic water. Now, for years this was an extremely boring area of the market that…

Usually I’m reluctant to assess the merits of an investment solely on the basis of past shareholder returns. That said, the returns of British pub companies do tend to paint an accurate story. In the previous article on Young & Co’s Brewery I mentioned that it was among the better pub companies alongside Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON: FSTA). A…

I’m hoping to cover more British stocks on the site so apologies in advance to the majority of readers who are from the United States! Speaking of regular readers, those of you that have read any of my previous stuff on UK companies, whether it be on here or Seeking Alpha, have probably realised that I like talking about pub…

A popular acid test for finding solid long-term bank stocks is to check out how they performed during the 2007-09 financial crisis. For instance, anyone tempted by the recent stellar dividend growth on offer at Bank of America might think twice when they recall the carnage inflicted on shareholders in 2008 and 2009. Conversely, investors who may have noticed New…

So far the vast majority of posts on the site have focused on the better known US and European dividend stocks. That said there’s a big wide world out there full of interesting companies worth exploring. One that has caught my eye recently is Chinese telecom giant China Mobile (NYSE: CHL), which is one of the largest cell phone service…

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) stock has struggled for some time now. This time five years ago you could get your hands on shares in the Cincinnati based giant for around $77 apiece. Right now they’re changing hands at around the same price. Chuck in all the cash dividends paid out in the intervening period – roughly equivalent to around $13…

Shares in food giant Kraft Heinz have put in a pretty dismal performance over the last twelve months or so. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average has put on around 24% since this time in 2017, Kraft stock has actually lost the same amount over that period. Even chucking in the dividends dished out over the period can’t cover up how…