Comcast (CMCSA) stock strikes me as reasonably priced right now in a world where blue chip value is hard to find. As it stands, shares in the Philly-based media/cable giant trade for around $42.20 apiece. I make that equivalent to a price-to-earnings ratio of circa 13.5 on the basis that net profit is expected to come in around the $3.10…
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Warren Buffett’s 1966 Disney Investment
November 29, 2019Warren Buffett’s early involvement with Disney (DIS) is probably one of investing’s greatest ‘what could have been’ stories. Back in the mid-1960s Disney was worth roughly $85 million with a pristine balance sheet sporting a net cash position. It had recently released Mary Poppins, which netted it $31 million in North American rentals off a $4 million budget. The year…
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Procter & Gamble: Expensive Right Now
November 23, 2019Like a lot of folks I enjoy owning Procter & Gamble (PG) stock because it epitomizes Peter Lynch’s ‘buy what you know’. Off the top of my head I can think of a bunch of the company’s brands that between them make up a sizable chunk of our shopping bill. In fact I doubt there has been more than a two-week…
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The Compound Investor: Coverage Going Forward
November 20, 2019In order to provide better structure and purpose to the site I’ve decided to make some small-ish changes. From now on, posts will fall into two broad categories: Portfolio and General Investing. The latter will include the “Dividend Millionaire” articles which, unsurprisingly, are pretty popular. It will also include other tidbits and stories that focus on buy-and-hold type investing. You…
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Exxon Mobil: Shareholder Returns Out To 2025
November 13, 2019Exxon Mobil (XOM) is copping a lot of flak from investors right now. An awful low of folks out there don’t appreciate the fact that the stock price hasn’t done anything for more than a decade. Compare that to its peer Chevron, which has put on over 50% in capital appreciation – not to mention the boat load of cash…
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Kraft Heinz: Digesting 3Q19 Results
November 2, 2019Kraft Heinz (KHC) shareholders have been put through the wringer over the past few years. The stock has been an absolute disaster zone in terms of wealth destruction and underlying business results have been poor. To compound matters the company slashed its quarterly dividend by some 36% in order to shore up the balance sheet. On Thursday the troubled food…