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Fossil Group Inc (NASDAQ: FOSL)As the bell rang to open the markets this morning, Fossil took an epic beating by opening at a share price over 30% lower than the previous day, going from $40 a share the previous day to opening at $26.50. That is an astonishing one day collapse in any company’s stock. So what’s going on?Fossil released its Q1 results yesterday and it … [Read more...]
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS)With the recent sell-off of Gap stock on underwhelming guidance issued by management for first quarter results, it sits on the market at just around $19 a share. That currently represents a price-to-earnings ratio of around 9, price-to-free-cash-flow of around 10, and a dividend yield of around 4.8%. Relative to its sector, an ownership slice of Gap … [Read more...]
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD)At first glance, Gilead Sciences, the maker of blockbuster Hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni, looks very, very cheap. At a stock price of just under $85 a share, you would only need to pay around 7 times current trailing twelve months earnings for a share of the enterprise. For a company that brought in almost $12 in earnings per … [Read more...]
Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI)Back on February 25, 2016, this humble writer had written a piece highlighting the potential investment pros and cons of Amira Nature Foods. In that article, I took an overview of the company and came to the conclusion that while it looked like a relative bargain based on its trailing twelve months earnings, before committing capital to … [Read more...]
Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE)For a relatively old, mature company, Nike still moves like a young, spring chicken. At a $100 billion market capitalization, no one is going to be mistaking Nike for a hot apparel upstart like Lululemon. Yet, Nike’s operational performance and its enduring relevance in the cultural psyche of the world has allowed its stock to achieve some truly … [Read more...]
Brown-Forman Corp (NYSE: BF.B)Brown-Forman is a company that manufactures alcoholic drinks such as Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Finlandia vodka, Southern Comfort whiskey, el Jimador Tequilas, and Korbel wines and champagnes, among many other products. Through these alcohol brands, Brown-Forman literally turns water into gold.With minimal leverage employed, with assets nearly … [Read more...]
Domino’s Pizza Inc (NYSE: DPZ)Unlike Papa John’s pizza, Domino’s Pizza is my go to take out pizza. It’s the pizza I used to eat growing up as a child. It’s the pizza that I ate during college. And it’s the pizza I still order when I’m craving a fast, take-out pie. It clued in a little late that the pizza joint I loved to order pizza from is a solid business.Over the … [Read more...]
Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI)Potential investors looking into Amira Nature Foods could be forgiven if they get unabashedly excited for prospective ownership in the company. The Indian food company, headquartered in Dubai, which is best known for processing and distributing basmati rice and other related food products, appears to be, at first glance, a real steal. It … [Read more...]
MannKind Corp (NASDAQ: MNKD)There’s a lot of buzz online surrounding small biotech company MannKind. Perhaps it has to do with the stocks eye-popping 95% depreciation in its stock price, going from a high of $20 a decade ago to $1 today. Or perhaps it has to do with the promise of a novel diabetes drug. My guess is that the allure of a potential silver bullet, wonder drug … [Read more...]
Papa John’s International Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA)When you think take out pizza, usually something like Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) or Pizza Hut (NYSE: YUM) comes to mind. However, it would be prudent for you to pay attention to that other take out pizza joint Papa John’s as it has some characteristics of a fantastic asset.Over the past 10 years, Papa John’s has grown its … [Read more...]
