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Merck & Co., Inc. is a global health care company that delivers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products. Operations comprised of two segments: Pharmaceutical (90% of total sales) and Animal Health (10%).…
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Union Pacific Corporation owns Union Pacific Railroad, the largest railroad in the United States in both track miles and total revenues, with nearly 32,236 route miles serving the western two-thirds of the United States. Union Pacific's railroad revenue for 2019…
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Newmont Corporation is the world's largest gold mining company. Newmont operates gold mines in North America, South America, Asia/Pacific, and Africa. Newmont has the following proven reserves as of 2019: Gold ($1,200/oz.), 95.7 mill. oz.; copper, ($2.75/lb.) 6.8 mill. tons;…
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of consumer goods. CHD's 2019 sales accounted for: Household Products (42%), Personal Care (34%), Consumer International (17%), and Specialty Care (7%). Church & Dwight's brands include ARM…
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Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners in the U.S. Valero owns a combined 15 petroleum refineries in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. with an overall capacityof about 3.1 million barrels a day. With…
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Alphabet Inc. is the successor and parent holding company of Google Inc., which operates the world’s leading Internet search engine. The company derives revenues primarily through delivering targeted advertising. This week, I fundamentally analyze Alphabet's stock. I review Alphabet's operating…
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is a leading maker of integrated circuits. AMD produces microprocessors for desktop PCs, portable computers, and servers. It also manufactures graphics processors and circuits for communications equipment. This week, I fundamentally analyze AMD's stock. I…
D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) and its subsidiaries are engaged primarily in the construction and sale of single-family homes. DHI operates in 88 markets in 29 states, under the names of D.R. Horton, Emerald Homes, Express Homes, Freedom Homes, and Pacific…
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Facebook (FB) is an American online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California. Facebook’s web-based tools allow users to connect and communicate with each other across the world. Facebook had about 2.70 billion monthly active users…
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AT&T Inc. (Ticker Symbol: T) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company. It is the world's largest telecommunications company, the largest provider of mobile telephone services, and the largest provider of fixed telephone services in the United States. This week,…
ENEOS (Ticker Symbol: JXHGF) is a Japanese company, which has a duopoly over Japan's energy market. ENEOS's businesses include the exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and other…
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Starbucks (Ticker Symbol: SBUX) is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves. Starbucks is also the world's largest coffeehouse chain. In 2020, Starbucks's sales decreased due to the government shutdowns and social distancing measures put in place due…
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Coca-Cola is an American multi-national beverage company, which provides good exposure to international economies and currencies. Due to the government lockdowns, movie theatre, and sports arena closures, Coke's sales fell in 2020. Coca-Cola has been a defensive stock; a defensive…
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POSCO (Ticker Symbol: PKX) is a South Korean company, which is also the 3rd largest steel producer in the world. In 2019, POSCO's output was 49.2 million tons, and had a capacity utilization rate of 89.7%. POSCO's major markets include…
AMC is a theatrical exhibition business, which makes majority of its revenue from box office admissions and food/beverage sales. Due to the government lockdown and movie theatre closures, AMC's sales dwindled. AMC suffered large losses in 2020, and is struggling…
Read More Is AMC Theatre (AMC) Stock A Buy? – AMC Stock Analysis
Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, defense, arms, security, and advanced technologies company with worldwide interests. Lockheed Martin provides a broad range of products and services to the world’s governments and commercial customers. In 2019, the US government accounted…
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Macy's is the typical brick and mortar store that has been hurting for the past few years due to the increased competition from online retailers, such as Amazon. In 2020, Macy's operated 839 department stores, as well as Bloomingdale outlet…
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HollyFrontier is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners in the United States. Refiners get to maximize their profit margin when crude oil prices (raw material) are low, and the demand for refined oil (end product) is high. HollyFrontier also…
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway recently took a stake in Mitsui ( 三井物産 ), which is a Japanese trading company. This week, I fundamentally analyze Mitsui's stock. I review Mitsui's key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)…
Read More Is Mitsui (MITSF) Stock A Buy? – Mitsui Stock Analysis
Since the Civil War, United States has been in a recessionary period once every 10 years. In February 2020, the United States was pushed into a recession due to the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a quick…
