My first article on RealMoney dealt with the concept of financial slack, and why it is particularly valuable for
cyclical companies not to take on as much leverage as possible.
Not exact matches
If we aren't spending, profits at
cyclical companies head south.
In the past, I've stuck more with consumer
cyclical companies that pay a decent and continuously growing dividend since one can argue a recession may
not have as much as an effect (we'll always need toothpaste, I think).
However, the downside may
not be as harsh as other
cyclical companies.
First, it's great for investors to have an idea of what «multiple range» a
company has traded at in the past — there's a lot of value to this, and most relevant for
cyclical firms (mainly industrials) that may, from a fundamental standpoint, exhibit similar (but
not identical) patterns with respect to both earnings and their PE through the course of each economy cycle: think Boeing (BA) and the commercial aerospace cycle; Ford (F) and consumer demand for auto sales; or United Continental (UAL) with respect to premium air travel demand.
Moody's says house price growth in Australia does
not appear to be fuelled by excessive credit growth, capital buffers at the LMI
companies are sufficient to meet a serious
cyclical recession and mortgage loss ratios are
not only benign, they are likely to improve.
I am targetting stable
companies that are
not cyclical.
If you are a growth investor, your primary screen should provide you with a list of
companies that are in the growth stage of their life cycle,
not mature
cyclical firms.
Earnings growth should be examined over longer time periods that cover at least one economic cycle to make sure you are focusing on true secular growth
companies,
not cyclical firms during an economic upswing.
The low beta, or relative risk and performance to the market, will show that these stocks tend to either perform better - or at least
not as poorly - as
cyclical stocks in bad times and will usually
not be most investors» focal points during the boom part of the business cycle when investors are busy chasing technology stocks and high - growth
companies.
It punished financial
companies, and
cyclical companies that did
not have significant markets in the developing world.
In the past, I've stuck more with consumer
cyclical companies that pay a decent and continuously growing dividend since one can argue a recession may
not have as much as an effect (we'll always need toothpaste, I think).
That's an average of -38.18 %
not — 53 %, and all of the
companies did, in fact, recover quickly (within 18 months) except for Aflac, which was a US financial, and Cummings Inc, which as I referenced in part 1, a
cyclical.
«Course this is where the naysayers jump in: Saga's a volatile, unpredictable &
cyclical company, it simply doesn't deserve (& will never deserve) a high multiple... in fact, a low multiple might well be a sell signal!?
Don't get me wrong:
cyclical companies have their place in a diversified stock portfolio, they get dirt cheap from time to time and can make terrific investments even for the longer term.
I think that a dividend cut per se is by far
not the end of a business, especially in
cyclical, capital intense sectors such thing can happen even to very strong
companies.
Further, in our opinion, because the
Company has been so poorly managed, shareholders are exposed
not only to
cyclical industry risks, but also to permanent risks.
Cyclical companies don't really bother me because many times the volatility can work to your advantage when you're in the accumulation stage of DGI.
Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements set forth in this release include, but are
not limited to, sales of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and
cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Blizzard Entertainment's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next - generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third - party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined
company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.
Two people have
cyclical edema but still
not be suited for the same life insurance
company.
It's because the answers to these questions really do impact your life insurance rate and eligibility that we can
not just tell you in a blog post which life insurance
company is best for people with
cyclical edema.
RE,
not a lot usually, a construction
company / flipper has limited sales and they are
cyclical, seasonal and in periodic lump sums, cash on hand is critical, income from other sources (like a day job or spousal income,) and the use of funds from proceeds, after taxes.