Not exact matches
While the auto - parts sector is
cyclical —
companies make most of their money earlier in the year, while automakers are assembling cars for September launches — many
companies pay a dividend to get you through the slow
times.
The
time to invest in a
cyclical company like FCA is when orders and falling and everyone's looking to even a worse future.
These are rational actions for
companies in
times of
cyclical distress.
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.
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.
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.