Special Issue: Boeing Collapses. On January 27 of 2023 Porter & Co. published a warning about a mega-cap American stock. For the last 20 years there hasn’t been a company in America that’s embraced more terrible ideas from financial engineering to ESG and DEI than Boeing.
Today we present Porter & Co.’s official “naughty list” – 10 heavily-indebted, money-losing companies that will suffer no matter what happens in the year ahead.
This industry titan traces its roots back to 1759, and has since amassed an iconic portfolio of world-leading brands. A nearly 50% decline in its stock price due to temporary factors has provided a rare opportunity to buy this recession-resistant gem at its cheapest valuation in over a decade.
This capital efficient business is poised to profit from the boom in online gambling… and despite its incredible economics and growth trajectory, currently trades near historic low valuation levels.
Nearly every American lives within a short drive of this capital efficient retailer… a household name that sells around 40,000 items… has been crushing the competition for decades… and continues to dominate amateur and professional markets alike.
Now that we’ve freed up capital ahead of the financial panic, we can build a shopping list of the world’s best businesses. In this issue, we’ll unpack one of the greatest endorsement deals of all time – and show how it transformed one company from a struggling industry laggard into a classic “forever stock.”
Hershey is a powerful real-life example of my signature capital efficient investing approach. And it’s now approaching an attractive valuation for the first time in years.
On June 27, we recommended shorting the shares of office property company Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO). We anticipated that the company’s exposure to the commercial real estate markets in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago would result in a decline in the share price.
On March 3, 2023 we recommended shares of Activision Blizzard, whose on-again, off-again deal prospects with Microsoft have fueled great speculation. This week, a positive development in the negotiations has pushed ATVI shares 10% higher – close to our best-case-scenario projected upside.
Every spring I hear the talking heads in the financial media utter the same phrase… Sell in May and go away! What they’re referring to is an old adage telling investors to sell their stocks ahead of the summer and reinvest in the fall. And it’s some of the worst advice ever.