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In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.
Received Dividends:
January 25, 2023
- € 50.67 – Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
January 27, 2023
- € 87.31 – The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS)
- € 61.14 – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE:CM)
Despite the fact that the Hawk was just relaxing, bathing in the sea and sun for most of the week, the portfolio still produced a modest return.
Week 4: Total net dividends € 199.12
Dividend income is reported after the deduction of taxes. Check more at my Monthly Dividend sheet.
Portfolio Holdings News:
January 23, 2023
- UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM) proceeds towards the final phases in its growth project in Uruguay; UPM is finalizing the construction works of the new pulp mill in Uruguay and enters the final phases of the project. The start-up of the UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
- Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) Provides an Update on All-Cash Proposal to Acquire National Instruments; EMR said it wouldn’t nominate directors to the board of National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI) as part of its effort to buy the maker of electronics equipment.
January 24, 2023
- Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Reports 4Q and 2022 Results; Vreports Non-GAAP EPS of $1.19, 10.5% lower than the prior year and in line with expectations. Revenue of $35.3 billion beats analyst estimates by $160 million and increased 3.5% versus the same quarter last year. For 2023 Management expects total wireless service revenue growth of 2.5 percent to 4.5 percent, Adjusted EBITDA of $47.0 billion to $48.5 billion and Adjusted EPS of $4.55 to $4.85.
- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) reports Q4 2022 and 2022 financial results; TXNreports GAAP EPS of $2.13, beating analyst estimates by $0.15 but decreasing 6% year-over-year. Revenue of $4.67 billion beats analyst estimates by $40 million although decreased 3.3% versus the same quarter last year. Management guides first quarter revenue in the range of $4.17 billion to $4.53 billion and earnings per share between $1.64 and $1.90.
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2022 Results; JNJ reports Non-GAAP EPS of $2.35, beating analyst estimates by $0.11 and increased 10.3% year-over-year. Revenue of $23.7 billion misses analyst estimates by $200 million and decreased 4.4% versus the same quarter last year. Managenent guides 2023 adjusted operational sales growth excluding COVID-19 Vaccine of 4.0% and adjusted operational EPS of $10.50, reflecting growth of 3.5%.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2022 Financial Results; LMT reports fourth quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $7.79 , 7.89% above last year's result and $0.42 higher than expected. Revenue improved 7.1% to $18.99 billion, $740 million higher than expected. For FY 2023 Management expectsNet sales of $65B to $66B, Diluted EPS of $26.60 to $26.90 and Free cash flow $6.20B.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) was awarded a not-to exceed $320M cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized modification to a previously awarded advanced acquisition contract.
- Raytheon Technologies Corporation (RTX) Reports 2022 Results; RTX reports Non-GAAP EPS of $1.27, beating analyst estimates by $0.02 and increased 18% year-over-year. Revenue of $18.09 billion misses analyst estimates by $70 million by increasing 6.2% versus the same quarter last year. For FY2023 Management guides Sales of $72B - $73B, Adjusted EPS of $4.90 - $5.05, Free cash flow of approximately $4.8B and Share repurchase of $3B.
- Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) Selected to Automate Largest Ethane Cracker in Middle East: EMR will provide automation technologies, software and analytics for the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex in Qatar as part of a consortium with Viasat Energy Services, a division of global communications company Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT). The $6 billion integrated polymers project, a joint venture between QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical, is currently under construction and scheduled to go online in late 2026.
- Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results; UNP reports GAAP EPS of $2.67, missing analyst estimates by $0.11 but increasing 0.4% year-over-year. Revenue increased 8.2% to $6.2 billion, which was $60 million less than expected.
- Magna International Inc. (MGA) Updates 2022 Outlook; MGA reported preliminary unaudited results, total sales for 2022 were approximately $37.8 billion, compared to the range of $37.4 to $38.4 billion disclosed in its November outlook. Adjusted EBIT Margin for 2022 is expected to be approximately 4.3%, which is below the 4.8% to 5.0% range disclosed in its November outlook.
- Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) Announces Follow-On Investment; MAIN announce that it recently completed a follow-on investment in an existing portfolio company. Main Street, along with its co-investor, made the follow-on investment in Gamber-Johnson, LLC to support the Company's acquisition of Lind Electronic Design Company, Inc.
- Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results; CNR reports Non-GAAP EPS of C$2.10, beating analyst estimates by C$0.02 and increased 23% year-over-year. Revenue grew 21.1% to C$4.54 billion, beating estimates by C$60 million. Management expects to deliver EPS growth in the low single-digit range due to a softer economic outlook.
- Canadian National Railway Company (TSE:CNR) Increase Dividends; CNR’s Board of Directors approved quarterly dividend of C$0.79, an 8% increase versus last year quarterly dividend. This is the 27th consecutive year of dividend increases, demonstrating our confidence in the long-term financial health of the Company.
- Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) Reports 2023 First Quarter Results; MRU reports Non-GAAP EPS of C$1.00, a 13.6% increase from the previous year. Revenue increased 8.1% to C$4.67 billion, which was C$1.23 billion more than expected.
- Metro Inc. (MRU:TSU) Increase Dividends; The Board of Directors of MRU declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3025 per share, an increase of 10.0% versus last year quarterly dividend.
January 25, 2023
- NCC AB (NCC) to expand Forslunda water treatment plant in Umeå; NCC and Vakin are now initiating an expansion of the Forslunda water treatment plant in Umeå to meet the increased capacity needs of the municipality. The project is a design-build contract and the order value is SEK 180 million.
- AT&T Inc. (T) Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results; T reports fourth quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $0.61, an 8.9% above from last year and $0.04 ahead of estimates. Revenue of $31.3 billion misses analyst estimates by $70 million albeit increased 0.7% versus the same quarter last year. For the full year Management expects wireless service revenue growth of 4% or higher, Adjusted EBITDA growth of 3% or higher, Free cash flow of $16 billion or better, up $2 billion from 2022 and Adjusted EPS of $2.35 to $2.45.
- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results; NEE reports Non-GAAP EPS of $0.51, a 24.4% increase from the previous year and $0.02 higher than expected. Revenue of $6.16 billion misses analyst estimates by $420 million albeit increased 22% versus the same quarter last year. For 2023 and 2024, Management continues to expect adjusted earnings per share to be in the ranges of $2.98 to $3.13 vs. consensus of $3.11 and $3.23 to $3.43 vs. consensus of $3.39, respectively. Management also continues to expect to grow its dividends per share at a roughly 10% rate per year through at least 2024, off a 2022 base.
- Chevron Corporation (CVX) Increases Quarterly Dividend and Announces $75B Stock Repurchase Program; The Board of CVX today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share, an increase of $0.09 per share or approximately 6 percent. The dividend is payable March 10, 2023, to all holders of common stock as shown on the transfer records of the Corporation at the close of business February 16, 2023. The Board also authorized the repurchase of the company’s shares of common stock in an aggregate amount of $75 billion.
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Announces Year-End 2022 Results; KMB reports fourth quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $1.54, a 18% above from last year and $0.03 ahead of estimates. Revenue improved 0.6% to $5 billion, $10 million higher than expected. Management guides Net sales in 2023 to increase 0 to 2 percent, including organic sales growth of 2 to 4 percent. Diluted earnings per share is expected to increase 2 to 6 percent.
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Raises Dividend; KMB's Board of Directors approved to increase the dividend by 1.7 percent to $1.18 per share, up from $1.16 per share in 2022. The first dividend will be payable on April 4, 2023 to stockholders of record on March 10, 2023.
- General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results; GD reports GAAP EPS of $3.58, beating analyst estimates by $0.04 and increased 5.6% year-over-year. Revenue grew 5.9% to $10.9 billion, topping estimates by $240 million. Backlog of $91.1B was the highest in the company's history.
January 26, 2023
- Telia Company (TELIA) reports year-end Report January-December 2022; TELIA's adjusted EBITDA for the full year was SEK 30 328 million. Analysts expected it to be SEK 30 195 million. In 2021, the adjusted EBITDA was SEK 29 86 million. Revenue in the last quarter was SEK 24 261 million. Analysts had expected SEK 24 291 million. A year ago, revenue amounted to SEK 23 380 million. Telia's Board of Directors propose a dividend of SEK 2.00 to the Annual General Meeting. This is SEK 0.06 less than expected. Last year Telia paid a dividend of SEK 2.05 per share. The board proposes that the dividend would be paid in four instalments of SEK 0.5.
- Intel Corporation (INTC) Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results; INTC reports fourth quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $0.10, a 92% decrease year-over-year and $0.10 miss of estimates. Revenue decreased 28.2% to $14 billion which was $490 million below estimates. Management guides Q1 Revenue of $10.5-11.5B and Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.15.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation's (LMT)Sikorsky was awarded a $656.77M modification to contract W58RGZ-22-C-0010 for UH-60M aircraft.
- Visa Inc. (V) Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2023 Financial Results; V reports Non-GAAP EPS of $2.18, a 21% increase from the previous year and $0.17 higher than expected. Revenue increased 11.9% to $7.9 billion, $200 million more than expected.
- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) Reports Q4 and Full Year 2022 Results; TROW reports Non-GAAP EPS of $1.74, beating analyst estimates by $0.03 but decreased 45.1% year-over-year. Revenue of $1.52 billion misses analyst estimates by $10 million and decreased 22.4% versus the same quarter last year. Net client outflows of $17.1 billion for Q4 2022 and $61.7 billion for 2022.
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) Increases Quarterly Dividend; APD increased the quarterly dividend by 13 cents per share—from $1.62 to $1.75 per share—representing an eight percent increase. This marks the 41st consecutive year that Air Products has increased its dividend payment. The dividend is payable on May 8, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 3, 2023.
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings; ADM reports Non-GAAP EPS of $1.93, beating analyst estimates by $0.28 and increased 28.7% year-over-year. Revenue increased 13.6% to $26.23 billion, which was $860 million more than expected.
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) Increased Quarterly Dividend; ADM’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of 45.0 cents per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 2, 2023, to shareholders of record on Feb. 9, 2023. This is ADM’s 365th consecutive quarterly payment, a record of 91 years of uninterrupted dividends.
January 27, 2023
- Chevron Corporation (CVX) Announces Fourth Quarter Results; CVX reports fourth quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $4.09, 59.8% above from last year but $0.20 miss of estimates. Revenue grew 17.3% to $56.47 billion, topping estimates by $2.5 billion. Record annual cash flow from operations of $49.6 billion and free cash flow of $37.6 billion in 2022.
- Royal Bank of Canada (RY) announces NVCC subordinated debenture issue; RY announced an offering of $1.5 billion of non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) subordinated debentures through its Canadian Medium Term Note Program.
Articles that caught my attention:
- Undervalued Dividend Growth Stock of the Week: Masco (MAS) by Jason Fieber, Mr. Free at 33, at Daily Trade Alert
- Broadcom: Still One Of The Best Tech Income Stocks by Jonathan Weber at Seeking Alpha
- Realty Income Has Problems: Is It Time To Sell? by Jussi Askola at Seeking Alpha
- Investment Themes of 2023 [Podcast] by DivGuy at The Dividend Guy Blog
- The Dividend Kings Ranked By Quality Score by FerdiS at Seeking Alpha
- Raytheon Technologies Is Fairly Valued by Charles Fournier at Financial Freedom Is A Journey
- Living Off Dividends: It Works, We’re Doing it Right Now by Retire Before Dad
- UK High Yield Dividend Aristocrats 2023 by Prakash Kolli at Dividend Power
- Enbridge: A 6.3% Yielding Buffett-Style Dividend Aristocrat by Dividend Sensei at Seeking Alpha
- Intel: The Dividend May Be In Danger by Jonathan Weber at Seeking Alpha
- Top 5 Dividend Stocks for February 2023 by Jason Fieber, Mr. Free at 33, at Daily Trade Aler
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Dividend Stock Analysis by D4L at Dividend Growth Stocks
- Dividend Growth Checkup - 2022 by Passive Income Pursuit
- Buffett Says Make Money While You Sleep by Rida Morwa at Seeking Alpha
- Altria: Not This Again by Tradevestor at Seeking Alpha
- United Parcel Service (UPS) – Delivering Dividends in 2023 by Lanny at Dividend Diplomats
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