You gotta hand it to FedEx. Remember that FedEx guy caught tossing a computer monitor over a fence during the holidays -- the one that went viral on the Web? Well, I liked how the company responded. FedEx U.S. Operations VP Matthew Thornton III replayed the incident three times during his YouTube video apology. That was impressive, and said something good about the company.
I like American Express. It is my go-to credit card, and the only one that I do not mind shelling out an exhorbitant annual fee to carry because I feel I get value from it in the form of purchase protection, travel upgrades, dispute intervention, etc. Some people say Capital One, with current returns of around 17%, is also ready to pop. But Capital One is my least favorite financial institution (which, incidentally, just completed the acquisition of my favorite, ING Direct, effectively ruining a good relationship). What's my beef with Capital One? Questionable consumer practices that resulted in mountains of complaints during the decade or so when I was handling a lot of those issues -- and tepid responses from management when the errors were pointed out.
Home Depot has the numbers but I can't get past the fact that I feel like I need a yoga class or a drink every time i leave one of the stores. At least in my area, the clerks are not only unhelpful...they often make things worse by offering erroneous product advice. If you can find one, that is. They like to hide to avoid answering consumer questions -- which may only be because they realize they haven't a clue about home repair or construction.
Caterpillar is trading at compelling valuations, and it just announced it was bringing a new construction equipment plant to Athens, Ga., which will ultimately employ about 1,400 people. On a personal level, driving a backhoe is on my bucketlist. So I'm in.
Re: Your additions
mInvestor
2/22/2012 11:17:07 PM
I'd add following companies. All of them have been doing great, and eash is at leading position in its field.
Intel, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnso, AT&T, Microsof, Lockheed Martin Corp.
All of them are well known, and it's quite easy to find out if they are doing OK. We either use their products daily, or the media and newspaper just love to cover them.
There are too many companies lost their mojo after the great founders left their positions: Dell, Starbucks, Microsoft, maybe Apple in the 90s too. I am not sure how Costco will fare in this case. But if it falters, I may find a good chance to chip in.
I still have faith in Costco, although I'm hoping the magic remains with the new CEO.
COST is not showing up on the screens cause it's not that cheap.
Forward P/E of 20 and PEG of 1.6. With so many deals around
it's hard to pick that one.
I will add Costco, it has been on my radar screen for a long, long time. The only problem is its stock was never sold cheap. The reason to choose Costco:
- It is easy to track, I am shopping there every week. If their business goes wrong, I can sense it first hand.
- It has the highest customer loyalty in retailing industries
- Tracking record for the past is great
The only drawback is the legendary Jim Sinegal retired last year, there is some uncertainty about the new CEO
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