Best Ideas - dennis mccain

Best Ideas 11/18 June 2017

6/18/2017

This week my best ideas continue to be in the Technology sector. This sector was hit hard a week ago causing the NASDAQ to be the worst performing major index. But the Technology sector has been the strongest sector of the economy for quite some time and I expect it to continue to be strong in the months and years ahead. Within this sector, my primary interest is in the Semiconductor and Software areas. Potential candidates I'm considering for additional accumulation are listed below. I will be looking at these in increased depth in the weeks and months ahead.

Semiconductor Stocks
The Semiconductor Industry is an area rising within the rising Technology Sector which makes it a very nice place to find stocks to accumulate. Several companies I'm currently researching and buying are:

Software Stocks
The Software Industry is another area moving higher within the rising Technology Sector which also makes it a very nice place to find stocks to buy. Several Companies I'm currently researching and buying are:

Best Ideas 28 May/4 June 2017

6/4/2017

Here's a couple of stock ideas I'm looking at for next week. These are companies I'll consider investing in with any funds that become available in my accounts. They're each showing a nice estimated 1yr ROI, increasing earnings, and pay at least a minimal dividend. I believe each of these has a greater potential return than analysts currently expect. As with all of my investments, I'll start with a small positions and then add to that position over time through dividend reinvestment, the sale of stock options and direct purchases on the open market.

Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops, licenses, and supports software products, services, and devices worldwide. The company's Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office 365 commercial products and services for businesses, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Skype, as well as related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Office 365 consumer services, such as Skype, Outlook.com, and OneDrive; Dynamics business solutions, such as financial management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications for small and mid-size businesses, large organizations, and divisions of enterprises; and LinkedIn online professional network. Its Intelligent Cloud segment licenses server products and cloud services, such as SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs, as well as Azure, a cloud platform with computing, networking, storage, database, and management services; and enterprise services, such as Premier Support and Microsoft Consulting that assist in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions, as well as provide training and certification to developers and IT professionals on Microsoft products. The company's More Personal Computing segment comprises Windows OEM, volume, and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system, as well as patent licensing, Windows Embedded, MSN display advertising, and Windows Phone licensing system; devices, including Microsoft Surface, phones, and PC accessories; and search advertising, including Bing and Bing Ads. This segment also provides gaming platforms, including Xbox hardware, Xbox Live, video games, and third-party video games. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers (OEM), distributors, and resellers, as well as through online and Microsoft retail stores. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
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21 May 2017
Price $67.69
1yr Target $74.13
Analysts 32
Dividend $1.56
Payout Ratio 68.72%

1yr Cap Gain 9.51%
Yield 2.30%
1yr Tot Return 11.81%

P/E 29.85
PEG 3.19
Beta 1.00

EPS (ttm) $2.27
EPS next yr $3.32
Forward P/E 20.39
EPS next 5yr 9.35%
1yr Price Support $31.04

Market Cap $522.76 Bil
Revenues $87.25 Bil
Earnings $17.81 Mil
Profit Margin 20.41%

Quick Ratio 2.80
Current Ratio 2.80
Debt/Equity 1.20

1yr RevGR -8.83%
3yr RevGR 3.07%
5yr RevGR 4.05%

1yr EarnGR 41.89%
3yr EarnGR -6.57%
5yr EarnGR -4.84%

1yr DivGR 16.12%
3yr DivGR 15.93%
5yr DivGR 17.60%

ROA 8.30%
ROE 25.40%

Microsoft Monthly Chart

Microsoft Dividend History

Broadcom Limited designs, develops, and supplies a range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions. Its product portfolio comprises broadband access and modems, enterprise and network processors, wireless infrastructure, wireless connectivity, Ethernet communication and switching, and set-top box and media processors. The company's products are used in various applications, including data center networking, home connectivity, broadband access, telecommunications equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and displays. It primarily serves wired infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage, and industrial and other markets in China, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Avago Technologies Limited and changed its name to Broadcom Limited in February 2016. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Singapore.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

7 May 2017
Price $226.45
1yr Target $249.03
Analysts 31
Dividend $4.08
Payout Ratio ---

1yr Cap Gain 9.97%
Yield 1.80%
1yr Tot Return 11.77%

P/E ---
PEG ---
Beta 1.04

EPS (ttm) $-4.95
EPS next yr $15.90
Forward P/E 14.25
EPS next 5yr 15.00%
1yr Price Support $238.50

Market Cap $91.83 Bil
Revenues $15.61 Bil
Earnings $-1.76 Bil
Profit Margin ---

Quick Ratio 2.80
Current Ratio 3.50
Debt/Equity 0.71

1yr RevGR ---
3yr RevGR ---
5yr RevGR ---

1yr EarnGR ---
3yr EarnGR ---
5yr EarnGR ---

1yr DivGR 100.00%
3yr DivGR 55.05%
5yr DivGR 50.98%

ROA ---
ROE ---

Broadcom Monthly Chart

Broadcom Dividend History

NVIDIA Corporation operates as a visual computing company worldwide. It operates in two segments, GPU and Tegra Processor. The GPU segment offers processors, which include GeForce for PC gaming; GeForce NOW for cloud-based game-streaming service; Quadro for design professionals working in computer-aided design, video editing, special effects, and other creative applications; Tesla for deep learning, accelerated computing, and general purpose computing; and GRID for cloud-based visual computing users. The Tegra Processor segment provides processors that integrate a computer onto a single chip under the Tegra brand name; DRIVE automotive computers, which offer self-driving capabilities; and tablet and portable devices for mobile gaming and TV streaming under the SHIELD name. The company's products are used in gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive markets. It sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, motherboard manufacturers, add-in board manufacturers, and retailers/distributors. NVIDIA Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

21 May 2017
Price $136.00
1yr Target $125.08
Analysts 33
Dividend $0.56
Payout Ratio 18.85%

1yr Cap Gain -8.03%
Yield 0.41%
1yr Tot Return -7.62%

P/E 45.76
PEG 3.75
Beta 1.18

EPS (ttm) $2.97
EPS next yr $3.46
Forward P/E 39.35
EPS next 5yr 12.19%
1yr Price Support $42.17

Market Cap $79.98 Bil
Revenues $7.54 Bil
Earnings $1.98 Bil
Profit Margin 26.25%

Quick Ratio 7.40
Current Ratio 8.30
Debt/Equity 0.36

1yr RevGR 37.92%
3yr RevGR 18.51%
5yr RevGR 11.57%

1yr EarnGR 137.96%
3yr EarnGR 50.81%
5yr EarnGR 22.28%

1yr DivGR 20.00%
3yr DivGR 16.62%
5yr DivGR ---

ROA ---
ROE ---

Nvidia Monthly Chart

Nvidia Dividend History

Best Ideas 21 May 2017

5/21/2017

Here's a couple of stock ideas I'm looking at for next week. These are companies I'll consider investing in with any funds that become available in my accounts. They're each showing a nice estimated 1yr ROI, increasing earnings, and pay at least a minimal dividend. I believe each of these has a greater potential return than analysts currently expect. As with all of my investments, I'll start with a small positions and then add to that position over time through dividend reinvestment, the sale of stock options and direct purchases on the open market.

NVIDIA Corporation operates as a visual computing company worldwide. It operates in two segments, GPU and Tegra Processor. The GPU segment offers processors, which include GeForce for PC gaming; GeForce NOW for cloud-based game-streaming service; Quadro for design professionals working in computer-aided design, video editing, special effects, and other creative applications; Tesla for deep learning, accelerated computing, and general purpose computing; and GRID for cloud-based visual computing users. The Tegra Processor segment provides processors that integrate a computer onto a single chip under the Tegra brand name; DRIVE automotive computers, which offer self-driving capabilities; and tablet and portable devices for mobile gaming and TV streaming under the SHIELD name. The company's products are used in gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive markets. It sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, motherboard manufacturers, add-in board manufacturers, and retailers/distributors. NVIDIA Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

21 May 2017
Price $136.00
1yr Target $125.08
Analysts 33
Dividend $0.56
Payout Ratio 18.85%

1yr Cap Gain -8.03%
Yield 0.41%
1yr Tot Return -7.62%

P/E 45.76
PEG 3.75
Beta 1.18

EPS (ttm) $2.97
EPS next yr $3.46
Forward P/E 39.35
EPS next 5yr 12.19%
1yr Price Support $42.17

Market Cap $79.98 Bil
Revenues $7.54 Bil
Earnings $1.98 Bil
Profit Margin 26.25%

Quick Ratio 7.40
Current Ratio 8.30
Debt/Equity 0.36

1yr RevGR 37.92%
3yr RevGR 18.51%
5yr RevGR 11.57%

1yr EarnGR 137.96%
3yr EarnGR 50.81%
5yr EarnGR 22.28%

1yr DivGR 20.00%
3yr DivGR 16.62%
5yr DivGR ---

ROA ---
ROE ---

Nvidia Monthly Chart

Nvidia Dividend History

Broadcom Limited designs, develops, and supplies a range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions. Its product portfolio comprises broadband access and modems, enterprise and network processors, wireless infrastructure, wireless connectivity, Ethernet communication and switching, and set-top box and media processors. The company's products are used in various applications, including data center networking, home connectivity, broadband access, telecommunications equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and displays. It primarily serves wired infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage, and industrial and other markets in China, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Avago Technologies Limited and changed its name to Broadcom Limited in February 2016. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Singapore.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

7 May 2017
Price $226.45
1yr Target $249.03
Analysts 31
Dividend $4.08
Payout Ratio ---

1yr Cap Gain 9.97%
Yield 1.80%
1yr Tot Return 11.77%

P/E ---
PEG ---
Beta 1.04

EPS (ttm) $-4.95
EPS next yr $15.90
Forward P/E 14.25
EPS next 5yr 15.00%
1yr Price Support $238.50

Market Cap $91.83 Bil
Revenues $15.61 Bil
Earnings $-1.76 Bil
Profit Margin ---

Quick Ratio 2.80
Current Ratio 3.50
Debt/Equity 0.71

1yr RevGR ---
3yr RevGR ---
5yr RevGR ---

1yr EarnGR ---
3yr EarnGR ---
5yr EarnGR ---

1yr DivGR 100.00%
3yr DivGR 55.05%
5yr DivGR 50.98%

ROA ---
ROE ---

Broadcom Monthly Chart

Broadcom Dividend History

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. engages in the hospitality and related businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Nightclubs and Bombshells Restaurants/Sports Bars. The company owns and/or operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals under the Rick's Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret, Tootsie's Cabaret, Club Onyx, Jaguars Club, XTC Cabaret, Hoops Cabaret, Downtown Cabaret, Temptations, Silver City Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Cabaret East, and The Seville brands. It also operates four restaurants/sports bars under the Bombshells brand; and a bar under the Studio 80 brand. As of December 13, 2016, the company operated 41 units that offers live adult entertainment, and/or restaurant and bar operations. In addition, it owns a national industry convention and tradeshow; 2 national industry trade publications; 2 national industry award shows; and approximately 25 industry Websites. The company was formerly known as Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. and changed its name to RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. in August 2014. RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Houston, Texas.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

7 May 2017
Price $16.72
1yr Target $28.00
Analysts 2
Dividend $0.12
Payout Ratio 10.43%

1yr Cap Gain 67.46%
Yield 0.71%
1yr Tot Return 68.17%

P/E 14.53
PEG 0.36
Beta 0.53

EPS (ttm) $1.15
EPS next yr $1.70
Forward P/E 9.84
EPS next 5yr 40.00%
1yr Price Support $68.00

Market Cap $166.03 Mil
Revenues $135.10 Mil
Earnings $11.40 Mil
Profit Margin 8.43%

Quick Ratio 1.10
Current Ratio 1.20
Debt/Equity 0.82

1yr RevGR -0.44%
3yr RevGR 6.25%
5yr RevGR 10.06%

1yr EarnGR 22.22%
3yr EarnGR 4.59%
5yr EarnGR 6.84%

1yr DivGR ---
3yr DivGR ---
5yr DivGR ---

ROA 4.10%
ROE 8.90%

RCI Hospitality Monthly Chart

RCI Hospitality Dividend History

Best Ideas 7/14 May 2017

5/14/2017

Here's a few ideas for next week. These are the companies I'll be investing in as funds become available in my accounts. They're each showing a nice estimated 1yr ROI, increasing earnings, and pay at least a minimal dividend. I believe that each of these has a greater potential return than analysts currently expect. As with all investments, I start with small positions and then add to that position over time through dividend reinvestment, the sale of stock options and direct purchases on the open market.

Broadcom Limited designs, develops, and supplies a range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions. Its product portfolio comprises broadband access and modems, enterprise and network processors, wireless infrastructure, wireless connectivity, Ethernet communication and switching, and set-top box and media processors. The company's products are used in various applications, including data center networking, home connectivity, broadband access, telecommunications equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and displays. It primarily serves wired infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage, and industrial and other markets in China, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Avago Technologies Limited and changed its name to Broadcom Limited in February 2016. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Singapore.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

7 May 2017
Price $226.45
1yr Target $249.03
Analysts 31
Dividend $4.08
Payout Ratio ---

1yr Cap Gain 9.97%
Yield 1.80%
1yr Tot Return 11.77%

P/E ---
PEG ---
Beta 1.04

EPS (ttm) $-4.95
EPS next yr $15.90
Forward P/E 14.25
EPS next 5yr 15.00%
1yr Price Support $238.50

Market Cap $91.83 Bil
Revenues $15.61 Bil
Earnings $-1.76 Bil
Profit Margin ---

Quick Ratio 2.80
Current Ratio 3.50
Debt/Equity 0.71

1yr RevGR ---
3yr RevGR ---
5yr RevGR ---

1yr EarnGR ---
3yr EarnGR ---
5yr EarnGR ---

1yr DivGR 100.00%
3yr DivGR 55.05%
5yr DivGR 50.98%

ROA ---
ROE ---

Broadcom Monthly Chart

Broadcom Dividend History

Vail Resorts, Inc. operates mountain resorts and urban ski areas in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates nine mountain resorts, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone resorts in Colorado; Park City Mountain resort in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar, and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; and Perisher in Australia, as well as three urban ski areas, such as Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin, Afton Alps in Minnesota, and Mount Brighton in Michigan. Its resorts offer various winter and summer recreational activities, including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowtubing, sightseeing, mountain biking, guided hiking, zip lines, challenge ropes courses, alpine slides and mountain coasters, children's activities, and other recreational activities; and ski and snowboard lessons, equipment rental and retail merchandise services, dining venues, private club operations, and other winter and summer recreational activities. This segment also leases its owned and leased commercial space to third party operators; and provides real estate brokerage services. The Lodging segment owns and/or manages various luxury hotels and condominiums under the RockResorts brand, and other lodging properties; various condominiums located in proximity to the company's mountain resorts; destination resorts; and golf courses, as well as offers resort ground transportation services. This segment operates approximately 4,500 owned and managed hotel and condominium units. The Real Estate segment owns, develops, and sells real estate properties in and around the company's resort communities. Vail Resorts, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

7 May 2017
Price $201.44
1yr Target $211.43
Analysts 7
Dividend $3.48
Payout Ratio 79.81%

1yr Cap Gain 4.95%
Yield 1.72%
1yr Tot Return 6.67%

P/E 46.25
PEG 3.61
Beta 0.48

EPS (ttm) $4.36
EPS next yr $6.03
Forward P/E 33.38
EPS next 5yr 12.80%
1yr Price Support $77.18

Market Cap $8.11 Bil
Revenues $1.73 Bil
Earnings $179.00 Mil
Profit Margin 10.34%

Quick Ratio 0.40
Current Ratio 0.60
Debt/Equity 0.85

1yr RevGR 14.43%
3yr RevGR 12.51%
5yr RevGR 6.52%

1yr EarnGR 30.61%
3yr EarnGR 56.60%
5yr EarnGR 33.66%

1yr DivGR 38.07%
3yr DivGR 51.72%
5yr DivGR 80.38%

ROA 5.50%
ROE 15.40%

Vail Resorts Monthly Chart

Vail Resorts Dividend History

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. engages in the hospitality and related businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Nightclubs and Bombshells Restaurants/Sports Bars. The company owns and/or operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals under the Rick's Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret, Tootsie's Cabaret, Club Onyx, Jaguars Club, XTC Cabaret, Hoops Cabaret, Downtown Cabaret, Temptations, Silver City Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Cabaret East, and The Seville brands. It also operates four restaurants/sports bars under the Bombshells brand; and a bar under the Studio 80 brand. As of December 13, 2016, the company operated 41 units that offers live adult entertainment, and/or restaurant and bar operations. In addition, it owns a national industry convention and tradeshow; 2 national industry trade publications; 2 national industry award shows; and approximately 25 industry Websites. The company was formerly known as Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. and changed its name to RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. in August 2014. RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Houston, Texas.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

7 May 2017
Price $16.72
1yr Target $28.00
Analysts 2
Dividend $0.12
Payout Ratio 10.43%

1yr Cap Gain 67.46%
Yield 0.71%
1yr Tot Return 68.17%

P/E 14.53
PEG 0.36
Beta 0.53

EPS (ttm) $1.15
EPS next yr $1.70
Forward P/E 9.84
EPS next 5yr 40.00%
1yr Price Support $68.00

Market Cap $166.03 Mil
Revenues $135.10 Mil
Earnings $11.40 Mil
Profit Margin 8.43%

Quick Ratio 1.10
Current Ratio 1.20
Debt/Equity 0.82

1yr RevGR -0.44%
3yr RevGR 6.25%
5yr RevGR 10.06%

1yr EarnGR 22.22%
3yr EarnGR 4.59%
5yr EarnGR 6.84%

1yr DivGR ---
3yr DivGR ---
5yr DivGR ---

ROA 4.10%
ROE 8.90%

RCI Hospitality Monthly Chart

RCI Hospitality Dividend History

Best Ideas 16/23/30 April 2017

4/30/2017

Based on my expectation that the markets will continue to move lower this week as the momentum indicators remain moving to the downside, I intend to simply sell short term call options on positions I already own. I'll also invest any dividends I receive into income producing stocks until the market pulls back to a more reasonable level. Many of the stocks previously listed in this "Best Ideas" section have already moved significantly higher over the last six months. As a result, I'd just rather wait for better prices before investing in those companies.

Gladstone Investment (GAIN) declares $0.064/share monthly dividend, 2.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.0625. Forward yield 8.45%
   •   Payable April 28; for shareholders of record April 21; ex-div April 19.
   •   Payable May 31; for shareholders of record May 19; ex-div May 17.
   •   Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 21; ex-div June 19.
   •   Additionally, the board declared supplemental distribution of $0.06/share for June 2017, payable on June 15 to shareholders on record of June 5.

Gladstone Capital’s debt investments primarily consist of three types of loans to small and medium sized businesses in the US: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans, and junior subordinated loans. Loans range from $5 million to $30 million with terms of up to seven years. The company's equity investments typically take the form of preferred or common equity. Historically the company aims to maintain a portfolio consisting of approximately 90% debt investments and 10% equity investments, at cost. The company's goals are to achieve and grow current income through their debt investments that allow distributions to shareholders to grow over time and provide shareholders with long term appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities that can grow over time. Gladstone Capital pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.70%.
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Gladstone Investment makes debt and equity investments in established private businesses in the US. Debt investments primarily come in the form of three types of loans: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans and junior subordinated debt. Equity investments primarily take the form of preferred or common equity often in connection with buyouts and other recapitalizations. The company's investments typically range from $5 to $30 million, and aims to maintain an investment allocation of approximately 75% in debt securities and 25% in equity securities. The company's investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that they believe will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that we anticipate will grow over time and to provide the company's shareholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that they hope will appreciate over time so that we can sell them for capital gains. Gladstone Investment pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.00%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Commercial is a real estate investment trust and its typical investment ranges from $5 million to $20 million. Gladstone Commercial’s portfolio of real estate is leased to a wide cross section of tenants ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which are corporations that do not have publicly rated debt. Gladstone Commercial intends to continue to enter into purchase agreements for real estate with existing triple net leases with terms of approximately 10 to 15 years, with built in rental increases. Gladstone Commercial provides two types of real estate transactions:

They purchase real estate already owned by a business and lease it back to them; therefore freeing up their equity in the real estate
They buy real estate that is already leased to good tenants

Gladstone Commercial pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 6.56%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Land Corporation, an externally-managed agricultural real estate investment trust, owns and leases farmland to corporate and independent farmers in the United States. The company’s farms allow its tenants to grow row crops, such as lettuce and tomatoes; and berries comprising strawberries and raspberries. As of December 28, 2015, it owned 43 farms covering an area of 16,810 acres located in 6 states across the United States. The company also leases a parcel on its farm near Oxnard, California to an oil company. Gladstone Land Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia. Gladstone Land pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 4.61%.
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Best Ideas 9 April 2017

4/9/2017

Based on my expectation that the markets will continue to move sideways next week with little or no momentum, I intend to simply sell short term call options on positions I already own and invest any dividends I receive in income producing stocks until the market pulls back to a more reasonable level. Many of the stocks previously listed in this "Best Ideas" section have already moved significantly higher and I'd just rather wait for better prices before investing in those companies. But for those who desire to invest long term, I've also included a couple of good ideas for the future (see below).

L Brands, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of women's intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, and accessories. The company operates in three segments: Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works International. Its products include loungewear, bras, panties, swimwear, athletic attire, fragrances, shower gels and lotions, aromatherapy, soaps and sanitizers, home fragrances, handbags, jewelry, and personal care accessories. The company offers its products under the Victoria's Secret, PINK, Bath & Body Works, La Senza, Henri Bendel, C.O. Bigelow, White Barn, and other brand names. L Brands, Inc. sells its merchandise through company-owned specialty retail stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Greater China, which are primarily mall-based; through its Websites comprising VictoriasSecret.com, BathandBodyWorks.com, HenriBendel.com, and LaSenza.com; and through franchises, licenses, and wholesale partners. As of January 28, 2017, the company operated 2,755 retail stores in the United States; 270 retail stores in Canada; 18 retail stores in the United Kingdom; and 31 retail stores in the Greater China area. It also operated 203 La Senza stores in 24 countries; 159 Bath & Body Works stores in 30 countries; 23 Victoria's Secret stores in 12 countries; 391 Victoria's Secret Beauty and Accessories stores in 70 countries; and 5 PINK stores in 3 countries. The company was formerly known as Limited Brands, Inc. and changed its name to L Brands, Inc. in March 2013. L Brands, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

9 April 2017
Price $47.23
1yr Target $52.50
Analysts 24
Dividend $2.40
Payout Ratio 60.30%

1yr Cap Gain 11.15%
Yield 5.08%
1yr Tot Return 16.23%

P/E 11.88
PEG 1.33
Beta 0.70

EPS (ttm) $3.98
EPS next yr $3.44
Forward P/E 13.69
EPS next 5yr 8.96%
1yr Price Support $30.82

Market Cap $13.69 Bil
Revenues $12.57 Bil
Earnings $1.16 Bil
Profit Margin 9.22%

Quick Ratio 1.20
Current Ratio 1.70
Debt/Equity ---

1yr RevGR 3.45%
3yr RevGR 5.23%
5yr RevGR 3.94%

1yr EarnGR -5.69%
3yr EarnGR 9.17%
5yr EarnGR 8.06%

1yr DivGR -41.47%
3yr DivGR 2.30%
5yr DivGR ---

ROA 15.00%
ROE -112.00%

L Brands Monthly Chart

L Brands Dividend History

La-Z-Boy Incorporated manufactures, markets, imports, exports, distributes, and retails upholstery furniture products, accessories, and casegoods furniture products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company also produces reclining chairs; and manufactures and distributes residential furniture in the United States. It operates through Upholstery, Casegoods, and Retail segments. The Upholstery segment manufactures or imports upholstered furniture, such as recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, sectionals, modulars, ottomans, and sleeper sofas. This segment sells its products directly to La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores, operators of Comfort Studios and England custom comfort center locations, dealers, and other independent retailers. The Casegoods segment manufactures, imports, markets, and distributes casegoods furniture, including bedroom sets, dining room sets, entertainment centers and occasional pieces, and upholstered furniture. This segment sells its products to dealers, La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores, and other independent retailers under the American Drew, Hammary, and Kincaid brand names. The Retail segment sells upholstered furniture, casegoods, and other accessories to the end consumer through its retail network. La-Z-Boy Incorporated sells its products through a network of 338 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores and 559 Comfort Studio locations, as well as in-store programs for its Kincaid and England operating units. The company was formerly known as La-Z-Boy Chair Company and changed its name to La-Z-Boy Incorporated in 1996. La-Z-Boy Incorporated was founded in 1927 and is based in Monroe, Michigan.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

2 April 2017
Price $27.00
1yr Target $34.00
Analysts 3
Dividend $0.44
Payout Ratio 27.32%

1yr Cap Gain 25.92%
Yield 1.62%
1yr Tot Return 27.54%

P/E 16.74
PEG 0.96
Beta 0.67

EPS (ttm) $1.61
EPS next yr $1.83
Forward P/E 14.75
EPS next 5yr 17.50%
1yr Price Support $32.02

Market Cap $1.32 Bil
Revenues $1.52 Bil
Earnings $80.20 Mil
Profit Margin 5.26%

Quick Ratio 1.60
Current Ratio 2.60
Debt/Equity 0.00

1yr RevGR 7.01%
3yr RevGR 6.14%
5yr RevGR 5.13%

1yr EarnGR 15.67%
3yr EarnGR 21.92%
5yr EarnGR 28.06%

1yr DivGR 26.66%
3yr DivGR 46.28%
5yr DivGR ---

ROA 9.80%
ROE 14.40%

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La-Z-Boy Dividend History

Gladstone Capital’s debt investments primarily consist of three types of loans to small and medium sized businesses in the US: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans, and junior subordinated loans. Loans range from $5 million to $30 million with terms of up to seven years. The company's equity investments typically take the form of preferred or common equity. Historically the company aims to maintain a portfolio consisting of approximately 90% debt investments and 10% equity investments, at cost. The company's goals are to achieve and grow current income through their debt investments that allow distributions to shareholders to grow over time and provide shareholders with long term appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities that can grow over time. Gladstone Capital pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.85%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Investment makes debt and equity investments in established private businesses in the US. Debt investments primarily come in the form of three types of loans: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans and junior subordinated debt. Equity investments primarily take the form of preferred or common equity often in connection with buyouts and other recapitalizations. The company's investments typically range from $5 to $30 million, and aims to maintain an investment allocation of approximately 75% in debt securities and 25% in equity securities. The company's investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that they believe will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that we anticipate will grow over time and to provide the company's shareholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that they hope will appreciate over time so that we can sell them for capital gains. Gladstone Investment pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.27%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Commercial is a real estate investment trust and its typical investment ranges from $5 million to $20 million. Gladstone Commercial’s portfolio of real estate is leased to a wide cross section of tenants ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which are corporations that do not have publicly rated debt. Gladstone Commercial intends to continue to enter into purchase agreements for real estate with existing triple net leases with terms of approximately 10 to 15 years, with built in rental increases. Gladstone Commercial provides two types of real estate transactions:

They purchase real estate already owned by a business and lease it back to them; therefore freeing up their equity in the real estate
They buy real estate that is already leased to good tenants

Gladstone Commercial pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 7.26%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Land Corporation, an externally-managed agricultural real estate investment trust, owns and leases farmland to corporate and independent farmers in the United States. The company’s farms allow its tenants to grow row crops, such as lettuce and tomatoes; and berries comprising strawberries and raspberries. As of December 28, 2015, it owned 43 farms covering an area of 16,810 acres located in 6 states across the United States. The company also leases a parcel on its farm near Oxnard, California to an oil company. Gladstone Land Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia. Gladstone Land pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 4.68%.
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Best Ideas 2 April 2017

4/2/2017

Based on my expectation that the markets will continue to move sideways next week (with the potential for the markets to pullback to lower levels before the end of the month), I intend to simply sell short term call options on positions I already own and invest any dividends I receive in income producing stocks until the market pulls back to a more reasonable level. Many of the stocks previously listed in this "Best Ideas" section of this site have already moved significantly higher and I'd just rather wait for better prices before investing in those companies. But for those who desire to invest long term, I've also included a couple of good ideas for the future (see below).

NVIDIA Corporation operates as a visual computing company worldwide. It operates in two segments, GPU and Tegra Processor. The GPU segment offers processors, which include GeForce for PC gaming; GeForce NOW for cloud-based game-streaming service; Quadro for design professionals working in computer-aided design, video editing, special effects, and other creative applications; Tesla for deep learning, accelerated computing, and general purpose computing; and GRID for cloud-based visual computing users. The Tegra Processor segment provides processors that integrate a computer onto a single chip under the Tegra brand name; DRIVE automotive computers, which offer self-driving capabilities; and tablet and portable devices for mobile gaming and TV streaming under the SHIELD name. The company’s products are used in gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive markets. It sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, motherboard manufacturers, add-in board manufacturers, and retailers/distributors. NVIDIA Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

2 April 2017
Price $108.93
1yr Target $113.80
Analysts 30
Dividend $0.56
Payout Ratio 22.31%

1yr Cap Gain 4.47%
Yield 0.51%
1yr Tot Return 4.98%

P/E 43.40
PEG 3.72
Beta 1.25

EPS (ttm) $2.51
EPS next yr $3.35
Forward P/E 32.48
EPS next 5yr 11.67%
1yr Price Support $39.09

Market Cap $63.93 Bil
Revenues $6.91 Bil
Earnings $1.67 Mil
Profit Margin 24.16%

Quick Ratio 4.30
Current Ratio 4.80
Debt/Equity 0.49

1yr RevGR 37.92%
3yr RevGR 18.51%
5yr RevGR 11.57%

1yr EarnGR 137.96%
3yr EarnGR 50.81%
5yr EarnGR 22.28%

1yr DivGR 20.00%
3yr DivGR 16.62%
5yr DivGR ---

ROA 19.60%
ROE 33.70%

Nvidia Monthly Chart

Nvidia Dividend History

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. engages in the hospitality and related businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Nightclubs and Bombshells Restaurants/Sports Bars. The company owns and/or operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals under the Rick's Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret, Tootsie's Cabaret, Club Onyx, Jaguars Club, XTC Cabaret, Hoops Cabaret, Downtown Cabaret, Temptations, Silver City Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Cabaret East, and The Seville brands. It also operates four restaurants/sports bars under the Bombshells brand; and a bar under the Studio 80 brand. As of December 13, 2016, the company operated 41 units that offers live adult entertainment, and/or restaurant and bar operations. In addition, it owns a national industry convention and tradeshow; 2 national industry trade publications; 2 national industry award shows; and approximately 25 industry Websites. The company was formerly known as Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. and changed its name to RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. in August 2014. RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Houston, Texas.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

2 April 2017
Price $17.32
1yr Target $28.00
Analysts 2
Dividend $0.12
Payout Ratio 10.43%

1yr Cap Gain 61.66%
Yield 0.69%
1yr Tot Return 62.35%

P/E 15.05
PEG 0.38
Beta 0.54

EPS (ttm) $1.15
EPS next yr $1.70
Forward P/E 10.19
EPS next 5yr 40.00%
1yr Price Support $68.00

Market Cap $168.35 Mil
Revenues $135.10 Bil
Earnings $11.40 Mil
Profit Margin 8.43%

Quick Ratio 1.10
Current Ratio 1.20
Debt/Equity 0.82

1yr RevGR -0.44%
3yr RevGR 6.25%
5yr RevGR 10.06%

1yr EarnGR 22.22%
3yr EarnGR 4.59%
5yr EarnGR 6.84%

1yr DivGR ---
3yr DivGR ---
5yr DivGR ---

ROA 4.10%
ROE 8.90%

RCI Hospitality Monthly Chart

RCI Hospitality Dividend History

Gladstone Capital’s debt investments primarily consist of three types of loans to small and medium sized businesses in the US: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans, and junior subordinated loans. Loans range from $5 million to $30 million with terms of up to seven years. The company's equity investments typically take the form of preferred or common equity. Historically the company aims to maintain a portfolio consisting of approximately 90% debt investments and 10% equity investments, at cost. The company's goals are to achieve and grow current income through their debt investments that allow distributions to shareholders to grow over time and provide shareholders with long term appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities that can grow over time. Gladstone Capital pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.85%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Investment makes debt and equity investments in established private businesses in the US. Debt investments primarily come in the form of three types of loans: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans and junior subordinated debt. Equity investments primarily take the form of preferred or common equity often in connection with buyouts and other recapitalizations. The company's investments typically range from $5 to $30 million, and aims to maintain an investment allocation of approximately 75% in debt securities and 25% in equity securities. The company's investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that they believe will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that we anticipate will grow over time and to provide the company's shareholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that they hope will appreciate over time so that we can sell them for capital gains. Gladstone Investment pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.27%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Commercial is a real estate investment trust and its typical investment ranges from $5 million to $20 million. Gladstone Commercial’s portfolio of real estate is leased to a wide cross section of tenants ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which are corporations that do not have publicly rated debt. Gladstone Commercial intends to continue to enter into purchase agreements for real estate with existing triple net leases with terms of approximately 10 to 15 years, with built in rental increases. Gladstone Commercial provides two types of real estate transactions:

They purchase real estate already owned by a business and lease it back to them; therefore freeing up their equity in the real estate
They buy real estate that is already leased to good tenants

Gladstone Commercial pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 7.26%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Land Corporation, an externally-managed agricultural real estate investment trust, owns and leases farmland to corporate and independent farmers in the United States. The company’s farms allow its tenants to grow row crops, such as lettuce and tomatoes; and berries comprising strawberries and raspberries. As of December 28, 2015, it owned 43 farms covering an area of 16,810 acres located in 6 states across the United States. The company also leases a parcel on its farm near Oxnard, California to an oil company. Gladstone Land Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia. Gladstone Land pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 4.68%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Best Ideas 26 March 2017

3/26/2017

Based on my expectation that the markets will continue to move sideways next week (with the potential for the markets to pullback to lower levels before the end of the month), I intend to simply sell short term call options on positions I already own and invest any dividends I receive in income producing stocks until the market pulls back to a more reasonable level. Many of the stocks previously listed in this "Best Ideas" section of this site have already moved significantly higher and I'd just rather wait for better prices before investing in those companies. But for those who desire to invest long term, I've also included a couple of good ideas for the future (see below).

Vail Resorts, Inc. operates mountain resorts and urban ski areas in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates nine mountain resorts, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone resorts in Colorado; Park City Mountain resort in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar, and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; and Perisher in Australia, as well as three urban ski areas, such as Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin, Afton Alps in Minnesota, and Mount Brighton in Michigan. Its resorts offer various winter and summer recreational activities, including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowtubing, sightseeing, mountain biking, guided hiking, zip lines, challenge ropes courses, alpine slides and mountain coasters, children's activities, and other recreational activities; and ski and snowboard lessons, equipment rental and retail merchandise services, dining venues, private club operations, and other winter and summer recreational activities. This segment also leases its owned and leased commercial space to third party operators; and provides real estate brokerage services. The Lodging segment owns and/or manages various luxury hotels and condominiums under the RockResorts brand, and other lodging properties; various condominiums located in proximity to the company's mountain resorts; destination resorts; and golf courses, as well as offers resort ground transportation services. This segment operates approximately 4,500 owned and managed hotel and condominium units. The Real Estate segment owns, develops, and sells real estate properties in and around the company's resort communities. Vail Resorts, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

26 March 2017
Price $187.53
1yr Target $211.43
Analysts 7
Dividend $3.48
Payout Ratio 79.81%

1yr Cap Gain 12.74%
Yield 1.85%
1yr Tot Return 14.59%

P/E 43.06
PEG 3.36
Beta 0.51

EPS (ttm) $4.36
EPS next yr $6.03
Forward P/E 31.08
EPS next 5yr 12.80%
1yr Price Support $77.18

Market Cap $7.50 Bil
Revenues $1.73 Bil
Earnings $179.00 Mil
Profit Margin 10.34%

Quick Ratio 0.40
Current Ratio 0.60
Debt/Equity 0.85

1yr RevGR 14.43%
3yr RevGR 12.51%
5yr RevGR 6.52%

1yr EarnGR 30.61%
3yr EarnGR 56.60%
5yr EarnGR 33.66%

1yr DivGR 38.07%
3yr DivGR 51.72%
5yr DivGR 80.38%

ROA 5.50%
ROE 15.40%

Vail Resorts (MTN) had declared $1.053/share quarterly dividend, 30% increase from prior dividend of $0.81. Payable April 13; for shareholders of record March 29; ex-div March 27.

Vail Resorts Monthly Chart

Vail Resorts Dividend History

Steel Dynamics, Inc. engages in the steel products manufacturing and metals recycling businesses in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, Steel Fabrication Operations, and Other segments. The Steel Operations segment provides a range of sheet steel products, such as hot roll, cold roll, and coated steel products; structural steel beams and pilings to construction market; various rail products for the railroad industry; rounds, round-cornered squares, and round engineered bars; threaded rod products, and cold drawn and heat treated bars; angles, merchant rounds, flats and channels, and reinforcing bar; and beams, channels, and specialty steel sections. This segment serves construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agriculture equipment, and pipe and tube markets. The Metals Recycling Operations segment is involved in the purchase, process, and resale of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals into reusable forms and grades. Its ferrous products include heavy melting steel, busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast iron products; and nonferrous products comprise aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals. This segment also provides transportation logistics, management, marketing, brokerage, and consulting services related to the scrap industry. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces steel building components comprising steel joists, girders, trusses, and steel decks primarily for the non-residential construction industry. The Other segment offers pig and hot briquetted iron; and iron nugget products that are used in electric arc furnace steel mill production. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

26 March 2017
Price $33.89
1yr Target $42.31
Analysts 13
Dividend $0.62
Payout Ratio 39.49%

1yr Cap Gain 24.84%
Yield 1.82%
1yr Tot Return 26.66%

P/E 21.64
PEG 0.53
Beta 1.48

EPS (ttm) $1.57
EPS next yr $2.65
Forward P/E 12.77
EPS next 5yr 40.55%
1yr Price Support $107.45

Market Cap $8.21 Bil
Revenues $7.78 Bil
Earnings $382.10 Mil
Profit Margin 4.91%

Quick Ratio 2.30
Current Ratio 4.10
Debt/Equity 0.81

1yr RevGR 2.40%
3yr RevGR 1.78%
5yr RevGR -0.56%

1yr EarnGR ---
3yr EarnGR 23.15%
5yr EarnGR 5.03%

1yr DivGR 1.81%
3yr DivGR 8.28%
5yr DivGR 6.96%

ROA 5.80%
ROE 13.40%

Steel Dynamics (STLD) declares $0.155/share quarterly dividend, 10.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.14. Forward yield 1.75% Payable April 10; for shareholders of record March 31; ex-div March 29.

Steel Dynamics Monthly Chart

Steel Dynamics Dividend History

Gladstone Capital’s debt investments primarily consist of three types of loans to small and medium sized businesses in the US: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans, and junior subordinated loans. Loans range from $5 million to $30 million with terms of up to seven years. The company's equity investments typically take the form of preferred or common equity. Historically the company aims to maintain a portfolio consisting of approximately 90% debt investments and 10% equity investments, at cost. The company's goals are to achieve and grow current income through their debt investments that allow distributions to shareholders to grow over time and provide shareholders with long term appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities that can grow over time. Gladstone Capital pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 9.30%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Investment makes debt and equity investments in established private businesses in the US. Debt investments primarily come in the form of three types of loans: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans and junior subordinated debt. Equity investments primarily take the form of preferred or common equity often in connection with buyouts and other recapitalizations. The company's investments typically range from $5 to $30 million, and aims to maintain an investment allocation of approximately 75% in debt securities and 25% in equity securities. The company's investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that they believe will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that we anticipate will grow over time and to provide the company's shareholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that they hope will appreciate over time so that we can sell them for capital gains. Gladstone Investment pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.51%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Commercial is a real estate investment trust and its typical investment ranges from $5 million to $20 million. Gladstone Commercial’s portfolio of real estate is leased to a wide cross section of tenants ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which are corporations that do not have publicly rated debt. Gladstone Commercial intends to continue to enter into purchase agreements for real estate with existing triple net leases with terms of approximately 10 to 15 years, with built in rental increases. Gladstone Commercial provides two types of real estate transactions:

They purchase real estate already owned by a business and lease it back to them; therefore freeing up their equity in the real estate
They buy real estate that is already leased to good tenants

Gladstone Commercial pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 7.55%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Land Corporation, an externally-managed agricultural real estate investment trust, owns and leases farmland to corporate and independent farmers in the United States. The company’s farms allow its tenants to grow row crops, such as lettuce and tomatoes; and berries comprising strawberries and raspberries. As of December 28, 2015, it owned 43 farms covering an area of 16,810 acres located in 6 states across the United States. The company also leases a parcel on its farm near Oxnard, California to an oil company. Gladstone Land Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia. Gladstone Land pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 4.68%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Best Ideas 12 March 2017

3/12/2017

Based on my expectation that the markets will continue to move sideways next week (with the potential for the markets to pullback to lower levels before the end of the month), I intend to simply sell short term call options on positions I already own and invest any dividends I receive in income producing stocks until the market pulls back to a more reasonable level. Many of the stocks previously listed in this "Best Ideas" section of this site have already moved significantly higher and I'd just rather wait for better prices before investing in those companies.

Gladstone Capital’s debt investments primarily consist of three types of loans to small and medium sized businesses in the US: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans, and junior subordinated loans. Loans range from $5 million to $30 million with terms of up to seven years. The company's equity investments typically take the form of preferred or common equity. Historically the company aims to maintain a portfolio consisting of approximately 90% debt investments and 10% equity investments, at cost. The company's goals are to achieve and grow current income through their debt investments that allow distributions to shareholders to grow over time and provide shareholders with long term appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities that can grow over time. Gladstone Capital pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 9.16%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Investment makes debt and equity investments in established private businesses in the US. Debt investments primarily come in the form of three types of loans: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans and junior subordinated debt. Equity investments primarily take the form of preferred or common equity often in connection with buyouts and other recapitalizations. The company's investments typically range from $5 to $30 million, and aims to maintain an investment allocation of approximately 75% in debt securities and 25% in equity securities. The company's investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that they believe will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that we anticipate will grow over time and to provide the company's shareholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that they hope will appreciate over time so that we can sell them for capital gains. Gladstone Investment pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.17%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Commercial is a real estate investment trust and its typical investment ranges from $5 million to $20 million. Gladstone Commercial’s portfolio of real estate is leased to a wide cross section of tenants ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which are corporations that do not have publicly rated debt. Gladstone Commercial intends to continue to enter into purchase agreements for real estate with existing triple net leases with terms of approximately 10 to 15 years, with built in rental increases. Gladstone Commercial provides two types of real estate transactions:

They purchase real estate already owned by a business and lease it back to them; therefore freeing up their equity in the real estate
They buy real estate that is already leased to good tenants

Gladstone Commercial pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 7.37%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Gladstone Land Corporation, an externally-managed agricultural real estate investment trust, owns and leases farmland to corporate and independent farmers in the United States. The company’s farms allow its tenants to grow row crops, such as lettuce and tomatoes; and berries comprising strawberries and raspberries. As of December 28, 2015, it owned 43 farms covering an area of 16,810 acres located in 6 states across the United States. The company also leases a parcel on its farm near Oxnard, California to an oil company. Gladstone Land Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia. Gladstone Land pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 4.36%.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

Best Ideas 5 March 2017

3/5/2017

Here's a few ideas for next week. These are the companies I'll be investing in as funds become available in my accounts. They're each showing a nice estimated 1yr ROI, increasing earnings, and pay at least a minimal dividend. I believe that each of these has a greater potential return than analysts currently expect. As with all investments, I start with small positions and then add to that position over time through dividend reinvestment, the sale of stock options and direct purchases on the open market.

Broadcom Limited designs, develops, and supplies a range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions. Its product portfolio comprises broadband access and modems, enterprise and network processors, wireless infrastructure, wireless connectivity, Ethernet communication and switching, and set-top box and media processors. The company's products are used in various applications, including data center networking, home connectivity, broadband access, telecommunications equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and displays. It primarily serves wired infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage, and industrial and other markets in China, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Avago Technologies Limited and changed its name to Broadcom Limited in February 2016. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Singapore.
(Summary) (Company) (Chart)

5 March 2017
Price $218.24
1yr Target $244.19
Analysts 31
Dividend $4.08
Payout Ratio

1yr Cap Gain %
Yield %
1yr Tot Return %

P/E ---
PEG ---
Beta 1.07

EPS (ttm) $-4.20
EPS next yr $15.04
Forward P/E 14.51
EPS next 5yr 15.00%
1yr Price Support $

Market Cap $87.64 Bil
Revenues $13.24 Bil
Earnings $-1627.00 Mil
Profit Margin ---

Quick Ratio 1.90
Current Ratio 2.30
Debt/Equity 0.72

1yr RevGR ---
3yr RevGR ---
5yr RevGR ---

1yr EarnGR ---
3yr EarnGR ---
5yr EarnGR ---

1yr DivGR 100.00%
3yr DivGR 55.05%
5yr DivGR 50.98%

ROA -4.30%
ROE -11.00%

Broadcom Monthly Chart

Broadcom Dividend History

Dennis McCain

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