Macy’s is the typical brick and mortar store that has been hurting for the past few years due to the increased competition from online retailers, such as Amazon. In 2020, Macy’s operated 839 department stores, as well as Bloomingdale outlet units and small specialty units in U.S., Guam, and Puerto Rico. However, due to the […]

HollyFrontier is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners in the United States. Refiners get to maximize their profit margin when crude oil prices (raw material) are low, and the demand for refined oil (end product) is high. HollyFrontier also has exposure to midstream assets such as crude oil storage and pipelines through its stake […]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently took a stake in Mitsui ( 三井物産 ), which is a Japanese trading company. This week, I fundamentally analyze Mitsui’s stock. I review Mitsui’s key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of return from this investment. In the recent months, […]

Disney, for the first time in the past decade, reported a negative net income i.e. Disney reported a loss for its 2020 fiscal year. Yet, the stock price does not seem to be impacted by this operational impact caused by the government shutdowns. It’s important for us, value investors, to review the fundamentals of Disney […]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently took a stake in Mitsubishi ( 三菱商事株式会社 ), which is a Japanese trading company. This week, I fundamentally analyze Mitsubishi’s stock. I review Mitsubishi’s key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of return from this investment. In the recent months, […]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently took a stake in Itochu, which is a Japanese trading company. This week, I fundamentally analyze Itochu’s stock. I review Itochu’s key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of return from this investment. In the recent months, the US stock […]

This week, I fundamentally analyze ExxonMobil’s stock. I review Exxon’s key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of return from this investment. In the recent months, the entire oil and gas sector has been hurt due to low crude oil prices; Exxon is no exception. […]

This week, I build on my last week’s blog post. In this video blog, I fundamentally analyze Phillips 66 Partners’ stock. I review PSXP’s Business Setup, Annual Report, Risk Factors, Key Ratios, PSX’s (Phillip 66 – General Partner) Key Ratios. I use the facts available to determine if PSXP is undervalued or not. Phillips 66 […]

In this week’s video blog, I fundamentally analyze BHP’s stock (BHP). I review BHP’s key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of return from this investment. In the recent months, the Federal Reserve has been injected a lot of money into the economy; This money […]

In this week’s video blog, I fundamentally analyze Nucor’s stock (NUE). I review Nucor’s key ratios, derive the intrinsic value using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, and look at expected rate of return from this investment. In the recent years, the US steel sector has been hurt due to over production of iron/steel in the […]