Valuation: Avon Products Inc. (AVP)
Company Profile: Avon Products, Inc. (AVP) (obtained via Google Finance) Avon Products, Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products. Its products fall into three product categories: Beauty, which consists of cosmetics, fragrances, skin care and toiletries (CFT); Beauty Plus, which consists of fashion jewelry, watches, apparel and accessories, and Beyond […]
The Market This Week
Market Snapshot Dow 13,042.74 -223.55 -1.69% Nasdaq 2,627.94 -68.06 -2.52% S&P 500 1,453.70 -21.07 -1.43% This week the markets saw a major pullback to important technical levels, which had many traders and analysts concerned of being a sign of a coming recession. Signs of trouble were everywhere as the dollar sank on the speculation that […]
Valuation: Walt Disney Company (DIS)
 Company Profile: Walt Disney Company (DIS) (obtained via Google Finance) The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. The Company operates in four segments: Media Networks, which includes a domestic broadcast television network, domestic television stations, cable/satellite networks and international broadcast operations, television production and distribution, domestic broadcast radio […]
Sunoco Valuation (SUN)
Sunoco (SUN) Company Profile (obtained via Yahoo finance) Sunoco, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets various petroleum products, including fuels, lubricants, and petrochemicals in the United States. It also manufactures chemicals and has interests in logistics and cokemaking. The company operates in five segments: Refining and Supply, Retail Marketing, Chemicals, Logistics, and Coke. The […]
Valuation: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)
Company Profile: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) (obtained via Google Finance) Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is engaged in procuring, transporting, storing, processing, and merchandising agricultural commodities and products. The Company’s operations are classified into three business segments: Oilseeds Processing, Corn Processing, and Agricultural Services. The Company’s remaining operations are aggregated and classified as Other. In December 2006, The Hain […]
The Market This Week
Market Snapshot Dow   13,595.10   +27.23   +0.20% Nasdaq   2,810.38   +15.55   +0.56% S&P 500   1,509.65   +1.21   +0.08% This week proved to be one governed by economic numbers as the Market took a hard hit on Monday when oil futures surged to a new high of $94 for dollars due an increasingly weakening dollar and Mexico’s state oil […]
Valuation: Honeywell International Inc. (HON)
 Company Profile: Honeywell International Inc. (HON) (obtained via Google Finance) Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) is a diversified technology and manufacturing company, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services, control, sensing and security technologies for buildings, homes and industry, turbochargers, automotive products, specialty chemicals, electronic and advanced materials, and process technology for refining and petrochemicals. […]
Valuation: Coca-Cola Company (KO)
Company Profile: Coca-Cola Company (KO) (obtained via Google Finance) The Coca-Cola Company, incorporated in September 1919, manufactures, distributes and markets non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. It manufactures beverage concentrates and syrups, which it sells to bottling and canning operations, fountain wholesalers and some fountain retailers, as well as some finished beverages, which it sells primarily […]
“New” Valuation Method – Q&A and other Ramblings
This post has been about 2 weeks in the making. A couple of weeks ago, we were asked in a comment if we could elaborate a little on our valuation process. We had been using a complex mathematical formula and system to determine value that took into account a number of different approaches. As the […]