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On The Financial Alchemy of U.S. Companies

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The definition of alchemy according to Mirriam-Webster: a science that was used in the Middle Ages with the goal of changing ordinary metals into gold. a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way. U.S. companies are desperately trying to show earnings growth measured in terms of earnings per …

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British Companies To Pay Higher Dividends This Year

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UK-based Capita Asset Services publishes their Dividend Monitor report forecasting the dividend payments of British firms. According to this year’s report, British firms are projected to payout more than £100.0 billion in dividends over the nesxt 12 months. The top dividend-paying British stocks are shown in the table below: Click to enlarge Source: Thanks for the dividends (& the …

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Performance Comparison: Ecopetrol vs Petrobras

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Oil majors Ecopetrol (EC) of Colombia and Petrobras(PBR) of Brazil are both controlled by the state. In the past 5 years the ADR performance of these companies have diverged significantly as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Google Finance Petrobras had a great run in the past. However the stock has performed poorly especially …

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