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Michelle Calpin Ahold (Amsterdam Exchange) AH-AEX BUY Apr 22, 2002

Has done well. Good steady growth. A long term hold.
$24.730

Stock price when the opinion was issued

food stores
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(A Top Pick Oct 406. Up 11.2%.) Throws off lots of free cash flow. Is going to be upgraded to investment-grade in the next little while. Expect it will be taken over.
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Doing a 5 for 4 reverse stock split as well as issuing a special dividend. A seriously good company.
COMMENT
Have a pretty good grip on their US business and are looking to grow it. Have some cash now. Expect there will be some acquisitions. Prefers Tesco, a UK company.
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(Amsterdam exchange.) Food stores. Very good company. Own a large franchise in the US and a good franchise in Europe. Margins are getting better. Better to look at things in Canada where you don't have the currency risk.