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Lorne Steinberg Corteva Inc. CTVA-N TOP PICK Aug 04, 2023

Seed & crop protection company.
Strong demand for agriculture products.
Double digit earnings growth.
Pristine balance sheet with little debt.
Steady dividend that is reliable. 
Well run business with excellent management.

$56.020

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BUY
Crop science company, competing with Monsanto but without the social issues. Phenomenal R&D. Unique products. Huge impact in emerging markets. Helps with food security. Very well run, great cashflow generator, pretty good earnings growth. His pick in the sector.
BUY
Necessary for food production in times of climate change. Management's done a great job, evolving their portfolio into higher margin businesses and products. Almost a tech company.
Unspecified
It is probably the only crop protection and seeds business that is publicly traded. We need more productive seeds and chemicals in the agricultural business. There is a very low supplies to use ratio. The tight global grain market is due to the Ukraine/Russia conflict so Cortiva is important to the solution of the problem.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
They make seeds and pesticides for agriculture, a sector which boomed this year. Corteva sales jumped this year, but will continue in years ahead. This isn't a fertilizer play (which is a trade, not investment). Farmers are and will buy Corteva's genetically modified seeds for the long-term. Despite its good run, CTVA still trades under 19x forward earnings.
BUY

Nice top and bottom line beat. 11% organic growth driven by strong demand for agricultural commodities.

BUY

The ad market is soggy now, but will come back. He is bullish this long term.

DON'T BUY

Is expensive vs. Deere and revenue growth is only 6% over the last three years. The biotech story in agriculture has to be a catalyst to get him excited and that's a stretch.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Aug 04/23, Down 3%)

Phenomenal business. Somewhat sensitive to corn prices. Back to a double-digit grower. Rock-solid balance sheet and free cashflow. Unique and great.

BUY

A slow mover, but is in the process of breaking out, though not like a tech stock. Their last report showed operating EBITDA margin +280 basis points, free cash flow +40%, and announced a $1 billion share buyback for this year. RSI is 58, so not overbought. Likes their golden cross.