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(A Top Pick June 7/16. Down 2.69%.) A perfect example for these 3 past Top Picks to be able to take advantage in the fall, for buying more of them to dollar cost average. With the Trump victory, the peso was getting crushed. Unfortunately, this company went down with it, simply because it was Mexican, even though they don’t do any business in the US. They are the Coca-Cola bottler outside of the US. They have OXO convenience stores and gas stations, and have gone into pharmacies all through Mexico, Latin America and south America. Their earnings are good, they are still opening gas stations, and have about 20,000 OXO stores, and now are adding gas pumps with them. Earnings are growing at a fairly decent clip.
Largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America. Owns Heineken shares and owns the Oxxo store chain. Has added gas stations to their Oxxo stores. Doing well on a fundamental basis, but they're getting hurt by low pesos and global slowdown. Latin America usually gets hit first.
They own beers, like Heineken, which they recently sold down to raise $3.5 billion. The market rewarded that. Also own convenience stores and Coca-Cola bottling (the biggest franchisee int he world). Will invest that cash in pharmacies and stores. A good way to get exposure to the US-Mexico border and Latin America, where they have stores. Can raise convenience store goods to offset inflation.
(Analysts’ price target is $104.23)
Feels political situation in Mexico is improving. Government is focused on trying to provide growth in the economy to offset the drug trade. Stock hit a high at about $120 and started to fall back for a few reasons. Storms in September hurt their 3rd-quarter earnings and flooding pretty well stopped consumer spending. Government wants to initiate a doubling of the sugar tax and this one is the Coca-Cola bottler of Femsa, Coke and sports drinks throughout Mexico, Latin America and South America. Also, own the Oxo convenience stores. Have also been buying pharmacies. Sold their beer assets 5 years ago. Because the cash is not been expended, the dividend from 2009 has gone from $.36 to $1.64.