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XRX has really struggled, with the stock down 43% this year. It is very cheap at 6X earnings, but is likely a value trap. Debt is very high, at about 6X cash flow. Sales are in decline, and are about half the level they were a decade ago. It is still profitable, however. EPS is half the level of 2016. The dividend payout ratio is only about 30%. The dividend was cut in 2017. Its small size and debt adds a lot of risk here. Market cap is only $1.3B, down from near $20B decades ago. It is expected to grow in the 2% to 3% range over the next couple of years. We would not consider the dividend to be safe, though with rates decline its debt burden becomes a bit less onerous. Still, not our type of stock and we would not suggest it.
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An amazing company. They recently spun off Conduint, their business process outsourcing business. The new management team is merging the old Xerox document management business with high technology. There has been a slew of new products out, aimed at the largest global companies to the small and midsized businesses. This has always been a big free cash flow generator. It is totally ignored by the street, which is why it is trading for less than 9X earnings. Dividend yield of 3.5%. (Analysts’ price target is $8.25.)