Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS-Q)

A long-term hold or trading stock? They make fuses. Fuses, sensors and LED lighting is their future. He's long held this and will hold it. Analysts don't understand this stock. Very volatile. has 8% organic growth, over double the U.S. market. 17% profit increase in the past year. Auto sector was weak in Europe and China, but they generate a lot of free cash flow. A recent acquisition has been paid off already. It's in a cyclical industry and it's a small mid-cap stock, so there's no volatility when the wider market goes down. The dividend has tripled in 8 years. There's lots of growth coming. Buy half now and buy more later. If you own it, hold it and enjoy the ride.

It’s not just smartphones and cars, it’s diversified. With small caps, have to pay attention to free cash flow and company quality. It was overextended, and now it’s trading at 15x. He has no intentions of selling his stake. Dividend continues to rise, and this is what you should focus on, since 2⁄3 of all performance comes from this. Not concerned about the share price, as long as underlying earnings are there.

(A Top Pick May 19/17, Up 28%) The benefit from the electrofication of so many things now, like cars. Wisely, they listen to their customers and build what they want. More computerization in cars requires more fuses. They also make LEDs and sensors. These three are active areas for growth. He's owned it since 2010. Dividend growth continues to be 12-14%. He'd buy half-positions at this point.

Currently trading at around 25X earnings. Down the road and in the future, as more electric cars are coming into play, there is going to be more demand for fuses in cars and other power generations. This is a quality company. It's a little rich now, so continue holding. It would have to come down with the market before he became interested in buying more again.

This is one he wants to own for a long time. It is basically a bunch of engineers that make fuses. Whether it's for smart phones or for electrification of vehicles coming into play. They made a big acquisition that has probably slowed down their earnings a little. The last quarter they missed earnings by a penny, and the stock fell $20, which was a good entry point. The outlook is still very strong moving forward. It's a small-cap stock that hardly anyone knows about, but has the opportunity to grow. Free cash flow continues to grow at roughly 15% a year, which is about what the dividend has been rising at also.

Engineers that makes fuses and sensors. We are in the electrification of automobiles and smart phones. You can't turn on your smart phone without a fuse, and you can't turn on your car without a fuse. Over the next 20 years, their growth in the electrification of cars is expected to grow by about 30%. Made an acquisition about 4 months ago, which increased their size by about a 3rd. Earnings came out a penny short, and the stock went down $20, so this is a gift. Dividend yield of 0.7%. (Analysts' price target is $200.)

A Chicago-based company that makes fuses. What came out of their earnings call recently, because their earnings are up about 15%-20%, is that when electric cars start to make their appearance, that will increase the number of fuses by roughly 35%. In the meantime, the smaller that semiconductors in smart phones get, the more fuses that have to be used, and the demand is there.

This makes fuses for smart phones as well as for all the computers that go into the cars. They also have LED lighting displays, as well as chips for seatbelt signals. A good little company.

(A Top Pick August 28/14. Down 0.32%.) This company basically makes little fuses. It has been flat for the last year. They are a global supplier and one of the companies that have been hurt by the US$. Great little company. Supplies fuses to the automotive industry as well as the electronic industry. Well-managed and well diversified. Still likes.