Siemens AG (SIEGY-OTC)

(Market Call Minute.) This is okay. Not a stock he wants to own but they are improving.

Industrial companies in the US are struggling with the high US$. This one is selling in Euros. He is very cautious on the industrials both in the US and in Europe. It’s a good company but he is not interested in the sector.

One of the largest European industrial stocks. This hasn’t done much for several years. Revenue has been kind of flat at about €75 billion for several years. Earnings have kind of bounced around between €5 and €6 for several years. Similar to General Electric (GE-N), an exercise in portfolio pruning and management. Valuation is not bad at about 16.5X PE with a nice dividend at about 3.5%, but can’t see how it could outperform the market.

Reasonable valuation with a good dividend yield. Acquisition a few months ago was not well timed, but it is a rock solid business. He would like to own it at the right price. They are a well run business with a great position in a number of their businesses.