TOP PICK
US giant that has been beaten up pretty hard. Still have really good businesses and infrastructure. One of the best positioned companies in power. Big wart is GE Capital and they are addressing this. Worst is behind them. Will still take a couple of years for GE Capital to recover but the rest of the business is doing very well. Generates a tremendous amount of cash flow.
TOP PICK
Largest mobile phone company globally. 450 million subscribers and adding 5-7 million new subscribers every month. Take in more cash than they spend.
TOP PICK
Likes the nutritional food business. Well run company. Hasn't done particularly well in the recovery but is probably because it did very well last year when everything else was falling apart. Growing sales at about 2%, which normally would be about 7% and he thinks they get back up to that. Growth is coming from high-margin stuff.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Dec 29/08. Up 36.29%.) Good management and good balance sheet. 60% market share in routers. Buy on weakness.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Dec 29/08. Up 7.24%.) Well respected management. Strong balance sheet. They are in a space that should grow. Good exposure to emerging markets.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Dec 29/08. Up 75.72%.) Ports company. China will continue to grow for the next 20 or so years.
HOLD
Largest steel producer globally. With the urbanization of China and other emerging markets, there is a greater demand for steel and this company is benefiting. Well managed.
BUY
Very good industry. Limited competition. There is no credit risk as it is transaction oriented. As long as there is an improvement in consumption, which he expects, this company will benefit. There are also opportunities to grow in developing markets. Expanding into other things such as debit cards. On his watch list.
DON'T BUY
If you are going to buy US financials, there are better names to play. Wouldn't touch this one.
DON'T BUY
UK banks in general have gone through difficulties. Credit market has been terrible. Economy seems to be slower than everywhere else. He is not a huge bull on the UK banking system in general.
COMMENT
Extremely well run company. Prefers Nestle (NSRGY-US) because of better margins. (See Past Picks.)
COMMENT
He would rather own individual companies but for the individual investors that is looking to do it themselves this may be a way to do it.
COMMENT
He would rather own individual companies such as China Merchants Holding (144-HK), China Mobile (CHL-N), etc. but for the individual investors that is looking to do it themselves this may be a way to do it.
COMMENT
If you want to own a US auto company, this would be the one. He would rather own Toyota (TM-N) or BMW. However, he doesn't own any of the auto companies directly but goes through the auto parts company instead.
BUY
Auto parts. Extremely well run. Good management and balance sheet. Have very good exposure to the turbochargers.