A good company is a well-managed one, period. That’s really all you need to know. Examples of well-managed companies are legion. Berkshire Hathaway is among the best. JPMorgan Chase is another. Apple is one just about every person can name.
But what is it that makes a company great — and brings home the bacon for investors? Frankly, it’s tough to quantify. If you’ve been investing for a while, you kind of just know it when you see it.
There’s a story that Warren Buffett received a one-page analysis that he got from Ben Graham, the father of the Value School and his mentor at Columbia University. But while he has referred to it in passing over the years, he’s never shared what’s actually on it.
Here at StreetAuthority, we’ve been looking for the secret formula to the special sauce for a long time now. And while we have yet to find the equations that support a unified theory, maybe that’s the wrong question.
The better one might be “What makes a great investor?”
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In 2023: USG Corporation(USG)
USG Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of building materials worldwide. The company offers gypsum and related products, including gypsum wallboard, joint compounds used for finishing wallboard joints, cement boards, glass mat sheathing, gypsum fiber panels, poured gypsum underlayments, ultra light panels, and various construction plaster products. Its gypsum products are used in various building applications to finish the interior walls, ceilings, and floors in residential, commercial, and institutional constructions, and repair and remodel constructions. The company also produces gypsum-based products for agricultural and industrial customers to use in various applications, including soil conditioning, road repair, fireproofing, and ceramics. In addition, it manufactures ceiling grid and acoustical ceiling tile for electrical and mechanical systems, and air distribution and maintenance applications. USG Corporation distribut es its gypsum products through specialty wallboard distributors, building materials dealers, home improvement centers and other retailers, contractors, and a network of distributors. Further, it distributes other manufacturers? gypsum wallboard, joint compound and other gypsum products, as well as drywall metal, insulation, and roofing products and accessories. The company sells its products under SHEETROCK, DUROCK, FIBEROCK, SECUROCK, LEVELROCK, RED TOP, IMPERIAL, DIAMOND, SUPREMO, AURATONE, ACOUSTONE, DONN, DX, FINELINE, CENTRICITEE, CURVATURA, and COMPASSO brands. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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USG Co. (NYSE:USG) – Equities research analysts at SunTrust Banks reduced their Q3 2018 earnings per share estimates for shares of USG in a report issued on Monday, July 9th. SunTrust Banks analyst K. Hughes now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.61. SunTrust Banks currently has a “Hold” rating and a $44.00 price target on the stock. SunTrust Banks also issued estimates for USG’s FY2018 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $2.53 EPS.
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In 2023: Pegasystems Inc.(PEGA)
Pegasystems Inc. develops, markets, licenses, and supports software to automate complex and changing business processes in the United States and internationally. It provides Pega 7, a unified platform that enables clients to build enterprise applications; and software applications for marketing, sales and on boarding, customer service and support, and operations, as well as industry-specific business processes. The company also offers customer relationship management applications, including Pega Marketing to manage customer relationships across inbound and outbound channels; Pega Customer Service to deliver consistent interactions across channels, improve employee productivity, and adapt changing business requirements; Pega Sales Automation to capture practices and guides sales teams through the sales and customer on boarding processes; and operations applications to support exceptions and investigations, order fulfillment, claims processing, insurance underwriting, and product development, as well as risk, fraud, and compliance management. In addition, it provides Pega Cloud to create and deploy its software applications using an Internet-based infrastructure; consulting and implementation support, technical support, and hosting services; and instructor-led and online training courses for process architects, system architects, and system administrators under the PegaACADEMY name. The company primarily markets its software and services to financial services, healthcare, insurance, communications and media, public sector, manufacturing, life sciences, and other markets through a direct sales force, as well as through a network of business and technology alliances. Pegasystems Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Nabors Industries Ltd (NYSE:NBR)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 27, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ET
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Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The oil and gas company reported ($0.55) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.17) by ($0.38), RTT News reports. Nabors Industries had a negative net margin of 19.25% and a negative return on equity of 14.21%. The business had revenue of $782.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $805.82 million. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.34) earnings per share. Nabors Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In 2023: S&W Seed Company(SANW)
S&W Seed Company engages in breeding, growing, processing, and selling alfalfa seeds. It primarily offers alfalfa seeds varieties; seed cleaning and processing for other seed manufacturers, as well as conducts a stevia breeding program. S&W Seed Company primarily sells its seeds to distributors and dealers in approximately 30 countries worldwide. S&W Seed Company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Fresno, California.
