Validea Warren Buffett Strategy Daily Upgrade Report – 12/1/2021
TThe following are today’s updates for Validea Patient investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy looks for companies with predictable long-term profitability and low leverage that are trading at reasonable valuations.
TORO CO (TTC) is a large-cap growth share of Constr. & Agric. Machinery industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Warren Buffett fell from 66% to 94% depending on the underlying fundamentals of the company and the valuation of the stock. A score of 80% or more usually indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% generally indicates a strong interest.
Company Description: The Toro Company (Toro) is engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of professional turf maintenance equipment and services, turf irrigation systems, landscaping equipment landscaping and lighting products, snow and ice management products, agricultural micro-irrigation systems, rental and specialized construction equipment, as well as products for the residential yard and snow blowers . The Company operates through three segments: Professional, Residential and Distribution. In the Professional segment, Toro designs professional lawns, landscaping and lighting, rental and specialty construction, snow and ice management, and agricultural products. The Residential segment provides products, such as riding products, home solutions products, and snowblower products. It manufactures and markets various models of motorized mowers. The distribution segment includes the national distribution owned by the company. Its brands include Toro, Exmark, BOSS, Irritrol, Hayter, Pope, Unique Lighting Systems and Lawn-Boy.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of the tests for this strategy. Not all of the criteria in the table below are given the same weight or are independent, but the table gives a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the title in the context of the strategy criteria.
| PROFIT PREDICTABILITY: | PAST |
| DEBT SERVICE: | PAST |
| FEEDBACK ON EQUITY: | PAST |
| RETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: | PAST |
| FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL: | PAST |
| USE OF RETAINED RESULTS: | PAST |
| REDEMPTION OF SHARES: | NEUTRAL |
| INITIAL RATE OF RETURN: | PAST |
| EXPECTED RETURN: | PAST |
Detailed analysis of TORO CO
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF) is a large-cap growth stock in the consumer financial services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Warren Buffett fell from 72% to 86% based on the underlying fundamentals of the company and the valuation of the stock. A score of 80% or more usually indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% generally indicates a strong interest.
Business Description: Synchrony Financial is a consumer financial services company. The Company offers a range of credit products through programs it has established with a group of national and regional retailers, local traders, manufacturers, purchasing groups, industry associations and service providers. health. The Company’s revenue activities are managed through three sales platforms: Retail Card, Payment Solutions and CareCredit. It offers its credit products through its subsidiary, Synchrony Bank (the Bank). Through the Bank, it offers a range of deposit products insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts (IRA), money market accounts, and bank accounts. savings. The Company offers three types of credit products: credit cards, trade credit products and consumer installment loans. The Company also offers a debt cancellation product. It offers two types of credit cards: private label credit cards and dual cards.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of the tests for this strategy. Not all of the criteria in the table below are given the same weight or are independent, but the table gives a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the title in the context of the strategy criteria.
| PREDICTABILITY OF RESULTS: | PAST |
| RETURN ON EQUITY: | PAST |
| RETURN ON ASSETS: | PAST |
| FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL: | PAST |
| USE OF UNDISPORTED PROFITS: | PAST |
| REDEMPTION OF SHARES: | PAST |
| INITIAL RETURN RATE: | PAST |
| EXPECTED RETURN: | FAIL |
Detailed analysis of SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
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About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and thus became one of the richest men in the world. (Forbes estimates his net worth at $ 37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known to live a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray Nebraska stucco house he bought for $ 31,500 almost 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his Midwestern folk ways and penchant for simple pleasures – a cherry coke. , a good burger and a good book are all near the top of the list – have been well documented.
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