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Old Republic International (ORI)
Founded in 1887, Old Republic International (ORI) engages in insurance underwriting primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The firm owns 134 subsidiaries that operate in all 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces, and three U.S. territories. Old Republic International operates through two main segments: General Insurance Group and the Title Insurance Group, which together generated $6.3 billion in revenue in 2017. General Insurance Group (59% of revenue): offers automobile extended warranty, aviation, commercial automobile, commercial multi-peril, general liability, home warranty, inland marine, travel accident, and workers' compensation insurance products. About 68% of total premiums are from workers compensation and trucking insurance. Title Insurance Group (39% of revenue): offers lenders' and owners' title insurance policies to real estate purchasers and investors [...]
HCP (HCP)
HCP (HCP) is a healthcare REIT that went public in 1985 with 24 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Over the decades, the business eventually became a dividend aristocrat with 30 consecutive years of dividend growth. HCP's success was fueled by acquisitions of over 1,200 new healthcare properties, including skilled nursing, medical office buildings (MOBs), life science properties, and hospitals. After a major restructuring plan begun in 2016, the REIT spun off its troubled ManorCare SNFs into Quality Care Properties (QCP), reducing its dividend by more than 30% to reflect is smaller cash flow profile (HCP investors received one share in QCP for every five shares they held of HCP). HCP has continued to make large asset sales in order [...]
Uniti Group (UNIT)
In April 2015, the struggling regional telecom company Windstream (WIN) spun off 80% of its fiber optic cables into an internally managed REIT which was later renamed Uniti Group (UNIT). The use of these assets was leased back to Windstream under a 15-year triple-net lease agreement. Under this arrangement, Windstream pays for maintenance, taxes, insurance, and any upgrade costs. In total, Uniti owns 4.9 million strand miles of fiber optic cables (used to provide broadband internet), as well as 667 telecom towers (227 in the U.S., 440 in Mexico), which serve the wireless phone industry. Uniti is one of the ten largest owners of fiber optic cables in America. Source: Uniti Group Investor Presentation Uniti breaks down its business [...]
Unilever (UL)
With roots going back to 1885, Unilever (UL) was formed by the 1929 merger of Margarine Unie of the Netherlands and U.K. soapmaker Lever Brothers. The company is one of the world's largest consumer staples companies today. Unilever produces over 400 branded products used by more than 2.5 billion people each day in over 190 countries. The company sells its products through more than 30 million global retail outlets and owns 13 of the world's top 50 brands, each of which generates over 1 billion Euros in annual sales. Source: Unilever In 2018, the company consolidated its operations into three main business segments: Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care. Personal Care (39% of revenue, 47% of profits): [...]