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Initiating Dow’s Dividend Safety Score With a Borderline Safe Rating
In December 2015, Dow (DOW) and DuPont (DD) announced plans to merge, then break up into three independent companies. The idea was to create larger, more focused businesses by combining the areas of overlap in their complementary portfolios. Here's a look at each company's 2015 revenue mix. As you can see, Dow and DuPont each had large agriculture and performance materials businesses which management believed would be better off together.
Philip Morris’s Potential Merger With Altria Has Trade-offs; No Change to Dividend Safety Score
Philip Morris International (PM) surprised investors last week when the firm confirmed it was in discussions with Altria (MO) about a potential all-stock, merger of equals. After all, these two tobacco giants had separated just over a decade ago when Altria spun off Philip Morris International in 2008. The idea of a potential reunion has not been received well by the market. On August 27 shares of Philip Morris International plunged nearly 11% on the news and remain 7% below their pre-announcement price.
Toronto-Dominion Bank: Uninterrupted Dividends Since 1857
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) was founded in 1855 and is one of North America's largest banks. The firm's revenue is fairly balanced between net interest income, or lending businesses (57% of sales), and non-interest income operations (43% of revenue is from non-lending businesses such as insurance policies, card services, service charges, asset management, credit fees, brokerage services, etc.).
Cracker Barrel: A Quality Dividend Payer in a Tough Market
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) has been in business since 1969 and operates a chain of more than 650 company-owned restaurants located throughout the U.S. Cracker Barrel's country-themed, full-service restaurants offer diners a variety of breakfast (24% of sales), lunch (39%), and dinner (37%) foods with meals costing about $10 on average. Each restaurant location also has a large gift shop, which offers decorative and functional items, such as apparel and accessories, packaged foods, decor, toys , and bed and bath goods. In 2018, about 80% of Cracker Barrel's revenue was generated from restaurants, with the remaining 20% from its gift shops.