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Consumer Discretionary Sector Presentation. May 5, 2009 Diego Benavente, Matt Berkowitz, Conrad Bowman, Julie McGrover. Agenda . Sector Overview Business Analysis Economic Analysis Financial Analysis Valuation Analysis Recommendation. Sector in relation to S&P 500. 7 th largest.
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Consumer Discretionary Sector Presentation May 5, 2009 Diego Benavente, Matt Berkowitz, Conrad Bowman, Julie McGrover
Agenda • Sector Overview • Business Analysis • Economic Analysis • Financial Analysis • Valuation Analysis • Recommendation
Sector in relation to S&P 500 7th largest
Business Analysis – Sector Composition Industries within Consumer Discretionary Sector: source: Baseline
Business Analysis – 5 Forces Barriers to Entry: High Many well established companies with strong brand recognition Competition: High Companies have to keep evolving to stay current and keep/gain market share Substitution: High Consumers can trade up, down, sideways Supplier Power: Varied depending on industry Buyer Power: High
Business Analysis – Current Economic Conditions • Positive Factors • Consumers' cash savings continue to expand and are now at a record level • More than 60% of homeowners have more than 30% equity in their homes • Mortgage rates have declined • The recently passed stimulus package includes some modest tax cuts • The recently launched Term Asset Loan Program (TALF) aims to loosen up consumer lending by unfreezing the securitization market • Tax refunds are 15% higher than at the same time last year. • Negative Factors • Margins in the retail space are diminishing • The unemployment rate continues to move higher • Savings rates in the United States have been increasing. • The credit card delinquency rate continues to move higher. • Revolving credit limits are being reduced & credit standards remain tight. • Personal net worth has declined • Delinquency rates for prime mortgage loans continue to rise Schwab Sector Views by Brad Sorensen
Economic Analysis • Same Time Period • Negatively Correlated • Brent Crude Oil • CPI • Positively Correlated: • S&P500 Price Index • One Month Lag • Positively Correlated: • S&P500 Price Index • Retail Sales • One Month Lead • Negatively Correlated • Brent Crude Oil Spot Price • CPI • Positively Correlated • S&P500 Price Index • 3 Month Lag • Negatively Correlated: • Consumer Spending • Positively Correlated • Federal Funds Rate
Valuation Analysis:P/E + 10 Cos with negative earnings (12%) + 11 Cos with negative earnings (14%) Only 23 Cos are expected to improve their earnings in the next 4Qs (28%)
Trailing P/E by Industry • Harman Int’l • Amazon.com(54), Expedia (11) • McDonalds • Comcast • Best Buy • GameStop • GM, Ford • Centex, Horton, KB Home, Lennar, Pulte • Eastman Kodak • Goodyear
Market cap vs Earnings GM: $ -17.6 B Ford: $ -11.6 B
P/E (w/o Auto Mfrs & Homebuilders): 13.4 16.2 S&P500: 13.2 15.5
P/CF P/CF (w/o Auto Mfrs & Homebuilders): 0.85
Recommendation Start by closing the gap (-159 bps) Overweight the sector by at least 200 bps Source: Fidelity.com