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Friday March 28 th , 2014. Lafayette College Investment Club. Announcements. 1) The BAT Test April 5 th , 2014 10:00 AM in Engineering Building Acopian - 223B Register at www.takethebat.com 2) Mentor Program Wednesday April, 2 nd in TBD classroom
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Friday March 28th, 2014 Lafayette College Investment Club
Announcements • 1) The BAT Test • April 5th, 2014 10:00 AM in Engineering Building Acopian - 223B • Register at www.takethebat.com • 2) Mentor Program • Wednesday April, 2nd in TBD classroom • All are welcome announcements to follow via Email with instructions • Pizza and Soda provided • 3) Trivia • I will ask a trivia question at the end of the meeting • Winner takes home - Investment Club Fleece • 4) Board Positions Opened • We are graduating 5 spots • We had a mandatory meeting already but anyone is welcomed to run • 5) Board Meetings still open on Mondays at 12:15 pm in Simon Lobby • We encourage all ideas and backgrounds
Meeting Agenda • 1) Market Update – Ryan McCormick • 2) Portfolio Update – Tim Simon • 3) Educational Piece – Craig Scheuerle • 4) CLOROX – Sell pitch by Angel Stoychev
Market Update 3/28/2014 By: Ryan McCormick
Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac • Proposal comes 6 years after Gov. rescue • New mortgage securities / lenders take initial losses • Private entities can purchase Gov. guarantees • Attempts to prevent careless lending
Employment Data • National quit rate fell to 1.7% in January • 1st drop in quits rate since March 2013 • Indicates economy slowed over the winter • Quits rate is more important considering questionable unemployment data
No Quick Increase in Hiring • Companies continue to increase spending • Encouraged by an end to gridlock in D.C. • CEOs do not project an increase in hiring • Turmoil in Russia / Ukraine hurt hiring • Global companies concerned with sales
Federal Reserve • Policy makers debate how to communicate future path of interest rates • Had promised to raise rates when U=6.5% • Offer broad assurances, not specific number • Want to consider wider range of indicators • Could hurt Fed’s future credibility
Yellen Comments • Yellen announced rates could rise 6 months after QE ends • Rattled markets causing stock prices to fall • Shows how sensitive markets are to the Fed • Yellen has difficult challenge with guidance
Portfolio Update Both Prior and Post Spring Break By: Tim Simon
Caterpillar INC: CAT • 4.02% • Up 15.63% In past 3 months • Sales of construction equipment rose despite weather conditions
General Electric Co: GE • 4.72% • Down 1.1% in past 3 months • $3 billions in bond sales • Signed one year agreement with NYPA
UnitedHealth Group Inc: UNH • 3.96% • Up 6.72% last 3 months • In Feb online bill payment grows to more than 50,000
Overall Portfolio • Month over Month – We are roughly down -1.05% give or take a few basis points. The benchmark is down roughly -5.25%. • YTD – We are up 30 basis points where the market is up 78 basis points. • Our biggest concern is the 5% allocation into GILD which is down roughly 13% this month.
The Sell Side By: Craig Scheuerle
Investment Banks serve as intermediaries between providers and users of capital Chinese Wall Strategic advisory Securities underwriting Sales & Trading Investment Banking Users of capital Providers of Capital Research • Corporations • Governments • Municipalities • Individuals • Pension Funds • Insurance Companies • Asset Managers • Corporate Treasuries • Sovereign Wealth Funds Private side Public side
IB Overview A B
Overview of Investment Banking Capital Markets Advisory • Equity capital-raising • Initial public offerings (IPOs) • Follow-on offerings • Equity-linked (convertible) • Debt capital-raising • High-grade or investment grade • High-yield • Syndicated loans • Tax-exempt • Mergers & Acquisitions • Buyside • Sellside • Spin-offs / Splitoffs / Carve-outs • Hostile defense • Hostile takeovers / proxy fights • Joint Ventures • Restructuring • Ratings
What Does An Investment Banker Do? Origination Execution • Client Relationship Management • Ongoing dialogue on financial markets, industry developments, new products • Long-term relationship as advisor to Senior Management and Boards • Idea Generation and Problem Solving • Strategic Alternatives • Capital Raising • Optimizing Capital Structure • Risk Management, Dividend Policy • Assessment Of Opportunities • Financial Analysis • Communication • Management, Board of Directors • Internal Committees • Identify Potential Investors • Negotiation / Structuring Transactions • Due Diligence • Documentation
Investment Banking Groups Capital Markets Industry Coverage Product • Equity Capital Markets • Debt Capital Markets • Tax-exempt • Leveraged Finance • Securitized Products • Consumer & Retail • Healthcare • Technology • Media & Telecom • Industrials • Natural Resources • Real Estate • M&A • Corporate Finance “Markets” “Technical”
Investment Banking Competitive Landscape Bulge bracket Middle Market Boutique Low Capabilities High
Sell Clorox By: Angel Stoychev
CLX Overview • Produces laundry additives, bleach, stain fighters, color boosters, home-care products • P/E = 20 • Beta = .4 • Dividend yield = 3.6% • Last price = 87$ • Currently 2.5% of the portfolio
Over leverage • Total Debt = 2.51B • Total Cash = 341M • Total Debt/Equity = 1,610 • Current Ratio = 1.27 • Interest Coverage Ratio = Interest Expense/EBIT= 20%
Balance Sheet Net Tangible Assets = (1,586,000) Assets Liabilities Stockholder Equity 4,311,000 4,165,000 146,000
Bad Cash Flow Management • Dividends Paid = 335M • Cash Flow from Operating Activities = 775M • Net Cash Flow Change = 32M
Stagnation • Revenue increased at 1.2% annually • EPS flat or declining in recent quarters • 12-mo stock performance flat
Management, Insider transactions • Economic profit = Earnings from continuing ops + Interest Expense - Income tax expense - Capital charge • Insider closing out positions • 8,000 shares sold in the last 24 weeks (2 weeks worth of daily volume)
Sell-side coverage • UBS (Sell), Goldman Sachs (Sell), Credit Suisse (Underperform)…
Summary • Over leverage + Stagnation = Lagger • Replace with a company that will benefit from improvement in the economy