Hints and tips:
...Revenues have been flat for the past seven years, according to S&P CIQ data, which means they are falling in real terms....
...One thing to start: thousands of people descended on the Nebraskan city of Omaha at the weekend for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting....
...For instance, US consumer companies have been a regular investment area for activists who have invested in Mondelez, Pepsi, P&G and ConAgra....
...G and Washington Post that Warren Buffett himself, the “Oracle of Omaha,” famously purchased over the years at bargain prices—appears, as of yesterday’s market close, to be worth not much more than Buffett...
...In general, I like to pay less than 15x current year normalized earnings (e.g., P/E ratio) for great businesses like Microsoft and McDonald’s; less than 12x earnings for decent businesses and well under...
...If not for P&G's offer, the Sage of Omaha's position as such a large Gillette shareholder might have looked a little less sagacious....
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