Stock Picks – 52 Week Low Screen

A stock actually passed the 52 Week Low Screen this week:

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Williams-Sonoma is an interesting company that I would be very interested in buying at the right price.  They now sport over a 3% dividend – and have very attractive Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). With that said – I believe we are going thru a shake out in the retail space, based on the Amazon Effect – need to dive deeper into WSM’s online performance.

52 Week Low stock picks are based on the following screen:

1. Morningstar analysis available.
2. Less than 5% above its 52 week low.
3. Greater than or equal to Narrow moat.
4. Free cash flow/enterprise value greater than 5% (should be above what the 10 Year Treasury Bond is yielding).
5. Financial Health Grade >= B.
6. Forward P/E <= 20.
7. Stock Industry not = Asset Management
8. Dividend Yield % >= 3
9. For candidates that have passed all the filters, review the individual stocks Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the previous 10 years to select the best long term candidates.

Extra:  I found this Bloomberg article very interesting.  Did you know that the retirement age in China — with almost 22 percent of the world’s 65-plus population — is 60 for men and 55 for women?

• Bloomberg – These Countries Are Struggling the Most to Support Their Retirees