Monday, November 27, 2017

It's About Time!

It's About Time!

Some good news for my portfolio this morning.  I see where MDP and TIME have finally agreed to tie the knot at $18.50 per share.  Here is what I wrote in my Blog in mid-May when I bought TIME:

"TIME rebuffed bids (rumored to be MDP).  I think a chance MDP comes back with higher did (their stock price dropped when TIME announced withdrawal). But even without MDP, I like TIME at $15. They pay a 4%+ dividend and with our new 24 hour reality show that is President Trump, we are getting more eyeballs on CNN & Time magazine."

Show that a blind squirrel occasionally finds an acorn.  Of course I had chances to buy TIME later at much lower prices than $15.

I actually did get to double dip on the MDP rumors.  I had owned TIME in my 4/16 Formula portfolio and sold 4/17 before they dropped when they could not agree to terms with MDP:


 4/1/16 Stocks  Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
 CALM  $51.27 $37.55 $0.44 -25.9% 18.0%
 HPQ  $12.10 $17.88 $0.51 51.9% 18.0%
 TIME  $15.24 $19.35 $0.76 31.9% 18.0%
 ILG  $13.85 $20.96 $0.51 55.0% 18.0%
 XPER  $30.79 $33.95 $0.80 12.9% 18.0%
 Totals  25.2% 18.0%


So made 32% there and will make 20%-ish this time.

Of course I am wrong often as well. If you went back and read my May 2017 post where I talk about TIME, I also say 


WSTC is being rumored to be bought.  I have heard prices around $30 and prices around $24.  Hopefully $24 is the floor.  At this cycle in market, I am ok with stocks with limited downside, yet some upside.

TGNA is spinning of Cars.com later this month. I think that may be a catalyst to unlock some value.

MSGN has also been rumored to sell themselves post their spinoff from MSG.

Finally, QCOM got pretty beat down with AAPL playing hardball.  But I think legally AAPL needs to pay QCOM. And then I love the QCOM purchase of NXPI.  That sector (think KLAC) has been on fire since merger was announced yet that is not reflected at all in QCOM.

We'll see - I always like my ideas day 1.

That last line pretty much summed it up.  WSTC did get bought, but actually below the $24 floor ($23.50).  The Cars spinoff has not unlocked any value (yet).  MSGN selling rumors faded like the 2016-17 Knicks.  QCOM still has not gotten paid by AAPL, but I was right about the sector being hot and AVGO has made a bid for QCOM.

In investing, you cannot win them all.  My view is you need to win 2 out of 3.  Here I have won (so far, I have 6 months to go) 2 of 5. THat in a nutshell explains why May 2017 is struggling.  Here is table (assuming TIME goes for $18.50) (hmm, I may be missing a TIME dividend).


5/6/2017  Start   Current   Dividend   Pct Gain   R3K Gain 
 WSTC  $24.15 $23.50 $0.00 -2.7% 9.6%
 TGNA  $25.75 $21.05 $0.14 -17.7% 9.6%
 TIME  $15.05 $18.50 $0.04 23.2% 9.6%
 MSGN  $23.55 $17.50 $0.00 -25.7% 9.6%
 QCOM  $54.93 $68.91 $1.14 27.5% 9.6%
 Totals  0.9% 9.6%


4 comments:

Unknown said...

Marsh,

https://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2017/11/17/fayetteville-makes-list-of-10-best-places-to-live-in-the-south/

Marsh_Gerda said...

John, you make me laugh. You are very persistent! I will check out the write up

Marsh_Gerda said...

I see Franklin TN was #2... we did visit there and it was very nice. I may just visit Fayettevile... I do like college towns.

Unknown said...

Marsh,

I can't beat you on persistent! You have done excellent work on MFI for 11 years. Thanks very much.