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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: DTB ✶  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Put selling?
Date: 10/25/23 5:27 PM
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I dunno, June DG $120 puts bid $13.60?
About 19%/year rate of cash return, or you get an entry price of $106.40.
I think they'll be making around $11 within a year or two, so that would be an entry price at a forward P/E at/under 10.
But of course I'm crazy in thinking they aren't about to go broke.



Sign me up to the Crazy Club - eps in the last 4 quarters has been $2.34, $2.97, $2.35 and $2.14, so $9.80 over the last 4 quarters, or, if you annualize their 'terrible' results of the last 2 quarters, $8.98. Is buying back shares. Pays a dividend (although that won't help you with the put). Does well in recessions. Made >$10 eps in each of the previous 3 years. Has doubled revenues and earnings over the last 8 years (9% p.a.) while tripling eps (15% p.a.) because of share repurchases.

Nahh, I think we're better off with Apple at 30 times earnings that plateaued for 10 quarters, no risk there.

DTB
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