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  • This Retailer Needs Minimal Rental and Advertising

    By Mark Lin - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, NWL, TUP

    Most retailers have to grapple with both rental expenses and advertising & promotion expenses. Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP), however, minimizes such expenses, selling branded housewares and beauty and personal care products via its direct sales force. It also has the appropriate structures in place to motivate its sales force. I like Tupperware Brands for its decent dividend yield and reasonable valuation.

    Unique non-retail selling model

    Tupperware Brands employs a non-retail model more »

  • Which Cosmetic Company Will Conquer Emerging Markets?

    By Damian Illia - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, REV, EL

    Competition in the cosmetics industry is getting tough. There is an ongoing race taking place among the largest companies in order to gain presence in the developing world, where markets still grow. Let’s analyze the strategy and performance of three players in the industry.

    Avon: Promising new fiscal year

    Avon (NYSE: AVP) is the world’s largest direct seller, providing cosmetics, fragrances, toiletries, jewelry, and accessories through 6.2 more »

  • Herbalife Short Insanely Stupid: Don't Join In

    By Alexander Cho - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, HLF, NUS

    Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) has been receiving a lot of scrutiny from investors lately. This is partially driven by the declining stock value, due in part to investor Bill Ackman’s billion dollar short against the stock. I believe there are some key issues with Bill Ackman’s bet against Herbalife.

    Some pyramid schemes are sustainable

    One of the favorite arguments a Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) promoter will use to defend the pyramid more »

  • The Return of Herbalife

    By Shazir Mucklai - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, HLF, NUS

    Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) has picked up a bunch of traction in the news lately with tons of people shorting it and tons of people buying into it. Recently, this stock picked up a ton of volume after billionaire investor Bill Ackman said this stock was a pyramid scheme, and was the worst investment idea he has ever seen, in terms of keeping it as long term stock. After he said more »

  • The Return of Herbalife

    By Shazir Mucklai - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, HLF, NUS

    Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) has picked up a bunch of traction in the news lately with tons of people shorting it and tons of people buying into it. Recently, this stock picked up a ton of volume after billionaire investor Bill Ackman said this stock was a pyramid scheme, and was the worst investment idea he has ever seen, in terms of keeping it as long term stock. After he said more »

  • What to Make of Direct Selling?

    By Piyush Arora - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, HLF, NUS

    The billionaire showdown is almost resonant to the Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) fiasco that unfolded over the last couple of months. Bill Ackman still remains convinced that Herbalife’s business model is unsustainable, while Carl Icahn believes the contrary. Whether Herbalife survives or not is another topic for debate, but I’m confident that for its part, Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS) has been beaten down for no reason and investors more »

  • What’s Moving these S&P 500 Movers?

    By Brian Nichols - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, EOG, GME, MON, NFLX

    On a day when the S&P 500 inched ever-so-closer to its all-time highs with gains of 0.78%, there were few stocks that separated themselves from the pack. These were market leading performers, and therefore I am looking at those movers, determining why they moved, and if any are presenting upside.

    Company

    Ticker

    Performance

    Netflix

    (NASDAQ: NFLX)

    5.43%

    Monsanto

    (NYSE: MON)

    4.42%

    Avon Products

    (NYSE: AVP)

    4 more »

  • Banking on a Buyout

    By Jon Quast - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, BBRY, DIS, WBMD

    Aug. 30, 2009, is a day my portfolio will not soon forget.  That was the day I lost my largest holding.  The day that the company I believed in more than any other was taken from me.  The company that had the largest potential for growth was absorbed into another.  It was the day that Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced they were buying my beloved Marvel.

    I'm not exactly a more »

  • Market Is Offering a Deep Discount on This Household and Beauty Products Retailer

    By Ted Cooper - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, PG, EL

    Consumer retail can be a scary business to be in. Consumers are fickle; not only do their tastes change without warning, they tend to stop spending money at the slightest drop-off in income. As a result, many investors have lost a lot of money buying consumer retail companies.

    Although the industry can be volatile, some companies are less volatile than others. Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) is a company that has more »

  • Asia-Pacific to Drive Estée Lauder’s Future Growth

    By Ashit Gulati - March 23, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, REV, EL

    During 2012, Estee Lauder’s (NYSE: EL) sales grew by 5%, driven primarily by prestige skin care and makeup products. The demand for such products grew significantly in US and the Asia-Pacific regions. Both regions are considerable contributors to Estee Lauder’s overall revenues, as sales from US and Asia-Pacific regions constitute 40% and 20% of revenues respectively. Going forward, reaching into smaller Chinese cities through its e-commerce platform will more »

  • Is This Cosmetics Company Attractive After a 1,000% Gain?

    By Anh HOANG - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, LRLCY.PK, REV

    Shareholders of Revlon (NYSE: REV) must be quite happy, as its share price just shot up by more than 50%, from around $15 per share to more than $22.60 per share since the beginning of the year. If investors grabbed Revlon’s shares at the bottom of 2009 at $2.60 per share, they would have seen a gain of 1,000% within just four years. Is Revlon a more »

  • The next Kodak?

    By Nathan Gleason - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, EK

    Everyone knows that the failure of Kodak (NASDAQOTH:EKDKQ) should have been seen from a mile away because hindsight is always 20/20. Yes there were plenty of people that did see it coming, but that number is significantly smaller then the number of people that say they saw it coming. Everyone says “I saw that coming, but I didn't do anything about it,” translation: “I didn't think more »

  • Billion Dollar Hedge Fund Bullish on Gas in 2013

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: APC, AVP, DMND, MIC, TROX

    Like anything in life, formulating a successful investment strategy requires focus. At Insider Monkey, we've found that historically, by focusing on the best stock picks of the best hedge funds, retail investors have been able to beat the market. Our small-cap strategy beat the market by 18% a year for more than a decade in our back tests, and since we started sharing this strategy with the public, it more »

  • Reasons You Should Believe in Herbalife

    By Josef Ray Dagatan - February 28, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, HLF, NUS

    Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) is synonymous to a selling strategy called multi-level marketing (MLM,) or direct selling. Some argue that this MLM is a good way to start an entrepreneurial path with very minimum capital involved. On the other hand, some call MLM a bad idea, and may even be tagged as a form of pyramid scheme. Whatever the case, Herbalife continues to grow despite these challenges and the criticism thrown more »

  • A $25 Billion Cap Stock To Put A Smile On Your Face

    By Declan Fallon - February 28, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, LRLCY.PK, PG, EL

    Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) recently released earnings, which were welcomed by investors and managed to push the stock to new highs, only for prices to subsequently consolidate into its prior price range just below $64. In this state, the stock is likely off the radar of many, but this is also great time to be looking at it from an investment stand point.

    What's to Like?

    While a slowdown more »

  • All Gussied up and No Place to Go

    By Diane Alter - February 28, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, NUS, PG

    Following six consecutive quarters of ugly earnings, cosmetic company Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) finally posted better than expected sales and earnings for Q4 and the full year of 2012. In fact, the 37 cents adjusted earnings per share the company posted for the fourth quarter handily beat the consensus forecast of 27 cents, and full year earnings of 85 cents came in ahead of the estimated 76 cents.

    But despite more »

  • Hair Raising Experiences for Investors?

    By Michael Ugulini - February 27, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, JNJ, PG

    "… the most important member of every heavy metal band is the hairdresser..."

                                              Frank Zappa (American Composer: 1940 -1993)

                                                                                ~ 

    Mr. Zappa was all about cutting to an issue's core. Whether you liked him and his music or not, you could count on his unique perspective on things. He recognized the penchant for puffed, fluffed hairdos in flamboyant bands whose hairstyles sometimes claim more attention than the music.

    Considering the plethora more »

  • Avon Might Reach $25 In Two Years

    By Anh HOANG - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, REV, TUP

    In a previous article, I talked about PNC Financial Services, a financial services firm that Brian Rogers, chairman and chief investment officer of T. Rowe Price, recommended at the 2013 Barron’s Roundtable. In this article, I will focus on another stock that he liked: Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), the direct selling company with beauty and fashion-related products.

    2012 Losses With High Amount of Debt

    Avon, incorporated in 1916, is more »

  • Don't Shy Away From This High PE Stock

    By Neha Gupta - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, EL, TUP

    Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) manufactures and markets prestige cosmetics and other beauty products, with a product portfolio of well-known company-owned brands (including Aramis, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Estée Lauder, La Mer, M•A•C, and Origins) and global fragrance and cosmetics licenses (including Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, Sean John, Donna Karan, and Michael Kors). The company’s sales are primarily concentrated in the skin care (42.2% of sales) and makeup more »

  • 10% + Yield With Plenty of Promise And Risk

    By Reuben Brewer - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: MO, AVP, CTCT, GOOG, IBM, PBI, STMP

    Postage meter maker Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) has been hard hit by the Internet, because it's so tied to regular mail services. Still, the company is working hard to catch up to the times. It has historically shown a stern commitment to its dividend, which it has increased annually for years. With investors clearly pricing in a dividend cut, is it worth the risk of buying the stock?

    It more »

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