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| TOP PICK | 42.790 | Norman Levine | Gets almost all earnings from the US as well as some from Canada. The largest auto parts wholesale distributor. New car sales are falling off a cliff in the US. People will be keeping their cars longer. Also in industrial products. Have a history of increasing earnings every year as well as their dividends. | 2008-08-12 | |
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| TOP PICK | 42.500 | Norman Levine | Largest wholesaler of auto parts in North America. UAP in Canada and NAPA in the US are 2 of its major brands. In an economic slowdown, people will fix up their cars more than buying new ones. Just reported earnings that were on target. Raised their dividend again. Good yield, good growth at a decent valuation. | 2008-02-26 | |
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| TOP PICK | 42.320 | Norman Levine | Largest auto parts wholesaler in the US. Also into industrial and office products, wholesale distribution. Fabulous company with great management. Raise their dividends regularly. Yielding over 3%. | 2008-01-29 | |
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| PAST TOP PICK | 50.590 | Norman Levine | (A Top Pick July 25/06. Up 19%.) Largest wholesaler of auto parts. As the average life of a car gets longer on the road, they benefit. | 2007-07-18 | |
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| PAST TOP PICK | 48.330 | Norman Levine | (A Top Pick Feb 28/06. Up 12.7%.) Margins have been good. | 2007-02-27 | |
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| TOP PICK | 42.480 | Norman Levine | Largest North American wholesale distributor of auto parts. Also a major distributor of industrial part and office supplies. Has a history of consistently giving high single digit sales growth in earnings growth and constantly raising their dividends. Great management. | 2006-07-25 | |
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| PAST TOP PICK | 43.000 | Norman Levine | (A Top Pick Mar 21/06. Down 2.5%.) A good business. Still buying. | 2006-05-30 | |
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| TOP PICK | 44.830 | Norman Levine | The largest auto parts distributor/wholesaler in the US. Also a big player in industrial products. As long as the outlook for consumer spending remains good and the ages of autos increases, it should do well. | 2006-03-21 | |
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| TOP PICK | 44.520 | Norman Levine | He's owned for awhile. This company is an autoparts wholesaler. People are spending their money on autoparts and keeping their cars going longer. (13-14 years).
Also a big supplier of industrial parts and office supplies.
They don't make anything, they just distrubute.
The yield is over 3%. The street doesn't like it, but it keeps returning better then expected results. | 2006-02-28 | |
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| BUY | 42.680 | Norman Levine | A good name in the US auto parts. | 2005-09-28 | |
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| TOP PICK | 38.930 | Norman Levine | North America's largest auto parts wholesale distributor. Profit margins are increasing. A 3% yield. Well managed. Generates lots of cash. | 2004-10-21 | |
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| BUY | 37.540 | Norman Levine | A good sector as the age of autos continues to go up, so parts are more in demand. 3%+ yield. | 2004-09-28 | |
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| TOP PICK | 37.660 | Norman Levine | The demographics for used cars continues to improve. 3% dividend. Has a history of increasing the dividends every year. | 2004-08-04 | |
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| TOP PICK | 36.230 | Robert Stovall | A steady earner. Single-digit growth in earnings year after year. Dividend is OK. | 2004-05-21 | |
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| TOP PICK | 34.700 | Norman Levine | A good steady growing business. Excellent balance sheet. Raised their dividend for the 48th year in a role. | 2004-02-23 | |
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