This one is in the app too.
As Carl mentioned, KHC is already available
With KHC reporting a series of bad news in a single day the stock expectedly tanked and is down 26% as of right now. They reported a miss on top and bottom line , reported being investigated by the SEC and on top of all they slashed their dividend by 36%.
To be fair I was seriously considering putting some of my money there , glad I didnât.
Interested to hear is someone holding shares of Kraft/Heinz and what is your plan about the company?
26% downâŠgood to buy for me. When people see a problem, I see an opportunityâŠâŠ
CNBC team plan to discuss this situation with Warren Buffett during Monday. As Berkshire owns around 25% of Kraft-Heinz itâll be interesting to hear his views regarding whether he plans to sell, hold or increase their current position.
Interesting timesâŠ
Matt
Letâs not forget that the price could continue falling, rather than increasing here
Do you think that the stockâs undervalued now, based on the fundamentals / compared to itâs peers?
I expect it will be another 10% down over next 3 months. Ive learned from experience not to jump in on one freefall. Stocks tend to bleed after a big fall IMO
An SEC accounting investigation, a $15bn impairment, a 10 per cent earnings drop, stagnant YOY Q4 Net Sales, divestitures, and a one-third dividend cut [reducing its quarterly dividend to $0.40 a share, or $1.60 a year â down from $2.50 a year].
Even before the latest sell-off, the shares had fallen about one-third since the 2015 megamerger tie-up.
Lack of innovation and marketing fails to satisfy healthier consumer tastes: $15bn impairment reflects diminished prospects of core brands as Oscar Meyer meats and Kraft cheese.
The writedown highlighted investor concerns that the ruthless cost-cutting for which 3G is renowned had hurt the business.
$30bn in net debt, equivalent to a bulging five times ebida is well above the three times forecast at the time of the 2015 merger and inconsistent with the current investment grade credit rating.
The company forecasts ebitda will fall by nearly a fifth in the first quarter of 2019.
Merged the negatives I read in 2 FT articles. Safe to say, these problems for Kraft Heinz have been years in the making and unlikely to be fleeting. Iâll be interested to hear what Warren Buffet says on this @Mat
Yes I agree with what you said but my intention was to make it clear that when you see a drop, donât close immediately the page and look somewhere else because can be an opportunity!
Anyway this is just my thought
For sure! Apparently value investingâs making a bit of a comeback so Iâm sure youâre not the only one with that kind of mentality right now
I hold Kraft Heinz, so yeah smacked today!
But Iâll continue investing regularly in them, theyâve proven before that they can buy brands and sell them off for big profits. Thatâs basically what Heinz has been doing for years and what has earned them their valuations.
Clearly a bit of a mess currently, I think merging two massive companies has proven more difficult than they thoughtâŠ!
Fortunately, Iâm investing regularly so pound cost averaging will iron out most of todayâs losses over the next few months.
I learnt that the hard way with Royal Mail. Nice rise today though, hopefully it continues
I hope Unilever makes a bid for them⊠What a slap in the face that would be!
Obvs ULVR wouldnât buy them as theyâve been shedding their foods/ spreads business.
Any idea which particular segment this is planned for? Would be keen to tune in for the interview.
I think that the interview with Warren Buffett will initially be shown on CNBC at around 11am (UK time), midday (CET). I would imagine that extracts of the interview will then be shown throughout the day.
Matt
Hereâs the interview -
CNBCâs summary -
Itâs going to take a lot longer than âa few monthsâ to clear up the mess Kraft Heinz are in. I see a bottom at $25, itâs got a lot more to fall. It will be 1-2 years before you break even, even if you pound cost average.