Warren Buffett Sells This First Class Stock And Buys Another Profit Machine

Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors due to is massive investment success. His strategy is classified as value growth, a combination of value and growth.

Recently, I watched his latest portfolio activities via 13F fillings. As a result, we know that he bought one new stock and increased two additional stakes.

On the sell side, he sold out two companies and reduced three stocks. The biggest of them by investment amount were Philips 66, followed by Viacom.

Do you believe that Buffett is right with the stake reduction of Viacom? I don't think so. For sure, Charter is a better growth pick but if Viacom changes it's strategy from a buyback value pick to a growth stock, there could be a huge potential for investors.

However, these are the latest stock purchases by Warren Buffett. Attached is also a list of stocks with all activities of the recent quarter. Please leave a comment if you have something to discuss. Thank you.

Here are the results of the latest buys and sells....

National-Oilwell -- Yield: 4.65%

National-Oilwell (NYSE:NOV) employs 54,540 people, generates revenue of $21,440.00 million and has a net income of $2,455.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $15.18 billion.

National-Oilwell’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,496.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.97% (the operating margin is 16.85% and the net profit margin 11.45%).

Financials: The total debt represents 9.43% of National-Oilwell assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 15.30%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.42% was realized by National-Oilwell.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.51. Last fiscal year, National-Oilwell paid $1.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.77, the P/S ratio is 0.71 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.80. The dividend yield amounts to 4.65%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of National-Oilwell (NOV)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of National-Oilwell (NOV)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National-Oilwell (NOV)

Viacom -- Yield: 3.66%

Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) employs 9,900 people, generates revenue of $13,783.00 million and has a net income of $2,464.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.41 billion.

Viacom’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,342.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.50% (the operating margin is 29.54% and the net profit margin 17.88%).

Financials: The total debt represents 55.10% of Viacom assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 341.46%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 53.68% was realized by Viacom.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.26. Last fiscal year, Viacom paid $1.26 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.37, the P/S ratio is 1.26 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.86. The dividend yield amounts to 3.66%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Viacom (VIAB)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Viacom (VIAB)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Viacom (VIAB)

Phillips 66 -- Yield: 2.72%

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) employs 14,000 people, generates revenue of $161,212.00 million and has a net income of $4,091.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $44.25 billion.

Phillips 66’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,302.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 2.67% (the operating margin is 1.96% and the net profit margin 2.54%).

Financials: The total debt represents 17.82% of Phillips 66 assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 40.22%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.60% was realized by Phillips 66.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.76. Last fiscal year, Phillips 66 paid $1.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.71, the P/S ratio is 0.27 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.08. The dividend yield amounts to 2.72%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Phillips 66 (PSX)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Phillips 66 (PSX)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Phillips 66 (PSX)

U.S. Bancorp -- Yield: 2.24%

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) employs 66,750 people, generates revenue of $12,228.00 million and has a net income of $5,908.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $80.30 billion.

U.S. Bancorp’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,484.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.57% (the operating margin is 40.10% and the net profit margin 29.63%).

Financials: The total debt represents 15.44% of U.S. Bancorp assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 142.95%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.87% was realized by U.S. Bancorp.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.13. Last fiscal year, U.S. Bancorp paid $0.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.59, the P/S ratio is 4.03 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.10. The dividend yield amounts to 2.24%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of U.S. Bancorp (USB)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of U.S. Bancorp (USB)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of U.S. Bancorp (USB)

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company -- Yield: 0.54%

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE:CBI) employs 54,400 people, generates revenue of $12,974.93 million and has a net income of $636.12 million. The current market capitalization stands at $5.51 billion.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,178.47 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.08% (the operating margin is 7.57% and the net profit margin 4.90%).

Financials: The total debt represents 19.56% of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 67.01%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.39% was realized by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.62. Last fiscal year, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company paid $0.28 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.79, the P/S ratio is 0.42 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.04. The dividend yield amounts to 0.54%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CBI)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CBI)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CBI)

WABCO -- Yield: No Dividend

WABCO (NYSE:WBC) employs 11,409 people, generates revenue of $2,851.00 million and has a net income of $301.20 million. The current market capitalization stands at $7.05 billion.

WABCO’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $459.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.12% (the operating margin is 11.76% and the net profit margin 10.56%).

Financials: The total debt represents 12.96% of WABCO assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 37.45%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.23% was realized by WABCO.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.81. Last fiscal year, WABCO paid $0.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.44, the P/S ratio is 2.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.44.

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