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DeWalt 20V Cordless Backpack Sprayer DXSP190681

DeWalt 20V Cordless Backpack Sprayer

DeWalt Cordless Backpack Sprayer Reduces the Fatigue of Manual Pump Sprayers

If you work on a farm, golf course, or other large property, your arm may get sore just thinking about working a manual pump backpack sprayer. Battery power is an attractive alternative and the DeWalt 20V Max cordless backpack sprayer offers to take over the hard work.

Using the DeWalt 20V Max Cordless Backpack Sprayer

First of all, you can use almost any DeWalt 20V Max battery for power and the battery door has a gasket to keep liquids out. FlexVolt batteries up to 12 Ah fit, but we’re not sure about the 15 Ah pack. 4 gallons of liquid is already pretty hefty, so it’s up to you whether you want the longer runtime of a high-capacity battery or to shed a couple of pounds with a compact pack.

Similar to the Milwaukee SwitchTank backpack sprayer, you activate power to the sprayer with a switch on the side. Underneath it, there’s a Variflo variable power dial to choose the amount of spraying force you want. Both are accessible while wearing the sprayer.

DeWalt 20V Cordless Backpack Sprayer

To adjust your spray pattern, DeWalt includes five fixed nozzles plus an adjustable brass nozzle that stores conveniently on the wand.

So, what kinds of chemicals it can handle? The answer lies in the Viton seals DeWalt uses. Here’s a list of what you can expect to use the sprayer for:

  • Herbicide
  • Liquid fertilizer
  • Pesticide
  • Disinfectants
  • Cleaning agents
  • Stains
  • Sealants

Additional Highlights

  • Wide tank opening reduces spills
  • Reinforced material around the hose reduces the risk of kinks
  • Nickel-plated brass swivel connection between the hose and tank improves range of motion without kinking
  • Heavy-duty 21-inch stainless steel wand
  • Battery level indicator next to the Variflo dial
  • 3-layer filtration system keeps debris from clogging the pump
  • Harness design includes a hip strap to shift the weight off of your shoulders

Some Thoughts

We had two samples in for testing and both had various issues. The first sample had a leaking wand which didn’t seal up when we tightened the fittings. The second unit leaked underneath the tank—likely a missing or shifted seal, hose, or gasket. In either case, we like the concept and design of the DeWalt DXSP190681 backpack sprayer, but find it difficult to recommend at this time. Hopefully, DeWalt irons out the issues—or perhaps we had really bad luck and got the only two leaky samples in the country.

DeWalt 20V Max Cordless Backpack Sprayer Price

DeWalt offers the backpack sprayer as a kit with a 2.0 Ah battery and charger for $269.99. Compared to the Milwaukee Switch Tank system with kits starting at $399, it’s significantly less expensive, though it doesn’t have some of the features such as the ability to swap tanks. We’ve also been using the Milwaukee Switch Tank for well over a year without any issues.

Specifications

  • Model: DeWalt DXSP190681
  • Power Source: DeWalt 20V Max battery
  • Capacity: 4 gallons
  • Hose Length: 50 inches
  • Warranty: 3 years
  • Price: $269.99 kit with 2.0Ah battery and charger

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PTL acquires Stanley Oil & Gas from Stanley Black & Decker

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Aberdeenshire-based Pipeline Technique (PTL) has created a “global powerhouse” by acquiring the oil and gas business of Stanley Black and Decker.

The deal for US-listed Stanley Oil and Gas creates a company with revenues of more than $200m (£163m), specialising in welding, coating and fabrication.

PTL will see its headcount leap from 350 to over 1,000 as a result of the deal and the company has confirmed that 100 of the jobs created will be based in Aberdeenshire.

The deal increases the Inverurie-based firm’s revenues threefold and marks its second acquisition in the past three months after taking on the Norwegian Global Project Services (GPS) business from Global Energy Group.

PTL has not disclosed the value of the acquisition, though Stanley Oil and Gas generated revenues of around $140 million (£114m) in 2021.

Chief executive of PTL Frederic Castrec said: “This deal is a major step forward on our journey of diversification and global growth, and the timing of this acquisition could not be better as the sector undergoes significant change. We will invest in the businesses to deliver rapid growth and help realise our enormous potential.

“This transformational deal opens many doors for PTL. With a strengthened welding, coating, and inspection service offering, we are now a company that can service every area in the energy value chain – from oil and gas to renewables and carbon capture – in any location in the world.”

PTL, backed by private equity firm Bluewater, will acquire the three groups of companies that make up the Oil & Gas division: CRC-Evans, Pipeline Induction Heat (PIH), and Stanley Inspection (including MicroAlloying, part of Stanley Inspection).

Through this acquisition, PTL will be deploying the newly acquired industry-leading technologies to a much wider range of sectors and applications than ever before.

Managing director of Bluewater, Martin Somerville, added: “Having delivered exceptional growth at PTL in the last couple of years, we are delighted to back Frederic and his team in this transformational acquisition of Stanley Oil & Gas.

“This represents another substantial corporate carve-out deal for Bluewater, and we are extremely excited by the growth potential for the combined group.” Pipeline Technique was founded in 1998 by welder Duncan McGregor and subsea engineer Ian Stuart.

Heerema Marine Contractors made an initial investment in the firm 10 years later, before taking sole ownership in 2015.

The business was later acquired by private equity firm Bluewater for an undisclosed fee.

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Stanley Black & Decker Stock: Could Triple In 5 Years (NYSE:SWK) | Seeking Alpha

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This year has been an extreme example that stocks don’t always go up.

It’s the 2nd worst start to the year in US market history, with the S&P 500 down 21%, the Nasdaq down 29%.

The worst bond bear market in history, by a wide margin, means the 60/40 retirement portfolio is down 18%.

And according to Lipper Financial, 11% of US stocks are down 80+%.

What does this mean for short-term paper wealth?

$10 trillion in US market cap gone vs. $8.5 trillion in the entire Great Recession, the 2nd worst market crash in history.

But in such times of market terror come the greatest opportunities for blue-chip dividend growth investors to earn potentially life-changing returns.

“Fortunes are made in bear markets.” – Todd Sullivan

Right now many investors are worried about a recession in 2023. In fact, JPMorgan reports that based on stock returns, the market is pricing in an 85% probability of a recession next year.

But guess what? The recession that 75% of Fortune 500 CEOs expect by the end of next year is NOT likely to be a soul-crushing collapse like the Pandemic or Great Recession.

Deutsche Bank, the first blue-chip economist team to forecast a recession in 2023, has updated its model and now expects:

A 3.1% GDP decline in Q3 2023.

A 0.4% decline in Q4 2023.

Growth to resume by Q1 2024.

A full year 2023 decline of 0.5%.

What does that mean? That Deutsche Bank now expects the 2nd mildest recession in US history behind the 0.4% decline in 2021.

Today, I want to highlight why Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) is too cheap to ignore and potentially set to soar.

Why?

FAST Graphs

Because despite the fact that no blue-chip economist expects a severe recession next year or in 2024, SWK is already trading at valuations that we only see in severe recessionary bear market lows.

Here’s the biggest secret on Wall Street. Stocks never bottom because bad news stops coming. They bottom when the bad news is fully priced in, and historically speaking, that time is now for SWK.

Down 50% from its highs

Literally the most undervalued dividend aristocrat on Wall Street

So, let me show you why SWK is one of the best Buffett-style “fat pitches” long-term income growth investors can start swinging at today.

In fact, if analysts are right, SWK could deliver a 55% total return within a year and 3X in the next five years.

Or to put it another way, there are four reasons SWK is one of the lowest-risk ways to earn Buffett-like returns from a blue-chip bargain hiding in plain sight.

Reason One: Stanley Black & Decker Is The Complete Package

Here’s the bottom line on SWK.

Reasons To Potentially Buy SWK Today

86% quality low-risk 12/13 Super SWAN dividend king

89% dividend safety score

0.5% average recession dividend cut risk

1.6% severe recession dividend cut risk

44% conservatively undervalued (potential Ultra Value strong buy)

Fair Value: $183.73 (17.2X earnings)

9.7X forward earnings vs 16.5X to 18.5X historical

10.1X cash-adjusted earnings

A stable outlook credit rating = 0.66% 30-year bankruptcy risk

71st industry percentile risk management consensus = Good

4% to 14% CAGR margin-of-error growth consensus range

13.1% CAGR median growth consensus

10% to 12% management growth guidance

5-year consensus total return potential: 19% to 24% CAGR

Base-case 5-year consensus return potential: 22% CAGR (3X S&P consensus)

Consensus 12-month total return forecast: 55% (12.7 PE)

Fundamentally Justified 12-Month Returns: 82% CAGR

SWK has suffered some recent setbacks with earnings and its latest acquisition.

Profitability has taken a hit

SWK is now pricing in a severe recession.

No economist expects a severe recession next year, just a mild one.

However, post earnings in four different investor presentations and conferences, management has reiterated its long-term growth guidance of 10% to 12% EPS growth.

“During the quarter, we also initiated $2.3 billion in share repurchases through an accelerated share repurchase as well as open market buyback activity. These actions represent significant progress towards achieving our goal of returning $4 billion in capital to our shareholders through repurchases which we expect to complete in ’23.

Taking into account the approximately $0.5 billion in dividends we expect to pay in 2022, we will have returned $2.8 billion to shareholders by the end of the year, a record for Stanley Black & Decker.” – CEO, Q1 conference call

SWK, after selling its security business for $3.2 billion recently, is buying back stock at the best valuation since the pandemic.

Management is confident that it can have its supply chain issues resolved by the end of Q2, which should boost profitability.

SWK Long-Term Growth Outlook Is Intact

(Source: FAST Graphs, FactSet)

SWK’s growth is expected to be a bit lumpy in the coming years, but it’s still expected to post overall solid growth.

Rolling Returns Since July 1985

Portfolio Visualizer

SWK is a consistently modest market beater over the last 37 years, but from bear market lows, it’s capable of returns as strong as 16% for the next 15 years and 20% for the next 10 years.

9.3X return in 15 years

6.2X return in 10 years

SWK 2024 Consensus Total Return Potential

If SWK grows as analysts expect by 2024 and returns to historical mid-range fair value, it could deliver 125% total returns or 38% annually.

Buffett-like returns from the best aristocrat bargain hiding in plain sight.

SWK 2027 Consensus Total Return Potential

By 2027, if SWK grows as expected and returns to historical mid-range fair value, it could deliver 196% total returns or 22% annually.

About 3X the S&P 500 consensus

Buffett-like return potential

SWK Long-Term Consensus Total Return Potential

Long-Term Risk-Adjusted Expected Return

Long-Term Inflation And Risk-Adjusted Expected Returns

Years To Double Your Inflation & Risk-Adjusted Wealth

10-Year Inflation And Risk-Adjusted Expected Return

Stanley Black & Decker (Management Mid-Range Guidance)

(Sources: Morningstar, FactSet, Ycharts)

Management and analysts expect SWK to significantly outperform almost every dividend growth investment strategy as well as the dividend aristocrats and S&P 500 over the long-term.

SWK Total Returns Since July 1985

SWK was beating the market over 37 years before its recent 50% bear market.

30X return since 1985

11X adjusted for inflation

including a 50% bear market

A Dividend Growth Blue-Chip You Can Trust

2021 Income Per $1,000 Investment

(Source: Portfolio Visualizer Premium)

SWK has delivered 9% annual income growth for investors for 35 years, turning a 3.9% yield in 1986 into an 84% yield on cost.

What about the future?

Analyst Consensus Income Growth Forecast

Risk And Tax-Adjusted Expected Income Growth

Risk, Inflation, And Tax Adjusted Income Growth Consensus

(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)

Analysts expect 14% income growth from SWK in the future, which adjusted for the risk of it not growing as expected, inflation, and taxes is about 5.5% real expected income growth.

Now compare that to what they expect from the S&P 500.

S&P Inflation-Adjusted Dividend Growth

S&P Inflation-Adjusted Earnings Growth

1981-2021 (Modern Falling Rate Era)

2008-2021 (Modern Low Rate Era)

(Sources: S&P, FactSet, Multipl.com)

What about a 60/40 retirement portfolio?

0.5% consensus inflation, risk, and tax-adjusted income growth.

In other words, SWK is expected to generate 2.5X faster real income growth than the S&P 500 and 11X faster income growth than a 60/40, with incredible short, medium-term, and long-term return potential.

What inflation-adjusted returns do analysts expect in the future?

Inflation-Adjusted Consensus Return Potential: $1,000 Initial Investment

Time Frame (Years)

7.6% CAGR Inflation-Adjusted S&P Consensus

8.4% Inflation-Adjusted Aristocrats Consensus

11.6% CAGR Inflation-Adjusted SWK Consensus

Difference Between Inflation-Adjusted SWK Consensus Vs S&P Consensus

$17,999.67

(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)

Management and analysts believe that SWK could potentially deliver 27X inflation-adjusted returns over the next 30 years.

Time Frame (Years)

Ratio Aristocrats/S&P Consensus

Ratio Inflation-Adjusted SWK Consensus vs S&P consensus

(Source: DK Research Terminal, FactSet)

Which is potentially 3X more than the S&P 500 and 2.5X more than the dividend aristocrats

SWK Investment Decision Score

Dividend Kings

For anyone comfortable with its risk profile, SWK is one of the most reasonable and prudent dividend aristocrats you can buy today.

44% discount vs. 6% market discount = 38% better valuation

3.1% yield vs. 1.8% yield (and a much safer yield at that)

Potentially 40% higher long-term return potential than S&P 500 over time

About 2X better risk-adjusted expected return over the next five years

50% more consensus dividend income over the next five years

Reason Two: One Of The World’s Safest Dividend Stocks

There are many ways to measure safety and quality and I factor in pretty much all of them.

The Dividend Kings’ overall quality scores are based on a 253-point model that includes:

Dividend safety

Credit default swap medium-term bankruptcy risk data

Short and long-term bankruptcy risk

Accounting and corporate fraud risk

Profitability and business model

Historical cash flow growth rates

Historical dividend growth rates

Historical sales growth rates

Long-term risk-management scores from MSCI, Morningstar, FactSet, S&P, Reuters/Refinitiv, and Just Capital

Dividend-friendly corporate culture/income dependability

Long-term total returns (a Ben Graham sign of quality)

Analyst consensus long-term return potential

In fact, it includes over 1,000 fundamental metrics including the 12 rating agencies we use to assess fundamental risk.

credit and risk management ratings make up 41% of the DK safety and quality model

dividend/balance sheet/risk ratings make up 82% of the DK safety and quality model

How do we know that our safety and quality model works well?

During the two worst recessions in 75 years, our safety model 87% of blue-chip dividend cuts, the ultimate baptism by fire for any dividend safety model.

How does SWK score on our comprehensive safety and quality models?

Approximate Dividend Cut Risk (Average Recession)

Approximate Dividend Cut Risk In Pandemic Level Recession

Low-Risk (71st industry percentile risk-management consensus)

A stable outlook credit rating 0.66% 30-year bankruptcy risk

15% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Recommendation

61% (61% to 70% range)

12/13 Super SWAN Dividend King

15% OR LESS Max Risk Cap Rec

10% Margin of Safety For A Potentially Good Buy

SWK has experienced deterioration in its profitability, advanced accounting metrics, and a small decrease in long-term risk-management ratings.

Downgraded to 12/13 Super SWAN from 13/13 Ultra SWAN

Quality fell from 92% to 86%

Still one of the highest quality companies on earth

How high quality is SWK?

It’s in the 77th percentile of the DK 500 Master List.

and 40 of the world’s best growth stocks

And even among the most elite companies on earth SWK is higher quality than 77% of them.

Why I Trust Stanley Black & Decker And So Can You

An in-depth look at SWK’s brands and plans to accelerate its long-term growth, including through harnessing secular megatrends such as the housing boom (expected to last 20 years according to Morgan Stanley)

SWK was founded in 1843 in New Britain, Connecticut.

SWK hasn’t missed a dividend payment in 146 years (since 1876) through:

Interest rates ranging from 0% to 20%

Treasury yields ranging from 0.3% to 16%

Inflation ranging from -2.5% to 20%

SWK has been raising its dividend for 54 consecutive years (since 1968) including through:

The stagflation of the 1970s

SWK is built to last and will likely outlive us all.

SWK has the most trusted brands with the #1 market share globally.

Management returns 50% of free cash flow to shareholders via buybacks and dividends and uses the other half for M&A.

That’s how it plans to deliver about 11% long-term growth and 14.1% long-term annual total returns.

about 3% more than the dividend aristocrats and 4% more than the S&P 500

The average EV generates 4.5X the sales per vehicle as regular gas cars.

And electrifying outdoor tools represent a potential growth opportunity in a $25 billion global market.

SWK is targeting some of the biggest megatrends in history as part of its growth plan.

Quantitative Analysis: The Math Backing Up The Investment Thesis

Ben Graham recommended combining qualitative (the story) analysis with quantitative analysis looking at the past, present, and likely future.

SWK Credit Ratings

30-Year Default/Bankruptcy Risk

Chance of Losing 100% Of Your Investment 1 In

(Source: S&P, Fitch, Moody’s)

Rating agencies estimate SWK’s fundamental risk at 2.72%.

a 1 in 37 chance of losing all your money buying SWK today

On June 6th, Moody’s downgraded SWK to a negative outlook.

“The change in outlook to negative from stable reflects the material contraction in Stanley’s operating performance. Moody’s revised downward its forward views and now projects an EBITA margin slightly above 11% for 2023 (14.5% previously for 2023).

Stanley is facing commodity inflation, higher supply chain costs to serve demand, and lower volumes, in addition to higher personnel expenses, transportation, and energy costs than in previous years.

All these factors are weighing on the company’s operating performance. Moody’s believes that management is taking actions such as increasing pricing and investing to reduce supply chain costs, but tangible results to markedly improve operations over the next eighteen months may be difficult to achieve.

“Stanley is weakly positioned relative to similarly rated companies,” said Peter Doyle, Vice President at Moody’s. “Stanley must execute on its operating plan and exceed Moody’s expectations in order to maintain its Baa1 rating,” added Doyle.” – Moody’s

That sounds scary but it’s really not.

Moody’s projects a significant improvement in Stanley’s liquidity profile over the next eighteen months. Proceeds from asset sales and free cash flow will be used to repay all short-term debt, which totaled $5.1 billion on April 2, 2022, resulting in no borrowings under the company’s liquidity facilities by late 2022.

Stanley has access to $4.5 billion in 364-day revolving credit facilities, which Moody’s believes can be easily renewed, and a $2.5 billion revolving credit expiring in 2026. These facilities fully backstop Stanley’s $3.5 billion combined US and European commercial paper programs, which enhances the company’s liquidity profile.

Also, Moody’s projects that Stanley will generate about $500 million of free cash flow in 2022 and increase to $1 billion by 2023. Excess cash will be used to reduce short-term borrowings and to repurchase shares under the company’s remaining authorization of $1.7 billion.” – Moody’s

SWK has ample liquidity and Moody’s expects its short-term debt will be gone by the end of the year.

“FACTORS THAT COULD LEAD TO AN UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE OF THE RATINGS

Stabilization of Stanley’s ratings would ensue if the company executes on its operating plan, resulting in an EBITA margin above 12%, adjusted debt-to-EBITDA approaching 2.5x, and adjusted retained cash flow-to-net debt over 30%.

A downgrade could occur if Stanley fails to improve significantly its operating performance, leverage remains elevated or asset sale proceeds fail to materialize.

While unlikely given Stanley’s negative outlook, a rating upgrade would ensue if the company experiences consistently stronger profitability such that EBITA margin is above 15%, adjusted debt-to-EBITDA is below 2.0x, and adjusted retained cash flow-to-net debt is over 35%.

An upgrade would also require the preservation of robust liquidity, maintaining conservative financial policies, and a low level of financial complexity.” – Moody’s

If SWK gets its debt/EBITDA under 2, long-term Moody’s says it could upgrade it to A-, the same as S&P and Fitch.

SWK Leverage Consensus Forecast

Net Debt/EBITDA (3.0 Or Less Safe According To Credit Rating Agencies)

Interest Coverage (8+ Safe)

-1.64%

(Source: FactSet Research Terminal)

SWK took on a lot of debt during the pandemic to maximize its cash position, as many companies did.

Its debt levels always remained safe, however, and its leverage is expected to decrease over time.

Rating agencies aren’t significantly worried about SWK’s debt, or big buyback plans, or a potential recession

SWK Balance Sheet Consensus Forecast

EBITDA (Millions)

6.92%

(Source: FactSet Research Terminal)

SWK’s debt is expected to remain stable over the next few years while cash flow servicing its debt grows at 7% annually.

SWK Bond Profile

$3.1 billion in liquidity

Well-staggered debt maturities (little problem refinancing maturing bonds)

No debt maturing until 2025

86% unsecured bonds (good financial flexibility)

Bond investors are so confident in SWK’s long-term plans they were willing to buy its 40-year bonds at 4% interest rates

Now yields 6.6% because even 10-year AAA-rated bonds are over 4%

2.55% average borrowing cost

0.1% inflation-adjusted borrowing costs vs 8% returns on capital

SWK Credit Default Swaps: Real-Time Fundamental Risk Analysis From The Bond Market

Credit default Swaps are the insurance policies bond investors take out against default. They represent real-time fundamental risk assessment from the “smart money” on Wall Street.

SWK’s fundamental risk is up a bit over the last six months but doesn’t justify the major stock price crash. The bond market is pricing in a 3.54% 30-year default risk, which is consistent with its credit ratings. Analysts, rating agencies, and the bond market all agree SWK’s thesis is intact. 20 analysts, 8 rating agencies, and the bond market make up our SWK expert consensus.

28 expert consensus + the bond market monitoring SWK’s risk profile is how we track fundamental risk in real-time to ensure high-probability/low-risk investment recommendations.

SWK GF Score: The Newest Addition To The DK Safety And Quality Model

The GF Score is a ranking system that has been found to be closely correlated to the long-term performances of stocks by backtesting from 2006 to 2021.” – Gurufocus

GF Score takes five key aspects into consideration. They are:

SWK’s good score of 76/100 GF score confirms overall strong fundamentals despite the short-term challenges its facing.

SWK Profitability: Wall Street’s Favorite Quality Proxy

SWK’s historical profitability has fallen to the top 30% of its peers, the reason for the downgrade to narrow moat.

SWK Trailing 12-Month Profitability Vs. Peers

Major Industrial Companies More Profitable Than SWK (Out Of 2,768)

Gross Margins

(Source: GuruFocus Premium)

In the last year, SWK’s profitability has dropped to the top 36% of its peers.

Over the last 30 years, SWK’s profitability has been relatively stable adjusting for the natural cyclicality of its industry.

SWK Profit Margin Consensus Forecast

0.09%

-1.28%

(Source: FactSet Research Terminal)

SWK’s strong profitability is expected to remain stable over time with high single-digit free cash flow margins and returns on capital 2X that of its industry peers and S&P 500.

Return on capital is annual pre-tax profit/operating capital (the money it takes to run the business). ROC is Greenblatt’s gold standard proxy for quality and moatiness.

S&P 500 ROC is 14.6%. For each $1 it takes to run the average S&P company, they generate $0.146 in annual pre-tax profit. It takes about 6.5 years for new investments to pay for themselves.

For SWK, ROC was 37% in the last year and is expected to remain relatively stable over the coming years. For every $1 it takes to run SWK, it is expected to generate $0.28 in annual pre-tax profit. Investments take about 4 years to pay for themselves.

By the definition of one of the greatest investors in history, SWK is about 2X higher quality than its peers and 2X higher quality than the S&P 500.

Over the last 30 years, SWK’s ROC has been trending higher at 2.2% annually, confirming its narrow but stable moat.

Reason Three: A Strong Growth Profile For Decades To Come

According to the Graham/Dodd fair value formula, SWK is currently priced for about 0.75% long-term growth. Here’s what analysts actually expect.

SWK Medium-Term Growth Consensus Forecast

Cumulative Over The Next 4 Years

(Source: FactSet Research Terminal)

SWK is expected to grow steadily over time and convert 91% of its net income into free cash flow.

very good for an industrial

FCF is what pays the dividend

Retained (Post-Dividend) Free Cash Flow

(Source: FactSet Research Terminal)

Credit rating agencies consider 60% a safe payout ratio for industrials.

SWK has a 33% payout ratio that’s expected to average 26% over the next three years, less than half the safety guideline.

$4.1 billion in post-dividend retained free cash flow is enough to potentially repay 53% of its debt or buy back up to 27% of shares at current valuations.

The longer SWK languishes in a bear market the more shares they buy back at steadily more accretive levels, reducing the dividend cost and reducing the payout ratio even more. SWK’s long-term growth actually benefits from a lower share price.

SWK Buyback Consensus Forecast

% Of Shares (At Current Valuations)

(Source: FactSet Research Terminal)

SWK is expected to spend $2.4 billion on buybacks over the next three years, which could repurchase almost 16% of shares at current valuations.

SWK uses its shares to make opportunistic acquisitions and then opportunistically buys back stock when shares are undervalued.

The share count is down 7.6% in the last 12 months, a very reasonable and prudent time to be buying back shares by the truckload.

Time Frame (Years)

Each Share You Own Is Worth X Times More (Not Including Future Growth And Dividends)

(Source: DK Research Terminal, Ycharts)

If SWK buys back stock at the rate analysts currently expect for five years, that would potentially cut the share count by 24% and increase the intrinsic value of all existing shares by 32%.

not counting future growth

SWK Long-Term Growth Outlook

5% to 13.1% growth consensus range (five sources)

the Reuters consensus is for 13.1% growth, faster than the last five years

management guidance 10% to 12%

How accurate are analyst forecasts for SWK?

Smoothing for outliers, historical analyst margins-of-error are 15% to the downside and 5% to the upside.

margin-of-error adjusted growth guidance range: 4% to 14% CAGR (including management guidance).

70% statistical probability that SWK grows 4% to 14% over time.

Over the last 20 years, SWK has grown at between 7% and 16% CAGR.

Analysts and management expect future growth to be similar to the last 12 years.

Reason Four: One Of The World’s Best Dividend Stocks Is Crazy, Stupid, Cheap

For 20 years, outside of bear markets and bubbles millions of income growth investors have consistently paid between 16.5 and 18.5X earnings for SWK.

91% statistical probability that this approximates intrinsic value

Upside To Fair Value (NOT Including Dividends)

78.00% (81% including dividend)

12-Month Average Fair Value Forward PE

I estimate SWK is worth 17.2X earnings and today it trades at 9.7X, literally levels not seen outside of severe recessionary bear market lows.

10.2X cash-adjusted earnings

a bargain by private equity standards

Analyst Median 12-Month Price Target

Morningstar Fair Value Estimate

$156.12 (12.7X earnings)

$159.75 (Quant model, 15.0X earnings)

Discount To Price Target (Not A Fair Value Estimate)

Discount To Fair Value

Upside To Price Target (Not Including Dividend)

Upside To Fair Value (Not Including Dividend)

12-Month Median Total Return Price (Including Dividend)

Fair Value + 12-Month Dividend

Discount To Total Price Target (Not A Fair Value Estimate)

Discount To Fair Value + 12-Month Dividend

Upside To Price Target ( Including Dividend)

Upside To Fair Value + Dividend

55.17%

58.70%

Morningstar doesn’t have an analyst covering SWK so its quant fair value estimate is based on comparing it to its peers, which is never as statistically accurate as compared to a company’s own historical market-determined fair value. Right now, industrial stocks are in a bear market, reducing Morningstar’s fair value estimate. Morningstar’s quant model still says SWK is 36% undervalued.

Analysts expect SWK to trade at 12.7X earnings in 12 months, delivering a 55% consensus total return in just a year.

81% upside would be justified by SWK’s fundamentals.

I don’t make recommendations based on 12-month price targets but on whether a company’s margin of safety is sufficient to compensate for its risk profile.

Margin Of Safety For Low-Risk 12/13 Super SWAN quality companies

Upside To Fair Value (Not Including Dividends)

For anyone comfortable with its risk profile, SWK is a potential Ultra Value strong buy.

Risk Profile: Why Stanley Black & Decker Isn’t Right For Everyone

These are my personal rule of thumb for when to sell a stock if the investment thesis has broken. SWK is highly unlikely to suffer such catastrophic declines in fundamentals.

What Could Cause SWK’s Investment Thesis To Break

Safety falls to 40% or less

Balance sheet collapses (highly unlikely, 0.66% to 5% probability according to rating agencies)

Growth outlook falls to less than 6.9% for six years

SWK’s role in my portfolio is to deliver long-term 8+% returns with minimal fundamental risk

8+% total return requirement for defensive sectors

10+% for non-defensive (cyclical) sectors – like industrials

How long it takes for a company’s investment thesis to break depends on the quality of the company.

There are no risk-free companies and no company is right for everyone. You have to be comfortable with the fundamental risk profile.

SWK’s Risk Profile Summary

Economic cyclicality risk: sales could suffer in a recession

M&A risk: SWK frequently makes tuck-in acquisitions

Margin compression risk: over 2,700 major global rivals

Supply chain disruption risk: big impact in 2021 (SK is a major supplier, NK war risk)

Technology disruption risk

Customer concentration risk: top 2 customers (HD and LOW): 29% of sales

Labor retention risk (tightest job market in over 50 years) – rising wage pressures

Currency risk (growing over time due to international expansion)

Pension fund risk: $2.6 billion pension fund

Recall/legal liability risk

Accounting fraud risk: less than 17.5% statistical chance of accounting fraud

“The continued creation, development, and advancement of new technologies such as 5G data networks, artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, data analytics, 3-D printing, robotics, sensor technology, data storage, neural networks, augmented reality, amongst others, as well as other technologies in the future that are not foreseen today, continue to transform the Company’s processes, products, and services.” – 10-K

SWK’s risk profile stretches 14 pages in its annual report, which isn’t unusual for this industry.

How do we quantify, monitor, and track such a complex risk profile? By doing what big institutions do.

Long-Term Risk Analysis: How Large Institutions Measure Total Risk

See the risk section of this video to get an in-depth view (and link to two reports) of how DK and big institutions measure long-term risk management by companies.

SWK Long-Term Risk-Management Consensus

42.0%

Morningstar Global Percentile (All 15,000 Rated Companies)

Just Capital Global Percentile (All 954 Rated US Companies)

Low-Risk, Good Risk-Management, Stable Trend

(Sources: MSCI, Morningstar, FactSet, S&P, Just Capital, Reuters)

SWK’s Long-Term Risk Management Is The 174th Best In The Master List (65th Percentile)

Risk-Management Rating

S&P Global (SPGI) #1 Risk Management In The Master List

(Source: DK Research Terminal)

SWK’s risk-management consensus is in the top 35% of the world’s highest quality companies and similar to that of such other blue-chips as

Caterpillar (CAT) – dividend aristocrat

British American Tobacco (BTI) – global aristocrat

Clorox (CLX) – dividend aristocrat

NextEra Energy (NEE) – dividend aristocrat

Canadian National Railway (CNI) – global aristocrat

The bottom line is that all companies have risks, and SWK is good at managing theirs.

How We Monitor SWK’s Risk Profile

8 total risk rating agencies

28 experts who collectively know this business better than anyone other than management

the bond market provides real-time fundamental risk-assessments

“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do sir?” – John Maynard Keynes

There are no sacred cows at iREIT or Dividend Kings. Wherever the fundamentals lead we always follow. That’s the essence of disciplined financial science, the math behind retiring rich and staying rich in retirement.

Bottom Line: Stanley Black & Decker Is One Of The Best Dividend Aristocrat Bargains On Wall Street

Don’t get me wrong when I talk about safe dividend stocks, I am always talking about dividend safety and fundamental risk.

Safe has nothing to do with short-term price volatility.

Non-Recessionary Bear Markets Since 1965

-21% (Achieved May 20th)

Median Recessionary Bear Market Since WWII

-24% (Citigroup base case with a mild recession) June 16th

Non-Recessionary Bear Markets Since 1928

-26% (Goldman Sachs base case with a mild recession)

Average Bear Markets Since WWII

-30% (Morgan Stanley base case)

Recessionary Bear Markets Since 1965

-36% (Bank of America recessionary base case)

All 140 Bear Markets Since 1792

Average Recessionary Bear Market Since 1928

-40% (Deutsche Bank, Bridgewater, SocGen Severe Recessionary base case, Morgan Stanley Recessionary Base Case)

(Sources: Ben Carlson, Bank of America, Oxford Economics, Goldman Sachs)

No one knows when the market will finally price in the potential for recession next year. And even the most accurate blue-chip economist teams on earth disagree.

Some, like Citi and Goldman, think we’ve already possibly bottomed. Others, like Morgan Stanley, think the market has over 20% more to fall IF we get a recession next year (not a guarantee by any means).

If the market does roll over again, I fully expect SWK to fall a bit more.

But at some point, it will become too cheap to fall any more, and at that point the best-coiled spring aristocrat on Wall Street is expected to take off like a rocket.

How fast could SWK soar?

Analysts currently expect a 55% gain in 12 months.

Its fundamentals are so strong and its valuation so low, it could soar 81% and just return to fair value.

And if SWK delivers the growth that management and analysts expect over the next five years, then it could triple by merely returning to fair value.

Right now future market returns are their best in years, 60% by 2027 according to analysts.

But SWK? More than 3X that, a 200% consensus return potential.

And not from some fly-by-night non-profitable tech stock, but one of the world’s most dependable blue-chips.

Here is what I can say with 80% confidence.

SWK is one of the world’s safest, most dependable, and highest quality companies on earth

and one of the most undervalued aristocrats on Wall Street

3.1% very safe yield

14.1% CAGR long-term total return guidance

44% discount to fair value = potential Ultra Value strong buy

9.7X earnings

about 200% consensus return potential over the next five years, 22% CAGR, 3X more than the S&P 500

about 2X better risk-adjusted expected returns of the S&P 500 over the next five years

I can’t tell you when SWK will bottom, or when the market will bottom.

But I can say that, based on a careful examination of the best available facts, anyone buying SWK is likely to feel like a stock market genius in 5+ years.

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