Capital Markets

May was an interesting month in the markets.  在一年的美元贬值和海外股市领先之后,市场出现了急剧逆转.  U.S. 股市表现强劲,小盘股和成长型股领涨.  Despite under performing their growth counterparts, U.S. value stocks posted positive returns.  Meanwhile, the value of the dollar increased, fixed income yields fell, and foreign stocks were punished in the month.

Three key topics seem to be driving the negative sentiment abroad:

  • Increased trade tensions and tariffs between the U.S. and foreign trading partners, notably Mexico, Europe, and China
  • 意大利政治不稳定的风险以及对欧洲主权债务和欧元的影响
  • 即将举行的朝鲜峰会和可能的会晤前的剧情(这将是有趣的,但拉菲娱乐平台目前不评论风险)

In the Market Perspectives, 拉菲娱乐平台多次承认,关税有引发贸易战的危险.  历史告诉拉菲娱乐平台,贸易战几乎总是以严重的痛苦告终,很少会产生“赢家”.“拉菲娱乐平台一直抱有希望,认为关税更多是“叫”而不是“咬”,最终目标是让关键贸易伙伴坐到谈判桌前,解决知识产权法等具体问题.  Time will tell if our hopes will come true.  新一轮关税显然引起了国际市场的关注,并在这些正在复苏的经济体中引发了冲击波.

当拉菲娱乐平台重新审视债务担忧和欧盟讨论破裂时,这对欧洲来说又一次似曾相识.  2011年,欧洲爆发危机的可能性非常大,而2015年,希腊再次对同样的话题感到担忧.  While we are not experts on Italy, 显然,民族主义民粹主义运动的势头在过去几年里在发达国家得到了加强.  欧元解体将对欧洲和全球经济产生非常真实和持久的影响.  要理解对意大利退出欧元区的担忧是否言过其实,现在还为时过早.  与希腊的经济类似,意大利的经济相对于较大的欧盟国家来说较小.  Additionally, 许多意大利大公司的大部分收入来自意大利以外,如果意大利改变货币,这可能是一个机会.

Inside the U.S., economic data continues to be solid.  On June 1st, a banner jobs number helped shift sentiment positive.  The U.S. 在经济复苏的第10年,经济正在全速前进.

One of the Most Misunderstood Aspects of Investing

在过去的几年里,有很多关于股票回购的文章发表.  一些文章声称,它们是股价上涨的唯一原因,而另一些文章则声称,首席执行官们通过股票回购错误地配置了资本,从而实施了某种形式的信托渎职行为.  These types of statements are hyperbolic.  In an attempt to clarify, we offer our thoughts:

  • One of the most important roles of a CEO is to allocate capital. CEO只有五种工具可以用来分配自由现金流:偿还债务, new capital investments, acquisition of a company, offer a dividend to shareholders, or buy back shares of stock.
  • 量化投资公司Alpha Architect最近强调,购买自己的股票而不是利用现金流进行并购或扩张的公司获得了更高的回报. 建立帝国的首席执行官们可能倾向于通过收购错误地配置资本.
  • 当首席执行官们决定将现金流返还给投资者时,他们可以通过派息或回购来实现. Buybacks are a more favorable way to return capital to shareholders. 在应税帐户中持有股票的股东可以决定何时实现收益. Capital gains tax rates tend to be more favorable than dividends.
  • In the book “The Outsiders,作者威尔·桑代克(Will Thorndike)探讨了那些在很长一段时间内为投资者带来可观回报的首席执行官的特质. 几乎每位CEO都有策略地进行回购,尤其是当他们的股票被低估时.  这些ceo中很少有人将经常性股息作为资本配置的工具.
  • 需要明确的是,首席执行官可能会通过回购股票做出非常糟糕的配置决策. 许多首席执行官选择在他们的股票复利强劲后借钱买回股票.  This could lead to a very bad outcome.
  • In summary, buybacks are misunderstood. 禁止回购股票的呼吁是错误的,那些在应税账户中支持股息股票的人可能会更好地把股票回购和股息放在一起考虑.  Total return is more important than dividends.

By: Dustin Barr, CFA

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Quote of the Month

“When examining the cross-section of stock returns, on average, stock buybacks are good for investors – this is not a disputed fact.”

Wes Gray – Quant Investor

Chart of the Month

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