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For historic Charlotte homes, Dilworth homes are frequent choices…in one of the city's oldest and most scenic neighborhood. The development of this original "streetcar suburb" begun in the 1890 – but was not completed until the 1950's. The result is an architectural mix of Dilworth homes. In general, many of the earlier homes in the northern portion were large upper-class residence; whereas, the homes on the south side were all small and middle-class.
Not only does Dilworth have historic Charlotte homes, Dilworth is a designated Historic District. For renovations to qualifying homes in the district, homeowners are eligible for state tax credits.
Today's Dilworth homes...
..are some of Charlotte's most desired and not just the Dilworth Road, Berkeley Avenue or Liganore Place mansions. The lovingly restored bungalows of Dilworth have become somewhat symbolic of the entire community… while the smaller less expensive frame bungalows have attracted a younger hip crowd. In addition to the fine collection of older homes, Dilworth now has a large number of newer condos & townhomes.
Dilworth Real Estate
Life was not always a bed of roses for Dilworth real estate. This beautiful neighborhood suffered many years of deterioration & blight before its residents rose to defend it in the 1960's… creating the Dilworth Community Development Association (DCDA). By that time major inroads of commercial rezoning had taken place. Since the creation of DCDA, residents have fiercely fought to maintain the integrity of Dilworth real estate… even obtaining the Historic District designation.
Running through the center of Dilworth is East Boulevard, which along with Park Road & Morehead Street, has been a magnet for dining, office & retail for over fifty years.
And now, at Dilworth's western edge is the popular restored area known as Historic South End.... loaded with shops, restaurants and businesses devoted to design. Its refurbished textile mills provide interesting Dilworth real estate for development & make it a trendy locale. Loads of new condos & townhomes complement this booming commercial development. The development of Historic South End was given a boost with the commencement of service of Charlotte's first light rail service through the area.
Dilworth is a close-knit family of residents whose annual celebrations include Dilworth Jubilee and the Dilworth Home Tour. And each fall, one of the largest Charlotte festivals takes place in the heart of Dilworth on East Boulevard - the Yiasou Greek Festival.
Dilworth Schools :: Dilworth Elementary School
Dilworth schools are considered some of the best in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). The elementary school is Dilworth Elementary School. The middle school is Alexander Graham Middle School and the high school is Myers Park High School.
All Dilworth home buyers with children in school are advised to conduct their own research into the schools before buying a Dilworth home. This should include a visit to the school(s), in addition an analysis of all available information. The NC School Report Card provides an excellent picture of a school's ranking in the state and district.
Dilworth Realtor :: Dilworth Realty
I am proud to be a Realtor with the leading Dilworth Realty and I would be delighted to share my in depth knowledge of the Dilworth real estate market. Should you have any questions regarding the purchase or sale of your home in Dilworth, call me anytime at 704-609-1528.
Dilworth Homes for Sale....today:
1029 Arosa Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Incredible "estate" setting in historic dilworth. beautifully renovated w/large gourmet kt, master on main, tall ceilings, beautiful hws, lots of w...
1660 W Dilworth Road
Charlotte, NC 28203
A true custom dilworth home taken down to the studs & rebuilt. the owners kept the exact historical floor print of the home . no detail has been o...
720 Berkeley Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Grand home located on one of dilworth's prettiest streets. high ceilings, large rooms, 3 fireplaces. large bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. 2-car ...
1562 Clayton Drive
Charlotte, NC 28203
This beautiful craftsman style custom home was blt on .55 acres in 2008 by current owner. 4brs/4.1bts, many custom features make this home unique. ...
506 Magnolia Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
506 magnolia ave...an exquisite blend of uber-luxury and functionality on one of charlotte's most prestigious streets. unsurpassed attention to det...
Reduced -$46,000
420 Mcdonald Avenue #L10B12 M967
Charlotte, NC 28203
Imagine enjoying this magnificent home loaded with the finest of finishes. this award winning builder, designs and constructs homes that are equall...
612 Dorothy Drive
Charlotte, NC 28203
Beautiful, well balanced, craftsman-style home on a quiet street in dilworth. 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms. spacious living areas, bedrooms, and bonu...
Increase +$99,100
410 E Park Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Beautifully renovated classic victorian in the center of dilworth. kitchen features wolf range, sub zero refrig., marble topped baker's island, zi...
1626 Fountain View Street
Charlotte, NC 28203
Totally restored 1920's dilworth bungalow w/ rocking chair front porch. spectacular kitchen w/ granite, island. bosch and viking appliances. wonder...
2120 Lombardy Circle
Charlotte, NC 28203
Newer construction craftsman style home on freedom park! new landscaping with irrigation system. fresh interior/exterior paint. tankless water. bu...
1223 Belgrave Place
Charlotte, NC 28203
Remodeled brick home in dilworth on 0.44 acres! no stone left unturned- all electrical, plumbing and duct work replaced. new roof 2014; hvac syste...
Reduced -$40,000
812 E Park Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Dilworth tour of homes 2004. renovated true to original architecture. gourmet kitchen w/6 burner dual oven, convection microwave, dcs range, ss ove...
Reduced -$15,000
1332 Lafayette Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Charming bungalow on one of dilworth's best interior streets. open floor plan with high ceilings throughout. lots of light. home was remodeled in t...
1032 Isleworth Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Renovated home in the heart of dilworth! gourmet kitchen w/ new cabinetry,thermador gas oven, granite countertops, subway tile backsplash, and lar...
517 Mcdonald Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Newer home, perfectly constructed to blend with dilworth's historic charm! it offers flexible accommodation w/ 4 spacious bedrooms/4 full baths. th...
648 Ideal Way #23
Charlotte, NC 28203
Newly constructed craftsman home in dilworth. beautiful in appearance and thoughtfully designed. the kitchen exceeds expectations with custom cabin...
Reduced -$5,000
1833 Lombardy Circle
Charlotte, NC 28203
Wonderful 1.5 story bungalow in dilworth. renovated home with great curb appeal! privately fenced-in backyard with multiple decks and screened in...
720 Lexington Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
Fireplaces and storage shed sold in existing condition. no known problems.
2505 Marshall Place
Charlotte, NC 28203
Architectural design with features that capture the essence of dilworth living. porte cochere & drop zone just inside. fantastic gourmet kitchen wi...
2300 Floral Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
This beautifully renovated home was featured on the cover of charlotte magazine april 2013.no expense was spared in workmanship or quality. solid w...


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Thursday, Jan. 15
Carrollton Homemakers Club meets at 10:30 a.m. at the Carroll County Extension Office on Floyd Drive.
West Carroll Water District meets at 6 p.m. in the conference room at Carrollton Utilities, 225 Sixth St.
Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at Carrollton Christian Church, 310 Fifth St.
Friday, Jan. 16
Carroll County Public Library Board of Directors meets at noon at the library, 136 Court St., Carrollton.
First Apostolic hosts Mom's Day of Prayer
For the third straight year, the First Apostolic Church of Carrollton has been asked to host the Mom's Day of Prayer for the state of Kentucky.
It is a call to prayer for all mothers of all denominations to bind together and pray over children. The Mom's Day of Prayer is now a worldwide movement.
Most children are introduced to "man's best friend" early in life, but oftentimes a dog's care, training and upkeep are chores left to their parents. The 4-H dog program offers young dog enthusiasts the opportunity to learn about all aspects of canines and strengthen the bond between them.
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Make sure to purchase a generator that is rated for the amount of power needed and buy one that will supply more than needed so you do not blow a fuse or damage the equipment you plan to attach to the generator.
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When John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and the other signers of the Declaration of Independence imagined a new form of government, their vision was one where citizens controlled the levers of power. Rather than kings and bureaucrats, the people would choose leaders from among their peers. This idea permeated American society, creating a culture of democracy that endures to this day.
This menu is for Kathryn Winn Primary and Cartmell Elementary Schools, changes for Carroll County High School and Middle School will be italicized.
Thursday, Jan. 15: Breakfast: sausage biscuit; lunch: hamburger/cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, pickle with bun,, lettuce pickle, tomato, French fries, peas and carrots, strawberry cups or Mandarin oranges. Carroll County High School and middle school will offer: steamed carrots instead of peas and carrots.
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While her colleagues enjoyed the Oscars, Kirsten Dunst earned a brief escape from Cirque Lodge rehab facility yesterday afternoon and decided to shop at a nearby Target. I guess this is her way of getting back at Jake Gyllenhaal. That's some cold-blooded shit. If I found out my ex was shopping at Ta...


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Nokia N900: Internet Tablet with Maemo Linux
Nokia has introduced the N900 as the newest in its line of Linux-based Internet tablets.
Unlike the earlier Nokia tablets, the N900 device based on the Maemo Linux platform can now run on G2 (GSM) and G3 (UMTS) mobile networks and no longer depends exclusively on WLAN connections as do its predecessors the N800 and N810. The N900 brings a 3.5" WVGA display (at 800 x 480 pixels), touchscreen and both a retractable and onscreen keyboard. Nokia also morphed the Internet tablet into a smartphone with the usual ingredients such as a 5-megapixel digital camera, A-GPS navigation and FM transmitter.
Whereas its precedessors were more or less tabletop devices, the N900 with its 111 x 60 x 18 mm size and 181 gram weight can fit in your shirt pocket. Availability is "soon" according to the Nokia Maemo website, which also lists the specifications.
Some of the key data:
3.5 mm AV connector
TV out (PAL/NTSC)
Micro-USB connector, High-Speed USB 2.0
Bluetooth v2.1
FM transmitter
GPS with Assisted-GPS
TI OMAP 3430 processor
Up to 1 GByte application memory (256 MByte RAM, 768 MByte virtual memory)
32 GByte internal storage
Quad-band GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
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.. yea FM Transmitter. according to some sources it will not ship with the software for it though, but since the release was pushed back it may be available on time and ship with it.. but I guess well just have to see
It would be a very nice feature to be able to listen to your music on any system capable of radio... i.e. car or grand/parents(stuck in the past) house -
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Olá! This device has FM transmitter? It would be an FM receiver?
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So far HIV has eluded a permanent cure, yet many newly diagnosed patients can now control the virus with just one pill per day. Most lead relatively normal lives. In developing countries where millions are without access to cutting-edge drugs, life with HIV means a struggle for survival. In past years, whenever hope was raised for a permanent cure, trials failed in the end. Major HIV players, like Gilead Sciences, Inc. ( GILD ), Bristol Myers Squib ( BMY ), and Merck & Co, Inc . ( MRK ), have been largely absent from the scene. Merck is moving to improve its antiviral offerings, but faces generic competition and problems due to patent loss. Immunomedics , Inc. ( IMMU ) is working with the Karolinska Institutet to develop a new class of drugs designed to vanquish the virus, not just control it. But overall, a permanent cure would likely squash the healthy profits these stocks derive from drugs that must be taken daily and for life where monthly expenses reach into the thousands. Most current research is undertaken in medical laboratories and universities. Now once again, hope is surfacing: Across the globe, from Duke University to the United Kingdom, and most importantly in Denmark, HIV researchers are optimistic about a cure. In Danish laboratories, positive early in vitro findings suggest that once the HIV virus is isolated and brought to the surface of the cells from within DNA "reservoirs," it can be destroyed by the body's own immune system with the help of a vaccine administered to bolster the attack. "I am almost certain that we will be successful in activating HIV from the reservoirs," said Dr. Ole Sogaard, a senior researcher at the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark "The challenge will be in getting the immune system to recognize the virus and destroy it. This depends on the strength and sensitivity of individual immune systems,"said Sogaard. The new technique has proved so successful in in vitro laboratory tests that in January, researchers in Denmark were funded with £1.5 million (equivalent to $1,976,550) to proceed to a human clinical trial. Doctors there say that the novel approach "could lead to a cure within months" and brings them "to the brink" of "finding a mass distributable and affordable cure to HIV." Currently fifteen patients are participating in the Danish trials. Once a patient is cured of the virus, the trial will be expanded. Despite all the optimism, some researchers are wary about the outlook for an imminent cure. "We're not months away from a cure," Kevin Robert Frost, CEO of The Foundation for AIDS Research (AmfAR), recently told The Huffington Post. "There is still a lot of work that has to be done." He said, "Essentially, the biggest obstacle to a cure for people with HIV is that the virus lives in viral reservoirs, which are not susceptible to the current drugs we have. What a lot of scientists have been trying to do lately is figure out if there are drugs that can stimulate the viral reservoirs so that we may begin to target them." British Scientists Test the Same Method, While Duke Researchers Take Another Approach. Concurrent to the Danish research, the same novel approach is being studied in the United Kingdom; however, tests there have not yet moved to clinical trial. Five universities -- including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London, and King's College London -- have joined to form the Collaborative HIV Eradication of Reservoirs UK Biomedical Research Centre Group (CHERUB), which is dedicated to finding an HIV cure. Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina also seem to be on the brink of a breakthrough. Up until now, the HIV virus has proven to be a difficult vaccine target. However, Duke scientists led by Barton Haynes, M.D., Director of the Human Vaccine Institute, recently seem closer to discovering a way to improve victims' own immune response, which could lead to a vaccine. Still, the process is theoretical, and some scientists remain only cautiously optimistic. So far, Duke's advanced discovery stems from finding a person in Africa whose HIV infection was detected early enough so that the virus had not yet mutated to escape the body's immune assault. That same African patient is also among the fortunate few (20%) whose immune system is able to overcome the virus. This has allowed Duke researchers to track and map the virus through every step of the process. The team believesthat they have come up with a way to drive the immune system to preferentially churn out the same broadly neutralizing antibodies that mimic the way this patient's immune response successfully overcomes the virus. "The next step is to use that information to make sequential viral envelopes and test them as experimental vaccines," said Haynes. "This is a process of discovery and we've come a long way with regard to understanding what the problem has been." Dr. Louis J. Picker, of Oregon Health & Science University, described the study as "a road map to vaccine development, yes - but it's like one of those maps of the world from the year 1400. We still don't know how to turn this into a vaccine," as reported by the New York Times .
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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsOther titles in the Kathryn Dance Novels series:Roadside Crossesby Jeffery Deaver
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways — not in memoriam, but as announcements of his intention to kill. And to kill in particularly horrific and efficient ways: using the personal details about the victims that they've carelessly posted in blogs and on social networking websites.
The case lands on the desk of Kathryn Dance, the California Bureau of Investigation's foremost kinesics — body language — expert. She and Deputy Michael O'Neil follow the leads to Travis Brigham, a troubled teenager whose role in a fatal car accident has inspired vicious attacks against him on a popular blog, The Chilton Report. As the investigation progresses, Travis vanishes. Using techniques he learned as a brilliant participant in MMORPGs, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, he easily eludes his pursuers and continues to track his victims, some of whom Kathryn is able to save, some not. Among the obstacles Kathryn must hurdle are politicians from Sacramento, paranoid parents and the blogger himself, James Chilton, whose belief in the importance of blogging and the new media threatens to derail the case and potentially Dance's career. It is this threat that causes Dance to take desperate and risky measures... In signature Jeffery Deaver style, Roadside Crosses is filled with dozens of plot twists, cliff-hangers and heartrending personal subplots. It is also a searing look at the accountability of blogging and life in the online world. Roadside Crosses is the third in Deaver's bestselling High-Tech Thriller Trilogy, along with The Blue Nowhere and The Broken Window. Review:"In bestseller Deaver's surprise-filled third Kathryn Dance novel (after The Sleeping Doll), Dance, an agent with the California Bureau of Investigation, gets an eye-opening education in some of the hottest areas of the cyberworld. After an auto accident kills two teens, vicious smears of Travis Brigham, the teen driver deemed responsible but not charged in the accident, appear on the Chilton Report, a popular blog. After one of the accusing bloggers barely survives an assault, Brigham becomes a 'person of interest.' Brigham disappears, and attacks, each preceded by a crude roadside cross, spread to other Chilton bloggers. Meanwhile, Dance also looks into a mercy killing at Monterey Bay Hospital that takes an unexpected turn, and Robert Harper, a special prosecutor from the attorney general's office in Sacramento, begins an investigation that will affect her. Deaver's expert and devious plotting makes it a challenge to stay only a couple of steps behind him." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Review:"...[A] clever and twisted tale that explores the world of the Internet and the premise that words can be more powerful than any weapon.... Don't miss this one." Library Journal
Review:"Deaver...is able to fool even the most experienced readers with his right-angle turns, and this story of a serial killer who uses social networks to find his prey is full of them." Booklist
Synopsis:In the latest addition to the Kathryn Dance series, Deaver tells the chilling tale of a vigilante seeking revenge — in both the cyber world and the real one.
Synopsis:Jeffery Deaver is the international number-one bestselling author of Roadside Crosses, The Bodies Left Behind, The Broken Window, The Sleeping Doll, The Bone Collector and twenty-one other suspense novels. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. He has been nominated for six Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America and is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the Year. His novel The Bone Collector was made into a feature release from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington. Deaver was born in Chicago, attended the University of Missouri and received his law degree from Fordham University in New York. In 1990, he quit practicing law to write full-time. Readers can visit his website at www.jefferydeaver.com.
About the AuthorJeffery Deaver is the bestselling author of The Sleeping Doll, The Cold Moon, The Blue Nowhere, The Bone Collector, The Empty Chair, The Devil's Teardrop, and fifteen other suspense novels. His book A Maiden's Grave was made into an HBO movie starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin, and his novel The Bone Collector was made into a feature release from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington. He lives in North Carolina.
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Going into the final six weeks of the year, the major U.S. stock markets have already registered 20%-plus gains, and most are at or near record levels. The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 is up 26% to 1798, finishing the week at a new high. This is the best year for the S&P since 2003. Small stocks have soared even higher, with the Russell 2000 index up 31%. And the workhorse Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week at a record 15,961, having moved up almost 22%.
The widespread gains have prompted talk of a bubble similar to ones in 2000 and 2007. And in certain pockets of technology, including social media and cloud-related companies, that is no doubt true. Highfliers like Twitter twtr -4.547790339157245% Twitter Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD37.15 -1.77 -4.547790339157245% /Date(1422482486195-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22058716 AFTER HOURS USD37.08 -0.0700000000000003 -0.18842530282637954% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 308900 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 24695166426.0663 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 430162 More quote details and news » (ticker: TWTR), LinkedIn lnkd -0.9702632288204115% LinkedIn Corp. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD220.46 -2.16 -0.9702632288204115% /Date(1422482427078-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 928613 AFTER HOURS USD218.95 -1.80000000000001 -0.684931506849315% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10871 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 27644225463.5659 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 400903 More quote details and news » (LNKD) and Workday wday -2.443259332754558% Workday Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD78.66 -1.97 -2.443259332754558% /Date(1422482599638-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1413833 AFTER HOURS USD78.66 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13990 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 14755289620.4071 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 270559 More quote details and news » (WDAY) all look overextended. And in the strongest IPO market since 2007, shares of up-start restaurant chains Noodles & Co. ndls 1.5273004963726613% Noodles & Co. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD26.59 0.4 1.5273004963726613% /Date(1422482400080-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 251061 AFTER HOURS USD26.59 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 588 P/E Ratio 76.12367592327512 Market Cap 780176497.724255 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 47154 More quote details and news » (NDLS) and Potbelly pbpb -0.28149190710767064% Potbelly Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD14.17 -0.04 -0.28149190710767064% /Date(1422482400117-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 126671 AFTER HOURS USD14.17 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 667 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 411592653.273201 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 60949.4 More quote details and news » (PBPB) are rich enough to give you heartburn.
But big blue chip stocks, including large financial, technology, and energy companies, still look attractive. The S&P 500 is valued at 16 times projected 2013 operating profits of $109 and at 15 times estimated 2014 earnings of $120. Those price/earnings ratios are about equal to the long-run average. Even if next year's earnings growth is closer to this year's projected 5% than to the aggressive current estimate of 10%, the S&P 500 forward P/E is 15.6, which doesn't look excessive at a time of near-zero short-term rates, a 2.71% yield on the 10-year Treasury note, and sub-6% average yield on junk bonds. The S&P 500 dividend yield is 2%, but the earnings payout ratio is historically low at about 35%, meaning companies have room to further boost dividends.
This is the best year for the S&P since 2003. Small stocks have soared even higher. Getty Images
"The first stage of the bull market was a revaluation to something resembling reasonable levels as it dawned on investors that the world wasn't going to end," says Stephen Auth, chief investment officer at Federated Investors. "The second stage began this summer with a transition to the view that the economy is accelerating and that earnings are poised to increase significantly in the coming years."
Tom Lee, the bullish JPMorgan strategist, says "We're in a secular bull market that will last at least another three years." Adds Jim Paulsen of Wells Capital Management, "If inflation stays at 3% or less, the market P/E could get into the 20s."
(For a differing view, see the interview with GMO's Ben Inker, "Bright Spots in a Pricey Market.")
Auth, who has been one of the most bullish analysts in Barron's periodic surveys of Wall Street strategists, thinks the S&P 500 could hit 2000 by the end of next year, about 11% above current levels.
Among major asset classes, stocks are by far the best, he says. "The fundamentals are good for stocks and terrible for everything else: bonds, commodities, and cash." Treasury and junk-bond yields are at historically low levels, while slowing growth in China and much of the developing world is cooling demand for a range of commodities, which are in the red this year based on broad-based indexes.
Barron's consistently has been bullish on the stocks in recent years, starting from the market low in March 2009 ("Ouch! That Hurt," March 9, 2009) and including a cover story early this year when the Dow industrials traded around 14,000 ("New Highs in Sight," February 4).
One of the biggest coming challenges for stocks is the likely curtailment of the Federal Reserve's aggressive bond purchases during 2014. When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised the prospect of "tapering" in the spring -- an action that the Fed has since postponed -- stocks stumbled. But Auth argues stocks can appreciate in 2014 in the face of higher bond yields.
THERE ARE PLENTY of reasons for caution. Margin debt has risen to record levels, investor complacency is high with the VIX index -- a gauge of volatility known as the "fear index" -- near a 10-year low, and many professional investors are raising cash or hedging their portfolios. Warnings about bubble-like conditions are coming from the likes of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and longtime bull Warren Buffett who said two months ago, when the S&P was 5% below current levels, that he's "having a hard time finding things to buy." That said, last week Berkshire Hathaway brka -1.9642365390432077% Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD217160 -4351 -1.9642365390432077% /Date(1422482467307-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 438 AFTER HOURS USD224915 3.5710996500276293% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1 P/E Ratio 17.23902516472176 Market Cap 363829666379.802 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 640606 More quote details and news » (BRKA) disclosed that it had taken a $3.45 billion stake in ExxonMobil xom -3.298515667949423% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD87.95 -3 -3.298515667949423% /Date(1422482411775-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17102541 AFTER HOURS USD88.14 0.189999999999998 0.2160318362706083% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 727159 P/E Ratio 11.072224390366724 Market Cap 385130382218.845 Dividend Yield 3.138146674246731% Rev. per Employee 5338160 More quote details and news » (XOM).
Barron's Roundtable member Scott Black of Delphi Management in Boston notes this year's bull move is different because "the market hasn't left anything behind." All major sectors of the stock market have rallied this year, a contrast to the situation in 1999 and 2000 when technology soared and most other areas of the stock market trailed badly. Among the few weak spots in 2013 are coal and gold shares.
Another laggard has been real-estate investment trusts, which have risen just 5% including dividends, as measured by the MSCI U.S. REIT index. That's behind telecom, utilities, and master limited partnerships. REITs appear to be one of the most attractive income-oriented sectors of the stock market given average dividend yields of about 4%, the prospect of mid-single digit annual profit growth and some inflation protection.
The case for small and mid-cap stocks is harder to make after outsize gains this year and more than a decade of outperformance relative to their larger brethren. The median mid-cap stock in the S&P MidCap 400 has a market value of about $3.4 billion while the median issue in the S&P SmallCap 600 is just under $1 billion.
"Small caps are awfully expensive on an absolute basis and relative to large-cap stocks," says Bank of America Merrill Lynch strategist Steven DeSanctis. He calculates that the Russell 2000 index is valued at about 18.5 times forward earnings. The small-cap benchmark historically has had a higher P/E than the S&P 500, but the spread has averaged less than one multiple point. The gap, based on 2014 earnings estimates, is now more than two points.
DeSanctis's work shows that when small stocks have been this expensive -- dating back to 1979 -- the return in the subsequent 12 months has averaged a negative 1% and they have trailed large-cap stocks by about five percentage points. Black agrees, noting that small- and mid-cap indexes look overpriced and that large-cap stocks are fairly valued. "It's getting especially difficult to find good value among small and mid-cap stocks," he says.
One indication of how scarce bargains are in the small- and mid-cap arenas is that there are just 10 stocks in the S&P mid-cap index with P/Es of 10 or lower based on estimated 2013 earnings and just 14 such stocks in the S&P small-cap index. There are 21 sub-10 P/E stocks in the S&P 500 with the largest representation from financials, including MetLife met -2.6802410139206314% MetLife Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD46.84 -1.29 -2.6802410139206314% /Date(1422482708642-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10836560 AFTER HOURS USD46.84 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 66451 P/E Ratio 9.585960371448376 Market Cap 54677702297.4081 Dividend Yield 2.9888983774551665% Rev. per Employee 1088680 More quote details and news » (MET), Prudential Financial pru -3.1206744683528376% Prudential Financial Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD76.99 -2.48 -3.1206744683528376% /Date(1422482413150-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3181446 AFTER HOURS USD76.99 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 78933 P/E Ratio 15.066536203522505 Market Cap 36397260559.082 Dividend Yield 3.0133783608260813% Rev. per Employee 1082970 More quote details and news » (PRU), and Capital One Financial cof -3.022013807476879% Capital One Financial Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD74.45 -2.32 -3.022013807476879% /Date(1422482643112-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4134574 AFTER HOURS USD74.01 -0.439999999999998 -0.5910006715916722% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 270378 P/E Ratio 10.033692722371967 Market Cap 42681892440.8932 Dividend Yield 1.6118200134318335% Rev. per Employee 569545 More quote details and news » (COF), and technology, such as Hewlett-Packard hpq -0.5353319057815846% Hewlett-Packard Co. U.S.: NYSE USD37.16 -0.2 -0.5353319057815846% /Date(1422482446407-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10517361 AFTER HOURS USD37.16 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 138898 P/E Ratio 13.969924812030076 Market Cap 68521305806.9348 Dividend Yield 1.7222820236813778% Rev. per Employee 369122 More quote details and news » (HPQ), Western Digital wdc 2.2534057154563145% Western Digital Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD99.83 2.2 2.2534057154563145% /Date(1422482400209-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4470016 AFTER HOURS USD99.14 -0.429999999999993 -0.6911749974957427% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 611880 P/E Ratio 15.171732522796352 Market Cap 22672613845.0409 Dividend Yield 1.6027246318741861% Rev. per Employee 180619 More quote details and news » (WDC), and Micron Technology mu -1.8718381112984823% Micron Technology Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD29.095 -0.555 -1.8718381112984823% /Date(1422482400119-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21287196 AFTER HOURS USD29.23 0.135000000000002 0.4639972503866644% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 398008 P/E Ratio 8.384726224783861 Market Cap 31942329691.5768 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 555559 More quote details and news » (MU).
What still looks reasonable in a record-high market? JPMorgan's Lee favors large-cap technology stocks. So does Black, who has recommended Qualcomm qcom -1.0868050717570015% Qualcomm Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD70.99 -0.78 -1.0868050717570015% /Date(1422482400197-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13063987 AFTER HOURS USD65.12 -5.86999999999999 -8.268770249330892% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2658082 P/E Ratio 14.758835758835758 Market Cap 118557507519.837 Dividend Yield 2.3665304972531342% Rev. per Employee 846230 More quote details and news » (QCOM) and Oracle orcl -1.6359447004608294% Oracle Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD42.69 -0.71 -1.6359447004608294% /Date(1422482585197-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14583196 AFTER HOURS USD42.7 0.023424689622862496% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 549329 P/E Ratio 17.49590163934426 Market Cap 190585342638.195 Dividend Yield 1.1243851018973998% Rev. per Employee 318205 More quote details and news » (ORCL). Most big tech stocks still trade for low double-digit P/Es based on 2014 earnings -- below the market multiple -- and carry dividend yields of 2% or more.
GROWTH IS A PROBLEM. Cisco Systems csco -0.35315985130111527% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD26.805 -0.095 -0.35315985130111527% /Date(1422482400072-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 29759550 AFTER HOURS USD26.89 0.0850000000000009 0.31710501772057453% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2622126 P/E Ratio 17.98993288590604 Market Cap 137555512307.134 Dividend Yield 2.835291923148666% Rev. per Employee 638854 More quote details and news » (CSCO) gave surprisingly weak guidance of an 8% to 10% revenue drop in its current quarter in conjunction with its quarterly earnings report last week, prompting a 11% drop in its shares Thursday. And International Business Machines ibm -1.3795796186633695% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD151.55 -2.12 -1.3795796186633695% /Date(1422482468094-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4454968 AFTER HOURS USD152 0.449999999999989 0.29693170570768723% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 40965 P/E Ratio 12.629166666666666 Market Cap 152286968185.425 Dividend Yield 2.903332233586275% Rev. per Employee 215191 More quote details and news » (IBM) has been beset by consistently weak revenue.
The big-cap tech growth challenge, however, appears to be reflected in stock prices and P/Es. And the effective P/Es for stocks like Apple aapl 5.6532893531244275% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD115.31 6.17 5.6532893531244275% /Date(1422482400237-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 143755559 AFTER HOURS USD115.73 0.420000000000002 0.36423553898187494% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2721504 P/E Ratio 6.592910234419668 Market Cap 635712998280.793 Dividend Yield 1.6303876506807735% Rev. per Employee 2148260 More quote details and news » (AAPL), Cisco, and Microsoft msft -3.4458509142053444% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD41.19 -1.47 -3.4458509142053444% /Date(1422482400246-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 82334993 AFTER HOURS USD41.22 0.0300000000000011 0.07283321194464676% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2172085 P/E Ratio 16.476 Market Cap 349973473513.827 Dividend Yield 3.0104394270453994% Rev. per Employee 729531 More quote details and news » (MSFT) are even lower than they appear thanks to huge cash positions. Apple's P/E, for instance, falls to about nine from 12 when factoring in its $143 a share in cash, which is nearly 30% of its $525 share price.
Not surprising, activists like Carl Icahn are pouncing, trying to unlock some of the value in these behemoths. A less aggressive activist, ValueAct Capital, has been involved with Microsoft. Its shares are up 20% since CEO Steve Ballmer's August announcement that he plans to step down amid expectations that his successor will take shareholder-friendly actions to boost earnings like selling the company's unprofitable search engine Bing and cutting bloated costs.
Cisco could become the next activist target in tech. Investors could push Cisco to use its great balance sheet -- with about $6 a share in net cash and investments, or 30% of its current stock price of $21 -- to return more cash to holders. Change could come at Cisco with longtime CEO John Chambers facing greater criticism. Cisco's P/E is around 10 based on reduced current-year profit estimates.
Many big financials have stalled after early-year gains and trade for around 10 times next year's projected earnings. JPMorgan Chase jpm -2.580071174377224% JPMorgan Chase & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD54.75 -1.45 -2.580071174377224% /Date(1422482483932-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 23494398 AFTER HOURS USD54.82 0.0700000000000003 0.1278538812785388% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 859956 P/E Ratio 10.064338235294118 Market Cap 210086222676.231 Dividend Yield 2.922374429223744% Rev. per Employee 406463 More quote details and news » (JPM) may finally be getting past its legal woes and that could drive its share price, now $54, above $60 in 2014. The bank's core franchises -- investment banking, trading, commercial and consumer banking, credit cards, asset management and private banking -- look better than ever. That's not reflected in its rock-bottom P/E of nine based on estimated 2014 earnings. The shares yield nearly 3%.
A well-managed Wells Fargo wfc -1.529167453275439% Wells Fargo & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD52.16 -0.81 -1.529167453275439% /Date(1422482451568-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18379823 AFTER HOURS USD52.23 0.0700000000000003 0.13420245398773006% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 395244 P/E Ratio 12.539968746243538 Market Cap 274788450854.033 Dividend Yield 2.684049079754601% Rev. per Employee 335576 More quote details and news » (WFC) has a lucrative consumer-banking business and a big fan in Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway has steadily added to its stake in recent years. Berkshire holds over $19 billion worth of Wells Fargo, making it Buffett's single largest equity investment.
The two largest U.S. energy companies, ExxonMobil and Chevron cvx -4.202845002771107% Chevron Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD103.71 -4.55 -4.202845002771107% /Date(1422482759245-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10123124 AFTER HOURS USD104.13 0.420000000000002 0.40497541220711597% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 403376 P/E Ratio 9.480410260160522 Market Cap 204657300886.526 Dividend Yield 4.126892295824896% Rev. per Employee 3157450 More quote details and news » (CVX), have trailed the market this year mostly because investors worry about the high cost of maintaining -- and expanding -- their huge reserve bases. Those problems are reflected in their share prices with Exxon, at $93, trading for 12 times estimated 2013 earnings, and Chevron, at $120, carrying a 10 P/E. Both yield around 3%.
THREE DEFENSIVE LAGGARDS this year have been AT&T t -0.3962206644315757% AT&T Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD32.68 -0.13 -0.3962206644315757% /Date(1422482409948-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 45514596 AFTER HOURS USD32.78 0.100000000000001 0.30599755201958384% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 333089 P/E Ratio 27.462184873949578 Market Cap 170185477123.26 Dividend Yield 5.752753977968176% Rev. per Employee 545049 More quote details and news » (T), Southern Co. so -0.4769172071728348% Southern Co. U.S.: NYSE USD52.17 -0.25 -0.4769172071728348% /Date(1422482499960-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5173366 AFTER HOURS USD52.1001 -0.0700000000000003 -0.1339850488786659% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 30342 P/E Ratio 22.294871794871796 Market Cap 47168195198.0963 Dividend Yield 4.025301897642323% Rev. per Employee 698745 More quote details and news » (SO), and Simon Property Group spg -0.571623998436584% Simon Property Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD203.51 -1.17 -0.571623998436584% /Date(1422482500187-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1410661 AFTER HOURS USD203.51 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 204858 P/E Ratio 51.82855396526257 Market Cap 63612497572.1532 Dividend Yield 2.555156994742273% Rev. per Employee 901301 More quote details and news » (SPG), the country's largest REIT. AT&T has a bond-like 5% yield -- its dividend may be lifted by about a penny per quarter soon -- and seems capable of mid-single earnings growth thanks to its large wireless business.
Simon, a mall REIT, has one of the industry's best management teams, ample free cash flow in excess of its dividend that goes toward expansion and a history of regular dividend increases, including a recent hike in the quarterly payout to $1.20 from $1.15. At $152, the shares yield 3.2%. Southern, a slow-growth electric utility has been hurt by cost overruns at new power plants, but its dividend yield, at 4.8%, appears to be secure.
Caterpillar cat 0.20037570444583594% Caterpillar Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD80.01 0.16 0.20037570444583594% /Date(1422482470736-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14183274 AFTER HOURS USD80.15 0.140000000000001 0.17497812773403323% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 86042 P/E Ratio 12.7 Market Cap 48341108173.5245 Dividend Yield 3.499562554680665% Rev. per Employee 465684 More quote details and news » (CAT) and Deere de -1.696885169688517% Deere & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD84.58 -1.46 -1.696885169688517% /Date(1422482616329-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3453358 AFTER HOURS USD84.65 0.0700000000000074 0.0827618822416647% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18747 P/E Ratio 9.733026467203683 Market Cap 29462936830.8408 Dividend Yield 2.8375502482856465% Rev. per Employee 605149 More quote details and news » (DE) have bucked the upward trend in most big industrial stocks this year and now have some of the lowest P/Es in that group. Weakness in North American farm prices -- corn is down 30%, to $4.30 a bushel, this year -- has weighed on Deere, while tough conditions in the global mining industry have hurt Caterpillar. Both are world-class companies that are exposed to strong long-term trends in agriculture and infrastructure development.
Although there has been some cooling lately in the stock market's hottest sectors, mainly Internet, social media, and cloud computing, the marquee stocks still are up sharply for the year (see table below.).
Many of these stocks have little or no earnings and thus are being valued on revenues and some dubious financial measures, notably earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Ebitda) and adjusted earnings per share. Both these figures exclude often high costs associated with restricted stock grants to employees. It's tough to make a strong case for any of them at current levels.
Twitter is an extreme example. At $44, it's valued at about $31 billion with an enterprise value (market value minus net cash) of around $29 billion, based on a fully diluted share count of around 705 million shares. That's more than 25 times projected 2014 sales, more than double the rich valuations of Facebook fb 0.6070203219846926% Facebook Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD76.24 0.46 0.6070203219846926% /Date(1422482401025-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 40045040 AFTER HOURS USD74.95 -1.39 -1.6920251836306401% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13261382 P/E Ratio 70.5925925925926 Market Cap 211263095466.266 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1767400 More quote details and news » (FB), LinkedIn, and Zillow z -4.081234133958211% Zillow Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD98.24 -4.18 -4.081234133958211% /Date(1422482400019-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1304489 AFTER HOURS USD98.4 0.160000000000011 0.16286644951140064% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 24699 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 4164750079.76592 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 357297 More quote details and news » (Z). The S&P 500 is valued at less than two times sales.
Twitter isn't expected to be profitable until 2015 or 2016, though some think it could top $1 a share in earnings by 2017. That means it trades for 40 times on potential profits four years out. Twitter has enticing potential with its ad-targeting capabilities to its 232 million subscribers based on their demonstrated interests, but that's more than already reflected in its share price. A sevenfold rise in revenue between 2013 and 2017, which is what the Street is expecting, could be tough to achieve.
TWITTER ALSO IS A MAJOR OFFENDER when it comes to excessive employee stock grants. It issued over 50 million shares of stock to employees this year, whose value exceeds current-year projected revenue of about $650 million. That's based on the pre-IPO grant prices of around $20, not the current market price.
Analysts generally exclude the high cost of those grants, which typically vest over a four-year period, from Ebitda and adjusted earnings calculations even though the stock is equivalent to cash -- and viewed as such by employees. GAAP earnings properly require stock compensation to be treated as the expense. That's why GAAP earnings are a better financial measure than non-GAAP, or adjusted, earnings. Outside of the tech and biotechnology industries, companies rarely try to exclude restricted stock from their expenses.
Cloud-computing stocks have similar valuations to social networking shares. Industry leader Salesforce.com crm -2.491780584876276% Salesforce.com Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD56.35 -1.44 -2.491780584876276% /Date(1422482565350-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4648401 AFTER HOURS USD57.3012 0.9512 1.6880212954747116% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34950 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 36465490577.6978 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 381520 More quote details and news » (CRM) doesn't earn a profit based on GAAP earnings that includes its stock compensation expense and yet it has a market value of $34 billion. Other hot plays with 2014 price/sales ratios above 10 and no GAAP earnings include Workday, NetSuite n 0.556919010760808% NetSuite Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD106.53 0.59 0.556919010760808% /Date(1422482631910-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 460569 AFTER HOURS USD106.53 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1501 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 8129729679.2334 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 210938 More quote details and news » (N), and ServiceNow now 1.4725371815638344% ServiceNow Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD68.91 1 1.4725371815638344% /Date(1422482483238-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2595152 AFTER HOURS USD70.8 1.89 2.742707879843274% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 78304 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 10071053750.3357 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 333218 More quote details and news » (NOW). One skeptic on some of the cloud stocks has been veteran tech manager Paul Wick, who runs the Columbia Seligman Communications and Information fund (SLMCX; see "Keep Your Head -- and Money -- Out of the Clouds," Sept. 30).
Investors are also chowing down on restaurant stocks like 2013 IPOs Noodles & Co., Potbelly, and longtime favorite Chipotle Mexican Grill cmg -1.29483038276517% Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD711.99 -9.34 -1.29483038276517% /Date(1422482420539-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 241604 AFTER HOURS USD711.48 -0.509999999999991 -0.07163021952555514% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3142 P/E Ratio 54.726364335126824 Market Cap 22370608172.2192 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 85633.1 More quote details and news » (CMG). Noodles has more than doubled its June IPO price, to a recent $43, valuing the company at more than 100 times current-year earnings. The chain, which offers macaroni and cheese and other, often high-calorie, noodle dishes, is opening plenty of new restaurants but comparable-store sales rose only 2.7% in the latest quarter, hardly impressive for a triple-digit P/E stock.
Wall Street got too aggressive in pricing one hyped initial public offering last week and buyers paid the price. Chegg chgg -4.788732394366197% Chegg Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD6.76 -0.34 -4.788732394366197% /Date(1422482515389-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 477924 AFTER HOURS USD6.76 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1278 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 595327885.069943 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 465623 More quote details and news » (CHGG), an unprofitable college textbook rental company, went public at $12.50 a share, above the top of its projected IPO pricing range of $11.50 and ended the week around $9. Through a series of Internet acquisitions, Chegg has tried to position itself as a "student-first connected learning platform" thanks to its involvement in e-textbooks and online college recruitment for high-school students. The company still gets about 80% of its revenue from college textbook rentals, a competitive field threatened by e-textbooks, another highly competitive area. Even with the decline, Chegg is valued at around $800 million, compared with Barnes & Noble bks -3.6535303776683086% Barnes & Noble Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD23.47 -0.89 -3.6535303776683086% /Date(1422482421904-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 339469 AFTER HOURS USD23.47 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17091 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1467543864.13208 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 152243 More quote details and news » (BKS) at $1 billion. Barnes & Noble has about 30 times Chegg's sales and a profitable college bookstore business.
The Chegg comedown could happen to many more hot stocks. While the bull market may have much longer to run, it may soon be dominated by the shares of large, quality companies rather than the many speculative stocks that have done so well this year. In our February cover story, we wrote that alternative investments like hedge funds starred in this century's first decade, but that stocks would dominate in the current decade. So far, that call looks good.
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AstraZeneca Rejects Sweetened Pfizer Bid
NEW YORK (The Deal) -- The U.K.'s AstraZeneca (AZN - Get Report) on Friday, May 2, took just a few hours to reject a sweetened takeover worth 63.1 billion pounds ($106.6 billion) from Pfizer (PFE - Get Report), which sought support from U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron in a public letter as its furiously lobbying efforts continued.
The London target said late Friday morning that Pfizer's improved 5,000 pence-per-share proposal, up from its initial 4,661 pence pitch, was still way too low and didn't address its concerns that the bid was stock-heavy. The terms "are not a basis on which to engage with Pfizer," it said.
"AstraZeneca continues to invest significantly in research, development and manufacturing in the U.K., Sweden and the U.S. We are showing strong momentum as an independent company, in particular with our exciting, rapidly progressing pipeline, which the board believes will deliver significant value for shareholders," added Chairman Leif Johannson in the statement. "Pfizer's proposal would dramatically dilute AstraZeneca shareholders' exposure to our unique pipeline and would create risks around its delivery. As such, the board has no hesitation in rejecting the Proposal."
The New York pharmaceuticals giant's takeover attempt has already raised hackles among U.K. politicians fearing the loss of one of the country's biggest drug companies and Pfizer Chairman and CEO Ian Read has launched a charm offensive to win the government over. If Pfizer succeeds with its bid, the takeover would be by far the largest foreign takeover of a U.K. company and has prompted a debate about Britain's "open" takeover regime, which emerged largely intact following the furore surrounding the-then Kraft Foods Inc.'s 11.9 billion pound takeover of Cadbury plc in February 2010.
"We recognize that our approach may create uncertainty for the U.K. government and scientific community given the strategic importance of life sciences to the Government's Industrial Strategy and the significance of the transaction. We would therefore like to assure the government of our long term commitment to the U.K. where Pfizer already employs a significant number of colleagues across research, commercial and administrative roles," Read wrote in the letter to Cameron. Pfizer said it would continue work on a planned AstraZenecca research center in Cambridge, England should the deal succeed. It would also place 20% of its R&D staff in the U.K. and offer two AstraZenca board members seats on its executive panel. Pfizer's latest indicative offer included 1.845 of its own shares and 1,598 pence in cash per AstraZeneca share. That's a 32% bonus to AstraZeneca's April 17 close, the day before speculation of a potential trans-Atlantic offer, and a 39% premium to the share's close Jan. 3 before Pfizer made its first indicative offer. The Viagra maker first approached AstraZeneca about a possible deal in November and has contacted the company several times. AstraZeneca shares on Friday morning held resolutely below the sweetened offer price, at 4,804 pence, implying some skepticism that the seemingly unstoppable process will necessarily culminate in an offer. Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG analyst Alistair Campbell had earlier noted that 5,000 pence per share was the minimum Pfizer would have to pay "to win over management." He has a hold rating on AstraZeneca stock and said the bonus was necessary even though AstraZeneca only has a book value of 4,000 pence per share. The world's pharmaceutical companies are racing to beef up the activities they see as most profitable, making competition for certain treatment areas fierce. Pfizer is hoping to tap into AstraZeneca's oncology activities, though analysts have said the target's portfolio is too immature to aid Pfizer quickly. Basel's Novartis AG is also banking on cancer treatments, cranking up the pressure on Pfizer to complete an agreement. Last month Novartis agreed to an asset swap with GlaxoSmithKline plc, trading its vaccine business for Glaxo's oncology drugs. The duo will also combine their over-the-counter units into a joint venture and Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. will buy Novartis' veterinary activites. Pfizer is taking financial advice from Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Fares Noujaim, Adrian Mee, Michael Findlay and Geoff Iles; a Guggenheim Securities LLC team of Alan Schwartz, Ken Springer and Jim Ferency; and JPMorgan Securities LLC's Steve Frank, Laurence Hollingworth, Mark Breuer and Christopher Dickinson. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP's Michael Hatchard, Scott Hopkins, Adam Howard, Tim Sanders, Paul Schnell, Sean Doyle, Michael Chitwood, Grace Fu, Sally Thurston and Sharis Pozen are providing counsel alongside Clifford Chance LLP's Tony Reeves. AstraZeneca is taking financial advice from Simon Robey and Simon Warshaw from their new Robey Warshaw advisory business as well as Evercore Partners Inc.'s Francois Maisonrouge, a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. team of Karen Cook and Phil Raper and Morgan Stanley's Colm Donlon and Andrew Foster. AstraZeneca is turning to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP's Julian Long and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's Paul Kingsley for counsel.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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