Etsy is an online e-commerce platform where creators of arts and crafts, vintage items and other unique goods go to sell their products.
2019 was a massive year for ETSY in which they achieved a record revenue of $818.4 million dollars & close to $5 billion in gross merchandise sales.
However, this global pandemic has caused a decrease in demand by it’s consumers as many cut back on unnecessary spending.
Is ETSY stock doomed? Or could this be the next amazon of the Arts & crafts market?
In this video, we’re going to find out! I’m going to analyse the stock, deep dive it’s the businesses long term growth plans and inform you whether I have PERSONALLY PURCHASED shares in ETSY.
LETS DIVE IN!
Is ETSY special?
The ETSY platform has a real community which connects 2.7 million active sellers with 46.4 million active buyers.
People buy from ETSY because of the vast selection of unique items available of which many can even be tailored to fit your needs!
With 88% of buyers indicating the goods can’t be purchased anywhere else!
How does ETSY make money?
Over 70% of ETSY’s revenue comes from seller fees for listing items & payments.
The rest of their revenue comes from extra value-added services such as advertising or discounted shipping labels.
ETSY’s revenue increased by over 35% in 2019 & management were optimistic about reached $1 billion!
How big is the Unique Retail market?
ETSY estimated the market size for it’s unique hobby craft items to be $100 billion per year!
Which could grow to $170 billion by 2023.
So with $5 billion in gross product sales, they believe there is plenty of room to growth & scale!
How does ETSY Plan to grow?
At an ETSY investor event back in 2019, ETSY discussed three ways they could drive major growth.
The first growth lever they could pull would be to INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE BUYERS.
Via Improved Social Media Marketing, SEO and even TV ads!
The initial results looking positive with active buyers growing by 17.5%
The second growth lever they can pull is to retarget previous ETSY customers who only one purchase per year.
With automated emails & special events designed to entice these past customers to purchase again.
The third growth leader they can pull is to increase the average order value .
Similar to Amazon’s setup of “frequently bought together” items which prompt’s buyers to purchase multiple extra items.
So all looking pretty sweet for ETSY & it’s share price was flying!
What about this global Pandemic?
ETSY has adapted quick to the lockdown environment & offered many DIY craft projects for home & useful pandemic related supplies such as home made face masks & hand sanitisers.
Does ETSY have high debt?
It’s vital before investing into any business that your check the companies balance sheet & debt levels. Especially if investing during a risky recessionary period.
Reviewing ETSY’s balance sheet it’s clear to see it’s looking healthy & they have plenty of free cash flow to whether this storm.
They have even being using $817 million in cash to help their sellers by removing upfront ad fees & they have even being advertising to drive new customers to their business.
Overall, ETSY is a great stock with a solid community & brand as the number 1 place to buy handmade items online.
With previously forecasted revenues of nearly 30%, the great investor peter lynch would could this a growth stock.
It’s asset light business model & margin of safety offered by it’s discounted price make ETSY a strong buy for me.
So I did purchase shares in ETSY with a long term view that when consumer spending does increase again it should be able to meet it’s targeted growth rates of 20%.
The stock price of Alphabet the parent company of google plummeted recently along with the rest of the stock market due to the global health crisis.
After analyzing the stock of google, it was clear to see that this drop in share price was unjustified. As although Google’s advertising revenue would take a hit it’s multiple businesses still dominate the landscape & are seeing even greater usage.
From Google search numbers increasing to Google Hangouts the video conferencing software which saw a boost as more people were forced to work from home.
Even Youtube, what your watching right now is owned by google and is the 2nd most popular social media platform!
Spotting this I purchased shares in the Google securing it at over 30% below it’s calculated fair value.
Now recently Alphabet Announced its Q1 earnings for the year 2020, which were better than expected! Googles advertising revenue was not hit as hard as many expected.
This caused the stock to rally by over 8% in the past 24 hours!
Now many would say Alphabet is now too expensive to buy similar to other tech giants such as Amazon & Microsoft. However, I disagree….In this video I’m going to discuss WHY I PERSONALLY am still BUYING SHARES IN GOOGLE despite the recent rally! I’m going to fully analyse the business, it’s market positions & it’s stock.
LETS DIVE IN! (Intro from other vid)
Google is a power house tech giant, in which its share price has skyrocketed in the past 10 years. For example, If you had invested in google back in 2010 you be up by over 400%
Now that beats the 0.5% interest in the bank!
Now although Google’s share price did take a plummet due to the global health crisis it didn’t fall as far as some others companies.
To me this makes perfect sense, Google is the Number 1 Market leader in ONLINE ADVERTISING so of course as a recession hits, people will reduce spending & advertisers will cut back. This should cause a share price drop as earnings will be affected.
However, my thoughts are that the stock market over reacted! So I saw this plummet as a great buying opportunity!
Now you may think you have missed out, but despite this googles share price has been rallying recently, I’m still buying shares and here’s WHY!
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GOOGLE is the dominant market leader in Internet search. It has a market share of over 90% worldwide. If you didn’t know this “Just google it” 😊
From it’s google search, to google images & of course Youtube , the worlds largest video search engine where you can search for valuable investing content such as video’s like this at Motivation2invest (Subscribe) .
Countries such as China & Russia are the only ones which have not fully succumb to the dominance of google search.
Google is not just a market leading search engine.
Google Maps:
Google is also the market leader in mobile mapping, with google maps & street view.
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Google Home? (Voice search)
Google home is also making headway in the voice search & smart home market.
2nd only to Amazons Alexa which currently has 52% of the market share. However, Loup Ventures have predicted google home to become the smart speaker market leader by 2022!
Google & Android
Lets not forget about android.
Google Acquired Android way back in 2005. Which is now the NUMBER 1 MARKET LEADER in mobile phone Operating systems.
Android currently has nearly 75% of the market share, with apples IOS software having close to 24% market share. (Although I do prefer apple’s IOS software)
Google Licenses this software to all the major cell phone manufactures such as
Samsung with their popular galaxy smartphones & Huawei. (HUA WEI) (WHOOA WAYY)
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Google also has it’s own series of impeccable smartphones such as the google PIXEL. You should also notice when you google “best smartphone 2020” Mostly android devices show up! This is where google has an immense competitive advantage as a BIG DATA LEADER.
(BUT WAIT THERE IS EVEN MORE!)
Google cloud
Google’s cloud software is also making real headway with Google cloud seeing a massive jump in data storage. In addition, Google hangouts the video conferencing & collaboration tool has also seen a massive boost in popularity during the lockdown period.
Although google accounts for only 8% of the global cloud infrastructure market share. This industry is growing massively & is currently worth $96 billion dollars!
The worldwide cloud services market grew over 40% in 2019, and IDC expects cloud spending to increase at a compounded annual growth rate of 22% between now and 2023.
Then there is Google Classroom, for students. This service is experiencing major usage at scale
Oh & did I mention autonomous vehicles!!
This is a rapidly growing industry with the global self‑driving cars & trucks expected to grow by over 60% from 2021 to 2030. According to an industry report by Grand View research.
Google Stock Analysis?
SO I KNOW what you may be thinking “Ben that all sounds great” but what about the stock itself & the numbers!
Alphabet has a Pristine balance sheet with $121 billion in cash & equivalents with just $4 billion in debt.
With such a strong balance sheet, Alphabet will have no issue weathering this current economic storm & can even make large investments in R&D to maintain its lead in various industries & develop new products & services.
It can also use this excess cash to buy back shares which will further boost the share Price.
What about profit margins?
Alphabet seen an increase its sales & maintained excellent profit margins.
Its net profit margin has held over 20% for the last three years if we exclude the one-time impact of tax changes in the U.S in 2017, while revenue also grew 20% in each of the previous two years.
It’s always a good sign to see a company which can increase its sales without sacrificing its profit margins. This indicates a company in which it’s products and services are holding pricing power. In other words it doesn’t have to be the cheapest in order to make a sale.
FINAL THOUGHTS?
Overall, Alphabet ‘s stock has a forward Price to earnings ratio of just 25 which is good value when you consider all the positives.
For example, the S&P 500 has an average P/E ratio of 16, now I would not agree that a company such as Alphabet is only slightly above average!
For instance, Amazon is an incredible company but it’s valuation is also incredible with a P/E ratio of over 100!
From all the factors, mentioned previously you can see why I purchased shares in Alphabet & will continue to do so during any market dips.
IN the words of the great investor warren buffet
“Its better to buy a GREAT company at a FAIR price than a Fair company at a great price.”
WHAT do you think of Alphabet as a company & as a stock? Who do you can challenge them? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!
The FTSE 100 is an index of the largest 100 companies in the U.K by Market Cap!
Due to the global pandemic & subsequent stock market crash, the FTSE 100 is at some of the lowest figures it’s been.
(As you can see from the screenshot it looks like it fell off a cliff in mid February. )
Does this mean the world is doomed? Or could this be a great investment opportunity?
In the words of the arguably the greatest investor of all time, “Be fearful when others are Greedy & Greedy when others are fearful”
Is now one of those times to be Greedy while the general consensus is fearful!
In this video, we’re going to find out. I’m going to delve into detail of the FTSE 100 looking at the companies which make up this index & then show you the best methods of investing into it, if you wish to take advantage of this opportunity!
I will also reveal whether I personally have already invested in the FTSE 100!
LETS DIVE IN!
WHAT IS THE FTSE 100?
The FTSE 100 index is a collection of the largest 100 companies in the U.K by market cap. Companies inside the FTSE 100 include Mammoth oil companies such as Shell & BP including a variety of banking stocks, pharmaceutical companies & many more!
The Oil companies such as Shell & BP have taken a major blow due to the drop in oil demand caused by the lockdown & excessive supply from the US & Saudi Arabia!
The Big U.K Banks such as Barclays & Lloyds have also been hit very hard due to rock bottom interest rates & people struggling to pay their mortgages.
I have videos with a full analysis of each of these stocks & the oil industry. Links below.
SO WOULD IT BE CRAZY to INVEST RIGHT NOW?
I don’t think so & in fact I’ve already invested into the FTSE 100 4 weeks ago at the bottom of the market crash. This has seen me make a few thousand pound profit already despite it being a long term investment. But it’s still at a massively discounted price so it’s not too late.
5 Reasons I HAVE INVESTED in the FTSE 100?
I’m going to give you 5 reasons why I have invested well the consensus is in fear.
5. History
Firstly, the stock market has been through many crashes before & it has always recovered. From the Dot Com bubble in the early 2000’s to the 2008 financial crisis. Stock market crashes have been & gone. Studies have show If you invest for the long term, you will achieve great stock market return.s
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4. Diversification
The FTSE 100 offers your portfolio instant diversification, across a variety of sectors from Oil, to tech, pharmaceuticals, banking & many more. This type of investment suits those who want a Passive solution meaning you don’t have to buy & sell individual stocks & keep watching the markets!
3. Self Cleansing
The FTSE 100 index is Self cleansing which means if a company starts to do really bad & it’s share price, & revenue fall massively so that it is no longer in the top 100, then it will be replaced automatically by up & coming high flying Companies.
2. British Pounds
As a U.K investor, investing in the FTSE 100 offers me exposure to my local market & thus any returns I see will be Great British Pounds which means I save on conversion fees!
U.K investors also get a £20,000 tax free ISA allowance to invest each year.
For international investors the FTSE 100 offers a better value investment then many other indexes & provides you will exposure to the trustworthy British stock market.
1. Great RETURNS
For example, the average compound return of the FTSE 100 over the last 25 years is 6.4% with dividends reinvested. Compounded this would be a total return of 375%.
For instance, £50,000 invested 20 years ago would be worth £172,000 today!
(That is the power of compound interest, this would be achieved by just simply investing into the FTSE 100 & not touching your investment or having to do any research.
(You money has literally worked for you!)
A £100,000 invested 20 years ago would be £325,806!
For even greater returns you could have invested in the S&P 500 (The 500 largest companies In the USA).(The worlds largest economy)
Over the last 10 years, the S&P 500’s average annualized return of 13.4% is a full three percentage points higher than average! This is mainly thanks to high flying tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook & Alphabet (Parent company of Google) which now account for 17.5% of the S&P 500.
For example, $50,000 invested 10 years ago would be worth $176,000.
HOW DO YOU INVEST IN THE FTSE 100?
As the FTSE 100 is an index of the UK market you will need to invest in this via an INDEX fund or ETF (Exchange traded fund) which tracks the market as closely as possible.
One of the most popular with very low fees is the VANGUARD FTSE 100 ETF (VUKE). You can also invest In this ETF for FREE using the Free trading apps such as Trading 212 or Free trade app. I will leave a link below where you will get a FREE SHARE worth up to £200 when you sign up & deposit!
I also did a video comparing the two apps, which you can check out on the link below!
WANT even greater returns?
For even greater stock market returns you can invest into individual stocks! I will leave a link to my playlist of my top stock picks for 2020 below. They are all companies which I have analysed & personally invested in!
For example, if you invested just $1000 in Amazon in 1997 when it wen’t public that would now be worth nearly a quarter of a million dollars today!
WHAT DO YOU THINK of the FTSE 100 & INDEX INVESTING?
6 Best FREE WEBSITES TO VALUE STOCKS (Beginner Stock Market Investing)
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Hi Guys, I’m Ben and welcome to motivation2invest, our mission is to motivate you to invest for your financial freedom by providing you will valuable investing tips & strategies.
Now I’ve received a number of questions from you guys asking about which are best websites to research the stock market & value stocks fast!
Valuing a stock before investing into it is extremely important & the more time you put into stock market research the better your returns over the long term!
So in this video, I’m going to outline my 6 Favorite stock market Research websites & stock screeners!
LETS DIVE In!
6. Google Stock screener
Coming in at number 6 on my list is google stock screen. This is often my first point of call if I wish to check a stock fast & simple!
Simply google search your desired companies name then share price.
This will give you a nice overlay of the current share price including the past 5 or more years of share prices.
You will also see other useful metrics such as Market cap, P/E ratio, 52 week high/low.
5. Bloomberg
Bloomberg is great when you want to go that level deeper and find out even more information about the company.4. Yahoo Finance
4. Yahoo finance
Yahoo Finance very similar to Bloomberg in which I can quantitatively research the different financial metrics in more detail for each stock.
3. Seeking Alpha
Number 3 on my list is seeking Alpha, this is similar to Bloomberg except it has some extra features which I love.
Such as Wall Street Analyst Rating’s , VALUE Data (Showing the P/E ratio relative to time)
Coming in at Number 2 of my list is Guru focus, they have all the financial data in addition to useful definitions for each of the different financial metrics which can help out a lot, especially when valuing a company.
For example, it’s best to use the Price to sales ratio when valuing a cyclical business such as one in the automotive or oil industry. This is due to the fact then when a cyclical company is going through it’s best season it’s share price may look artificially low if using a PE ratio.
This is my favorite stock screen of them all as Simply Wall Street has a greater user interface & not all the clutter & extra unnecessary information.
It also translates many of the metrics into useful graphs to help you judge whether a stock is a good or bad purchase.
I especially like there valuation tool, which looks at fair value vs share price. I always recommended purchasing stocks when they are under valued, this will give you a margin of safety as the great investor Warren Buffett always suggests.
There balance sheet section is also essential to check, as you must ensure that any business you invest in does not have high levels of debt, especially if investing during a recession.
There insider trading section is also cool and can assist you in seeing who has BOUGHT or SOLD shares recently in the business.
IDEALLY you would like to see members of the board buying shares recently, (As it shows they currently believe in the business) if they are selling in droves then it’s a worrying sign, as it shows they don’t have faith in the business and believe it may potentially have a bad earnings year.
Overall there are so many different stock screeners out there & which you use is all dependent upon your personal preference & the information you wish to gather.
I personally, always check shares fast with the google stock screener, to give me a brief overview of the stocks share price & previous share prices.
Then I head over to simply wall street to check the summary, risks, balance sheet, Price to earnings & insider trading.
Then after this I will do my own qualitative research checking competitors in the industry & reading a variety of other analyst opinions.
Then finally I may check numbers in greater detail on websites such as Bloomberg or Guru focus. To ensure I’m checking all the correct & necessary ratio’s for the specific stock.
Now remember the number of stock market returns you achieve is proportional to the amount you research the stock & know the business before hand.
As Warren Buffett says “Invest in your circle of competence” Understand the business what it does, how it makes money and what you think it’s future performance may be.
Hi guys, I’m Ben & welcome to Motivation to invest Our mission is to motivate you to invest for your financial freedom, by providing you with valuable tips & strategies.
Now, I received a number of requests from you guys asking BEN, IS the stock market about to crash again!?
Now the fact is no one know’s & RANDOM UNPREDICTABLE BLACK SWAN EVENT’s just can’t be predicted….
Or they wouldn’t be RANDOM & UNPREDICTABLE!?
Now a variety of different stock market analysts online are issuing contradicting statements.
Some analysts are making valid points by pointing out that the stock market has currently risen massively despite the Economy being halted & still in deep freeze, with Unemployment & Government debt also at an all time high!
So in this video…I’m going to explain why many analysts think that the stock market will crash again!? And WHAT is the best investing strategy to use during these uncertain times!!
LETS DIVE IN!
The First Stock Market Crash in 2020?
The recent global pandemic saw the stock market drop massively and un-expectantly as panic reigned & fear gripped investors.
The S&P 500’s longest bull run in history was put to an end and by March the 23rd as it had fell by over 34%.
The FTSE 100 had it’s largest quarterly fall of 25%, SINCE black Monday occurred over three decades ago back in 1987.
Government Stimulus?
Then in the recent weeks following the crash, governments & central banks from around the world have pumped trillion’s of dollars into the economy in order to keep it afloat.
The US Federal reverse released it’s largest ever stimulus package of over $2 Trillion!
The U.K, pumped £30 billion into the system as part of a Stimulation or “Financial Survival” package.
we have seen employees being furloughed & offered 80% of their salary by the government, while many businesses were offered Grants & loans to keep them afloat during lockdown!
Moreover, Taxes were differed until next year and The Bank of England cut it’s base rate to just 0.1%!
HOW did the stock market respond?
Now the stock market responded really well to this wave of stimulus packages offered by governments from across the world.
With the S&P 500 Rallying & The FTSE 100 in the U.K also increasing in value!!!
So Are we on the road to recovery?
Well not just yet, ALL THIS money which has been pumped into the ECONOMY is merely PROPING it up!!
This stimulus money has to come from someone & if the banks keep printing it, then can lead to a whole host of economic troubles!!
Will Hyperinflation happen??
SUCH AS HYPER INFLATION, this is where so much money has been printed that it effectively becomes WORTHLESS.
This happened in Germany between 1921 & 1923 which the saw the german currency, the “Mark” effectively become worthless. This was triggered by large debt’s from WW1 which Germany was ordered to pay amongst a host of other issues.
Long story short this actually got so bad that a loaf of bread cost 4.6 million marks!!!!
People were throwing money in the street as it was effectively useless. They eventually solved this issue scraping the old currency & issuing a New currency called the Rentan mark.
COULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN?
Well I don’t believe this will happen again but anything can happen…and no one can predict the unpredictable.
The bank of england’s job is to keep inflation at below 2%.
But they have a difficult job on there hands with more money being printed to prop up the economy!
The fact the world economy is currently propped up by money which has been pumped into the system.
This is a little bit like if your car breaks down & the engine stops running, (That is, people have stopped working, transactions slow down & thus the velocity of money slows down)
Then your friend offers to PUSH the CAR for you!!
(Now this may seem fine for a short period while the car is moving) —But it’s not sustainable over a long period of time!!!!
Your friend will get tired, he will lose energy, need breaks, food etc.
That is the same situation with the government stimulus packages. There are no free lunches.
IN the words of ISSAC NEWTON EVERY ACTION has an equal & opposite reaction.
RAY DALIO the great investor also has come out & stated that we are at the end of the “Long term debt cycle which lasts approximately 60-80 years” .
Thus a potential crash or market depression could be on the horizon.
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WHAT IS THE SOLUTION for stock market investors?
Well at the moment you have three types of investors, the first type are those like myself who got in early during the first crash and invested hard!
We have seen initial rewards as the stock market prices rose as the stimulus packages were released.
However, we know this is a long term investment so Most of us will be holding on for the market to recover fully.
Traders will be jumping in & out and trying to maximise profits during this volatility.
And then you have the other type of investor, those that know the economy is only propped up & believe that if the engine doesn’t start running soon. The stock market could drop even harder & then they will buy in & make massive profits!!!!
SO will it crash again?
Like I mentioned previously the fact is it could crash again & many economic analysts think so. But many analysts also think we are set for a V SHAPED recovery.
As in the stock market has crashed & it will recover fast.
HOW LONG DID PREVIOUS CRASHES TAKE TO RECOVER?
Historic data shows the average BEAR or depressed market lasted 11 months while the average bull market lasts 30 months. If you were invested through both these times & didn’t sell. on average your portfolio would lose -26% every bear market & gain 110% when the market recovers.
Now although past data does not predict future results it’s still the best information we have available.
WHAT’s the alternative?
Let’s say for example, there is a major depression or even hyperinflation & the value of paper money goes to zero.
Then your money in the bank will effectively be worth zero anyway, or achieving a 0.1% interest rate.
ON the other hand if an even worse catastrophic event happened such as nuclear war or likes, you will also have other things to worry about.
However, the likelihood is that the markets will eventually recover over the long term & this is just another one of those opportunities which will reward those who are contrarian investors.
As the great warren buffett would say.
“Be fearful while others are greedy & greedy while other are fearful”
SO WHAT I AM DOING with my stock market portfolio?
I am following my investment strategy of BUY & HOLD FOR THE LONG TERM & the wise words of Warren Buffett
“Time in the market is greater than trying to timing the market”
I will hold my current positions for the LONG TERM & not sell despite profits been on the table, I will also be looking for any new opportunities which may arise should the market crash again to new lows.
My method is to take a LOW RISK, HIGH REWARD approach. (Not high risk, high reward)
I am diversifying my portfolio across a variety of sectors, funds & stocks with less than 1% of my portfolio exposed to any individual stock.
So if that company did go bankrupt I would only lose 1%.
Now remember this is not financial advice & I’m not advising anyone to go & plow all your money into the markets. Instead you need to assess your own financial goals, your risk tolerance and ONLY INVEST WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE.
Never invest any money which you need to use in the short term to pay your bills etc.
DO YOU THINK THE STOCK MARKET IS GOING TO CRASH AGAIN?
How are you preparing your portfolio!!!
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Due to the recent global crisis, the planet has been put into lockdown, Economies have been halted and thus the stock market has taken a real hammering!
Is this the end of the world? Or could this be a great time to invest in Some Bargain Stocks!?
In this video we’re going to find out as I reveal my Top 5 DEFENSIVE stocks to Invest in which SHOULD help you to Whether this storm & potential RECESSION!
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5. GLAXO SMITH KLINE (GSK)
Glaxosmithkline is a pharmaceuticals giant based in the U.K and is part of the FTSE 100 index.
GSK’s share prices have plummented along with the rest of the stock market which has offered some great opportunities to get your foot in the door on a safe investment, which is ideal if you are a more risk adverse investor.
As defensive shares such as food, drinks and Pharmaceuticals are ideal to balance your portfolio as people will always need these items even if there is a recession.
GSK even developed the first Malaria vaccine and also holds intellectual property on many medicines.
GSK also has a reliable dividend yield of 5 and although a P/E ratio of 18 is not as cheap as other riskier investment sectors, consistent sales revenue & profits over the past several years is a great sign!
As a Bonus GSK also produces many virus related products including pain killers, vitamins, supplements and of course testing kits.
4. Alliance Pharmaceuticals
Also in the Pharmaceutical Space, is Alliance Pharma is a smaller cap pharmaceutical company listed on the FTSE AIM 100 index. FTSE AIM 100 index the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) which is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange that allows smaller companies to access capital from the public market.
Alliance Pharma owns or licenses the rights to more than 90 pharmaceuticals and consumer healthcare products, and generates sales over 100 countries.
They have an asset-light business model in which they outsource capital intensive activities such as manufacturing, storage and logistics.
With past earnings growth of 36.3% , a 7% forecasted earning growth this is a great defensive stock.
3. UNI LEVER
UNI LEVER is a CONSUMER GOODS GIANt which makes virtually everything!
From popular Shampoos & Body washes such as Tresemme & DOVE to Vaseline, Lipton Ice tea and even Ben & Jerrys Ice cream!
(A True Lockdown Comfort food which you can ensure will increase massively during the lockdown period!)
This is a true recession proof stock!
In addition, this stock held it’s Dividend 3.6% despite many other companies cutting their’s to improve there balance sheets.
There has also been a large amount of INSIDER SHARE PURCHASES WHICH IS ALSO A GREAT SIGN!
2. National Grid
Next on my list Is National Grid Ventures which operates a broad mix of energy assets and businesses in the UK and US.
This is a true recession proof stock as we will also need ENERGY no matter what!
With it’s high & reliable Dividend of over 5% this makes this stock ideal for those which want that stable Dividend Income.
1. AVIVA
Last on my list is AVIVA,
AVIVA is a British Institute, as the largest INSURANCE company in the U.K it has over 15 million customers in Britain and serves over 33 million customers across 16 countries.
The Types insurance AVIVA offers range from car insurance to critical illness cover, pet insurance and of course pension plans!
Although this isn’t as recession proof as the other stocks on this list, It’s Past earnings growth of 60% and VERY high 13% dividend make AVIVA an attractive investment!
The risk with this stock includes it’s slightly higher debts than assets in the long term and the recent insider trading sell off’s.
