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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Dividend Stock Analysis
Norfolk Southern is a railroad service operating in the Eastern US and in parts of Canada. We tend to forget about railroads, but they do provide us with very important infrastructure for industry and commerce. Transport of coal primarily from mines to power plants accounts for about 31% of NSC’s revenue. Transport of general merchandise (all that crap you and I buy) comprises about 50% of NSC’s revenue. The general merchandise category also includes chemicals and automobiles. NSC serves 24 automobile manufacturing plants. The other 19% of revenues are derived from NSC’s intermodal business, a fancy term for standardized containers. … Read entire article »
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Leggett & Platt (LEG) Dividend Stock Analysis
Leggett and Platt is diverse manufacturer of components used in home furnishings, store and office fixtures, and cars and other machinery. The company has three main business areas. 1) The residential furnishings segment manufactures components used by mattress and furniture manufacturers. In fact, there is a good chance that your mattress has Leggett and Platt springs in it. 2) The commercial fixturing and components segment sells components for store fixtures and office seating. 3) The … Read entire article »
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Intel Corporation (INTC) Dividend Stock Analysis
Intel Corporation is the world’s largest chip maker for microprocessors and personal computers and has been a major player in the business for years. The company has three main business segments. 1) PC client group, which focuses on making chips, chipsets, and motherboards for notebook and desktop computers. 2) Data center group, which focuses on chips, chipsets, and motherboards for servers, storage, data centers, cloud computer, etc. 3) Other Intel Architecture, which focuses on chips … Read entire article »
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