Stocks to Buy: 5 Reasons Value Investors Should Consider Dow Chemical Today презентация

Diversity: Helps reduce earnings volatility Diversity: Helps reduce earnings volatility

Diverse businesses Performance plastics Performance materials & chemicals Infrastructure solutions Consumer solutions Agricultural sciences

Diverse end markets Dow’s broad product portfolio serves several key industries across 180 countries

Innovative leadership: A compelling competitive advantage Innovative leadership: A compelling competitive advantage

Full steam ahead Dow demonstrated its innovative leadership last year, with

Solid foundation for the future Dow’s patent-advantaged sales are growing rapidly – they now make up nearly a quarter of its total revenue

Strong operational performance and financials Strong operational performance and financials

Growing profits

Rapidly rising EBITDA*

How is Dow pulling it off? Through a threefold strategy

Strong financials Key stats as of June 30, 2015

Point to note Dow’s cash flows have grown while debt has declined during the past five years

Big-ticket growth plans = solid foundation for the future Big-ticket growth plans = solid foundation for the future

Investing for growth Major growth projects underway: Potential to add more than $3 billion in annual EBITDA

Investing for growth Key projects include

Impressive shareholder returns Impressive shareholder returns

Value for shareholders Dow demonstrated its commitment to shareholders in 2014, when it Increased its dividend twice Expanded its share repurchase program to $9.5 billion from $4.5 billion

Growing dividends Dow’s dividend has grown at a compounded rate of 19% since 2009

Higher buybacks Share buybacks have ramped up, too

To sum up Dow Chemical measures up on key counts: operational performance, financials, growth catalysts, and shareholder returns. So any dip in its share price could present an opportunity for value investors.