Scott Black Exits Apple, Omnicom, Daimler

Guru's largest sales of the 4th quarter

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Feb 28, 2019
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Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio)’ s Delphi Management Inc. sold shares of the following stocks during the fourth quarter.

The guru sold 59.28% off his Apple Inc. (AAPL) holding. The trade had an impact of -2.39% on the portfolio.

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The manufacture of mobile communication and media devices and personal computers has a market cap of $821.54 billion and an enterprise value of $849.85 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 48.95% and return on assets of 15.95% are outperforming 95% of companies in the Global Consumer Electronics industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.75 is below the industry median of 1.26.

The largest guru shareholder is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway with 5.29% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%.

The guru sold out his DXC Technology Co. (DXC). The trade had an impact of -1.42% on the portfolio.

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The provider of information technology and consulting services has a market cap of $17.96 billion and an enterprise value of $23.37 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 12.79% and return on assets of 5% are outperforming 59% of companies in the Global Information Technology Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.33 is below the industry median of 5.23.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.43% of outstanding shares, followed by Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.10% and PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.30%.

The holding of Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC) was closed, impacting the portfolio by -1.35%.

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The advertising and marketing company has a market cap of $16.85 billion and an enterprise value of $18.65 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 53.09% and return on assets of 5.63% are outperforming 63% of companies in the Global Advertising Agencies industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.75 is below the industry median of 1.83.

The company's largest guru shareholder is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.53% of outstanding shares followed by Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.07%.

The guru sold out of Daimler AG (DDAIF), impacting the portfolio by -1.09%.

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The company, which manufactures passenger cars, has a market cap of $64.84 billion and an enterprise value of $136.92 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While the return on equity of 11.28% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets of 2.69% is underperforming 53% of companies in the Global Auto Manufacturers industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.29 is below the industry median of 0.61.

The guru’s position in Hi-Crush Partners LP (HCLP) was exited. The trade had an impact of -1.09% on the portfolio.

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The provider of monocrystalline sand has a market cap of $396.17 million and an enterprise value of $727.38 million.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 14.63% and return on assets of 10.91% are outperforming 90% of companies in the Global Industrial Metals and Minerals industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.26 is below the industry median of 17.17.

The guru sold out his shares of Pilgrims Pride Corp. (PPC). The trade impacted the portfolio by -1.07%.

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The supplier of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken has a market cap of $4.98 billion and an enterprise value of $6.98 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 12.42% and return on assets of 4.02% are outperforming 55% of companies in the Global Packaged Foods industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.15 is below the industry median of 0.49.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31% of outstanding shares, followed by Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.