Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF): Commentary On Fundamentals

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Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of TIF, it is a highly-regarded dividend payer that has been able to sustain great financial health over the past. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in digger a bit deeper into my commentary, read the full report on Tiffany here.

Flawless balance sheet established dividend payer

TIF’s strong financial health means that all of its upcoming liability payments are able to be met by its current cash and short-term investment holdings. This suggests prudent control over cash and cost by management, which is a key determinant of the company’s health. TIF’s has produced operating cash levels of 0.69x total debt over the past year, which implies that TIF’s management has put its borrowings into good use by generating enough cash to cover a sufficient portion of borrowings.

NYSE:TIF Historical Debt February 5th 19
NYSE:TIF Historical Debt February 5th 19

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, TIF is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 2.5%.

NYSE:TIF Historical Dividend Yield February 5th 19
NYSE:TIF Historical Dividend Yield February 5th 19

Next Steps:

For Tiffany, I’ve compiled three essential aspects you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for TIF’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for TIF’s outlook.

  2. Historical Performance: What has TIF’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of TIF? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.

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