Kimberly Clark, symbol KMB, is a house hold name. I am avoiding it. D/E ratio is quite high. https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/01/25/kimberly-clark-corp-shifts-strategies-after-its-se.aspx
KMB is starting lay offs and perhaps that will help but they are also increasing dividends, not a good way to husband cash. KMB's most recent dividend is 3% versus previous dividend increases of 5%. To their benefit, dividends paid are only 63% of Earnings.
The debt scares me.
Source: Ycharts D/E ratio for KMG 25.92
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Disclosure: I do not have a position in KMB. I lost it to a call buyer at $103 so I have lost out on the upside as KMB is trading at just over $120.
KMB is in my published 2011 portfolio. I bought at $65.06 but with the HYH spin off, the portfolio basis is $59.93.
