Monty Rakusen/Cultura via Getty Images Strattec Security Corporation ( STRT ) is a stock that has continued to perform well since I first reviewed it. There have been some fluctuations but overall the stock has maintained a positive trend line. That is really due to the continued delivery and performance from the company. It continues to grow and has also increased profitability. The company conti...
Monty Rakusen/Cultura via Getty Images Strattec Security Corporation ( STRT ) is a stock that has continued to perform well since I first reviewed it. There have been some fluctuations but overall the stock has maintained a positive trend line. That is really due to the continued delivery and performance from the company. It continues to grow and has also increased profitability. The company continues to be a stock that seems to fly under the radar but produces results. Seeking Alpha Last time I reviewed the stock there were some concerns about the auto market in general slowing down. While this has been the case, the company still showed growth and improved performance. It was able to grow despite the industry overall slowing down. The stock recently pulled back from its highs and is sitting at a point where I think there continues to be value. The company has guided for a slowdown in the second half of the year, but the company has put itself in a position to be profitable despite a slowdown. It has also built a cash position of strength. Financials The company has continued to perform well. It really has shown growth and expansion across the board on the financial metrics. This has come despite concerns about the overall market demand provided at year end guidance for 2026 the company has been able to grow revenues year over year. The company reported sales of $137.5 million for Q2, growth of 6% from the prior year. The revenue growth came despite the market slowdown that the company noted during year end. It was able to make up for a slower market by getting better pricing, favorable mix on content, new program launches, and tariff recovery. This is a real win for the company. Despite industry headwinds and a slower market the company was able to still grow revenues in a declining overall market. The concern here is if that is sustainable going forward. The real transformation for the company has been the margins. The company reported an increase in gross profit...
As president Patrice Talon steps down after a decade, the west African country’s finance minister is favourite to win This Sunday, just four months after a failed coup, Benin heads to the polls for a presidential election that feels more like a coronation than a contest. Patrice Talon, the businessman turned politician who has been president since 2016, is ineligible to run again after serving two...
As president Patrice Talon steps down after a decade, the west African country’s finance minister is favourite to win This Sunday, just four months after a failed coup, Benin heads to the polls for a presidential election that feels more like a coronation than a contest. Patrice Talon, the businessman turned politician who has been president since 2016, is ineligible to run again after serving two five-year terms. Continue reading...
With the season reaching its climax and weather improving, it’s ideal for attracting fans, but the fixture list is blank Momentum can be extremely powerful. Just ask Wrexham, anyone involved in English women’s football in the aftermath of Euro 2022 or the scientists calculating Artemis II’s route for Nasa. The climax to the domestic women’s football season in England, and around Europe, has lost i...
With the season reaching its climax and weather improving, it’s ideal for attracting fans, but the fixture list is blank Momentum can be extremely powerful. Just ask Wrexham, anyone involved in English women’s football in the aftermath of Euro 2022 or the scientists calculating Artemis II’s route for Nasa. The climax to the domestic women’s football season in England, and around Europe, has lost its momentum as an extended international break has arrived. That, coupled with the Easter weekend’s Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals before the international window, means there will be nearly four weeks without WSL fixtures, at a time when the weather is improving, jeopardy surrounding fixtures’ permutations is increasing and interest should be swelling. Continue reading...
A new study finds that having children leaves your emotional wellbeing unchanged – but the truth is so much more complicated than that Does having children make you happier? Apparently not, according to a new study published in Evolutionary Psychology which, despite involving more than 5,000 participants in 10 countries, including Britain, could find no strong evidence that parenthood led to a mea...
A new study finds that having children leaves your emotional wellbeing unchanged – but the truth is so much more complicated than that Does having children make you happier? Apparently not, according to a new study published in Evolutionary Psychology which, despite involving more than 5,000 participants in 10 countries, including Britain, could find no strong evidence that parenthood led to a measurable increase in positive emotions. The researchers, led by Menelaos Apostolou of the University of Nicosia, looked at both hedonic wellbeing (day-to-day emotional states such as joy, sadness and loneliness) and eudaimonic wellbeing (a feeling of purpose and meaning). With the exception of mothers in Greece, who felt a greater sense of the latter, there was no statistically significant difference between parents and non-parents, suggesting that becoming a parent leaves your emotional wellbeing largely unchanged. This was seen as surprising, but is it, truly? I love my son and being his mother has given my life great joy and meaning, but that is not to say that my life has more joy and meaning than that of someone without children. To an extent, comparing my life as a mother with the life of a stranger without children is meaningless: children are not appendages whose presence or absence reveal a static emotional state. The only way you could truly get the data would be by having access to the two timelines. In one, you had children, in the other, you didn’t. The parallel selves would each complete a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) questionnaire which could then be compared. Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight They are dotted across the UK countryside, often obscured from public view behind highly secured perimeter fences. Technically, they are on British soil, and misleadingly most have “Royal Air Force” in their name. But in many respects, these military outposts are under the control of the US president an...
War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight They are dotted across the UK countryside, often obscured from public view behind highly secured perimeter fences. Technically, they are on British soil, and misleadingly most have “Royal Air Force” in their name. But in many respects, these military outposts are under the control of the US president and commander-in-chief. Continue reading...
Technology stocks have been all over the map over the past six months. Some of their volatility is tied to the war in Iran and fears of an economic slowdown if the conflict persists. But some is also tied to investors' fear that the AI boom, particularly in hardware stocks, may have played out. Recent research from The Motley Fool found that 41% of investors think AI stock prices have reached spec...
Technology stocks have been all over the map over the past six months. Some of their volatility is tied to the war in Iran and fears of an economic slowdown if the conflict persists. But some is also tied to investors' fear that the AI boom, particularly in hardware stocks, may have played out. Recent research from The Motley Fool found that 41% of investors think AI stock prices have reached speculative levels and are likely in a bubble. I don't disagree that some AI stocks are riding a wave they don't deserve to be on. But that doesn't make all artificial intelligence stocks speculative. And there's solid evidence indicating that spending on the AI hardware boom is still well underway. Continue reading