This story was originally published on CFO Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CFO Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Skippy peanut butter and SPAM maker Hormel Foods finance chief Jacinth Smiley has stepped down from her position to pursue other opportunities, the company said in a Wednesday press release and securities filing. Hormel tapped Paul Kuehneman, its vice president and controller, to serve as interim CFO in a move that was effective Oct. 27, according to the rel ...

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Nvidia shares climbed to a fresh high Wednesday, pushing the chipmaker's market value over $5 trillion Key Takeaways Major U.S. equites indexes climbed to fresh records Wednesday afternoon ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates. Nvidia became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion market, as its stock climbed to new highs. Fiserv shares plummeted after the financial tech firm posted weaker-than-expected results and announced exe ...

Hormel Foods is spinning off its Justin’s brand of nut butters and chocolate snacks through an investment agreement with Forward Consumer Partners. In a transaction that is expected to close by the year-end, the New York-based private-equity firm is taking a 51% stake in Justin’s, which will become a standalone company with a new CEO. Hormel Foods will retain a 49% interest, according to a statement, which did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. John Ghingo, the president of Minnesota-headquar ...

核心观点 - 文章指出高收益且持续增长的股息更具吸引力 并筛选出三家通常在10月和11月提高股息且支付率有望创新高的高收益股息支付公司[1] 行业概况 - 食品和饮料行业是高收益股息股票的良好来源[6] - 该行业公司拥有大多数美国消费者熟悉的品牌[6] 公司筛选标准 - 高收益股息的定义是股息收益率高于标普500指数成分股平均股息收益率(1.2%)的两倍以上[2] 荷美尔公司 (Hormel) - 公司是一家食品公司 旗下拥有Spam罐头火腿、Skippy花生酱、Planters坚果等多个经典舒适品牌[4] - 公司产品在超市和便利店销量巨大 第三季度净销售额超过30亿美元 GAAP净收入近1.84亿美元 两项指标均同比增长[5] - 高销量和旺盛销售意味着强劲的自由现金流 支撑了公司持续数十年的股息支付[7] - 公司是“股息之王” 已连续59年增加股息 通常于11月宣布上调股息[7] - 公司当前季度股息为每股0.29美元 收益率为4.8%[7] 味好美公司 (McCormick) - 公司主营香料销售 并收购了French's芥末等特色香料品牌和调味品[8] - 最近一个季度净销售额同比增长不到3% 达到略高于17亿美元 净收入微增至近2.26亿美元[9] - 公司业绩表现稳定 两项指标均超出分析师预期[9]