KRAFT HEINZ (KHC): LESS DRAMA MORE KETCHUP
Kraft Heinz is not a glamour story - and that may be the point. The latest quarter showed a business still generating strong free cash flow, protecting a 6%+ dividend, improving share trends, and redirecting energy away from corporate breakup theatrics and back toward brand investment. With the split paused, Berkshire’s exit largely digested, and management focused on discipline, productivity, and long-term brand building, KHC remains a quietly compelling contrarian value case hiding in plain sight.
MGPI: DISTILLED DOWN TO VALUE - POST-EARNINGS REVIEW
MGP Ingredients’ latest quarter looked ugly on the surface, but the headline loss was driven largely by non-cash write-downs rather than a collapse in cash earnings. With management reaffirming 2026 EBITDA and free cash flow guidance, tangible book value rising, and the stock trading near book value, MGPI may be offering investors a classic post-earnings value setup.
SHOULD PUBLIC COMPANIES STOP REPORTING QUARTERLY EARNINGS?
Exclusively republished report from our archives - relevant today.
It seems that time and time again - the Trump administration proposes removing the requirement for public companies to report quarterly, instead favoring the European/Chinese standard of reports every 6 months.