Value Investing News

Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is scheduled to release its fourth quarter earnings for 2009 before the market open on Friday, January 22, 2010. Analysts, on average, expect the company to report a loss of 29 cents per share on revenue of $766.14 million.

Recently, Morningstar analysts studied funds that invest in stocks with wide moats. They found that the funds proved relatively resilient during the rough markets of the past year.

Harley Dealers See Business Declining in May and June

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Well it is that time of year again. The Woodstock of Finance or Buffettfest which is Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting.

When things are good your a Hero, when things go sour everyone turns their back and finds more dirt...

Warren Buffett is on the move again by purchasing $250 million worth of debt from Tiffany’s. Half of the debt will mature in 2017, while the rest will mature in 2019.

On Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for a new program aimed at unfreezing credit markets. The the markets were underwhelmed. In the midst of the turmoil, an American Aristrocrat and a Canadian Achievier stood tall.

Shares of Harley Davidson, which is a dividend achiever, got a big boost yesterday, after legendary investor Warren Buffett snapped half of the company’s $600 million in bonds that will be issued. The bonds will mature in 2014 and carry an annual interest rate of 15%.

CNBC reports Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will invest $300 million in motorcycle-maker Harley-Davidson, getting a 15 percent annual interest rate for its money.

Part 2 of an interview MagicDiligence did last week with George of Value Investing News and Fat Pitch Financials.

From the 10-Q

Analysis of Harley-Davidson (HOG), which is trading at extremely depressed multiples relative to historical norms.

We discussed here how Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) has appeared to have overcome its issue of bloated dealer inventories, but what about their apparent drop in US market share? Here's a look at Harley's market share (based on bikes sold) for the last several years

In recent years, many analysts have accused Harley of "channel-stuffing". Basically, Harley records revenue (and thus earnings) when a dealer receives a bike. But if Harley ships more bikes to a dealer than the dealer sells to its customers, then the problem is that Harley's earnings are artificially high.

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