Value Investing News

Across a number of value metrics, Whirlpool (WHR) looks like a bargain. The stock currently trades at just $34, despite the fact that the company brought in $7.50/share in operating profits in a tough 2008. Despite poor economic expectations for 2009, the company expects cost cutting and productivity initiatives to result in an EPS of $3 to $4 per share, and free cash flow generation on the order of $4.10 to $5.50/share.

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