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Your opinion on 3 stocks please

Dear Team, I am over 80 years of age. Therefore I must take 7% out of my super in pension every year. It is nearly impossible to cover this amount with dividends alone without reducing my small bundle. I am sure I am NOT the only member of MM that is in this nefarious position. Hence, I constantly look for high yield stocks with some growth. Recently I have had considerable success with TLS and others. However, as the stock rises handsomely; the % yield drops. Therefore I must move on if I am not to go backwards. You have MTS in your income portfolio. It attracts me , but, like small banks , when the going gets tough the smaller players get hurt. I did well out of BOQ until it went pear shaped. I fear MTS might go the same way. What are your comments? You have DDR on your hit list. It has gone backwards quite a bit and yet you have not 'pulled the trigger'. In what circumstances will you act on buying this stock? You have said that below $8,00 TWE will have ' Deep Value'. It has been below $8.00 and yet you have not bought it ( again) . Is the risk too great ? I apologize for asking about 3 stocks. That is the reason I gave the long winded introduction before asking the questions. I suspect many other MM members who are in the same boat as I am will benefit from your comments even as I no doubt will. Thank you once again for your superb service. Octogenarian

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Hi Octogenarian,

High yield stock with some growth is on many investors wish list.  We appreciate you recognising the number of stocks but the three stocks mentioned we’ve looked at recently so no issue:

  • Metcash (MTS): The Australian grocery distributor that owns the likes of IGA and Mitre 10 beat earnings expectations last week sending the stock to fresh 12-months highs. We like MTS at current levels, supported by its estimated 5.4% fully franked yield over the coming year. We feel its turning the corner and poised to outperform. They are a large business, with several different earnings streams.
  • Treasury Wine (TWE): Its important to remember that MM runs real money portfolios hence we cannot buy all the stocks we like. In the case of TWE, we discussed the stock in length last month identifying the wine company as trading on a “bargain basement” valuation. The stock is forecast to yield 4.8% over the next year, but this is a higher risk company, rather than a more defensive (income) style investment. It will not find it’s way into our Income Portfolio, but it is still under consideration for the Growth Portfolio.
  • Dicker Data (DDR): This IT product distributor is on the Hitlist of our Income Portfolio. We have been patient as the stocks fallen away over recent weeks but sub $8 its now getting more interesting – watch this space! Its forecast 5.3% fully franked yield is attractive as the stock nudges 10 week lows, even as David Dicker steps down after 47-years at the helm of the business he founded back in 1978. This brings into play his intentions around his 16.6% stake in the company, which  is probably keeping investors on the sidelines.
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Metcash Ltd (MTS)
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