Validea’s Top Information Technology Stocks Based On Warren Buffett – 11/3/2023
The following are the top rated Information Technology stocks according to Validea’s Patient Investor model based on the published strategy of Warren Buffett. This strategy seeks out firms with long-term, predictable profitability and low debt that trade at reasonable valuations.
PAYCHEX, INC. (PAYX) is a large-cap growth stock in the Business Services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Warren Buffett is 85% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Paychex, Inc. is a provider of human capital management solutions for human resources (HR), payroll, benefits and insurance services for small-to-medium-sized businesses and their employees across the United States and parts of Europe. The Company offers a portfolio of HCM technology and HR advisory solutions that help its clients navigate the challenges of HR. Its clients have the option of doing payroll online using its software as a service (SaaS) technology, outsourcing to its payroll specialists, or using a combination of those solutions. Payroll is integrated with HCM software modules for clients who have more complex HR needs. It also provides comprehensive HR outsourcing through its administrative services organization and PEO solutions. The Company’s HCM SaaS platform is Paychex Flex, which provides workforce management throughout the employee life cycle from recruiting and hiring to retirement, including recruiting, onboarding, HR, time and attendance and employee benefits.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy’s tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy’s criteria.
EARNINGS PREDICTABILITY: PASS
DEBT SERVICE: PASS
RETURN ON EQUITY: PASS
RETURN ON TOTAL CAPITAL: PASS
FREE CASH FLOW: PASS
USE OF RETAINED EARNINGS: PASS
SHARE REPURCHASE: NEUTRAL
INITIAL RATE OF RETURN: PASS
EXPECTED RETURN: FAIL
Detailed Analysis of PAYCHEX, INC.
About Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the greatest investor of all time. As the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 for decades, and in the process has become one of the world’s richest men. (Forbes puts his net worth at $37 billion.) Despite his fortune, Buffett is known for living a modest lifestyle, by billionaire standards. His primary residence remains the gray stucco Nebraska home he purchased for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago, according to Forbes, and his folksy Midwestern manner and penchant for simple pleasures — a cherry Coke, a good burger, and a good book are all near the top of the list — have been well-documented.
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