Aside from the 7.15% dividend yield, thanks to the 27% sell-off, the stock is now priced at less than book value and below 10x forward earnings. Is Kraft Heinz going out of business?
The company’s stock price has now been slashed by one-third in three days, and the primary culprit is the prospect of the company losing its investment-grade credit rating, which is critical for the success of its long-term strategy.
I expect management to focus on improving the company’s financial health de-levering the balance sheet throughout 2019, either through disciplined cost control and/or selling off assets, before continuing with its long-term strategy of industry consolidation in late 2020 and beyond.
The juicy dividend is likely to be gone too.