The Market and Utility Investments Carol Jones Financial Advisor New Mexico Investment Advisors 2041 1/2 South Plaza Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 505.883.5779 Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC [email protected]www.NMinvest.com
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The Market and Utility Investments
Carol JonesFinancial Advisor
New Mexico Investment Advisors2041 1/2 South Plaza Street NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104505.883.5779
Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC [email protected] www.NMinvest.com
Real gross domestic product declined 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2009, following a 6.4 percent decline in the first quarter.
Source-Bureau of Economic Analysis
Unemployment Rate
Source – Bureau of Labor Statistics
1980 – 2009
Sept 2009-9.8%
Growth in Corporate Profits
Second-quarter corporate profits rose 3.7 percent at a quarterly rate. Nonfinancial profits rose 4.7 percent, and financial profits rose 12.0 percent.
Source-Bureau of Economic Analysis
Inflation
No evidence right nowExcess capacity in the
manufacturing sectorHigh unemploymentNo pricing power
Fed actions when economy recovers key
Consumer Price Index
Source – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Real Estate
New Home Sales
New Home Sales for August disappointed — coming in at 0.7% gain from the prior month, about half of consensus expectations.
Existing Home Sales
Existing Home Sales declined 2.7% month over month. They improved 3.4% above the August 2008 levels,
Housing starts
U.S. housing starts rose from an upwardly revised annual rate of 589,000 in July to 598,000 last month, down 29.6 percent from a year ago and a full 74 percent below the peak of homebuilding activity in January 2006.
Permits for new construction improved from the prior month's upwardly revised rate of 564,000 to 579,000 in August, a decline of 32.4 percent from last year at this time and down 74 percent from the September 2005 peak.
New home construction
S&P Case-Schiller home price indices
Change in home prices
Looking at the monthly data, the 10-City and 20-City Composites and 18 of the 20 metros areas increased in July.
In addition, both Composites and 13 of the MSA have had at least three consecutive months of positive prints.
These figures continue to support an indication of stabilization in national real estate values.
We do need to be cautious in coming months to assess whether the housing market will weather the expiration of the Federal First-Time Buyer’s Tax Credit in November, anticipated higher unemployment rates and a possible increase in foreclosures.”
Commercial Real Estate
Much is being made about possible defaults and foreclosures in commercial real estate.
Commercial real estate, represents $5 trillion in the economy relative to the $20 trillion represented by residential real estate
Commercial real estate includes a large residential component – condominiums, land loans, and loans to homebuilders.
We’re not really overbuilt in the commercial market, although there may be some defaults
Smaller banks at most risk.
Source - Raymond James’ Director of Real Estate Research Paul Puryear
Consumer sentiment
Consumer sentiment for September rose to 70.2, the highest since June, from 65.7 in August. This was above estimates expecting a reading of 67.3, and roughly back to the level of September 2008, which was 70.3.
Consumer sentiment
Interest Rates
Interest Rates
2 Year Treasury Note
Source – Wall Street Journal
Retail Sales
Retail sales in August were up 2.7% - their largest monthly gain since January 2006.
Retail Sales
August auto Sales up 11.9% from July due to “cash-for-clunkers.”
Government Stimulus
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Saving Fannie and Freddie $400 billion ($95.6 billion committed so far)
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act The TARP $700 billion ($477.7 billion committed so
far)
Government Stimulus
• Federal First-Time Buyer’s Tax Credit The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase
price up to a maximum of $8,000. The tax credit is for first-time home buyers only and does not
have to be repaid. The credit is available for homes purchased on or after
January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. • Cash-for-clunkers”
Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System Congress had originally appropriated $1 billion for the
payments as part of the stimulus package, but the money was quickly exhausted and another $2 billion added
Consumer-driven economic growth
Consumer spending has accounted for 65% to 70% of our national output — thanks in large part to borrowing.
Consumer debt, including credit card debt and auto loans, has dropped by $109.3 billion since peaking at $2.6 trillion in July 2008 — the biggest percentage decline on record.
The personal savings rate soared from just 0.8% in April 2008 to 4.6% in June 2009.
Will the increased savings rate drag down growth rates?
Source: Federal Reserve Board.
The Markets
What happened
What happened
The crash took world stock market capitalization down from a peak of $63 trillion, down to $25 trillion, lopping off some $38 trillion in equity value.
After the panic
We are now more than six months into the global stock market rally.
The move off the bottom has been the largest in history, and Q3 was the best in 11 years.
The US cut $11 trillion, plunging from $19 trillion to $8 trillion.
Since March, the world has recovered $18 trillion, and the US $5 trillion.
Source – themadhedgefundtrader.com
Stock Market Contractions and Expansions1973 – 2008
Capital SpendingRebuild power grids Construct new transmission linesOpen new plants.
RegulationRate increases Renewable energy
Hybrid Vehicles
Issues for the utility industry
Cap-and-trade A cap-and-trade market allows carbon emitters to buy and sell
allowances the right to emit carbon dioxide (CO2) on an open exchange.
The framework for this market has already been laid out in the Waxman-Markey Cap & Trade Bill (H.R. 2454), which passed the House on June 26 and now awaits Senate review.
The Waxman-Markey bill aims to reduce CO2 emissions to 17% of 2005 levels by 2050.
Coal- and natural gas-burning electrical utilities, which produce 39% of US CO2 emissions, are the primary target of the legislation.
PNM has quit US Chamber of Commerce citing chamber's opposition to the bill
Source - www.advisorperspectives.com
Nuclear Power
The US has 104 Nuclear Power Plants representing 25% of the power grid
Plants are running at 90% capacity at a cost of 3 cents per KWhr
The most recent plant was commissioned in the 70’s All have been refurbished to extend their original 40
year lifetimes More than 20 applications for new large nuclear power
plants in the works in the US More than 300 new builds on the books in the rest of
the world China building 2 major plants per year
Source Gilbert Zigler Senior Scientist/Engineer Alion Science and Technology
Solar
Solar stocks have been incredibly volatile this year.
Things will remain challenging for both thin-film and photovoltaic sector solar companies.
New polysilicon plants coming on line as demand is down.
Supply greatly outstrips demand.
Source – Barron’s
Wind Energy
US wind energy industry installed 8,500 megawatts of new generating capacity in 2008
Total capacity now 25,300 MWAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 includes three year extension of renewable energy production tax credit.
85,000 people employed by the industry.
Source – American Wind Energy Association
Coal and Natural Gas
OMG...OFOs! The U.S. is running out of gas storage
capacity.Pipelines start issuing critical storage days
and operational flow orders (OFOs).Producers will need to shut-in production
and natural gas prices will likely fall sub $2/Mcf
Source – Raymond James Financial Services
Coal and Natural Gas
Source – Raymond James Financial Services
One reason why coal is down the most is because, where available, power producers have switched to the recently more affordable natural gas alternative.
Growth of Electric Generation Industry
Source EIA
The Local Utilities
Unisource Energy
Price 30 Dividend Yield 3.8% Market Cap 1.06B UniSource Energy Corp., parent of Tucson Electric
Power Company, supplies electricity and gas service in Tucson, Arizona and the surrounding area
Non-utility subsidiaries engage in plant construction, fuel supply, and related businesses.
Price 19.2 Dividend 5.1% Market Cap 8.81B Xcel Energy Inc. is the parent of Northern States
Power, which supplies power to Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, & gas to Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, & Michigan; Public Service of Colorado, which supplies power & gas to Colorado; & Southwestern Public Service, which supplies power to Texas & New Mexico
Price 17.66 No Dividend Market Cap 817M El Paso Electric Company provides electric
service to 365,000 customers in an area of approximately 10,000 square miles in the Rio Grande valley in western Texas (68% of revenues) and southern New Mexico (19% of revenues), including El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico
Price 11.16 Yield 4.5% Market Cap 1.02B Parent of Public Service Company of New
Mexico. Sold PNM Gas January ’09 reducing debt Acquired TNMP in June 2005 First Choice projected earnings contribution
increased Fuels: coal, 36%; nuclear, 15%; natural gas
35%.
Utility investments
More happening than ever before – dynamic!
Electric utility stocks have underperformed this year.
Year to date S&P is up about 15%, utility index is even
The industry’s average yield of 5% is more than twice the market mean plus some dividend-growth potential.
Investing in small-cap stocks generally involves greater risks and, therefore, may not be appropriate for every investor.
International investing involves special risks, including currency fluctuations, different financial accounting standards, and possible political and economic volatility.
U.S. government bonds and Treasury bills are guaranteed by the U.S. government and, if held to maturity, offer a fixed rate of return and guaranteed principal value. U.S. government bonds are issued and guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the federal government. Treasury bills are certificates reflecting short-term (less than one year) obligations of the U.S. government.
Standard deviation measures the fluctuation of returns around the arithmetic average return of investment. The higher the standard deviation, the greater the variability (and thus risk) of the investment returns.
Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss.
The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held stocks that is generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
Holding stocks for the long-term does not insure a profitable outcome. Investing in stocks always involves risk, including the possibility of losing one's entire investment.
High-yield (below investment grade) bonds are not suitable for all investors. The risk of default may increase due to changes in the issuer’s credit quality. Price changes may occur due to changes in interest rates and the liquidity of the bond. When appropriate, these bonds should only comprise a modest portion of your portfolio.
There is an inverse relationship between interest rate movements and bond prices. Generally, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall and when interest rates fall, bond prices generally rise.
Municipal bond interest is not subject to federal income tax but may be subject to AMT, state or local taxes. Income from taxable municipal bonds is subject to federal income taxation; and it may be subject to state and local taxes. Municipal securities typically provide a lower yield than comparably rated taxable investments in consideration of their tax-advantaged status. Investments in municipal securities may not be appropriate for all investors, particularly those who do not stand to benefit from the tax status of the investment. Please consult an income tax professional to assess the impact of holding such securities on your tax liability.
Commodities and currencies investing are generally considered speculative because of the significant potential for investment loss. Their markets are likely to be volatile and there may be sharp price fluctuations even during periods when prices overall are rising.
Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. Perfect positive correlation (+1) implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move with it. Perfect negative correlation (-1) means that if one security moves in either direction, a security that is perfectly negatively correlated will move by an equal amount in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the movements of the securities are said to have no correlation; their performance relative to each other is completely random.
Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in well-established foreign markets.
Ratings are subject to change and do not remove market risk.
Specific sector investing can be subject to different and greater risks than more diversified investments.