Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now

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Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Quiksilver Inc.(ZQK)

Quiksilver, Inc. designs, develops, produces, and distributes apparel, footwear, accessories, and related products. The company offers shirts, walkshorts, T-shirts, fleece, pants, jackets, snowboard wear, footwear, hats, backpacks, wetsuits, watches, eyewear, and other accessories to men, women, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants under the brand Quiksilver. It also provides sportswear, swimwear, footwear, backpacks, snowboard wear, snowboards, bedroom furnishings, and other accessories for girls, toddlers, and infants under the brand Roxy. In addition, the company offers skateboard shoes, snowboard boots, sandals, and apparel for young men and juniors under the brand DC. Further, it provides skateboard products, and snowboards and accessories under the brands Hawk, Lib Technologies, and Gnu. The company sells its products in approximately 90 countries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific, through surf shops, skateboard shops, snowboard shops, select department sto res, independent specialty or active lifestyle stores, and specialty chains, as well as through its 770 owned or licensed company stores. Quiksilver, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

  Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK) was also up, gaining 7.63 percent to $8.32 after the company posted a loss in the fourth quarter. B. Riley upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy.

• [By Lauren Pollock]

  Quiksilver Inc.(ZQK) unveiled plans to pursue the sale and exit of several more noncore businesses, following the sports outfitter’s $58 million divestiture of its Mervin snowboard unit last month. The businesses Quiksilver plans to shed include Surfdome Shop Ltd., Hawk Designs, Inc., its Moskova brand�and its business under license with Maui & Sons.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Big Earnings Movers: Specialty retailer Quiksilver Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) is up 31.7% at $6.85. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) is down 10.2% at $10.31 after issuing weak guidance. Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: MFRM) is down 14.6% at $35.59. Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) is up 11.2% at $20.81 after posting a new 52-week high of $20.93 earlier. VeriFone Systems Inc. (NYSE: PAY) is up 10.1% at $22.81. Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) is up 11.2% at $28.11.

• [By Marshall Hargrave]

  If we narrow these comps down to some of GIII's fellow small-cap apparel peers, we see just how cheap the stock is. GIII trades at an 8.4x EV/EBITDA multiple, while QuikSilver (ZQK) trades at 16.2x, Iconix Brand (ICON) at 11.5x and Jones New York (JNY) 8.8x.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: lululemon athletica inc.(LULU)

Lululemon Athletica Inc., together with its subsidiaries engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of athletic apparel and accessories for women, men, and female youth primarily in Canada, the United States, and Australia. Its apparel assortments include fitness pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle activities, such as yoga, running, and general fitness. The company?s fitness-related accessories comprise bags, socks, underwear, yoga mats, instructional yoga DVDs, and water bottles. It sells its products through its retail stores; independent franchises; and a network of wholesale accounts, such as yoga studios, health clubs, and fitness centers, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce. As of May 1, 2011, the company had 142 corporate-owned and franchise stores under the lululemon athletica and ivivva athletica brand names. Lululemon Athletica Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Aubrey Pringle]

  Barrick Gold Corp. dropped 5.5 percent as the precious metal slumped the most since July. Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM), the largest U.S. gold producer, lost 4.2 percent. Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) tumbled 5.4 percent after cutting its earnings forecast. Walt Disney Co. rallied 2.4 percent after saying it would buy back as much as $8 billion in shares. Pandora Media Inc. jumped 12 percent to a record after naming digital-advertising veteran Brian McAndrews as its new chief executive officer.

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) may have a serious problem on its hands. Actually, make that “problems” rather than one problem. New reports of yoga pants being see-thru are making the rounds, as are other notes about quality of the material.

Top 5 Construction Stocks To Own Right Now: Lht Holdings Limited (L10.SI)

LHT Holdings Limited engages in the manufacture and trade of wooden pallets and timber related products in Singapore and Malaysia. It operates in three segments: Pallet/Packaging, Timber Related Products, and Technical Wood Products. The Pallets/Packaging segment primarily engages in the manufacture and supply of wooden pallets and cases for packing industrial products. The Timber Related Products segment is involved in trading raw timber related products. The Technical Wood Products segment engages in the manufacture of technical wood and technical wood floorings, as well as wood waste collection and recycling, and pallet rental and services. The company also operates as a timber merchant, saw miller, commission agent, and dealers in wood products, pallets, and packaging; and provides logistics support, industrial packaging, and heat treatment services. LHT Holdings Limited was founded in 1977 and is based in Singapore.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Datapulse Technology Limited (D04.SI)

Datapulse Technology Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of media storage products for content distribution in the Asia Pacific and internationally. Its digital storage products include compact discs (CD) and digital versatile discs (DVD). The company offers CD development solutions, such as premastering; glass mastering and stamper making; CD ROM, CD audio, CD interactive, CD graphic replication; silkscreen and offset printing; customized packaging; CD specifications; and other turnkey services It also provides DVD services, including mastering and stamper making, replication, silkscreen and offset printing, customized packaging, DVD specifications, and other turnkey services. In addition, the company offers SecureROM, SafeDisc, and content scrambling system copy protection services to protect the executable program of a computer game or application from being copied illegally. It serves various customers in pre-recorded music, gaming, computer software, PC hardw are, publishing, multimedia application, and consumer electronics industries. Datapulse Technology Limited was founded in 1980 and is based in Singapore.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Jackspeed Corporation Limited (J17.SI)

Jackspeed Corporation Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the production and sale of automotive leather trim in Singapore, Europe, Malaysia, Thailand, and internationally. The company designs and installs automotive leather trims; and provides leather wrapping for interior parts, such as steering wheels, consoles, and shift knobs. It also manufactures, assembles, and supplies automobile component parts; and produces and sells leather and fabrics covers and interior refurbishment for use in aviation industry. In addition, the company engages in the aircraft seat upholstery maintenance; and overhaul and retrofitting for private jets, commercial planes, and helicopters, as well as marine upholstery for pleasure crafts. Further, it is involved in the trading of used motor vehicles; financial leasing of new and used motor vehicles; and rental of motor vehicles, as well as acts as commission agents of second hand motor vehicles. The company sells its products to t he car distributors; dealers; and manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers in automobile and aviation industries. Jackspeed Corporation Limited was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Unilever(ULVR.L)

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. It offers personal care products, including skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and oral care products under the brand names of Axe, Brylcreem, Dove, Fissan, Lifebuoy, Lux, Pond's, Radox, Rexona, Signal & Close Up, Simple, St Ives, Sunsilk, TRESemm� Vaseline, and VO5. The company also provides home care products comprising laundry tablets, powders and liquids, soap bars, and a range of cleaning products under the Cif, Comfort, Domestos, Omo, Radiant, Sunlight, and Surf brand names. In addition, it offers food products consisting of soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads, as well as cooking products, such as liquid margarines. The company markets its food products under the brand names of Becel/Flora, Bertolli, Blue Band, Rama, Hellmann?s, Amora, and Knorr. Further, it provides refreshment products, which includ e ice cream, tea-based beverages, weight-management products, and nutritionally enhanced staples under the brand names of Heartbrand, Lipton, and Slim Fast. Unilever sells its products through its own sales force, as well as through independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain, wholesale, co-operative and independent grocery accounts, food service distributors, and institutions. The company, formerly known as Lever Brothers Limited, was founded in 1885 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Unilever PLC is a subsidiary of The Unilever Group.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Gruma SAB de CV (GMK)

Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V. (GRUMA), incorporated on December 24, 1971, is a holding company and conduct its operations through subsidiaries. The Company is engaged principally in the production, distribution and sale of corn flour in Mexico. Its commercial names are GRUMA and MASECA. The Company has operations in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, as well as Ecuador, which the Company includes as part of its Central American operations. Its products include tortillas, corn flour, and other tortilla related products. The Company�� subsidiaries include Grupo Industrial Maseca, S.A.B. de C.V. (GIMSA), Molinera de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Molinera de Mexico), Gruma Corporation, Azteca Milling, LP, Gruma de Guatemala, S.A., Derivados de Maiz Alimenticio, S.A., Derivados de Maiz de Honduras, S.A. (Gruma Centroamerica) and Industrializadora y Comercializadora de Palmito, S.A. On November 16, 2011, the Company, through its subsidiary Gruma International Foods, S.L., acquired Semolina A.S.

On April 15, 2011, the Company, through its subsidiary Gruma Corporation, acquired the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling of corn and wheat flour tortillas of Albuquerque Tortilla Company. On August 25, 2011, the Company, through its subsidiary Gruma Corporation, acquired the business of manufacturing, distributing and selling of corn and wheat flour tortillas of Casa de Oro Foods. On July 13, 2011, the Company, through its subsidiary Gruma International Foods, S.L., acquired Solntse Mexico.

U.S. and European Operations

The Company conducts its United States and European operations principally through its subsidiary, Gruma Corporation, which manufactures and distributes corn flour, packaged tortillas, corn chips and related products. Gruma Corporation operates primarily through its Mission Foods division, which produces tortillas and related products, and Azteca Milling, L.P., a limited partnership between Gruma Corporation (80%) and Archer-Daniels-Mi! dland (20%) which produces corn flour. Mission Foods manufactures and distributes packaged corn and wheat tortillas and related products (which include tortilla chips) under the MISSION and GUERRERO brand names in the United States, as well as other regional brands. Mission Foods serves both retail and food service customers. Azteca Milling distributes approximately 40% of the corn flour it produces to Mission Foods��plants throughout the United States and Europe. Azteca Milling�� third-party customers consist of other tortilla manufacturers, corn chip producers, retail customers and wholesalers.

The Company competes with Ole Mexican Foods, Reser�� Fine Foods, Tyson, Bimbo, Hormel Foods, General Mills and Santa Maria.

Mexican Operations

The Company in Mexico is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of corn flour, which it conducts through its subsidiary GIMSA. Through its association with Archer-Daniels-Midland, it has also entered the wheat milling business in Mexico through Molinera de Mexico. Its other subsidiaries engage in the manufacturing and distribution of packaged tortillas and other related products in northern Mexico, conduct research and development regarding corn flour and tortilla manufacturing equipment, produce machinery for corn flour and tortilla production and construct its corn flour manufacturing facilities.

GIMSA also produces wheat flour and other related products. It sells corn flour in Mexico mainly under the brand name MASECA. GIMSA produces approximately 50 varieties of corn flour for the manufacture of different food products. It sells corn flour to tortilla and tortilla chip manufacturers, as well as in the retail market. GIMSA sells packaged corn flour in bulk principally to thousands of small tortilla manufacturers (tortillerias), which purchase in 20-kilogram sacks and produce tortillas on their premises for sale to local markets. GIMSA also sells corn flour in bulk to supermarkets��in-store tortill! erias and! snack manufacturers. GIMSA owns 19 corn flour mills, all of which are located throughout Mexico. GIMSA also owns two plants, one of which produces wheat flour and the other, corn grits and several types of corn based products. Its wheat flour brands are REPOSADA, PODEROSA and SELECTA. The Company owns and operates nine wheat flour plants, including one of which it hold a 40% ownership interest.

The Company competes with Grupo Minsa, S.A. de C.V., OPTIMASA , Trimex, Tablex, La Espiga, Elizondo, and Anahuac.

Central American Operations

Gruma Centroamerica produces corn flour, and tortillas and snacks. The Company also cultivates and sells hearts of palm and process and sells rice. It sells corn flour under the MASECA, TORTIMASA, MASARICA and MINSA brands. In Costa Rica, it sells packaged tortillas under the TORTI RICA and MISION brands. The Company operates a Costa Rican snack operation, which manufactures tortilla chips, potato chips and similar products under the TOSTY, RUMBA, and LA TICA brand. Hearts of palm are exported to numerous European countries as well as the United States, Canada, Chile and Mexico. 79% of Gruma Centroamerica�� sales volume during the year ended December 31, 2011, derived from the sale of corn flour. It had an annual installed production capacity of 350 thousand tons for corn flour and other products as of December 31, 2011.

The Company competes with Del Comal, Dona Blanca, Selecta, Bachoza and Instamasa.

Gruma Venezuela

As of December 31, 2011, it owned 72.86% in MONACA. In addition, it owned 57% in DEMASECA. Gruma Venezuela produces and distributes corn flour, as well as wheat flour, rice, oats and other products. It sells corn flour under the brand names JUANA and DEMASA. The Company sells wheat flour under the ROBIN HOOD, FLOR DE TRIGO and POLAR brand, rice under the MONICA brand and oats under the LASSIE brand. It operates five corn flour plants, five wheat flour plants, two rice plants, one! pasta pl! ant, and two plants that produce oats and spices in Venezuela with a total annual production capacity of 823 thousand tons as of December 31, 2011.

The Company competes with Alimentos Polar, Industria Venezolana Maizera PROAREPA, Asoportuguesa, La Lucha and Cargill.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc.(PEET)

Peet?s Coffee & Tea, Inc. operates as a specialty coffee roaster and marketer of fresh roasted whole bean coffee and tea in the United States. It offers whole bean coffee and related products consisting of products for home brewing, tea, and packaged foods; and beverages and pastries. The company also provides brewing equipment for coffee and tea; paper filters and brewing accessories; and branded and non-branded cups, saucers, travel mugs, and serve ware. Peet?s sells its products through various channels of distribution, including grocery stores; home delivery, office, restaurant, and foodservice accounts; and company-owned and operated stores. As of January 2, 2011, it operated 192 retail stores in California, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Hill]

  In 2012, the Germany-based�Benckiser Group�spent $1.3B to buy Peet's Coffee & Tea, as well as Caribou Coffee. On Friday, Benckiser announced that it's buying European coffee maker Master Blenders for�around�$10 billion. In the United States, Benckiser is closing 15% of Caribou locations, and�converting 20% of the stores into Peet's (NASDAQ: PEET  ) . In this installment of Motley Fool Money, our analysts discuss whether Benckiser's big bet on coffee poses a threat to Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX  ) .

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: AGA Rangemaster Group PLC(AGA.L)

AGA Rangemaster Group plc manufactures and sells range cookers, kitchen appliances, and related home fashion products. The company?s products include cast iron cookers, cast iron stoves, and cookware ranges; refrigeration products, dishwashers, sinks, and undercounter wine and ice makers; and home fashions, such as premium tiles and paints, and kitchen and bathroom furniture. Its cookery and wine school offers demonstration classes for individuals and for corporate events. The company provides its products under the Aga, Divertimenti, Falcon, Fired Earth, Grange, Heartland, La Cornue, Leisure Sinks, Marvel, Mercury, Rangemaster, Rayburn, Stanley, Waterford, Redfyre, and CookCraft brand names. It sells its products through retail outlets, a network of dealers, and online. AGA Rangemaster Group plc was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Leamington Spa, the United Kingdom.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Anglo-eastern Plants(AEP.L)

Anglo Eastern Plantations Plc engages in owning, operating, and developing plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia. The company involves in the cultivation of oil palm and rubber plantations. As of December 31, 2010, it operated a planted area of approximately 52,322 hectares. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Anglo Eastern Plantations Plc is a subsidiary of Genton International Limited.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Koninklijke Ahold NV (AHONY)

Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Ahold), incorporated on April 29, 1920, is engaged in the operation of retail food stores in the United States and Europe through subsidiaries and joint ventures. Ahold�� retail operations are presented in four segments: Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover, Giant-Carlisle, Albert Heijn and Albert/Hypernova. During the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010 (fiscal 2009), it operated 2,909 stores. On February 8, 2010, Ahold�� Giant-Carlisle acquired 25 stores from Ukrop�� Super Markets.

Franchisees operated 783 of the Albert Heijn, Etos and Gall & Gall stores, 463 of which were either owned by the franchisees or leased independently from Ahold. Of the 2,446 stores, 20% were company-owned and 80% were leased. Ahold�� stores range in size from 20 to over 10,000 square meters. Albert Heijn is a food retailer in the Netherlands. Etos is a health and beauty retailer in the Netherlands. Gall & Gall is a wine and liquor specialist in the Netherlands. Stop & Shop is a supermarket brand, operating in six states in the northeast United States. Giant-Landover is a supermarket brand, operating in four states in the mid-Atlantic United States. Peapod is an online grocery delivery service working in partnership with Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover. It also serves the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, and the northern areas of Indiana.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rich Duprey]

  As mentioned, Kroger is still swallowing Harris Teeter and has said it needs time to make more acquisitions. Royal Ahold (NASDAQOTH: AHONY  ) is also said to be leery about doing large acquisitions these days, while Cerberus recently finished acquiring the Albertsons and Acme chains from SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU  ) �for $3.3 billion.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Cacola Furniture Intl Limited (D2U.SI)

Cacola Furniture International Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the design, manufacture, and distributes of a range of home and office furniture primarily in the People�s Republic of China. It provides a range of panel furniture products, including display cabinets, shelves, tables, and chairs for the living room; beds, chests of drawers, wardrobes, nightstands, armories, and children�s furniture for the bedroom; dining tables, chairs, sideboards, and cabinets for the dining room; and writing desks, bookcases, and computer units for office. The company also offers fabric and leather sofas comprising one-seater, two-seater, and three-seater sofas, as well as a set of two one-seater and a three-seater sofas. In addition, it provides various mattresses, such as spring, coconut palm, foam, pocketed spring, and latex mattresses. The company markets its panel furniture and sofas under CACOLA brand name; and mattresses under KELOG and CACOLA brand names. As of December 31, 2010, it had a sales and distribution network of 154 specialty stores under the CACOLA brand name. The company also exports its products to Spain, South Africa, Canada, Hong Kong, and Macau. Cacola Furniture International Limited was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Dongguan City, the People�s Republic of China.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: China Kunda Tech Holdings Ltd (GU5.SI)

China Kunda Technology Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of precision moulds, plastic injection parts, and in-mould decoration (IMD) products to the electronics, electrical, automobile, and specialized devices industries. It supplies a range of automobile moulds, including door panel, sunroofs, side mirrors, low pressure moulds, head lights, air intake manifolds, bumper structural components, grilles, and cam covers; and plastic and metal automobile components comprising wheel covers, cabin pillars, footwell brackets, quarter window assemblies, door frames, electric loom brackets, cowl covers, interior panels, wheel guards, center consoles, glove boxes, and duct assemblies. The company is also involved in the production, trading, and sale of stamped metal parts; and manufacture and sale of metal parts. It serves original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and owners of international brands in the People�s Republ ic of China, Asia, North America, Europe, and South Africa. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Dynamic Colours Limited (D6U.SI)

Dynamic Colours Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and sale of compounded resins, and provision of compounding services primarily in the People�s Republic of China and Singapore. It is involved in the color compounding and modified compounding of resins, which are used in the manufacture of external casings or component parts of electrical appliances and electronic devices. The company offers its products to the plastic injection molders and original equipment manufacturers. In addition, Dynamic Colours Limited engages in the manufacture and supply of heavy-duty polyethylene bags and other plastic packaging materials to the petrochemical industries; and general purpose polyethylene packaging materials used for storage and packing purposes. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Top 5 Consumer Stocks To Own Right Now: Latteno Food Corp (LATF)

Latteno Food Corp. (Latteno), incorporated on August 24, 1994, is engaged in acquiring, organizing, developing and upgrading companies in the international food and beverage market. Latteno is specializing in the dairy industry and coffee industry. The Company operates through its subsidiary in Brazil. On February 10, 2010 Latteno acquired Global Milk Businesses and Administration of Private Properties Ltda. (Global Milk). Global Milk holds the rights of certain intellectual property of the brand name products manufactured and sold under the brand name Teixeira. In March 2013, the Company acquired Green Cannabis Collective Inc.

Latteno is leasing an instant and roasted coffee factory located in Cruzeiro, Sao-Paulo, which was property the Company previously owned under its BDFC Brasil Alimentos Ltda (BDFC) subsidiary. In addition to the lease, the Company has maintained ownership of four brand names, Samba Cafe, Vivenda, Torino and Brazilian Best, used in the past by Latteno to sell its instant and roasted coffee across the world. The Company engaged the service companies to assist with its operations, such as Log-Frio Ltda, SigaSolutions Ltda, Microsiga Ltda and Varistao Transportes Ltda.

The Company competes with Nestle, Companhia Cacique de Cafe Soluvel, Cafe Soluvel Brasilia and Companhia lguacu de Cafe Soluvel.