Summary
Two exogenous first half 2018 shocks: (the Toy R' Us Bankruptcy and Office Store inventory de-stocking) have dinged Newell Brands' short-term results.
Newell's balance sheet is leveraged, but its targeted $10 billion asset sale program (by the end of FY 2019) alleviates those concerns.
With 59.4 million shares sold short (as of August 31, 2018), there is a lot pessimism currently priced into shares.
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After reading fellow Seeking Alpha author J. Mintzmyer's recent article: Buy The Stock Of the Decade (Golar LNG), I was inspired to share my best current idea in my Tactical Value Portfolio: Newell Brands (NWL). Although I am not ready to call Newell a stock of the decade, I will share why shares are super compelling and could offer 40% to 50% of upside.
