text: Competition, Prospective Payment, and Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Markets Slide presentation from the AHRQ 2010 conference. On September 28, 2010, Neeraj Sood made this presentation at the 2010 Annual Conference. Select to access the PowerPoint® presentation (2 MB). Free PowerPoint® Viewer (Plugin Software Help).Slide 1 Competition, Prospective Payment, and Outcomes in Post-Acute Care MarketsNeeraj SoodSchaeffer Center and School of Pharmacy, USCRAND CorporationSlide 2 Research GoalsImprove our understanding of:The causes and effects of competition in Post Acute Care (PAC) markets.How have changes in payment policies both influenced competition and modified the effects of competition on resource use and clinical outcomes.Slide 3 OutlinePolicy ContextResearch TeamSpecific AimsHypothesis, Data and ApproachSlide 4 OutlinePolicy ContextResearch TeamSpecific AimsHypothesis, Data and ApproachSlide 5 What is Post Acute Care?Health care services received after discharge from acute care hospital that aim to improve patient functioning and transition from hospital to community.Care can be received in a wide variety of settings including: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF)Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH)Home Health Care Agencies (HHA)Slide 6 Post Acute Care is Growing and Large Part of MedicareIn 2006, 2 out of 5 Medicare beneficiaries discharged from hospitals used post acute care.Medicare PAC expenditures more than doubled from 2001 to 2009: Medicare spent $26.6 billion on PAC in 2001Medicare spent $54.4 billion on PAC in 2009Slide 7 Several Changes in PAC Payment Policy Since 1997Move to prospective payment systems (PPSs) for all PAC settings.Image: A timeline shows the following dates:HHA IPS, October 1, 1997SNF PPS, July 1, 1998HHA PPS, October 1, 2000IRF PPS, January 1, 2002Slide 8 Several Changes in PAC Payment Policy Since 1997Move to prospective payment systems (PPSs) for all PAC settings.Several adjustments to PPS and other new payment rules.Image: A timeline shows the following dates:HHA IPS, October 1, 1997 (to October 1, 2000)SNF PPS, July 1, 1998BBRA: SNF PPS (Adjusted April 1, 2000)HHA PPS, October 1, 2000BBRA: SNF PPS (Adjusted April 1, 2001)IRF PPS, January 1, 2002LTCH PPS, October 2002IRF 75% rule (phased in over 4 years), April 2004MMA increased per diem SNF payment, October 2004SNF RUG groups increased from 44 to 53, January 2006DRA of 2005 Instituted HHA P4P, January 2007MMSEA of 2007 permanently reset IRF 75% rule to 60%, December 2007MMSEA of 2007 LTCH 25% rule and moratorium, December 2007Slide 9 Other Payment Changes ExpectedCurrent payment system has some issues: Same care in different care settings receive different amount of Medicare payment.Lack of incentives to coordinate care.Patients discharged early from one setting might be readmitted to acute care or receive care in other settings.Several have advocated for bundled acute care and post acute payment: Health care reform bill includes demonstration project.Slide 10 The Composition of PAC Markets is Also ChangingRapid growth in number of home health care agencies: About 7,000 providers in 2001More than 10,000 providers in 2009Number of long term care hospitals has also increased rapidly: About 280 long term care hospitals in 2001About 430 long term care hospitals in 2009Number of IRFs and SNFs have remained stable.Slide 11 How Do Changes in PAC Markets and Payments Impact Medicare?Little is known about the impact of changes in PAC markets: Have changes in payments influenced entry and exit of providers and competition in PAC markets?How do changes in number of providers and competition more generally influence patient outcomes and costs?How have changes in payments and competition affected patient outcomes and costs?This proposal seeks to address some of these questions.Slide 12 OutlinePolicy ContextResearch TeamSpecific AimsHypothesis, Data and ApproachSlide 13 Research TeamNeeraj Sood, PhD. (Principal Investigator) Associate Professor at USC and Senior Economist at RANDExpertise in empirical economics and health economicsJosé J. Escarce, M.D., Ph.D (Co-PrincipaI Investigator) Professor at UCLA and Senior Natural Scientist at RANDExpertise in post acute care markets and health care financing and organizationSlide 14 Research TeamJohn Romley, PhD. (Investigator) Assistant Professor at USC and Economist at RANDExpertise in industrial organization and competitionPeter Huckfeldt, Ph.D (Investigator) Associate Economist at RANDNew PhD (will become expert in post acute markets and competition by the end of the project!)Slide 15 OutlinePolicy ContextResearch TeamSpecific AimsHypothesis, Data and ApproachSlide 16 Specific Aims (1 & 2): Examine the Effects of CompetitionExamine the effects of competition on resource use and clinical outcomes for PAC episodes among patients discharged from an acute care hospital after a stroke, fracture, or LEJR, and how these effects are mitigated or enhanced by payment policies.Assess how the effects of competition on resource use and clinical outcomes for PAC episodes differ by care setting.Slide 17 Specific Aim (3): Examine Determinants of CompetitionDescribe the variation across geographic market areas and trends over time in PAC competition, and assess the factors that influence these variations and trends, especially changes in PAC payment policiesSlide 18 OutlinePolicy ContextResearch TeamSpecific AimsHypothesis, Data and ApproachSlide 19 Specific Aims (1 & 2): Examine the Effects of CompetitionStudy Hypothesis:Competition increases costs of care but has ambiguous effect on patient outcomes.Switch to PPS reduces effects of competition on costs but effect on patient outcomes is ambiguous.Under PPS, the influence of competition on cost and clinical outcomes is smaller for providers whose payment levels are more constrained.Slide 20 Specific Aims (1 & 2): Examine the Effects of CompetitionData:Medicare claims data from 1996 to 2008 for patients with stroke, hip replacement, & lower extremity joint replacement patients.Mortality data linked to claims data above.Administrative data on nursing home stays (MDS) linked to claims data above.Medicare cost report data to estimate resource use for different providers.Slide 21 Specific Aims (1 & 2): Examine the Effects of CompetitionEmpirical Models:Outcome Variables: Cost per PAC episode (60, 120, 180 day episodes)Mortality and/or institutionalization at episode endKey explanatory variables: Competition among PAC providersCompetition interacted with payment policy Cost based versus PPSGenerosity of payments and Medicare share of providerCovariates include demographics, health status measures, acute hospital and market characteristicsSlide 22 Specific Aims (1 & 2): Examine the Effects of CompetitionEmpirical Models:Key challenge is accounting for bias due to the fact that competition measures based on actual patient flows might induce spurious correlation between outcomes and competition.Address this concern by constructing competition measures using predicted patient flows that only rely on geographic distribution of patients and providers in a market.Slide 23 Specific Aim (3): Determinants of CompetitionStudy Hypothesis:More generous Medicare payment for PAC services within a market leads to more competition.Greater demand within a market for PAC services leads to more competition.Lower costs of providing PAC services leads to more competition.Slide 24 Specific Aim (3): Determinants of CompetitionData:Medicare cost report data and provider of service files to estimate number of providers in a given market.Area Resources File, Bureau of Economic Analysis and Medicare claims data to measure demand side factors such as age distribution of population, income, acute care discharges, etc.Hospital wage index and Bureau of Labor Statistics data to measure input costsData on state policies from a variety of sources.Slide 25 Specific Aim (3): Determinants of CompetitionEmpirical Models:Outcome Variables: Number of providersHirschmann-Herfindahl IndexKey explanatory variables: Payment policy: payment regime and generosityDemand side factors: population income, age, health status and access to acute care hospitalsSupply side factors: labor costs and rentsOther state policy such as certificate of need laws, minimum staffing rules and Medicaid policySlide 26 Potential Policy ImplicationsShould we promote competition in health care markets?Understand the extent to which geographic variation in costs and outcomes is influenced by the level of competition.Understand how effects of payment policy changes might vary across markets or regions with different competitive environments.Slide 27 Thank You!Questions?Neeraj SoodSchaeffer Center and School of Pharmacy, USCRAND Corporation Current as of December 2010 Internet Citation: Competition, Prospective Payment, and Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Markets. December 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/conference/2010/sood/index.html


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March of Dimes (2013). Birth defects: PKU in your baby. Available online: http://www.marchofdimes.com/baby/birthdefects_pku.html.
National Institutes of Health (2000). Phenylketonuria (PKU): Screening and management. NIH Consensus Statement, 17(3): 1–33.
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Sorry it's so short. I whipped it up using the tank art I have from my NG tank driver series when I realized that the portal was getting close to reaching number 50,000. It's just tank driver logo in spot lights...
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wow, i would never have guessed...50,000. damn. it's been a lonnnnnnng time coming. of course, if blammed movies didn't have a number and entries after that were moved up, it would be a LOT less.
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Now wouldn't it suck if you waited a minute too long and someone else submitted the 50k entry? lol
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Bloody hell!
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"Perspective …"
She Said -
As She Opened her petals one by one .
Slowly – Languidly She Opened
To Reveal the inner most truth of whom she Is
I imagine a speech bubble above her inner core:
Like A Child Draws
Like a Child Loves
Like a Child Does
A World Within Her
Yet she is Tiny
And Blooms For just a few days .
I Find Joy and Grace in her Little words
Her Unfolding Nature
Nature Unfolds Her .
She is simple yet holds a miracle
in all her gestures
She is Born Of Earth and Air and Water
Lives – Lives – Lives
Blooms to Full capacity
and then she Fades and withers
Her Petals drop
One By One
Leaving Proof That she was here .
"Perspective "
She said That one afternoon
When The Earth was spinning
at speed I cannot even comprehend
In My Mind
"Perspective …….."
and she said more …..
"We are worlds within worlds and specks of littleness that No one can see .
A dot
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In mid-October we were told Marc Pouliot had "lingering pubitis" and really haven't heard much since. I understand the need for privacy, after all this isn't a groin injury. However, we're about 6 weeks into the deal and it was estimated to be an 8-to-10 week injury.
So, any updates? Have you heard anything? The last words we heard from Pat Quinn about MP had to do with the organization's belief in him:
"He got hurt early in camp so we didn't see him a lot. But our management likes him. They had him in their mind as part of our roster moving forward so that did create some numbers problems."
With Gilbert Brule scoring enough to stay in the lineup it would seem his job is safe. But what about Reddox? Potulny? Pouliot probably has a spot on this roster after a rehab but this fall would have to be considered an opportunity missed. Again.


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I waited a very long time for this book to come out in print, as it was part of an online discussion in one of my vegetarian groups. I just wish more people would read real, true information like this instead of listening to the marketing efforts of the dairy industry and others who say you NEED to consume their products to be healthy, which of course is a big lie. This book shows how the absence of abundant animal products in the diet is so much healthier. People should read this, unless they actually ENJOY osteoporosis and kidney failure and diabetes, etc. etc.
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If Christmas were a drug, I'd be addicted. I can't help myself. I'm not sure if my blog enables that addiction or if I'd be just as bad without the excuse to write free Christmas tutorials. Sigh.
But Christmas is not where my addiction ends. I always seem to have a hankering after making period style crafts - there's my medieval doll Stitch in Time and my Victorian inspired Finders Keepers and the Regency-esque Gather ye Rosebuds. Double sigh. The only thing for it, was to combine the two addictions and give you this free Regency Christmas ornament tutorial.
- Small piece black felt
- Extremely small scrap white felt
- Small scrap green felt
- Small scrap red felt
- Fat quarter piece of linen or other white or cream fabric for oval background
- Sewing thread
- ¾ yard (0.75m)of ½" (13mm) wide flat trim in two different colours to trim oval
- Approx 1½ yards (1.5m) ⅛" (3mm) wide white satin ribbon for loop and bow
- Assorted ribbons in different colours and widths (no wider than ½" or 13mm) - wired ribbon works well
- Miniature picks of holly (each holly leaf in the picks I used are ¾" or 19mm long x ½" or 13mm wide)
- 2 x miniature feathers
- Freezer paper or mechanical pencil for tracing patterns
- Tacky glue
- Standard sewing equipment such as sewing machine, thread, hand sewing needles, pins, sharp pair of fabric scissors
- The free pattern Download Regency Silhouette Christmas Ornament Pattern
General Instructions
Read the instructions through before beginning.
All seam allowances are ⅛" (3mm) unless otherwise stated.
Your stitch length on your sewing machine should be set to 2-2.5 which is 12-13 stitches per inch. Remember to back-stitch at the beginning and end of every seam.
Cut out the Felt Silhouettes
1. Either print the patten page directly onto freezer paper or trace the silhouettes onto the freezer paper by hand. Iron the freezer paper to a piece of black felt.
2. Using a sharp pair of scissors cut out all four silhouettes from the felt following the outline on the pattern pages as closely as possible. Pay particular attention to clipping carefully into the mouth and nose areas with the tip of a very sharp pair of scissors to make the shapes as clear as possible. Peel away the freezer paper. If after the whole silhouette is cut out there are areas where the fuzz from the felt is obscuring the shape, trim the fuzz away.
3. Add some extra touches to the gents' silhouettes to start. First lay out the silhouettes so that they face each other and assume that the side facing you is the right side. Cut small wedges from white felt to represent the starched shirt collars using the pattern collar pieces as guides. Apply a small amount of tacky glue to the back of the the narrow white felt wedge and place it along the collar area on the top hatted gentleman. Apply a small amount of tacky glue to the wider collar piece of felt and apply it to the hat-less gentleman along the collar area. Remember, in the Regency period, collars of this style were worn very high so that they actually came past the jaw-line; keep that in mind when placing the wider collar, in particular.
4. Use the tip of a sharp pair of scissors or an awl if you have one, to bore a hole in the felt along the hat band of the top hatted gentleman and on the lapel of the hat-less gentleman, respectively.
5. Slip a small pick of holly through the hole in the hatband of the top hatted gentleman and apply some glue to the stem of the holly pick at the back of the silhouette to hold the holly in place.
6. Strip one miniature pick of holly of its leaves so that only the berries remain. Slip the small bunch of berries through the hole in the lapel of the hat-less gentleman. Apply some glue to the stem of the berries at the back of the silhouette to hold the berries in place. Set the gents' silhouettes to one side for now.
7. Decorate the ladies' silhouettes with Regency bonnets. First lay out the silhouettes so that they face each other and assume that the side facing you is the right side. Print or trace the bonnet patterns onto freezer and iron one bonnet pattern to a red piece of felt and the other bonnet pattern to a green piece of felt. Cut the bonnets out and peel away the freezer paper. Make sure that you have one bonnet laid out with the brim facing right and one laid out with brim facing left so that when placed on the silhouettes you will have one lady facing one way and the other facing the opposite direction.
8. Wrap a small piece of ribbon around the base of the crown of the hat where a hat band would go (see the right side of the green bonnet at left), with the ends wrapped around to the wrong side of the bonnet (see the wrong side of the red bonnet at right). Glue the ends of the ribbon to the wrong side of the bonnet. I used wired ribbon. On the green bonnet I folded the ribbon in half to make it look narrower and kept the full width of the ribbon in the case of the red bonnet.
9. Use the tip of a sharp pair of scissors or an awl if you have one, to bore a hole in the felt along the top of the ribbon on the red bonnet and below the ribbon on the green bonnet.
10. Slip a small pick of holly through the hole below the ribbon on the green bonnet and apply some glue to the stem of the holly pick at the back of the bonnet to hold the holly in place.
11. Strip one miniature pick of holly of its leaves so that only the berries remain. Slip the small bunch of berries through the hole above the ribbon on the red bonnet. Apply some glue to the stem of the berries at the back of the bonnet to hold the berries in place.
12. Apply a small amount of tacky glue to the end of two miniature feathers and slip the ends under the ribbon of the red bonnet next to the bunch of berries.
13. Pleat a piece of ribbon with your fingers into an accordion shape. Bend both raw ends of the ribbon to the back of the pleated shape and glue the ends in place. Glue the pleated ribbon to the green bonnet below the holly. Hold the pleated shape in place until it dries.
14. Glue each bonnet to the respective silhouettes so that the top and back of the head is covered and so that the nose and mouth can be seen below the brim.
15. Tie a piece of ribbon into a bow, apply tacky glue to the back of the bow and place it at a jaunty angle below the jaw-line of the silhouette in the red bonnet. Hold in place until dried. Set the ladies' silhouettes aside for now.
Create the Oval Base of the Ornament
16. Fold the light coloured fabric that you have chosen for the oval base in half with right sides together. Cut the oval pattern from a piece of paper and trace it four times onto the wrong side of the fabric. Cut out the oval shapes, giving you four pairs of ovals.
17. Now to apply trim to one side of each pair of ovals that you have cut. I used two different colours, trimming two ovals with red trim and two with white trim. Starting at the top of the oval pin the trim to a the right side of a single layer of fabric with the base of the trim even with the raw edge of the oval and the decorative edge facing toward the centre of the oval. Overlap the ends of the trim at the top. Pin the trim in place and then hand baste the trim in place to save yourself aggravation at the sewing machine.
Cut a piece of ⅛" (3mm) wide white satin ribbon 6½" (16.5cm) long. Fold the ribbon in half to form a loop and tack the loop in place at the top of the oval where the ends of the trim overlap.
18. Place an un-trimmed oval on top of the trimmed oval and pin together with right sides facing, sandwiching the trim and loop between the two ovals. By machine, sew around the oval making using a ⅛" (3mm) seam allowance and making sure to leave an opening (marked on the pattern and in red on the photo below) through which to turn the oval base.
19. Turn the oval base right side out through the opening. Press. Turn under the raw edges at the opening and ladder stitch the opening closed with a hand sewing needle and regular thread.
To see how to do the ladder stitch, see the below diagram.
I've used red thread so you can see the stitch better. The blue lines indicate where the thread is travelling through the folded edge of the fabric. When you pull the thread taut, the two bits of fabric butt together. You should pull the thread taut as you go, but I have left it loose at the end here so you can see the stitch better.
20. Tie a piece of ⅛" (3mm) wide white satin ribbon into a bow. Apply tacky glue to the back of the bow and place it at the bottom of the looped hanger at the top of the oval.
21. Apply a thin layer of tacky glue to the back of a silhouette and press it firmly to the centre of the right side of an oval.
22. Repeat steps 16-21 for the remaining three ovals.
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It was a suspect chasing a suspect. Police chasing suspects. Marijuana thrown under shopping carts. A teen-age suspect getting hit by a vehicle driven by another teen-age suspect.
And it all happened Sunday night at the Publix shopping center on Lindsay Lane in Athens.
Police said the series of incidents began around 10 p.m. when they received a call about a pedestrian hit by a vehicle at the shopping center.
When they arrived, the officers were told four people were allegedly involved in a marijuana sale and callers told dispatchers that one of the four threw something under the corral for the shopping carts. Sgt. Dusty Meadows later found marijuana under the carts.
Meanwhile, Jason Cole Scott and a 17-year-old were allegedly selling the marijuana to Keith Keshawn Cosby and a 19-year-old. Police said Cosby and the other person ran in different directions with the marijuana.
Scott, a passenger in the truck, jumped out and allegedly chased after Cosby. The 17-year-old drove after the 19-year-old, hitting him behind the store, police said.
The 19-year-old was treated at Athens Hospital. Police did not have his condition nor released his name.
The 17-year-old was charged with assault and possession of marijuana. He was released to a parent.
Scott was charged with possession of marijuana, booked and transferred to the Limestone County Jail.
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It is the purpose of this section to encourage the establishment of partnerships between State governments, universities, community colleges, and businesses to support scholarships for talented socially and economically disadvantaged students from eligible countries in the Caribbean and Central America to study in the United States in order to—
(2) assist the development efforts of eligible countries by providing training and educational assistance to persons who can help address the social and economic needs of these countries;
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The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall establish and administer a program of scholarship assistance, in cooperation with State governments, universities, community colleges, and businesses, to provide scholarships to enable socially and economically disadvantaged students from eligible countries in the Caribbean and Central America to study in the United States.
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In carrying out this section, the Administrator may make grants to States to provide scholarship assistance for undergraduate degree programs and for training programs of one year or longer in study areas related to the critical development needs of the students' respective countries.
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The Administrator and each participating State shall agree on a program regarding the educational opportunities available within the State, the selection and assignment of scholarship recipients, and related issues. To the maximum extent practicable, each State shall be given flexibility in designing its program.
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The Federal share for each year for which a State receives payments under this section shall be not less than 50 percent.
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The non-Federal share of payments under this section may be in cash, including the waiver of tuition or the offering of in-State tuition or housing waivers or subsidies, or in-kind fairly evaluated, including the provision of books or supplies.
(g) Forgiveness of scholarship assistance
The obligation of any recipient to reimburse any entity for any or all scholarship assistance provided under this section shall be forgiven upon the recipient's prompt return to his or her country of domicile for a period which is at least one year longer than the period spent studying in the United States with scholarship assistance.
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20.28.010 Basic Rental Charges.
20.28.020 Insurance Coverage.
20.28.030 Restriction of Use.
20.28.040 Collection of Rentals.
20.28.010 Basic Rental Charges.
(Repealed by Ordinance No. 185569, effective September 28, 2012.)
20.28.020 Insurance Coverage.
Sponsors of events in Portland Civic Stadium shall maintain liability insurance against claims for damage or personal injury, including death, which may arise out of its operations in the stadium or in connection therewith. Such insurance shall afford coverage of not less than $100,000 for personal injury to each person, $300,000 for each accident or occurrence, and $50,000 for property damage; such insurance shall be without prejudice to coverage otherwise existing and shall name as additional insured the City, its officers, agents, and employees. Evidence of such insurance shall be furnished the Auditor of the City prior to the event and the same shall be kept in full force and effect throughout the full term of Stadium usage, subject to approval of the City Attorney as to sufficiency of coverage.
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A. Whenever, in the opinion of the Commissioner In Charge of the Civic Stadium or of the Council of the City, any applicant or permittee for the use of the Civic Stadium is likely to or does advocate to any audience in the Stadium the overthrow of the United States government or the government of any state or subdivision thereof by force, and when such Commissioner shall file a report with the City Auditor to that effect, or when the Council shall make a finding to that effect, then the application shall be rejected or the permit of such permittee for the rental of said Stadium is hereby declared to be null and void. All permits for the rental of the Civic Stadium hereafter entered into shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter, and this Chapter shall be a part of such permit of rental. In case of the annulment of any permit as herein provided, the amount of rental paid thereunder, less any expense actually incurred thereunder by the City, shall be refunded to the permittee.
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A McCormick & Co. (NYSE: MKC) annual report may not be as steamy as the bestselling Fifty Shades of Gray but it sure is spicy. The company's motto is "A Passion for Flavor" and the global leader in spices and seasonings mission statement is as CEO Alan Wilson said at an investor conference in April quite simply, "We're out to save the world from boring food."
The McCormick dividend history is anything but boring as it's an S&P Dividend Aristocrat with over 26 years of dividend raises with another just in the last few weeks for a current yield of 2.10%. The stock may have a low beta of .45 but it has doubled since the March 2009 low below $30 and has moved 31.85% over the last year. The company also boasts double digit compound annual EPS growth over the last decade. The P/E stands at a pricey 22.23 but forward P/E is 19.25.
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Every year the company releases a forecast of flavor trends, this year going globally, and has identified several trends, including a dive into decadence. Indulgent flavors such as basil with chocolate and passion fruit and rum with orange and allspice. Other notable trends are flavor layering, healthy eating made more palatable with spices, handcrafted artisan flavors, and new global tastes such as Japanese Katsu and Mexican cajeta, a caramel sauce.
The importance of the forecast for investors is that industry professionals (commercial and foodservice clients) act on these trends and that the forecast allows McCormick to be a first mover as it jumped on the chipotle bandwagon almost ten years ago. These trends aid in new product development as the company introduces new products every year to spice things up. Commercial foodservice is slightly less than half the business, but McCormick has huge clients like Pepsi, McDonald's and Yum!.
Spices were the first commodity trade and have a place in history books as the impetus for world exploration. Today, McCormick scours the world for their spices and for acquisitions having made a big push into emerging markets like eastern Europe and India. Last year they bought an 85% stake in the Koh-I-Noor Indian food company and Kamis, an entire line of Polish sauces and seasonings. They also bought Thai Kitchen and Zatarain's to accommodate the popularity of Thai and Cajun cooking.
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Most investors may think of the Maryland based McCormick as just a staid dividend play but they might be thrilled to know that the company is also on the forefront of scientific research into the health benefits of spices with several studies underwritten by the McCormick Science Institute. Scientists are investigating antioxidant properties, vascular health, weight management, inflammation and how these relate to spices. The company is just beginning a campaign to inform the public of these health benefits.
Other companies such as Hershey's haven't been shy about touting the antioxidant properties of their products like their dark chocolate. McCormick could be even bolder on this front as the trend to healthier eating gets stronger every year.
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As CEO Wilson said at the investor conference,"There's a lot more room for growth. Did you know that half the steak and chicken that's prepared in U.S. homes is flavored with just salt and pepper or nothing at all?" The horror!! He noted that the variety of spices in the American pantry grew from just 10 a decade ago to 40 now adding,"Consumption of spices has grown almost 3x as fast as population growth."
Emerging markets expect to rise to 20% of sales by 2015. One advantage not readily apparent to investors is that globally, McCormick has a sterling reputation that their products are safe and clean, no small feat in third world countries. The company is also looking to buy out producers in its global supply chain to offset price volatility and ensure dependable sourcing and the safety and security of raw materials.
Other opportunities include more product roll-outs, with 200 products introduced in 2011. While the company actually only has 20 gravy flavors, the combined product portfolio is in the hundreds. The company with its purchase of Zatarains', Vahine, and stake in Koh-I-Noor is moving into rice, shelf stable mixes, ready to eat desserts, and frozen entrees. CEO Wilson expects to move more from ingredients to new value added products with higher margins.
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In two thirds of their brands McCormick has the #1 market share. In China they have received the highly coveted designation of famous brand status given by the Chinese government to only 105 brands. The brand loyalty that the company engenders is based on generations of home cooks seeing the red white and blue tins in their pantries. In the mid-Atlantic Old Bay spice is as widely used as ketchup to flavor foods, including fries and potato chips. Also, in the Americas, McCormick is gaining traction in the Hispanic community.
In their markets McCormick has little competition except from private label but as the company expands its roster H.J.Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ: KRFT), and Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) will loom larger as eventually brands will overlap. Kraft just debuted a seasoned cheese and breadcrumb mix for cooking meat and chicken so the game is afoot. These companies will also be competing with McCormick on acquisitions especially in the emerging markets. Kraft has also been a savvy and nimble acquirer snapping up Cadbury right from under Hershey's nose. Kraft's international spin-off Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is likely to be a hard negotiator with its CEO Irene Rosenfeld the one responsible for the Cadbury buy.
Mondelez is the real competition as a stock with a 13.98 P/E and a 4.50% yield but it doesn't have the track record yet as a publicly traded stock that would reassure investors who are looking for a dependable yield.
Yield To Passion?
Do you buy a "Passion for Flavor"? Analysts see growth at high single digits but they're underestimating the global food trend toward spicier food and variety. The P/E is higher than one would like and the company does have debt they're taken on to acquire accretive brands. But this stable name has a sizzling vision for food globally and that consistently raised dividend, well, that's just gravy.
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John Svendsen spoke before the panel in Portsmouth, Va., about the circumstances leading up to the decision to depart New London for St. Petersburg, Fla., while the storm was approaching the coast, according to the Associated Press. The panel, which includes members of the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board, will run through Feb. 21.
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