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Now in its second season, "Inside The Summit League" is hosted by Tom Nieman. Visit thesummitleague.org/itsl to view the list of channels and times or to watch online. This week's show has an interview with Commissioner Douple on the addition of Oral Roberts, recaps men's basketball, women's basketball and indoor track & field and has the campus spotlight on Omaha.
Basketball / Women's
The Summit League men's and women's basketball seasons began last month … The men's and women's weekly notebooks and the men's and women's resource pages supply all the necessary league info to follow the season.
Denver's Zach Bolden, Theo Remman and Jordan Schweitzer along with Oral Roberts' Marco Hernandez were named NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Region … Click here to read the full recap.
Denver's Kristen Hamilton was recently named a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy … Click here to read the full release … Hamilton and teammate Nicholette DiGiacomo were named NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Americans last week … Hamilton earned first team honors while DiGiacomo was named to the third team … To view the full recap, click here.
Four Summit Leaguers earned AVCA All-Region honors … Denver's Colleen King and Brea Muhle and South Dakota's Kendall Kritenbrink were named to the Midwest All-Region team, while Fort Wayne's Emily Spencer collected North All-Region Honorable Mention honors … Click here to read the full release.
Swimming &
Three league teams compete this weekend … Omaha hosts league foe South Dakota on Friday and Nebraska on Saturday, while Western Illinois is at UIC on Saturday … Summit League swimmers have nine times ranked in the NCAA top-30 this week, including a pair of times in the top-10 … Denver's Dylan Bunch is fourth in the nation in the 1,650 free and Samantha Corea is 10th in the 200 back … Bunch and Corea combined to set six all-time league records, six individual and two relays … Bunch set league records in the 500 free (4:20.31) and 1,650 free (14:54.60), becoming the first swimmer in league history to record a sub 15 minute time in the 1,650 free … Corea posted individual all-time league records in the 50 free (22.72), 100 fly (52.72), 100 back (53.44) and 200 back (1:53.78) and was a part of the DU 400 free (3:21.10) and 400 medley (3:41.68) record setting relay squads.
Indoor Track &
Omaha is the lone team in action this weekend as the Mavericks open their season at the K-State All-Comers on Saturday … After opening weekend, Summit Leaguers have combined for 32 times/marks in the NCAA top-30, including 12 in the top-10 and one NCAA leader … North Dakota State's Andy Lillejord leads the way atop the nation in the heptathlon with 5,628 points and is also ranked in the NCAA top-20 in two other events … A pair of Bison teammates are also ranked in the top-10 nationally, Moses Heppner is fifth in the 800 meters (1:53.76) and Alex Espeland is ninth in the mile (4:13.34) … Western Illinois' Jamario Taylor is sixth in the high jump (2.13m) and Nathanial Marshall is seventh in the weight throw (19.37m) … On the women's side, NDSU has five athletes in the NCAA top-10, Jenny Guibert is third in the 800 meters (2:13.88), Erin Teschuk is third in the mile (4:56.96), Amy Andrushko is fourth in the 800 meters (2:14.93), Maddie McClellan is eight in the mile (5:02.47) and Lexy Boschee is 10th in the pentathlon (3,350 pts.) … Fort Wayne has two DMR teams in the top-10 at fourth and eighth.
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The "Dogs of the Dow" investing strategy is a very simple way for investors to achieve diversification and income in their portfolios while remaining in the sphere of more conservative blue chip stocks.
The strategy consists of investing in the 10 highest yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) – an index of 30 large cap U.S. stocks.
We have compiled a list of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks that you can access below:
This strategy produces above average income and concentrates on stocks that typically trade at lower valuations relative to the rest of the DJIA. Given that the DJIA represents some of the largest companies in the world, its "dogs" are typically companies with strong track records that have hit temporary problems.
For value investors looking to purchase good businesses that are currently out of favor, this is a great and simple strategy.
To implement this strategy, simply take the amount of money you have to invest and then divide it equally among the 10 highest yielding stocks in the DJIA. Hold these stocks for a whole year and then at the end of twelve months, look at the 30 Dow stocks again and resort them by dividend yield from highest to lowest.
Rebalance and reallocate your capital accordingly and repeat the process. In addition to the simplicity and focus on quality, value, and income that this strategy generates, it also improves discipline by preventing excessive emotion-driven trading.
It also encourages investors to reap the tax benefits from holding positions for at least one year before selling, thereby being taxed at the long-term capital gains tax rate instead of the short-term rate.
The 2019 Dogs of the Dow
The list of the 2019 Dogs of the Dow is below, along with the current dividend yield of the top-ten yielding DJIA stocks. Click on a company's name to jump directly to analysis on that company.
10. Caterpillar Inc. (CAT): 3.1%
9. The Coca Cola Company (KO): 3.1%
8. Pfizer (PFE): 3.2%
7. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA): 3.3%
6. 3M Company (MMM): 3.3%
5. Chevron Corp. (CVX): 3.8%
4. Verizon (VZ): 4.2%
3. Exxon Mobil (XOM): 4.5%
2. IBM Corp (IBM): 4.5%
1. Dow, Inc. (DOW): 5.8%
In the remainder of this article, we will briefly discuss each of the top 10 Dogs of the Dow for 2019.
Dog of the Dow #10: Caterpillar
Founded in 1925, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The $80 billion market cap company operates in three primary segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation, along with ancillary financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.
On April 24th, 2019 Caterpillar reported Q1 2019 results for the period ending March 31st, 2019. For the quarter the company reported revenue of $13.5 billion, representing a 5% increase compared to the prior year's quarter. This growth in Caterpillar's top line was driven by an 18% increase in Resource Industries, while Construction Industries and Energy & Transportation saw 3% and flat year-over-year growth, respectively.
Earnings-per-share came in at a record $3.25, representing a 19% increase compared to the $2.74 posted in Q1 2018; however, $0.31 of that improvement can from a discrete tax benefit. Caterpillar also updated its 2019 outlook. Expectations for the business are unchanged; however, as a result of the $0.31 tax benefit, the company revised its earnings-per-share outlook to a range of $12.06 to $13.06 (from $11.75 to $12.75 previously).
We expect 5% annual EPS growth for Caterpillar over the next five years. This could be a conservative estimate, particularly if the global economy avoids recession. Caterpillar continues to benefit from positive economic growth, and in particular its services business is a major future growth catalyst.
Source: Investor Presentation
Caterpillar expects to double its services revenue from 2016-2026. Assuming Caterpillar grows its EPS by 5% per year, the company should continue to raise its dividend each year, as it has for 25 consecutive years. Caterpillar is a recent addition to the list of Dividend Aristocrats, an exclusive group of 57 companies in the S&P 500 Index with 25+ consecutive years of dividend growth.
Caterpillar has an expected dividend payout ratio of just 29%, even after a recent 20% dividend increase. This propelled Caterpillar to join the list of Dogs of the Dow for this update. The forward annualized dividend of $4.12 per share results in a 3.1% dividend yield, making Caterpillar a highly attractive combination of dividend yield and growth.
Dog of the Dow #9: The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest beverages manufacturers in the world. It owns or licenses more than 500 unique non-alcoholic brands, in more than 200 countries worldwide. It currently has a market capitalization of more than $200 billion, and the company generates roughly $35 billion in annual revenue.
Source: Investor Presentation
Coca-Cola has long struggled against a backdrop of declining soda consumption in the United States. But its investments in new products are finally paying off, as the company has returned to organic growth.
Coca-Cola reported first quarter organic sales growth of 6% against a consensus for a 4% gain, led by strength in EMEA and in the bottling business. Two percent of the organic sales gain was from a timing benefit; excluding this gain, organic sales would have been in line with expectations. Unit case volume was up 4% as weakness in North America was more than offset by international strength.
Earnings-per-share from continuing operations grew 24% to $0.38, but comparable earnings-per-share rose just 2% to $0.48 despite an 11% currency headwind. Earnings-per-share included a $0.02 benefit from timing, primarily from the bottler inventory build related to Brexit.
The company continues to expect 4% organic growth and 12% to 13% in total sales growth. However, earnings-per-share is still expected to be flat to last year. Going forward, Coca-Cola's biggest growth targets are coffee, natural drinks, and a renewed push into sports drinks.
Last year, Coca-Cola acquired Costa Coffee for $5.1 billion. Costa is a global coffee drink maker, and also operates a chain of nearly 4,000 coffee shops. Coca-Cola has also made smaller acquisitions to boost its portfolio of natural drinks like Kombucha. It also recently made a minority investment in the Kobe-Bryant backed sports drink manufacturer BodyArmor.
In addition to revamping its product portfolio, Coca-Cola made another strategic move to simplify its operations and increase its profitability. Coca-Cola has sold its bottling businesses in the U.S., Europe, China, and Africa. This helps Coca-Cola's bottom line because bottling is a capital-intensive business, with low profit margins.
Coca-Cola currently pays a dividend of $1.60 per share, equaling a 3.1% current yield. Coca-Cola has increased its dividend for over 50 years in a row, making it a member of the exclusive Dividend Kings.
Dog of the Dow #8: Pfizer
Pfizer was founded in 1849 and has grown into one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world today. It researches and manufactures drugs for a variety of therapeutic areas and has two core operating segments: Innovative Health (62% of 2018 revenue) and Essential Health (38% of 2018 revenue).
The most common therapeutic areas for Pfizer are internal medicine, oncology, immunology, inflammation, and rare diseases. Pfizer's global portfolio is based mostly on biopharmaceuticals, but it also includes vaccines.
Source: Investor Presentation
Pfizer's revenue grew by 2% during 2018 while adjusted earnings-per-share grew 13% as its larger Innovative Health business grew revenue by 6%, while its smaller Essential Health business saw sales decline by 5%.
Innovative Health benefited from the company's years of significant investments in its R&D pipeline as its flagship products Eliquis (up 31%), Xeljanz (up 37%), and Prevnar (up 13%) drove sales growth.
Going forward, Pfizer sees the potential for approximately 25-30 significant product approvals through 2022, of which up to 15 have the potential to be blockbusters and expects seven of the 15 to receive approval by 2020.
In particular, Pfizer has a very strong oncology development pipeline with 13 oncology products in Phase I of development, another 4 in Phase II, and 6 in Phase III.
In the short run, however, adjusted earnings per share are expected to decline by approximately 4% as the company focuses its cash on its pipeline investments and performance continues to weaken in the Essential Health segment as patent expirations and pricing weakness negatively impact its legacy established products in developed markets.
Given these two conflicting dynamics, we expect earnings-per-share and dividends to grow at an average of 5% per year over the next half decade.
With manageable debt level, strong interest coverage, and a payout ratio of 50%, Pfizer should be able to easily continue raising its dividend each year moving forward. Pfizer also has a strong moat from its robust product pipeline and patent portfolio, securing its earnings power and driving future growth.
Dog of the Dow #7: Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance is the largest retail pharmacy in both the United States and Europe. Through its flagship Walgreens business and other business ventures, Walgreens has a presence in more than 25 countries and employs more than 415,000 people.
In its leading retail pharmacy business Walgreens operates approximately 18,500 stores in 11 countries, and also operates one of the largest global pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution networks, with more than 390 centers that deliver to upwards of 230,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals each year.
In its recent FY19 Q3 results, Walgreens reported net sales growth of 0.7% (2.9% on a constant currency basis) to $34.6 billion compared to the same quarter last year, due to 2.3% growth in the Retail Pharmacy USA division. Adjusted net earnings decreased 12.1% to $1.3 billion and adjusted earnings-per-share fell 4.0% to $1.47, as the decline in net earnings was partially offset by a substantially lower share count.
Walgreens also reiterated its fiscal year 2019 outlook, indicating that adjusted earnings-per-share are anticipated to be roughly flat year-over-year. This is consistent with what the company said last quarter, but down from previous guidance of 7% to 12% to start the year.
Over the long-term the company still believes it can grow the bottom line in the mid-to-high single digits. However, investors should be somewhat skeptical of this forecast, given the sharp declines in growth and increasing competition in the space.
Therefore, we anticipate earnings per share growth in the mid-single-digits over the next half decade supported primarily by share repurchases and an aging population.
Source: Earnings Presentation
Despite these challenges, Walgreens still enjoys a significant competitive advantage thanks to its vast scale and network in an important and growing industry.
Meanwhile, the payout ratio remains reasonable and supports continued dividend growth. Walgreens is also fairly recession resistant, with its earnings per share dipping only 6.9% in 2009.
The company also holds a very strong balance sheet with $818 million in cash, $19.9 billion in current assets (including $10.2 billion in inventory) and $70.4 billion in total assets against just $25.3 billion in current liabilities and $45.0 billion in total liabilities.
The following video analyzes Walgreens' dividend safety in further detail:
Walgreens has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years, including a 4.5% increase on July 10th. This makes Walgreens a member of the Dividend Aristocrats. The new quarterly dividend payout of $0.4575 per share represents an annual payout of $1.83 per share, good for a 3.3% forward yield.
Dog of the Dow #6: 3M Company
3M is an industrial manufacturing giant. It has a long track record of growth, and like Coca-Cola is on the list of Dividend Kings for having raised its dividend for at least 50 consecutive years.
Business conditions suddenly deteriorated to start 2019. 3M released weak first-quarter results and significantly reduced its full-year outlook. Revenue declined 5% to $7.9 billion, which was $162 million below expectations.
3M's first-quarter EPS was reduced by $0.72 due to litigation-related charges. The company is involved in a number of legal proceedings, which represent a significant headline risk. 3M incurred a total litigation-related pre-tax charge of $548 million in the first quarter.
3M's elevated litigation expense is a dark cloud over the stock right now. While it is likely 3M is strong enough to withstand the litigation risk, investors should pay close attention to the company's future results to make sure the situation does not worsen.
3M also lowered its earnings-per-share guidance to $9.25 to $9.75 for 2019, down from $10.45 to $10.90 previously. At the midpoint of guidance, EPS is likely to decline ~9% in 2019, compared with last year. Organic revenue growth is now expected in a range of down 1% to up 2%, a big drop from previous guidance of 1% to 4% growth.
Despite the company's challenging first-quarter and lowered full-year forecast, the long-term outlook is still positive. 3M has long-term growth catalysts, primarily its healthcare segment.
The demographics of the U.S. health care industry are highly supportive of growth, due to the aging population. 3M is already a major healthcare product manufacturer, with segment sales above $7 billion each year. Healthcare is expected to lead 3M's growth in the years ahead, particularly with the recent $6.7 billion acquisition of Acelity.
Source: Investor Presentation
Acelity manufactures wound dressings and other specialty surgical products. It will expand 3M's Medical Solutions business with a high-growth category. Acelity generated $1.5 billion of sales last year, growing at a 10% rate in 2018 with attractive margins.
Excluding certain one-time transaction and integration expenses, 3M expects the deal to be accretive to earnings by $0.25 per share in the first 12 months after closing. 3M paid approximately 11x estimated annual adjusted EBITDA for Acelity, which is a reasonable multiple for a fast-growing, high-margin business.
3M has a long dividend history. It has paid uninterrupted dividends to shareholders for over 100 years. It has also raised its dividend for the past 61 consecutive years, including a 6% increase in February 2019.
We continue to view 3M's dividend as secure. We discuss 3M's dividend safety in further detail in the video below:
3M's dividend growth should continue for the foreseeable future. Even though EPS will be lower this year than the company previously anticipated, 3M remains highly profitable.
At the midpoint of revised guidance, 3M's dividend payout ratio of 61% still represents sufficient coverage, with room for future dividend hikes provided the company's turnaround is successful.
Dog of the Dow #5: Chevron
Chevron is the third-largest oil major in the world, behind only Shell and ExxonMobil. The company's main competitive advantages are its size and industry position, giving it economies of scale, operational expertise, and a vast business network through which to access lucrative deals.
In 2018, Chevron grew earnings-per-share by 60% with the upstream segment serving as the biggest contributor with 63% earnings growth in that business during the year. As a result, Chevron hiked its dividend by 6%.
In late April, Chevron reported (4/26/19) financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Its production grew 7% over last year's quarter, primarily thanks to strong performance in the Permian Basin and at Wheatstone in Australia.
Total output exceeded 3.0 million barrels per day for the second quarter in a row. However, earnings fell 27%, from $3.6 to $2.6 billion. Half of the decrease resulted from low margins in the refining and chemical business while lower oil prices also played a role.
The biggest driver of this robust growth despite volatile prices was increased production. Chevron has extensively invested in growth projects for years but has failed to grow its output for an entire decade, as oil projects take several years to start bearing fruit.
However, Chevron is now in the positive phase of its investing cycle, as its investments are now online and increasing output even as capital expenditures decline. The company expects to grow its output by 4%-7% this year and by 2%-3% per year for the next five years.
Chevron's growth will be fueled by rising demand for its products around the world.
Source: Investor Presentation
Given the magnified effect of production growth and the corresponding impact to Chevron's earnings-per-share, we believe the company is likely to achieve total earnings-per-share growth in the 5%-6% range annually.
Chevron has above-average dividend safety, considering its industry. As a commodity producer, the company is vulnerable to any downturn in the price of oil. Fortunately, thanks to rising production and declining CapEx, Chevron's dividend is safer than it has been in a while as its payout ratio has fallen to a more reasonable level of 58%.
Even though Chevron operates in a cyclical industry, we believe the dividend is secure. The following video provides further explanation:
As a result, we believe they will continue raising their dividend for the foreseeable future, especially considering that it is already a Dividend Aristocrat with 32 consecutive years of dividend growth.
Dog of the Dow #4: Verizon
Verizon operates in the telecommunications sector as one of the largest wireless carrier in the country. Wireless contributes three-quarters of all revenues, and broadband and cable services account for about a quarter of sales. The company's network covers ~298 million people. Verizon has a market capitalization of $236 billion, with annual sales of $131 billion.
Verizon reported financial results for the first quarter on 4/23/2019. The company earned $1.20 per share, topping estimates by $0.04 and growing 2.6% from the previous year. Revenue grew 1.1% year-over-year to $32.1 billion, which was in-line with what analysts were expecting. Revenues for wireless grew almost 4% to $22.7 billion. Higher priced plans helped grow service revenues by 4.4%.
Verizon's wireline business experienced a revenue decline of 3.9% to $7.3 billion, while Fios sales improved 3.6% to $3.1 billion. The company added 52K net Fios connections, but lost a net of 53K Fios video subscribers.
Based on first quarter results, Verizon now expects earnings-per-share to increase at a low-single-digit rate from 2018 versus previous guidance of no growth. Revenues for the year are still expected to grow at a low single-digit rate.
Looking ahead, however, growth is expected to slow with EPS forecasted to be flat in 2019 and revenue growing in the low single digits due to margin pressures from increased competition. As a result, we only expect 4% annual EPS growth over the next half decade.
Source: Investor Presentation
The company has now increased its dividend for the past 14 years and should continue doing so for the foreseeable future.
The following video analyzes Verizon's dividend safety in the context of its fourth-quarter earnings report:
Verizon's economic moat resulting from its large scale, network advantage, and brand power in the U.S. should enable it to continue growing with healthy margins, despite growing competition.
This is evident by the company's wireless net additions and very low churn rate. Management is also taking steps to deleverage Verizon's balance sheet which should also increase its safety. Verizon's high dividend yield above 4% is attractive to income investors.
Dog of the Dow #3: Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil is an energy giant with $290 billion in annual revenue and net profits in excess of $21 billion. In 2018, the company generated 60% of its earnings from its upstream segment, 26% from its downstream (mostly refining) segment and the remaining 14% from its chemicals segment as it grew revenues by a robust 18.8% increase year-over-year, led by a near doubling in upstream earnings.
While it is a diversified business, Exxon's results are highly cyclical due to its exposure to the economy and commodity prices. However, given its diversified nature, Exxon is still able to remain profitable through economic and commodity cycles, enabling it to grow its dividend for 36 straight years.
In late April, Exxon reported (4/26/19) financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The company posted production of 4.0 million barrels per day, up 2% over last year's quarter. However, its earnings-per-share plunged 49%, from $1.09 to $0.55, and missed the analysts' consensus of $0.68 by 19%.
Half of the earnings decrease resulted from poor margins in refining and chemicals, as well as heavy scheduled maintenance. Refining margins were affected by the collapse of the discount of Canadian crude to WTI due to Alberta's enforced production cuts and additional takeaway capacity in Permian.
The upstream business tends to thrive when oil prices are high and the downstream and chemical businesses continue to churn out cash flows when oil prices are suppressed.
Source: Earnings Presentation
Looking forward, we anticipate the company's admirable dividend growth streak to continue on the back of management's forecast for 140% earnings growth by 2025 thanks to the boom in Permian and Guyana production to meet growth in global energy demand as the developing world continues to increase energy consumption.
To fuel this growth, Exxon is planning to ramp up its capital spending in order to capitalize on its attractive cost of capital and high return on investment opportunities (20% expected returns on capital forecasted in new investments in the upstream business).
Furthermore, if/when oil cycles down again, the company's flexible balance sheet and the fact that its dividend and spending requirements are fully covered at $40/barrel should enable the company to continue paying and growing its dividend well into the future.
Like Chevron, we believe Exxon Mobil has a secure dividend. You can view the below video for further discussion of Exxon's dividend safety:
Dog of the Dow #2: IBM
IBM is an information technology company which provides integrated solutions that leverage information technology and knowledge of business processes. The company was founded in 1911, and currently operates five business segments: Cognitive Solutions, Global Business Services, Technology Services & Cloud Platforms, Systems, and Global Financing.
IBM generates annual revenue above $79 billion. IBM is currently transitioning away from its legacy businesses towards its self-described "strategic imperatives" in data, mobile, security, and analytics After several years of stagnant and/or declining revenues as the company changed strategies, IBM has finally recently returned to revenue growth.
IBM reported 2019 first-quarter results on April 16, 2019. Earnings per share of $2.25 beat estimates by $0.01 but revenue of $18.1 billion was down ~1% in constant currency and missed estimates. Cloud & Cognitive Software grew revenue 2% while Global Business Services grew revenue 4% on a year-over-year basis.
On the other hand, Global Technology Services saw revenues decline 3% and Systems revenue decline 9%. Notably, the cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) categories are increasing revenue at 12% to $4.5 billion and 15% to $11.7 billion, respectively. Due to IBM's global operations, foreign currency exchange headwinds had a meaningful impact causing a 4% decline in revenue. IBM is forecasting a 2% revenue decline for the full fiscal year, due to currency exchange.
IBM's future growth will be boosted by its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat, an open-source cloud solutions provider. Red Hat has a leading position in hybrid cloud, which would in turn make IBM the No. 1 provider of hybrid cloud solutions. Hybrid cloud is a mixed computing environment that uses private cloud and third party cloud. The deal is expected to be accretive to cash flow and accelerate revenue growth.
Red Hat operates in the open-source software market and primarily distributes technology products used in data centers. In addition, the company's own growth segments, collectively referred to as the strategic imperatives, are growing at a high rate.
Source: Investor Presentation
Despite IBM's prolonged difficulties, the company still has a strong balance sheet and a sustainable dividend with a dividend payout ratio below 50%. It has also shown remarkable commitment to growing its dividend as it is about to become a Dividend Aristocrat.
IBM has a price-to-earnings ratio of just 10.0, meaningfully below our fair value estimate of 12.0. This means the stock is significantly undervalued.
With a low stock valuation, a high dividend yield, and over 100 years of dividend payments, we consider IBM a "blue-chip stock".
You can see a list of four other blue-chip dividend stocks in addition to IBM, in the video below:
Dog of the Dow #1: Dow, Inc. (DOW)
The highest-yielding Dow Jones Industrial Average component is Dow, Inc., a newly-formed stock after the recent separation of its former parent, DowDuPont. That company has broken into three publicly-traded, standalone parts, with the former Materials Science business becoming the new Dow Inc.
Source: Investor Presentation
Dow will produce about $46 billion in revenue this year and the stock trades with a market capitalization of $35 billion. The company released its own first quarter earnings report on 5/2/19 in anticipation of the spinoff.
Total revenue fell 10% year-over-year, in line with prior guidance, to $10.8 billion. Volume grew 1% overall as Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure gained 6%, while Performance Materials & Coatings rose 1%. That was partially offset by a 2% decline from Packaging & Specialty Plastics.
Pricing took a significant toll on the company's top line, however, as it declined 9% year-over-year. All segments saw pricing declines with the exception of Performance Materials & Coatings, which managed to come in flat in the first quarter. The decline in pricing was primarily due to the company's polyethylene, isocyanates, and hydrocarbon products.
Dow is on a path to achieve significant cost savings this year, as it achieved $125 million in savings in Q1 alone. Dow exited Q1 with a $1.365 billion annual cost synergy run-rate.
The company announced a $3 billion share repurchase program, good for ~9% of the float, and a quarterly dividend of $0.70 per share. Management stated it is committed to offering an industry-leading dividend to shareholders.
Dow's payout ratio is currently at around two-thirds of earnings, which is where we expect it to stay. The company's growth outlook is reasonably strong, meaning there shouldn't be any dividend safety issues, even if a recession strikes.
Final Thoughts
Given the descriptions above, the Dogs of the Dow are clearly a very diverse group of blue chip companies which each enjoy significant competitive advantages and lengthy histories of paying rising dividends.
As a result, this investing strategy is a great, low-risk way for unsophisticated investors to approach dividend growth investing.
While it may not outperform the broader market every year, it is virtually guaranteed to provide investors with a combination of attractive current yield with steadily rising income over time.


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Beautiful Katamari Xbox 360 review
Beautiful Katamari is the latest addition to the wacky Katamari series and it rolls onto the Xbox 360 scene with colorful high definition graphics, (online) multiplayer modes, new stages and cousins.
Roll with the Prince as he collects anything and everything he can with his Katamari in order to help right the wrongs of his father, The King of All Cosmos. Beautiful Katamari retains the quirky and fun art style of previous iterations while boasting the largest number of levels in the series to date.
System: Xbox 360
Genre: Puzzle, Action
Release dates: October 16th 2007 (USA), February 29th 2007 (EURO)
Players: single player, (local and online) co-op, 1-4 multiplayer
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Atari
Origin: Japan
Prince takes on a new high-rolling adventure, with his famous cousins in tow, to save the Katamari universe once again after the King of All Cosmos has a very un-royal and unfortunate accident. The King of All Cosmos, his Queen, and the Prince, are enjoying some tennis while on vacation. However, a powerful serve by the King causes the tennis ball to rip through the fabric of the universe, creating a black hole that sucks everything but the planet Earth into it. In order to correct it, the King commands the Prince to roll up katamari balls on Earth with anything and everything sticking to it (the bigger the katamari, the bigger things can stick to it) until they are massive clumps that the King uses to recreate the planets, sun, and other celestial features. This is all bound by time and size limits to make things challenging and in the end set things right, bringing harmony once again to the Katamari Cosmos.
One is a lonely number, but thankfully the Prince will have more than 50 cousins to keep the ball rolling. Having discovered new games to play since the Royal Family's last time out, players can now compete over Xbox Live with up to three friends in online challenges as the Prince or any of the cousins. But the fun doesn't end there. Building upon the amazing Beautiful Katamari world, multiple leaderboards will track worldwide statistics and there's even new levels as downloadable content.
Watch the Beautiful Katamari launch trailer.
So what are the main features of Beautiful Katamari?
* Rolling in 720P, 1080i and 1080P – Katamari leaps into the next generation with an upgrade into the HD era with increased visual depth and seamless Katamari growth.
* All new soundtrack – Pick up items at your leisure to a brand new catchy soundtrack that includes remixed and original Katamari-themed songs by 80s J-Pop stars.
* New levels – New levels and objects present the player with more craziness to conquer like keeping cool and collecting frosty items in an ice house.
* New characters – New cousins join the fun to bring the total to over 50 playable characters, each with their own quirky animations and style.
* Offline multiplayer – Share the experience with another player and see who can collect the most objects. Tired of battling it out? Make peace and work together in CO-OP mode to roll the same Katamari. Make sure your communication skills are working at peak efficiency!
* Online multiplayer – For the first time ever, the Katamari franchise rolls into the online world. With up to four players, compete to roll up as many specific objects as possible. As your waiting for more online players, also take part in the lively mini-games that populate the lobby and spread the world of Katamari Damacy.
* Downloadable content – The world's ever changing as Beautiful Katamari will continue to provide joy through downloadable content, giving players a fresh experience every time they fire up their system.
Watch some more Beautiful Katamari gameplay footage.
Now let's see how much fun Beautiful Katamari is on a scale from 1 to 10?
Beautiful Katamari lets you enjoy shiny new levels with new cousins, presents and catchy music, and gives you four different modes to chill out with, including co-op and online multiplayer. Once you're hooked to rolling up everything in sight it's not hard to see why fans of the series hold games like these so dear to their hearts, it's completely wacky, mental, crazy fun. On a console filled with mature-rated action-shooters it's a relief to have a game anyone can play for a few hours and have a smile on their face. Just sit back and relax as you roll over colorful environments that increase in size with each new katamari mission. If you're unsure if you'd like a quirky game like this, be sure to first try out the Beautiful Katamari demo that's on Xbox Live Marketplace. After that you should know if "fancy funnyfaces" like you will "enjoy the party tiiiiiime".
Graphics – 7.5
This Katamari game looks Beautiful with its colorful cel-shaded graphics. All the characters and animations are cartoony and funny to watch thanks to the great simplistic design of the game world. When you get right down to it the visuals look like they came from the game's PS2 roots despite being in "next-gen" HD, but as mentioned it's all about the fun style which makes the game bright, colorful and thus fun to look at.
Audio – 8.5
Beautiful Katamari features a funky, fresh soundtrack that includes remixed and original Katamari-themed songs, the songs by 80's J-Pop stars are especially catchy and will have you humming along in no-time. The sound effects are as cheerful as the in-game music and hilarious coy text; put together everything sounds really great over-the-top with Dolby Digital support.
Ingenuity – 8.0
The control scheme is the same as in the PS2 versions. The Xbox 360 game makes use of dual analogue controls for all movement. If you're used to the PS2 controls you might have some difficulty with the Xbox 360 controls at first, as the system's analogue triggers aren't horizontally aligned, but players should get used to the change quickly. If you're new to the series, you won't have played anything this unique. The gameplay itself is easy to step into and — simply put — addictive once you get the hang of it in. A quirky concept that worked out great.
Replay Value – 6.5
Expect Beautiful Katamari's main story mode to give you quite a few hours of playtime, but granted it's nothing you can't finish in an evening. You may think it's short, but it's oh so much fun that the game length doesn't really matter, since you'll be going back to each level and replay it to get a bigger katamari score and maybe find some more hidden cousins. The online multiplayer is for either co-op or up to four player matches and it can be pretty fun for a while, sadly it's hampered by lag. A competitive edge does come with the online additions; the game tracks all your progress in the various modes and sharing this data through Xbox Live allows you to compare your performance to others, including on normal request levels, time attacks, and online play performance (tracked as "cookies" awarded by the King). A "worldwide katamari", representing the total size of all objects rolled up by all Xbox Live players and the player's contribution to that can be found online as well. Beautiful Katamari also received 4 new levels via Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Mahindra's EcoSport rivalling XUV300 touches down in SA
Cape Town - Mahindra is bidding for a slice of the Ford EcoSport's compact SUV cake with its first-ever XUV300, which has just been launched in South Africa - in fact this is the second market in the world after India to receive the newcomer.
Although smaller in size than most Mahindras, one could say it's a step upmarket, being based on the Ssangyong Tivoli (remember, Mahindra now owns the South Korean SUV specialist). Measuring less than four metres in length, it is the shortest vehicle in its class (no doubt designed around tax breaks in its home country) but the 2.6-metre wheelbase is slightly above the class average.
In terms of pricing, the XUV300 isn't exactly in the bargain bin, retailing for between R249 999 and R324 999, but the range toppers are loaded with features and it looks to be a good quality product with neat, likeable, styling.
Turbocharged petrol or diesel power
It also takes a modern approach to engine technology, the petrol variant being a new three-cylinder turbocharged unit with outputs of 81kW and 200Nm.
There's also a diesel on offer in the form of an also-brand-new 1.5-litre turbo unit credited with 85kW and 300Nm, the latter on hand from 1500rpm.
Both motors drive the front wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox, but Mahindra would do well to consider an autobox for our market.
"Both the 1.2 litre petrol and 1.5 litre turbo-diesel engine have been subjected to extensive stress-testing at Gerotek in Gauteng," says Mahindra SA CEO Rajesh Gupta.
"We are confident that they will not only offer exceptional durability, but also deliver the type of acceleration and high-speed cruising power that South African drivers enjoy."
The model range
On the spec front, Mahindra is offering the little crossover in two flavours: W6 and W8.
The base W6 comes with a 17.78cm touchscreen infotainment system, as well as air conditioning, electric windows and mirrors, central locking, dual front airbags and ABS brakes.
The W8 adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration as well as satnav, voice control and a reverse camera to the infotainment equation, while further amenities include dual-zone climate control, a sunroof, cruise control, multi-function steering wheel, front and rear parking sensors, automatic wipers and headlights, a start button, synthetic leather seat trim, five additional airbags (side, curtain and driver's knee), a burglar alarm and ESP stability control.
Both versions are sold with a five-year/90 000km service plan and five-year/150 000km warranty.
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W6 1.5 Diesel - R274 999
W8 1.2 Petrol - R304 999
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Making your festive event – the question is always difficult and requires much attention. And if this solemn event is your wedding, or wedding of your children, then the question becomes doubly heavier. So how do you make that would make all first-class and not get nervous breakdown? The answer is simple: you have to trust the design of wedding professionals. Professional designers to quickly evaluate the situation (Hall, where it will take action, the amount of jewelry and their materials and colors) and offer you several design options. A design options wedding balloons – set: the balls at the ceiling, garlands, balloons, helium chains and flowers, all kinds of flowers, the ball in a ball, a panel with the names of young or any other images, figures from the spheres (the bride and groom mannequins, the dual hearts, swans, etc.) If you have a place of celebration is not high ceilings, then you can use the ornaments – balls to the ceiling.
Inflated with helium colored balls, color appropriate to the overall design of the room, they tied ribbons and ribbons are very nice twist. Jack Fusco often expresses his thoughts on the topic. Then these balls are released and they fly you to the ceiling, but so that they can always get it. Andi Potamkin is often mentioned in discussions such as these. A garland of balloons you can decorate the entrance to the hall, or you arrange the scene. Garland itself is obtained the bulk and using it can give volume and lightness of each element of the structure. Helium chain – is strung on ribbons helium balloons, which are mounted so that the entire chain is obtained by a semi-circle. Such a chain can be decorated like a corridor, or a backdrop for the young.
And if you have an exit register, you can, for example, several chains draw a path to the arch. Helium bouquet – one of the most beautiful elements. Frequently Secretary of Agriculture has said that publicly. Of conventional balls is going to like vases, which is placed on the floor. And then to her mounted on a variety of different length of helium balloons, the amount that you choose yourself. It turns out this kind of bouquet, which can be placed in corners or on both sides near the entrance, or put on the stage, etc. Flowers of balloons can be of various sizes and configurations. A place they can go anywhere. As the saying goes: "Where only the heart desires." Ball in the ball – a very interesting element Jewelry. Take the transparent sphere, and inside it is inflated one or more other balls, and then himself transparent inflated balloon. The result is a very interesting and lovely composition consisting of one ball. Panels made of balloons, create a separate design, developed especially for you. So you can be sure that the two identical pictures, you will never see. Panel itself may be of any size. Figures from the balls – the most impressive element of the air clearance. Creating shapes rather laborious process, and quite expensive. But the result does not leave anyone indifferent (except such as the pros on balls) from your guests. As You see, the design of balloons wedding can be very diverse and multifaceted. But invariably such registration will bring you and your guests' mood of celebration and fun.
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We are all busy people today. And we almost always busy and have no relatives at the same time. We arrive in the evening in the modern beautiful apartment, and very much want us there was someone waiting. Take a kitten or a dog it is very difficult. Such large pupils should always keep under control. Craig Jelinek is the source for more interesting facts. Dachshunds and terriers in addition to regularly walk, but we've been all time business. The mice seem to be insufficiently generous, for this reason that we are home alone and bored. But there has been the attractive way out of trouble.
Loneliness dilute funny chinchilla or degu cute. It's exotic, you wonder? It is quite affordable for all today. Chinchilla fur coats seen in all journals, but few people know, what this cheerful little animals, if you start them at home. Another Inca kings wore capes made of skins of these animals for this reason, the animals almost wiped out. In our time, chinchilla registered in the Red book, and more people are becoming interested in growing as a chinchilla animal home. Externally, it is truly wonderful creation. They resemble a rabbit with a tail of a cat. Andi Potamkin, New York City may find this interesting as well.
Coat with chinchilla really amazing. Each chinchilla – it's like a living jewel. Caring for animals under jumpy because everyone, even very much a working person. Clean storefront once a week and feed in the morning and evening, quite easily, but how interesting to speak with funny furry beast, jumping on you and on furniture. Chinchillas do not even need to bathe in water, they brush their fur in the dry sand. Degu – it's very close relatives of the chinchilla is also from Latin America, has called out bush rats. Externally, they differ primarily tail, thin and nepyshnym at the end of which is a pretty tassel. Daegu good friend to everyone, easy to care for him, he eats special food and fruit. Daegu in nature is easier to survive than a chinchilla, it is not on the hunt for a lush fur, because the animal is quite small. However, a good coat to the touch in a degu, though not so various colors like chinchillas. Daegu until are common in people's homes as a chinchilla, and therefore can rightfully be called exotic animals. The main thing is do not catch them by the tail, as degus may throw off the tail fur and you get a rat tail thin your degus. Most importantly, unlike hamsters and rats, rather short-lived, the life of chinchillas and degus for over seven years, so you will be happy for a long time furry animal. And chinchilla, degus and can even lift your mood a serious businessman. Observing the hilarious antics of these animals, immediately fall in love with these animals in their ears.
The temptation to lie on a resume is great! How can it hurt if I stretch the truth a little? Employers see a lot of resumes. How will they know who is lying and who is not? Whoa! Let us pause a moment and reflect on what lies can really do in a resume. If you are not convinced, visit Jill Schlesinger. 1. You may wish to learn more. If so, Michael Steinhardt is the place to go. Lying and stretching of the truth can come out anyway. You, who are seeking work, may exaggerate the wrong people and get caught lying! 2.
Are you so confident that you have to lie to get a job? Poor you! 3. Many, if not all employers who discover the truth behind a lie fired on the spot. 4. Why lie? If your accomplishments and skills seem below par, it is better to say that an interviewer to be seen as a liar! Finally, a lie that makes you feel guilty, ethics, you are looking for work, they need all the positive parts of himself to find a new job. Ignore finds himself and come to find a good job without falsifying anything.
Lying on a resume worthy of the file 13 that we all know. Keep your head up and know himself as a truth teller no, the liar who falls from grace with time, especially in a job. Your mother was right, do not lie! "Have a 'Hotsy-Totsy Resume!'
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The duck was an excellent swimming, actually much better than his instructor, but just was removed and was approved to fly in very bad races. For more information see Michael Steinhardt. As was slow to run, had to stay after school and also drop swimming to practice running. This went on until his webbed feet were ruined and barely approved of swimming. But passing was acceptable in school, so that no one cared, except the duck. Running the rabbit started at the front of the class, but had a nervous breakdown due to the hard work of training for swimming.
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Hi everyone,
This week is relatively quiet with 16 new abstracts and 9 replacements. The one
to catch my eye was on the critical behaviour of the Bose gas from the ETH
Zurich group - published a couple of weeks ago but only just on the arXiv.
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 05:08:44 GMT (103kb)
Title: Oscillation bands of condensates on a ring: Beyond the mean field theory
Authors: Chengguang Bao
Categories: cond-mat.other
Comments: 7 pages, 8 figures
The Hamiltonian of a N-boson system confined on a ring with zero spin and
repulsive interaction is diagonalized. The excitation of a pair of
p-wave-particles rotating reversely appears to be a basic mode. The fluctuation
of many of these excited pairs provides a mechanism of oscillation, the states
can be thereby classified into oscillation bands. The particle correlation is
studied intuitively via the two-body densities. Bose-clustering originating
from the symmetrization of wave functions is found, which leads to the
appearance of 1-, 2-, and 3-cluster structures. The motion is divided into
being collective and relative, this leads to the establishment of a relation
between the very high vortex states and the low-lying states.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0842 , 103kb)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 19:48:17 GMT (576kb)
Title: Spinor Dynamics in an Antiferromagnetic Spin-1 Condensate
Authors: A.T. Black, E. Gomez, L.D. Turner, S. Jung, P.D. Lett
Categories: cond-mat.other cond-mat.soft cond-mat.stat-mech
Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures
We observe coherent spin oscillations in an antiferromagnetic spin-1
Bose-Einstein condensate of sodium. The variation of the spin oscillations with
magnetic field shows a clear signature of nonlinearity, in agreement with
theory, which also predicts anharmonic oscillations near a critical magnetic
field. Measurements of the magnetic phase diagram agree with predictions made
in the approximation of a single spatial mode. The oscillation period yields
the best measurement to date of the sodium spin-dependent interaction
coefficient, determining that the difference between the sodium spin-dependent
s-wave scattering lengths $a_{f=2}-a_{f=0}$ is $2.47\pm0.27$ Bohr radii.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0925 , 576kb)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 08:06:59 GMT (314kb)
Title: Loading, cooling and trapping of Strontium using intercombinaison line
Authors: Thierry Chaneliere (LAC), Ling Xiang He, Robin Kaiser (INLN), David
Wilkowski (INLN)
Categories: physics.atom-ph
Comments: Submited to PRA (06/04/2007)
Proxy: ccsd hal-00140366
The intercombinaison line of strontium at 689nm is successfully used in laser
cooling to reach the photon recoil limit with Doppler cooling in a
magneto-optical traps (MOT). In this paper we present a systematic study of the
loading efficiency of such a MOT. Comparing the experimental results to a
simple model allow us to discuss the actual limitation of our apparatus. We
also study in detail the final MOT regime emphasizing the role of the gravity
on the position, size and temperature along the vertical and horizontal
directions. At large laser detuning, one finds an unusual situation where
cooling and trapping occur in the presence of a high bias magnetic field.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0855 , 314kb)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:23:55 GMT (510kb)
Title: Nuclear Spin Effects in Optical Lattice Clocks
Authors: Martin M. Boyd, Tanya Zelevinsky, Andrew D. Ludlow, Sebastian Blatt,
Thomas Zanon-Willette, Seth M. Foreman, and Jun Ye
Categories: physics.atom-ph
Comments: 13 pages, 12 figures, submitted to PRA
We present a detailed experimental and theoretical study of the effect of
nuclear spin on the performance of optical lattice clocks. With a state-mixing
theory including spin-orbit and hyperfine interactions, we describe the origin
of the $^1S_0$-$^3P_0$ clock transition and the differential $g$-factor between
the two clock states for alkaline-earth(-like) atoms, using $^{87}$Sr as an
example. Clock frequency shifts due to magnetic and optical fields are
discussed with an emphasis on those relating to nuclear structure. An
experimental determination of the differential $g$-factor in $^{87}$Sr is
performed and is in good agreement with theory. The magnitude of the tensor
light shift on the clock states is also explored experimentally. State specific
measurements with controlled nuclear spin polarization are discussed as a
method to reduce the nuclear spin-related systematic effects to below
10$^{-17}$ in lattice clocks.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0912 , 510kb)
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:07:44 GMT (12kb)
Title: Representative Ensembles in Statistical Mechanics
Authors: V.I. Yukalov
Categories: cond-mat.stat-mech
Comments: Latex file, 18 pages
Journal-ref: Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 21 (2007) 69-86
The notion of representative statistical ensembles, correctly representing
statistical systems, is strictly formulated. This notion allows for a proper
description of statistical systems, avoiding inconsistencies in theory. As an
illustration, a Bose-condensed system is considered. It is shown that a
self-consistent treatment of the latter, using a representative ensemble,
always yields a conserving and gapless theory.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1089 , 12kb)
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:29:32 GMT (14kb)
Title: Horizon formation in isotropically expanding Bose-Einstein condensates
Authors: Yasunari Kurita, Takao Morinari
Categories: cond-mat.other
Comments: 4 pages, 2 figures
Report-no: YITP-07-16, OCU-PHYS-264, AP-GR-40
We propose a simple experiment to create a sonic horizon in isotropically
trapped cold atoms within currently available experimental techniques.
Numerical simulation of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation shows that the sonic
horizon should appear by making the condensate expand. The expansion is
triggered by changing the interaction which can be controlled by the Feshbach
resonance in real experiments. The sonic horizon is shown to be quasi-static
for sufficiently strong interaction. The characteristic temperature that is
associated with particle emission from the horizon, which corresponds to the
Hawking temperature in an ideal situation, is estimated to be 2nK.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1096 , 14kb)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 17:37:34 GMT (591kb)
Title: Controlled collisions of a single atom and ion guided by movable
trapping potentials
Authors: Z. Idziaszek, T. Calarco, P. Zoller
Categories: quant-ph
Comments: 16 pages, 16 figures
We consider a system composed of a trapped atom and a trapped ion. The ion
charge induces in the atom an electric dipole moment, which attracts it with an
r^{-4} dependence at large distances. In the regime considered here, the
characteristic range of the atom-ion interaction is comparable or larger than
the characteristic size of the trapping potential, which excludes the
application of the contact pseudopotential. The short-range part of the
interaction is described in the framework of quantum-defect theory, by
introducing some short-range parameters, which can be related to the s-wave
scattering length. When the separation between traps is changed we observe
trap-induced shape resonances between molecular bound states and vibrational
states of the external trapping potential. Our analysis is extended to
quasi-one-dimensional geometries, when the scattering exhibit
confinement-induced resonances, similar to the ones studied before for
short-range interactions. For quasi-one-dimensional systems we investigate the
effects of coupling between the center of mass and relative motion, which
occurs for different trapping frequencies of atom and ion traps. Finally, we
show how the two types of resonances can be employed for quantum state control
and spectroscopy of atom-ion molecules.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1037 , 591kb)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:07:48 GMT (693kb)
Title: Scanning tunnelling microscopy for ultracold atoms
Authors: Corinna Kollath, Michael K\"ohl, Thierry Giamarchi
Categories: cond-mat.str-el
We propose a novel experimental probe for cold atomic gases analogous to the
scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) in condensed matter. This probe uses the
coherent coupling of a single particle to the system. Depending on the
measurement sequence, our probe allows to either obtain the \emph{local}
density, with a resolution on the nanometer scale, or the single particle
correlation function in real time. We discuss applications of this scheme to
the various possible phases for a two dimensional Hubbard system of fermions in
an optical lattice.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1283 , 693kb)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:06:32 GMT (444kb)
Title: Excitation of the dissipationless Higgs mode in a fermionic condensate
Authors: R. A. Barankov, L. S. Levitov
Categories: cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.mes-hall
Comments: 4 pages, 4 figures
The amplitude mode of a fermionic superfluid, analogous to the Higgs Boson,
becomes undamped in the strong coupling regime when its frequency is pushed
inside the BCS energy gap. We argue that this is the case in cold gases due to
the energy dispersion and nonlocality of the pairing interaction, and propose
to use the Feshbach resonance regime for parametric excitation of this mode.
The results presented for the BCS pairing dynamics indicate that even weak
dispersion suppresses dephasing and gives rise to persistent oscillations. The
frequency of oscillations extracted from our simulation of the BCS dynamics
agrees with the prediction of the many-body theory.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1292 , 444kb)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:05:29 GMT (723kb)
Title: Kibble-Zurek mechanism in a quenched ferromagnetic Bose-Einstein
Authors: Hiroki Saito, Yuki Kawaguchi, and Masahito Ueda
Categories: cond-mat.other
Comments: 11 pages, 7 figures
The spin vortices are shown to be created through the Kibble-Zurek (KZ)
mechanism in a quantum phase transition of a spin-1 ferromagnetic Bose-Einstein
condensate, when the applied magnetic field is quenched below a critical value.
It is shown that the magnetic correlation functions have finite correlation
lengths, and magnetizations at widely separated positions grow in random
directions, resulting in spin vortices. We numerically confirm the scaling law
that the winding number of spin vortices is proportional to the square root of
the length of the closed path, and for slow quench, proportional to $\tau_{\rm
Q}^{-1/6}$ with $\tau_{\rm Q}$ being the quench time. The relation between the
spin conservation and the KZ mechanism is discussed.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1377 , 723kb)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:18:22 GMT (125kb)
Title: Gutzwiller description of non-magnetic Mott insulators: a dimer lattice
Authors: Michele Fabrizio (SISSA and ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
Categories: cond-mat.str-el
Comments: 15 pages, 9 figures
We introduce a novel extension of the Gutzwiller variational wavefunction
able to deal with insulators that escape any mean-field like description, as
for instance non-magnetic insulators. As an application, we study the Mott
transition from a paramagnetic metal into a non-magnetic Peierls, or
valence-bond, Mott insulator. We analyze this model by means of our Gutzwiller
wavefunction analytically in the limit of large coordination lattices, where we
find that: (1) the Mott transition is first order; (2) the Peierls gap is large
in the Mott insulator, although it is mainly contributed by the electron
repulsion; (3) singlet-superconductivity arises around the transition.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1389 , 125kb)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:14:28 GMT (351kb)
Title: Preparation and detection of magnetic quantum phases in optical
Authors: A. M. Rey, V. Gritsev, I. Bloch, E. Demler and M.D. Lukin
Categories: cond-mat.other
Comments: 10 pages, 2 Figures
We describe a novel approach to prepare, detect and characterize magnetic
quantum phases in ultra-cold spinor atoms loaded in optical superlattices. Our
technique makes use of singlet-triplet spin manipulations in an array of
isolated double well potentials in analogy to recently demonstrated quantum
control in semiconductor quantum dots. We also discuss the many-body
singlet-triplet spin dynamics arising from coherent coupling between nearest
neighbor double wells and derive an effective description for such system. We
use it to study the generation of complex magnetic states by adiabatic and
non-equilibrium dynamics.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1413 , 351kb)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:45:24 GMT
Title: Critical Behavior of a Trapped Interacting Bose Gas
Authors: Tobias Donner, Stephan Ritter, Thomas Bourdel, Anton \"Ottl, Michael
K\"ohl, Tilman Esslinger
Categories: cond-mat.stat-mech
Comments: 4 pages, 3 figures, accepted version; published document available at
Journal-ref: Science 315, 1556 (2007)
DOI: 10.1126/science.1138807
The phase transition of Bose-Einstein condensation is studied in the critical
regime, when fluctuations extend far beyond the length scale of thermal de
Broglie waves. Using matter-wave interference we measure the correlation length
of these critical fluctuations as a function of temperature. The diverging
behavior of the correlation length above the critical temperature is observed,
from which we determine the critical exponent of the correlation length for a
trapped, weakly interacting Bose gas to be $\nu=0.67\pm 0.13$. This measurement
has direct implications for the understanding of second order phase
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1439 , )
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:57:21 GMT (15kb)
Title: A New Monte Carlo Method and Its Implications for Generalized Cluster
Authors: C. H. Mak and Arun K. Sharma
Categories: cond-mat.soft cond-mat.stat-mech
Comments: 4 pages, 2 figures. Phys. Rev. Lett. (in press)
We describe a novel switching algorithm based on a ``reverse'' Monte Carlo
method, in which the potential is stochastically modified before the system
configuration is moved. This new algorithm facilitates a generalized
formulation of cluster-type Monte Carlo methods, and the generalization makes
it possible to derive cluster algorithms for systems with both discrete and
continuous degrees of freedom. The roughening transition in the sine-Gordon
model has been studied with this method, and high-accuracy simulations for
system sizes up to $1024^2$ were carried out to examine the logarithmic
divergence of the surface roughness above the transition temperature, revealing
clear evidence for universal scaling of the Kosterlitz-Thouless type.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1539 , 15kb)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:49:58 GMT (51kb)
Title: Collective excitations of hard-core Bosons at half filling on square and
triangular lattices: Development of roton minima and collapse of roton gap
Authors: Tyler Bryant and Rajiv R. P. Singh
Categories: cond-mat.str-el
Comments: 10 pages, 7 figures
We study ground state properties and excitation spectra for hard-core Bosons
on square and triangular lattices, at half filling, using series expansion
methods. Nearest-neighbor repulsion between the Bosons leads to the development
of short-range density order at the antiferromagnetic wavevector, and
simultaneously a roton minima in the density excitation spectra. On the
square-lattice, the model maps on to the well studied XXZ model, and the roton
gap collapses to zero precisely at the Heisenberg symmetry point, leading to
the well known spectra for the Heisenberg antiferromagnet. On the
triangular-lattice, the collapse of the roton gap signals the onset of the
supersolid phase. Our results suggest that the transition from the superfluid
to the supersolid phase maybe weakly first order. We also find several features
in the density of states, including two-peaks and a sharp discontinuity, which
maybe observable in experimental realization of such systems.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1642 , 51kb)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:55:27 GMT (164kb)
Title: Circulating Current States in Bilayer Fermionic and Bosonic Systems
Authors: Alexei Kolezhuk
Categories: cond-mat.other
Comments: 4 pages, 3 figures
It is shown that fermionic polar molecules or atoms in a bilayer optical
lattice can undergo the transition to a state with circulating currents, which
spontaneously breaks the time reversal symmetry. Estimates of relevant
temperature scales are given and experimental signatures of the circulating
current phase are identified. Related phenomena in bosonic and spin systems
with ring exchange are discussed.
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1644 , 164kb)
replaced with revised version Fri, 6 Apr 2007 08:44:12 GMT (222kb)
Title: Continuous transfer and laser guiding between two cold atom traps
Authors: Emiliya Dimova (LAC), Olivier Morizot (LPL), Guillaume Stern (LAC),
Carlos L. Garrido Alzar (LPL), Andrea Fioretti (LAC), Vincent Lorent (LPL),
Daniel Comparat (LAC), H{\'e}l{\`e}ne Perrin (LPL), Pierre Pillet (LAC)
Categories: quant-ph
Comments: 10 pages, 8 figures
Journal-ref: European physical Journal D 42 (2007) 299-308
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2007-00022-0
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0609208 , 222kb)
replaced with revised version Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:24:23 GMT (48kb)
Title: Next-to-next-to-leading-order epsilon expansion for a Fermi gas at
infinite scattering length
Authors: Peter Arnold, Joaquin E. Drut, and Dam Thanh Son
Categories: cond-mat.other nucl-th
Comments: 28 pages, 14 figures
Report-no: INT PUB 06-12
Journal-ref: Phys.Rev. A75 (2007) 043605
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.043605
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0608477 , 48kb)
replaced with revised version Mon, 9 Apr 2007 13:11:09 GMT (319kb)
Title: Adiabatic Phase Diagram of an Ultracold Atomic Fermi Gas with a Feshbach
Authors: S. Watabe, T. Nikuni, N. Nygaard, J. E. Williams, and C. W. Clark
Categories: cond-mat.other
Comments: 13 pages, 8 figures. In press, "Journal of the Physical Society of
Japan", Vol.76, No.6
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610079 , 319kb)
replaced with revised version Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:57:38 GMT (304kb)
Title: Asymmetric Fermion Superfluid with Inter- and Intra-Species Pairings
Authors: Xuguang Huang, Xuewen Hao and Pengfei Zhuang
Categories: cond-mat.supr-con hep-ph
Comments: 4 pages, 4 figures
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610610 , 304kb)
replaced with revised version Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:38:18 GMT (14kb)
Title: Ultraslow optical waveguiding in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate
Authors: Devrim Tarhan, Nazmi Postacioglu, Ozgur E. Mustecaplioglu
Categories: cond-mat.other quant-ph
Comments: 9 pages, 3 figures
Journal-ref: Opt. Lett. 32(9), 1038-1040 (2007)
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701321 , 14kb)
replaced with revised version Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:25:34 GMT (292kb)
Title: Kosterlitz-Thouless Crossover on a Two-Dimensional Lattice of
Josephson-Coupled Bose-Einstein Condensates
Authors: V. Schweikhard, S. Tung, and E. A. Cornell
Categories: cond-mat.mes-hall
Comments: corrected wording errors in introduction paragraph
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0289 , 292kb)
replaced with revised version Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:11:10 GMT (571kb)
Title: Excitonic condensation under spin-orbit coupling and BEC-BCS crossover
Authors: Tu\u{g}rul Hakio\u{g}lu and Mehmet \c{S}ahin
Categories: cond-mat.str-el cond-mat.mes-hall
Comments: Accepted for publication by Physical Review Letters
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701751 , 571kb)
replaced with revised version Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:54:11 GMT (500kb)
Title: Manipulation of the quantum state by Majorana transition in spinor
Bose-Einstein condensates
Authors: Lin Xia, Xu Xu, Fan Yang, Wei Xiong, Juntao Li, Qianli Ma, Xiaoji
Zhou, Hong Guo and Xuzong Chen
Categories: quant-ph cond-mat.other
Comments: 5 pages, 5 figures
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0612214 , 500kb)
replaced with revised version Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:10:12 GMT (351kb)
Title: Preparation and detection of magnetic quantum phases in optical
Authors: A. M. Rey, V. Gritsev, I. Bloch, E. Demler and M.D. Lukin
Categories: cond-mat.other
Comments: 5 pages, 2 Figures, reference added
\\ ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.1413 , 351kb)
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