And Now... Two Great Plays from “A” to “Z.”

I’ve traveled by Amtrak my entire life. Inefficient? You bet. Always late? Uh-huh. Wi-Fi broken? 75% of the time? Financially Bankrupt? It’ll get a bailout before the Middle Class ever does. But I like to travel and write by train. So, I put up with it and enjoy the ride. Yesterday, I talked a bit about bankruptcy and stocks. And I promised you a BRAND NEW stock that is healthy and not going bankrupt soon.   And Now... Two Great Plays from "A" to "Z." Dear Reader, I’ve traveled by Amtrak my entire life. Inefficient? You bet. Always late? Uh-huh. Wi-Fi broken? 75% of the time? Financially Bankrupt? It’ll get a bailout before the Middle Class ever does. But I like to travel and write by train. So, I put up with it and enjoy the ride. Yesterday, I talked a bit about bankruptcy and stocks. And I promised you a BRAND NEW stock that is healthy and not going bankrupt soon. But first, the most absurd Amtrak story of my lifetime. "A" is for Amtrak Baltimore Penn Station must have been incredible... In the 1950s. I walked in yesterday to catch my train to New York City. Nothing has changed in that station in 35 years. The maintenance is terrible. Instead of fixing a door, they just put a "Locked" sign on it. Nothing has been painted since the Jimmy Carter administration. And I’m pretty sure that the Departure/Arrival board is the same type of lighting technology that was revolutionary at Memorial Stadium (the old Baltimore Orioles baseball stadium)… before they blew it up in the 1990s. But that Train Information board draws your attention when you enter the station. Big letters. As you can see in the picture, the board tells you the time, train number, and destination. You can see that Train 96 starts in Richmond and travels to Boston at the bottom of this board. Yesterday, I rode on Train 94, which covers the same path from the two cities. While I waited for the train, I was shouting distance from the station’s information hub. There, an Amtrak employee sits and provides answers to passengers’ questions. In the process of 15 minutes, three different people – all at various temperaments that teetered on anger – stormed the desk and huffed some variation of the following sentence... "Excuse me. I am traveling to New York City on train 94, but the board says the train is going to Boston." I dropped my head each time. As the extremely patient woman at Amtrak explained, the New York City train station is on the way to Boston. The train will stop in New York City and drop them off. Now, I can’t imagine having this job. But I would have started telling people that the train didn’t stop and should have worn more cushioned clothing. At least, have some fun. But boy, if she didn’t deliver the answer with patience and class every single time. Before I boarded, I approached her. I asked, "How many times a day does someone traveling to New York City get confused or upset and have to ask you about the train ending in Boston?" "Oh, Lord," she said. "At least five or six times per day." Then she laughed... hard. I think she had been waiting for someone to ask her this her entire career. Or maybe the absurdity of it all finally hit her. Trains are 200-year-old technology... The first maps go back to 14,500 BC. Yet here we are... I waved to her and then visited the bar car not long after my departure. "Z" is For Safety in the Market As you know, I like to combine the F Score and the Z Score to find healthy balance sheets for strong, forward-looking trades. You can’t fake this kind of performance when you find a company with an F score of 9 and a Z Score above 3. It tells you what is working RIGHT now in the U.S. economy. It can’t be faked. It can’t be fooled. And it brings everything down to TWO NUMBERS. So, did any new companies join the fraternity over the last two weeks? Yes. And it’s a pretty intriguing stock. Vital Farms (VITL) is a producer of milk and eggs. It has an F score of 9 and a Z Score of 21. They have a pile of cash... and virtually no debt. Seriously, their cash-to-debt ratio is 122.7. Yet, the stock has pulled back sharply from a 52-week high of $43.30. The numbers are telling us that this stock is in excellent fiscal health. At under $24.50, there’s double-digit upside here. Remember, you’ll receive a monthly update on these stocks. Whether you decide to invest in any of them is your decision. But I have found that these metrics offer excellent opportunities to use safe-in-the-money call options over 45 days when their implied volatility is relatively low. Or you can buy and hold for a similar period. Over time, you’ll find the probability of success is very satisfying. Have a great weekend, Garrett {NAME} © 2021 Godesburg Financial Publishing, Inc. 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