TU Colgate-Palmolive Essay

Access the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Links to an external site.) website and complete the steps below:

• Go to the “Filings” tab and click on “Company Filings Search.”
• On the EDGAR| Company Filings page, you can search for Colgate-Palmolive (CL) conducting a Company Name Search or a Fast Search by using ticker symbol “CL.”
• On the EDGAR Search Results page for COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO CIK#: 0000021665, click on the latest 10-K Filing.
• From the latest 10-K filing, click on Format|Documents.
• On the next page, click on the first Document’s link: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 10K LATEST DATE |LATEST DATEx10k.htm
• Retrieve Item 6—Selected Financial Data and Item 15-Historical Financial Summary

Using CL’s financial data, answer the following questions regarding Colgate-Palmolive’s growth dividends, share buybacks (treasury stock), free cash flow, and ROE:

• Do you think one of the reasons to like Colgate’s stock is due to the fact the company is a dividend machine? Do you think dividend increases are a sign of confidence? Would you consider becoming a dividend growth investor for Colgate?
• How does CL’s treasury stock share buybacks inflate the company’s ROE?
• Do you think that the way Colgate-Palmolive Co. spends its free cash flow affects its high ROE?