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This insightful report from July 2009 analyzes the Consumer Discretionary sector's composition within the S&P 500, detailing its top industries and companies, which collectively are valued at $688 billion. Key economic indicators like disposable income, consumer spending, and the unemployment rate are examined, highlighting their correlations with sector performance. The report also includes financial analyses such as net profit margins and revenue growth, culminating in a recommendation to maintain an underweight position in the sector due to the projected economic challenges.
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Consumer Discretionary Sector July 21, 2009 Joshua Anderson, Kunal Arora, Branyan Booth, Joseph Chandraraj
Sector Overview - S&P 500 Composition Sectors as % of S&P 500
Sector Overview – Top 10 Industries Industries as % of Consumer Discretionary Sector $688 billion % of sector
Sector Overview – Top 10 Companies $688 billion
Economic Analysis - Disposable Income • High correlation with • disposable income • Sharp increase in 2003, peak of 12% in early 2007 • Continuous drop since second half of 2007
Economic Analysis - Consumer Spending • High correlation with • consumer spending • Sharp increase in 2003, peak of 12% in early 2007 • Continuous drop since second half of 2007
Economic Analysis – Personal Saving Rate • Saving Rate = Disposable Income – Consumer Spending • Disposable Income • Consumer Spending • Saving Rate • Saving Rate currently at 6.9% (15 year high) and projected to hit 10% • Is there a change in consumer behavior with home value going down, consumer is more cognizant of saving?
Economic Analysis - Unemployment Rate • High negative correlation with unemployment rate • With unemployment projected to hit double digits by end of the year, consumer discretionary sector will be negatively affected
Economic Analysis - Home Sales • R = 0.50 strong positive correlation • Leading indicator for the overall economy
Recommendation Hold current underweight position of 146bps, why? Hold current underweight position of 146bps “S&P recommends underweighting the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary sector…” Standards & Poor’s 7/12/2009