Barron's Cash Cow Stock Picks
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Date updated:10-04-2008

With credit tight and growing tighter, companies that generate lots of cash are looking as inviting as Noah's ship in the storm. "In times of stress like today, when you can't access capital, self-financing is crucial," says Michael Mauboussin, chief investment strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management.

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  • KO
    Coca Cola Co The
  • $58.24
  • +1.32%
  • $57.71

We relied on Thomson Reuters' calculation of free cash flow per share, defined as cash from operations for the latest reported year, minus that year's capital expenditures and dividend payments, divided by shares outstanding. The result is a list of familiar names in technology, health care and manufacturing, as well as three oilfield-services companies knocked well off their highs, and, yes, a few healthy financial-services firms. Blue chips like Coca-Cola (KO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Merck (MRK) made the cut, as did Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Post-it-note producer 3M (MMM) and CME Group (CME), the Chicago-based operator of futures exchanges.

People owning KO also tend to own: AAAIGIBMINTCJNJJPMMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • MSFT
    Microsoft Corpora
  • $29.94
  • +1.08%
  • $29.74

We relied on Thomson Reuters' calculation of free cash flow per share, defined as cash from operations for the latest reported year, minus that year's capital expenditures and dividend payments, divided by shares outstanding. The result is a list of familiar names in technology, health care and manufacturing, as well as three oilfield-services companies knocked well off their highs, and, yes, a few healthy financial-services firms. Blue chips like Coca-Cola (KO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Merck (MRK) made the cut, as did Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Post-it-note producer 3M (MMM) and CME Group (CME), the Chicago-based operator of futures exchanges.

People owning MSFT also tend to own: AAPLAMDCSCODELLGOOGIBMINTC

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • MRK
    Merck Co Inc
  • $36.42
  • -0.11%
  • $36.75

We relied on Thomson Reuters' calculation of free cash flow per share, defined as cash from operations for the latest reported year, minus that year's capital expenditures and dividend payments, divided by shares outstanding. The result is a list of familiar names in technology, health care and manufacturing, as well as three oilfield-services companies knocked well off their highs, and, yes, a few healthy financial-services firms. Blue chips like Coca-Cola (KO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Merck (MRK) made the cut, as did Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Post-it-note producer 3M (MMM) and CME Group (CME), the Chicago-based operator of futures exchanges.

People owning MRK also tend to own: CCATDEFNMFREGEKO

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • ITW
    Ill Tool Works In
  • $49.78
  • +0.55%
  • $50.19

We relied on Thomson Reuters' calculation of free cash flow per share, defined as cash from operations for the latest reported year, minus that year's capital expenditures and dividend payments, divided by shares outstanding. The result is a list of familiar names in technology, health care and manufacturing, as well as three oilfield-services companies knocked well off their highs, and, yes, a few healthy financial-services firms. Blue chips like Coca-Cola (KO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Merck (MRK) made the cut, as did Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Post-it-note producer 3M (MMM) and CME Group (CME), the Chicago-based operator of futures exchanges.

People owning ITW also tend to own: ANNAUYBACBHIERICFGE

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • MMM
    3m Company
  • $77.73
  • +1.42%
  • $77.15

We relied on Thomson Reuters' calculation of free cash flow per share, defined as cash from operations for the latest reported year, minus that year's capital expenditures and dividend payments, divided by shares outstanding. The result is a list of familiar names in technology, health care and manufacturing, as well as three oilfield-services companies knocked well off their highs, and, yes, a few healthy financial-services firms. Blue chips like Coca-Cola (KO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Merck (MRK) made the cut, as did Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Post-it-note producer 3M (MMM) and CME Group (CME), the Chicago-based operator of futures exchanges.

People owning MMM also tend to own: AAADPAVPBACBRK-BBUDCSCO

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • CME
    Cme Group Inc.
  • $323.69
  • +0.22%
  • $326.07

We relied on Thomson Reuters' calculation of free cash flow per share, defined as cash from operations for the latest reported year, minus that year's capital expenditures and dividend payments, divided by shares outstanding. The result is a list of familiar names in technology, health care and manufacturing, as well as three oilfield-services companies knocked well off their highs, and, yes, a few healthy financial-services firms. Blue chips like Coca-Cola (KO), Microsoft (MSFT) and Merck (MRK) made the cut, as did Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Post-it-note producer 3M (MMM) and CME Group (CME), the Chicago-based operator of futures exchanges.

People owning CME also tend to own: ALLBBOFLCZFCFKFSGFSIITGNDAQ

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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  • MO
    Altria Group Inc
  • $19.13
  • +0.79%
  • $19.13

The question is whether now's the time to buy. Some of the 25, including cigarette maker Altria Group (MO) and investment manager T. Rowe Price (TROW), are less attractive because they have fallen less than 5% in the past 12 months, yet investors know they can weather a downturn.

People owning MO also tend to own: AAAAPLADBEBAMDVYGEHON

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • TROW
    T. Rowe Price Gro
  • $49.48
  • +1.58%
  • $49.08

The question is whether now's the time to buy. Some of the 25, including cigarette maker Altria Group (MO) and investment manager T. Rowe Price (TROW), are less attractive because they have fallen less than 5% in the past 12 months, yet investors know they can weather a downturn.

People owning TROW also tend to own: AMGAMTBCRBEASBEAVCERNCOGN

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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