Access the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Documents link: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 10K LATEST DATE |LATEST DATEx10k.htm
  • Retrieve Item 6Selected Financial Data and Item 15-Historical Financial Summary

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

  • Do you think one of the reasons to like Colgates 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 CLs treasury stock share buybacks inflate the companys ROE?
  • Do you think that the way Colgate-Palmolive Co. spends its free cash flow affects its high ROE?

Your paper should be two to three pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style and it must include citations and references.

citations:

MarketLine Company Profile: Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2021). In Colgate-Palmolive Company MarketLine Company Profile (pp. 145)

https://www.marketresearch.com/MarketLine-v3883/Colgate-Palmolive-Company-Strategy-SWOT-12722483/

Colgate-Palmolive (2021). https://investor.colgatepalmolive.com/news-releases/news-release-details/colgate-announces-2nd-quarter-2021-results


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