AB InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a leading global brewer with over 500 beer brands sold in more than 150 countries. It is one of the largest consumer products companies worldwide and has a significant market share in the beer industry. Anheuser-Busch InBev remains a profitable company in its industry. The company addresses market demand by maintaining a strong beer brand portfolio with global brands, multi-brands, and local brands. Anheuser-Busch InBev developed a cost-connect-win model to minimize cost, maximize sales, connect with consumers, and win market share for long-term growth. In recent years, the company has invested in additional brewing, packaging, and distribution capabilities in multiple countries to meet future market demand. Anheuser-Busch InBev has accumulated a significant amount of goodwill from various acquisitions. Although the company has a strong cash position, Anheuser-Busch InBev acknowledges that the company may face financial risks in the future and even a potential downgrading of its credit ratings because of the level of debt the company has incurred

Cameco Corp

Cameco Corporation is one of the world's largest producers of uranium and operates the world's largest commercial uranium refinery. Headquartered in and with operations throughout Canada, Cameco controls millions of pounds of uranium reserves and mineral resources on three continents. The company sells uranium and fuel services to nuclear utilities in 13 countries and is a leading manufacturer of fuel assemblies and reactor components for heavy water reactors. The operations of and the investments made by Cameco span the entire value chain of nuclear power from exploration to fuel manufacturing. Its stock is listed in the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the third-largest stock exchange in North America.

RoyalDutchShell

Headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell plc is over 100 years old. It is a British-Dutch multinational energy company. Active in all aspects of the oil and gas industry, Shell is involved in the exploration, production, refining, marketing, and distribution of petroleum and petrochemicals. With operations all over the world, Shell's principal subsidiary in the United States is the Shell Oil Company, with its many service stations and its iconic pectin (shell of a scallop). While its refining processes produce mainstay fuels such as gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and aviation fuel, the company also produces biofuels, ethanol from sugar cane, many types of lubricants, and a variety of petrochemicals. Company research into energy transition and cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels has resulted in both the power generation revenues and the creation of new commercial opportunities for hydrogen, wind, and solar power. Royal Dutch Shell's stock trades on the London Stock Exchange.

Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com, Inc. is a global leader in customer relationship management (CRM) software. Salesforce delivers its cloud-based software through the internet to its customers. Salesforce's product offerings, features, and platform capabilities are designed to enable its customers to connect with their customers through cloud, mobile, social, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence technologies. Salesforce's service offerings can be deployed via mobile devices and major internet browsers and integrated with other platforms and enterprise applications. Salesforce sells to businesses of all sizes and in numerous industries worldwide on a subscription basis, primarily through its direct sales efforts and indirectly through partners. Salesforce also derives revenues from support fees and related professional services. In addition, Salesforce enables third parties to develop additional functionality and new applications that run on its platform, which are sold separately from, or in conjunction with, its service offerings. Salesforce releases hundreds of new features to all of its customers multiple times a year, and these new features and functionality automatically become part of the offered service on the upgrade release date.

Samsung

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is an innovative and multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. Its products include home appliances and air conditioners, computers, digital televisions, mobile phones, monitors, printers, semiconductors, and telecommunications networking equipment. Its popular Galaxy smartphones and tablets have propelled Samsung into a leadership role for both product categories. Samsung is also a manufacturer of memory chips and semiconductors along with electronic components such as batteries, flash memory, and hard drive devices. Its customer base for electronic components includes Apple and Sony. In Canada, the company operates Samsung Experience stores where customers can test and purchase the latest Samsung products and connect with tech experts. The company operates assembly plants and sales networks in many countries and employs hundreds of thousands of people. Samsung Electronics' stock is listed on South Korea's stock exchange, Korea Exchange.

Tapestry, Inc.

Tapestry, Inc., is a multinational luxury fashion company whose premium women's and men's handbags, accessories, and footwear are sold in company branded stores and outlets and by merchandisers such as Macy's, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, and Neiman Marcus. With its highly respected brands such as Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman, Tapestry's products are attractively styled and made of high quality leather, fabric, and other materials. The company's competitive advantages are in its ability to design and market products and manage an extensive supply chain; however, its manufacturing is handled by well-controlled third party producers located in many parts of the world including Vietnam, China, and the United States. Tapestry operates a large distribution center in Jacksonville, Florida, and has established regional distribution centers operated by partners located throughout the world. While most of its revenues are from sales, Tapestry generates licensing revenue through the Coach brand and its relationship with producers of eyewear, watches, and fragrances. The company is headquartered in New York City.

The New York Times

The New York Times Company is a global media organization headquartered in New York City. Nicknamed the Gray Lady, the company's daily newspaper has long been regarded as a national newspaper. It creates, collects, and distributes information, reports the news, and provides opinion through editorials. The Times delivers its content through various platforms including its print newspapers, and digital products. Incorporated in the late 1880s, The New York Times employs more than a thousand journalists at locations all over the globe. Revenue is generated through print and digital subscriptions and advertising and through news services, syndication activities, rental income, and retail commerce (store.nytimes.com). Wirecutter, a New York Times subsidiary, publishes product review content on its website, generating affiliate commissions. The company produces the popular "The Daily" podcast based on The Times' reporting of the day. The company's stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Toyota

Toyota Motor Corporation primarily conducts business in the automotive industry, but also conducts business in finance and other industries. Toyota's automotive operations include the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of passenger vehicles, minivans, and commercial vehicles, as well as related parts and accessories. Toyota and its affiliated companies produce automobiles and related parts and components through more than 50 overseas manufacturing companies in 28 countries and regions besides Japan. Toyota sells its vehicles in approximately 190 countries and regions including Japan, North America, Europe, and Asia. Toyota's financial services business consists primarily of providing financing to dealers and their customers for the purchase or lease of Toyota vehicles. On a smaller scale, Toyota is also involved in the design and manufacture of prefabricated housing and information technology-related businesses including a web portal for automobile information called GAZOO.com.

Yum! Brands, Inc

Yum! Brands, Inc., a global leader in the restaurant industry, is the largest fast food entity in the world in terms of number of restaurants. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Yum! comprises more than 45,000 restaurants, most of which are franchised, in over 130 countries. Its three brands are KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza restaurant chain offering a variety of pizzas, pastas, and chicken wings. KFC is a popular chicken restaurant serving fried chicken, home style side dishes, and sandwiches. Taco Bell is a leading Mexican-inspired restaurant chain serving tacos and burritos. All Yum!'s restaurants are quick service, dine in and/or dine out establishments. Revenues reported by Yum! Brands are from product sales and franchise and license fees.