Intel Corporation (INTC), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) & Apple Inc. (AAPL): Made in the USA

Adding in an annual dividend of $2.40 a share, which has been growing at a 10% clip per year, sweetens the deal. A caveat is that the company has a lot of long-term debt, 150% of equity, which could hamper future growth.

The current king of high tech (and manufacturing in China), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), announced that it will move production of one of its Mac computers to Texas. Will it be the Pro or the Mini? Stay tuned.

Recently, for the first time in many years, the company reported a decline in quarterly earnings and gross margin. This has come on top of perceptions that the company has lost its way after the death of co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs in 2011. The result has been a precipitous drop in the stock price from the all-time high of over $700 a share reached last year.

The move to Texas may result in some cost savings, however any benefit will be insignificant.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) needs to release new products (where is the iWatch or iTV?) and/or radically improve the existing best-sellers iPhone and iPad, which really butter its bread.

Investors might consider the stock again if Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) can succeed.

Conclusion

As manufacturing is gradually moved back to the U.S., it will mean that financials at companies like Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) will improve. Investors may want to consider their stock.

In the case of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) relocating Mac production to Texas, it probably will not make a big impact. Instead, the company needs to return to its innovative ways.

Mark Morelli owns shares of Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Apple and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC).

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