Jim Cramer on Procter & Gamble’s Earnings: “I Don’t Expect Any Fireworks or Anything”

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s game plan for this week. Cramer explained why the stock is a part of the Charitable Trust’s portfolio. He said:

“Procter & Gamble reports on Thursday. Now listen to me. I don’t expect any fireworks or anything really good out of the company that’s had to pre-announce a number of negative factors ahead of the quarter. So why the heck do we own Procter for the Charitable Trust? Because it has a new CEO, because everyone knows the brands are tremendous. Most of all, because the stock’s down so much that I know it can bounce, especially with that near 3% yield.”

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The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) provides branded consumer goods across beauty, grooming, health care, home care, and family care. The company sells its products through renowned names such as Tide, Pampers, Gillette, Crest, Olay, and Febreze. Cramer mentioned the company during the January 14 episode and said:

“So let’s talk about Procter & Gamble and then let’s talk about a pharma company, J&J. Now, here are two companies that have products that you buy, no matter what. You need toothpaste and medicine regardless of how the economy’s doing… Procter’s a different kettle of fish. They have already told us that business isn’t that hot, and they have lots of problems, so be prepared for, it’s the worst because they’ve told you the worst is coming. It might exceed that. Yet its stock went up big today. That’s because even if it’s bad, Procter & Gamble’s still going to do fine versus the cyclical stocks, which are going to get crushed. When you see this one rally on bad numbers, it’s a real tell that things could go south. We bought Procter for the Charitable Trust, totally just as a hedge, hoping that we don’t get a weaker economy. On a day like today, it’s coming in very handy. Maybe you should have a hedge too.”

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