Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the tobacco group Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM). The current dividend yield amounts to 3.57 percent.

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is a holding company. PMI, through its subsidiaries and affiliates and their licensees, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in markets outside of the United States of America. As of December 31, 2010, its products were sold in approximately 180 countries. Its portfolio comprises both international and local brands, which include Marlboro, Merit, Parliament, Virginia Slims, L&M, Chesterfield, Bond Street, Lark, Muratti, Next, Philip Morris and Red & White. PMI also owns a number of local brands, such as Sampoerna A, Dji Sam Soe and Sampoerna Hijau in Indonesia, Fortune, Champion and Hope in the Philippines, Diana in Italy, Optima and Apollo-Soyuz in Russia, Morven Gold in Pakistan, Boston in Colombia, Belmont, Canadian Classics and Number 7 in Canada, Best and Classic in Serbia, f6 in Germany, Delicados in Mexico, Assos in Greece and Petra in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	71.51 Bil
Income	7.86 Bil
Net Profit Margin	11.43%
Return on Equity	203.31%
Debt/Equity Ratio	4.61
Revenue/Share	39.69
Earnings/Share	4.37
Book Value/Share	2.06
Dividend Rate	2.56
Payout Ratio	58.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	17.5
Price/Book	31.9
Price/Sales	4.8
Price/Cash Flow	13.3
Dividend Yield %	3.6
Forward Price/Earnings	13.8
PEG Ratio	1.3
PEG Payback (Yrs)	8

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	72
52-Wk High	72.56
52-Wk Low	50.54
Volume	NA
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	6.4 Mil
50-Day Moving Average	68.58
200-Day Moving Average	63.08
Volatility (beta)	0.84

Sales and Income of Philip Morris International (Click to enlarge)

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