There are several
methods to scout for low risk stocks. A very popular way is to look at ratios
like Beta or the volatility.
Today I run my
safe heaven large cap screen by stocks with the highest dividend yields and
beta ratios under one. In addition, the debt is lower than the equity.
Realty Income -- Yield: 4.80%
Realty Income (NYSE:O) employs 131 people, generates revenue of $933.50 million and has a net income of $269.14 million. The current market capitalization stands at $11.01 billion.Realty Income’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $827.48 million. The EBITDA margin is 88.64% (the operating margin is 25.00% and the net profit margin 28.83%).
Financials: The total debt represents 44.82% of Realty Income assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 87.92%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.50% was realized by Realty Income.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.07. Last fiscal year, Realty Income paid $1.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 44.27, the P/S ratio is 11.80 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.04. The dividend yield amounts to 4.80%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Realty Income (O) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Realty Income (O) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Realty Income (O) |
Consolidated Edison -- Yield: 4.26%
Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) employs 14,601 people, generates revenue of $12,919.00 million and has a net income of $1,092.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.89 billion.Consolidated Edison’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,235.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.04% (the operating margin is 16.75% and the net profit margin 8.45%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.32% of Consolidated Edison assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 103.30%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.80% was realized by Consolidated Edison.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.74. Last fiscal year, Consolidated Edison paid $2.52 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.32, the P/S ratio is 1.38 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.42. The dividend yield amounts to 4.26%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Consolidated Edison (ED) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Consolidated Edison (ED) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Consolidated Edison (ED) |
AstraZeneca -- Yield: 4.00%
AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) employs 57,500 people, generates revenue of $26,095.00 million and has a net income of $1,235.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $87.29 billion.AstraZeneca’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,795.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.87% (the operating margin is 8.19% and the net profit margin 4.73%).
Financials: The total debt represents 18.50% of AstraZeneca assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 55.25%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 5.75% was realized by AstraZeneca.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.01. Last fiscal year, AstraZeneca paid $2.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 69.15, the P/S ratio is 3.35 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.50. The dividend yield amounts to 4.00%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AstraZeneca (AZN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AstraZeneca (AZN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AstraZeneca (AZN) |
SK Telecom -- Yield: 3.66%
SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) employs 4,359 people, generates revenue of $15,790.21 million and has a net income of $1,655.32 million. The current market capitalization stands at $19.05 billion.SK Telecom’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,176.52 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.45% (the operating margin is 10.63% and the net profit margin 10.48%).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.19% of SK Telecom assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.60%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.88% was realized by SK Telecom.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.58. Last fiscal year, SK Telecom paid $0.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.12, the P/S ratio is 1.21 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.26. The dividend yield amounts to 3.66%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of SK Telecom (SKM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of SK Telecom (SKM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of SK Telecom (SKM) |
China Petroleum & Chemical Company -- Yield: 3.51%
China Petroleum & Chemical Company (NYSE:SNP) employs 358,571 people, generates revenue of $455,175.90 million and has a net income of $7,720.67 million. The current market capitalization stands at $139.89 billion.China Petroleum & Chemical Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $26,847.98 million. The EBITDA margin is 5.90% (the operating margin is 2.60% and the net profit margin 1.70%).
Financials: The total debt represents 22.67% of China Petroleum & Chemical Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 55.49%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.00% was realized by China Petroleum & Chemical Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.76. Last fiscal year, China Petroleum & Chemical Company paid $3.22 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.34, the P/S ratio is 0.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.14. The dividend yield amounts to 3.51%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of China Petroleum & Chemical Company (SNP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of China Petroleum & Chemical Company (SNP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of China Petroleum & Chemical Company (SNP) |
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| Safe Heaven Large Cap Screen (Click to enlarge); Source: long-term-investments.blogspot.com |
