Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the global food company British Foods (LON:ABF). The current dividend yield amounts to 2.25 percent.
Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a holding company. The Company is engaged in the processing and manufacture of food worldwide and textile retailing in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The Company operates in five segments: grocery, sugar, agriculture, ingredients and retail. Grocery segment is engaged in the manufacture of grocery products. Sugar segment is engaged in the growing and processing of sugar beet and sugar cane for sale to industrial users and to Silver Spoon. Agriculture segment is engaged in the manufacture of animal feeds and the provision of other products for the agriculture sector. Ingredients segment is engaged in the manufacture of bakers’ yeast, bakery ingredients, speciality proteins, enzymes, lipids and yeast extracts. Retail segment is engaged in the buying and merchandising value clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains (More on Reuters).
Here are some Fundamental Figures:
| Sales | 10.58 Bil |
| Income | 538.00 Mil |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.28% |
| Return on Equity | 10.13% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.31 |
| Revenue/Share | 13.43 |
| Earnings/Share | 0.68 |
| Book Value/Share | 6.94 |
| Dividend Rate | 24.1 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.25% |
| Payout Ratio | 35.00% |
Here are some Pricing Figures:
| Price/Earnings | 15.7 |
| Price/Book | 1.57 |
| Price/Sales | 0.82 |
| Price/Cash Flow | 9 |
| Dividend Yield % | 2.25 |
Here are some Trading Figures:
| Previous Close | 1,090 |
| Open | 1,080.00 |
| Day's High | 1,082.00 |
| Day's Low | 1,061 |
| Volume | 969,443 |
| Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks) | 1.22 Mil |
| Bid | 940 |
| Bid Size | 5,000 |
| Ask | 112500 |
| Ask Size | 57000 |
| 52-Wk High | 119700 |
| 52-Wk Low | 917 |
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| Sales and Income of Associated British Foods (Click to enlarge) |
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