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Best Christmas Stocks 2011

Best Christmas Shares by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that produce gifts for your Christmas time and could benefit from better as expected yearend sales. Compared to the previous year, where 30 shares were part of the analysis, I decided to increase the number by service companies like apparel and electronic retailer. In addition, I scaled up stocks that produce consumer electronics and food.

These are the 6 top stocks by dividend yield:
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) has a market capitalization of $18.94 billion. The company employs 124,218 people, generates revenues of $33,029.27 million and has a net income of $1,863.33 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,530.98 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 13.72 percent (operating margin 8.12 percent and the net profit margin finally 5.64 percent).


The total debt representing 14.43 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 30.96 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 9.76 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $-0.58 of which $0.97 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 0.58 and Price/Book ratio 0.92. Dividend Yield: 5.89 percent. The beta ratio is 1.41.


Long-Term Stock Chart Of Koninklijke Philips El... (Click to enlarge)


Avon Products (NYSE:AVP) has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion. The company employs 42,000 people, generates revenues of $10,862.80 million and has a net income of $595.20 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,267.90 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 11.67 percent (operating margin 9.88 percent and the net profit margin finally 5.48 percent).


The total debt representing 39.83 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 189.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 40.02 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.70 of which $0.88 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.96, Price/Sales 0.65 and Price/Book ratio 4.27. Dividend Yield: 5.59 percent. The beta ratio is 1.39.


Long-Term Stock Chart Of Avon Products, Inc. (Click to enlarge)


Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) has a market capitalization of $3.68 billion. The company employs 71,000 people, generates revenues of $18,366.00 million and has a net income of $650.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,563.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 8.51 percent (operating margin 5.49 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.54 percent).


The total debt representing 16.10 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 59.37 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 15.69 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $4.54 of which $1.72 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.61, Price/Sales 0.19 and Price/Book ratio 0.82. Dividend Yield: 4.41 percent. The beta ratio is 1.89.


Long-Term Stock Chart Of Whirlpool Corporation (Click to enlarge)


Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) has a market capitalization of $4.23 billion. The company employs 5,800 people, generates revenues of $4,002.16 million and has a net income of $397.75 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $739.14 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 18.47 percent (operating margin 14.81 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.94 percent).


The total debt representing 34.50 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 87.42 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 24.78 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.91 of which $1.00 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.28, Price/Sales 1.06 and Price/Book ratio 2.79. Dividend Yield: 3.66 percent. The beta ratio is 0.96.


Long-Term Stock Chart Of Hasbro, Inc. (Click to enlarge)


Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) has a market capitalization of $52.99 billion. The company employs 199,820 people, generates revenues of $47,500.01 million and has a net income of $3,238.12 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,067.29 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 19.09 percent (operating margin 10.45 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.82 percent).


The total debt representing 0.63 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.95 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 9.25 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.53 of which $1.54 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.43, Price/Sales 1.23 and Price/Book ratio 1.57. Dividend Yield: 3.60 percent. The beta ratio is 1.00.


Long-Term Stock Chart Of Canon Inc. (ADR) (Click to enlarge)


Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) has a market capitalization of $9.42 billion. The company employs 31,000 people, generates revenues of $5,856.20 million and has a net income of $684.86 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,067.71 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 18.23 percent (operating margin 15.40 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.69 percent).


The total debt representing 22.15 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 45.65 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 26.24 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $2.02 of which $0.83 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.77, Price/Sales 1.57 and Price/Book ratio 3.61. Dividend Yield: 3.38 percent. The beta ratio is 0.91.


Long-Term Stock Chart Of Mattel, Inc. (Click to enlarge)


Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

Ticker
Company
P/E
P/S
P/B
Dividend Yield
AAPL
Apple Inc.
14.31
3.4
4.8
N/A
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
9.46
3.08
3.69
3.07%
WMT
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
13.33
0.46
3.03
2.47%
PG
Procter & Gamble Co.
16.7
2.15
2.77
3.19%
PEP
Pepsico, Inc.
16.42
1.59
4.36
3.14%
KFT
Kraft Foods Inc.
20.17
1.22
1.76
3.14%
DIS
Walt Disney Co.
14.35
1.59
1.71
1.66%
CAJ
Canon Inc.
17.36
1.25
1.63
3.51%
DEO
Diageo plc
17.98
3.44
6.47
3.06%
CL
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
18.42
2.68
16.62
2.53%
NKE
Nike Inc.
20.27
1.99
4.39
1.54%
EBAY
eBay Inc.
22.36
3.67
2.45
N/A
EL
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
27.74
2.28
8.52
0.96%
PC
Panasonic Corporation
N/A
0.19
0.59
1.45%
PHG
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
N/A
0.67
1.13
5.52%
SNE
Sony Corporation
N/A
0.2
0.57
1.76%
COH
Coach, Inc.
19.42
4.04
9.41
1.53%
VFC
V.F. Corporation
20.9
1.64
3.19
2.23%
HSY
Hershey Co.
22.06
2.24
14.49
2.32%
M
Macy's, Inc.
11.75
0.52
2.29
1.26%
RL
Ralph Lauren Corporation
20.13
1.97
3.74
0.58%
LTD
Limited Brands, Inc.
13.44
1.12
22.28
2.05%
JWN
Nordstrom Inc.
15.87
0.97
5.42
1.88%
MAT
Mattel Inc.
13.78
1.51
3.89
3.31%
GPS
Gap Inc.
10.69
0.61
3.39
2.45%
BBY
Best Buy Co. Inc.
8.09
0.16
1.31
2.78%
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
18.46
2.25
3.47
1.84%
AVP
Avon Products Inc.
9.94
0.64
3.99
5.44%
LULU
Lululemon Athletica Inc.
41.03
7.66
12.81
N/A
ERTS
Electronic Arts Inc.
N/A
1.71
2.59
N/A
FOSL
Fossil, Inc.
19.71
2.13
4.94
N/A
PVH
PVH Corp.
17.11
0.81
1.67
0.22%
HAS
Hasbro Inc.
11.26
1
3.07
3.66%
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
21.71
1.04
2.18
1.45%
URBN
Urban Outfitters Inc.
19.77
1.62
3.78
N/A
WHR
Whirlpool Corp.
10.61
0.2
0.86
4.15%
FL
Foot Locker, Inc.
14.23
0.64
1.69
2.83%
TUP
Tupperware Brands Corporation
16.38
1.22
5.8
2.19%
CZZ
Cosan Ltd.
4.28
0.27
1.06
2.46%
GES
Guess' Inc.
9.88
1.01
2.21
2.75%
BKE
Buckle Inc.
13.1
1.85
6.09
1.99%



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