Five International Dividend Stocks To Consider

After "How big is the yield?" the second question you should ask as an income investor is "How safe is the yield?" Whether you rely on the distributions to pay the bills or reinvest them to boost your returns, you want to know that your investments will continue to pay for years to come. This is why you should look for companies protected by wide economic moats with low payout ratios. These two factors will go a long way toward helping you build a rock-solid dividend portfolio, but I suggest you also look for high yielders with significant international exposure.

Here are five dividend stocks with a huge contribution of international sales:

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has a market capitalization of $28.20 billion. The company employs 52,920 people, generates revenues of $11,343.00 million and has a net income of $1,178.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,320.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 20.45 percent (operating margin 15.60 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.39 percent).

The total debt representing 43.15 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 227.66 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 89.04 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.55. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.92 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.98, Price/Sales 2.49 and Price/Book ratio 18.22. Dividend Yield: 1.86 percent. The beta ratio is 0.95.

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Long-Term History of Dividends from Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) (Click to enlarge)

Philip Morris Intl. (NYSE: PM) has a market capitalization of $134.30 billion. The company employs 78,300 people, generates revenues of $67,713.00 million and has a net income of $7,498.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,132.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 17.92 percent (operating margin 16.54 percent and the net profit margin finally 11.07 percent).

The total debt representing 47.08 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 470.68 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 156.71 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.73. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.44 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.35, Price/Sales 1.98 and Price/Book ratio 39.74. Dividend Yield: 3.98 percent. The beta ratio is 0.85.

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Long-Term History of Dividends from Philip Morris Intl. Inc. (NYSE: PM) (Click to enlarge)

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Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) has a market capitalization of $135.16 billion. The company employs 83,862 people, generates revenues of $70,280.45 million and has a net income of $12,054.47 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,886.18 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 18.34 percent (operating margin 12.20 percent and the net profit margin finally 17.15 percent).

The total debt representing 25.31 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.72 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.96 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.11. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.36 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.72, Price/Sales 1.91 and Price/Book ratio 1.03. Dividend Yield: 5.48 percent. The beta ratio is 0.81.

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Long-Term History of Dividends from Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ: VOD) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ: VOD) (Click to enlarge)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has a market capitalization of $128.01 billion. The company employs 99,900 people, generates revenues of $43,623.00 million and has a net income of $11,464.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $20,101.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 46.08 percent (operating margin 35.45 percent and the net profit margin finally 26.28 percent).

The total debt representing 3.35 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 4.28 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.16 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.31. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.63 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.86, Price/Sales 2.93 and Price/Book ratio 2.80. Dividend Yield: 3.34 percent. The beta ratio is 1.09.

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Long-Term History of Dividends from Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) (Click to enlarge)

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Diageo (NYSE: DEO) has a market capitalization of $53.40 billion. The company employs 24,020 people, generates revenues of $15,218.96 million and has a net income of $3,089.44 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,454.18 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 29.27 percent (operating margin 26.12 percent and the net profit margin finally 20.30 percent).

The total debt representing 42.26 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 159.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 41.07 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.67. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.48 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.29, Price/Sales 3.50 and Price/Book ratio 6.65. Dividend Yield: 3.04 percent. The beta ratio is 0.75.

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