Recently, I screened stocks with consecutive dividend hikes of at least 10
years in a row (Dividend Achievers) and low debt to equity ratios (below 0.1). Twenty-two
Dividend Achievers fulfilled these criteria and most of the results had a low
number of dividend hikes.
Now, I narrowed my criteria and screened the investment category
Dividend Champions (over 25 years of consecutive rising dividends) by stocks
with a very low debt to equity ratio (below 0.1). Twelve Dividend Champions fulfilled thesecriteria but only eight are currently recommended by brokerage firms.
Here are my favorite
stocks:
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 5.15 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 11.03 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.26 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.28. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.85 in form of dividends to shareholders. XOM raised dividends over a period of 30 consecutive years.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.91, P/S ratio 0.79 and P/B ratio 2.52. Dividend Yield: 2.78 percent. The beta ratio is 0.49.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Exxon Mobil Corpo... (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Exxon Mobil Corpo... (XOM) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Exxon Mobil Corpo... (NYSE: XOM) (Click to enlarge) |
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) has a market capitalization of $14.59 billion. The company employs 5,230 people, generates revenues of $2,747.10 million and has a net income of $773.20 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,299.30 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 47.30 percent (operating margin 44.66 percent and the net profit margin finally 28.15 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.92 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.93. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.24 in form of dividends to shareholders. TROW raised dividends over a period of 25 consecutive years.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.54, P/S ratio 5.31 and P/B ratio 4.24. Dividend Yield: 2.38 percent. The beta ratio is 1.61.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of T. Rowe Price Gro... (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of T. Rowe Price Gro... (TROW) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of T. Rowe Price Gro... (NASDAQ: TROW) (Click to enlarge) |
Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion. The company employs 19,500 people, generates revenues of $7,895.09 million and has a net income of $479.20 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $849.17 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 10.76 percent (operating margin 9.40 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.07 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 5.89 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 9.41 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.75 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.75. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.51 in form of dividends to shareholders. HRL raised dividends over a period of 46 consecutive years.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.26, P/S ratio 1.01 and P/B ratio 3.00. Dividend Yield: 1.99 percent. The beta ratio is 0.45.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Hormel Foods Corp... (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Hormel Foods Corp... (HRL) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hormel Foods Corp... (NYSE: HRL) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of Dividend Champions with lowest debt ratio. The average price to earnings
ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 17.00 and forward P/E ratio is 14.32. The dividend
yield has a value of 2.27 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.87 and price to
sales ratio 1.97. The operating margin amounts to 18.02 percent and the beta
ratio is 0.87.
Here is the full table with
some fundamentals (TTM):
Related stock
ticker symbols:
MCY, CVX, ADP,
XOM, TROW, LANC, HRL, GRC, TR, RAVN, CLC, HP
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