I analyzed the index by the cheapest stocks, stocks with a current and forward
P/E ratio of less than 15. Only thirteen companies fulfilled these criteria.
Here are my favorite
stocks:
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) has a market capitalization of $200.83 billion. The company employs 2,200,000 people, generates revenues of $446,950.00 million and has a net income of $16,454.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $34,688.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 7.76 percent (operating margin 5.94 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.68 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 27.62 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 74.92 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.55 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.54. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.46 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.99, P/S ratio 0.45 and P/B ratio 2.83. Dividend Yield: 2.69 percent. The beta ratio is 0.35.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) (Click to enlarge) |
United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) has a market capitalization of $73.74 billion. The company employs 199,900 people, generates revenues of $58,190.00 million and has a net income of $5,374.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,387.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 16.13 percent (operating margin 13.92 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.24 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 16.70 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.02 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.70. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.86 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.20, P/S ratio 1.28 and P/B ratio 3.38. Dividend Yield: 2.36 percent. The beta ratio is 1.03.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of United Technologies Corp. (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of United Technologies Corp. (UTX) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) (Click to enlarge) |
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) has a market capitalization of $70.04 billion. The company employs 62,500 people, generates revenues of $32,282.00 million and has a net income of $4,899.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,194.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 31.58 percent (operating margin 21.55 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.18 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 41.08 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 335.18 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.64 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.18. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.72 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.56, P/S ratio 2.20 and P/B ratio 3.78. Dividend Yield: 1.31 percent. The beta ratio is 1.84.
Long-Term Stock History Chart Of American Express Company (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividends History of American Express Company (AXP) (Click to enlarge) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of the cheapest Dow Jones stocks. The average price to earnings
ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 12.14 and forward P/E ratio is 10.31. The dividend
yield has a value of 2.51 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.72 and price to
sales ratio 1.55. The operating margin amounts to 17.71 percent.
Here is the full table with
some fundamentals (TTM):
Cheapest Stocks Within The Dow Jones (Click to enlarge) |
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CVX, DD, INTC,
JPM, WMT, XOM, MMM, MSFT, UTX, BA, HPQ, CAT, AXP,
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