I screened the 168 Dividend Contenders by the highest return on investment
(ROI). Dividend Contenders are normally of higher profitability. 58 companies have
a ROI over 10 percent. I observed only the highest figures. Thirteen companies have
currently the highest ROI of more than 25 percent.
Here are my favorite
stocks:
Nu Skin Enterprise (NYSE:NUS) has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion. The company employs 3,420 people, generates revenues of $1,743.99 million and has a net income of $153.33 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $266.54 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.28 percent (operating margin 13.40 percent and the net profit margin finally 8.79 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 13.78 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 23.78 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.33 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.87. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.59 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.09, P/S ratio 1.55 and P/B ratio 4.65. Dividend Yield: 1.87 percent. The beta ratio is 1.26.
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Nu Skin Enterpris... (NUS) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Nu Skin Enterpris... (NYSE: NUS) (Click to enlarge) |
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) has a market capitalization of $87.41 billion. The company employs 32,136 people, generates revenues of $11,214.67 million and has a net income of $2,889.96 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,202.84 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 37.48 percent (operating margin 33.72 percent and the net profit margin finally 25.77 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 1.32 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 2.28 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 45.95 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.07. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.37 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 26.23, P/S ratio 5.48 and P/B ratio 11.88. Dividend Yield: 1.85 percent. The beta ratio is 0.55.
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Novo Nordisk A/S ... (NVO) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Novo Nordisk A/S ... (NYSE: NVO) (Click to enlarge) |
The TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) has a market capitalization of $30.72 billion. The company employs 168,000 people, generates revenues of $23,191.46 million and has a net income of $1,496.09 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,932.76 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 12.65 percent (operating margin 10.40 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.45 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 9.51 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.54 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 47.43 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.16. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.38 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.22, P/S ratio 1.33 and P/B ratio 9.67. Dividend Yield: 1.11 percent. The beta ratio is 0.57.
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| Long-Term Dividends History of The TJX Companies... (TJX) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of The TJX Companies... (NYSE: TJX) (Click to enlarge) |
Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has a market capitalization of $14.55 billion. The company employs 14,900 people, generates revenues of $8,608.29 million and has a net income of $657.17 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,223.36 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 14.21 percent (operating margin 12.23 percent and the net profit margin finally 7.63 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 4.54 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 10.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 46.51 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.05. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.47 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.17, P/S ratio 1.65 and P/B ratio 9.56. Dividend Yield: 0.89 percent. The beta ratio is 0.71.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Ross Stores, Inc. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of Dividend Contenders with the highest return on investment. The average price to earnings
ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 18.45 and forward P/E ratio is 15.93. The dividend
yield has a value of 2.74 percent. Price to book ratio is 6.84 and price to
sales ratio 3.77. The operating margin amounts to 38.28 percent and the beta
ratio is 0.99. The average stock has a ROI of 30.28 percent.
Here is the full table with
some fundamentals (TTM):
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| 13 Most Profitable Dividend Contenders (Click to enlarge) |
ARLP, UHT, BBL,
BHP, LLTC, CHRW, PII, NVO, NUS, FAST, ROL, FDS, TJX, ROST
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