George Soros is the founder of Soros Fund Management.
In 1970 he co-founded the Quantum Fund with Jim Rogers and Christoper Ink,
which created the bulk of the Soros fortune. Legendary was his currency
speculation against the British Bank of England:
On September 16, 1992, Soros's fund sold short more
than USD 10 billion worth of pounds sterling, profiting from the Bank of
England's reluctance to either raise its interest rates to levels comparable to
those of other European Exchange Rate Mechanism countries or to float its
currency. Finally, the Bank of England withdrew the currency from the European
Exchange Rate Mechanism, devaluing the pound sterling. Soros earned an
estimated worth of USD 1.1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man
who broke the Bank of England." UK Treasury estimated the total costs of
Black Wednesday at GBP 3.4 billion in 1997.
Linked is a top 20 list of his investment top positions as of December 31, 2012. Soros Fund Management LLC were valued at $5.37
billion. Below his 20 top positions are eleven with dividend payments.
During the
quarter George Soros had 179 positions; 61 of them were new. Top New Stocks: C, MS, PXD, JPM, CTXS, EQT, APC, AAPL, PXP, DAL, F,
IVZ, COST, CTSH, COF, NWL, ADT, ABT, AXP, PNC
General Electric (NYSE:GE) has a market capitalization of $242.49 billion. The company employs 305,000 people, generates revenue of $147.359 billion and has a net income of $14.902 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $28.367 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.25 percent (the operating margin is 11.81 percent and the net profit margin 10.11 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 60.42 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 336.56 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.24 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.39. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.80, the P/S ratio is 1.64 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.97. The dividend yield amounts to 3.27 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.64.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of General Electric (GE) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of General Electric (GE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Electric (GE) |
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has a market capitalization of $214.84 billion. The company employs 127,600 people, generates revenue of $67.224 billion and has a net income of $10.514 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $19.055 billion. The EBITDA margin is 28.35 percent (the operating margin is 20.49 percent and the net profit margin 15.64 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 13.32 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.81 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.86. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.41, the P/S ratio is 3.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.31. The dividend yield amounts to 3.10 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.55.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has a market capitalization of $188.31 billion. The company employs 258,965 people, generates revenue of $56.063 billion and has a net income of $21.284 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $42.562 billion. The EBITDA margin is 75.92 percent (the operating margin is 29.80 percent and the net profit margin 21.94 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 29.88 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 345.46 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.72 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.20. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.46, the P/S ratio is 1.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.97. The dividend yield amounts to 3.07 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.37.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) |
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has a market capitalization of $188.31 billion. The company employs 258,965 people, generates revenue of $56.063 billion and has a net income of $21.284 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $42.562 billion. The EBITDA margin is 75.92 percent (the operating margin is 29.80 percent and the net profit margin 21.94 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 29.88 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 345.46 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.72 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.20. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.46, the P/S ratio is 1.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.97. The dividend yield amounts to 3.07 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.37.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) |
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a market capitalization of $426.79 billion. The company employs 72,800 people, generates revenue of $156.508 billion and has a net income of $41.733 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $58.518 billion. The EBITDA margin is 37.39 percent (the operating margin is 35.30 percent and the net profit margin 26.67 percent).
Financial Analysis: AAPL has no long-term debt. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 42.84 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $44.10. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.65 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.31, the P/S ratio is 2.73 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.62. The dividend yield amounts to 2.33 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.04.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Apple (AAPL) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Apple (AAPL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Apple (AAPL) |
Take a closer look at the full portfolio holding list of George Soros’s 20 biggest positions. The average P/E ratio amounts to 22.98 and forward P/E
ratio is 19.65. The dividend yield has a value of 0.93 percent. Price to book
ratio is 6.22 and price to sales ratio 2.69. The operating margin amounts to 17.85
percent and the beta ratio is 1.29. Stocks from the list have an average debt
to equity ratio of 5.88.
Here are his 20 top stock holdings:
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| George Soros 20 Biggest Stock Holdigs (Click to enlarge) |
These are the market ratios from George Soros's Top Stocks:
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| Fundamentals Of George Soros's Best Stocks (Click to enlarge) |
Related stock ticker symbols:
C, AIG, PXD,
AGRO, JNJ, CHTR, MSI, GOOG, NTAP, EQT, JPM, DAL, SPY, GLD, AAPL, ACTG, GE, CF, SFLY,
WMT