Good companies pay half of its net income via dividends to shareholders and the second half should be invested in own shares in order to increase the share of all investors of the company. It's a very tax-efficent way to create shareholder value if the corporate don't overpay it's own intrinsic value.
Today would like to present you six of the latest stocks with over a billion in refreshed or new share buyback programs. The amounts are limited for the next five years or so.
The latest billion share repurchase programs are announced by....
Kraft Foods Group (NASDAQ:KRFT) has a market capitalization of $31.71 billion. The company employs 23,000 people, generates revenue of $18.339 billion and has a net income of $1.642 billion. Kraft Foods Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.401 billion. The EBITDA margin is 18.55 percent (the operating margin is 14.56 percent and the net profit margin 8.95 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 42.74 percent of Kraft Foods Group’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 279.14 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.24 percent was realized by Kraft Foods Group. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.14. Last fiscal year, Kraft Foods Group paid $0.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders. KRFT announced recently to buy back USD 3 billion in own shares.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.96, the P/S ratio is 1.73 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.83. The dividend yield amounts to 3.95 percent and the beta ratio is not calculable.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Kraft Foods Group (KRFT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kraft Foods Group (KRFT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kraft Foods Group (KRFT) |
Boeing (NYSE:BA) has a market capitalization of $101.57 billion. The company employs 174,400 people, generates revenue of $81.698 billion and has a net income of $3.903 billion. Boeing’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7.500 billion. The EBITDA margin is 9.18 percent (the operating margin is 7.72 percent and the net profit margin 4.78 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 11.71 percent of Boeing’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 177.42 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 83.03 percent was realized by Boeing. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.63. Last fiscal year, Boeing paid $1.81 in the form of dividends to shareholders. BA announced recently to buy back additional USD 10 billion in own shares.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.99, the P/S ratio is 1.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 17.41. The dividend yield amounts to 2.16 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.21.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Boeing (BA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Boeing (BA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Boeing (BA) |
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has a market capitalization of $69.55 billion. The company employs 132,000 people, generates revenue of $37.665 billion and has a net income of $2.931 billion. Honeywell’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5.523 billion. The EBITDA margin is 14.66 percent (the operating margin is 10.29 percent and the net profit margin 7.78 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.91 percent of Honeywell’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 57.77 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.61 percent was realized by Honeywell. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.05. Last fiscal year, Honeywell paid $1.53 in the form of dividends to shareholders. HON announced recently to buy back USD 5 billion in own shares.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.90, the P/S ratio is 1.85 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.35. The dividend yield amounts to 2.03 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.25.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Honeywell (HON) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Honeywell (HON) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Honeywell (HON) |
Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE) has a market capitalization of $11.01 billion. The company employs 13,000 people, generates revenue of $8.062 billion and has a net income of $677.00 million. Coca-Cola Enterprises’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.374 billion. The EBITDA margin is 17.04 percent (the operating margin is 11.51 percent and the net profit margin 8.40 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 36.45 percent of Coca-Cola Enterprises’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 128.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.21 percent was realized by Coca-Cola Enterprises. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.29. Last fiscal year, Coca-Cola Enterprises paid $0.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders. CCE announced recently to buy back USD 1 billion in own shares. It's a new program.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.53, the P/S ratio is 1.37 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.44. The dividend yield amounts to 1.89 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.04.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) |
CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) has a market capitalization of $84.45 billion. The company employs 203,000 people, generates revenue of $123.133 billion and has a net income of $3.882 billion. CVS Caremark’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9.014 billion. The EBITDA margin is 7.32 percent (the operating margin is 5.59 percent and the net profit margin 3.15 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 14.91 percent of CVS Caremark’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.07 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.25 percent was realized by CVS Caremark. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.61. Last fiscal year, CVS Caremark paid $0.65 in the form of dividends to shareholders. CVS announced recently to buy back USD 6 billion in own shares.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.43, the P/S ratio is 0.68 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.29. The dividend yield amounts to 1.57 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.84.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of CVS Caremark (CVS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of CVS Caremark (CVS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CVS Caremark (CVS) |
Zimmer Holdings (NYSE:ZMH) has a market capitalization of $15.83 billion. The company employs 9,300 people, generates revenue of $4.471 billion and has a net income of $752.90 million. Zimmer Holdings’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.661 billion. The EBITDA margin is 37.16 percent (the operating margin is 23.42 percent and the net profit margin 16.84 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 20.20 percent of Zimmer Holdings’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 31.07 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.28 percent was realized by Zimmer Holdings. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.94. Last fiscal year, Zimmer Holdings paid $0.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders. ZMH announced recently to buy back USD 1 billion in own shares.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.53, the P/S ratio is 3.54 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.71. The dividend yield amounts to 0.86 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.00.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) |
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