Dividend income may not guaranteed but they can easily deliver a sustainable income source. And while not guaranteed, many dividend payouts are exceedingly reliable.
Even better, dividends from healthy, growing companies tend to be increased over time, while the stock price should grow in tandem.
For safe and steady dividend income, seek out companies that: Pay reasonably generous dividends, such as 2.5% or more.
By the way, you may also like my article about the 20 safest Dividend Champions. Always good to know what stocks have the lowest beta ratio.
--- Have a track record of hiking their payouts regularly.
--- Have low payout ratios -- no more than 30%.
--- Are stable, growing, and easy for you to understand.
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BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) has a market capitalization of $132.29 billion. The company employs 47,044 people, generates revenue of $67,206.00 million and has a net income of $15,224.00 million.
BHP Billiton’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $30,426.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 45.27 percent (the operating margin is 34.84 percent and the net profit margin 22.65 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 22.84 percent of BHP Billiton’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.47 percent was realized by BHP Billiton.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.18. Last fiscal year, BHP Billiton paid $2.42 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.74, the P/S ratio is 1.97 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.02. The dividend yield amounts to 4.79 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.53.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of BHP Billiton (BHP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of BHP Billiton (BHP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of BHP Billiton (BHP) |
Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has a market capitalization of $162.18 billion. The company employs 431,212 people, generates revenue of $92,793.00 million and has a net income of $15,752.00 million.
Intl. Business Machines’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $24,970.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.91 percent (the operating margin is 21.54 percent and the net profit margin 16.98 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 34.72 percent of Intl. Business Machines’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 343.82 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 90.89 percent was realized by Intl. Business Machines.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $15.75. Last fiscal year, Intl. Business Machines paid $4.25 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.39, the P/S ratio is 1.75 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.65. The dividend yield amounts to 2.69 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.63.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) has a market capitalization of $31.65 billion. The company employs 59,600 people, generates revenue of $36,066.90 million and has a net income of $3,170.90 million.
Deere & Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,292.40 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.45 percent (the operating margin is 15.49 percent and the net profit margin 8.79 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 60.26 percent of Deere & Company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 407.81 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 32.71 percent was realized by Deere & Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.39. Last fiscal year, Deere & Company paid $2.22 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.02, the P/S ratio is 0.88 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.52. The dividend yield amounts to 2.60 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.22.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Deere & Company (DE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Deere & Company (DE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Deere & Company (DE) |
AFLAC (NYSE:AFL) has a market capitalization of $27.49 billion. The company employs 8,859 people, generates revenue of $22,728.00 million and has a net income of $2,951.00 million.
AFLAC’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,491.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 19.76 percent (the operating margin is 19.76 percent and the net profit margin 12.98 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 4.41 percent of AFLAC’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 28.22 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.70 percent was realized by AFLAC.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.50. Last fiscal year, AFLAC paid $1.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.56, the P/S ratio is 1.21 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.47. The dividend yield amounts to 2.51 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.59.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of AFLAC (AFL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AFLAC (AFL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AFLAC (AFL) |
SJW Corporation (NYSE:SJW) has a market capitalization of $631.83 million. The company employs 379 people, generates revenue of $319.67 million and has a net income of $51.81 million.
SJW Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $130.78 million. The EBITDA margin is 40.91 percent (the operating margin is 29.05 percent and the net profit margin 16.21 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.37 percent of SJW Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 110.55 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.21 percent was realized by SJW Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.54. Last fiscal year, SJW Corporation paid $0.75 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.31, the P/S ratio is 1.98 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.75. The dividend yield amounts to 2.50 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.74.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of SJW Corporation (SJW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of SJW Corporation (SJW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of SJW Corporation (SJW) |
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