What you also need to do is to observe the current market price of the company. If you pay 20 times of actual sales, you must have a very fast growing and highly profitable busienss to achieve a solid return in the future.
Below, I've compiled 4 stocks with double digit earnings forecasts for the mid-term and solid valuation figures.
These are the results:
Cummins -- Yield: 2.22%
Cummins (NYSE:CMI) employs 54,600 people, generates revenue of $19,221.00 million and has a net income of $1,736.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $25.45 billion.Cummins’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,393.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.45% (the operating margin is 12.30% and the net profit margin 9.03%).
Financials: The total debt represents 10.76% of Cummins assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 21.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.64% was realized by Cummins.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.33. Last fiscal year, Cummins paid $2.81 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.06, the P/S ratio is 1.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.30. The dividend yield amounts to 2.22%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cummins (CMI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cummins (CMI) |
Union Pacific -- Yield: 2.14%
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) employs 48,830 people, generates revenue of $23,988.00 million and has a net income of $5,180.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $89.95 billion.Union Pacific’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,657.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 44.43% (the operating margin is 36.49% and the net profit margin 21.59%).
Financials: The total debt represents 21.78% of Union Pacific assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 54.18%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.43% was realized by Union Pacific.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.87. Last fiscal year, Union Pacific paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.49, the P/S ratio is 3.76 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.28. The dividend yield amounts to 2.14%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Union Pacific (UNP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Union Pacific (UNP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Union Pacific (UNP) |
Johnson Controls Incorporation -- Yield: 2.02%
Johnson Controls Incorporation (NYSE:JCI) employs 168,000 people, generates revenue of $42,828.00 million and has a net income of $1,553.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $33.55 billion.Johnson Controls Incorporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,257.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.60% (the operating margin is 4.75% and the net profit margin 3.63%).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.96% of Johnson Controls Incorporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.37%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.13% was realized by Johnson Controls Incorporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.23. Last fiscal year, Johnson Controls Incorporation paid $0.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.11, the P/S ratio is 0.79 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.03. The dividend yield amounts to 2.02%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Johnson Controls Incorporation (JCI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Johnson Controls Incorporation (JCI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson Controls Incorporation (JCI) |
Gilead Sciences Incorporation -- Yield: 1.53%
Gilead Sciences Incorporation (NASDAQ:GILD) employs 7,000 people, generates revenue of $24,890.00 million and has a net income of $12,059.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $161.53 billion.Gilead Sciences Incorporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $16,315.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 65.55% (the operating margin is 61.33% and the net profit margin 48.45%).
Financials: The total debt represents 35.78% of Gilead Sciences Incorporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 80.41%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 90.32% was realized by Gilead Sciences Incorporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.80. Last fiscal year, Gilead Sciences Incorporation paid $0.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.77, the P/S ratio is 6.64 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.93. The dividend yield amounts to 1.53%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Gilead Sciences Incorporation (GILD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Gilead Sciences Incorporation (GILD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Gilead Sciences Incorporation (GILD) |