Growth is just as important.
Investors in or near requirement should demand their investments grow dividend
income at least as fast as inflation - and hopefully much faster. This gives
you a boost in your standard of living each year.
Today I like to introduce 4 stocks with a large dividend growth history (more than 30 years that give investors a solid ground
to invest.
They all have exceptionally
low stock price standard deviations. These 3 businesses also have strong
competitive advantages that insulate them from the worst effects of recessions.
In short, these are 4 high quality businesses that score high marks for safety.
These are the results:
Southern Company -- Yield: 4.96%
Southern Company (NYSE:SO) employs 26,369 people, generates revenue of $18,467.00 million and has a net income of $2,031.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $39.71 billion.Southern Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,234.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.34% (the operating margin is 19.72% and the net profit margin 11.00%).
Financials: The total debt represents 35.22% of Southern Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 118.49%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.08% was realized by Southern Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.34. Last fiscal year, Southern Company paid $2.08 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.64, the P/S ratio is 2.15 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 4.96%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Southern Company (SO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Southern Company (SO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Southern Company (SO) |
Procter & Gamble -- Yield: 3.27%
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) employs 118,000 people, generates revenue of $83,062.00 million and has a net income of $11,707.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $219.89 billion.Procter & Gamble’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $19,201.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.12% (the operating margin is 18.41% and the net profit margin 14.09%).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.55% of Procter & Gamble assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 51.17%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.75% was realized by Procter & Gamble.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.37. Last fiscal year, Procter & Gamble paid $2.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.94, the P/S ratio is 2.65 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.23. The dividend yield amounts to 3.27%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
Kimberly Clark -- Yield: 3.15%
Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) employs 43,000 people, generates revenue of $19,724.00 million and has a net income of $1,399.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $40.71 billion.Kimberly Clark’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,383.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.15% (the operating margin is 12.78% and the net profit margin 7.09%).
Financials: The total debt represents 45.27% of Kimberly Clark assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 964.06%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 52.86% was realized by Kimberly Clark.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.75. Last fiscal year, Kimberly Clark paid $3.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.85, the P/S ratio is 2.06 and the P/B ratio is finally 56.02. The dividend yield amounts to 3.15%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Kimberly Clark (KMB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kimberly Clark (KMB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kimberly Clark (KMB) |
General Mills Incorporation -- Yield: 3.08%
General Mills Incorporation (NYSE:GIS) employs 43,000 people, generates revenue of $17,909.60 million and has a net income of $1,771.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $34.06 billion.General Mills Incorporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,496.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 19.52% (the operating margin is 16.51% and the net profit margin 9.89%).
Financials: The total debt represents 37.96% of General Mills Incorporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 134.45%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.63% was realized by General Mills Incorporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.31. Last fiscal year, General Mills Incorporation paid $1.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.62, the P/S ratio is 1.90 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.35. The dividend yield amounts to 3.08%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Mills Incorporation (GIS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Mills Incorporation (GIS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Mills Incorporation (GIS) |