Cash enables canny corporate managers to be convex to volatility, raising the value of that cash, particularly should the Fed begin raising rates
I've created a screen of companies that have 15% of their assets in cash, whose stock has declined at least 15% since their highest point in 2015 and have a 15% or more upside.
Attached are 7 top buy rated stocks with big cash on hands.
Here are the results...
SanDisk -- Yield: 2.30%
SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) employs 8,696 people, generates revenue of $6,627.70 million and has a net income of $1,007.45 million. The current market capitalization stands at $10.69 billion.SanDisk’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,946.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.36% (the operating margin is 23.51% and the net profit margin 15.20%).
Financials: The total debt represents 21.35% of SanDisk assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 33.65%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.93% was realized by SanDisk.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.51. Last fiscal year, SanDisk paid $1.05 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.86, the P/S ratio is 1.61 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.73. The dividend yield amounts to 2.30%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of SanDisk (SNDK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of SanDisk (SNDK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of SanDisk (SNDK) |
EMC -- Yield: 1.84%
EMC (NYSE:EMC) employs 70,000 people, generates revenue of $24,440.00 million and has a net income of $2,894.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $48.04 billion.EMC’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,140.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.12% (the operating margin is 16.52% and the net profit margin 11.84%).
Financials: The total debt represents 11.93% of EMC assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.98%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.28% was realized by EMC.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.22. Last fiscal year, EMC paid $0.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.40, the P/S ratio is 1.97 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.26. The dividend yield amounts to 1.84%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of EMC (EMC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of EMC (EMC) |
Lam Research -- Yield: 1.65%
Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) employs 7,300 people, generates revenue of $5,259.31 million and has a net income of $655.58 million. The current market capitalization stands at $11.53 billion.Lam Research’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,145.52 million. The EBITDA margin is 21.78% (the operating margin is 14.98% and the net profit margin 12.47%).
Financials: The total debt represents 27.79% of Lam Research assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 51.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.94% was realized by Lam Research.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.70. Last fiscal year, Lam Research paid $0.84 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.70, the P/S ratio is 2.19 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.27. The dividend yield amounts to 1.65%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Lam Research (LRCX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Lam Research (LRCX) |
Intuit -- Yield: 1.39%
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) employs 8,000 people, generates revenue of $4,192.00 million and has a net income of $413.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $23.77 billion.Intuit’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,117.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.65% (the operating margin is 17.60% and the net profit margin 9.85%).
Financials: The total debt represents 10.06% of Intuit assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 21.44%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.27% was realized by Intuit.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.46. Last fiscal year, Intuit paid $1.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 59.00, the P/S ratio is 5.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.53. The dividend yield amounts to 1.39%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Intuit (INTU) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intuit (INTU) |
Avago Technologies -- Yield: 1.25%
Avago Technologies (NASDAQ:AVGO) employs 8,400 people, generates revenue of $4,269.00 million and has a net income of $309.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $33.15 billion.Avago Technologies’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,210.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.34% (the operating margin is 10.26% and the net profit margin 7.24%).
Financials: The total debt represents 43.74% of Avago Technologies assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 141.50%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.08% was realized by Avago Technologies.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.44. Last fiscal year, Avago Technologies paid $1.13 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 52.41, the P/S ratio is 7.76 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.01. The dividend yield amounts to 1.25%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Avago Technologies (AVGO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Avago Technologies (AVGO) |
Celgene Corporation -- Yield: None%
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) employs 6,012 people, generates revenue of $7,670.40 million and has a net income of $1,999.90 million. The current market capitalization stands at $98.06 billion.Celgene Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,941.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.35% (the operating margin is 32.79% and the net profit margin 26.07%).
Financials: The total debt represents 39.63% of Celgene Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 105.32%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 33.02% was realized by Celgene Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.64. Last fiscal year, Celgene Corporation paid $no dividend in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 46.99, the P/S ratio is 12.78 and the P/B ratio is finally 15.21. The dividend yield amounts to None%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Celgene Corporation (CELG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Celgene Corporation (CELG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Celgene Corporation (CELG) |
Micron Technology -- Yield: None%
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) employs 30,400 people, generates revenue of $16,358.00 million and has a net income of $2,605.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.29 billion.Micron Technology’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,473.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.46% (the operating margin is 18.84% and the net profit margin 15.92%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.56% of Micron Technology assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.74%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 30.58% was realized by Micron Technology.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.00. Last fiscal year, Micron Technology paid $no dividend in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.32, the P/S ratio is 1.06 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.59. The dividend yield amounts to None%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Micron Technology (MU) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Micron Technology (MU) |