These 20 Stocks Become Most Attractive After The Latest Sell-Off

When panic drives the market, long-term orientated investors could find real bargains. A sell-off is painful but you can use the situation by acquiring attractive dividend growth stocks with a high initial yield. That's what I've done in 2008.

I've read an interesting article on barrons.com about 20 stocks with big dividend yields. The article discussed stocks that became attractive due to the latest sell-off on the market.

What do you think about the results? Are there really bargains on the list or should we expect an ongoing sell-off?

These are some of the top results....

Mattel -- Yield: 6.66%

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) employs 31,000 people, generates revenue of $6,023.82 million and has a net income of $498.87 million. The current market capitalization stands at $7.73 billion.

Mattel’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $902.42 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.98% (the operating margin is 10.85% and the net profit margin 8.28%).

Financials: The total debt represents 31.24% of Mattel assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 71.21%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.96% was realized by Mattel.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.20. Last fiscal year, Mattel paid $1.52 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.02, the P/S ratio is 1.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.62. The dividend yield amounts to 6.66%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Mattel (MAT)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Mattel (MAT)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mattel (MAT)

Altria Group -- Yield: 4.31%

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) employs 9,000 people, generates revenue of $24,522.00 million and has a net income of $5,070.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $102.70 billion.

Altria Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,874.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 32.11% (the operating margin is 30.89% and the net profit margin 20.68%).

Financials: The total debt represents 42.62% of Altria Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 487.49%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 141.82% was realized by Altria Group.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.58. Last fiscal year, Altria Group paid $2.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.26, the P/S ratio is 4.19 and the P/B ratio is finally 34.26. The dividend yield amounts to 4.31%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Altria Group (MO)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Altria Group (MO)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Altria Group (MO)

Emerson Electric -- Yield: 4.10%

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) employs 115,100 people, generates revenue of $24,537.00 million and has a net income of $2,184.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $30.11 billion.

Emerson Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,936.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.12% (the operating margin is 14.44% and the net profit margin 8.90%).

Financials: The total debt represents 24.92% of Emerson Electric assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 59.53%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.74% was realized by Emerson Electric.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.61. Last fiscal year, Emerson Electric paid $1.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.70, the P/S ratio is 1.23 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.15. The dividend yield amounts to 4.10%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Emerson Electric (EMR)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Emerson Electric (EMR)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Emerson Electric (EMR)

Procter & Gamble -- Yield: 3.86%

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) employs 110,000 people, generates revenue of $76,279.00 million and has a net income of $8,930.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $186.56 billion.

Procter & Gamble’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15,979.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.95% (the operating margin is 15.46% and the net profit margin 11.71%).

Financials: The total debt represents 23.44% of Procter & Gamble assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 48.62%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.23% was realized by Procter & Gamble.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.04. Last fiscal year, Procter & Gamble paid $2.59 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.64, the P/S ratio is 2.45 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.04. The dividend yield amounts to 3.86%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Procter & Gamble (PG)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Procter & Gamble (PG)

General Electric -- Yield: 3.83%

General Electric (NYSE:GE) employs 305,000 people, generates revenue of $148,589.00 million and has a net income of $15,457.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $242.31 billion.

General Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $29,386.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 19.78% (the operating margin is 12.33% and the net profit margin 10.40%).

Financials: The total debt represents 51.39% of General Electric assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 259.92%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.85% was realized by General Electric.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.37. Last fiscal year, General Electric paid $0.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 64.60, the P/S ratio is 1.63 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.88. The dividend yield amounts to 3.83%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Electric (GE)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Electric (GE)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Electric (GE)

Paychex -- Yield: 3.79%

Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) employs 13,000 people, generates revenue of $2,739.60 million and has a net income of $674.90 million. The current market capitalization stands at $16.01 billion.

Paychex’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,160.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 42.35% (the operating margin is 38.46% and the net profit margin 24.63%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of Paychex assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 37.89% was realized by Paychex.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.85. Last fiscal year, Paychex paid $1.52 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 5.84 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.96. The dividend yield amounts to 3.79%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Paychex (PAYX)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Paychex (PAYX)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Paychex (PAYX)

Viacom -- Yield: 3.69%

Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) employs 9,900 people, generates revenue of $13,783.00 million and has a net income of $2,464.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.30 billion.

Viacom’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,342.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.50% (the operating margin is 29.54% and the net profit margin 17.88%).

Financials: The total debt represents 55.10% of Viacom assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 341.46%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 53.68% was realized by Viacom.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.26. Last fiscal year, Viacom paid $1.26 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.17, the P/S ratio is 1.25 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.83. The dividend yield amounts to 3.69%.

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