I call the
screening results "Dogs of Dividend Achievers" because they raised
dividends over more than 10 consecutive years while having a forward P/E below
15 with a 5%+ earnings growth forecast.
Below you can find
the 20 best results with a 2 billion plus market capitalization. I don't like
smaller capitalized stocks because of their lack of liquidly and low
diversification. They can get ill very fast.
AmeriGas Partners -- Yield: 8.52%
AmeriGas Partners (NYSE:APU) employs 8,000 people, generates revenue of $3,712.94 million and has a net income of $294.44 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.05 billion.AmeriGas Partners’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $654.98 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.64% (the operating margin is 12.46% and the net profit margin 7.93%).
Financials: The total debt represents 55.01% of AmeriGas Partners assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 181.53%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.62% was realized by AmeriGas Partners.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.31. Last fiscal year, AmeriGas Partners paid $3.44 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.88, the P/S ratio is 1.08 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.08. The dividend yield amounts to 8.52%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AmeriGas Partners (APU) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AmeriGas Partners (APU) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AmeriGas Partners (APU) |
Verizon Communication -- Yield: 5.13%
Verizon Communication (NYSE:VZ) employs 178,500 people, generates revenue of $127,079.00 million and has a net income of $11,956.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $178.36 billion.Verizon Communication’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $43,239.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.03% (the operating margin is 15.42% and the net profit margin 9.41%).
Financials: The total debt represents 48.68% of Verizon Communication assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 921.05%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 37.65% was realized by Verizon Communication.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.41. Last fiscal year, Verizon Communication paid $2.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.20, the P/S ratio is 1.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 14.89. The dividend yield amounts to 5.13%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
Old Republic -- Yield: 4.66%
Old Republic (NYSE:ORI) employs 8,000 people, generates revenue of $5,530.70 million and has a net income of $409.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.19 billion.Old Republic’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $661.40 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.96% (the operating margin is 11.49% and the net profit margin 7.41%).
Financials: The total debt represents 5.68% of Old Republic assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.59%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.64% was realized by Old Republic.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.24. Last fiscal year, Old Republic paid $0.73 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.98, the P/S ratio is 0.75 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.06. The dividend yield amounts to 4.66%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Old Republic (ORI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Old Republic (ORI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Old Republic (ORI) |
Nucor Corporation -- Yield: 3.73%
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) employs 23,600 people, generates revenue of $21,105.14 million and has a net income of $815.79 million. The current market capitalization stands at $12.98 billion.Nucor Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,082.66 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.87% (the operating margin is 6.44% and the net profit margin 3.87%).
Financials: The total debt represents 30.05% of Nucor Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.37%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.23% was realized by Nucor Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.02. Last fiscal year, Nucor Corporation paid $1.48 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.13, the P/S ratio is 0.60 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.64. The dividend yield amounts to 3.73%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Nucor Corporation (NUE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Nucor Corporation (NUE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Nucor Corporation (NUE) |
Sonoco Products Company -- Yield: 3.52%
Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) employs 20,800 people, generates revenue of $5,016.99 million and has a net income of $216.95 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.06 billion.Sonoco Products Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $599.61 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.95% (the operating margin is 7.54% and the net profit margin 4.32%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.88% of Sonoco Products Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 84.21%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.21% was realized by Sonoco Products Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.56. Last fiscal year, Sonoco Products Company paid $1.27 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.74, the P/S ratio is 0.80 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.69. The dividend yield amounts to 3.52%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Sonoco Products Company (SON) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Sonoco Products Company (SON) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Sonoco Products Company (SON) |
Intl. Business Machines -- Yield: 3.50%
Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) employs 379,592 people, generates revenue of $92,793.00 million and has a net income of $15,752.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $147.20 billion.Intl. Business Machines’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $25,350.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.32% (the operating margin is 21.54% and the net profit margin 16.98%).
Financials: The total debt represents 34.72% of Intl. Business Machines assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 343.82%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 90.89% was realized by Intl. Business Machines.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $15.01. 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 10.01, the P/S ratio is 1.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.42. The dividend yield amounts to 3.50%.
Stock Charts:
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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) |
Cummins -- Yield: 3.48%
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 $20.42 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 $9.52. 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 12.01, the P/S ratio is 1.04 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.64. The dividend yield amounts to 3.48%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cummins (CMI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Cummins (CMI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cummins (CMI) |
QUALCOMM -- Yield: 3.41%
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) employs 31,300 people, generates revenue of $26,487.00 million and has a net income of $7,534.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $89.97 billion.QUALCOMM’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,008.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.01% (the operating margin is 27.84% and the net profit margin 28.44%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of QUALCOMM assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.03% was realized by QUALCOMM.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.64. Last fiscal year, QUALCOMM paid $1.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.72, the P/S ratio is 3.34 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.40. The dividend yield amounts to 3.41%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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