However, it doesn't mean that all companies are trading at interesting prices. There is a big difference between investing in an undervalued stock, a pure victim of the massive downtrend and catching a falling knife that shows real difficulties. The best method to separate the good from the bad is to use the concept of a margin of safety.
Attached you can find a few stocks that might offer a big margin of safty for investors now. Please leave some comments if you agree or disagree with me. Thank you.
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Emerson Electric -- Yield: 3.90%
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 $31.40 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 13.34, the P/S ratio is 1.29 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.32. The dividend yield amounts to 3.90%.
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) |
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Procter & Gamble -- Yield: 3.44%
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 $203.08 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 $3.06. 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 25.18, the P/S ratio is 2.74 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.41. The dividend yield amounts to 3.44%.
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) |
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Wal-Mart Stores -- Yield: 3.36%
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) employs 2,200,000 people, generates revenue of $485,651.00 million and has a net income of $16,814.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $188.83 billion.Wal-Mart Stores’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $36,320.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.48% (the operating margin is 5.59% and the net profit margin 3.46%).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.65% of Wal-Mart Stores assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.63%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.40% was realized by Wal-Mart Stores.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.78. Last fiscal year, Wal-Mart Stores paid $1.92 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.19, the P/S ratio is 0.38 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.31. The dividend yield amounts to 3.36%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
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Coca-Cola -- Yield: 3.08%
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) employs 129,200 people, generates revenue of $45,998.00 million and has a net income of $7,124.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $188.09 billion.Coca-Cola’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,474.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.12% (the operating margin is 21.04% and the net profit margin 15.49%).
Financials: The total debt represents 45.36% of Coca-Cola assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 137.68%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.36% was realized by Coca-Cola.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.56. Last fiscal year, Coca-Cola paid $1.22 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.43, the P/S ratio is 4.05 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.16. The dividend yield amounts to 3.08%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Coca-Cola (KO) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Coca-Cola (KO) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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Johnson & Johnson -- Yield: 2.99%
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) employs 126,500 people, generates revenue of $74,331.00 million and has a net income of $16,323.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $275.61 billion.Johnson & Johnson’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $26,305.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.39% (the operating margin is 27.66% and the net profit margin 21.96%).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.31% of Johnson & Johnson assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.90%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.70% was realized by Johnson & Johnson.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.22. Last fiscal year, Johnson & Johnson paid $2.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.23, the P/S ratio is 3.74 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.00. The dividend yield amounts to 2.99%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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Wells Fargo -- Yield: 2.74%
Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) employs 265,800 people, generates revenue of $47,552.00 million and has a net income of $23,608.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $277.51 billion.Wells Fargo’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $39,736.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.11% (the operating margin is 40.21% and the net profit margin 27.99%).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.67% of Wells Fargo assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 134.20%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.68% was realized by Wells Fargo.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.14. Last fiscal year, Wells Fargo paid $1.35 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.24, the P/S ratio is 3.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.71. The dividend yield amounts to 2.74%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wells Fargo (WFC) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wells Fargo (WFC) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wells Fargo (WFC) |
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3M -- Yield: 2.63%
3M (NYSE:MMM) employs 89,800 people, generates revenue of $31,821.00 million and has a net income of $4,998.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $97.46 billion.3M’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,553.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.88% (the operating margin is 22.42% and the net profit margin 15.71%).
Financials: The total debt represents 22.05% of 3M assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 52.61%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 32.38% was realized by 3M.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.74. Last fiscal year, 3M paid $3.42 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.14, the P/S ratio is 3.01 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.55. The dividend yield amounts to 2.63%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of 3M (MMM) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of 3M (MMM) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of 3M (MMM) |
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BlackRock -- Yield: 2.56%
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) employs 12,200 people, generates revenue of $11,081.00 million and has a net income of $3,264.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $55.69 billion.BlackRock’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,727.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 42.66% (the operating margin is 40.38% and the net profit margin 29.46%).
Financials: The total debt represents 3.47% of BlackRock assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 30.37%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.24% was realized by BlackRock.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $19.46. Last fiscal year, BlackRock paid $7.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.51, the P/S ratio is 5.11 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.05. The dividend yield amounts to 2.56%.
Stock Charts:
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of BlackRock (BLK) |
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of BlackRock (BLK) |
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of BlackRock (BLK) |
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