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6 Dividend Contenders Growing Earnings At Fastest Pace While Keeping Margins High

Growth is good especially when it comes on high-margin. Today I like to show you those stocks with the highest expected earnings per share growth for the next five years.

Each of the stocks has an operating margin over 15%. In addition, sales grew by more than 5 percent yearly in the past half decade.


Only 6 stocks fulfilled my criteria of which two paying yields over 6 percent. Attached you can also find a full list with more fundamentals. I hope it helps you do evaluate the stocks better.


Here are the results...



Holly Energy Partners L.P. -- Yield: 6.54%

Holly Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE:HEP) employs people, generates revenue of $332.54 million and has a net income of $113.81 million. The current market capitalization stands at $1.98 billion.

Holly Energy Partners L.P.’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $216.92 million. The EBITDA margin is 65.23% (the operating margin is 44.23% and the net profit margin 34.22%).


Financials: The total debt represents 61.90% of Holly Energy Partners L.P. assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 270.81%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.39% was realized by Holly Energy Partners L.P..


Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.45. Last fiscal year, Holly Energy Partners L.P. 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 23.24, the P/S ratio is 5.99 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.25. The dividend yield amounts to 6.54%.


Stock Charts:



Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Holly Energy Partners L.P. (HEP)



Genesis Energy -- Yield: 6.24%

Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) employs 1,200 people, generates revenue of $3,846.16 million and has a net income of $106.20 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.48 billion.

Genesis Energy’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $187.99 million. The EBITDA margin is 4.89% (the operating margin is 3.45% and the net profit margin 2.76%).


Financials: The total debt represents 49.56% of Genesis Energy assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 130.25%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.13% was realized by Genesis Energy.


Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.98. Last fiscal year, Genesis Energy paid $2.23 in the form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.23, the P/S ratio is 1.17 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.17. The dividend yield amounts to 6.24%.


Stock Charts:



Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Genesis Energy (GEL)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Genesis Energy (GEL)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Genesis Energy (GEL)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Genesis Energy (GEL)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Genesis Energy (GEL)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Genesis Energy (GEL)



Compass Minerals International -- Yield: 3.21%

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) employs 1,963 people, generates revenue of $1,282.50 million and has a net income of $217.90 million. The current market capitalization stands at $2.76 billion.

Compass Minerals International’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $305.70 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.84% (the operating margin is 24.25% and the net profit margin 16.99%).


Financials: The total debt represents 38.26% of Compass Minerals International assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 95.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 35.83% was realized by Compass Minerals International.


Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.37. Last fiscal year, Compass Minerals International paid $2.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.27, the P/S ratio is 2.16 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.22. The dividend yield amounts to 3.21%.


Stock Charts:



Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Compass Minerals International (CMP)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Compass Minerals International (CMP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Compass Minerals International (CMP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Compass Minerals International (CMP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Compass Minerals International (CMP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Compass Minerals International (CMP)


Essex Property Trust -- Yield: 2.64%

Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) employs 1,725 people, generates revenue of $969.30 million and has a net income of $134.44 million. The current market capitalization stands at $14.46 billion.

Essex Property Trust’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $617.51 million. The EBITDA margin is 63.71% (the operating margin is 20.76% and the net profit margin 13.87%).


Financials: The total debt represents 44.08% of Essex Property Trust assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 84.36%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 3.01% was realized by Essex Property Trust.


Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.91. Last fiscal year, Essex Property Trust paid $5.11 in the form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 75.29, the P/S ratio is 14.87 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.34. The dividend yield amounts to 2.64%.


Stock Charts:



Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Essex Property Trust (ESS)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Essex Property Trust (ESS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Essex Property Trust (ESS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Essex Property Trust (ESS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Essex Property Trust (ESS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Essex Property Trust (ESS)



Royal Gold -- Yield: 2.33%

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) employs 20 people, generates revenue of $278.02 million and has a net income of $52.68 million. The current market capitalization stands at $2.44 billion.

Royal Gold’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $209.06 million. The EBITDA margin is 75.20% (the operating margin is 31.38% and the net profit margin 18.95%).


Financials: The total debt represents 11.01% of Royal Gold assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 13.69%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 2.21% was realized by Royal Gold.


Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.18. Last fiscal year, Royal Gold paid $0.87 in the form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculated, the P/S ratio is 8.88 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.05. The dividend yield amounts to 2.33%.


Stock Charts:



Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Royal Gold (RGLD)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Royal Gold (RGLD)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Royal Gold (RGLD)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Royal Gold (RGLD)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Royal Gold (RGLD)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Royal Gold (RGLD)



HDFC Bank Limited -- Yield: 0.64%

HDFC Bank Limited (NYSE:HDB) employs 76,286 people, generates revenue of $7,565.90 million and has a net income of $1,503.32 million. The current market capitalization stands at $39.97 billion.

HDFC Bank Limited’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,077.06 million. The EBITDA margin is 64.45% (the operating margin is 48.74% and the net profit margin 31.49%).


Financials: The total debt represents 12.51% of HDFC Bank Limited assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 104.36%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.48% was realized by HDFC Bank Limited.


Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $N/A. Last fiscal year, HDFC Bank Limited paid $0.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculated, the P/S ratio is 8.38 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.29. The dividend yield amounts to 0.64%.


Stock Charts:



Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HDFC Bank Limited (HDB)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HDFC Bank Limited (HDB)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HDFC Bank Limited (HDB)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HDFC Bank Limited (HDB)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HDFC Bank Limited (HDB)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HDFC Bank Limited (HDB)


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