20 Best Yielding Profitable Growing Buyback Kings And My 8 Favorite Stocks

Today's screen discovers stocks with recent buyback announcements. I've compiled those stocks with a recent buyback program announcement.

Those buybacks are paid from a profitable operating business that is growing, not only in the past but should also go forward in the near future.

A consequence is that each of the attached stocks has a positive 5 years past sales performance, positive return on assets and positive expected 5 year EPS growth predictions as well.

Attached you will find the 20 best yielding results.

These are my personal favorites...

General Motors Company -- Yield: 4.86%

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) employs 215,000 people, generates revenue of $152,356.00 million and has a net income of $9,615.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $48.04 billion.

General Motors Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,545.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.89% (the operating margin is 3.51% and the net profit margin 6.31%).

Financials: The total debt represents 32.47% of General Motors Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 158.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.72% was realized by General Motors Company.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.68. Last fiscal year, General Motors Company paid $1.38 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.68, the P/S ratio is 0.32 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.18. The dividend yield amounts to 4.86%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Motors Company (GM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Motors Company (GM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Motors Company (GM)

Gap -- Yield: 4.07%

Gap (NYSE:GPS) employs 141,000 people, generates revenue of $15,797.00 million and has a net income of $920.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $8.93 billion.

Gap’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,154.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.64% (the operating margin is 9.65% and the net profit margin 5.82%).

Financials: The total debt represents 23.16% of Gap assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 68.02%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 33.29% was realized by Gap.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.23. Last fiscal year, Gap paid $0.92 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 0.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.53. The dividend yield amounts to 4.07%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Gap (GPS)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Gap (GPS)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Gap (GPS)

Cisco Systems -- Yield: 3.87%

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) employs 71,833 people, generates revenue of $49,161.00 million and has a net income of $8,981.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $134.57 billion.

Cisco Systems’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,696.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.86% (the operating margin is 21.91% and the net profit margin 18.27%).

Financials: The total debt represents 22.34% of Cisco Systems assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 42.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.44% was realized by Cisco Systems.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.02. Last fiscal year, Cisco Systems paid $0.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.30, the P/S ratio is 2.75 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.29. The dividend yield amounts to 3.87%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Principal Financial -- Yield: 3.73%

Principal Financial (NYSE:PFG) employs 14,895 people, generates revenue of $11,994.60 million and has a net income of $1,253.20 million. The current market capitalization stands at $12.32 billion.

Principal Financial’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,654.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.79% (the operating margin is 11.93% and the net profit margin 10.45%).

Financials: The total debt represents 1.59% of Principal Financial assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 37.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.41% was realized by Principal Financial.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.06. Last fiscal year, Principal Financial paid $1.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.30, the P/S ratio is 1.01 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.31. The dividend yield amounts to 3.73%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Principal Financial (PFG)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Principal Financial (PFG)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Principal Financial (PFG)

Symantec Corporation -- Yield: 3.61%

Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) employs 19,000 people, generates revenue of $6,508.00 million and has a net income of $878.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $10.91 billion.

Symantec Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,840.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.27% (the operating margin is 17.66% and the net profit margin 13.49%).

Financials: The total debt represents 15.84% of Symantec Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 35.32%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.97% was realized by Symantec Corporation.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.54. Last fiscal year, Symantec Corporation paid $0.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.83, the P/S ratio is 1.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.92. The dividend yield amounts to 3.61%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Symantec Corporation (SYMC)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Symantec Corporation (SYMC)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Symantec Corporation (SYMC)

Flowers Foods -- Yield: 3.03%

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) employs 10,900 people, generates revenue of $3,778.50 million and has a net income of $189.19 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.00 billion.

Flowers Foods’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $433.85 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.48% (the operating margin is 7.88% and the net profit margin 5.01%).

Financials: The total debt represents 35.58% of Flowers Foods assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 82.59%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.99% was realized by Flowers Foods.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.89. Last fiscal year, Flowers Foods paid $0.57 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.61, the P/S ratio is 1.05 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.27. The dividend yield amounts to 3.03%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Flowers Foods (FLO)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Flowers Foods (FLO)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Flowers Foods (FLO)

3M -- Yield: 2.64%

3M (NYSE:MMM) employs 89,446 people, generates revenue of $30,274.00 million and has a net income of $4,841.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $102.46 billion.

3M’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,383.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.69% (the operating margin is 22.94% and the net profit margin 15.99%).

Financials: The total debt represents 33.14% of 3M assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 92.61%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 38.95% was realized by 3M.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.79. Last fiscal year, 3M paid $4.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.57, the P/S ratio is 3.37 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.74. The dividend yield amounts to 2.64%.

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)

Kellogg Company -- Yield: 2.60%

Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) employs 33,577 people, generates revenue of $13,525.00 million and has a net income of $614.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $27.29 billion.

Kellogg Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,525.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.67% (the operating margin is 8.07% and the net profit margin 4.54%).

Financials: The total debt represents 50.83% of Kellogg Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 364.61%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.97% was realized by Kellogg Company.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.72. Last fiscal year, Kellogg Company paid $1.98 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 44.68, the P/S ratio is 2.00 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.64. The dividend yield amounts to 2.60%.

Stock Charts: