Now, granted, the Dow is now 120 years old, and a lot can happen in that amount of time. But it’s worth noting that the S&P 500 — which is less than 60 years old — only has 86 or the original 500 companies still in the index.
That means that 83% of the companies have either gone bankrupt, merged or simply become too small or irrelevant to be included. Some companies stand the test of time … but most don’t. Today, I’m going to recommend five stocks to buy for the next 50 years.
These are the kinds of stocks you can buy for a secure retirement, because you know that, barring a zombie apocalypse, they’re still going to be around.
Here are five stocks that may be good investments for the next 30 years....
Intl. Business Machines -- Yield: 3.44%
Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) employs 377,757 people, generates revenue of $81,741.00 million and has a net income of $13,364.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $156.19 billion.Intl. Business Machines’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $20,218.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.73% (the operating margin is 19.51% and the net profit margin 16.35%).
Financials: The total debt represents 36.10% of Intl. Business Machines assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 279.69%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 102.29% was realized by Intl. Business Machines.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $12.31. Last fiscal year, Intl. Business Machines paid $5.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.17, the P/S ratio is 1.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 11.01. The dividend yield amounts to 3.44%.
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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Realty Income -- Yield: 3.40%
Realty Income (NYSE:O) employs 133 people, generates revenue of $1,023.28 million and has a net income of $284.86 million. The current market capitalization stands at $18.04 billion.Realty Income’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $919.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 89.86% (the operating margin is 25.97% and the net profit margin 27.84%).
Financials: The total debt represents 40.74% of Realty Income assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 73.88%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.52% was realized by Realty Income.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.07. Last fiscal year, Realty Income paid $2.27 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 65.53, the P/S ratio is 17.70 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.87. The dividend yield amounts to 3.40%.
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Procter & Gamble -- Yield: 3.12%
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 $227.19 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 23.43% 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 $2.99. 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 28.50, the P/S ratio is 2.99 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.80. The dividend yield amounts to 3.12%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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General Electric -- Yield: 2.91%
General Electric (NYSE:GE) employs 333,000 people, generates revenue of $117,385.00 million and has a net income of $1,701.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $285.60 billion.General Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15,699.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.37% (the operating margin is 7.96% and the net profit margin 1.45%).
Financials: The total debt represents 40.08% of General Electric assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 201.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 1.47% was realized by General Electric.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.06. Last fiscal year, General Electric 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 29.83, the P/S ratio is 2.48 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.02. The dividend yield amounts to 2.91%.
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Johnson & Johnson -- Yield: 2.56%
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) employs 127,100 people, generates revenue of $70,074.00 million and has a net income of $15,409.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $343.86 billion.Johnson & Johnson’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $24,918.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.56% (the operating margin is 27.39% and the net profit margin 21.99%).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.89% of Johnson & Johnson assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 27.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.87% was realized by Johnson & Johnson.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.37. Last fiscal year, Johnson & Johnson paid $2.95 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.31, the P/S ratio is 4.90 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.84. The dividend yield amounts to 2.56%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |