One important criteria to measure this issue is the PEG ratio. Toady I will not use this ratio but therefore stay at the P/E and EPS growth figures.
Well, I screened the Dividend Contenders list, stocks with consecutive dividend growth of more than 10 year, by the cheapest stocks with double-digit EPS growth expectations.
These are the criteria in detail:
- Market Capitalization over 2 billion
- EPS growth for the next five years over 10%
- Return on Assets over 10%
- Sales growth over the past 5 year's positive
- Low Forward P/E
- Debt/Equity under 1
Only eight stocks fulfilled my criteria. These are the results...
QUALCOMM -- Yield: 3.88%
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) employs 33,000 people, generates revenue of $25,281.00 million and has a net income of $5,268.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $81.32 billion.QUALCOMM’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,350.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.07% (the operating margin is 22.12% and the net profit margin 20.84%).
Financials: The total debt represents 21.59% of QUALCOMM assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.93% was realized by QUALCOMM.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.17. Last fiscal year, QUALCOMM paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.32, the P/S ratio is 3.17 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.65. The dividend yield amounts to 3.88%.
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) |
Norfolk Southern -- Yield: 2.67%
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) employs 30,456 people, generates revenue of $10,511.00 million and has a net income of $1,556.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $26.69 billion.Norfolk Southern’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,938.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.47% (the operating margin is 27.39% and the net profit margin 14.80%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.46% of Norfolk Southern assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 82.81%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.60% was realized by Norfolk Southern.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.39. Last fiscal year, Norfolk Southern paid $2.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.47, the P/S ratio is 2.49 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.16. The dividend yield amounts to 2.67%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Norfolk Southern (NSC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Norfolk Southern (NSC) |
Polaris Industries -- Yield: 2.50%
Polaris Industries (NYSE:PII) employs 8,100 people, generates revenue of $4,719.29 million and has a net income of $455.36 million. The current market capitalization stands at $5.80 billion.Polaris Industries’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $798.97 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.93% (the operating margin is 15.17% and the net profit margin 9.65%).
Financials: The total debt represents 19.34% of Polaris Industries assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.02%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 49.42% was realized by Polaris Industries.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.16. Last fiscal year, Polaris Industries paid $2.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.26, the P/S ratio is 1.21 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.86. The dividend yield amounts to 2.50%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Polaris Industries (PII) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Polaris Industries (PII) |
Assurant -- Yield: 2.28%
Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) employs 16,700 people, generates revenue of $10,330.52 million and has a net income of $141.56 million. The current market capitalization stands at $5.48 billion.Assurant’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,801.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.43% (the operating margin is 2.48% and the net profit margin 1.37%).
Financials: The total debt represents 3.88% of Assurant assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 25.74%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 2.92% was realized by Assurant.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.68. Last fiscal year, Assurant paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.75, the P/S ratio is 0.52 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.27. The dividend yield amounts to 2.28%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Assurant (AIZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Assurant (AIZ) |
Cardinal Health -- Yield: 2.20%
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) employs 34,500 people, generates revenue of $102,531.00 million and has a net income of $1,212.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $27.14 billion.Cardinal Health’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,913.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 2.84% (the operating margin is 2.05% and the net profit margin 1.18%).
Financials: The total debt represents 18.22% of Cardinal Health assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 87.79%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.15% was realized by Cardinal Health.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.18. Last fiscal year, Cardinal Health paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.73, the P/S ratio is 0.26 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.29. The dividend yield amounts to 2.20%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cardinal Health (CAH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cardinal Health (CAH) |
Robert Half International -- Yield: 2.20%
Robert Half International (NYSE:RHI) employs 16,100 people, generates revenue of $5,094.93 million and has a net income of $357.80 million. The current market capitalization stands at $5.20 billion.Robert Half International’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $633.94 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.44% (the operating margin is 11.39% and the net profit margin 7.02%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.07% of Robert Half International assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.12%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.07% was realized by Robert Half International.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.75. Last fiscal year, Robert Half International 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 14.09, the P/S ratio is 1.03 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.22. The dividend yield amounts to 2.20%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Robert Half International (RHI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Robert Half International (RHI) |
CVS Health -- Yield: 1.76%
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) employs 155,000 people, generates revenue of $153,290.00 million and has a net income of $5,230.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $103.60 billion.CVS Health’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $11,565.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.54% (the operating margin is 6.17% and the net profit margin 3.41%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.71% of CVS Health assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 73.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.91% was realized by CVS Health.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.61. Last fiscal year, CVS Health paid $1.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.01, the P/S ratio is 0.68 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.86. The dividend yield amounts to 1.76%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of CVS Health (CVS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CVS Health (CVS) |
Bank Of The Ozarks -- Yield: 1.59%
Bank Of The Ozarks (NASDAQ:OZRK) employs 1,646 people, generates revenue of $409.72 million and has a net income of $182.31 million. The current market capitalization stands at $3.76 billion.Bank Of The Ozarks’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $312.86 million. The EBITDA margin is 64.22% (the operating margin is 56.81% and the net profit margin 37.42%).
Financials: The total debt represents 3.93% of Bank Of The Ozarks assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.49%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.36% was realized by Bank Of The Ozarks.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.18. Last fiscal year, Bank Of The Ozarks paid $0.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.55, the P/S ratio is 7.49 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.48. The dividend yield amounts to 1.59%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Bank Of The Ozarks (OZRK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Bank Of The Ozarks (OZRK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Bank Of The Ozarks (OZRK) |
Shire -- Yield: 0.70%
Shire (NASDAQ:SHPG) employs 5,548 people, generates revenue of $6,416.70 million and has a net income of $1,339.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $59.34 billion.Shire’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,832.90 million. The EBITDA margin is 44.15% (the operating margin is 22.12% and the net profit margin 20.88%).
Financials: The total debt represents 9.52% of Shire assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 16.09%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.47% was realized by Shire.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.75. Last fiscal year, Shire paid $2.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.90, the P/S ratio is 8.84 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.05. The dividend yield amounts to 0.70%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Shire (SHPG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Shire (SHPG) |