These companies are of the highest quality and offer stable dividend payments, as well as excellent long-term growth potential.
Using Buffett's philosophy of "buy and hold forever," investors can use these dividend stocks to generate income or increase their positions by purchasing additional shares.
Let's take a closer look at these high-dividend stocks to see just what attracted the Oracle of Omaha in the first place.
These are 4 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks For A Safe Income...
General Motors Company -- Yield: 4.81%
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 $49.03 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 $7.82. 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 4.04, the P/S ratio is 0.32 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.19. The dividend yield amounts to 4.81%.
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Verizon -- Yield: 4.21%
Verizon (NYSE:VZ) employs 162,700 people, generates revenue of $131,620.00 million and has a net income of $18,375.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $218.90 billion.Verizon’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $46,567.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.38% (the operating margin is 25.12% and the net profit margin 13.96%).
Financials: The total debt represents 44.94% of Verizon assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 667.94%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 124.48% was realized by Verizon.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.54. Last fiscal year, Verizon 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 15.17, the P/S ratio is 1.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.30. The dividend yield amounts to 4.21%.
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Intl. Business Machines -- Yield: 3.46%
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 $153.30 billion.Intl. Business Machines’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $19,536.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.90% (the operating margin is 18.67% 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 13.16, the P/S ratio is 1.89 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.97. The dividend yield amounts to 3.46%.
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Phillips 66 -- Yield: 3.20%
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) employs 14,000 people, generates revenue of $100,548.00 million and has a net income of $4,280.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $41.85 billion.Phillips 66’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,087.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.05% (the operating margin is 5.97% and the net profit margin 4.26%).
Financials: The total debt represents 18.29% of Phillips 66 assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 38.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.89% was realized by Phillips 66.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.75. Last fiscal year, Phillips 66 paid $2.18 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.71, the P/S ratio is 0.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.81. The dividend yield amounts to 3.20%.
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Phillips 66 (PSX) |