With technology companies, it is always important to watch for excess. An ultra high yield can be great for living on dividends in retirement unless it reveals operating or balance sheet troubles. Rapid dividend growth is great also unless it drains the company of growth capital. Here are seven technology companies, each with a yield in excess of 3%.
Several have paying histories that make them blue-chip dividend stocks. All but Ericsson have increased their dividends by at least 5% per year over the last five years.
Here are the results...
Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson -- Yield: 6.19%
Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) employs 116,507 people, generates revenue of $29,448.53 million and has a net income of $1,630.69 million. The current market capitalization stands at $25.50 billion.Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,580.19 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.55% (the operating margin is 8.83% and the net profit margin 5.54%).
Financials: The total debt represents 8.83% of Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 17.14%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.32% was realized by Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.50. Last fiscal year, Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson paid $0.39 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.11, the P/S ratio is 0.84 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.37. The dividend yield amounts to 6.19%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson (ERIC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson (ERIC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Telefonaktiebolag LM Ericsson (ERIC) |
Garmin -- Yield: 3.75%
Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN) employs 11,651 people, generates revenue of $2,820.27 million and has a net income of $456.23 million. The current market capitalization stands at $10.00 billion.Garmin’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $627.94 million. The EBITDA margin is 22.27% (the operating margin is 19.49% and the net profit margin 16.18%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of Garmin assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.52% was realized by Garmin.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.64. Last fiscal year, Garmin paid $2.04 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.35, the P/S ratio is 3.64 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.08. The dividend yield amounts to 3.75%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Garmin (GRMN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Garmin (GRMN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Garmin (GRMN) |
Intl. Business Machines -- Yield: 3.50%
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 $153.39 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 13.02, the P/S ratio is 1.87 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.84. The dividend yield amounts to 3.50%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
Cisco Systems -- Yield: 3.41%
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) employs 70,000 people, generates revenue of $49,247.00 million and has a net income of $10,739.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $158.17 billion.Cisco Systems’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15,051.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 30.56% (the operating margin is 25.71% and the net profit margin 21.81%).
Financials: The total debt represents 23.55% of Cisco Systems assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 45.05%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.42% was realized by Cisco Systems.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.11. Last fiscal year, Cisco Systems paid $0.94 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.67, the P/S ratio is 3.12 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.42. The dividend yield amounts to 3.41%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cisco Systems (CSCO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Cisco Systems (CSCO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cisco Systems (CSCO) |
QUALCOMM -- Yield: 3.38%
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 $93.46 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 $3.41. 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 18.49, the P/S ratio is 3.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.04. The dividend yield amounts to 3.38%.
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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) |
Maxim Integrated -- Yield: 3.22%
Maxim Integrated (NASDAQ:MXIM) employs 7,213 people, generates revenue of $2,194.72 million and has a net income of $227.48 million. The current market capitalization stands at $11.61 billion.Maxim Integrated’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $720.56 million. The EBITDA margin is 32.83% (the operating margin is 12.00% and the net profit margin 10.36%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.28% of Maxim Integrated assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 58.82%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.34% was realized by Maxim Integrated.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.78. Last fiscal year, Maxim Integrated paid $1.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 52.48, the P/S ratio is 5.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.52. The dividend yield amounts to 3.22%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Maxim Integrated (MXIM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Maxim Integrated (MXIM) |
CA -- Yield: 2.99%
CA (NASDAQ:CA) employs 11,000 people, generates revenue of $4,025.00 million and has a net income of $769.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $14.39 billion.CA’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,509.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.49% (the operating margin is 28.20% and the net profit margin 19.11%).
Financials: The total debt represents 17.43% of CA assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 36.31%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.83% was realized by CA.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.79. Last fiscal year, CA paid $1.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.11, the P/S ratio is 3.56 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.62. The dividend yield amounts to 2.99%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of CA (CA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of CA (CA) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CA (CA) |
