Buying shares of high-quality businesses and holding them for years is the best way to compound your wealth.
And if you can buy those shares at a discount to fair value, even better.
I evaluated 60 different companies this week to determine whether they are suitable for Defensive Investors.
Out of those 60 companies, only 21 were found to be undervalued or fairly valued and suitable for either Defensive or Enterprising Investors.
Here are the 9 best results...
T. Rowe Price Group -- Yield: 3.14%
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) employs 6,213 people, generates revenue of $4,200.60 million and has a net income of $1,223.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.20 billion.T. Rowe Price Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,025.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 48.21% (the operating margin is 45.21% and the net profit margin 29.11%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of T. Rowe Price Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.76% was realized by T. Rowe Price Group.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.14. Last fiscal year, T. Rowe Price Group paid $2.08 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.67, the P/S ratio is 4.08 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.62. The dividend yield amounts to 3.14%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
Amgen -- Yield: 2.33%
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) employs 17,900 people, generates revenue of $21,662.00 million and has a net income of $6,939.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $129.87 billion.Amgen’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,657.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 49.20% (the operating margin is 39.10% and the net profit margin 32.03%).
Financials: The total debt represents 43.99% of Amgen assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 111.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.77% was realized by Amgen.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.77. Last fiscal year, Amgen paid $3.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.58, the P/S ratio is 5.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.60. The dividend yield amounts to 2.33%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Amgen (AMGN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Amgen (AMGN) |
Robert Half International -- Yield: 2.30%
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 $4.98 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 $2.79. 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 13.74, the P/S ratio is 0.98 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.01. The dividend yield amounts to 2.30%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Robert Half International (RHI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Robert Half International (RHI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Robert Half International (RHI) |
American International Group -- Yield: 2.17%
American International Group (NYSE:AIG) employs 66,400 people, generates revenue of $58,918.00 million and has a net income of $2,222.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $63.65 billion.American International Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15,785.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.79% (the operating margin is 7.76% and the net profit margin 3.77%).
Financials: The total debt represents 5.89% of American International Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.62%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 2.23% was realized by American International Group.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.05. Last fiscal year, American International Group paid $0.81 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is , the P/S ratio is 1.07 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.79. The dividend yield amounts to 2.17%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of American International Group (AIG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of American International Group (AIG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of American International Group (AIG) |
Franklin Resources -- Yield: 1.99%
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) employs 9,100 people, generates revenue of $7,948.70 million and has a net income of $2,104.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $20.99 billion.Franklin Resources’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,129.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 39.37% (the operating margin is 37.96% and the net profit margin 26.48%).
Financials: The total debt represents 13.19% of Franklin Resources assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 18.20%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.27% was realized by Franklin Resources.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.71. Last fiscal year, Franklin Resources 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 13.41, the P/S ratio is 2.62 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.84. The dividend yield amounts to 1.99%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Franklin Resources (BEN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Franklin Resources (BEN) |
Skyworks Solutions -- Yield: 1.50%
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) employs 6,700 people, generates revenue of $3,258.40 million and has a net income of $798.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $14.19 billion.Skyworks Solutions’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,222.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.51% (the operating margin is 31.40% and the net profit margin 24.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of Skyworks Solutions assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 28.05% was realized by Skyworks Solutions.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.04. Last fiscal year, Skyworks Solutions paid $0.65 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.91, the P/S ratio is 4.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.51. The dividend yield amounts to 1.50%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) |
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Symantec Corporation -- Yield: 1.26%
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) employs 11,000 people, generates revenue of $3,600.00 million and has a net income of $-821.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $14.85 billion.Symantec Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $892.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.78% (the operating margin is 12.69% and the net profit margin -22.81%).
Financials: The total debt represents 18.76% of Symantec Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.04%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -17.08% was realized by Symantec Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.34. Last fiscal year, Symantec Corporation paid $4.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is , the P/S ratio is 4.06 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.95. The dividend yield amounts to 1.26%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Symantec Corporation (SYMC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Symantec Corporation (SYMC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Symantec Corporation (SYMC) |
Tyson Foods -- Yield: 0.80%
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) employs 113,000 people, generates revenue of $41,373.00 million and has a net income of $1,224.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $27.82 billion.Tyson Foods’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,778.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.71% (the operating margin is 5.24% and the net profit margin 2.96%).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.23% of Tyson Foods assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 69.39%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.13% was realized by Tyson Foods.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.13. Last fiscal year, Tyson Foods paid $0.42 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.43, the P/S ratio is 0.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.86. The dividend yield amounts to 0.80%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Tyson Foods (TSN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Tyson Foods (TSN) |
Fossil Group -- Yield: not calculable%
Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) employs 15,100 people, generates revenue of $3,228.84 million and has a net income of $229.90 million. The current market capitalization stands at $1.39 billion.Fossil Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $759.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.53% (the operating margin is 9.02% and the net profit margin 7.12%).
Financials: The total debt represents 34.31% of Fossil Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 87.72%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.23% was realized by Fossil Group.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.90. Last fiscal year, Fossil Group paid $0.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.13, the P/S ratio is 0.44 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.54. The dividend yield amounts to not calculable%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Fossil Group (FOSL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Fossil Group (FOSL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Fossil Group (FOSL) |