They're also not involved in the volatile tech industry, where some of the world's biggest companies are today, but where businesses can also go from household name to obscurity in just a few years (see BlackBerry).
Nor do they sell volatile consumerdiscretionarygoods that can swing in and out of favor. As we look forward to the next century, investors looking for low-risk dividends that can last another 100 years should be on the lookout for businesses that won't be easily disrupted by new technology or changing lifestyles.
Here are four stocks that I think will be great dividend investments built for the next century...
PepsiCo -- Yield: 2.82%
PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) employs 263,000 people, generates revenue of $63,056.00 million and has a net income of $5,501.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $151.75Billion.PepsiCo’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,344.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 19.58% (the operating margin is 13.25% and the net profit margin 8.72%).
Financials: The total debt represents 47.78% of PepsiCo assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 279.16%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.74% was realized by PepsiCo.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.56. Last fiscal year, PepsiCo paid $2.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.19, the P/S ratio is 2.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.80. The dividend yield amounts to 2.82%.
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Colgate-Palmolive -- Yield: 2.19%
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) employs 37,900 people, generates revenue of $16,034.00 million and has a net income of $1,548.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $61.68Billion.Colgate-Palmolive’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,429.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.62% (the operating margin is 17.39% and the net profit margin 9.65%).
Financials: The total debt represents 54.86% of Colgate-Palmolive assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to not calculable%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 327.19% was realized by Colgate-Palmolive.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.53. Last fiscal year, Colgate-Palmolive paid $1.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 45.54, the P/S ratio is 3.95 and the P/B ratio is finally not calculable. The dividend yield amounts to 2.19%.
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American Water Works -- Yield: 2.07%
American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) employs 6,700 people, generates revenue of $3,159.00 million and has a net income of $476.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $12.46Billion.American Water Works’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,512.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.86% (the operating margin is 34.03% and the net profit margin 15.07%).
Financials: The total debt represents 38.03% of American Water Works assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 129.85%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.55% was realized by American Water Works.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.75. Last fiscal year, American Water Works paid $1.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.69, the P/S ratio is 4.08 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.56. The dividend yield amounts to 2.07%.
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Sherwin-Williams -- Yield: 1.39%
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) employs 40,706 people, generates revenue of $11,339.30 million and has a net income of $1,053.85 million. The current market capitalization stands at $22.71Billion.Sherwin-Williams’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,813.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.99% (the operating margin is 14.25% and the net profit margin 9.29%).
Financials: The total debt represents 33.74% of Sherwin-Williams assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 224.67%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 112.57% was realized by Sherwin-Williams.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $11.93. Last fiscal year, Sherwin-Williams paid $2.68 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.32, the P/S ratio is 1.99 and the P/B ratio is finally 25.77. The dividend yield amounts to 1.39%.
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