Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – Family Dollar Stores (NYSE:FDO)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yields – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the specialized retail company Family Dollar Stores (NYSE:FDO). The current dividend yield amounts to 1.31 percent.

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (Family Dollar) operates a chain of more than 6,800 general merchandise retail discount stores in 44 states, providing primarily consumers with a selection of priced merchandise in neighborhood stores. its merchandise assortment includes consumables, home products, apparel and accessories, and seasonal and electronics. The Company offers a focused assortment of merchandise in a number of core categories, such as health and beauty aids, packaged food and refrigerated products, home cleaning supplies, housewares, stationery, seasonal goods, apparel and home fashions. Its stores operate on a self-service basis, and its low overhead enables it to sell merchandise at a moderate markup. During the fiscal year ended August 28, 2010 (fiscal 2010), the Company launched or refreshed several Family Dollar brands. During fiscal 2010, the Company opened 200 stores, closed 70 stores, relocated 13 stores, expanded 15 stores and renovated 89 stores (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	8.37 Bil
Income	382.55 Mil
Net Profit Margin	4.57%
Return on Equity	29.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.46
Revenue/Share	65.56
Earnings/Share	3.02
Book Value/Share	9.82
Dividend Rate	0.72
Payout Ratio	22.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	18.4
Price/Book	5.6
Price/Sales	0.8
Price/Cash Flow	13.4
Dividend Yield %	1.2
Forward Price/Earnings	15.2
PEG Ratio	1.1
PEG Payback (Yrs)	7.6

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	55.14
52-Wk High	56.92
52-Wk Low	35.31
Volume	146
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	1.02 Mil
50-Day Moving Average	53.31
200-Day Moving Average	49.36
Volatility (beta)	0.24

Sales and Net Income of Family Dollar Stores (Click to enlarge)

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12 Cheap Utilities With High Dividend Yields

Cheap Utilities with High Dividend Yields by Dividend Yields - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of 12 cheap stocks from the utility sector with high dividend yields. Such companies have a minimum dividend yield of 5 percent as well as a forward price to earnings ratio of less than 15.

The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 19.25 while the forward price to earnings ratio amounts to 11.65. The dividend yield has an average value of 9.2 percent. Price to book ratio is 1.68 and price to sales ratio 1.28. The average operating margin amounts to 13.78 percent.

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Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.B)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yields – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the distiller and spirit company Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.B). The current dividend yield amounts to 1.67 percent.

Brown-Forman Corporation manufactures, bottles, imports, exports and markets a variety of alcoholic beverage brands. Its principal beverage brands include Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Early Times Kentucky Whisky, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, El Jimador Tequila, Jack Daniel’s Ready-to-Drinks, Fetzer Wines, Gentleman Jack, Five Rivers Wines, Southern Comfort, Herradura Tequila, Southern Comfort Ready-to-Drinks, Jekel Vineyards Wines, Southern Comfort Ready-to-Pours, Korbel California Champagnes, Finlandia Vodka, Little Black Dress Wines, Antiguo Tequila, New Mix Ready-to-Drinks, Bel Arbor Wines, Old Forester Bourbon, Bonterra Vineyards Wines, Pepe Lopez Tequilas, Canadian Mist Blended Canadian Whisky, Sanctuary Wines, Chambord Liqueur, Sonoma-Cutrer Wines, Don Eduardo Tequila, Tuaca Liqueur, Early Times Bourbon and Woodford Reserve Bourbon. The Company’s principal brand in its portfolio is Jack Daniel’s, which is a spirits brand (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	3.40 Bil
Income	571.00 Mil
Net Profit Margin	16.80%
Return on Equity	28.87%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.37
Revenue/Share	23.23
Earnings/Share	3.9
Book Value/Share	14.21
Dividend Rate	1.28
Payout Ratio	32.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	19.6
Price/Book	5.4
Price/Sales	4.3
Price/Cash Flow	21.3
Dividend Yield %	1.67
Forward Price/Earnings	18.8
PEG Ratio	1.4
PEG Payback (Yrs)	9.1

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	76.5
52-Wk High	76.65
52-Wk Low	54.25
Volume	NA
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	244,506
50-Day Moving Average	72.17
200-Day Moving Average	67.79
Volatility (beta)	0.71

Sales and Income of Brown Forman (Click to enlarge)

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Best Yielding Soft Drink Beverage Stocks

Best Yielding Soft Drink Stocks by Dividend Yields - Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of 8 stocks from the soft drink industry with best dividend yields. In total, 18 stocks are listed within the industry having a total market capitalization of USD 321 billion.

The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 17.90 while the forward price to earnings ratio amounts to 14.86. In average, the dividend yield of the best yielding stocks has a value of 2.21 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.83 and price to sales ratio 1.76. The average operating margin amounts to 13.71.

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The Dividend Guy's Portfolio With 8 Percent Payout

Since we launched Dividend Investing – How To Build A Never Ending Cash Distributor, we have received several emails from readers and new subscribers. I’m trying to answer to as many as possible individually. Sometimes, I get enough stuff that I decide to write a full article. This is the case today with the analysis of a high yield dividend portfolio from a reader. This Canadian investor is making 8% with his portfolio, let’s take a closer look:

Ticker	Stock	Sector	Market	Price (as of June 27th)	Dividend Yield
HSE	Husky Energy	Energy	Canadian	$26.61	4.60%
POW	Power Corp	Finacial	Canadian	$26.10	4.40%
T	AT&T	Telecom	US	$30.76	5.70%
DGI.UN	Data Group	Industrial	Canadian	$5.63	11.40%
ALA	Alta Gas	Energy	Canadian	$25.49	5.20%
AT	Atlantic Power Corp	Utilities	US	$15.24	7.30%
FTN	Financial 15 Split	Financial	Canadian	$8.58	17.70%
PKI	Parkland	Merchandising & Lodging	Canadian	$12.08	8.50%
WRK.UN	Whiterock REIT	Real Estate	Canadian	$13.27	8.40%
				Average Div	8.13%

Source: The Dividend Guy Blog


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3 Leading High Yield Stocks By Dividend Stocks Online

3 Leading Stocks with Fat Dividend Yields by Dividend Stocks Online. Dividend Stocks Online researched 3 stocks with high yields and leading market positions.

Here are the results:

SeaDrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL)
Yield: 8.41%
oil and gas

AstraZeneca Plc (NYSE: AZN) 
Yield: 5.87%
pharmaceutical 


Windstream Corp. (NASDAQ: WIN)
Yield: 7.57%
communications and technology solutions




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