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My Favorite Dividend Paying Buyback Hero Stocks

As you might know, I am a big fan of dividend growth and stock buybacks. Each action is a shareholder friendly way to give money back to the owner of the company.

Dividends are direct and share buybacks are indirect and more tax efficient. Both activities only make sense if the management team has a clear view about the valuation and growth perspectives or potential of the corporation. If there is an opportunity to grow with low risk, dividends shouldn't be paid in a big way. The same is neccessary for buybacks. There must be a mix of both in balance with growth.

Today I like to share a sheet of interesting stocks with good outstanding buyback programs. I've focused my research on growth and dividends while the valuation level doesn't exceed critical levels.

Here are my results...

Warren Buffett Buys And Sells These Stocks Surprisingly

Warren Buffett and his team of portfolio managers listed some 148 positions worth a whopping $147.9 billion in equities in the official Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This compared to $128.8 billion as of the end of the third quarter of 2016 and $115.46 billion as of December 31.

It is important to understand that some changes are made by Warren Buffett himself, with 14 sub-entities of Berkshire Hathaway in prior filings. Other changes may have come from the likes of newer portfolio managers Ted Weschler and Todd Combs. It appears as though the Buffett portfolio managers have been given much larger investing amounts.

If there is one key takeaway for the 2017 stocks it would be that this was one of the largest changes we have seen in years. New stakes were added and other stakes were grown. Other stakes were cleaned out or decreased.

Attached you will find a small overview of Warren Buffett's latest stock buys and sells during Q4 in 2016...

16 High-Yield Dividend Growth Stocks

More often than not, dividend stocks are what form the foundation of any great retirement portfolio. Not only have dividend stocks handily outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks over the long run, but they also offer a number of other advantages that income investors are bound to like.

To begin with, dividend-paying companies often have time-tested business models. A business is unlikely to pay a recurring dividend to investors if its management team didn't believe profits would grow in the future. Thus, dividend stocks are often a beacon of profitability and stability that attract income seekers.

Dividend stocks also help to hedge against inevitable stock market corrections -- there have been 35 stock market corrections of at least 10% since 1950 in the S&P 500 -- and payouts can be reinvested back into more shares of stock via a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, or DRIP. Purchasing more shares of dividend-paying stock with your payout in a repeating cycle can help your nest egg quickly compound in value over time.

Unfortunately, dividend stocks can also harbor a dark side. Income seekers would like the highest dividend yield possible, but they also have to ensure that a payout is sustainable. Dividend yields are a function of a stock's price, meaning a plunging stock price can dramatically lift dividend yields, making them seem attractive, at least on the surface. But, as we know, a plunging stock price could signify a business model that's in trouble. Thus, high-yield dividends, or those with yields of 4% or higher, should be heavily scrutinized by investors.

The yields on dividend stocks rise when their share prices become depressed. That’s an opportunity to chase extra yield. Besides, the best dividend-paying stocks do their most good when they are held for long periods of time. Ideally, the holding period includes many dividend hikes and market cycles.

In the beginning of this New Year, many investors review their portfolios. We all hope for a good year on the market and, most importantly, steady dividend growth increase among our portfolio. I selected some high yielding long term dividend growth stocks I think will perform well in 2017 and will increase their dividend payouts.

These are the results...

10 Most Oversold High Yielding Dividend Payer To Look At

Investors are sometimes scared about falling stock prices. I often believe that stock prices fall because many people sell stocks. So what is the real reason for a falling stock price?

I personally don't care about the stock prices despite the fact that I do look several times a day on the market movements. But I don't buy or sell on these price changes.

Market sell-offs could be great opportunity for investors who trust their company and know what the management team is doing.

I know that it is hard to discover the true origin circumstances that caused the stock price loss. And if you buy, don't expect that you will make quick money. You could get hard pain if you buy a falling knife.

The good news is that you will be rewarded if you stay disciplined. Return don't come in months, it will come over years.

Today I like to give you an overview about solid dividend stocks with high yields that have seen a recent sell-off in the recent week.

Here are the results...

The Cheapest Stocks On Deutsche Bank’s List Of The 30 S&P 500 Constituents

Attached you can find a great list from Deutsche Bank. It's a very detailed list with P/E's, EPS growth, yield and buyback yield.

All of the qualifying companies have a market capitalization > $10 billion, trade at a 2015 P/E of less than 22 and are expected to report positive earnings growth this year.

Also, Deutsche Bank’s equity research team has calculated a Net Buyback Yield for each of its 30 stock picks (trailing 12-month buyback expenditures less option exercise proceeds and less stock option expense / Market Cap).

The cheapest stocks on Deutsche Bank’s list of the 30 S&P 500 stocks to buy are Bank of America Corp (2015 P/E of 12.6), JPMorgan Chase & Co (11.3), SunTrust Banks Inc (12.3), Ameriprise Financial Inc (12.4), Mylan Inc (11.9), American Airlines Group Inc (4.7), United Continental Holdings Inc (4.9) and Exelon Corp (11.3).

My top picks are...

11 Good Yielding Dividend Growth Stocks You Don't Want To Miss In Your Portfolio

If you are a fearful investor who scared about the ups and downs of the stock market, you must consider low volatility stocks with strong and growing cash flows.

In addition, the management team of the company should pay a solid amount of the net income back to shareholders. I talk about dividends and buybacks. Those are very shareholder friendly activities to create value for investors.

Today I like to introduce 11 dividend stocks that combine stable cash flows with high dividend yields above 3% and low stock price volatility. The stocks below reward investors each year with steady or rising dividend payments. Each of these 11 stocks has not reduced its dividend payments in over 25 years.

These are the results in detail:

5 Top Dividend Stocks With No Debt But High Cash On Balance Sheet

I hate it when one of my stock holdings cut its dividends. Tesco did it recently and I will lose now 75 percent of my income from the stake. 

For sure, it’s not much because the stock has only a portfolio share of around one percent but I've bought this share in hopes to get a stable output or a rising long-term dividend with low taxation.

Recently I wrote about stocks that have lower debt amounts on their balance sheets. I made this with thoughts in my mind to avoid a future dividend cut. 


Today I will strengthen my criteria and tighten the focus on stocks with no debt and high cash amounts. That's the highest level of safeness every investor could reach.

I found the graphic on US Today with some interesting stocks in terms of cash and debt (look at the end of this article). 

The list shows 26 U.S. stocks with no debt! There are more available on the market but those are some of the biggest and you might know them.

Cash is king and large capitalization too. I love big capitalized stocks because of their good business diversification. Those stocks have often a well diversified product portfolio and great sales teams all over the world. 

Big companies also have more money for research and development and offer more money and social benefits to the best talented people in the world.

If one country or currency suffers, a different one can eliminate the problems with sales growth. No every problem can be solved so easy but investors have a better chance to make a good return.



No debt could also mean more money for shareholders (Dividends or Share Buybacks) or a higher growth. The company can invest into the future by acquisitions or product investments.

In the end, everything is a question of the ability of the management team; a good team can boost the company while a bad head can bring them down.

Below are five of my favorite stocks with no debt and high cash mountains.


5 Highest Yielding Long-Term Dividend Plays In A Hot Stock Market

I had a great success with dividend stocks over the past decade. In total, I could realize a six-figure amount of money for my trading accounts. But if I compare the values with the time that I've spent over the recent decade, I could advice you to become a passive income investor.

As investor with a low share participation of the corporate, you can't change much. For sure, you can read annual reports and investor presentations but it is only for your own comprehension.

The best return will come from long-term investments from companies that cannot destroyed by a worse management team. Those are companies with strong brands and big market shares in the major key markets around the world.

If you would like to put your last money on the table, please consider this as it is your final trade. Below are 5 top long-term dividend growers that contain some kind of values. It’s very difficult to find really attractively priced stock, especially in a hot and with cheap money flooded market. But we cannot give up this fight for a good risk and inflation adjusted return.

5 highest yielding long term dividend grower...

How George Soros Plays The Stock Market

The following article was written by our guest author Insider Monkey. Opinions of George Soros vary depending on whom you ask, but there’s no arguing against the Hungarian-American hedge fund manager’s investing pedigree. Earlier this month, Soros shared his thoughts on the Eurozone crisis at the Global Economic Symposium, and most of the usual headlines that surround the billionaire are focused on his macroeconomic views.

That’s all fine and dandy. We’d like to point out, though, that George Soros’ Soros Fund Management does maintain a $9 billion equity portfolio too. Due to the market-beating potential of hedge funds’ best stock picks (discover how we returned 47.6% in our first year), it’s useful to understand how a prominent investor like Soros is playing the stock market.

At the end of last quarter, George Soros and his management team disclosed a little over 200-equity holdings, with 15% of their capital allocated to their top five stock picks. This level of concentration is not uncommon for a large hedge fund, but a few of the specific names may surprise you.

Google

Other than Google [GOOG], that is. It’s really not very difficult to understand why the tech company is Soros’ No. 1 stock. Google was hedge funds’ favorite pick in the latest round of 13F filings, ahead of AIG [AIG] and Apple [AAPL]. Aside from offering a bevy of long-term product innovations like self-driving cars or smart thermostats, more immediate catalysts are the launch of the Moto X and next year’s release of Google Glass.

Both devices play into Wall Street’s bullish earnings estimates for Google, in which it expects 17% to 18% EPS growth in 2014 and 15% annual growth over the next half-decade. This trumps peers like Yahoo [s:YHOO] and even Apple. In addition to Soros’ bullishness, big-name fund managers Ray Dalio and Israel Englander have initiated Google positions in the last few months.

J.C. Penney

This is what we meant when we said you might be surprised. J.C. Penney [JCP] represents everything Google does not: poor market performance in 2013, high CEO turnover, an inconsistent business plan, and an uncertain future. The retailer is going back to its pre-Ron Johnson coupon strategy, which leads some to believe that it can recapture most of its old customers, and is thus undervalued at current levels.

It’s easier to be skeptical of this move than it is to support a bullish thesis, so we have a rare case where Soros is acting as a contrarian by betting on a stock rather than against it. Assuming you are for a turnaround here, J.C. Penney trades at a mere 0.15 times sales, but earnings will have to pick up. Longs can’t take many more monumental bottom line whiffs. Last quarter the retailer missed sell-side estimates by 88%, and in the first quarter of the year, EPS fell short of consensus by 36%. In fact, J.C. Penney has been in the red for a year and a half now.

A few days ago, Richard Perry cut almost half of his position in the retailer and last month, Bill Ackman liquidated his entire stake. What’s so notable about both of these moves is that Ackman’s hedge fund had the largest stake in J.C. Penney at the end of last quarter while Perry was third.

The remaining three

After the antithetical duo of Google and J.C. Penney, Soros’ next largest holdings are Herbalife [HLF], Charter Communications [CHTR] and Johnson & Johnson [JNJ].

While Ackman and Carl Icahn continue to feud about the legitimacy of Herbalife’s marketing practices, George Soros continues to book gains. Since we know that he held shares of the company on the last day of June, it can be inferred that Soros has made at least a 51% return on his long position. If he initiated the stake earlier in the second quarter, like in early May for example, this return stretches to more than 70%. Either way, the billionaire has to be happy that it represents one of his biggest holdings.

Charter Communications, meanwhile, is another stock that is up big (+72%) in 2013. The cable entertainment company has been a long-term pick for Soros, sitting in his clutches since early 2011. The same can be said for Johnson & Johnson, which has been in Soros’ equity portfolio for exactly four quarters. Johnson & Johnson is a prototypical dividend-payer that has actually offered double-digit capital gains this year, while Charter is a growth play plain and simple.

All in all, the variety presented in George Soros’ five largest stock picks is truly one of the best things about this group. Google, J.C. Penney and Herbalife are the three we’ll watch the closest going forward, particularly when new 13F filings come in mid-November.

Disclosure: none

100 Most Bought Stocks By Investment Gurus

100 most bought stocks by investment professionals originally published on Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. I love it to see how the big investors act on the market. Some of them have a really interesting and creative investing strategy which works only with huge amounts of capital.

Some hedge funds play with money and try to boost its return by ignoring a good diversification. But if they know the business and management team the risk might be lower as for desk research investors like us.

However, each month I publish a little list about the largest stock buys from 49 super investors. I analyze how often a stock was bought over the recent six months and ranked them in my 100 best guru buy list. All super gurus combined bought 655 stocks within the recent half year.

In my view, it’s a good tool to look at the activities of guru investors in the market because they have big money in their pockets and if they invest combined, they could change the market very easily.

Their attitude to stocks is also lightning the way to return, not always but sometimes because the media notices the portfolio changes of the hedge fund managers and create additional publicity.

Technology is still the place to be for the investment guru’s. I think that they have noticed the huge cash reserves of Apple and the other stocks. Not enough, most of them are very profitable and grow further despite they don’t have new technologies developed.

Get A Higher Portfolio Stability With German Dividend Stocks

The German economy continues to spur growth while reinforcing its standing as a key global location for direct investment. The country has the most attractive business environment in Europe and the fifth worldwide. 

The Germany’s FDI stocks increased to approximately EUR 50 billion. There are more than 55,000 foreign companies are operating in Germany which are employing around three million people. Today I would like to look at one of the best dividend stocks in Germany which is paying a favorable dividend yield.

Metro AG

Profile
It is a German global diversified retail and wholesale company. The company has the largest market shares in its home market, and is one of the most globalized retail and wholesale corporations. It operates of portfolio of sales brands which offers a range of services for private and commercial customers. The company is the fifth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues. It was established in 1964 by Otto Beisheim.

Its portfolio includes Metrol Cash & Carry brand which is active in the self-service wholesale industry, Real hypermarkets brand, which operates the Real stores across Europe offering both food and non-food products, Media market brand which is active on the European market in the consumer electronics retailing industry; Saturn brand, which operates consumer electronics stores and Galeria Kaufhof brand, under which the company operates department stores in Germany and Belgium. The company is also involved in the Real Estate management services of its own real estate, logistics services of its distribution and procurement network, supporting its IT solutions and Advertising servicing.

History
Metro was founded in 1996 within a period of only ten months through a merger of the retail companies Asko Deutsche kaufhaus AG, Kaufhof Holdings AG and Deutsche SB-Kauf AG. At that time the company had a market capitalization of 12.07 billion German marks. It was one of the 20 largest publicly listed companies in Germany. In 1999 the company liquidated its retail properties. This gave the company leeway for key investments, which accelerate its growth in wholesale and retail. Additionally the company continues to consistently expand its international presence: 16 Metro Cash & Carry wholesale outlets, ten Real hypermarkets and 47 nonfood specialty centers open abroad.  

In the year of 2000 the company had developed into an internationally oriented company with decentralized management teams. The group employed approximately 220, 000 people in 22 countries. For the first time the group released its financial statement for the year 2000 in accordance to the International Accounting Standards (IAS) to achieve greater transparency in its accounting. In this year the company ranked no. 18 among DAX 3 among DAX 30 companies. The Metro Share was one of the 20 most traded DAX stocks. In 2009 the company has more weigh to the subject sustainability, making it an integral part of its corporate strategy by founding a Sustainability Committee.

Strategy
In 2011 Metro Group refocused its strategy to boost its competitiveness across all sales lines.  The company is also boosting its performance strength by increasing its margins and improving its cost position and cash flow. To this end it focuses its entire team on creating value for customers on the basis of five priorities which include Transform, Grow, Improve, Expand, and Innovate.

Why invest in Metro

When you invest in Metro Group which is the world’s fourth-largest retail company you will find many advantages. There are many reasons to invest in this company such as:
  • The company is no. 1 in consumer electronics retailing in Europe. It is a leading company in the department store segment in Germany and Belgium.
  • It has a unique international portfolio of commercial real estate properties.
  • The company is present in more than 30 countries with outstanding market positions in emerging and developed markets worldwide.
  • It works with a strategy of profitable growth as well as sustainable and consequent value enhancement.
  • The company also has high self-financing ability and above-average return on equity compared to competitors.


Dividend history
At the present time, the company has a market capitalization of 9.80 Billion, EPS is 0.67, P/E ratio is 44.66 and the dividend yield is 3.33% at the annual dividend payout of 1.00.

For more information related to Dividend Stocks in Germany please visit the site DividendInvestor.de

15 Stocks With Latest Dividend Growth

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. Only 15 stocks announced last week to hike dividends. The average dividend growth amounts to 26.37 percent.

Two big names are on the list. They are Philip Morris and Franklin Resources. The biggest dividend increases come from Axiall, Royal Caribbean and Sasol. All three plan to double or more dividends.

It’s good to see that the dividend growth goes into a next round. Dividend growth shows that the management team is optimistic about the company’s future and they like to give money back to shareholders they don’t need in this environment.

20 Dividend Champions With Highest Cash Distribution Growth Rates Over The Short-Run

Dividend Champions with the fastest short-term dividend growth originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. A growing dividend is normally a good sign for investors. The corporate shows two characteristics to their owners: Strength and power of a healthy and growing business.

The rate of dividend growth is in this context a great measure to judge the success of a business. A company with a 20 percent dividend growth rate must have a stronger growing underlying business than a corporate with a 3 percent growing dividend. The future looks rosy and the management team is more optimistic to share profits of the company at a high level.

Firms that hike dividends faster than inflation, deliver accelerated growth or maintain growth at a high level, can pass returns to shareholders.

Today I would like to present you the 20 fastest growing dividends from the Dividend Champions list over the short-run. 105 companies are part of the list which is a compilation of stocks with over 25 years of consecutive dividend growth.

And the winners are: Services and industrials. No other sectors have more constituents on the list. It was the best place to be in the past to gain a higher dividend. This is not equal to return or profits.

Reader Question: Why Do My High-Yield Stocks Produce Losses And How To Turn Them Into Capital Gains?


I’ve received an e-mail from one of my readers. Here is his mail:

“Dear Tom,

Want to let you know that I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your dividend newsletter for starters I wish to apologize on behalf of correspondents who are blatantly rude and disrespectful to you. If I have a disagreement or question for you I certainly would be polite....common sense.

I am retired and have money to invest and am concentrating on high dividend paying stocks.  But so far I am making good money on dividends but am currently getting more capital losses than capital gains.  I have made costly mistakes but am benefitting from them.

If you could suggest any strategies plus make suggestions I am ready, willing and able to digest same.
Very Respectfully”

Well, a one way strategy to make money without any losses does not exist. I personally made losses but they were not significant in relation to my current unrealized and realized capital gains.

The first question is in my view how much risk can you shoulder to get a higher return. I believe that investing should improve your live quality and should not end in hard work. Stocks and everything surround should bring you fun and cause in a better life. If you are retired, you have not as much time to wait for returns as a younger investor.

If you say that you make losses, I would be curious to know what kind of stocks do you own and how long do you have them? This is a fact that I hear from several investors. They receive high dividends but make losses on their assets. I discovered that it has reasons when companies are low valuated and high yielding. The truth is that all others know the problems of the company and core investors sell their stocks before everything is public.

I don’t like higher yielding stocks like PBI despite the fact that they have realized a great return since the beginning of this year. The market knows everything, much more as we all because he is an expression of all contributors and stakeholders of the company.

My strategy is to buy stocks and hold them, receiving the dividend and see how my yield on cost rises in average, year over year. I don’t follow the company’s happenings in detail. It’s a passive income with passive work but highly scalable.

Back to your problem. I prefer lower yielding stocks with a higher and more consistent growth. It’s even better if the company has low debt as well as a good management team.

As of now, there are still opportunities with a 3%+ yield of which you can expect that the income will grow with a rate of 5-7% per year.

When I buy stocks I always look at the long-term history of a stock. If they doubled sales every 10 years and they have revenues over $10 billion, I am interested to discover more of the stock if earnings grew faster than sales. Also important for me is the stability and volatility of the growth. A highly cyclic company is not the right stock for me. Finally debt and cash flows matter. The company must create strong cash and should be able to give shareholder value back in some way.

If you start buying stocks and you plan to hold them over a decade or more, your first years will be the hardest if you are in an overvalued stock market. I have no idea if the market today is overvalued. It’s primarily a question of the future growth perspectives from the companies. If a recession comes, a blast of the Chinese housing bubble or even a break-down of the Euro, the market is definitely overvalued.

My approach is that the economy will recover and improve over a long period. It’s like an economic balance. The only question is “how long does it take” to get balanced. Since 2008, the market needed five years to get back to the historic levels. It could also possible that you see decades of slow growth or no growth – Look at Japan. If you are at the age of 65 or older you must consider this for your asset allocation.

The best category to place money is in my view dividend growth from companies with international sales and future growth potential. Companies like Nestlé, Procter & Gamble or Nike have a big brand portfolio which produces strong cash flows and their client basis is still rising. Coca-Cola is the dominating player in the soft-drink business but they deliver only 1% of the daily beverage consumption of a person.

A past performance does not mean that the business model works for the future but in my view, companies like Coca Cola or McDonalds have a big cash flow and the best human skills do develop markets better than their smaller rivals. They handle recessions more effective and gain market share in every depression.

I reduce the residual risk by putting not more money into a single stock of more than 1% for a non-core holding. If I am wrong with my company, I could only lose 0.5% over years if the stock is down 50%. That’s not much when I receive yearly 3% in dividends from my portfolio holdings.

Reader Q&A: How To Discover The Dividend Yield And How To Predict The Future Dividends

I’ve recently received an e-mail with some really valuable questions inside. Below is his mail:


“Dear Tom and Hans,

Thank you for presenting many good articles and information on dividends.  Your information has already helped me make a good pick on NTI.

I have questions about 2 stocks that you mentioned in your articles - VIP and AZN.

For VIP, your article lists a yield of 22.76%, and NASDAQ.COM lists 26%. But MSN.com lists it at 6.6%, Yahoo lists it as $2.72 (22.2%), while Motley Fool lists it as $2.72 (5.5%). I find this quite confusing.
 
Also for AZN, your article lists its yield at 16.73, NASDAQ.com lists 8.29%, MSN.com lists it at 6.1%, Yahoo lists it at $3.80 (8.30%), while Motley Fool lists it as $3.80 (6.1%).

For VIP, form the NASDAQ site, I see that they made 3 payments in 2011, and 2 payments in 2012.  The amounts are not consistent. So it's hard to predict the yield.

For AZN, I see from the NASDAQ site that their last payment was on 2/13/13 in the amount of $1.9.  If I multiply 1.9 by 4 then divide by today's stock price of $46.5, I get a yield of 16.5%, which is close what your article has for AZN.  However, AZN seems to only pay every February, and then make a payment that is about 40% to 50% of that in August of the same year.

I would appreciate it if you can clarify this. Thank you."

These are very good questions and I like to answer them all as good as I can.

First of all, there are hundreds of screeners outside and several deliver different results. It mainly depend on the database they use. If a company pays a special dividend or the shares were split, they have an extraordinary high yield. I personally use the yahoofinance and googlefinance tools for a quick update because they have a good database for international stocks. In addition it could make sense to look at the tools from Bloomberg and Reuters.

VIP – VimpelCom: If you have some doubt about the dividend history and the payment policy, you should go to the investor relation homepage of the company. On the section dividends you can find more information. They say:

“It is the Company’s intention to pay a dividend which develops substantially in line with the development of its operational performance. The Company aims to pay interim and final dividends annually in cash.”

..

“…the Company aims to pay out a significant part of its annual operating free cash flow to its shareholders in the form of dividends. Operating Free cash flow is defined as “Net Cash from Operating Activities minus CapEx”, and can be derived from the consolidated group financial statements. The group aims to pay out at least USD 0.80 per share per year for the period 2012-2014 assuming not more than 1,628 mln common shares are issued and outstanding. The company will plan to pay the annual dividend in two tranches. The first tranche will be an interim dividend paid during the second half of the year. The second tranche will be the final dividend that will be paid out following the annual results announcement.”

I am not in detail with the dividend policy of VIP but it seems more complex on the first view. I would calculate with a maximum dividend of USD 0.80 this year. That’s a yield of 6.67 percent. But for more details, you should contact the investor relation department of VIP. They can tell you more because they are closer to the matter.

AZN – AstraZeneca: Is a British drug company. Normally, British stocks pay two interim dividends a year. But there are also some with quarter dividends. Others are on a switch. The investor relation section of the homepage says:

“Dividends will be paid twice a year, with a greater proportion paid as a second interim.

First interim: announced end of July and paid in September
Second interim: announced end of of January/beginning of February and paid in March”

They will pay USD 1.90 on March 18, 2013. The ex-dividend date was on February 15, 2013. Last year AZN paid an interim dividend of USD 1.95. You can also find more information in the latest full year presentation. The company plans no share repurchases and wants to follow a progressive dividend policy compared to the recent fiscal year (last year dividend was $2.80). I would calculate with a flat dividend of $2.80. That’s a yield of 6%.

In general, when you are in doubt about the future dividends because your target company has no credible dividend history and earnings are very cyclic at high debt levels, do not hesitate to scout for a latest statement by the management team. If there is no statement, you should contact the investor relation department of the company in order to get more details. They will tell you the public statement of the dividend in a very short manner. But be careful they often tell to pay a high dividend because they don’t want to lose investors but they needed to cut dividends because of the business model and capital needs. In the end it’s the view of the investor that matters. He discovers the possibility for a flat dividend, a hike or even a cut.

I hope my view helped you to understand how you should proceed by estimating the next dividends. If not you can leave a comment on my Facebook-Page. I always try my best to help others.

Tom

Top Tips On How To Make Your Company Elite In The Market

The following article is written by our guest blogger Maria. 

If you are starting a new business then you need to research & look on the market as there are lots of businesses which are competing with each other. You have to enter the market with full energy and with all the plans and strategies. Otherwise, your business will get collapsed in the market. You need to enter with some new and fresh ideas that will make your business grow and can sustain in the market.

In this generation there is lots of competition in every business whether it is online or offline. Every day lots of companies are entering into the market with quality ideas and solid strategies. Below are some of the tips how making your company and business the top in the market.

Þ      Enter with a Solid Vision: If you are looking for the bright future of the company then you need to put up the solid vision which can make your business grow. It is said that a good vision is a key to success and it will be achieved by not only doing the hard work but you also need to do some smart work. You should have the correct list of the clients which make profits for your company. You can also search for the new clients if you are required for your business. You should always think about the big and profitable deals as this will enhance your confidence.

Þ      Grow with Confidence: If you have vision, plans and strategies then you should also have the confidence to grow your business. You need to grow the confidence within yourself and should also display in your business. You should have the maximum confidence to communicate and deal with the new clients and partners. You also need to control the confidence; if you lose confidence then you can’t work and concentrate on your business. You should always be creative when you are working as this is also the tip to gain confidence.

Þ      Communicate Your Difference: If you have a business then you need to know your differences. You should always aware of your driving forces which make you’re a lot of difference in your personality. In the business no one is good you should try to do your best with your clients. Talk to the clients in the way they should understand your words and tell them why you like to work with them. You also need to get some tricks which are used to attract the clients. Trick your brain in the sense to communicate with various clients in a polite way.

Þ      Effective Productivity: As you want your business to grow in the market so you need to give up the effective productivity. You should have various ideas to promote your products and maintain a good productivity in the market. There should be no insufficient in your products. Try to spend most of your time in the productivity and help your team to manage the tasks. You need to schedule all your activities and appointments which really good for your business. If you are not able to work then you can create groups and support yourself to give the effective productivity.

Þ      Get the Right Support: In order to grow your company you need to get the support by this way you will get to the excellent results and which is good for your company and it is also good for you. You should always search for the alternatives and support. If you are working on a project then try to increase the team members in your project by this you can manage your tasks and can complete your projects. Look at the objectives of the work and try to accomplish them with the help of your seniors as this will help you to grow your business and to survive in the market.

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100 Best Small Cap Stocks To Place Your Money

Small cap stocks with a strong growth and best dividends to buy, originally published at “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Everybody loves growth. If you own an investment and it starts to grow by double-digit rates over a few years, when the stock price explode and you feel like a bird in heaven. I felt a few times like this. But it is also necessary that you sell partly your position over the time. I personally reduce my stocks positions when they have doubled or more. Certainly you can’t get very rich with this rule but you hedge your stock gains and believe me by selling stocks with gains, nobody become poor.

I recently viewed a nice list at Forbes. The list was a research result of the 100 best small cap growth stocks in America. Stocks from the table are public and tradeable in America. They all have a total sales volume below the USD 1 billion mark and fantastic years of recent growth. As you can see at the list, the GDP growth is America is still weak but out there are still investment opportunities to discover.

I discovered the ten best dividend stocks from the small cap growth picks. I needed to screen more than 50 companies in order to find ten stocks with positive dividend payments. Most of the small cap growth stocks don’t pay dividends. But the debt situation is very comfortable. Most of them are free of debt and have bigger cash amounts to their balance sheets in order to finance future growth. The average stock grew in sales by 19 percent yearly. Earnings followd by 31 percent growth yearly and the average return on equity amounted to 20 percent. See the full list of the 100 best small cap growth stocks at the end of this post.

Who's in the Club? Determining the Members of S&P 500


How the Standard & Poors 500 (S&P 500) is composed by Hayley Spencer. The S&P 500 is an exclusive club that is made up of 500 companies and captures roughly 75 percent of publicly traded companies in the U.S. However, just because you own a business doesn't mean you get to be listed in the index. To get here, and play with the big boys, you have to be selected by a team of economists and analysts at Standard and Poor's. There's no application, and you can't just walk up to the door and knock. You have to be invited. If a company grows so large that it is eligible to be included in the index, the folks at S&P will notice.

The Best Yielding Dividend Stocks From Tweedy Brown Value Fund

Tweedy Browne Team Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current overview of the best yielding dividend stocks in Tweedy Browne Team’s - Tweedy Browne Value – portfolio. The fund has 28 stocks with a positive dividend yield and eleven of them yielding over three percent. Last quarter, the management team bought only two positions of which Novartis (NVS) was the best yielding buy.

Tweedy Browne Team Fund Portfolio Q4/2011

Tweedy Browne Team Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Tweedy Browne Team’s - Tweedy Browne Value - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 as of December 31, 2011. In total, they held 47 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 387,564,000.