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Cheapest Large-Caps with Highest Expected Growth as of December 2011

Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest large caps that have the highest expected growth for fiscal 2012. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD10 billion as well as an expected earnings per share growth of at least 20 percent for the next year, but have a P/E of less than 20 and a P/S ratios of less than 2.The list is sorted by dividend yield. Twenty-eight stocks fulfilled these criteria of which seven are yielding above three percent.

Here are the top stocks by dividend yield:

Telefonica (TEF) has a market capitalization of $78.46 billion. The company employs 35,466 people, generates revenues of $78,921.24 million and has a net income of $13,087.49 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,494.46 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 42.44 percent (operating margin 27.12 percent and the net profit margin finally 16.58 percent).

The total debt representing 47.08 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 249.88 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 44.03 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $3.52 of which $5.07 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.89, P/S 0.97 and P/B ratio 0.79. Dividend Yield: 12.80 percent. The beta ratio is 1.02.

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion. The company employs 14,755 people, generates revenues of $23,917.69 million and has a net income of $1,657.93 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,602.21 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.06 percent (operating margin 8.44 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.93 percent).

The total debt representing 4.35 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 49.71 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 8.71 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.19 of which $1.40 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.43, P/S 0.43 and P/B ratio 0.64. Dividend Yield: 7.81 percent. The beta ratio is 1.59.

Manulife Financial (MFC) has a market capitalization of $18.73 billion. The company employs 24,000 people, generates revenues of $36,792.86 million and has a net income of $-1,481.27 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,706.46 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 4.64 percent (operating margin -6.13 percent and the net profit margin finally -4.03 percent).

The total debt representing 5.82 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 54.12 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -6.92 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.00 of which $0.50 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.39, P/S 0.49 and P/B ratio 0.80. Dividend Yield: 5.11 percent. The beta ratio is 2.06.

Take a look at the full list of cheap large capitalized stocks with highest expected earnings per share. The average P/E ratio amounts to 13.55 while the forward P/E ratio amounts to 10.38. P/S ratio is 0.98 and P/B ratio 1.90. The expected earnings growth for next year amounts to 126.44 and 15.31 percent for the upcoming five years.

Related stock ticker symbols:
TEF, SLF, MFC, BCS, TWC, AMAT, WPPGY,MMC, TRV, LFC, NTT, CVE, JCI, CAT, PCAR, CMCSA, HMC, GS, MS, BHI, NWSA, HAL, NJ, BRFS, AIG, MITSY, ESRX, DTV

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