Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of January 2012

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Jan 01, 2012


Here is a current dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of stocks with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double digit long-term earnings growth rates. The companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 as well as Nasdaq Composite. Date of the screen is 2012-01-01. The list contains 25 stocks and is selected by the following criteria:

Market capitalization: > 1 Billion

Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0< 100

Dividend Yield: > 3< 20

Return on investment: > 10< 100

Operating Margin: > 10< 100

10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8< 200

10 Year EPS Growth: > 10< 100

Here are the best yielding stocks from the list:



YPF SA (YPF, Financial)
has a market capitalization of $13.64 billion. The company employs 13,370 people, generates revenues of $10,265.46 million and has a net income of $1,345.89 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,428.17 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 33.40 percent (operating margin 21.46 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.11 percent).

The total debt representing 16.72 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 40.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 25.51 percent. Twelve trailing months earnings per share amounts to $3.38. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.63 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.26, Price/Sales 1.49 and Price/Book ratio 3.08. Dividend Yield: 9.79 percent. The beta ratio is 0.79.

Vale (VALE, Financial) has a market capitalization of $105.39 billion. The company employs 70,785 people, generates revenues of $45,293.00 million and has a net income of $16,609.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $24,955.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 55.10 percent (operating margin 47.90 percent and the net profit margin finally 36.67 percent).

The total debt representing 20.01 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 37.51 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 27.46 percent. Twelve trailing months earnings per share amounts to $4.55. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.57 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.72, Price/Sales 2.45 and Price/Book ratio 1.63. Dividend Yield: 8.19 percent. The beta ratio is 1.56.

Southern Copper (SCCO, Financial) has a market capitalization of $25.38 billion. The company employs 11,126 people, generates revenues of $5,149.50 million and has a net income of $1,562.71 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,885.90 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 56.04 percent (operating margin 50.57 percent and the net profit margin finally 30.35 percent).

The total debt representing 33.96 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 70.95 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 40.02 percent. Twelve trailing months earnings per share amounts to $2.70. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.68 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.17, Price/Sales 4.93 and Price/Book ratio 6.59. Dividend Yield: 8.15 percent. The beta ratio is 1.61.

Take a closer look at the full table of best dividend paying stocks. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 11.80 while the dividend yield has a value of 5.14 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.42 and price to sales ratio 2.17. The operating margin amounts to 32.22 percent. Earnings per share grew by 19.71 yearly over the past decade.

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YPF, VALE, SCCO, MBT, HEP, PBR, ARLP, TLK, EOC, YZC, CHL, ABV, NVS, STRA, GRMN, TSM, SSL, BBL, CEO, LNCR

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