I analyzed the index by the cheapest stocks, stocks with a current and forward P/E ratio of less than 15. Only 13 companies fulfilled these criteria.
Here are my favorite stocks:
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) has a market capitalization of $200.83 billion. The company employs 2,200,000 people, generates revenues of $446,950.00 million and has a net income of $16,454.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $34,688.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 7.76 percent (operating margin 5.94 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.68 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 27.62 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 74.92 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.55 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.54. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.46 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.99, P/S ratio 0.45 and P/B ratio 2.83. Dividend Yield: 2.69 percent. The beta ratio is 0.35.
United Technologies (UTX) has a market capitalization of $73.74 billion. The company employs 199,900 people, generates revenues of $58,190.00 million and has a net income of $5,374.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,387.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 16.13 percent (operating margin 13.92 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.24 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 16.70 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.02 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.70. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.86 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.20, P/S ratio 1.28 and P/B ratio 3.38. Dividend Yield: 2.36 percent. The beta ratio is 1.03.
American Express Company (AXP) has a market capitalization of $70.04 billion. The company employs 62,500 people, generates revenues of $32,282.00 million and has a net income of $4,899.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,194.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 31.58 percent (operating margin 21.55 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.18 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 41.08 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 335.18 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.64 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.18. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.72 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.56, P/S ratio 2.20 and P/B ratio 3.78. Dividend Yield: 1.31 percent. The beta ratio is 1.84.
Take a closer look at the full table of the cheapest Dow Jones stocks. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 12.14 and forward P/E ratio is 10.31. The dividend yield has a value of 2.51 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.72 and price to sales ratio 1.55. The operating margin amounts to 17.71 percent.
Related stock ticker symbols:
CVX, DD, INTC, JPM, WMT, XOM, MMM, MSFT, UTX, BA, HPQ, CAT, AXP,
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