High-yield investing is popular especially just before the next dividend payout. In order to receive the next dividend, investors must take a look at the ex-dividend date. If you own a share or fund before this day, you will receive the next dividend. I screened interesting high-yield stocks going ex-dividend within the next month – June 2012. As result, we found 85 stocks with an average dividend yield of 5.93 percent.

Here are my favorite stocks:

CenturyLink (CTL) has a market capitalization of $24.38 billion. The company employs 47,900 people, generates revenues of $15,351.00 million and has a net income of $573.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,029.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 39.27 percent (operating margin 13.05 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.73 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 38.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 104.84 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 3.76 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.96. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.90 in form of dividends to shareholders. The ex-dividend date is on June 01, 2012.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 40.87, P/S ratio 1.59 and P/B ratio 1.17. Dividend Yield: 7.37 percent. The beta ratio is 0.70.

Altria Group (MO) has a market capitalization of $65.16 billion. The company employs 9,900 people, generates revenues of $23,800.00 million and has a net income of $3,393.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,321.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 26.56 percent (operating margin 25.50 percent and the net profit margin finally 14.26 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 37.04 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 371.98 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 76.13 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.67. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.58 in form of dividends to shareholders. The ex-dividend date is on June 13, 2012.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.21, P/S ratio 2.75 and P/B ratio 17.85. Dividend Yield: 5.10 percent. The beta ratio is 0.40.

NYSE Euronext (NYX) has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion. The company employs 3,079 people, generates revenues of $4,552.00 million and has a net income of $603.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,130.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 24.82 percent (operating margin 18.67 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.25 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 15.87 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 31.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.25 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.10. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.20 in form of dividends to shareholders. The ex-dividend date is on June 13, 2012.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.61, P/S ratio 1.39 and P/B ratio 0.98. Dividend Yield: 4.80 percent. The beta ratio is 1.65.

Merck & Co. (MRK) has a market capitalization of $113.75 billion. The company employs 84,000 people, generates revenues of $48,047.00 million and has a net income of $6,392.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15,478.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 32.21 percent (operating margin 15.26 percent and the net profit margin finally 13.30 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 16.66 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.13 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.49 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.26. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.52 in form of dividends to shareholders. The ex-dividend date is on June 13, 2012.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.57, P/S ratio 2.38 and P/B ratio 2.10. Dividend Yield: 4.47 percent. The beta ratio is 0.62.

Take a closer look at the full table of high yield stocks with Ex-Dividend Date in June 2012. The average yield amounts to 6.52 percent.

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