5 Best-Yielding Diversified Entertainment Stocks

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Nov 03, 2011
Here is a current sheet stocks from the diversified entertainment industry with a positive dividend yield. Fifteen stocks are listed within the investment category of which five pay dividends.


Here are the three best stocks sorted by dividend yield:


1. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, Financial) has a market capitalization of $775.41 million. The company employs 585 people, generates revenues of $477.66 million and has a net income of $53.45 million. The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $93.76 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 19.63% (operating margin is 17.22% and the net profit margin finally 11.19%).


The total debt representing 0.67% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.88%. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 16.35%. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $0.60 of which $1.44 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.38, P/S 1.58 and P/B ratio 2.36. Dividend Yield: 4.74%. The beta ratio is 0.69.


2. The Marcus Corporation (MCS, Financial) has a market capitalization of $343.25 million. The company employs 6,200 people, generates revenues of $377.00 million and has a net income of $13.56 million. The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $67.02 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 17.78% (operating margin is 8.89% and the net profit margin finally 3.60%).


The total debt representing 30.99% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 63.40%. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 4.02%. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $0.54 of which $0.34 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.75, P/S 0.90 and P/B ratio 1.02. Dividend Yield: 2.93%. The beta ratio is 1.40.


3. Time Warner (TWX, Financial) has a market capitalization of $34.98 billion. The company employs 31,000 people, generates revenues of $26,888.00 million and has a net income of $2,571.00 million. The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,366.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin amounts to 23.68% (operating margin is 20.19% and the net profit margin finally 9.56%).


The total debt representing 24.88% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 50.24%. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 7.73%. Finally, earnings per share amounted to $2.65 of which $0.85 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.65, P/S 1.31 and P/B ratio 1.13. Dividend Yield: 2.78%. The beta ratio is 1.29.


Take a closer look at the full table of the best yielding diversified entertainment stocks. The average P/E ratio amounts to 16.6 while the forward P/E ratio is 12.7. The dividend yield has a value of 2.5%. P/B ratio is 1.5 and P/S ratio 1.3. The operating margin amounts to 15.1%.


Related stock ticker symbols:

WWE, MCS, TWX, DIS, NWSA


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