According to GuruFocus' All-in-One Screener, the following stocks have high dividend yields but performed poorly over the past 12 months.
AstroNova Inc.’s (ALOT) dividend yield is 2.03% with a payout ratio of 57%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has declined by 7.6%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.2 and a price-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.1.
The company has a market cap of $92.87 million and designs, develops, manufactures and distributes specialty printers and data acquisition and analysis systems that acquire, store, analyze and present data in multiple formats.
The profitability rating is 6 of 10. While the return on equity (ROE) of 5.33% is underperforming the sector, the return on assets (ROA) of 4.41% is outperforming the industry and is ranked higher than 60% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 7 of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 2.63 that is outperforming 59% of competitors.
John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 9.54% of outstanding shares is the largest investor among the gurus followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.22%.
Hennessy Advisors Inc.’s (HNNA) dividend yield is 1.80% with a payout ratio of 13%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has dropped by 37.7%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 7.8 and a P/S ratio of 2.2.
The company has a market cap of $115.2 million and is a publicly traded investment management firm. It is engaged in managing, servicing and marketing open-end mutual funds, the Hennessy Funds.
The profitability rating is 9 of 10. The ROE of 39.80% and the ROA of 17.76% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 85% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 6 of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.29 that is underperforming 85% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.50 is below the industry median of 0.85.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.68% of outstanding shares.
Strattec Security Corp.’s (STRT) dividend yield is 1.72% with a payout ratio of 34%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has dropped by 29.1%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 19.6 and a P/S ratio of 0.3.
The company has a market cap of $117.8 million and designs, develops, manufactures and markets mechanical locks, electronically enhanced locks and keys. It also produces ignition lock housings; access control products, including latches, power sliding door systems and door handles.
The profitability rating is 5 of 10 with an ROE of 4.20% and an ROA of 2.41% that are underperforming the industry and are ranked lower than 71% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 6 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.19 is underperforming 78% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.55 is above the industry median of 0.47.
Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 10.91% of outstanding shares is the largest investor among the gurus followed by Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.58%, Rogers with 4.14% and Simons with 2.77%.
Orchids Paper Products Co.’s (TIS) dividend yield is 11.48% with a payout ratio of 219%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has dropped by 61%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 19.1 and a P/S ratio of 0.8.
The company has a market cap of $125.7 million and manufactures bulk tissue paper, known as parent rolls, and convert parent rolls into a line of finished products including paper towels, bathroom tissue and paper napkins for the consumer or at-home market.
The profitability rating is 6 of 10. The ROE of 4.90% and ROA of 2.10% are underperforming the industry and are ranked lower than 65% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 4 of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.04 that is underperforming 91% of competitors. The equity-asset ratio of 0.37 is below the industry median of 0.53.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.6% of outstanding shares.
DRDGold Ltd. ADR’s (DRD) dividend yield is 10.15% with a payout ratio of 402%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has dropped by 37.3%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 9.5.
The company has a market cap of $138.19 million and is a South African gold mining company that produces gold through the surface retreatment of mine dumps, which allows the land to be redeveloped after use. The operation is comprised of four plants: Ergo, Knights, Crown and City Deep.
The profitability rating is 2 of 10. The ROE of 6.16% and the ROA of 3.47% are outperforming the industry and are ranked higher than 79% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 5 of 10. The equity-asset ratio of 0.61 is above the industry median of 0.59.
Simons with 3.72% of outstanding shares is the largest investor among the gurus followed by RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.
Libbey Inc.’s (LBY) dividend yield is 5.58% with a payout ratio of 356%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has dropped by 49.3%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 64.1 and a P/S ratio of 0.2.
The company has a market cap of $182.81 million and is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of glass tableware products. Its tableware products consist of glass tableware, ceramic dinnerware and metal flatware, hollowware and serveware; glass tableware includes tumblers and stemware.
The profitability rating is 5 of 10. The ROE of 1.86% and ROA of 0.34% are underperforming the industry and are ranked lower than 72% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 4 of 10 with the cash-debt ratio of 0.08 that is underperforming 90% of competitors and the equity-asset ratio of 0.18 that is below the industry median of 0.59.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 2.1% of outstanding shares.
Dreyfus Municipal Income Inc.’s (DMF) dividend yield is 3.70% with a payout ratio of 1,266%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has declined by 5.2%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 449 and a P/S ratio of 14.2.
The company has a market cap of $186.3 million and is a nondiversified closed-end management investment company. The company’s investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital.
The profitability rating is 3 of 10. The ROE of 0.24% and the ROA of 0.31% are underperforming the industry and are ranked lower than 73% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 8 of 10 with no debts and the equity-asset ratio of 0.65 that is below the industry median of 0.85.
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.’s (NNA) dividend yield is 13.08% with a payout ratio of 69%. Over the past 52 weeks, the price has declined by 8.4%. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 0.5 and a P/S ratio of 0.8.
The company has a market cap of $227.97 million and is an owner and operator of tanker vessels focusing on the transportation of petroleum products and bulk liquid chemicals. It offers its services across Asia, Europe and the U.S.
The profitability rating is 5 of 10. While the ROE of 7.52% is outperforming the sector, ROA of 2.56% is underperforming the industry and is ranked lower than 52% of competitors. Financial strength has a rating of 4 of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.05 is underperforming 90% of competitors, and the equity-asset ratio of 0.33 is below the industry median of 0.45.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
