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COMPANY OF THE DAY : BP
We have revised our estimates on BP on expected production volume gains in 2014, as the company ramps up production from new facilities that should compensate for asset sales in recent years.
Higher crude oil and natural gas prices should drive better profitability in the long run for its upstream and downstream divisions. However, higher claims associated the 2010 oil spill continue to be an overhang.
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Higher crude oil and natural gas prices should drive better profitability in the long run for its upstream and downstream divisions. However, higher claims associated the 2010 oil spill continue to be an overhang.
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FORECAST OF THE DAY : WAL-MART U.S. REVENUE PER SQUARE FOOT
Wal-Mart reported weak results and comparable store sales declined 1.4% in its U.S. operations due to delayed tax refund amd the prolonged winter which prevented shoppers from going to stores and delayed spring spending.
Despite the soft results, the retailer is focused on controlling operating expenses, improving efficiencies such as self-service check outs and growing its online sales to drive sales.
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Despite the soft results, the retailer is focused on controlling operating expenses, improving efficiencies such as self-service check outs and growing its online sales to drive sales.
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A Brief Look At Johnson & Johnson's Surgical Devices Business
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) owes close to 65% of its value to its medical devices and diagnostics business, according to our estimates. If we delve deeper, we find that a little over 20% of the company’s value can be attributed to its surgical device business, which has otherwise seen strong revenue growth, except in the last year. Johnson & Johnson’s surgical devices division essentially includes endo-mechanical devices, access devices, energy-based devices, stapling systems, ligation devices and gastric banding systems. These devices are used in a wide range of specialty surgeries such as colorectal, bariatric, ENT, gynecology and urology, orthopedics, thoracic, breast, plastic, as well as a variety of general surgeries. The division’s revenues have steadily increased over the past several years, amounting to $9.96 billion in 2012. This growth has primarily resulted from of healthy growth in the minimally invasive surgical devices market as well as the women’s health and hernia repair devices market. The outlook looks positive as well with Johnson & Johnson positioned well in multiple markets. See our complete analysis for Johnson & Johnson A Look At Global Surgical Devices Market Currently Johnson & Johnson competes in only 35% of the global surgical devices market (including cardiovascular), which is estimated to be close to $100 billion. This implies that the company has tapped $35 billion market and another $65 billion is still unexplored. If we exclude the cardiovascular group, which we break out as a separate segment, we find that Johnson & Johnson’s surgical devices business spans across roughly $25-30 billion market where it holds close to 30% market share. The table below depicts multiple surgical areas, their market size and expected compounded annual growth rate for the next few years. Surgical Area CAGR (2011-2016) Global Market Size (2011) Aesthetics 8% $3 Billion Energy 7% $3.4 Billion Biosurgery 6% $2.0 Billion Endoscopy 5% $3.6 Billion Ear/Nose/Throat 4% $2.8 Billion Wound Closure 2% $3.6 Billion Women’s Health 2% $1.6 Billion Mechanical 0% $1.7 Billion The overall surgical devices market is expected to grow at a CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 3-5% over the next few years with emerging markets accounting for majority of the growth. J&J already has market leading position in most of the sub-segments and is therefore well positioned to benefit from this growth. What Will Help Johnson & Johnson Drive Its Surgical Device Sales? Changing dynamics in women’s health market The main conditions dealt with by women’s health professionals are osteoporosis, cancer, incontinence, infertility and menstrual complications. Increasingly, sub-specialties are arising, particularly in gynecology as urologists and oncologists move in the territory originally considered a gynecology specialty, and gynecologists move into urology and other surgery specialties. This should result in a larger addressable market for the company. Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Procedures Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections Nearly 40% of hospital acquired infections from hysterectomy, appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures occur within 30 days of hospital discharge. However, the use of MIS has resulted in substantially lower odds of acquiring an infection. More specifically, there has been an 80% reduction in respiratory tract infections, a 69% reduction in bloodstream infections, a 59% reduction in wound infections and a 39% reduction in urinary tract infections. As a result, we expect higher demand for MIS surgical procedures, which will aid Johnson & Johnson’s surgical devices business’ revenue growth. The minimally invasive surgery sector is also expected to experience significant innovation. The manufacturers of MIS tools are focusing on increasing the application of these procedures within specialties or in new areas where such procedures have not yet been performed. Johnson & Johnson’s Advanced Positioning In Multiple Surgery Markets The global sterilization market opportunity is valued around $3.5-$4 billion. Given the global focus on reducing hospital acquired infections (HAIs), we believe the hospital sterilization market has solid room to grow, particularly as economic conditions become more favorable. Johnson & Johnson’s high-level disinfection products include the Evotech endoscope cleaner and reprocessor (ECR). The company also offers a line of disinfecting and detergent solutions sold under the Cidex name. If we look at specific surgical groups, we find that Johnson & Johnson has a market leading position in endoscopy, wound closure, women’s health and mechanical. In addition to this, the company has maintained 2nd position in aesthetics, energy and ENT (ear/nose/throat) surgical groups. Our price estimate for Johnson & Johnson stands at $85, implying a slight discount to the market price Submit a Post at Trefis Powered by Data and Interactive Charts | Understand What Drives a Stock at Trefis
Online Business And Rejuvenated Anthropologie Bolster Urban Outfitters' Results
Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) reported strong Q1 fiscal 2014 results despite the negative impact of the prolonged winter. The retailer’s revenues and comparable store sales (includes e-commerce) grew by 14% and 9% respectively, thanks to healthy growth in direct-to-consumer business and the rejuvenated performance from its Anthropologie brand. We expect these segments to continue to play a vital role in Urban Outfitters’ growth as the company is looking to further strengthen them. Additionally, its efforts to create an efficient supply chain and maintain strong relationship with its customers will also help.
Abercrombie & Fitch Preview: Soft Quarter Likely But Online Sales Should Help
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) will release its Q1 fiscal 2013 earnings on May 24. March 2013 was particularly weak for apparel sales in the U.S. as the prolonged cold impacted the demand for spring clothing. However, Abercrombie’s efforts to engage customers with its loyalty club and improve its average pricing through tighter inventory management should help offset the negative impact. As a result, we expect the retailer’s comparable store sales growth to remain moderate this quarter. Continuing the recent trend, the direct-to-consumer segment is likely to remain the key growth driver as buyers continue to shift to online shopping.
Why This Market Is Reminiscent of 2000
Submitted by Emma Davis of Investment Contrarians as part of our contributors program . By George Leong There is simply nowhere else to put your money to work, which is why the stock market continues to edge upward to new record highs. You can earn a yield of 0.23% on a two-year U.S. Treasury, 0.79% for five years, 1.90% for 10 years, and up to 3.13% if you extend it to 30 years. (Source: “United States Government Bonds,” Bloomberg, May 17, 2013.) Of course, unless you have tens of millions of dollars to invest, I highly doubt you, or anyone for that matter, would be happy with these petty returns on bonds. You could always go out and buy Spanish 10-year bonds yielding 4.29% as of Friday. Heck, you can do this out of your own kindness and help Spain out of its financial crisis, with an unemployment rate at over 25% and massive debt loads that will hinder the country for decades. Or you can simply invest in higher-yielding U.S. blue chip companies, such as General Electric Company (NYSE/GE), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE/JNJ), and The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE/PG), which all offer dividend yields of more than three percent. The reality is that investors have been rushing into the stock market and not wanting to miss out on the Wall Street party, which appears to be attracting many party goers. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE/JPM) is the party organizer and the biggest bull on Wall Street after coming out with a year-end target of 1,715 for the S&P 500. Now with over seven months left in the year and with the index already at 1,660 as of last Friday, another 55 points in this frothy stock market really shouldn’t be that difficult to achieve. My own target for the S&P 500 was around 1,650, which has already been surpassed. I’m not going to provide another target at this point, though, because I really don’t want to chase the market higher. I recall back in 1999 when the stock market was going through the roof. Wall Street was one of the biggest cheerleaders back then, with some calling for the Dow to target 20,000. Sounds a bit familiar, don’t you agree? The reality is that the stock market continues to ignore the negative signs. In the past week, we saw some soft economic readings, including housing starts, manufacturing, and initial claims, but the stock market pushed aside the readings and edged up higher. My feeling is that there’s some froth developing, as there appears to be very little connection between what the stock market is doing and what the economy is telling us. Even suggestions from some Federal Reserve members and non-members regarding a potential exit plan for its bond buying failed to send sellers to the exits. In fact, the easy money is flowing worldwide and driving up the stock market. The European Central Bank cut its main refinancing rate to a record 0.5% and said it would continue to inject money into the monetary system for “quite a long time.” (Source: Melander, I., “ECB to keep monetary policy loose for as long as needed,” Reuters, May 17, 2013.) In Japan, the country wants to triple its infrastructure exports and double its farm exports by 2020 through what are extremely aggressive plans by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Source: Kaneko, K., “Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche,” Reuters, May 17, 2013.) The key for you is not to fight the trend, but to be wary of the advance in the stock market?and do yourself a favor by taking some money off the table. This Article Why This Market Is Reminiscent of 2000 was originally published at Investment Contrarians
Pandora Media Pre-Earnings: It's All About Mobile Monetization Growth
When Pandora Media (NYSE:P) reported its earnings last quarter, its stock jumped substantially as the company beat estimates on better mobile monetization. As the company releases its Q1 fiscal 2014 earnings on May 23, mobile monetization will continue to be the focus for investors. As the overall listener hours growth is slowing down, Pandora is diverting its resources towards expanding its sales team and selling more of its mobile ad inventory directly to advertisers. Although the pressure on desktop monetization is likely to continue due to the shift of ad dollars to mobile, it bodes well for the company from a long-term perspective. Pandora is battling high royalty costs, which are variable in nature and gaining subscribers is not the solution. Pandora needs to sell more ads or resort to an ad-hoc or monthly subscription fee structure. The company introduced a cap on mobile listening a few months back, which could have a mixed impact. While we may see some better cost control, ad revenue growth will also be affected.
GameStop Earnings Preview: What We're Watching
GameStop (NYSE:GME) is expected to announce earnings for the first quarter of 2013 Thursday, May 23. Industry-wide tailwinds brought on by console fatigue are expected to affect the video game retailer’s sales for the three months ending April. Video game sales across the U.S. fell 25%,year-on-year in April according to market research firm NPD Group. GameStop has a market share of over 30% of software sales in the country, and its market position helped it beat the industry trend last year. The company’s stock has surged more than 40% since it reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012. Our $33 price estimate for the company’s stock implies a discount of 10% to the current market price. See our complete analysis of GameStop Staying One Step Ahead GameStop operates in 15 countries across the world, but more than three-quarters of its sales are in the U.S. where the company is the market leader in sales. GameStop uses a swap-shop model, wherein customers can trade in their games for cash or points which can be redeemed for other games. There are more than 30 million members enrolled in GameStop’s PowerUp, Megacard, EB World and GameStop Plus programs in the United States, Europe and Australia. The company’s business model and market position helped it beat the slump in video game sales in 2012. While the U.S. video game market saw a 25% decline in hardware sales and a 21% decline in software sales through 2012, GameStop reported a 7% decline in sales for the fiscal year, with a 17% decline in hardware sales and a 12% decline in new software sales. A further decline in revenues is expected this quarter as the prolonged product cycles of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) X-Box 360 and Sony’s Playstation 3 have led to console fatigue amongst gamers and developers. Video game sales fell 10% in March and 25% in April. Why Do We Expect A Long Term Recovery? The current generation of video game consoles came into the market over eight years ago and their product cycle is now in decline. Both Microsoft and Sony are expected to launch their eighth generation consoles in the 2013 holiday season. While console fatigue is apparent amongst gamers from the sales figures, video game developers, who are gearing up for the console transition, have also played a hand in the sales decline. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), 15% of whose sales come from GameStop, has been cutting down on the number of titles released in anticipation of the shift to the next generation of consoles. The company released 60 titles in 2009 and 54 in 2010. Since then, it has cut down on the number of titles released with just 36 in 2011 and 22 in 2012. The company plans to release just 13 titles in 2013 to allow for a smooth transition to the new consoles. Despite the decline in overall sales volumes, top selling franchises like EA’s FIFA and Battlefield and Activision Blizzard’s (NASDAQ:ATVI) Call of Duty are performing better than ever, indicating that gamers have by no means given up on their habits. With the launch of the Playstation 4 and the next X-Box, we can anticipate an increase in the number of titles released by developers, leading to an increase in sales. GameStop already has over 900,000 members in its PlayStation 4 First to Know List and expects strong sales of the console. Digital Sales To Remain Strong GameStop’s digital sales have grown at a CAGR of 48% over the last two years, surpassing $630 million in 2012. This has been largely due to the growth of downloadable content (DLC), which has increased the revenue per title earned by developers. EA earned $60 million per title in 2010, but the figure went up to $107 million per title in 2011 and further to $180 million per title in 2012. GameStop provides DLC in-store and online, offering its customers PowerUp points for transactions that can later be traded in for more games, accessories or DLC. The retailer has so far been able to implement its swap-shop business model to benefit from this digital revolution, but the development of in-house digital sales platforms like EA’s Origin might hurt the company in the coming years. We will keep a close eye on digital sales this quarter. Submit a Post at Trefis Powered by Data and Interactive Charts | Understand What Drives a Stock at Trefis
This Company's Valuation Is Becoming Attractive
Submitted by Abby Joseph at Profit Confidential as part of our contributors program . An enormous amount of effort goes into building a decent golf course. It isn’t just some nicely cut grass carved out of the bush. After several summers as a teenager working in golf course construction, I can tell you that building a golf course requires a lot of planning. The crew I worked with would go into an existing golf course and rebuild an entire hole. Or a green that wasn’t draining properly. The problem—and the most delicate part of this endeavor—was to be careful not to wreck all the services that were buried in the ground. These included irrigation, drainage, telecom, and power lines. While operating a Case backhoe, I cut through a large electrical line that was missed by the locate crew. Needless to say, you reevaluate your priorities pretty quickly when something like this happens. An enormous flame shot up out of the ground. Case Corporation doesn’t trade on the stock market . It is now part of a company called CNH Global N.V. (NYSE/CNH) out of the Netherlands, Fiat Industrial S.p.A being its majority owner. On the stock market, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE/CAT) is one of the largest players in heavy equipment. The company was doing really well a few years ago when the construction boom in Asia combined with the mining boom to produce significant growth. The position is down from its previous stock market high, but the company is not expensively priced. With a current price-to-earnings ratio of around 12, the position boasts a current dividend yield of 2.3%. If it was over three percent, then Caterpillar would be a much more attractive stock market opportunity. This fiscal year, Wall Street expects the company’s revenues to fall about 10% comparatively. Solid growth for the company is expected to resume in 2014. As much as Caterpillar is in the business of manufacturing and selling heavy equipment, it is also an enormous financing company. Normally, in the first quarter, the company and its dealers build up inventory in anticipation of the spring/summer sales season. The company cut its inventory in the recent first quarter due to slower business conditions. Total revenues for this year were reduced to an expected range of $57.0–61.0illion, down from the previous range of $60.0–$68.0 billion. (Read “ Why DuPont’s Earnings Results Are So Typical for This Stock Market .”) Caterpillar has also had problems in China regarding an acquisition that was later found to have accounting irregularities. On the stock market, the company has been flat for the last year, but like I said, it’s not expensively priced. Caterpillar is a well-managed business that makes great products. (Learning how to operate a backhoe was a lot of fun.) The company’s growing cash balance could produce another dividend increase this year, making it a better stock market opportunity. Investing success with a company like Caterpillar is about getting the business cycle right. A lot does ride on business conditions in Asia now. The stock market won’t bid the shares with slow growth from that region. With a little more certainty in the global economy, Caterpillar would be worth considering in this stock market, based on its valuation and dividend yield. One of these days, I’d like to try operating a big bulldozer. Without question, I’ll make sure there are no power lines around—that was an illuminating experience.
Salesforce Pre-Earnings: Robust Revenue Growth Squeezed By Climbing Costs
Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) is set to announce its Q1 fiscal 2014 (ending April 31, 2013) earnings on May 23. The company provides enterprise cloud computing and social enterprise solutions across businesses and is the market leader in cloud customer relationship management (CRM) segment. We expect it to continue to post double digit growth driven by the growing adoption of its Sales Cloud and Service Cloud offerings. New products such as Marketing Cloud for social analytics have also been gaining traction with customers. However, despite the impressive revenue growth, the company will continue to face pressure on its operating margins due to rising costs. Last quarter, Salesforce reported quarterly revenue of $835 million, up 33% y-o-y. For Q1 FY 2014, the company guided revenues of $882 – $887 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.40-$0.42. Below we take a look at the trends that affected the company’s performance during the quarter. See our full analysis for Salesforce.com Continuing Adoption of Cloud Services, Social Media To Drive Growth The adoption of cloud-based services by small and medium size businesses is growing at a rapid pace as the Software as a Service (SaaS) model makes it cheaper to adopt and easier to integrate the deployment on the cloud. The global on-demand portion of the CRM software market is growing at a double digit rate compared with single-digit growth for the on-premise segment of the CRM software market. Salesforce has been the pioneer in providing CRM software delivered on-demand through the cloud and is benefiting immensely from this trend. Salesforce has also been expanding its offerings through new launches and integration of other services. The company recently launched Desk.com, a service cloud, to cater to small businesses. Overall we expect the Sales Cloud and the Service Cloud divisions to continue to post robust growth. Further, marketing spend on social media is becoming a significant part of companies’ marketing budgets. Salesforce is tapping this demand with its Marketing Cloud suite, which now includes Buddy Media, Radian6 and Social.com. These tools enable clients to listen, engage, gain insight, publish, advertise and measure social marketing programs. Saleforce also launched a new Twitter ad platform to use Twitter’s advertising application programming interface (API). Its Marketing Cloud suite continued to make inroads into the market with the company beefing up its efforts to promote the product, which was evident from a significant increase in its marketing expenditure. Soaring Costs To Continue To Hurt In the previous few quarters, the cost of revenues as a percentage of sales has been trending higher and came in just under 20% last quarter. We expect gross margins to continue to remain under pressure in the near term. Further, as the company enters new businesses, we expect R&D costs and marketing expenses to outpace revenue growth before trending lower. Last quarter, these expenditures were up by more than 50% and 40%, respectively, on a yearly basis. Another factor affecting its GAAP operating profit is the huge stock-based compensation, which has been increasing as a percentage of sales. We currently have a $33 Trefis price estimate for Salesforce.com, which is about 30% lower than current market price. The stock is currently trading at a whopping price to sales ratio of 8, significantly higher than its peers. We will revise our price estimate post earnings. Understand How a Company’s Products Impact its Stock Price at Trefis
Is Wal-Mart Stock in Danger of a Pullback?
Submitted by Emma Davis of Investment Contrarians as part of our contributors program . By Sasha Cekerevac We all know that the stock market has moved up significantly over the past few months. The real question is: is the move up based on the belief that there is enough economic growth available for corporate earnings to continue rising, or is it simply due to a flow of funds? Let’s analyze this question by taking a look at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE/WMT). Wal-Mart just released its forecast for second-quarter corporate earnings, which was less than most analysts had expected. The company now forecasts corporate earnings on a per-share basis for the second quarter to be $1.22?$1.27, lower than the average estimate by analysts of $1.29. (Source: “Walmart reports a 4.6 percent increase for Q1 EPS of $1.14; U.S. businesses forecast positive comp sales for Q2,” Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. web site, May 16, 2013, accessed May 16, 2013.) As a sign of the health of America’s economic growth level, Wal-Mart reported that comparable same-store sales dropped by 1.4% between January 26, 2013 and April 26, 2013. Internationally, Wal-Mart is doing better, with sales up 2.9% during the first quarter. However, corporate earnings suffered during the first quarter due to several reasons, including very cold weather, continuing weak employment levels, and the payroll tax hike. Many businesses that cater to the lower- to mid-level consumer will most likely encounter similar problems due to these issues and general sluggish economic growth. Recent data have been relatively mixed regarding the potential for economic growth to begin moving upward. However, for Wal-Mart’s corporate earnings, there is the potential for a slightly stronger second half because some of the company’s initial hurdles have been lowered. This includes the price of gasoline dropping approximately seven percent over the past few months, which will have a positive impact on discretionary spending. In addition, the weather has improved, and while the pace of job creation has been weak, it’s at least moving in a positive direction. For shareholders, Wal-Mart has been cutting costs as an attempt to maintain corporate earnings expansion. However, all of these factors are short-term in nature, and we would need to see a significant increase in overall economic growth for corporate earnings to continue rising over the next few years. You can only cut so many costs before you’re running a business on the bare minimum of staff and equipment. Wal-Mart’s stock chart is featured below: Chart courtesy of www.StockCharts.com In spite of weak economic growth, the share price of Wal-Mart has risen tremendously. Part of this rise is due to the hunt for income through the dividend yield, and not the expectations for significant corporate earnings growth. This hunt for income is dangerous to follow, because as quickly as the money enters a stock, it could leave just as fast. While corporate earnings might not be as crucial to these income investors, with interest rates so low, there is very little possibility of a further decrease and a huge risk of higher rates over the next few years. This means that an increase in interest rates will hit companies that investors are primarily looking at for dividend yields. Unless economic growth rises to such a level that corporate earnings can begin increasing to a substantial level, the stock price is likely to sell off. This Article Is Wal-Mart Stock in Danger of a Pullback ? was originally published at Investment Contrarians
36 Top Stocks With Recent Dividend Growth And Which To Consider
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Last week, 36 stocks and two ETFs announced to raise dividends. It’s great to see how the American dividend stock machine works. Compared to the number of stocks from the recent weeks, the current results are still thin but solid. The list of the weekly dividend grower is very volatile and the number of constituents is between 10 and 100. This week, the average growth rates amounts to 33.8, a value twice as much as the results from last week. I love it to see how companies increase their dividend payments despite the fact that I would buy only a few of them. The biggest names on the list are Clorox, Coach, Marriott, Macy’s and Potash. Three of the results are High-Yields and 20 have a current buy or better rating. Here are my favorite dividend growth stocks: Marsh & McLennan Companies ( MMC ) has a market capitalization of $22.65 billion. The company employs 54,000 people, generates revenue of $11.924 billion and has a net income of $1.204 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.178 billion. The EBITDA margin is 18.27 percent (the operating margin is 15.34 percent and the net profit margin 10.10 percent). Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.92 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 44.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.95 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.22. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.90 in the form of dividends to shareholders. MMC announced to raise dividends by 8.7 percent. Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.49, the P/S ratio is 1.90 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.43. The dividend yield amounts to 2.43 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.73. Tiffany & Co. ( TIF ) has a market capitalization of $9.92 billion. The company employs 9,900 people, generates revenue of $3.794 billion and has a net income of $416.16 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $862.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 22.73 percent (the operating margin is 18.38 percent and the net profit margin 10.97 percent). Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 20.71 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 36.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.82 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.25. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.25 in the form of dividends to shareholders. TIF announced to raise dividends by 6.3 percent. Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.98, the P/S ratio is 2.61 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.81. The dividend yield amounts to 1.74 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.78. FactSet Research ( FDS ) has a market capitalization of $4.29 billion. The company employs 6,048 people, generates revenue of $805.79 million and has a net income of $188.81 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $306.59 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.05 percent (the operating margin is 33.88 percent and the net profit margin 23.43 percent). Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 35.38 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.23. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders. FDS announced to raise dividends by 12.9 percent. Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.07, the P/S ratio is 5.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.83. The dividend yield amounts to 1.43 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.15. Jones Lang LaSalle ( JLL ) has a market capitalization of $4.27 billion. The company employs 48,000 people, generates revenue of $3.932 billion and has a net income of $208.84 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $426.66 million. The EBITDA margin is 10.85 percent (the operating margin is 7.36 percent and the net profit margin 5.31 percent). Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 10.94 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.41 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.40 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.60. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders. JLL announced to raise dividends by 10.0 percent. Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.06, the P/S ratio is 1.09 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.19. The dividend yield amounts to 0.45 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.94. Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes . Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 16.65 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.24 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 17.36. 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