Warren Buffett’s Best Dividend Stock Buys As Of Q2/2012

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Warren Buffett’s Best Dividend Stock Buys As Of Q2/2012

Warren Buffett – Berkshire Hathaway Q2/2012 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Warren Buffett’s – Berkshire Hathaway – portfolio movements as of Q2/2012 (June 30, 2012). In total, he has 37 stocks with atotal portfolio worth of USD 74,321,382,000. Buffett bought two new companies and added eight additional stocks. The biggest influence had Philips 66 (PSX) with a change to his portfolio of 1.21 percent.

Here are Warren Buffett’s best dividend stock buys as of Q2/2012:

Wells Fargo (WFC) has a market capitalization of $180.28 billion. The company employs 264,400 people, generates revenue of $49,412.00 million and has a net income of $16,211.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $31,310.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 63.37 percent (operating margin 29.22 percent and net profit margin 20.03 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 13.28 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 124.39 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.19 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.03. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.48 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.28, P/S ratio 2.23 and P/B ratio 1.39. Dividend Yield: 2.58 percent. The beta ratio is 1.32.

The Bank of New York (BK) has a market capitalization of $26.59 billion. The company employs 48,200 people, generates revenue of $3,588.00 million and has a net income of $2,569.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,754.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 132.50 percent (operating margin 24.56 percent and net profit margin 17.44 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 8.73 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 84.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.54 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.84. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.48 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.20, P/S ratio 1.81 and P/B ratio 0.81. Dividend Yield: 2.31 percent. The beta ratio is 0.92.

Viacom (VIAB) has a market capitalization of $25.70 billion. The company employs 10,580 people, generates revenue of $14,914.00 million and has a net income of $2,183.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,894.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.11 percent (operating margin 24.29 percent and net profit margin 14.64 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 32.30 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 85.20 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.94 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.13. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.80 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.11, P/S ratio 1.72 and P/B ratio 3.21. Dividend Yield: 2.22 percent. The beta ratio is 1.20.

Phillips 66 (PSX) has a market capitalization of $25.82 billion. The company employs 12,400 people, generates revenue of $200,614.00 million and has a net income of $4,780.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,515.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 3.75 percent (operating margin 3.30 percent and net profit margin 2.38 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1.68 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.38 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.68. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.36, P/S ratio 0.13 and P/B ratio 1.12. Dividend Yield: 1.98 percent. The beta ratio is not calculable.

Intl. Business Machines (IBM) has a market capitalization of $229.51 billion. The company employs 433,362 people, generates revenue of $106,916.00 million and has a net income of $15,855.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $26,266.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.57 percent (operating margin 19.64 percent and net profit margin 14.83 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 26.90 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 155.54 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 73.43 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $13.75. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.90 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.60, P/S ratio 2.15 and P/B ratio 11.60. Dividend Yield: 1.69 percent. The beta ratio is 0.67.

National-Oilwell Varco (NOV) has a market capitalization of $33.35 billion. The company employs 42,183 people, generates revenue of $14,658.00 million and has a net income of $1,985.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,492.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.82 percent (operating margin 20.04 percent and net profit margin 13.54 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 2.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 2.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.95 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.44. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.45 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.37, P/S ratio 2.03 and P/B ratio 1.88. Dividend Yield: 0.61 percent. The beta ratio is 1.72.

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