Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of September 2013

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Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of September 2013

Best Dividend Paying Stock Lists By Dividend Yield ? Stock, Capital, Investment. I’m looking for cheap stocks with a solid dividend. That’s my basic premise in stock hunting. In order to get new ideas, I make every month a screen about the best dividend paying stocks on the market.

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The best dividend paying stock list is a small compilation with seven tough investing criteria, summarized below. The list includes each month around 20 to 30 results. It’s a quick dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of stocks with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double-digit long-term earnings growth rates. The companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite. The list is selected by the following criteria and sorted by dividend yield.

Market Capitalization: > 1 Billion
Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100
Dividend Yield: > 3 < 20
Return on Investment: > 10 < 100
Operating Margin: > 10 < 100
10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200
10 Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

29 companies are part of the best dividend paying stock list for September 2013. The top pick is now Southern, a commodity based stock with a double-digit dividend yield. 15 stocks have a dividend yield over 4 percent, a good value in a low interest environment.

Here are my most promising stocks from the list:

Southern Copper (SCCO) has a market capitalization of $23.16 billion. The company employs 12,085 people, generates revenue of $6.669 billion and has a net income of $1.892 billion. Southern Copper’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.750 billion. The EBITDA margin is 56.24 percent (the operating margin is 46.62 percent and the net profit margin 28.38 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 40.58 percent of Southern Copper’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 88.43 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 44.07 percent was realized by Southern Copper. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.91. Last fiscal year, Southern Copper paid $4.06 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Earnings per share grew annualized 33.7 percent over the past decade.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.38, the P/S ratio is 3.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.88. The dividend yield amounts to 12.04 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.56.

China Mobile (CHL) has a market capitalization of $216.96 billion. The company employs 188,000 people, generates revenue of $91.581 billion and has a net income of $21.143 billion. China Mobile’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $41.550 billion. The EBITDA margin is 45.37 percent (the operating margin is 26.86 percent and the net profit margin 23.09 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.48 percent of China Mobile’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.84 percent was realized by China Mobile. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.23. Last fiscal year, China Mobile paid $2.79 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Earnings per share of CHL grew annualized 12.6 percent over the past decade.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.32, the P/S ratio is 2.36 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.84. The dividend yield amounts to 4.15 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.35.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. (RGR) has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion. The company employs 1,460 people, generates revenue of $491.82 million and has a net income of $70.63 million. Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $126.25 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.67 percent (the operating margin is 22.58 percent and the net profit margin 14.36 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of Sturm, Ruger & Co.’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 60.78 percent was realized by Sturm, Ruger. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.71. Last fiscal year, Sturm, Ruger & Co. paid $5.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Earnings per share of RGR grew annualized 27.63 percent over the past decade.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.11, the P/S ratio is 2.06 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.62. The dividend yield amounts to 3.68 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.40.

Take a closer look at the full table of the best dividend paying stocks. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 15.26 while the dividend yield has a value of 4.92 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.57 and price to sales ratio 3.0. The operating margin amounts to 36.37 percent. The earnings per share grew by 21.64 yearly over the past decade and sales by 18.47 percent.