I'm a passionate dividend investor and I also like to see my dividends growing. For sure, dividend growth is no safe bet or a strategy that makes you quick rich but it can deliver a solid return.
I've build a database with dividend growth stocks and stocks that have announced a share buyback program in order to monitor potential investment opportunities.
Each day and week, I sit down and watch that list and switch stock by stock with hopes to find the next ten-bagger that could generate millions for my portfolio.
Below is an overview of the latest dividend grower. Those stocks have raised dividends within the past week. This time, only 10 companies hiked their payments to shareholders.
The biggest fish in the pool was Philip Morris, followed by American Tower and Yum! Brands.
Big is beautiful but they also have a high debt burden in common.
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 41.99 percent of Realty Income’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 77.37 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.15 percent was realized by Realty Income. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.79. Last fiscal year, Realty Income paid $2.15 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 53.88, the P/S ratio is 12.16 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.85. The dividend yield amounts to 5.17 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.57.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Realty Income (O) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Realty Income (O) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Realty Income (O) |
Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) has a market capitalization of $131.25 Billion. The company employs 91,100 people, generates revenue of $31,217.00 million and has a net income of $8,872.00 million. Philip Morris International’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14,707.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.11 percent (the operating margin is 43.29 percent and the net profit margin 28.42 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 72.52 percent of Philip Morris International’s assets. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.03. Last fiscal year, Philip Morris International paid $3.58 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.70, the P/S ratio is 4.20 and the P/B ratio is finally not calculable. The dividend yield amounts to 4.76 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.91.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Philip Morris International (PM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Philip Morris International (PM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Philip Morris International (PM) |
Brady (NYSE:BRC) has a market capitalization of $1.25 Billion. The company employs 7,400 people, generates revenue of $1,152.11 million and has a net income of $-140.82 million. Brady’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $193.59 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.80 percent (the operating margin is -7.43 percent and the net profit margin -12.22 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 14.82 percent of Brady’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 25.67 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -15.42 percent was realized by Brady. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-2.52. Last fiscal year, Brady paid $0.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 1.09 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.53. The dividend yield amounts to 3.28 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.42.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Brady (BRC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Brady (BRC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Brady (BRC) |
International Paper (NYSE:IP) has a market capitalization of $21.26 Billion. The company employs 69,000 people, generates revenue of $29,080.00 million and has a net income of $1,372.00 million. International Paper’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,796.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.05 percent (the operating margin is 5.03 percent and the net profit margin 4.72 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 30.09 percent of International Paper’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 117.06 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.74 percent was realized by International Paper. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.00. Last fiscal year, International Paper paid $1.25 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.85, the P/S ratio is 0.73 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.75. The dividend yield amounts to 3.21 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.44.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of International Paper (IP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of International Paper (IP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of International Paper (IP) |
Yum! Brands Corporation (NYSE:YUM) has a market capitalization of $31.47 Billion. The company employs 75,460 people, generates revenue of $13,084.00 million and has a net income of $1,064.00 million. Yum! Brands Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,155.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.11 percent (the operating margin is 13.74 percent and the net profit margin 8.13 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 34.38 percent of Yum! Brands Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 138.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 50.51 percent was realized by Yum! Brands Corporation. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.64. Last fiscal year, Yum! Brands Corporation paid $1.41 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.16, the P/S ratio is 2.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 14.64. The dividend yield amounts to 2.29 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.79.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Yum! Brands Corporation (YUM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Yum! Brands Corporation (YUM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Yum! Brands Corporation (YUM) |
Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) has a market capitalization of $14.94 Billion. The company employs 63,200 people, generates revenue of $7,959.89 million and has a net income of $473.69 million. Royal Caribbean Cruises earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,609.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.22 percent (the operating margin is 9.97 percent and the net profit margin 5.95 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 40.23 percent of Royal Caribbean Cruises assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 91.67 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 5.53 percent was realized by Royal Caribbean Cruises. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.42. Last fiscal year, Royal Caribbean Cruises paid $0.74 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.76, the P/S ratio is 1.88 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.68. The dividend yield amounts to 1.79 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 2.54.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) |
American Tower (NYSE:AMT) has a market capitalization of $38.03 Billion. The company employs 2,716 people, generates revenue of $3,361.41 million and has a net income of $482.21 million. American Tower’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,014.45 million. The EBITDA margin is 59.93 percent (the operating margin is 34.97 percent and the net profit margin 14.35 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 71.51 percent of American Tower’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 409.67 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.51 percent was realized by American Tower. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.79. Last fiscal year, American Tower paid $1.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 53.76, the P/S ratio is 11.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.73. The dividend yield amounts to 1.50 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.21.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of American Tower (AMT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of American Tower (AMT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of American Tower (AMT) |
The latest dividend grower compiled in a list
Company | Yield in % | Dividend Growth | |
American Tower REIT | 1.47 | 5.88% | |
Brady Corp | 3.2 | 2.56% | |
Intl Paper | 3.18 | 14.29% | |
Philip Morris Intl | 4.73 | 6.38% | |
YUM! Brands | 2.26 | 10.81% | |
Flexsteel Industries | 1.96 | 20.00% | |
NJ Resources | 3.49 | 7.14% | |
Realty Income | 4.99 | 0.17% | |
Royal Caribbean | 1.81 | 20.00% | |
Associated Estates Realty | 4.3 | 5.26% |
Stocks with recent share Buyback Announcements:
Company | Stock Buyback Volume or No. Of Shares |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | $250 Mln |
Equifax Inc | $400 Mln |
Tyco International Ltd. | $1 Bln |
Abbott Laboratories | $3 Bln |
Microsemi Corp. | $100 Mln |
Kforce Inc. | $70 Mln |
HollyFrontier Corp. | $500 Mln |
TFS FINANCIAL CORP. | 10 Mln |
Sanmina-SCI Corporation | $100 Mln |
Partnerre Ltd | 5 Mln |
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) has a market capitalization of $63.98 Billion. The company employs 69,000 people, generates revenue of $21,848.00 million and has a net income of $2,383.00 million. Abbott Laboratories earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,477.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.49 percent (the operating margin is 12.03 percent and the net profit margin 10.91 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 14.10 percent of Abbott Laboratories assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.06 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.18 percent was realized by Abbott Laboratories. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.39. Last fiscal year, Abbott Laboratories paid $0.56 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.57, the P/S ratio is 2.93 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.62. The dividend yield amounts to 2.07 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.61.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) |
Tyco International (NYSE:TYC) has a market capitalization of $19.66 Billion. The company employs 70,000 people, generates revenue of $10,647.00 million and has a net income of $572.00 million. Tyco International’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,374.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.91 percent (the operating margin is 7.60 percent and the net profit margin 5.37 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 12.02 percent of Tyco International’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 28.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.44 percent was realized by Tyco International. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.21. Last fiscal year, Tyco International paid $0.46 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.06, the P/S ratio is 1.85 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.03. The dividend yield amounts to 1.62 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.88.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Tyco International (TYC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Tyco International (TYC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Tyco International (TYC) |
HollyFrontier (NYSE:HFC) has a market capitalization of $9.10 Billion. The company employs 2,662 people, generates revenue of $20,160.56 million and has a net income of $767.82 million. HollyFrontier’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,609.74 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.98 percent (the operating margin is 6.07 percent and the net profit margin 3.81 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 9.92 percent of HollyFrontier’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 16.63 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.16 percent was realized by HollyFrontier. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.36. Last fiscal year, HollyFrontier paid $3.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.41, the P/S ratio is 0.45 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.52. The dividend yield amounts to 2.79 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.09.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of HollyFrontier (HFC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HollyFrontier (HFC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HollyFrontier (HFC) |
Equifax (NYSE:EFX) has a market capitalization of $9.51 Billion. The company employs 7,000 people, generates revenue of $2,303.90 million and has a net income of $341.50 million. Equifax’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $810.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.19 percent (the operating margin is 26.53 percent and the net profit margin 14.82 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 31.76 percent of Equifax’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.68 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.75 percent was realized by Equifax. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.72. Last fiscal year, Equifax paid $0.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.73, the P/S ratio is 4.13 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.16. The dividend yield amounts to 1.28 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.91.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Equifax (EFX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Equifax (EFX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Equifax (EFX) |
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