Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of October 2013 (2024)

Best Dividend Paying Stock Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. At the beginning of each month, I screen the market with my best dividendpaying stock screening criteria which are listed below.

I believe that it makes sense to observe the market bygood valuated long-term growth stocks. For sure many of the results are lucky strikes,companies that have had an extraordinary good financial strength and growth dueto a fantastic business environment. But the developments are not sustainable.

But sometimes there are new ideas on my list like Herbalifeor recently the weapon maker Sturm & Ruger. Those were corporate stocks in specialsituations.

Thebest dividend paying stock list is a small compilationwith seven tough investing criteria, summarized below. The list includes eachmonth around 20 to 30 results. It’s a quick dividend list (from low-yield tohigh-yield paying stocks) of stocks with interesting performance and valuationfigures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalizationof 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 criteriaand sorted by dividend yield.

My Criteria to find the best dividend stock

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

28 companies are part of the best dividend payingstock list for October 2013. The top pick is still Southern Copper, a commoditybased stock with a double-digit dividend yield. 8 additional stocks have adividend yield over 5 percent and fourteen got a buy or better rating by brokeragefirms.

Here are the four results with Low P/E's at earnings growth expectations over 10 percent:

China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) has a market capitalization of $226.85 billion. The company employs 188,000 people, generates revenue of $91.585 billion and has a net income of $21.144 billion. China Mobile’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $41.55 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. Forward P/E: 11.32 at 5-Year earnings forecasts of 24.30 percent.

Market Valuation:Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.79, the P/S ratio is 2.50 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.92. The dividend yield amounts to 3.96 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.30.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of China Mobile (CHL)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of China Mobile (CHL)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of China Mobile (CHL)

Vale (NYSE:VALE) has a market capitalization of $80.44 billion. The company employs 70,785 people, generates revenue of $47.694 billion and has a net income of $6.255 billion. Vale’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18.892 billion. The EBITDA margin is 39.61 percent (the operating margin is 19.34 percent and the net profit margin 13.11 percent).

Financial Analysis:The total debt represents 24.49 percent of Vale’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 43.37 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.33 percent was realized by Vale. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.81. Last fiscal year, Vale paid $1.15 in the form of dividends to shareholders.Forward P/E: 7.72 at 5-Year earnings forecasts of 17.24 percent.

Market Valuation:Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.21, the P/S ratio is 1.74 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.11. The dividend yield amounts to 5.10 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.37.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Vale (VALE)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Vale (VALE)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Vale (VALE)

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) has a market capitalization of $22.94 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 $3.753 billion. The EBITDA margin is 56.27 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.Forward P/E: 14.22 at 5-Year earnings forecasts of 12.50 percent.

Market Valuation:Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.25, the P/S ratio is 3.52 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.97. The dividend yield amounts to 11.82 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.67.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Southern Copper (SCCO)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Southern Copper (SCCO)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Southern Copper (SCCO)

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion. The company employs 4,345 people, generates revenue of $2.034 billion and has a net income of $335.57 million. Alliance Resource Partners’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $611.63 million. The EBITDA margin is 30.07 percent (the operating margin is 18.41 percent and the net profit margin 16.50 percent).

Financial Analysis:The total debt represents 41.44 percent of Alliance Resource Partners’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 114.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.99 percent was realized by Alliance Resource Partners. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.67. Last fiscal year, Alliance Resource Partners paid $4.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.Forward P/E: 10.41 at 5-Year earnings forecasts of 14.78 percent.

Market Valuation:Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.11, the P/S ratio is 1.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.87. The dividend yield amounts to 6.05 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.77.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)

Take a closerlook at the full table of the best dividend paying stocks. The average price toearnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 16.42 while the dividend yield has avalue of 4.82 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.52 and price to sales ratio 2.93.The operating margin amounts to 26.96 percent. The earnings per share grew by 18.55yearly over the past decade and sales by 20.02 percent.

Here is the full list:

Best Dividend Paying Stock List 10/13 (Click to enlarge)

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