Recently, 35 companies realized price benchmarks that they have never seen before. 19 of them pay dividends. All-Time Highs are very good signals showing strong investor confidence in the stock and indicating a well run business.
Naturally, I have some favorites. I like the leading eyewear company Luxottica Group (LUX). Analysts predict the stock will see double-digit growth for the mid-term (next five years). Below the results are two high-yields, the other stocks having a low yield. Eleven stocks are currently recommended to buy.
McCormick & Company (MKC) has a market capitalization of $8.80 billion. The company employs 9,000 people, generates revenue of $3.697 billion and has a net income of $348.80 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $626.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.93 percent (the operating margin is 14.61 percent and the net profit margin 9.43 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 30.63 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 78.17 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.49 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.91. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.80, the P/S ratio is 2.16 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.51. The dividend yield amounts to 1.87 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.44.
Buckle (BKE) has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion. The company employs 2,300 people, generates revenue of $1.062 billion and has a net income of $151.46 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $269.09 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.32 percent (the operating margin is 22.23 percent and the net profit margin 14.25 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 42.74 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.34. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.08, the P/S ratio is 2.27 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.58. The dividend yield amounts to 1.59 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.89.
Luxottica Group (LUX) has a market capitalization of $18.62 billion. The company employs 65,000 people, generates revenue of $8.073 billion and has a net income of $594.65 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.467 billion. The EBITDA margin is 18.18 percent (the operating margin is 12.97 percent and the net profit margin 7.37 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 33.97 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 81.28 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.17 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.47. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.57 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.12, the P/S ratio is 2.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.96. The dividend yield amounts to 1.54 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.42.
Take a closer look at the full list of the stocks at All-Time Highs. The average P/E ratio amounts to 26.64 and forward P/E ratio is 22.74. The dividend yield has a value of 1.66 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.82 and price to sales ratio 3.38. The operating margin amounts to 16.98 percent. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 0.77.
Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):
Here is the full list with non dividend paying stocks at All-Time-Highs:
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SIR, STAG, EXR, MKC, HFC, BKE, LUX, VAL, AON, CBE, TTC, BKW, V, BLL, AME, MMS, HDB, ROP, DDS
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