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Portugal Telecom (NYSE:PT) has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion. The company employs 72,347 people, generates revenue of $7.874 billion and has a net income of $541.79 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.651 billion. The EBITDA margin is 33.67 percent (the operating margin is 12.10 percent and the net profit margin 6.88 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 53.53 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 434.25 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.39 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.34. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.67 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.74, the P/S ratio is 0.53 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.16. The dividend yield amounts to 17.47 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.83.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Portugal Telecom (Click to enlarge) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of Portugal Telecom (PT) (Click to enlarge) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Portugal Telecom (NYSE: PT) (Click to enlarge) |
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) has a market capitalization of $27.63 billion. The company employs 170,338 people, generates revenue of $58.004 billion and has a net income of $4.904 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18.934 billion. The EBITDA margin is 32.64 percent (the operating margin is 17.55 percent and the net profit margin 8.45 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 43.35 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 151.06 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.75 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.73. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.79 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 6.02, the P/S ratio is 0.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.78. The dividend yield amounts to 16.76 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.76.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of France Telecom (Click to enlarge) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of France Telecom (FTE) (Click to enlarge) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) (Click to enlarge) |
Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN) has a market capitalization of $4.92 billion. The company employs 14,638 people, generates revenue of $4.285 billion and has a net income of $172.40 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.679 billion. The EBITDA margin is 39.19 percent (the operating margin is 19.41 percent and the net profit margin 4.02 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 63.58 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 610.80 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.51 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.23. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 36.11, the P/S ratio is 1.13 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.24. The dividend yield amounts to 12.09 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.90.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Windstream (Click to enlarge) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of Windstream (WIN) (Click to enlarge) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Windstream (NASDAQ: WIN) (Click to enlarge) |
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Dividend-paying stocks with high yields can seem like an outstanding investment at first glance. After all, who wouldn’t want to own a stock with a yield of 10 or 12%? However, the highest-yielding stocks can also carry the danger that the dividend is unsafe or may not be what it appears on the surface. But how can you tell the difference between a legitimate high yield and one that’s too good to be true?
ReplyDeleteThe trigger point for a cut in dividends is when the current earnings fall below th projected dividend for the current qtr. Often the corp will keep the dividend for the current qtr incase earnings improve, or they will raise capital in the form of a stock or bond sale to maintain the dividend.
DeleteIt does not mean that the dividend will be reduced if the company has enough cash, low or no debt and earnings will recover within the next quarters. But you are right. If earnings fall below the dividend rate or they are less than the twice amount, the company needs to reduce dividend payments or has not enough money to finance further growth.
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