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Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has a market capitalization of $96.78 billion. The company employs 67,930 people, generates revenue of $60.537 billion and has a net income of $6.775 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $17.081 billion. The EBITDA margin is 28.22 percent (the operating margin is 22.05 percent and the net profit margin 11.19 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.94 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 40.82 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.54 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.24. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.38, the P/S ratio is 1.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.87. The dividend yield amounts to 3.16 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.68.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Rio Tinto (RIO) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of Rio Tinto (RIO) |
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Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) has a market capitalization of $95.36 billion. The company employs 113,000 people, generates revenue of $39.669 billion and has a net income of $4.793 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9.661 billion. The EBITDA margin is 24.35 percent (the operating margin is 15.98 percent and the net profit margin 12.08 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.99 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 31.77 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.29 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.09. 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 17.57, the P/S ratio is 2.40 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.06. The dividend yield amounts to 1.53 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.42.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Schlumberger (SLB) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of Schlumberger (SLB) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Schlumberger (SLB) |
National-Oilwell (NYSE:NOV) has a market capitalization of $29.15 billion. The company employs 42,183 people, generates revenue of $14.658 billion and has a net income of $1,985.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.492 billion. The EBITDA margin is 23.82 percent (the operating margin is 20.04 percent and the net profit margin 13.54 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 2.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 2.89 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.95 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.62. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.14, the P/S ratio is 1.99 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.64. The dividend yield amounts to 0.76 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.71.
| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of National-Oilwell (NOV) |
| Long-Term Dividends History of National-Oilwell (NOV) |
| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National-Oilwell (NOV) |
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Even in the more reliable category of basic materials, it is never safe to assume that a dividend stock that is earning moderate to high yields will be able to keep this up ad infinitum. There must be additional indicators that lend confidence and creditability to a company's ability to maintain the attractive yields. Strong profits are essential to a company that wants to keep investors happy.
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