My 4 Favorite Dividend Growth Stocks from Abroad

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May 20, 2013
Europe is still on fire. The economy is in a triple-dip recession and the European member states cut spending. The unemployment is high but every economic depression could be a solid basis for future engagements in the stock market. Today I scout for some dividend growth opportunities outside the U.S.

I screened my database of stocks with a consecutive dividend increase of at least five years by foreign stocks. Around 35 (approximately 8 percent) of them have headquarters abroad. Below is a small list of the 20 biggest results. Elevent of them are currently recommended to buy. Canada is the most represented country in the screen.

Here are my favorite stocks:

Rogers Communications (RCI) has a market capitalization of $24.48 billion. The company employs 24,500 people, generates revenue of $12.150 billion and has a net income of $1.685 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.691 billion. The EBITDA margin is 38.61 percent (the operating margin is 22.15 percent and the net profit margin 13.87 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 55.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 286.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 47.19 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.30. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarter: Canada.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.41, the P/S ratio is 2.03 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.67. The dividend yield amounts to 3.57 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.79.

Smith & Nephew (SNN) has a market capitalization of $10.67 billion. The company employs 10,477 people, generates revenue of $4.137 billion and has a net income of $729.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.242 billion. The EBITDA margin is 30.02 percent (the operating margin is 20.45 percent and the net profit margin 17.62 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 8.29 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 12.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.62 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.05. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.30 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarter: United Kingdom.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.54, the P/S ratio is 2.60 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.74. The dividend yield amounts to 2.21 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.65.

Accenture (ACN) has a market capitalization of $56.09 billion. The company employs 257,000 people, generates revenue of $29.777 billion and has a net income of $2.824 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.466 billion. The EBITDA margin is 15.00 percent (the operating margin is 13.00 percent and the net profit margin 9.49 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 63.64 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.62. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.35 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarter: Ireland.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.81, the P/S ratio is 1.92 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.42. The dividend yield amounts to 1.97 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.86.

Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) has a market capitalization of $93.32 billion. The company employs 34,286 people, generates revenue of $13.444 billion and has a net income of $3.693 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5.537 billion. The EBITDA margin is 41.18 percent (the operating margin is 37.77 percent and the net profit margin 27.47 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.76 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1.23 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 54.90 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.70. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarter: Denmark.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.67, the P/S ratio is 5.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.33. The dividend yield amounts to 1.85 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.57.

Take a closer look at the full list of the biggest foreign dividend growth stocks. The average P/E ratio amounts to 18.40 and forward P/E ratio is 13.24. The dividend yield has a value of 2.86 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.54 and price to sales ratio 2.29. The operating margin amounts to 20.03 percent and the beta ratio is 0.82. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 0.60.

Related stock ticker symbols:

AZN, SJR, BBL, CHL, NTT, RCI, BHP, TEVA, SNN, ENB, SU, ACE, SYT, ACN, CNQ, CNI, COV, NVO, IMO, DCM

Selected Articles:

· 19 Foreign Stocks With Cheap Valuation And Good Yields

· The Best Growing Foreign Dividend Stocks

· 13 Safest Foreign Dividend Stocks

· 20 Of Europe’s Best Recommended Dividend Stocks

· 20 Best Yielding Canadian Stocks With Buy Rating

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Large capitalized dividend growth stocks from foreign countries originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com.