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A Great Combination Of Dividend Plays To Consider For Your Portfolio

Jul 3 2012, 10:48 by: Tactical Investor  |  includes: DVN, KO, MRO, YUM

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Company: Marathon Oil Cp (MRO)

Brief Overview

  1. Percentage Held by Insiders = 0.87
  2. Levered Free Cash Flow = 2.01B
  3. Relative Strength 52 weeks = 17
  4. Cash Flow 5-year Average = 7.67
  5. Profit Margin = 15.97%
  6. Operating Margin = 28.54%
  7. Quarterly Revenue Growth = 3%
  8. Quarterly Earnings Growth = -58.1%
  9. Operating Cash Flow = 4.90B
  10. Beta = 1.39
  11. Percentage Held by Institutions = 1.7%
  12. Short Percentage of Float = 1.2%

Growth

  1. Net Income ($mil) 12/2011 = 2946
  2. Net Income ($mil) 12/2010 = 2568
  3. Net Income ($mil) 12/2009 = 1463
  4. Net Income Reported Quarterly ($mil) = 417
  5. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2011 = 6800
  6. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2010 = 6188
  7. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2009 = 4819
  8. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2011 = 6.48
  9. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2010 = 6.56
  10. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2009 = 4.37
  11. Sales ($mil) 12/2011 = 15282
  12. Sales ($mil) 12/2010 = 73621
  13. Sales ($mil) 12/2009 = 54139
  14. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2007 = 5.43
  15. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2008 = 6.47
  16. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2009 = 1.63
  17. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2010 = 3.65
  18. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2011 = 3.21

Dividend history

  1. Dividend Yield = 2.7
  2. Dividend Yield 5 Year Average = 2.53
  3. Dividend 5 year Growth = -0.83

Dividend sustainability

  1. Payout Ratio 03/2012 = 0.22
  2. Payout Ratio 5 Year Average = 0.26

Performance

  1. Next 3-5 Year Estimate EPS Growth rate = 2.06
  2. ROE 5 Year Average = 15.63
  3. Current Ratio = 0.70
  4. Current Ratio 5 Year Average = 1.19
  5. Quick Ratio = 0.65
  6. Cash Ratio = 0.21
  7. Interest Coverage Quarterly = 27.88
  8. Retention rate = 78%

Company: Yum! Brands Inc (YUM)

Brief Overview

  1. Percentage Held by Insiders = 0.88
  2. Levered Free Cash Flow = 973.25M
  3. Short Ratio = 1.8%
  4. Relative Strength 52 weeks = 81
  5. Cash Flow 5-year Average = 3.32
  6. Profit Margin = 11.69%
  7. Operating Margin = 16.09%
  8. Quarterly Revenue Growth = 13.1%
  9. Quarterly Earnings Growth = 73.5%
  10. Operating Cash Flow = 2.15B
  11. Beta = 73%
  12. Percentage Held by Institutions = 75.3%
  13. Short Percentage of Float = 1.8%

Growth

  1. Net Income ($mil) 12/2011 = 1319
  2. Net Income ($mil) 12/2010 = 1158
  3. Net Income ($mil) 12/2009 = 1071
  4. Net Income Reported Quarterly ($mil) = 458
  5. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2011 = 2443
  6. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2010 = 2358
  7. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2009 = 2170
  8. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2011 = 4.37
  9. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2010 = 3.88
  10. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2009 = 3.48
  11. Sales ($mil) 12/2011 = 12626
  12. Sales ($mil) 12/2010 = 11343
  13. Sales ($mil) 12/2009 = 10836
  14. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2007 = 1.68
  15. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2008 = 1.91
  16. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2009 = 2.17
  17. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2010 = 2.53
  18. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2011 = 2.88

Dividend history

  1. Dividend Yield = 1.8
  2. Dividend Yield 5 Year Average = 2.10
  3. Dividend 5 year Growth 03/2012 = 17.8

Dividend sustainability

  1. Payout Ratio = 0.34
  2. Payout Ratio 5 Year Average 12/2011 = 0.37

Performance

  1. Next 3-5 Year Estimate EPS Growth rate = 11.92
  2. ROE 5 Year Average = 138.00
  3. Current Ratio = 1.01
  4. Current Ratio 5 Year Average = 0.8
  5. Quick Ratio = 0.84
  6. Cash Ratio = 0.72
  7. Interest Coverage Quarterly = 17.43
  8. Retention rate = 64%
  9. EPS 5 year growth rate = 13.8%
  10. 5 year sales growth rate = 4.46%
  11. Retention rate = 66%

Company: Devon Energy (DVN)

Brief Overview

  1. Percentage Held by Insiders = 0.79
  2. Levered Free Cash Flow = -2.56B
  3. Relative Strength 52 weeks = 34
  4. Cash Flow 5-year Average = 12.31
  5. Profit Margin = 44.12%
  6. Operating Margin = 44.22%
  7. Quarterly Revenue Growth = 1.6%
  8. Quarterly Earnings Growth = -5.5%
  9. Operating Cash Flow = 5.99B
  10. Beta = 133%
  11. Percentage Held by Institutions = 78.1%
  12. Short Percentage of Float = 1.8%

Growth

  1. Net Income ($mil) 12/2011 = 4704
  2. Net Income ($mil) 12/2010 = 4550
  3. Net Income ($mil) 12/2009 = -2479
  4. Net Income Reported Quarterly ($mil) = 393
  5. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2011 = 6890
  6. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2010 = 5861
  7. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2009 = -2069
  8. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2011 = 11.92
  9. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2010 = 11.02
  10. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2009 = 8.8
  11. Sales ($mil) 12/2011 = 11454
  12. Sales ($mil) 12/2010 = 9940
  13. Sales ($mil) 12/2009 = 8015
  14. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2007 = 6
  15. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2008 = 9.91
  16. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2009 = 4.03
  17. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2010 = 6.42
  18. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2011 = 6.14

Dividend history

  1. Dividend Yield = 1.41
  2. Dividend Yield 5 Year Average = 0.88
  3. Dividend 5 year Growth = 5.6%

Dividend sustainability

  1. Payout Ratio = 0.06
  2. Payout Ratio 5 Year Average = 0.11

Performance

  1. Next 3-5 Year Estimate EPS Growth rate = 9.8
  2. 5ROE 5 Year Average = 16.02
  3. Current Ratio = 1.45
  4. Current Ratio 5 Year Average = 1.06
  5. Quick Ratio = 1.38
  6. Cash Ratio = 1.18
  7. Interest Coverage Quarterly = 8.02
  8. Retention rate 94%

Company: Coca Cola Co (KO)

Basic overview

  1. Operating margin = 23%
  2. Profit margin = 18%
  3. Short ratio = 2.90
  4. Beta = 0.43
  5. Quarterly revenue growth = 5.9%
  6. Quarterly earnings growth = 7.9%
  7. Levered free cash flow = $6.59B
  8. Operating cash flow = $9.5B
  9. Five year sales growth rate = 11%

Growth

  1. Net Income ($mil) 12/2011 = 8572
  2. Net Income ($mil) 12/2010 = 11809
  3. Net Income ($mil) 12/2009 = 6824
  4. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2011 = 13810
  5. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2010 = 16419
  6. EBITDA ($mil) 12/2009 = 10537
  7. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2011 = 4.79
  8. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2010 = 4.13
  9. Cash Flow ($/share) 12/2009 = 3.61
  10. Sales ($mil) 12/2011 = 46542
  11. Sales ($mil) 12/2010 = 35119
  12. Sales ($mil) 12/2009 = 30990
  13. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2007 = 2.7
  14. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2008 = 3.15
  15. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2009 = 3.06
  16. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2010 = 3.49
  17. Annual EPS before NRI 12/2011 = 3.84

Dividend history

  1. Dividend Yield = 2.6
  2. Dividend Yield 5 Year Average = 2.91
  3. Dividend 5 year Growth = 8.3

Dividend sustainability

  1. Payout Ratio = 0.51
  2. Payout Ratio 5 Year Average = 0.52

Performance

  1. Next 3-5 Year Estimate EPS Growth rate = 7.86
  2. 5 Year History EPS Growth = 8.5
  3. ROE 5 Year Average = 30.46
  4. Current Ratio = 1.13
  5. Current Ratio 5 Year Average = 1.09
  6. Quick Ratio = 0.92
  7. Interest Coverage Quarterly = 31.97
  8. Retention rate = 49%

Conclusion

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