Ten Kentucky Stocks

Once a part of Virginia, Kentucky is today one of only four states that calls itself a Commonwealth. It is also known as the Bluegrass State. Kentucky is one of the top producers of automobiles in the United States. Some interesting facts about the Commonwealth of Kentucky are:

1. Kentucky offers a $1 tax credit per gallon of biodiesel produced to companies in the state.
2. New and expanding service companies in the state may be entitled to a tax credit of up to 100% of its income tax liability.
3. Kentucky is the 15th state with the lowest cost of doing business.
4. Kentucky’s nonfuel mineral production revenue is $600 million, which ranks it number 24 nationally.
5. The service industry employs 34% of the labor force, followed by the utilities, trade and transportation utility employing 20% of the labor force.
6. Canada is Kentucky’s top international export market. In 2004 exports to that country totaled $4.63 billion. Following Canada are France, the United Kingdom and Japan.
7. Kentucky is a top producer of coal, with an approximate 400 mines throughout the state.
8. Mining (except oil and gas) produced $2.28 billion in 2002.
9. Kentucky’s Gross State Product is about $130 billion.
10. 96% of Kentucky’s export s are manufactured goods, followed by agricultural products (2.2%).

The following companies are headquartered in Kentucky:

• Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) is a fast food restaurant chain. Its brands include: KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell among others. The stock has a market cap of $12.23 billion, a P/E of 14, a PEG of 1.20, and it pays a yield of 2.7%.
• Brown-Forman Corporation (BF.B) makes and sells alcoholic beverages. The stock has a market cap of $7.34 billion, a P/E of 17, a PEG of 2.01, and it pays a yield of 2.0%.
• Humana Inc. (HUM) is a provider of health benefits. Its clients are companies and individuals in the United States. The stock has a market cap of $5.08 billion, a P/E of 6, and a PEG of 0.50.
• Ventas, Inc. (VTR) operates and manages healthcare properties in the United State, mainly senior care facilities. The stock has a market cap of $4.59 billion, a P/E of 28, a PEG of 1.68, and it pays a yield of 5.3%.
• Omnicare, Inc. (OCR) is a pharmaceutical company. It provides pharmaceutical services to seniors. The stock has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a P/E of 30, a PEG of 0.94, and it pays a yield of 0.3%.
• Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (BWP) delivers and stores natural gas in the United States. The stock has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a P/E of 7, a PEG of 1.23, and it pays a yield of 11%.
• Lexmark International, Inc. (LXK) makes and sells imaging and printing products worldwide. The stock has a market cap of $2.43 billion, a P/E of 8, and a PEG of 1.16.
• Ashland, Inc. (ASH) delivers chemicals, plastics in North America and Europe. The stock has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a P/E of 7, a PEG of 0.83, and it pays a yield of 4.2%.
• General Cable Corporation (BGC) sells fiber optic wires, aluminum, and copper wires worldwide. The stock has a market cap of $777.77 million, a P/E of 3, and a PEG of 0.42.
• Kindred Healthcare (KND) engages in the business of providing healthcare services in the United States. The stock has a market cap of $807.34 million, a P/E of 19, and a PEG of 1.19.

Disclosure: Author does not own any of the above.

Comments

[JIM BLAKENEY:]

YOUR LIST OF STOCK HAS BF.B WHICH I THINK IS THE DARLING ONE IN THE GROUP THAT IS LISTED BUT I BELIEVE YOU LEFT ONE IMPORTANT/GRAND DAD OF ALL OFF. LOUISVILLE G & E

2008 Oct 15 09:34 AM