20 Most Shorted Industrials That Pay Dividends
Dividend Yield | Jun 12, 2013 07:53AM ET
Today I'm focusing on the industrial goods sector by filtering for stocks with the highest short float ratio. I'm only looking at companies with a market capitalization above USD 2 billion and positive dividend payments.
The 20 top results have a short float ratio between 4.0 and 17.44 percent. Industrials are not as popular for short sellers compared to stocks from the financial sector. Lennar, the residential construction firm, is the highest shorted company on the list.
Lennar Corporation (LEN) has a market capitalization of $7.05 billion. The company employs 4,722 people, generates revenue of $4.104 billion and has a net income of $657.33 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $365.86 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.91 percent (the operating margin is 5.41 percent and the net profit margin 16.01 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 48.61 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 147.52 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.87 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.32. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The float short ratio of LEN amounts to 17.44 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.04, the P/S ratio is 1.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.05. The dividend yield amounts to 0.44 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.71.
Actuant Corporation (ATU) has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion. The company employs 6,700 people, generates revenue of $1.605 billion and has a net income of $87.29 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $289.48 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.03 percent (the operating margin is 10.59 percent and the net profit margin 5.44 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 19.80 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 37.79 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.86 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.10. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.04 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The float short ratio of ATU amounts to 11.84 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.21, the P/S ratio is 1.51 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.29. The dividend yield amounts to 0.12 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.56.
D.R. Horton (DHI) has a market capitalization of $7.19 billion. The company employs 3,477 people, generates revenue of $4.354 billion and has a net income of $956.30 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $281.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.46 percent (the operating margin is 5.58 percent and the net profit margin 21.96 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 34.40 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 69.41 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 30.79 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.02. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.15 in the form of dividends to shareholders. The float short ratio of DHI amounts to 11.50 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 7.39, the P/S ratio is 1.65 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 0.67 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.24.
Take a closer look at the full list of the most shorted industrial dividend stocks. The average P/E ratio amounts to 25.40 and forward P/E ratio is 15.90. The dividend yield has a value of 1.27 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.34 and price to sales ratio 1.77. The operating margin amounts to 11.13 percent and the beta ratio is 1.42. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 0.85.
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LEN, ATU, DHI, MLM, JOY, CVA, MTW, WCN, FAST, ATI, BDC, LLL, COL, ENS,
ITT, BWC, EXP, HEI, SWK, AGCO
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