21 Stocks Reaching All-Time Highs

 | Dec 27, 2012 04:49AM ET

Recently, 21 companies realized all time highs. 13 of them pay dividends. All-Time Highs are very good signals showing strong investor confidence in the stock and indicating a well-run business.

TransCanada (TRP) has a market capitalization of $33.20 billion. The company employs 4,299 people, generates revenue of $9.211 billion and has a net income of $1.724 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.845 billion. The EBITDA margin is 52.60 percent (the operating margin is 35.24 percent and the net profit margin 18.72 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 45.47 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 128.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.66 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.96. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.69 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.04, the P/S ratio is 3.63 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.06. The dividend yield amounts to 3.71 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.72.