9 Consumer Dividend Stocks With Highest Float Short Ratio
Dividend Yield | Jun 14, 2012 04:22AM ET
The consumer sector is a major part of the economy with cyclic and non-cyclic roots.
There are 407 companies linked to the sector with a total market capitalization of USD 144.8 trillion. The average sector yield amounts to 2.71 percent and the average P/E ratio is 21.81. The highest dividend paying industries are Cigarettes and Toys & Games.
I screened the sector by dividend stocks with the highest amount of short selling stocks, measured by the float short ratio. The ratio shows how many stocks are shorted by investors. Companies with a high ratio of float short have a little upside potential if investors need to close their short position. Nine dividend stocks from the consumer goods sector have a float short ratio of more than 15 percent.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR) has a market capitalization of $681.40 million. The company employs 1,224 people, generates revenues of $328.82 million and has a net income of $40.02 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $74.76 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 22.74 percent (operating margin 18.98 percent and the net profit margin finally 12.17 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 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 31.77 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.45. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.43 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.50, P/S ratio 2.13 and P/B ratio 5.08. Dividend Yield: 2.24 percent. The beta ratio is 0.34.
Coffee Holding Co. (NASDAQ:JVA) has a market capitalization of $39.32 million. The company employs 69 people, generates revenues of $146.76 million and has a net income of $0.85 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.63 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 1.11 percent (operating margin 0.82 percent and the net profit margin finally 0.58 percent).
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Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 4.69 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 8.31 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.59 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.21. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.12 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.39, P/S ratio 0.32 and P/B ratio 2.12. Dividend Yield: 1.65 percent. The beta ratio is 2.37.
Titan International (NYSE:TWI) has a market capitalization of $868.93 million. The company employs 3,600 people, generates revenues of $1,487.00 million and has a net income of $58.14 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $160.95 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 10.82 percent (operating margin 7.80 percent and the net profit margin finally 3.91 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 32.62 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 83.39 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.43 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.92. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.02 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.73, P/S ratio 0.60 and P/B ratio 2.26. Dividend Yield: 0.09 percent. The beta ratio is 2.30.
Take a closer look at the full table of most shorted consumer dividend stocks. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 13.22 and forward P/E ratio is 15.96. The dividend yield has a value of 2.45 percent. Price to book ratio is 5.07 and price to sales ratio 0.74. The operating margin amounts to 7.11 percent and the beta ratio is 1.21. The average stock is shorted by 25.02 percent.
Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):
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