Cheapest Large Caps With Highest Expected Growth As Of July 2012

 | Jul 24, 2012 03:39AM ET

Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest Large Caps with the highest expected growth for the upcoming fiscal year. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion and earnings per share are expected to grow for at least 20 percent. Despite the strong growth, they still have a P/E ratio of less than 15 and a P/S and P/B ratio of less than two. Twenty-two companies fulfilled the mentioned criteria of which fourteen companies have a buy or better recommendation. Only nineteen pay dividends.

The best yielding stock is still Banco Bilbao (BBVA) with a yield of 9.59 percent. The company is followed by the oil and gas pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) and the Chinese oil and gas company China Petroleum (SNP).

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) has a market capitalization of $30.96 billion. The company employs 31,800 people, generates revenue of $20,880.00 million and has a net income of $5,731.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,094.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 48.34 percent (operating margin 43.45 percent and net profit margin 27.45 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 11.03 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 22.61 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 32.40 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.32. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.50 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.83, P/S ratio 1.54 and P/B ratio 2.05. Dividend Yield: 3.70 percent. The beta ratio is 1.99.