(VIANEWS) – FLEX LNG (FLNG.OL), MPC CONTAINER SHIP (MPCC.OL), MERCK AND CO INC (MRK.PA) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have gathered information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio at the moment. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.
When investigating a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.
1. FLEX LNG (FLNG.OL)
112.36% Payout Ratio
FLEX LNG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide. The company owns and operates vessels with M-type electronically controlled gas injection LNG carriers; and vessels with generation X dual fuel propulsion systems. FLEX LNG Ltd. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FLEX LNG has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr23.95.
PE Ratio
FLEX LNG has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr11.62 for every norwegian krone of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 16.13%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for FLEX LNG is 4510 which is 66.58% below its average volume of 13498.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.1%, now sitting on 368.39M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
FLEX LNG’s sales growth is 9.5% for the present quarter and negative 0.3% for the next.
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2. MPC CONTAINER SHIP (MPCC.OL)
98.86% Payout Ratio
MPC Container Ships ASA owns and operates a portfolio of container vessels. The company focuses on small-to mid-size vessels that are chartered out on time-charter contracts to global and regional liner shipping companies serving intra-regional trade lanes. It operates a fleet of 59 vessels with an aggregate capacity of approximately 126,943 twenty-foot equivalent units. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Oslo, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MPC CONTAINER SHIP has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr5.96.
PE Ratio
MPC CONTAINER SHIP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr4.04 for every norwegian krone of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 31.48%.
Sales Growth
MPC CONTAINER SHIP’s sales growth is 566.6% for the ongoing quarter and 572.3% for the next.
Moving Average
MPC CONTAINER SHIP’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of kr22.68 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of kr18.56.
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3. MERCK AND CO INC (MRK.PA)
55.47% Payout Ratio
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MERCK AND CO INC has a trailing twelve months EPS of €4.82.
PE Ratio
MERCK AND CO INC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €21.04 for every euro of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 29.69%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.7 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.61%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 8.9%, now sitting on 57.87B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MERCK AND CO INC is 250 which is 69.43% below its average volume of 818.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
MERCK AND CO INC’s stock is valued at €101.40 at 12:10 EST, below its 52-week high of €110.00 and way above its 52-week low of €77.30.
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4. GIMV (GIMB.BR)
33.12% Payout Ratio
Gimv NV is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. For direct investments, the firm specializes in buyouts, growth capital, middle market, debt, shareholder loans, seed, startups, early to mid-stage, late venture, public to private transactions, small and medium sized enterprises, later stage, mature, replacement capital, bridge financing, and recapitalization. Within fund of funds, it seeks to invest in venture capital and private equity funds. It seeks to invest in high performance growth companies that respond to that can speed up their internal growth through acquisitions. The firm typically invests in consumer, connected consumer, fintech; health and care; smart industries; and sustainable cities. Within consumer, it seeks to provide growth capital to emerging leaders. Within health and care platform, the firm seeks to invest in companies that can grow either organically or through a buy and build strategy. Within consumer, it focuses on consumer goods, food and beverage, healthy food, sport, convenience food, personal luxury, career, home & deco, baby & kids, pet products, retail, consumer services, media and content, travel and leisure, education, digital economy and online sectors. Within health and care sector, it focuses on life sciences, medtech, and health and care services. The firm focuses on biotech/biopharma comprising drugs, platform technologies, vaccines and diagnostic tests, preclinical, early clinical, and late clinical, medtech such as medical devices, consumables, IT and small equipment, and health and care services-based companies. It also seeks to be an active shareholder, preferably lead or co-lead in its investments. Within smart industries, it focuses on equipment, services and tools for resource efficient development and production, automotive and aerospace, both optimizing of the existing and development of new means of transport, software and services harnessing the flexibility of the cloud, smart data management and advanced computation power, and components and systems for efficient use of energy, in terms of production, storage, management, use and transport sectors. It focuses on B2B products and services, based on innovation, advanced engineering, advanced manufacturing or software. It also makes flexible equity investment (equity, semi-equity, minority or majority) but always with a meaningful impact on the company and an exit trigger. Within sustainable cities, it focuses on Products, services and infrastructure for building sustainable urban societies: Utilities and consumer goods related to energy and other (raw) materials, Waste treatment, recycling and recovery, Construction and Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics Services, and biomass, green (sustainable) chemistry, water, offshore and maritime solutions and energy efficient infrastructure. It invests through (mezzanine, equity, minority or majority) but will always strive to have a meaningful impact on the company strategy and need an exit trigger. It also invests in semiconductors, chemicals, agriculture, clean technology, electronics, water processing and purification technologies. It mainly focuses on European market and midcap companies in Flanders and Brussels, and also invests in Kazakhstan, Benelux, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Russia, Czech Republic, and Slovakia and invests in small and medium sized businesses primarily with headquarters in the Benelux, France, and Germany. It typically makes investments between €5 million ($5.43 million) to €75 million ($81.53 million) in consumer, health care, smart industries and sustainable client sector. It may take a majority or a minority stake in its portfolio companies. Its investment horizon is between four and seven years. It also seeks a board seat in its portfolio companies. It invests with capital from its own balance sheet and through various funds under management. Gimv NV was founded on February 25, 1980 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium with additional offices in Paris, France; Hague, The Netherlands; Frankfurt am Main, Germany; London, United Kingdom; Prague, Czech Republic; Warsaw, Poland; and Munich, Germany.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, GIMV has a trailing twelve months EPS of €7.85.
PE Ratio
GIMV has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €5.15 for every euro of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 15.43%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
GIMV’s stock is valued at €40.40 at 12:10 EST, way below its 52-week high of €47.10 and way higher than its 52-week low of €36.15.
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1. 1 (1)
1% Payout Ratio
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Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, 1 has a trailing twelve months EPS of €1.
PE Ratio
1 has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €1 for every euro of annual earnings.
Return on Equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 1%.
Sales Growth
1’s sales growth is 1% for the current quarter and 1% for the next.
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