(VIANEWS) - SPAREBANKEN ØST (SPOG.OL), COLAS (RE.PA), MERCK AND CO INC (MRK.PA) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have congregated information about stocks with the highest payout ratio up to now. The payout ratio in itself isn't a guarantee of good investment but it's an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to distribute them.
When researching 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. SPAREBANKEN ØST (SPOG.OL)
81.36% Payout Ratio
Sparebanken Øst operates as a savings bank in Eastern Norway. The company offers financial products, such as savings, credit, and payment products; mortgages on homes; and debenture financing for second-hand cars, as well as services in the areas of financing, savings and investment, and money-transfer. It also distributes insurance, fund shares, interest rate hedging, and currency, as well as operates, manages, leases, and sells real estate properties. The company was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in Drammen, Norway.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SPAREBANKEN ØST has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr6.62.
PE Ratio
SPAREBANKEN ØST has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr7.4 for every norwegian krone of annual earnings.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 6.25%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
SPAREBANKEN ØST's stock is valued at kr49.00 at 11:10 EST, way below its 52-week high of kr63.20 and way higher than its 52-week low of kr43.90.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 30% and 71.3%, respectively.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.8%, now sitting on 691.4M for the twelve trailing months.
2. COLAS (RE.PA)
74.3% Payout Ratio
Colas SA constructs and maintains transport infrastructure worldwide. It operates through three segments: Roads, Construction materials, and Railways. The company constructs and maintains roads and highways; and works on airfield runways and aprons, seaports, industrial sites, logistics and commercial premises, street construction and urban development, reserved-lane public transport, recreational amenities, environmental protection, etc. It also engages in the renovation, demolition, and deconstruction of buildings; and constructs small-scale civil engineering and drainage projects. In addition, the company produces and recycles construction materials, such as aggregates, emulsions and binders, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, and bitumen. Further, it designs and engineers large projects; constructs, renews, and maintains rail networks, such as high-speed and conventional train lines, subways, and tramways; lays and maintains tracks, electrification, signaling/telecommunications, safety systems, ventilation, and fire detection/protection, as well as specific projects comprising bridge cranes, special branch lines, and repair of railway tunnels. Additionally, the company lays and maintains pipes and pipelines for the transport of water and energy, including the construction of turnkey gas compression stations, small-scale civil engineering works, and industrial services. It also engages in the manufacture, installation, and maintenance of road safety and signaling equipment; traffic management activities; and distribution of bitumen. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Colas SA is a subsidiary of Bouygues SA.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, COLAS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €2.88.
PE Ratio
COLAS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €41.67 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 9.72%.3. MERCK AND CO INC (MRK.PA)
49.04% Payout Ratio
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. The company serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. It has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MERCK AND CO INC has a trailing twelve months EPS of €5.38.
PE Ratio
MERCK AND CO INC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €18.25 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 34.46%.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
MERCK AND CO INC's EBITDA is 4.64.
4. OENEO (SBT.PA)
47.62% Payout Ratio
Oeneo SA operates in the wine industry worldwide. The company manufactures and sale of cork closures. It also provides solutions in wine making and spirits. Oeneo SA is headquartered in Bordeaux, France. Oeneo SA is a subsidiary of Caspar SAS.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, OENEO has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.42.
PE Ratio
OENEO has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €35.36 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 12.71%.5. INTERVEST OFF-WARE (INTO.BR)
37.59% Payout Ratio
Intervest Offices & Warehouses nv, (hereinafter Intervest), is a public regulated real estate company (RREC) founded in 1996 of which the shares are listed on Euronext Brussels (INTO) as from 1999. Intervest invests in high-quality Belgian office buildings and logistics properties that are leased to first-class tenants. The properties in which Intervest invests, consist primarily of up-to-date buildings that are strategically located in the city centre and outside municipal centres. The offices of the real estate portfolio are situated in and around centre cities with a large student population such as Antwerp, Mechelen, Brussels and Leuven; the logistics properties are located on the Antwerp - Brussels - Nivelles, Antwerp - Limburg - Liège, and Antwerp - Ghent - Lille axes and concentrated in the Netherlands on the Moerdijk - ‘s-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen, Rotterdam - Gorinchem - Nijmegen and Bergen-op-zoom - Eindhoven - Venlo axes. Intervest distinguishes itself when leasing space by offering more than square metres only. The company goes beyond real estate by offering ‘turn-key solutions' (a tailor-made global solution for and with the customer), extensive services provisioning, co-working and serviced offices.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, INTERVEST OFF-WARE has a trailing twelve months EPS of €1.73.
PE Ratio
INTERVEST OFF-WARE has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €10.93 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 8.44%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
INTERVEST OFF-WARE's stock is valued at €18.86 at 11:10 EST, way under its 52-week high of €29.70 and above its 52-week low of €18.36.